Classic Tiki Mugs.. worth $7 each? - Tiki Marketplace

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Sun, May 25, 2008 10:28 PM I would like to reiterate that my interest in this find is not primarily in the "deal" of getting any mugs, but in the hope of discovering vintage material of a yet unmapped Tiki temple (if it ever was one, and not just a Chinese place merely serving tropical drinks) On 2008-05-10 11:50, bigbrotiki wrote: .....But what is equally important is that you made an owner connection with a closed down Tiki temple, one that SOUNDS really enticing..... It might have been a Chinese place, but PLEASE ask the person from when to when it existed, and if they have ANY paper ephemera left from it: Menus, matchbooks, postcards. any photos of the interior and exterior, any newspaper write ups...all this should be preserved and shared! It would be unfortunate if a change in plans in regards to the mug deal would prevent hearing and seeing more of the place itself.

I would like to reiterate that my interest in this find is not primarily in the "deal" of getting any mugs, but in the hope of discovering vintage material of a yet unmapped Tiki temple (if it ever was one, and not just a Chinese place merely serving tropical drinks)

On 2008-05-10 11:50, bigbrotiki wrote:
.....But what is equally important is that you made an owner connection with a closed down Tiki temple, one that SOUNDS really enticing.....
It might have been a Chinese place, but PLEASE ask the person from when to when it existed, and if they have ANY paper ephemera left from it: Menus, matchbooks, postcards. any photos of the interior and exterior, any newspaper write ups...all this should be preserved and shared!

It would be unfortunate if a change in plans in regards to the mug deal would prevent hearing and seeing more of the place itself.

Post #382379 by bigbrotiki on Sun, May 25, 2008 10:28 PM