Post #659000 by Ragbag Comics on Sat, Nov 17, 2012 9:40 AM

Here's a few things we've found on recent travels...

A snazzy Treasure Craft fish-shaped chip 'n' dip with some pretty
far-out glazing on the inside...

...A set of Trader Vic's-ish pearl diver glasses in ruby red:

...This cool pearlescent glaze shell bowl; no idea on the manufacturer,
but it says "Calif USA" on the bottom. It's definitely an older glaze...

...These two ugly mugs (literally!) right in our own neighborhood;
the Pirate isn't marked Trader Vic's, but its identical to their pirate coffee
grog mug & Genghis Kahn is lookin' pretty rude. The swizzle is from Kon-Tiki Ports
Chicago. The whole magilla set us back a whopping ten bucks:

...THEN, hiding in the wilds of of the Northern Midwest...

...An Orchids of Hawaii bamboo tiki lamp! It needs to be rewired and smells to hell of
cigarette smoke, but otherwise she's a beaut.

...And last but not least, I made my first official purchase ever at an estate sale up the street
from my house yesterday morning. I always get there too late after all the good stuff is long gone.

Not much tiki in the joint, save for this little fella. If you're gonna find one tiki mug in a pile
of junk, at least it's from Steve Crane!

Because there's some damage around the inside (looks like the inner reservoir was repaired), they threw him in for free with a pair of mid-century plant stands I was buying anyway.

And that's my inaugural post in tiki finds; Hope to have more soon just like it!

--Pete