A Brief History of the Marque
Alba-Werke GmbH, Stettin-Möhringen 21, Pasewalker Kunstst 1, 1918-1926
The ALBA firm was established on August 3rd 1918 to build aircraft and automotive parts. The brand name is derived from the initials of its founder, Albert Baruch.
From 1919 they built motorcycles using four-stroke 198, 247, and 249cc engines of their own construction. These engines were used by Teco, Huy, Mazzucchelli and other manufacturers. In 1924 they offered a three wheeled van (dreirad) with a 195cc engine which was licence and tax-free.
The firm became bankrupt in 1926, as did so many others at the time, but spare parts were produced by Albert's son Manfred well into the 1930s.
The following unverified extract is from the JF archive:
Notes
1. Now Poland
2. There was a similarly named Italian marque slightly later in the 1920s, l'Alba.
Sources: Tragatsch p72, JF, amicidellemotobicisottocanna.blogspot.com, Axel Oskar Mathieu Archive.
