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TikiTacky
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08/22/2014
That had been relisted on eBay a few times with no buyers. It looks to me like the same design, but that there was a problem with the glaze (maybe applied too thick?) and it ran. Otherwise, the design looks identical. |
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Phillip Roberts
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11/07/2014
Added: so the pics don't get lost...The Trader Vic's Waikiki bowl...
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Cavemoai
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12/02/2014
I came across a cobra's fang mug in March and had hypothesized that it came from Don The Beachcomber. While researching Tonga Lei I discovered that the mug is illustrated on their drink menu: now we have the mug and illustration to match. |
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Tattoo
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12/05/2014
Excellent eye Cavemoai!!! Nice to have found an actual Tiki bar/menu connection for that mug. Interesting that Vermonde apparently made pieces for Don the Beachcomber and the Tonga Lei. So, is the one at the Tiki Ti from the Tonga Lei? And if so, is there some connection between Ray Buhen and the Tonga Lei? Also, looking at that menu I feel that I have seen that fog cutter mug somewhere... Anyhow, I recently found this odd mug from Doc's Town & Country in Toronto, Canada: An obvious "tribute" :wink: to the Trader Vic's Fog Cutter mug. Okay, after some research there is some oddities to this mug. It is obviously from "Doc's Place Town & Country" Whose only other mug I have found is an all ceramic copy of Trader Vic's Voodoo Grog glass: There's a pattern here. But here's the curve ball, Doc's Place is located in Toronto, Canada. However, the bottom of the Doc's Place Fog Cutter mug is marked Westminster Hotel: And guess what, The Westminster Hotel in British Columbia also had a Tiki Bar - the Tapa Room. So, is this Doc's Place Fog Cutter mug from the Tapa Room or Doc's Place??? What is the connection between these two places that are so far far apart??? Too many questions, too little rum... [ Edited by: tattoo 2014-12-05 10:45 ] |
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Dustycajun
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12/16/2014
I spotted a Trader Vic's Gremlin menu that features the three drinks with graphics of the planes. The P-40 was 50 cents and served one person. The PB-2Y2 was $1.00 and the B-17 was $2.50 for 4 persons, so there must have been two different bowl sizes. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/8169/5490bc42.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=c35327e58c700a8d209c921d94d16c48 DC |
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Bail Tekey
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03/18/2015
I thought that i would post these here. Although not a mug, but S&P shakers, i think that these would quality as crypto. Found last week. I wonder if there is a mug version out there? Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3488/5509b099.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=eeb034e06ae962b964b28fc3aff32840 [ Edited by: Bail Tekey 2015-03-18 10:07 ] |
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Tattoo
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03/20/2015
Crypto shakers indeed! I have never seen them before. And yes, there is a mug version out there... Very few items from The Los Angeles Islander actually incorporate their iconic Tiki image: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/50a02bbd.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=ece99b354b17be52119f69f61d97e082 I have to say that the S&P Shakers probably match the closest. The only other marked Islander Tiki item (that I know of) with their signature Tiki is the ashtray: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/50a0254f.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=a1a2f94e40c962e85b4d809ebb705dfc Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/50a0255b.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=1380f95f53d4a7a50e89b6c11933a384 But when it comes to mugs... The LA Islander "signature" Tiki mug is of course the awesome Island Chief made by Spurlin: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/10/4925aee2.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=ee7deb2546d3170e8e989a022739ac51 Which doesn't match their logo at all. But yes, there is a Los Angeles Islander logo Tiki mug: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/50a02bb7.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=67c1ab11c7ace46092a4f33092feb4c4 which is better known as the Kelvin Tiki Mug. There's no documentation of it ever being used at The Islander and I don't believe it ever was. It was however used at the Kono Hawaii: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/50a02bc3.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=5865492bb17f4ca7c1832d4ab79246f3 [ Edited by: Tattoo 2015-03-21 11:45 ] |
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ErichTroudt
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03/20/2015
My set of Islander S&P has the red mouth. It also has the gold OMC Japan sticker on the bottom. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/65/550c9a91.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=d72659fee2afa32666d51ab75d7d87e1 |
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Thrift Tiki
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05/05/2015
This bowl has the Don the Beachcomber salt and pepper guys at the ends of it but is not marked. I searched old DTB menus and came up with nothing. Anyone seen or have an idea where this came from? Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/79869/55493959.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=9c765a56e567c546116ed7f7e3afdedb Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/79869/5549395e.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=7a32b6fdd98240080797e2895b42c733 |
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Tattoo
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05/05/2015
Yes, that bowl was used at Trader Nick's in Pismo. http://www.ooga-mooga.com/cgi-bin/all/mug.cgi?mode=view&mug_id=6125 Here's a postcard with it on it: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/538fcb61.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=85ddb477a44d5ccc3b77950747371b83 One would imagine it would have been used at Don the Beachcomber but I guess the DTB shaker Tiki's were borrowed. Pretty cool and quite rare indeed. Congrats!!! [ Edited by: Tattoo 2015-05-05 15:22 ] |
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Thrift Tiki
