What constitutes 'vintage' tiki? - Collecting Tiki

TM Tipsy McStagger Tiki Socialite HELL Joined: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 3685	TM Tipsy McStagger Posted posted on Thu, Nov 8, 2007 11:03 AM anything tiki pre 1985 is vintage.....part of the reason is that the tiki revival had yet to begin, the country was still in the midst of tearing down tiki establishments and there was no sign of any new tiki items on the horizon..everything tiki that was out there in the wild or in thrift shops was the real deal from tikis heyday....it would be at least another 6-7 years or so before tiki started coming back into focus.....and a few more years before companies would be producing and selling tiki items.....that's how i gage it, anyway....i'm sure others may disagree, but remember one important thing...THEY are all wrong and i'm right!! [ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2007-11-08 11:03 ] [ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2007-11-08 11:05 ]

anything tiki pre 1985 is vintage.....part of the reason is that the tiki revival had yet to begin, the country was still in the midst of tearing down tiki establishments and there was no sign of any new tiki items on the horizon..everything tiki that was out there in the wild or in thrift shops was the real deal from tikis heyday....it would be at least another 6-7 years or so before tiki started coming back into focus.....and a few more years before companies would be producing and selling tiki items.....that's how i gage it, anyway....i'm sure others may disagree, but remember one important thing...THEY are all wrong and i'm right!!

[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2007-11-08 11:03 ]

[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2007-11-08 11:05 ]

Post #342755 by Tipsy McStagger on Thu, Nov 8, 2007 11:03 AM