Missouri meerschaum
The Missouri Meerschaum Company is an American tobacco pipe manufacturer based in Washington, Missouri . It is the oldest and largest producer of corn on the cob pipes worldwide.
The company was in 1869 by the American holländischstämmigen Henry Tibbe founded when this began from corncobs produced tobacco pipes for sale in his shop. In 1878 Tibbe patented his method of making the pipe refractory with the help of a special paste. In 1907 the "H.Tibbe & Son Co." renamed to the current name "Missouri Meerschaum".
The Missouri Meerschaum Company produces around 3500 pipes a day and sells them internationally.