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<font size="4">'''[http://www.corncobpipe.com/ Missouri Meerschaum Company]'''</font> | <font size="4">'''[http://www.corncobpipe.com/ Missouri Meerschaum Company]'''</font> | ||
[[File:TibbeFamily.jpeg|thumb|left|The | [[File:TibbeFamily.jpeg|thumb|left|The Tibbe Family, circa 1865]][[File:MissouriMeerschaum-Building.jpg|thumb|The Factory Building on the Missouri Riverfront, 400 West Front Street, Washington, MO]][[File:EarlyCornCob.jpeg|thumb|An early example, courtesy [http://www.racineandlaramie.com/ Racine & Laramie Tobacconist]]][[Image:Corncob.jpg|thumb|Recent Missouri Meerschaum Corncob Pipes]] | ||
Washington, Missouri has long been known as the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World." It was the Missouri Meerschaum Company, still the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of the cool, sweet-smelling corn cob pipes, that began the tradition for which Washington became famous. | Washington, Missouri has long been known as the "Corn Cob Pipe Capital of the World." It was the Missouri Meerschaum Company, still the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of the cool, sweet-smelling corn cob pipes, that began the tradition for which Washington became famous. | ||