diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/io/SimpleStreamableObject.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/io/SimpleStreamableObject.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6dab535e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/io/SimpleStreamableObject.java
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+//
+// $Id: SimpleStreamableObject.java,v 1.1 2002/02/02 08:48:03 mdb Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.presents.io;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.DataInputStream;
+import java.io.DataOutputStream;
+
+import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
+
+/**
+ * A simple streamable object uses the {@link Marshaller} class to stream
+ * its fields and provides a simple mechanism for objects to make
+ * themselves streamable without having to write any code. They simply
+ * declare all fields to be streamed as public data members (marking
+ * public fields as <code>transient</code> that should not be streamed)
+ * and ensure that the fields are all valid streamable types (see {@link
+ * FieldMarshallerRegistry}).
+ */
+public class SimpleStreamableObject
+    implements Streamable
+{
+    // documentation inherited from interface
+    public void writeTo (DataOutputStream out)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        Marshaller.writeObject(out, this);
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface
+    public void readFrom (DataInputStream in)
+        throws IOException
+    {
+        Marshaller.readObject(in, this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a string representation of this instance.
+     */
+    public String toString ()
+    {
+        return StringUtil.fieldsToString(this);
+    }
+}