Post #693059 by gabbahey on Mon, Sep 9, 2013 10:57 PM

This has been a great week for collecting.

I'll start with my favorite. My first thought was that this was some sort of hobbyist Moai/Mainlander thing.

But I noticed the glaze was nice and also crazed. Weird handle.

And wait,

I am pretty stunned. It appears to me to be from the Tiki Lounge at the Heart O' Denver Motel. Anyone want to weigh in? It is professionally made and I would hazard a guess that it was made in the USA. It feels and looks more like those 1960's ashtrays I always find (marked "Calif." or "Made in USA") than an OMC or Orchids mug.

Denver Tiki Lounge: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=16936&forum=2&hilite=denver%20tiki%20lounge

The same store had this Tiki Bob's Peanut and generic barrel. Havana Club glass was from elsewhere.

Oh, and whatever this thing is:

Sorry for the in situ picture - it was what I sent my wife to ask if it could gain entry into our house. It is set to hang horizontally.

This was all found the same day I visited the now defunct Castaways in Manitou Springs to pick up some things. From there:



I couldn't afford the fish trap lamp but I did get two nice Bamboo/Tapa dividers. They were handmade by the owners' wife with Tapa from a Hawaiian vacation.

More on Castaways
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=41800&forum=2&hilite=castaways

gabbahey