Post #620560 by Dustycajun on Wed, Jan 11, 2012 6:27 PM

This thread needs a little kick start.

Ahh, the cocktail napkin. One of the more elusive little pieces of paper ephemera. So delicate and fragile, yet so beautiful to behold. Here are a few from my collection as well as some images snagged from the web.

THE OLD

I have a few old pre-Tiki napkins that used the same base design and then printed the name of the establishment.

The Hula Shack in Oakland

Glenna's Bamboo Room in South Gate

Another style from early Damons.

Repeated at the Tropics in San Francisco.

A few more early venues.

Hawaiian Gardens in San Jose

Club Royal Hawaiian in San Francisco.

The Hurricane San Francisco.

Tahitian Hut San Francisco.

Tradr Sams San Francisco.

Zanzibar San Francisco.

THE POLY POP ERA

Trader Vic's

Skipper Kents Zombie Village

Zombie Hut Sacramento.

Coral Reef Sacramento front and back

Another Coral Reef Sacramento (thanks Sabu)+

The Polynesian Torrance

The Tahitian Pasadena

South Seas Hollywood

The Islander Los Angeles

Kelbos Los Angeles

One of my favorites, the Leilani Hut Long Beach.

The Hawaiian Long Beach

The Luau and Leilani, Fresno

Hawaii Kai New York

Another Hawaii Kai paper wrapper for a cloth napkin.

The Mahi Mahi Nashville.

ON TO HAWAII

Coco Palms

The Willows

The Halekulani

Waikiki Tavern

South Seas

THE NEW YOU CAN STILL GET THESE

Damons Glendale

The Galley Santa Monica

Trader Vic's assortment

Chucks of Hawaii, Santa Barbara

And finally the Endless Summer in Santa Barbara.

Thats a wrap.

DC