Corn cob pipe

1900-1940

Maker

Missouri Meerschaum Company (est. 1869)

Measurements

1-3/4 in x 6-1/8 in x 1-1/2 in (dia)

Materials

Corn cob, bamboo (or imitation wood) shank, plastic mouthpiece

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.842.1

Inscription

"MISSOURI / ORIGINAL / MEERSCHAUM" is stamped into the underside of the bowl.

Condition Notes

The shank and mouthpiece have separated from the bowl and no longer fits snuggly.

Provenance

Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner

Comments

The corn cob pipe has a bowl made from a corn cob, a shank or stem that resembles bamboo, and a plastic mouthpiece.  The inside of the bowl is deeply charred from use.

The name of the company is stamped into a round disk fitted into the base of the bowl.