When we were in Alaska we were hiking one day and saw an old piece of pipe. On closer examination it turned out to be Wire Wound Wooden Pipe.

It was unusual enough that I took a picture of it, with Gene’s foot in the picture for perspective.

When we got home I did some more research and found in my own collection a germane book.

Years ago I had bought a 1923 catalog from the Continental Pipe Company the “worlds largest manufacturer of wooden pipe.” I saved it with my small collection of early 20th century industrial catalog.

Now in this post I can bring together a photograph of a relic of another era and the scholarship that shows its probable source.

Serendipity?