Post #454242 by Big Kahuna on Fri, May 15, 2009 6:24 PM

Also found some stuff in the last coupla weeks:
Nice treasure Craft platter & small bowl:

Next, some awesome mugs from my local hotspot. One girl in this store was always trying to find me stuff like the other dealers did, but kept striking out. She'd come back with 3 year-old Hawaiian playing cards & party store tikis. I figured she had given up, but last week she was at a house clean-out & saw a bunch of mugs. She called the owner of the store to ask if she thought I would want them. The owner's reply: "Buy them!" I actually had to put 6 more common mugs aside cuz I didn't have enough cash. I'll pick those up tomorrow. Check these out!:




Even though the South Seas/Hawaiian mug is local, I've never seen one before. Any info? I know the mug on the right was used at the Mauna Loa, but this one says "Concordian Heights" on the front of it. It seems to be a glaze that was fired on the mug, but is a slightly different color than the glaze around the rim & it looks like an afterthought. It does say Designed by R.A.M. like the Mauna Loa mugs. I was wondering if maybe this was the mug-makers way of getting rid of leftover stock after the Mauna Loa closed? Anyone have any ideas on this? I'll be back tomorrow with the stuff that's still waiting for me.