Neil Elbert, left, and Jacob Lehr inspect corn from last year’s crop by tasting it Thursday, September 19 in Washington, Mo. They are hopeful this year’s corn will replenish supplies after Last year’s yielded less than expected due to to drought.
Sorted corn cobs fill the second floor of the Missouri Meerschaum Company’s factory building Thursday, September 19 in Washington, Mo. The cobs are stored in their sorted piles until they are needed downstairs where they will be sculpted into one of the company’s unique products.
William Spindler sands down the outside of a pipe bowl Friday, September 13, in Washington, Mo. Factory workers use specialized equipment and methods to meet the factory’s demand to ship 3500 pipes per day.
William Spindler bores out the center of corn cobs with a drill press Thursday, September 19 in Washington, Mo. The Missouri Meerschaum Company’s employees have been shaping cobs into pipes in this building since the 1880s.
Finished pipes are arranged on a display for the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair on Friday, September 13, in Washington, Mo. The pipe display was recently closed to the public due to theft.
From left, Orvil Schwartz, William Spindler, Robert Carey, Michael Just, Shawn Mitchell and Craig Haddox relax outside a door at the factory that faces the Missouri River on Thursday, September 19 in Washington, Mo. Factory employees often spend their entire working career with the company.
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