Buescher's

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Buescher's

Missouri Pipes U.S.A.

Washington MO

Buescher's Industries was founded in 1939 in Washington (MO) and was probably a subsidiary of Missouri Meerschaum Co. (M.M.) because George Buescher was elected chairman of M.M. in 1941. The factory at Walnut and Eighth Streets produced corn cob (~15000 pipes/day), Hickory and Cherrywood pipes. It closed down in early 1990s.

H & B

(Hirschl & Bendheim)

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Washington Missouri U.S.A.

◊ H & B ◊

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Established 1871

◊ H & B ◊

Washington Missouri

Toasted

Made in U.S.A.

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Toasted & Broken In

Irvin S. Cobb

◊ H & B ◊

Washington MO, U.S.A.

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Toasted & Broken In

Irvin S. Cobb

◊ H & B ◊

Washington MO, U.S.A.

▲ "Irvin S. Cobb" is a line of Hirschl & Bendheim (H&B)

no logo on the stem

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Sweetheart

H & B

Washington MO, U.S.A.

The firm had its own factory in Washington (MO) and was Missouri Meerschaum's Co (M.M.) strongest competitor. The company motto, "From Father to Son Since 1871" accompanied its trademark-letterhead for 120 years, until H & B was bought out by M.M. in the early 1990s.

H & B flyer, catalogue and order form

Henry Tibb's

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Sweet Corn, Cob Pipes

Henry Tibb's

China

This Chinese brand borrowed its name from the founder of the Missouri Meerschaum Co.: Henry Tibbe (†1896).

Missouri Meerschaum

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Missouri Meerschaum Washington M° U.S.A. (In circle)

Registered Jan 23 1883

Trade Mark

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▲ The shank of this early pipe is made of corncob instead of pine.

The bowl is not stained: the pipe has a burnished finish which comes from a soft piece of wood stuck against the spinning bowl until the friction left an attractive dark finish. This technic isn't in use anymore nowadays (2012).