warbird
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Missouri Meershaum is a fancy term for a corn cob pipe. But, typically they were good pipes. I would think it more of a fun piece to have in the collection, than a smoker. I have quite a few of them. The old ones do not smoke well., but they have such interesting character. As diamondback said, cobs are really throw away pipes. They simply do not taste good after a few months of smoking, but new they smoke as well as some of the best briars. Mac himself had nice custom made pipes, but he tossed the bowls and kept the stems and changed them often.
He was also partial to a nice calabash, though there certainly not as many pics of him with those.
He was also partial to a nice calabash, though there certainly not as many pics of him with those.