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TM

On 2012-11-15 09:07, senioraqua wrote:

Found a mug which appears to be vintage with no markings. I've never come across this mug before, anyone seen one?

not vintage- I have a couple of them- there is a company that sold them a few years back via a catalog like oriental trading- they sold all kinds of stuff and had a section for luaus and such.... typical plastic leis and party goods. The did offer a carved palm log tiki 36" tall - i'll check my catalogs when i get home and post the name here. I don't know if they are still in business or not.
S

Mahalo Tipsy. Wasn't 100% sure on the vintageness. Kind of has the look of a Squid knock-off.
G

Ceramic salad forks. Anyone seen these before?

gabbahey
D

I've never seen those before but I want them! I liked seeing part of my mug in this photo.

How about this, anyone seen this before. Gift shop or drinking mug?

Wendy
TT

On 2012-11-16 14:10, danlovestikis wrote:

How about this, anyone seen this before. Gift shop or drinking mug?

Wendy

I have one also. Here's the Ooga-Mooga template:

http://www.ooga-mooga.com/cgi-bin/all/mug.cgi?mode=view&mug_id=4962
D

On 2012-11-16 14:10, danlovestikis wrote:

How about this, anyone seen this before. Gift shop or drinking mug?
Wendy

That is the "Hawaiian Eye" bowl from the Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel in Hawaii, as seen on the great crypto-mug menu.

Nice find.

DC
T

Haven't been shopping for a while, but found these two guys today.
D

Trader Tom and Dustycajan thank you both very much. Dan's so happy with this find and the information. Wendy

TRRocka good finds.
RC

Here's a few things we've found on recent travels...

A snazzy Treasure Craft fish-shaped chip 'n' dip with some pretty
far-out glazing on the inside...

...A set of Trader Vic's-ish pearl diver glasses in ruby red:

...This cool pearlescent glaze shell bowl; no idea on the manufacturer,
but it says "Calif USA" on the bottom. It's definitely an older glaze...

...These two ugly mugs (literally!) right in our own neighborhood;
the Pirate isn't marked Trader Vic's, but its identical to their pirate coffee
grog mug & Genghis Kahn is lookin' pretty rude. The swizzle is from Kon-Tiki Ports
Chicago. The whole magilla set us back a whopping ten bucks:

...THEN, hiding in the wilds of of the Northern Midwest...

...An Orchids of Hawaii bamboo tiki lamp! It needs to be rewired and smells to hell of
cigarette smoke, but otherwise she's a beaut.

...And last but not least, I made my first official purchase ever at an estate sale up the street
from my house yesterday morning. I always get there too late after all the good stuff is long gone.

Not much tiki in the joint, save for this little fella. If you're gonna find one tiki mug in a pile
of junk, at least it's from Steve Crane!

Because there's some damage around the inside (looks like the inner reservoir was repaired), they threw him in for free with a pair of mid-century plant stands I was buying anyway.

And that's my inaugural post in tiki finds; Hope to have more soon just like it!

--Pete
G

Dang, good finds. I'll pay ya double what you paid for that Steve Crane :wink:

gabbahey
N''

Grabbed up this mag cuz I liked the cover and I thought that I would share it with TC and that Swizzle fellow down under.
Cheers
btw, I too was disappointed that there was no other tiki anywhere in or on this mag.
S

Nice find David. Love the cover but i'm not sure what the link is between the London Aquarium and moai's is.
A

the London aquarium has Moais in it's big tanks...

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1976&forum=1&hilite=London%20Aquarium
L9



Found This little Guy alone at an Estate salein Dallas, I just couldn't leave him there.
BB

You becha, Lodge9! Leave no tiki behind!
N''

On 2012-11-19 00:34, swizzle wrote:
Nice find David. Love the cover but i'm not sure what the link is between the London Aquarium and moai's is.

I didn't see a connection either but I know of your interest in aquarium stuff and all things tiki.
That's the main reason for the post.
Cheers
N''

On 2012-11-19 03:02, atomictonytiki wrote:
the London aquarium has Moais in it's big tanks...

