Post #79331 by ModMana on Thu, Mar 4, 2004 9:40 PM

Here are some skull images that I've managed to assemble from saved auction photos. I like seeing these in a side-by-side comparison. There are lots more skulls out there but many have no tiki affiliation. I would consider all of these to be tiki-related.

• Row 1: Trader Vic's (v1), Trader Vic's (v2), Trader Vic's (v3), Trader Vic's (Green), Trader Pang
• Row 2: Kahiki (Mug No.2-v1), Kahiki (Mug No.2-v2), Orchids (R10-v1), Orchids (R10-v2), Mai Kai
• Row 3: Hawaii Kai, Hawaii Kai (Goddess), Hawaii Kai (Short), Tiki Bob's, Hawaiian Room
• Row 4: Islander (L.A.), Islander (Stockton-Brown), Islander (Stockton-Short), Munktiki, Shag

Obviously many of these establishments shared designs from the same maker. However, what is not shown here is that the restaurant/bar name was often printed on the backs of the mugs or by the handle. In row 1 above I think you can see the 3 different "chins" on the first three Trader Vic's mugs that BigBro spoke of. My personal favorites here are the 2 from the Islander in Stockton (bottom row).

ModMana :drink:

[ Edited by: ModMana on 2004-03-04 21:41 ]