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H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/04/2015 Buzzy- no one died, just downsizing their collection Your collection will have to (someday) go to a museum The Myseum of Buzz :) You da man
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/05/2015 [ Edited by: hang10tiki 2015-01-04 20:11 ]
N'' nui 'umi 'umi Tiki Socialite La Mirada Atoll Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 2718	N'' nui 'umi 'umi Posted posted on 01/05/2015 Tanks for sharing/posting your new collection Jon- my matchless friend! David
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/06/2015 David- :) More
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/06/2015
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on 01/08/2015 I forgot to post an acquisition of mine from a couple weeks ago. Last Tiki Oasis my friend walks up with a six foot Palau storyboard that he's looking to sell. Fortunately for me, no one else bought it so he went home with it. I saved up my money and picked it up a couple weeks ago. There it is on top Details: I technically have a new sub branch of my collection: The Collection>Oceanic Arts>Palau>Storyboards. and The Collection> Oceanic Arts>Storyboards>Palau 5 of any grouping makes a category, subcategory, or branch of the collection Buzzy Out!
M mikehooker Grand Member (3 years) Austin Joined: Jul 17, 2014 Posts: 1211	M mikehooker Posted posted on 01/09/2015 A few new additions to the collection. The ku on the left is a bank given to us for Christmas by my future father-in-law. He believes he picked it up in Mexico in the 70s. My better half found the little suffering bastard at an antique mall in Round Rock, just north of Austin. It's marked 2002 Tiki Farm for Trader Vic. The Disney glass she found at an antique mall in Melbourne, FL.
S swizzle Tiki Socialite Melbourne,Australia Joined: Jun 03, 2007 Posts: 1464	S swizzle Posted posted on 01/10/2015 When you find a tiki mug in a thrift store here in Australia, it doesn't matter what's on it or whether or not you like it, you buy it.
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/11/2015 I just missed em on Craig's list Who called a few hours before me :(
N'' nui 'umi 'umi Tiki Socialite La Mirada Atoll Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 2718	N'' nui 'umi 'umi Posted posted on 01/11/2015 On 2015-01-09 20:32, swizzle wrote: When you find a tiki mug in a thrift store here in Australia, it doesn't matter what's on it or whether or not you like it, you buy it. Happy New Year Robbie, I found a mug like yours a couple of years ago in a thrift.There is also a really nice mug from that restaurant in the image of a Chinese gentleman in traditional robes. You"ll be impressed by the glaze. Google "Kuo Wah" and you might see a pic. Later, David
N'' nui 'umi 'umi Tiki Socialite La Mirada Atoll Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 2718	N'' nui 'umi 'umi Posted posted on 01/11/2015 On 2015-01-10 16:14, hang10tiki wrote: I just missed em on Craig's list Who called a few hours before me :( Hey Jon. CenCe and I visited the marketplace in it"s final days.I have pix of that smaller tiki in my computer. It's the real deal, Watta score that was for somebody. Cheers
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/11/2015 Mo matches
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/11/2015 David- I'd like to see those photos bruddah
O onemoresean Member Joined: Jun 13, 2014 Posts: 14	O onemoresean Posted posted on 01/12/2015 [ Edited by: onemoresean 2015-01-25 00:44 ]
FM Fez Moai Grand Member (3 years) Parts unknown Joined: Dec 01, 2013 Posts: 367	FM Fez Moai Posted posted on 01/12/2015 What is that Moai made of?
O onemoresean Member Joined: Jun 13, 2014 Posts: 14	O onemoresean Posted posted on 01/13/2015 On 2015-01-12 12:44, Fez Moai wrote: What is that Moai made of? Hi, its made of wood, not sure what type... Thanks!
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/13/2015 More from the lot
M ManFromT.I.K.I. Member Joined: Jul 02, 2007 Posts: 83	M ManFromT.I.K.I. Posted posted on 01/13/2015 Wow, that Tiki Kai exterior rendering with interior photo on back. Fantastic. I also like the "Beyond the Reef"..Wisconsin(!), and the Mar Vista Bowl design and typography has always been a favorite of mine.
F finky099 Tiki Socialite Orange County, CA Joined: May 15, 2012 Posts: 542	F finky099 Posted posted on 01/14/2015 On 2015-01-12 19:51, hang10tiki wrote: More from the lot This one from Miami cracks me up!
