Dads old pipe ... trying to identify what it is

[TwelveAMnTX]

My father used to smoke a pipe & since he has passed I now have it as a start to my collection. I have cleaned it up thanks to tips I have found on here & started using it. I am not sure what brand it is, but it is a bent pipe with a rough finish around the bowl with no place for a filter & the markings I have found are Alpha Epsilon, imported briar, 47 & an A on the stem. Not sure if I am posting in the right forum or how to load pics. Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[RobJ]

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[TwelveAMnTX]

Thanks for the info Rob .... I will try to get some posted later

 

[alsmith52]

Early Alphas were made by Shalom in Israel. Later Alpha have been made at the Grabow/Lane factory in Sparta, NC. pipephil.eu has some nice pics of the Alpha logos. Al

 

[TwelveAMnTX]

Thanks Al ..... I will check that out

 

[TwelveAMnTX]

It appears it is a Dr. Grabow Alpha Epsilon 47 Bent Billiard from before Lane took over ... I presume from what found on pipephil

 

[alsmith52]

The fat A is representative of the Shalom pipes and the skinny A is representative of the sparta pipes. I actually had most of the Sparta series and as I remember , they were decent smokers. Al