White Star Made in Israel?

[mattmars]

I can't identify this pipe. It was my friend's grandfather's and I was curious about it. I tried looking in the pipe logos, but nothing matched. Any help would be appreciated.

The last picture (if readable) is a stamp that just reads ISRAEL.

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

Check here...http://www.pipephil.eu/logos/en/motifs/mo-etoile.html

 

[mattmars]

@ bootleg, I checked there but nothing jumped out with Israel. Thanks for looking though.

 

[riptide]

could be a Biltmore looks as if they where made in Israel.

 

[mattmars]

I think I found my answer. I saw that the Alpha Citation Israel 915 is from the Shalom Pipe Company. The stars look the same and Israel and Shalom sure do go together. LOL. Looks like I found what I was looking for mostly. Now just to try and ID the pipe.

 

[bootlegbonvivant]

I've found that there are many Israeli made pipes and they tend to be a bit hard to identify.

 

[yadan]

I just discovered I have an old Shalom Deluxe, one of several different kinds I haven't smoked for years since their stems were broken.

I also discovered that the stem of one of my cobs fits it nicely, and since it was still clean and in good condition, I filled it with some EMP. Smokes nicely, but nothing to brag about. The pipe itself is a billiard, very lightweight and seemingly well made for its class. No Dunhill, to be sure, but very smokeable.

 

[judcole]

Alpha used to be made in Israel. Don't believe they are now.

 

[ejames]

The Shalom company was bought out by Mastercraft. They made several different lines of pipes including the Alpha and Masterson.

Some history of Shalom and Mastercraft here if you're interested--

http://drgrabows.myfreeforum.org/ftopic155-0-asc-0.php