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05/05/2015
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Dustycajun
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05/06/2015
Liz, I mean Thrift Tiki, nice find! DC |
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Tiki Toli
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05/13/2015
It doesn't get much better than this. 4 original Kahiki Zombie mugs obtained together at an estate sale in the Columbus area. Old lady that had them said that they were obtained at the Kahiki soon after it opened. Everything appears to be right and they do not look like Linda Sapp's repros. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/77394/55537731.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=84a8dfce57a75e7e72f3bb1b39449403 [ Edited by: Tiki Toli 2015-05-13 09:40 ] |
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Tattoo
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05/13/2015
Amazing and super cool!!! Congrats |
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umeone
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05/13/2015
Tiki Toli, |
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Tiki Toli
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05/14/2015
Thanks Linda! |
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Phillip Roberts
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06/12/2015
Aloha, Ah, the Polynesian Pottery bamboo (Fogcutter) mug from Trader Vic's circa 1967-1968... Quite happy. $2.00 well spent. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1320/557b6d73.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=3f448458d156e552f41d0150932a408d Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1320/557b6d82.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=505baf5f7e489e275785cd560d4c0452 Menu |
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ron-tiki
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06/13/2015
Nice score! I got to mine from a thrift store in Lone Pine ,Ca. on my way to Mammoth a few years back. paid 20 for it and thought I got a killer deal.. |
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Architourist
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07/20/2015
Tattoo, I can help you… Just picked up this mug outside of Toronto at a Thrift store: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/80122/55ac488c.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=94eabf1d7f8beea8d53a577e692d56e5 And, since I'm a Toronto guy who only knows of the Trader Vic's that used to be here (in a downtown hotel) and the Bali Hai Room at the Ports of Call (which was in mid-town), I'm always on the hunt to learn if this city had any more tiki bars, since, sadly, it has exactly ZERO right now. So, I can confirm for you that there was a Westminster Hotel in Toronto: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/80122/55ac4bde.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=4976a3e6dae59d4211d8515459f19aa4 And there was a "Town and Country" room inside of it: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/80122/55ac48a8.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=0d70144984cdd54cccae615706cf1137 But, a-ha! The Westminster was listed to be at 240 Jarvis St. (now demolished), and, as you can see from the matchbook, which shows a low-rise building, the Town and Country is at "Mutual and Gould"…if you check a Google map of Toronto, you'll see it all works out, geographically, as that intersection is right behind the old hotel. So, old 1920s hotel gets a new low-rise building in the 1950s, and puts in a restaurant. MY GUESS is that Doc's Place was a little room within the Town & Country….but so far no pictures of that have come up for me. Only this one of the dining room: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/80122/55ac4bfc.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=a98d7dfe46f1c61bd489bdeb09e03623 The other thing to note is that this would have been about a 7 minute walk from Maple Leaf Gardens (where the Toronto Maple Leafs used to play), so it was a hopping neighbourhood at one time. BTW, I am an architecture journalist, so it's in my nature to sleuth these things out. Cheers, Architourist PS: my mug didn't say "Westminster Hotel" on the bottom, only Japan, so your mug helped solve the mystery! [ Edited by: Architourist 2015-07-19 18:53 ] |
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Tattoo
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07/20/2015
Thanks Architourist for all the research and making sense of it all. And welcome to TC. Input like yours is always very much appreciated. |
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Architourist
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07/20/2015
Thanks for the welcome! I have been a tikiphile since founding the MTAS--Montreal Tiki Appreciation Society--with John T. around 1998 or thereabouts, and, actually, he pointed out to me that a later article in our newsletter, the Mai Tai, mentioned Doc's...shows you how much I pay attention: |
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Johnny Dollar
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07/20/2015
hi Architourist, nice to see you here! $$$$$$ |
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Tattoo
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07/26/2015
Okay Tikiphiles... here's a real Crypto Mug. From the "Hawaiian Room" in Omaha, we have the Tarantula Bowl: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/55b54ca8.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=46f09a1b739e79213a26e5a2add3fa3d Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/55b54ccb.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=861a28e7dda36d91c75f869ff27231cb Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/55b54cf7.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=489873ebaa8cd7c3f40e31523eef063a At first I couldn't quite understand why a Tarantula Bowl since it's not Tiki at all. I thought that it should be a Scorpion bowl at which point it all made sense. Tarantula's and Scorpions are both arachnids! It is the Hawaiian rooms clever, albeit odd, interpretation of the Scorpion Bowl. A bit of a stretch maybe but would love to see one in person. Has anyone seen one? Does this even exist? |
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gabbahey
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07/28/2015
Good job identifying a crypto mug. Could it be a standard scorpion bowl with fake spiders attached? I'd tend to think that would be too corny for a swanky place back in the day. I'll hold out hope for a tarantula bowl from Nebraska to show up. gabbahey |