TT Tyber Tiki Grand Member (2 years) Washington, DC Joined: Dec 24, 2010 Posts: 92	TT Tyber Tiki Posted posted on 01/15/2015 We visited some friends in Baltimore this past weekend and stopped by a thrift store we came across while bar hopping. Found this Coco Joes Tiki marked for $2.99...just so happened to be 50% off that day as well. Yay! Being rather new to collecting all things Polynesian, I did a search here on TC and found this great thread describing the Coco Joe's tiki design and how it was featured in a couple of episodes of the original Hawaii Five-O series. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=37358&forum=1&11 Kudos to the TC community, you guys and gals really know your stuff! Tyber Tiki
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11135	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 01/15/2015 Not technically a "find" since it was never lost. My father-in-law carved this tiki in the 60s. In the late 70s he sold it to a family that lives down the road from me where it guarded their driveway for 25 years. Last month I noticed it was leaning and in danger of falling, I contacted the owner and we struck a deal for me to buy it. At 10 feet tall, it weighs much more than I expected - I estimate about 300 lbs.
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/15/2015 Mike- that's awesome... Last of my new match books
D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5298	D Dustycajun Posted posted on 01/15/2015 On 2015-01-14 18:41, MadDogMike wrote: Not technically a "find" since it was never lost. My father-in-law carved this tiki in the 60s. In the late 70s he sold it to a family that lives down the road from me where it guarded their driveway for 25 years. Last month I noticed it was leaning and in danger of falling, I contacted the owner and we struck a deal for me to buy it. At 10 feet tall, it weighs much more than I expected - I estimate about 300 lbs. Great save Mike! And what a great family story. Looks like the Tiki is happy in its new home. Hangten, Nice matchbooks again, a few in there I have not seen before. DC
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9398	D danlovestikis Posted posted on 01/15/2015 MadDogMike, it's wonderful to bring the tiki home. Wendy Tyber Tiki I'd never seen that Coco Joes or heard the Hawaii 5-O story before. What a great find. Wendy [ Edited by: danlovestikis 2015-01-14 21:29 ]
N'' nui 'umi 'umi Tiki Socialite La Mirada Atoll Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 2718	N'' nui 'umi 'umi Posted posted on 01/15/2015 On 2015-01-14 18:41, MadDogMike wrote: Not technically a "find" since it was never lost. My father-in-law carved this tiki in the 60s. In the late 70s he sold it to a family that lives down the road from me where it guarded their driveway for 25 years. Last month I noticed it was leaning and in danger of falling, I contacted the owner and we struck a deal for me to buy it. At 10 feet tall, it weighs much more than I expected - I estimate about 300 lbs. Congrats on a nice find Mike. Great story too! Later, David
K komohana Tiki Socialite Western Australia Joined: Nov 08, 2010 Posts: 505	K komohana Posted posted on 01/15/2015 That's awesome! What kind of a bloke was your eff 'n' ell to be carving Tikis in the '60s Mike? p.s. don't mean to put the mocker on by refering to him in the past tense. :) [ Edited by: komohana 2015-01-15 00:29 ]
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11135	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 01/16/2015 Komohana, I had to run your comment through Google Translate to figure out what WTH you were talking about :lol: My "eff 'n ell" owned a Tiki/Mexican restaurant in the 60s and 70s called El Tiki. Decor was full-on Tiki with bamboo & thatch booths, dried puffer fish, tropical plants, etc. He carved all the tikis.
L lunavideogames Grand Member (5 years) San Diego Joined: May 09, 2012 Posts: 1878	L lunavideogames Posted posted on 01/16/2015 Wow sounds cool Mike!
K komohana Tiki Socialite Western Australia Joined: Nov 08, 2010 Posts: 505	K komohana Posted posted on 01/16/2015 Stone the crows Mike! Thought I'd visited most threads on TC, somehow missed that one.
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on 01/19/2015 This week's in the wild stuff: Two moai tissue dispensers and my least favorite Schirman piece ever I bought some mugs on ebay "local pickup only" and had to go pick them up at the seller's house over the weekend. Here are few things I picked up while I was there that were not in the ebay listing: The mugs I bought were mostly early Tiki farm. I'll post them since I had to leave the house to go pick them up, and they were sitting on tables in the driveway when I arrived like I found them in the wild at a yard sale: My mug collection is out of hand now. Time to sell some off... Buzzy Out!
