Missouri Meerschaum, Corn Cob Pipes

A high grade Briar pipe can be a piece of art; a stunning wooden sculpture that you happen to be able to smoke tobacco in.

A corn cob pipe is the opposite: a humble, not very decorative tool that you can burn tobacco in. There's nothing to worry about with a corn cob, no fragile beauty to preserve, no tears if it breaks. It's just a puffer, nothing else. But it is in fact a decent one. For a quick smoke you could do a whole lot worse.

Hey, they've been made since 1869, good old Missouri Meerschaum must be doing something right!