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[[File:Alpha.jpg|thumb|Alpha Flyer, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:AlphaSparta.jpg|thumb|Alpha Sparta Flyer, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]The Alpha line was made exclusively for export to the United States. They were made in Israel from the 1970s into the 1980s, at which point the name was sold to [[Mastercraft]], and later to [[Lane, Ltd.]], who produced very few Lane Alpha pipes at the end of the 1990's. Lane Alphas were sold in five finishes, each denoted with a Greek letter. After Lane, [[Mastercraft]] again marketed the Alpha, under the name Alpha USA, with finishes named Sierra, Delta, Mark V, Blue Ridge, Sabre, and Big Boy, some of which were not stamped with the Alpha name. | [[File:Alpha.jpg|thumb|Alpha Flyer, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:AlphaSparta.jpg|thumb|Alpha Sparta Flyer, courtesy Doug Valitchka]]The Alpha line was made exclusively for export to the United States. They were made in Israel from the 1970s into the 1980s, at which point the name was sold to [[Mastercraft]], and later to [[Lane, Ltd.]], who produced very few Lane Alpha pipes at the end of the 1990's. Lane Alphas were sold in five finishes, each denoted with a Greek letter. After Lane, [[Mastercraft]] again marketed the Alpha, under the name Alpha USA, with finishes named Sierra, Delta, Mark V, Blue Ridge, Sabre, and Big Boy, some of which were not stamped with the Alpha name. | ||
[[Image:Alpha_2535.jpg|thumb|Alpha Citation, shape 2535]] | |||
Among others, the Israeli made Alpha pipes were available in a line marketed as "Citation". | Among others, the Israeli made Alpha pipes were available in a line marketed as "Citation". | ||
<gallery widths=200px Caption="Examples and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:AlphaCitation01.jpg | File:AlphaDialite01.jpg|Alpha dialite | ||
File:AlphaCitation07.jpg | File:AlphaDialite07.jpg|Alpha dialite detail | ||
</gallery | File:AlphaDialite08.jpg|Alpha dialite detail | ||
File:AlphaCitation01.jpg|Alpha Citation | |||
File:AlphaCitation07.jpg|Alpha Citation Nomenclature | |||
File:Alpha Enterprise01.jpg|Alpha Enterprise | |||
File:Alpha Enterprise07.jpg|Alpha Enterprise Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaEnterprise2-01.jpg|Alpha Enterprise | |||
File:AlphaEnterprise2-07.jpg|Alpha Enterprise Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaEnterprise2-08.jpg|Alpha Enterprise Nomenclature | |||
File:Alpha Presentation01.jpg|Alpha Presentation | |||
File:Alpha Presentation07.jpg|Alpha Presentation Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaBamboo01.jpg|Alpha Bamboo | |||
File:AlphaBamboo07.jpg|Alpha Bamboo Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaCaprice05.jpg|Alpha Caprice | |||
File:AlphaCaprice08.jpg|Alpha Caprice Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaEpsilon01.jpg|Epsilon | |||
File:AlphaEpsilon08.jpg|Epsilon Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaFreehand01.jpg|Freehand | |||
File:AlphaFreehand07.jpg|Freehand Nomenclature | |||
AlphaFreehand-201.jpg|Another Freehand | |||
AlphaFreehand-207.jpg|Freehand detail | |||
AlphaFreehand-208.jpg|Freehand detail | |||
File:AlphaGalaxy01.jpg|Alpha Galaxy | |||
File:AlphaGalaxy08.jpg|Alpha Galaxy Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaKappa01.jpg|Alpha Kappa | |||
File:AlphaKappa07.jpg|Alpha Kappa Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaMagnum01.jpg|Alpha Magnum with box and sock | |||
File:AlphaMagnum10.jpg|Alpha Magnum Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaSigUnique01.jpg|Alpha Signature Unique | |||
File:AlphaSigUnique07.jpg|Alpha Signature Unique Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaSigUnique08.jpg|Alpha Signature Unique Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaSigUnique09.jpg|Alpha Signature Unique Detail | |||
File:AlphaSigUnique10.jpg|Alpha Signature Unique Detail | |||
File:AlphaCalabash01.jpg|Alpha Calabash | |||
File:AlphaCalabash08.jpg|Alpha Calabash Nomenclature | |||
File:AlphaCalabash09.jpg|Alpha Calabash Detail | |||
File:WilliamWales01.jpg|William Whales | |||
File:WilliamWales05.jpg|William Whales Detail | |||
File:WilliamWales07.jpg|William Whales Nomenclature | |||
AlphaKappa01.jpg|Alpha, Lane Ltd. Late 1990s, Kappa Finish (one of 5 designated by a Greek letter) | |||
AlphaKappa07.jpg|Kappa Detail | |||
AlphaKappa08.jpg|Kappa Detail | |||
File:Mastersen01.jpg|Mastersen Freehand | |||
File:Mastersen11.jpg|Mastersen detail | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Israel]] | [[Category: Israel]] | ||
[[Category: United States]] | [[Category: United States]] |
Latest revision as of 16:04, 31 August 2021
Alpha was originally a brand of the Shalom Pipe Factory in Israel, owned by Bernard Hochstein, former CEO of Mastercraft.
The Alpha line was made exclusively for export to the United States. They were made in Israel from the 1970s into the 1980s, at which point the name was sold to Mastercraft, and later to Lane, Ltd., who produced very few Lane Alpha pipes at the end of the 1990's. Lane Alphas were sold in five finishes, each denoted with a Greek letter. After Lane, Mastercraft again marketed the Alpha, under the name Alpha USA, with finishes named Sierra, Delta, Mark V, Blue Ridge, Sabre, and Big Boy, some of which were not stamped with the Alpha name.
Among others, the Israeli made Alpha pipes were available in a line marketed as "Citation".