T TheBigT Tiki Socialite Fabulous Houston Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1798	T TheBigT Posted posted on 01/19/2015 On 2015-01-18 20:28, Bay Park Buzzy wrote: I bought some mugs on ebay "local pickup only" and had to go pick them up at the seller's house over the weekend. Here are few things I picked up while I was there that were not in the ebay listing: Sweet finds Buzz. That's a treasure trove all in one stop! Sheesh. I picked up these Tonga Room hurricane/mai tai glasses thursday night at a thrift shop.
D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5298	D Dustycajun Posted posted on 01/19/2015 Buzzy, I saw that listing on ebay, what a great deal! Nice Score. DC
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/20/2015 Holy Buzzy score......... Awesome
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/20/2015
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9398	D danlovestikis Posted posted on 01/23/2015 Buzzy the energizer bunny has nothing on you. I couldn't believe how it kept going and going and going.... hang10tiki didn't that black mug come from someplace special? Wendy
FM Fez Moai Grand Member (3 years) Parts unknown Joined: Dec 01, 2013 Posts: 367	FM Fez Moai Posted posted on 01/23/2015 Buzzy, was the seller a member on TC or Ooga Mooga? I wouldn't be able to hide my excitement seeing all of those.
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/24/2015 Wendy- Hilton Hawaiian Village BuZzy- again, awesome....
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9398	D danlovestikis Posted posted on 01/24/2015 I can't remember if we have this one but I do remember we have the male version. Good find, Wendy
M ManFromT.I.K.I. Member Joined: Jul 02, 2007 Posts: 83	M ManFromT.I.K.I. Posted posted on 01/24/2015 On 2015-01-23 16:36, hang10tiki wrote: That reminds me how much I love those Matson Lines watercolors. Must collect a set for myself some day...
RC Ragbag Comics Member The shores of Lake Michigan Joined: Feb 24, 2009 Posts: 212	RC Ragbag Comics Posted posted on 01/24/2015 We haven't been out much recently, so not a ton of new things coming in (or, really, room to put it.) But we headed out recently and only came back with one lonely mug... this fella... "Big deal," you say... "EVERYBODY has one of those..." ...err... yes, but no... ...SCORE! One more mug (the unbelievably rare Bumatay Islander-style tiki) and I believe we have the full trifecta of Hala Kahiki mugs. --Pete
O onemoresean Member Joined: Jun 13, 2014 Posts: 14	O onemoresean Posted posted on 01/25/2015 [ Edited by: onemoresean 2015-01-25 00:45 ]
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on 01/25/2015 On 2015-01-23 15:42, Fez Moai wrote: Buzzy, was the seller a member on TC or Ooga Mooga? I wouldn't be able to hide my excitement seeing all of those. Nope. He kind of waned his interest in tiki stuff around 2005 or so. Didn't really go to any tiki events either. He just picked up Tiki Farm mugs "back in the day" when he was out and about. More of a surfer bro dude than a Mid century tiki aesthetic guy. Got rid of them because he needed the space. Buzzy Out!
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/25/2015 Today's
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on 01/25/2015 This week'stuff: Mounted 30" x 48" tapa: Based on the "harbour spelling", I'd say this came from the one in Fiji pair of S + P from Catalina Unmarked Moai mug Oh yeah! I found another Oya tiki perfume bottle! This one's a bit larger than all the other ones like it that I have seen. I bought it off Storage Wars Dave for $4. Before I had left the swap meet, I had another shopper/reseller guy offer me $65 for it. I kept it because I never saw one this big before. Buzzy Out!
BK Big Kahuna Member SoMass Joined: Apr 11, 2007 Posts: 2486	BK Big Kahuna Posted posted on 01/26/2015 Slim pickings in the wilds of Massachusetts, today.
N'' nui 'umi 'umi Tiki Socialite La Mirada Atoll Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 2718	N'' nui 'umi 'umi Posted posted on 01/26/2015 Might be “slim" B K but that swizzle is very cool! Cheers [ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2015-01-25 18:25 ]
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10502	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 01/26/2015 Saw a new thrift store today Picked up 4 albums I didn't have
G gabbahey Member Denver, CO Joined: Jan 10, 2011 Posts: 257	G gabbahey Posted posted on 01/26/2015 That "Martin Denny: In Person" album is so good. Live Denny is the way to go.