Calling all Tiki Archaeologists - General Tiki

T TikiTacky Member Joined: Nov 23, 2010 Posts: 1319	T TikiTacky Posted posted on Sat, Jun 22, 2013 11:34 PM There seems to be a dearth of information on the early tiki mugs in terms of when they were produced. A check on Ooga Mooga shows that almost none of the early mugs list production dates. I'm thinking by looking at early menus and other historical items, we might be able to pin some of these down, at least a bit. Let's take Mr. Bali Hai for example. I found a menu on eBay dating from "the 60s" that says you'll get to take the Mr. Bali Hai mug home with you, so we know it's been around at least since then. Anything more definitive? What about the Tiki Bob mug? What about the Don the Beachcomber coconuts? Etc! Post the earliest items you have that show mugs, and let's work our way backwards. Edit: At bigbrotiki's request, this includes Polynesian Pop mugs, not just mugs in tiki form. [ Edited by: TikiTacky 2013-06-23 08:47 ]

There seems to be a dearth of information on the early tiki mugs in terms of when they were produced. A check on Ooga Mooga shows that almost none of the early mugs list production dates. I'm thinking by looking at early menus and other historical items, we might be able to pin some of these down, at least a bit.

Let's take Mr. Bali Hai for example. I found a menu on eBay dating from "the 60s" that says you'll get to take the Mr. Bali Hai mug home with you, so we know it's been around at least since then. Anything more definitive? What about the Tiki Bob mug? What about the Don the Beachcomber coconuts? Etc!

Post the earliest items you have that show mugs, and let's work our way backwards.

Edit: At bigbrotiki's request, this includes Polynesian Pop mugs, not just mugs in tiki form.

[ Edited by: TikiTacky 2013-06-23 08:47 ]

Post #683256 by TikiTacky on Sat, Jun 22, 2013 11:34 PM