A true American Legend

[fishnbanjo]

Not from Missouri Meerschaum but I do believe they absorbed this company at some point. From National Pipe Works (NPW logo) of Missouri is his ca 1910 Corn Cob Bowl with hard rubber stem with rolled chrome plated cover to mate to the bowl. Keeping it smokey with Comoy Cask 7 Single Roll Slice.

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[yohanan]

Super Nice, Thanks for Sharing. ::

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Ha! Even your cobs are fantastic! :clap:

 

[woodsroad]

Now that's a nice looking pipe. What a great find!

 

[fishnbanjo]

It was 99 y/o when I purchased it and had never been smoked, the cob was almost like wood and I was surprised it hadn’t cracked, obviously someone kept it in a stable temperature all those year, smokes great too.

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[highwaycobbery]

Classy looking cob there.

 

[jpmcwjr]

A real antique that's useful and gorgeous!

 

[3rdguy]

What a find!

 

[seacaptain]

That's a classy cob for sure.

 

[chilipalmer]

That is super cool, Banjo. I am astounded that you found a 99 year old unsmoked cob, but, to also get to smoke it? Bravo, sir. Bravo!
Cheers,
Chili

 

[seldom]

Amazing. I can well imagine a man in a straw boater hat smoking it back in 1910.

 

[newbroom]

Seems to be a high caliber corn cob. I am curious about whether or not it is hardwood plugged, and how the shank interfaces with the bowl.

fishbanjo, you are an amazing collector, and I enjoy seeing these unique acquisitions.

 

[mikethompson]

A hundred year old unsmoked cob? Where did you find that one banjo?

 

[fishnbanjo]

Private sale Mike from an ad in Craig’s List.

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[saltedplug]

A collector/smoker with taste!

 

[jonasclark]

All the cob companies made pipes with this plug-in rubber-and-nickel stem. They're quite nice, and uncommon. MM made them well into the 70s as the "Desk Set" (one stem, three different bowls), including a Color Cob version! There's also a churchwarden stem.