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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09/18/2015
To continue with the Town & Country theme, a friend in Canada just found two of the pineapple mugs that were used to serve the "Wahine" cocktail at a thrift store. I believe she's put one up on eBay. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/388/55fb7332.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=401274543c1954d600481b6c33d1c6fd |
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hang10tiki
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01/14/2016
Always hoped I'd be posting a mug here Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/56971b25.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=c5ff0b8cfb8d2bbf824b81883f702315 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/56971b1d.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=779c82fb24119b1fb5c5e867c3bf95d9 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/56a86d3e.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=87128ddbf16790993bf3ccba69751cd6 And the mug version of the bowl Sabu posted on page 6 Score Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/56972ba7.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=20da179ce35114ee9fc7c9793dc8ace5 And yes da Wahine found them both :) Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!! [ Edited by: hang10tiki 2016-01-26 23:10 ] |
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swizzle
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01/14/2016
Wow! Nice score on that Bumatay hang10. |
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hang10tiki
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01/14/2016
Thanks Swiz |
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Tattoo
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01/15/2016
Wow!!!! What an amazing find. Congrats hang10. |
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hang10tiki
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01/27/2016
Thanks Tatt |
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Phillip Roberts
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02/15/2016
Aloha, Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1320/56c1484c.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=309801cf5620acf35f05fea00261d3fd Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1320/56c1485b.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=c79d4e70db57c771acd7271c4e0795bf As you all know, these are the only one's I really collect!! |
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senioraqua
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02/23/2016
Hey DC, I found a Waikiki Room Rum Barrel. |
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nui 'umi 'umi
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02/23/2016
Nice Find Aqua, Rum Barrels are one of my fave mugs. Mahalo for the post. |
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hang10tiki
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02/23/2016
Phil and Aqua: good ones |
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Swanky
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02/24/2016
Not the Aku Aku style, but the later Mai-Kai barrel style. |
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Dustycajun
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03/10/2016
Holy cow would you look at these amazing mugs! Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81192/56e091b0.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=629be75423163511dd1177a227392af5 Posted by the grand nephew of the owner of the Hurricane in San Francisco as seen here: DC |
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bigbrotiki
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03/10/2016
Whooaaa! I do remember someone here zooming in on that great SF Hurricane bartender photo and musing about the mug he was holding: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/35/56e0db4d.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=946e364c398d76db64a502c3eeb30ca5 …but nothing came of it, because there was no "proof of mug"! Spectacular pieces. The new Ren Clark Severed Head. There is a curious likeness to the weird menu concept of THIS place in San Diego: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=32973&forum=2 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/35/56e0dc44.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=7f6fdc8a152601cf9d910b63df0c1cca |
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lunavideogames
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03/10/2016
Wow those are great. I'll have to try and find one for my collection :wink: Thanks DC for the post! |
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hang10tiki
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03/10/2016
Good one that's for sure |
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hang10tiki
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03/29/2016
Dusty is the man with the info I found this yesterday Mug from Honolulu Hawaii Trader Vic's Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/56fa9600.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=e78b7b22e7d18b3698ced2a8ff99cf34 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/56fa95ee.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=d7992e9aab21f09265aa76df5d0bf1b2 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/56fa954d.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=41cc3c5a801ed5babdee28487210ea96 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/56fa9541.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=1a71e4fc649d9544d53d71b8951f8d29 Here it is Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/56fa9538.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=1d80e845c42cfde04ebb55c64db4cfd4 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/56fa952b.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=370f4917b4dd35af07c662970b6a252c Dusty Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!! [ Edited by: hang10tiki 2016-03-29 07:54 ] |
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hang10tiki
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07/29/2016
Found on Oahu Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/579ace34.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=a6434725349d4f4c383ffb5bc17c2675 Found in Portland Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/579a44bb.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=0685a790efa9d0d564ca3750d83dc419 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/579a44b3.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=f4334ad2a1dcc7275e1cb5726f709232 |
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Mockingbird
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08/23/2016
