Vintage Trader Vic's drink menu question - Collecting Tiki

T TikiTacky Member Joined: Nov 23, 2010 Posts: 1319	T TikiTacky Posted posted on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 1:59 PM On 2013-09-17 23:08, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote: As a vintage menu collector, I have not seen that particular menu before also the artwork is not consistent with other Trader Vic's menus from the 40s,50s & 60s and has an airbrushed look to it,I would guess it might be a reproduction meant to look like an old menu but still that means is , I have not seen it before. The prices are in the range of other menus from the early 1950s to 1960 [ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2013-09-17 23:16 ] It is definitely not a reproduction. I close look indicates it was printed using a letterpress method, as the lettering is clearly pressed into the page. Modern lithography or digital printing won't produce this telltale sign.

On 2013-09-17 23:08, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
As a vintage menu collector, I have not seen that particular menu before
also the artwork is not consistent with other Trader Vic's menus from the 40s,50s & 60s
and has an airbrushed look to it,I would guess it might be a reproduction meant to look like an old menu
but still that means is , I have not seen it before.

The prices are in the range of other menus from the early 1950s to 1960

[ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2013-09-17 23:16 ]

It is definitely not a reproduction. I close look indicates it was printed using a letterpress method, as the lettering is clearly pressed into the page. Modern lithography or digital printing won't produce this telltale sign.

Post #693946 by TikiTacky on Wed, Sep 18, 2013 1:59 PM