Post #68731 by boutiki on Sat, Jan 10, 2004 6:08 PM

On 2004-01-10 17:07, GECKO wrote:
Duke, Eh what is da tiki on da last page at da top right? I seen wun at TikiFarm last year. Dats not a United ya?

I'm looking for the style thats on the right of the last page. If you find one PLEASE let me know.

Gecko,

The Tiki on the top right of the last page is another faux wood (foam) tiki that was made by Universal Statuary here in Chicago in 1970. As far as I can tell it's pretty rare. About five years ago, Amy went to a flea market in Wisconsin (I had to work all day) and she came home with that guy– I flipped out! He's one of my favorites, the ornate headdress with the little figure on top! If you ever decide to do a carving in that style with that kind of detail, put him in the mail and send me the bill! Or better yet, Amy and I will come to Hawaii to pick it up in person. Anyway, I've only seen a couple other of the United Statuary Tikis, one is behind the bar at the Hala Kahiki. The other was in a Chinese gift shop, but it was not for sale.

If I see another of the United Airlines Tikis, I'll be sure to let you know. If it's priced right, I'll just grab it and send you an email. In the meantime, keep an eye on ebay. I'm often surprised to see vintage examples sell for less than the fiberglass copies.

Duke, I love your coco joes collection! here are 4 original coco joes rubber molds that were purchase by my neighbor up the street from the out of business sell. He let me have these four.

Those molds are super cool! I can only imagine the loot they had at that sale. What other goodies did your neighbor get? Old Coco Joes are so cool, I'm surprised you can still find them so cheap. Of course, if you go to a big antique mall your always likely to see one that's priced too high because the seller thinks that it was "hand carved from lava"! Someone should dedicate a web page to old Coco Joes– I recently got an old catalogue I'll scan and post some of the pages soon.

-Duke