Sadly I also found design #3 and the only one in the box was smashed to pieces because the shipper packed each glass in a single sheet of tissue paper :( Design#1 (seen) Design#2 (not seen yet?) Design#3- was the girl running with the man chasing. |
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hang10tiki
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08/24/2016
Mock- good catch Two of the same mugs Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/57bd2726.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=2a45baa2a25c03442b23d944bd056449 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/57bd271c.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=396ac5d5c4ee30a88f86fca7f453f9a7 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/57bd2711.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=81fc4c16a9026b7f4620e1f547a1b385 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/57bd2706.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=444bf6fb5e50d24d311d6303e6881ced |
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09/21/2016
Finally found an original version of this iconic Trader Vic fog cutter mug by Tepco! Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/57e2adad.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=46ee025ac49b0c1607c0a0f78804480b I first learned of this version through this post about a Tepco seminar: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=40077&forum=17 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/57e2addf.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=c31c4136d59a24d51eeba5288016ea50 The Tepco version is a bit different in that it is taller (8 1/2”) and most noticeably is that the “Trader Vic’s Old Time XXX Rum” wording on the barrel is on a white smooth background. In all other versions of this mug the barrel is completely painted with the wording over the brown of the barrel. The ribs on the barrel are actually in the mold and part of the relief (very noticeable in the picture above) while the white area with the lettering is smooth. All the other versions, the whole barrel is one simple smooth relief without any ribs. Tepco version: The more common version with the wording over the brown of the barrel and the barrel is completely smooth: With the Tepco version, the brown (or green) rims are wider and in general the painting is more detailed. Although this can vary widely with Tepco as can be seen by great variety in the Samoan Hula Girl fog cutter. There are also the other tell tale Tepco signs - in case it isn’t marked (they aren’t always). It is extremely thick and heavy. And because of the Vitrified firing process (super high heat) it is rock hard and has little to no crazing. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/57e2ae7f.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=a7da07e3b918b4979fe9cbeb53405c5d With the Vitrified firing process most Tepco pieces often look brand new even if they’re 50+ years old. It can be a bit confusing to collectors. This mug is actually EXTREMELY rare. In my many years of collecting, I've never seen one on eBay. Of course doing some research I discovered that one was sold on ebay just a few months ago. Not sure how I missed it although having a newborn was probably one of the reasons :). Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/57e2adf0.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=e791a157dff421f097b126e0a273cff6 So go through your collections and see if you have a Tepco version of this mug and please post. Or any other Tepco pieces you might have. All their mugs seem to be crypto. [ Edited by: tattoo 2016-09-21 17:10 ] [ Edited by: tattoo 2016-09-22 12:39 ] |
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09/22/2016
Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/57e407ff.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=283eb3bf3a2b3b67c74232c5216d5b99 I did find a second Tepco version of this mug but it is unmarked. You can tell how the painting is not quite as detailed. Maybe it was a different artist or a volume issue and competition with Japan that made them cut corners and obviously spend less time on each mug. Here is a picture with yet an earlier "Hula Girl" version of the Samoan fog cutter by Tepco. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/57e407ee.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=d8219cb9e4b7ed1509fc7ed14d8e0184 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/57e407f4.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=f0b505c14c64737a63a5482c4e8c5462 Obviously way more time was spend on that hula mug. Worth noting is the lack of crazing and how they almost seem to look brand new (due to the Vitrified firing process). Yet the Hula girl mug is probably from the late 40s and the other two are probably early 50s. [ Edited by: Tattoo 2016-09-22 12:43 ] |
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10/07/2016
Don't know why I didn't put it together before! Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1320/514cdbe5.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=6ed7e19772b682f310d6c07499c65cbe It's the Sufferin' Bastard mug. |
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12/14/2016
Does anyone know anything about this mug? Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/5850e7c6.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=f0520f17a1f32d412a9fe02cf2e34ff4 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/5850e7d9.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=fa6d19a3b7a99bf06581824e9ccd0229 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3786/5850e7d0.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=b65f4a0032e87352660cefb547826c16 It's by National Pottery of Bedford Ohio which is Napco. As far as I can tell, it was made in the 60s (I think) and was made in Japan (for Napco). Don't know much about Napco. More of a retail producer I believe although their Tiki pieces do come up on some menus. But I have never seen this particular mug and can't find any menu with this mug in it. Anyone have any thoughts? [ Edited by: Tattoo 2016-12-13 22:44 ] |
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02/05/2017
Yet another mug from from Doc's Town & Country in Toronto, Canada: Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/4234/58966cbf.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=d4c706b89e34aaf9557f61cd2ed3d684 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/4234/58966cdd.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=0acb1e749dffdd646a09dd8c1d837674 This one is NOT pictured in their menu although it does list the Cobra's Fang cocktail. I stumbled on it while looking for the Spurlin's Islander Cobra's Fang Mug, but found this one instead. It looks a lot like the Spurlin mug. |