Skull Mugs and what to look out for.. - Collecting Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, Feb 26, 2004 3:00 PM On 2004-02-26 09:17, atomictonytiki wrote: ...what in your opinion are the skull mugs to look out for? What makers are desirable? Lack of globbiness is what one wants, and the pronounced chin of the TEPCO skull. As far as I can tell, that mug (the rear handled one) went through three design stages. The first one dates back to the 40s. As one can see on page 93 of the BOT, when all the veins and cracks are well pronounced, it has the most unnerving effect. The same design on page 98 of TIKI QUEST looks already globbier, while the ones on the next page (Hawaii Kai/Goddess) are one design step down the line, already less detailed in their basic concept. The one in Hummuu's pic looks actually more detailed than those, check the teeth for well pronounced gaps and sharply cut holes. There was one design AFTER these two that I find the least desirable, most globby. Off course, any restaurant imprints, like Trader Vic's or Hawaii Kai make them more desirable and rare, there are lots without.

On 2004-02-26 09:17, atomictonytiki wrote:
...what in your opinion are the skull mugs to look out for? What makers are desirable?

Lack of globbiness is what one wants, and the pronounced chin of the TEPCO skull. As far as I can tell, that mug (the rear handled one) went through three design stages. The first one dates back to the 40s. As one can see on page 93 of the BOT, when all the veins and cracks are well pronounced, it has the most unnerving effect.

The same design on page 98 of TIKI QUEST looks already globbier, while the ones on the next page (Hawaii Kai/Goddess) are one design step down the line, already less detailed in their basic concept. The one in Hummuu's pic looks actually more detailed than those, check the teeth for well pronounced gaps and sharply cut holes.

There was one design AFTER these two that I find the least desirable, most globby.

Off course, any restaurant imprints, like Trader Vic's or Hawaii Kai make them more desirable and rare, there are lots without.

Post #78073 by bigbrotiki on Thu, Feb 26, 2004 3:00 PM