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1976&forum=1&hilite=London%20Aquarium

Atomic TT, are they the real deal?
Mahalo
T

A Maori bolo tie, tourist tiki with Maui burned on the front and a war canoe with mother of pearl inlay.
N''

Awesome canoe Lori. Congrats!
Mahalo
H

COOL,
2 IN TWO WEEKS.
FULL AND IN A BOX.

5 RECORD SET
LOOKS LIKE IT WAS NEVER OPENED

LAST BUT NOT LEAST
T

On 2012-11-19 20:10, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Awesome canoe Lori. Congrats!
Mahalo

I finally found a canoe I could afford and looked cool.
Somebody is selling the same canoe on eBay. It's $230 more than I paid for mine.
BPB

Two weeks time, doing six days of the swapmeet, one Goodwill grand opening morning(#97 in line), and the new San Diego vintage flea market had this pile of stuff for me:

Brand spanking new metal Primo sign

The guy I bought this from laughed at me after I paid for it because he said he got it for free from his friend. I laughed back at him and told him to look it up on ebay and see how much more money I was going to make than he was off of it. I had a hassle with the same guy two days earlier over another item. He pulled the "I don't know what I want to sell it for, how much is it worth to you?" routine and I pulled the throw the item down on the ground, walk away briskly while yelling "I don't do appraisals!" in absolute disgust routine. I probably won't get a good price from him again.

Coco Joe's tagged monster leaf ashtray, Bali Hai ashtray, Club Tradewinds ashtray, Kahiki, Bali Hai, and Kelbo's matches

A headhunter couple:

Two tiki candles and a Maui 2000 carving

Coco Joe's Menehune and a HIP god of wisdom pendant

Hula Mug, Rasta Mug, and a pair of S+P shakers

I overpaid for the S+P shakers($2!), but I was all caught up in the excitement of the Goodwill Grand Opening. I made it up on a $20 guitar, which turns out is worth a bit more than that, a few moments later.

Non tiki crossover stuff: Buzz's Daga mug(gift from Gavin), trio of 1959 shriners Chicago glasses, and a Squid Skull stack Tfarm mug

Art survey book and Bulldog scrapbook

The scrapbook was from a Poway couple who went all over the country in 1963 to enter their bulldog in a bunch of dog shows. One of the shows was in Arizona(They won!), and they stayed at a place called the Tahiti Inn. Here are the pages with the Best Western Tahiti Inn stuff:


And another page had this ad for a Tiki salon in Poway:

Buzzy Out!

[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2012-11-20 23:09 ]

[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2012-11-20 23:11 ]
N''

Hey Buzzy Your stories are getting more and more amusing -really quite enjoyable and funny. You should consider writing full time. That's it Buzzy. Write full time, give up the hunt and leave some for us.
Nice finds congrats!
David
Btw, when my brother tikivato is asked to "make me an offer" he'll offer em a buck.

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2012-11-20 22:57 ]
N

I found these last weekend at a thrift store here in Boston.
They were $2 apiece and I am physically unable to resist thrift store tiki mugs.
Can't identify them, but they are sure gonna go in my collection for now.
T

I just got this from ebay. The marking says Quyle Kilns, which is located in Murphys, CA. Not quite sure if it is "tiki", but I really like the glaze, shape and size, so it's in my collection now.
B

Good find - never seen this before! The glaze looks so modern, almost like MunkTiki. But since the kiln has been around since 1954, it should be vintage. You should contact them, maybe you'll find out the name and year: http://quylekilns.com
TM

On 2012-11-25 21:04, bigbrotiki wrote:
Good find - never seen this before! The glaze looks so modern, almost like MunkTiki. But since the kiln has been around since 1954, it should be vintage. You should contact them, maybe you'll find out the name and year: http://quylekilns.com

better yet, maybe they have a bunch of deadstock mugs layin around in storage... if they made one tiki mug they probably made other designs back in the day......
T

On 2012-11-26 04:59, Tipsy McStagger wrote:

On 2012-11-25 21:04, bigbrotiki wrote:
Good find - never seen this before! The glaze looks so modern, almost like MunkTiki. But since the kiln has been around since 1954, it should be vintage. You should contact them, maybe you'll find out the name and year: http://quylekilns.com

better yet, maybe they have a bunch of deadstock mugs layin around in storage... if they made one tiki mug they probably made other designs back in the day......

