My friend, Chris Brown, was thinning his collection of pipes and came across this one which he decided would look good in my collection. So he offered it to me in return for a fashion striped pipe to be named later. I accepted with alacrity and now have this great example on the Table of Colors and Shapes of the pipe. Its only flaw is a pretty well chewed mouthpiece. About six months later, Chris called his debt for #495 and I was more than happy to complete the trade.