The Trader Vic's Nautilus - Collecting Tiki

T tikipedia Member San Diego Joined: Aug 25, 2004 Posts: 491	T tikipedia Posted posted on Thu, Apr 19, 2007 6:19 PM I picked up this piece at a local thrift (a whopping $2.95). When I saw this, I recalled Sabu's post about the Trader Vic's Nautilus mug. This item has obvious differences to Sabu's, including a flat bottom and less texture detailing. Sabu's photos only shows one side of the mug, but his appears to be symmetrical while the one I picked up has asymmetrical sides. The bottom is marked Otagiri in large letters, with an Otagiri tag. The tag reads 'Hand Made, Japan, Otagiri'. The tag may be the best clue to date this item. Was this tag used for a certain period of time, preceeding or following the well know gold-colored OMC sticker? And could this be a variation of the TV mug, or just a planter? Hmmmmmm.

I picked up this piece at a local thrift (a whopping $2.95).

When I saw this, I recalled Sabu's post about the Trader Vic's Nautilus mug. This item has obvious differences to Sabu's, including a flat bottom and less texture detailing. Sabu's photos only shows one side of the mug, but his appears to be symmetrical while the one I picked up has asymmetrical sides.

The bottom is marked Otagiri in large letters, with an Otagiri tag. The tag reads 'Hand Made, Japan, Otagiri'. The tag may be the best clue to date this item. Was this tag used for a certain period of time, preceeding or following the well know gold-colored OMC sticker?

And could this be a variation of the TV mug, or just a planter? Hmmmmmm.

Post #300485 by tikipedia on Thu, Apr 19, 2007 6:19 PM