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Alpha was originally a brand of the [[Shalom Pipe Factory]] in Israel, owned by Bernard Hochstein, former CEO of [[Mastercraft]]. | Alpha was originally a brand of the [[Shalom Pipe Factory]] in Israel, owned by Bernard Hochstein, former CEO of [[Mastercraft]]. | ||
Among others, the Israeli made Alpha pipes were available in a line marketed as "Citation". | [[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. | ||
Among others, the Israeli made Alpha pipes were available in a line marketed as "Citation". | |||
<center><gallery widths=300px heights=200px Caption="Alpha Citation, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:AlphaCitation01.jpg | |||
File:AlphaCitation07.jpg | |||
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[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Israel]] | [[Category: Israel]] | ||
[[Category: United States]] | [[Category: United States]] | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 28 July 2015
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".
- Alpha Citation, courtesy Doug Valitchka