You're right about the glaze. It is what initially interested me.
I have contacted the company, and I'll post a reply when I hear back.
BPB

This week's stuff:

Hapawood Polyart KU and a HIP Olivine KU

Cheesy wood Moai and a resin Moai on a shell necklace.

Matchbooks:

3 swizzles, another Bali Hai ashtray,and a Tobacco of Hawaii pipe holder

The Bali Hai ahtray has a sticker on the bottom with an August 1968 date.

1990 Thor Heyerdahl book with a lot of pictures:

Cheap tiki and dark kona mill resin cup:

Buzzy Out!
H

FOUND THIS IN ANOTHER MARTIN DENNY ALBUM
(IT'S THE PHOTO ON THE BACK OF MARTIN DENNYS BEST OF ALBUM)

TWO MODERN CHINA DROOPY TIKI MUGS

MORE VINYL
WD


Vintage hula girl lamp (hips fully gyrational): $

Vintage 4-strand bamboo settee: $$

Not paying Left Coast rates: priceless
S

Good score on the hula lamp.

Funny thing is ...my vintage working hula girl lamp was free and my 6 strand rattan couch, 2 chairs, coffee table and end table were a total of $275. Crazy California---its like tiki just grows on trees around here..it really is a hard existance.

Let's see...
Finding tiki stuff for next to nothing everywhere I go AND living within driving distance of no less than 10 tiki establishments == EPIC LIVING!
WD

On 2012-11-27 09:51, SandraDee wrote:
Good score on the hula lamp.
Funny thing is ...my vintage working hula girl lamp was free and my 6 strand rattan couch, 2 chairs, coffee table and end table were a total of $275. Crazy California---its like tiki just grows on trees around here..it really is a hard existance.
Let's see...
Finding tiki stuff for next to nothing everywhere I go AND living within driving distance of no less than 10 tiki establishments == EPIC LIVING!

Good on you! Where does one get the free hula girl lamps, pray tell?
HT

Here's an old Tapa Cloth from Tonga I got a month ago.

I've never liked a tapa pattern as much as this one, I was very happy to get it. It has fold lines, but it's extremely thick and heavy.

I also got a slit drum cheap, though I doubt it's PNG origin.
S

On 2012-11-27 10:14, White Devil wrote:

Good on you! Where does one get the free hula girl lamps, pray tell?

Estate sales in California...land of tiki plenty!
T

On 2012-11-27 09:40, White Devil wrote:

Vintage hula girl lamp (hips fully gyrational): $

Vintage 4-strand bamboo settee: $$

Not paying Left Coast rates: priceless

Is the settee comfortable? I found one for $100 and newly reupholstered, but I don't want it if it's not comfortable since it would be my only sofa.
WD

Is the settee comfortable? I found one for $100 and newly reupholstered, but I don't want it if it's not comfortable since it would be my only sofa.

It's extremely comfy: that was one of my concerns too. It's also amazingly well-built. All the springs are intact, and those are the original cushions. I'm sure a lot of the surviving ones aren't as pampered as this set was, but they were built to last back then.
CM

Semi-Tiki find. It fits in with the stuff I collect very well. But in all honesty, I don't mind if anyone touches my stereo. :)
H

AT FIRST I THOUGHT "NOT THE WAREHOUSE RESTAURANT IN MARINA DEL REY"
BUT IT SAYS SO ON THE BACK
NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE AND SIGNED BY THE "HARPIST"
AT LEAST SONG 3 ON THE BACK IS: THE HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG
WILL SIT NEXT TO THE MUG

2 BOOKS
N''

My wife and I went on a "spur of the moment" trip up to the Hong Kong Inn Tue's nite. Snagged this stuff while in Ventura
Tiki is apprx.3 1/2' tall. I'm not crazy about the blk paint on the tiki and that will be changed. Float is a 12 incher,made by the mold method as opposed to blown and has salt deposits on the glass and rope. May be of Korean origin. Float was purchased at an antique store on main street. Another ice crusher in a color I don't have.
The bowl is sold at the HKI but I was very happy to get both Tommy and Jimmy Kwan to "autograph" it. I bought 4 of their dbl old fashioned and two highball glasses for posterity even though they don't have any HKI markings on them.


also picked up some "tiki bar" matchbooks at a thrift on main,and lotsa paper memento's from the HKI which I'll post at a later date
Cheers

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2012-11-29 16:42 ]
N''

On 2012-11-27 13:01, White Devil wrote:

Is the settee comfortable? I found one for $100 and newly reupholstered, but I don't want it if it's not comfortable since it would be my only sofa.

