What was the first Tiki mug? - Collecting Tiki

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Tue, Apr 18, 2017 2:14 PM On 2012-11-30 16:11, arriano wrote: On 2012-11-30 12:32, bigbrotiki wrote: But the lack of reaction to your thread, and not the slightest activity in the advancement of this age-old mystery by any readers here, seem like just another nail in the coffin of Tiki Central. In my book I discuss Donn's brother Hugh whose wife was a ceramicist on Hawaii starting in the 1920s and into the 1940s when the war caused them to move their operation to the mainland. It can be guessed that the family made the mugs for Don the Beachcomer. They did not mark their ceramics.

On 2012-11-30 16:11, arriano wrote:

On 2012-11-30 12:32, bigbrotiki wrote:
But the lack of reaction to your thread, and not the slightest activity in the advancement of this age-old mystery by any readers here, seem like just another nail in the coffin of Tiki Central.

In my book I discuss Donn's brother Hugh whose wife was a ceramicist on Hawaii starting in the 1920s and into the 1940s when the war caused them to move their operation to the mainland. It can be guessed that the family made the mugs for Don the Beachcomer. They did not mark their ceramics.

Post #775172 by Swanky on Tue, Apr 18, 2017 2:14 PM