Post #737358 by Jungle John on Fri, Feb 13, 2015 7:40 PM

On 2015-02-13 11:48, howlinowl wrote:
Looks like you found the nautical junk....er...."collectable".....place I mentioned previously. Someday I'll find myself in that area during the daytime and be able to stop by. Did he have anything else that looked promising??

howlinowl

Yes I found the place, thanks. I had been there years ago when Adam and Eve Salvage were in that neighborhood. He did have a lot of brass bells, ship's wheels, glass floats, ships lights, you know, real nautical stuff. I saw some Russian bronze plaques from ships, so a lot of the stuff is authentic. There are a few decorator signs and I'm not sure those outrigger canoes things he had were real or decoration. Here's a pic of a maidenhead he had in the bins:

Actually the place was kind of awesome if you're into that stuff, but he's a "wholesaler" and he doesn't negotiate and he is very, very pricey! I mentioned that a small glass float is cheaper on Amazon than with this guy. He's been there a long time and must do some trade with someone, but he won't be doing it with me.

I feel tiki ambiance should be, well, affordable, but then again, a more democratic price-level that everyone could afford might water down the rare charm tiki stuff has. I could blow a small fortune on tiki stuff, but then again I might lose interest in it completely and have terrible buyers remorse. I'd prefer to study it more, look carefully around and hope a bargain shows up somewhere. Plus, practicing making my own things is the best part of the hobby. After hooking up with Tiki Central, I have this urge to make slip cast tiki mugs! I even found an art store that rents out its kiln. That's a way down the road right now, but it looks fun. I also got a router from Harbor Freight with some vague idea of carving boards or masks or molding with those cool south seas symbols. One of these days. It's good to have plans.