Tiki Finds - Collecting Tiki

8T 8FT Tiki Tiki Socialite Kansas City, MO Joined: Nov 30, 2003 Posts: 1411	8T 8FT Tiki Posted posted on Mon, Sep 27, 2010 4:49 PM Thrift goodies. Been looking for a Mainlander for a long time and was rewarded with 2 in amazing condition. Large Polynesian Village Frosted glass, a different Don Ho glass than the ones I usually see and an Aztec-ish sorta small table lamp. 7 inch tall Hobbyist ceramic tiki and a Trader Vics cocktail glass. Yard sale GOLD! I have been looking for the Pearl of Wisdom for a LONG time. Even tried the trade thread but guess what, Saturday I had about one hour in the morning to hit the local sales and at a house just 5 blocks away...BINGO. Leaning against a wall were a pile of old frames and at the back I see just the top 3 or 4 inches of the blue print. I knew exactly what it was and grabbed it up. Sticker price $3.00 Then I get to talking with the couple who lived there and she says yeah we had kind of a tiki theme going there years ago. I said cool, it's what I'm doing now. Anything else you got still hanging around. "No I don't think so. Wait let me see." She comes back with 2 Mainlander mugs for $1.50 (pair). The paint on these 2 is not that good but WOW, that makes 4 Mainlanders in my neighborhood in just 7 days. I've had an incredible tiki summer. Wishing you all good mojo in your hunting too! 8FT

Thrift goodies. Been looking for a Mainlander for a long time and was rewarded with 2 in amazing condition. Large Polynesian Village Frosted glass, a different Don Ho glass than the ones I usually see and an Aztec-ish sorta small table lamp.

7 inch tall Hobbyist ceramic tiki and a Trader Vics cocktail glass.

Yard sale GOLD! I have been looking for the Pearl of Wisdom for a LONG time. Even tried the trade thread but guess what, Saturday I had about one hour in the morning to hit the local sales and at a house just 5 blocks away...BINGO. Leaning against a wall were a pile of old frames and at the back I see just the top 3 or 4 inches of the blue print. I knew exactly what it was and grabbed it up. Sticker price $3.00 Then I get to talking with the couple who lived there and she says yeah we had kind of a tiki theme going there years ago. I said cool, it's what I'm doing now. Anything else you got still hanging around. "No I don't think so. Wait let me see." She comes back with 2 Mainlander mugs for $1.50 (pair). The paint on these 2 is not that good but WOW, that makes 4 Mainlanders in my neighborhood in just 7 days. I've had an incredible tiki summer. Wishing you all good mojo in your hunting too!
8FT

Post #556485 by 8FT Tiki on Mon, Sep 27, 2010 4:49 PM