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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
Tue Apr 2, 2019, 03:00 PM Apr 2019

Aw, Shucks: Missouri's One And Only Corn Cob Pipe Factory Turns 150

Phil Morgan delights in showing visitors around the oldest corn cob pipe factory in the world – the 150-year-old Missouri Meerschaum Company in Washington, Missouri.

“I mean, it's a corn cob pipe, so it’s definitely a fun business to be part of,’’ said Morgan, the company’s general manager.

The factory is still housed in its original red-brick hulk of a building sprawled along Front Street, above the Missouri River. It produces about 700,000 corn cob pipes a year — “handcrafted and made in the USA” — and ships them to customers across the United States and 70 countries.

One of the oldest manufacturers in the state, Missouri Meerschaum will mark its sesquicentennial April 12-13 by inviting the public to tour the factory.

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/aw-shucks-missouri-s-one-and-only-corn-cob-pipe-factory-turns-150

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Aw, Shucks: Missouri's One And Only Corn Cob Pipe Factory Turns 150 (Original Post) Sherman A1 Apr 2019 OP
Thread title is corny! Socal31 Apr 2019 #1
Well, Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #2
I'd only help you if this top had even a kernal of intrigue. Socal31 Apr 2019 #5
Hmmm.... Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #6
You butter not. Socal31 Apr 2019 #7
Agreed it's just too Sherman A1 Apr 2019 #8
Has anyone ever actually used one? Do they really function like other pipes? hlthe2b Apr 2019 #3
a british train series traveled thru the state & visited the factory. pansypoo53219 Apr 2019 #4

hlthe2b

(106,575 posts)
3. Has anyone ever actually used one? Do they really function like other pipes?
Tue Apr 2, 2019, 03:44 PM
Apr 2019

I always tended to look upon them as kitschy souvenirs for tourists, but if they've been in business 150 years, clearly not!

pansypoo53219

(21,771 posts)
4. a british train series traveled thru the state & visited the factory.
Tue Apr 2, 2019, 04:24 PM
Apr 2019

so, i have seen this place. explained why the corn cob is best.

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