Latest Pipe Purchase 2022

[rekamepip]

Let’s get this party started

[Silver]

So, are you shooting for the 31-day set?

[rekamepip]

So, are you shooting for the 31-day set?

Maybe the 12 for the monthly set
- if they would do up some pug sized pipes I’d be on it

[Wildcat]

She's here. Fast shipping, well packed and accurate photos. Stem has minor chatter and fit is good. Pipe is comfortable. If I recall, these Alphas are Grabow cousins, correct me if I'm wrong please. It sure looks and feels like an Israeli Grabow cousin.

The rim is in pretty good shape.., with some "character visible." A few minutes with a rag and saliva and it started to clean up. It'll be fine. Right handed smoker torched the the right outside of the bowl though. Again, it's coming off, but I may need to be creative here. We'll see. I'm happy, happy! Under 14 clams to my door, not bad. Stay tuned. Oh, and no green monster, hurray for me!

[colorduke]

Wildcat,that's a nice one.I have 1 similar to that that Tom got for me at the factory.These were made I believe back when Lane owned the factory,they were trying to make a higher end pipe.The Blue Ridge series if I recall.

[Wildcat]

Wildcat,that's a nice one.I have 1 similar to that that Tom got for me at the factory.These were made I believe back when Lane owned the factory,they were trying to make a higher end pipe.The Blue Ridge series if I recall.

Spot on CD, Lane era, thanks for jogging my memory.
I have to look at that surface burn a little more. It's not deep. We'll see. Hey, while I have you here, pm me your snail mail address. I lost a lot of contact info during a move. How's the family? Good I hope.

[Tsal]

Got me another Doodler but a full size sedan.

[Thelonious monkfish]

Wildcat,that's a nice one.I have 1 similar to that that Tom got for me at the factory.These were made I believe back when Lane owned the factory,they were trying to make a higher end pipe.The Blue Ridge series if I recall.

Spot on CD, Lane era, thanks for jogging my memory.
I have to look at that surface burn a little more. It's not deep. We'll see. Hey, while I have you here, pm me your snail mail address. I lost a lot of contact info during a move. How's the family? Good I hope.

Sweet acquisition! Question, is it actually stamped with Israel as the COM? It's my understanding that the Alpha pipes using Greek names were all made in Sparta after gaining rights to the Alpha name after the Shalom factory. The Blue Ridge series was similar in that they used Alpha shapes, mainly or solely the Citation line ones, Tom's favorite. Those were marked only as Blue Ridge though, no Alpha or Grabow stamping.

Edit to add that Blue Ridge also used the Grabow Hillcrest shapes.

[Wildcat]

Wildcat,that's a nice one.I have 1 similar to that that Tom got for me at the factory.These were made I believe back when Lane owned the factory,they were trying to make a higher end pipe.The Blue Ridge series if I recall.

Spot on CD, Lane era, thanks for jogging my memory.
I have to look at that surface burn a little more. It's not deep. We'll see. Hey, while I have you here, pm me your snail mail address. I lost a lot of contact info during a move. How's the family? Good I hope.

Sweet acquisition! Question, is it actually stamped with Israel as the COM? It's my understanding that the Alpha pipes using Greek names were all made in Sparta after gaining rights to the Alpha name after the Shalom factory. The Blue Ridge series was similar in that they used Alpha shapes, mainly or solely the Citation line ones, Tom's favorite. Those were marked only as Blue Ridge though, no Alpha or Grabow stamping.

Edit to add that Blue Ridge also used the Grabow Hillcrest shapes.

Alpha Sigma in a cursive type font and imported briar in all cap block letters. Nothing about Israel and definitely a Sparta shape. Made in Sparta...? Yeah I'm down with that!

[mrpipster]

I'm not understanding this. So the Alpha pipes were made by Dr.Grabow?