Post #737717 by Ragbag Comics on Thu, Feb 19, 2015 10:04 AM

Whulp... seller got back to me on this. Not a ton to go on, unfortunately...

He said it was from Auction Ohio... no other Tiki stuff in the auction.

Time to start digging into those other Columbus joints... unfortunately a cursory search hasn't turned up much
in the way of pictures. Both must have been pretty early in the Tiki game, no? The handful of matchbooks,
swizzles and what-not I've seen pictures of (primarily here and on Critiki) are giving off a 30's/40's vibe.

I wouldn't THINK this guy was quite that old, but it's really hard to say. Standing amidst our other Witco Tikis and such,
he looks like he could be as old as time (though I think that's due to the shiny, shiny, clean finish on the Witco stuff, as
opposed to this fella who looks to be wholly un-treated.)

Stuff turns up in the weirdest places... just glad this one ended up here!

He's in good hands...

On the off chance I discover something earth-shattering, I'll certainly post.

In the meantime, thanks much for all the help, folks!

--Pete