Ren Clark's Polynesian Village, Ft. Worth, TX (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

M mikehooker Grand Member (3 years) Austin Joined: Jul 17, 2014 Posts: 1211	M mikehooker Posted posted on Sun, Aug 7, 2022 7:16 PM Ren Clark's had two versions of the signature tiki, the skinnier one depicted in the die cut drink menu that also appeared as salt and pepper shakers, on the food menu, cloth napkin, matchbooks, dinner/serving ware, etc and then the squat, wider version that appears in some advertisements and interior photos, the statue of which surfaced in the home bar sale. Curious if one pre-dates the other and why the imagery changed or if they co-existed. This statue was part of Matt Hull's collection. Can anyone verify if this is legit vintage from PV?

Ren Clark's had two versions of the signature tiki, the skinnier one depicted in the die cut drink menu that also appeared as salt and pepper shakers, on the food menu, cloth napkin, matchbooks, dinner/serving ware, etc and then the squat, wider version that appears in some advertisements and interior photos, the statue of which surfaced in the home bar sale. Curious if one pre-dates the other and why the imagery changed or if they co-existed.

This statue was part of Matt Hull's collection. Can anyone verify if this is legit vintage from PV?

Post #804939 by mikehooker on Sun, Aug 7, 2022 7:16 PM