It's extremely comfy: that was one of my concerns too. It's also amazingly well-built. All the springs are intact, and those are the original cushions. I'm sure a lot of the surviving ones aren't as pampered as this set was, but they were built to last back then.

Lori Don't believe him-this is why he's called White Devil. That settee is so uncomfortable it will ruin your life! Fortunately,I know of a place in La Mirada where you can dump it. I know the dude that runs it. I might even pick it up for him cuz I owe him.
Cheers , congrats on a nice purchase.
K

Here is something that some of you may be interested in seeing.This is a real shrunken head that i have acquired after years of looking.This is not a war tsanta,but it is a real head from South America that was made for the tourist trade pre 1950's.The ears are a dead giveaway between the real thing and a shrunken head made from molded animal skin.
N''

Hello K73, Nice Shrunken head. Are the real McCoy legal to possess in the U.S.? If So,please tell us what you know of it's provenance.
Mahalo,
David
8T

Haven't posted any pics of my finds for awhile so here's a few things that have followed me home this year:


Letter opener and flicker key chain


1942 Magazine sent home from a serviceman to his honey. Small souvenir plate.


Vintage Matson lighter and Pacific Far East Lines 1970's ashtray


Found a bag of these new bookmarks which have a strip of real tapa on one side and the story of tapa on the other. Each tapa piece is different and I have plenty so if you would like to trade for swizzles or matchbooks I don't have, we can do a traderoo. P M me.


Large moai mug from the Fireside restaurant in Wisconsin


PNG carving


Closeup of head


Vintage platter with bamboo pattern


I will probably never forget finding these Don the Beachcomber mugs because they were at a yard sale that was not really open until the next day but I saw them sitting on a porch rail as I drove by and from the street I went "WHOA, those are about to be mine!" I talked the lady into calling her husband who wasn't there in order to get a price quote. I had never seen that mug in person before then. The tiki on the right is not a mug but a vintage wall pocket.


Finally ran across a couple of old restaurant menus in the wild!
Both from the Dobbs House Luau, one is a dinner menu, the other a drink menu. Look at those prices!


Not sure which location these came from. I think they may date from the early 1960's.


It is interesting to note the top of the drink menu says:
"THESE FAMOUS DRINKS CAN BE SERVED ONLY IF YOU HAVE YOUR OWN RUM OR LOCKER HERE"

I'd love to have my own bottles of rum stashed all over town. Sorta like an urban Jack Sparrow would I be Yarrrrrr.
K

On 2012-11-29 16:49, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Hello K73, Nice Shrunken head. Are the real McCoy legal to possess in the U.S.? If So,please tell us what you know of it's provenance.
Mahalo,
David

They actually are legal to own in the United States,but many of them are in museums.The law states that it is not legal to deal in living organs and tissue.The shrunken head falls into the artifact category,so it is a grey area.This one came back from South America in the 50's from a service member.It was then given as a gift about 10 years ago to the person that I acquired it from.When closely inspected,you can see eyelashes,whiskers above the lips,hairs in the nostrils and other fine details.
N''

K73, Replies like yours are what makes this thread so positively awesome!
Mahalo,
David
WD

God damn your luck, sir! God damn it indeed.
N''

Picked out of a basketful of matchbooks on Main street in Ventura on our recent trip to the Hong Kong Inn.

The "Quarterdeck Seafood and Grog was in Oxnard and Lahaina. I have not been able to find any info on this establishment.
The TV's San Francisco/Emeryville matchbook was in such good condition I thought it must be a repro or else the locations were alive and well. Then I noticed the lack of tel.area codes. The address also reflects the "old" S.F. location which pretty much thrived for forty years.
The Scottsdale "menehune" matchbook was ratty and the guts are gone. I grabbed it up anyway cuz the graphics are cool.
Cheers

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