Post #564019 by aquarj on Sun, Nov 7, 2010 10:14 PM

Bigbadtikidaddy! Nice hearing from you - wish I could say I used to visit the Lanai too, but for me it's always just been pure imagination.

On 2010-10-15 08:19, Dustycajun wrote:
Salt and pepper shakers.

That's actually the ONLY other pair I've ever seen, besides the pair I have. Not that that really says much - no doubt a bunch of the uber-collectors have doubles. It's one of the few things I got ages ago back when I started looking for Lanai stuff. The funny thing is, I've always wondered if these are actually from THIS Lanai, or another one somewhere. Here's some pics of mine...

Funny thing is, one of these was also broken when I got them, like the ones in DC's pic. I did my best on a crazy glue repair back then. :down:

No discernible marks on the bottom, maybe the remnants of an OMC label? :down:

So the thing is, if you look back at all the Lanai interior pics above, the tables always have just the regular glass S&P, even in the Morse family picture from 1954, which would be the earlier days of the restaurant. Maybe these were made early on and they all broke, or maybe they're really from a different Lanai, who knows. They're not related to the signature Lanai logo tiki on the drink menu, swizzle, and front door. But oddly enough, there's something about these that has an air of Barney West, and THAT ties us in with the bay area and THIS Lanai. Who knows - anybody?

Still some more to come, will put together some stuff about Lanai Liquors later too, but it's really just little bits and pieces.

-Randy