From: ??????????????????????? (Jon Bergstrom)
Subject: Second hand pipes

Hi Steve, and you others out there!
It is christmas all over again! I've been to an antique (read junk) shop, 
and found a collection of 40 fine plus two broken pipes. Half a dozen 
Savinellis (with a nonpareil as my favourit), a couple of Petersons, one a 
silverbanded meerschaum, a Dunhill, a number of Stanwells, and some others 
like a Lorentzo, a Royal Danish et c.

I'm as thrilled as my kids were on Christmas Eve (that is when Santa Claus, 
Jultomten, arrives in Sweden).  I didn't think these things happened in 
Sweden, as collections such as this are far between. And I was lucky enough 
to find this collection before they had sold anything from it. 

Also, a beautiful pipe stand (is that what it is called?) with room for 
tobak, of a beautiful dark wood with intartsia inlays was included. The 
price? 400$! I'm happy!

Jon Bergström

[ "Pipe stand" is correct, and it sounds like you've had a wonderful
piece of luck, Jon! Happy holidays! -S. ]


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