Post #566561 by TabooDan on Fri, Nov 26, 2010 6:26 AM

Hey Navy Grogger, I like your TC name. Welcome aboard!

The KU Mug you asked about was used exclusively in the chain of Kon Tiki Restaurants throughout the 60's and 1970's. I am not sure exactly when they started or stopped but it is seen in photos and mentioned in this time frame. These mugs are usually always marked Stephen Crane Associates on the base. Stephen Crane was the owner of the Kon Tiki family of restaurants. The designer of the mug was Gabriel Florian.

In what I think is ONE of the best photos of a Tiki Mug in use in a Tiki Restaurant in it's hey day is the one Sabu posted in the Locating Tiki thread of the Kon Tiki Waikiki, Hawaii location.

Here's the thread:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=34620&forum=2&hilite=kon%20tiki%20hawaii

And here's the photo:

According to Sabu, this was taken in March of 1973 so there's one solid date for you.

It is also pictured on their menu but I don't have access to that right now. Maybe someone else can post that here for you.
Hope this helps a little. At least it's an awesome photo to look at!!!

Mahalo, TabooDan

[ Edited by: TabooDan 2010-11-26 06:29 ]