Tikis from Trader Vic's Chicago to be auctioned - Tiki Marketplace

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 9:12 AM On 2012-08-22 23:36, Ragbag Comics wrote: ...and an $1800 turtle shell ain't chump change no matter how ya slice it. That's gotta be one big god damned pre-historic type turtle to make that worthwhile, and even then its gotta be big enough to wear it home and sleep in to not make one feel the icy tendrils of regret after doling out that kinda cash. Those turtle shells were illegal back in the 50s. If it is real, it is very rare. The Mai-Kai had 1 real one and then had their resident artist create repros for them. If they could not get the real things in 1957, it has to be way hard to find today. But I have no real iddea of what it would be worth. I don't know about anyone else, but I got a direct email from the auction house for this. That blogger was not my source. But I tried to keep it to myself and a few friends...

On 2012-08-22 23:36, Ragbag Comics wrote:
...and an $1800 turtle shell ain't chump change no matter how ya slice it.

That's gotta be one big god damned pre-historic type turtle to make that worthwhile, and even then its gotta be big enough to wear it home and sleep in to not make one feel the icy tendrils of regret after doling out that kinda cash.

Those turtle shells were illegal back in the 50s. If it is real, it is very rare. The Mai-Kai had 1 real one and then had their resident artist create repros for them. If they could not get the real things in 1957, it has to be way hard to find today. But I have no real iddea of what it would be worth.

I don't know about anyone else, but I got a direct email from the auction house for this. That blogger was not my source. But I tried to keep it to myself and a few friends...

Post #649386 by Swanky on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 9:12 AM