What was the first Tiki mug? - Collecting Tiki

T tikicoma Grand Member (9 years) wakinekona Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 839	T tikicoma Posted posted on Fri, Oct 24, 2014 3:19 PM O.K. this will be shot and ugly so forgive any mistakes. I've a Seattle Outrigger menu dated july 1952 marked OPA price controls ('51-'53) in effect. Comparing it to Dustys Kalua Room menu, leaving out the tropical drinks whose ingredients could vary, the Kalua Room scotch, blends, whiskeys and a few standards like Ramos Fizz were a nickel more. With the end of price controls in early '53 I'm guessing bars would have soon raised prices. Also the mismarked MOHI Outrigger/ really Kalua room photo from 9/59 shows a png drum mug and what looks like the base of the tiki tiki mug, I've seen the postcard with people being served the drum mugs postmarked 1958. What can we take from this? I guess all we can say is somewhere between '53 and '58 they had a tiki mug, from the prices I'd say earlier than later but nothing definite. aloha tikicoma

O.K. this will be shot and ugly so forgive any mistakes. I've a Seattle Outrigger menu dated july 1952 marked OPA price controls ('51-'53) in effect. Comparing it to Dustys Kalua Room menu, leaving out the tropical drinks whose ingredients could vary, the Kalua Room scotch, blends, whiskeys and a few standards like Ramos Fizz were a nickel more. With the end of price controls in early '53 I'm guessing bars would have soon raised prices. Also the mismarked MOHI Outrigger/ really Kalua room photo from 9/59 shows a png drum mug and what looks like the base of the tiki tiki mug, I've seen the postcard with people being served the drum mugs postmarked 1958. What can we take from this? I guess all we can say is somewhere between '53 and '58 they had a tiki mug, from the prices I'd say earlier than later but nothing definite.

aloha tikicoma

Post #730242 by tikicoma on Fri, Oct 24, 2014 3:19 PM