Tiki Central / General Tiki / 1960s Florida Tiki Carver - Frank Schmudde
Post #450266 by senioraqua on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 10:58 AM
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Great thread, here's what came up on google about a restaurant Frank co-owned: Santa Madeira to bid farewell at auction An auction will be held Wednesday at the restaurant, which is housed in a replica of a Spanish sailing ship. By Times Staff Writer MADEIRA BEACH - Looking for binnacles or a brass diving suit at a price you can afford? Try the Santa Madeira restaurant on Wednesday morning. Everything in and out of the restaurant, which is housed in a replica of a Spanish sailing ship, will be auctioned to the highest bidder, said Tom Farner, owner of Bay Area Auction Inc. There is a large assortment of nautical decor such as the model ships that decorated the wooden mantel in the dining room area or the cannons that guarded the restaurant's exterior. The restaurant, also once known as the Brown Derby, closed in April. The Santa Madeira's original owner, "Trader" Jack Pearsall, and his business partner, Frank Schmudde, opened the restaurant in 1977. "(Santa Madeira) is part of the dying breed," Farner said. "They just don't have 600-seat restaurants anymore. It's just one of the last of them." Some of the former restaurant's clientele already have their eyes on a few items such as the restaurant's bar stools and chandeliers, Farner said. "It's great that people have the opportunity to get a piece of it," Farner said. A preview of the auction will begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday followed by the live auction at 10 a.m. The Santa Madeira is at 601 American Legion Drive. Call 548-9303 for more information. A binnacle, by the way, is an upright stand, typically cylindrical, that holds a ship's compass.
Here's a tiki I picked up around Treasure Island, might be one Frank carved.
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