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Post #78919 by boutiki on Wed, Mar 3, 2004 8:18 AM
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I have seen the same Tiki also in wood as well as the fiberglass version (Chef Shangri-La has a pair flanking the entry to the bar and I think there are some at the Honolulu in Lyndhurst, NJ). I think that maybe Orchids originaly offered them in palm wood (possibly mass-carved on a jig since they are the same size and style) before making molds and selling them in fiberglass. I have a copy of a late Orchids catalogue which shows them in fiberglass– maybe someone has an early catalogue or other source where they were offered in wood? |