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T tikijackalope Tiki Socialite KS/MO Joined: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 835	T tikijackalope Posted posted on Thu, Nov 18, 2004 12:38 AM bigbrotiki wrote The (colorful) Tikis and lamps are the same than in several Fu joints that are mentioned in "Locating Tiki". All these items were massproduced by the New York Restaurant supply firm Orchids of Hawaii and offered in their catalogue since the 60s/70s up into the 90s... Bigbro, about what year did Orchids of Hawaii begin to produce tiki stuff? Any chance you can convince the boys over at OA to publish some old Orchids catalogs? Orchids masks seem to be the bastard children of tiki decor, but even the Kahiki used some of the bamboo lamps and shell lamps. There's one up for auction (not mine) right now http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=11861&forum=12&1 I've got quite a few older models of Orchids lamps and would love to nail down a timeline of production and a chain of manufacture (i.e. Sea and Jungle or Benson to Orchids of Hawaii to restaurant owner).

bigbrotiki wrote

The (colorful) Tikis and lamps are the same than in several Fu joints that are mentioned in "Locating Tiki". All these items were massproduced by the New York Restaurant supply firm Orchids of Hawaii and offered in their catalogue since the 60s/70s up into the 90s...

Bigbro, about what year did Orchids of Hawaii begin to produce tiki stuff? Any chance you can convince the boys over at OA to publish some old Orchids catalogs?

Orchids masks seem to be the bastard children of tiki decor, but even the Kahiki used some of the bamboo lamps and shell lamps. There's one up for auction (not mine) right now http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=11861&forum=12&1

I've got quite a few older models of Orchids lamps and would love to nail down a timeline of production and a chain of manufacture (i.e. Sea and Jungle or Benson to Orchids of Hawaii to restaurant owner).

Post #126182 by tikijackalope on Thu, Nov 18, 2004 12:38 AM