Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cob Pipe Museum and Retail Shoppe — Attraction in Washington

My trip to this museum was fan-freaking-tastic. I really enjoyed the private showing of the Ken Burns Baseball documentary that we received from the roof of the factory. Also, imagine the surprised look on my face when we found out we were in the same tour group as Kevin Bacon! He's an American treasure. I'm actually president of the Warsaw, MO chapter of the Kevin Bacon Fan Club. We gather once a month to eat bacon-flavored snacks and rewatch Footloose. Such a memorable soundtrack. It reminds me of my youth when I was footloose and fancy-free, dancing to the classical tunes of Prokofiev and various local polka bands. I always wanted to learn the accordion and join them, but my mee-maw said I wasn't allowed to do so. "That's how the devil gets you," she would say, so I didn't get to tickle the springbox ivories. Alas. So I settled for studying geology, and now I investigate the rocks down in the holler. Maybe one day I'll find oil but for now I'll be content to tend to my porcelain doll collection. I should really post a picture of Annette, she's my favorite. I like to dress her up in lacy dresses and have tea parties. Maybe I'll invite Stella this time. She cooks up a mean chicken pot pie.

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I cannot speak for the factory tour, but be warned about the workmanship of the pipes, as well as the companies unwillingness to replace a pipe that has been faulty since day one, and is only 3 days old. I bought a pipe from this company after hearing raves about the quality and customer service, both of which have been a giant let down. The museum and shoppe look beautiful, it’s a shame I’ll never spend a dime on their products again.

They told me that because the crack, that’s going into the sealing material of the shank/stem, doesn’t appear to be going all the way through, it’s fine, and that the sticker just pulled some “pithing” out because the adhesive was too strong; I’ve never heard of a sticker with a barcode for scanning being used for structural support. Yes the pipe is $8, but as a company, you’d think you’d sacrifice $8 and hope for a return customer, when clearly the pipe...

Came across this place while visiting Washington, and my wife and I wanted to see what it was about. It turned out to be quite fascinating. This is the only corn cob pipe manufacturer left in the U.S. I was shocked to learn how many pipes they still make here every day (thousands) and how they ship all over the U.S. and the world. The history of the industry, and particularly this company, was very interesting. They make a few other types of pipes besides corn cob, which are also very well made. They have a large selection of tobacco with sample jars of each, so you can smell it before you buy it. We spent about 50 minutes here. I’ve never smoked a pipe, but I walked out with a very nice cherrywood pipe, a tin of wonderful smelling tobacco, and all the requisite tools/accessories for...