Post #606141 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Fri, Sep 9, 2011 11:58 PM

Here are some fresh scans of the drink menu from the Aloha Club. Mine is post-dated 1944. One of the first items I collected where I actually "got" that they'd copied the famous Beachcomber image from Don The Beachcomber's. It would be interesting to research which restaurant or bar stole the image first. Was it this one? Or was it maybe one of the Beachcombers in New York or Florida?

:up: I like how in the matchbook that DC posted, the beachcomber is playing a ukulele and whistling a tune. In this picture, he's much seedier, with his hands in his pockets and smoking a cigarette. Wonder which came first. The hula girl's arms and hands are very expressive.

:up: Tropical cocktails finally on the last page, including a Zombie

:down: And here is the cocktail napkin. This is one of 4 or 5 generic tropical-themed napkins that were used in the '40s. They would have been part of a salesman's sample box of napkin designs. Once chosen, the bar's name and address were printed in the blank area in upper left-hand corner of the napkin. I've got several from different bars with this same design.

[ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy 2011-09-10 00:09 ]