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nice! that mug find calls for a swizzle in it to celebrate!

On 2016-01-18 19:38, hang10tiki wrote:
Stevekh- nice collection
U must have brought me luck today
:)

Frankoma Bamboo
S

nice! that mug find calls for a swizzle in it to celebrate!

On 2016-01-18 19:38, hang10tiki wrote:
Stevekh- nice collection
U must have brought me luck today
:)

Frankoma Bamboo
S

Found this dancing hula girl at the thrift store yesterday. Not the type of thing i actually look for but it was in a spot i couldn't help but see it so i grabbed it. Cost me $6.25 and is approx 23" tall and 11" wide. Slight mark on her grass skirt and a tiny bit of damage to one corner on the back of the frame but it's in pretty good condition otherwise for its age. I'm thinking it's from the 70's.
N''

Very nice find Robbie
David and CeCe
S

Cheers David and CeCe. Something different to hang alongside my Ken Ruzic and and Tiki Tony paintings.
AAA

Just grabbed this at goodwill.
H

S n P
R

Hang10-wow you did sho nuff score
S

They are the same S&P shakers i found and posted about the other day hang10. Nice find.

Today i found another Maori outrigger canoe. The general consensus is that once you have three of something you therefore have started a 'collection'. I do collect tiki mugs and various other tiki items/objects, but it now appears i am collecting Maori outrigger canoes.
This guy is smaller than the first two with different detail. So strange to find three different ones within the last two months, having never ever seen one before.

Today's find and some close up shots.

And a couple of pics of the three together.
N''

On 2016-01-23 01:50, swizzle wrote:
"The general consensus is that once you have three of something you therefore have started a ‘collection".
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Not necessarily true Robbie, Sometimes starts with one. Nice !
T

Catching up a little here... these are December and January's finds. A set of six pearl diver glasses, various orchids of hawaii mugs, trader vics coconut mug, including some generic ones, Dynasty Wholesale bowl, Treasure Craft palm tree, and an interesting bamboo styled boat marked United China and Glass Company. Based on some internet searches, Ucagco, was sole to Sammons Enterprises in 1956.

These generic coconut mugs are pretty rough and are unmarked. They couldn't have lasted too long in a restaurant setting, the color comes off when washed!

tv's mug

[ Edited by: TheBigT 2016-01-25 20:01 ]
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rvic :)
swiz nice
BigT awesome

Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2016-01-26 10:27 ]
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One of today finds is the type where you think to yourself "Did I just strike gold?"

I haven't found another one anywhere online....so far.

Sascha Brastoff cup

and just so we don't have the american northwest indian argument....
D

ErichTroudt you found gold! It's so hard to find his tiki related art. We have one Pipe with a tiki that has the same bottom as yours. Most of our other S.B. piece could be tiki or totem pole. We just bought them if they didn't have any wings. These are very old and we have never seen yours before. Congratulations, Wendy
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Thanks Wendy.

I would love to see a pic of the pipe.

The only other "hawaii inspired" piece I could find online was an ashtray (which was pretty cool).

I've seen his candle holder piece like they used at Aloha Jhoes and his native-american-northwest indian-alaskan pieces before, but this one was new to me.
H

Erich- good 1
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ErichTroudt here are Dan's Sasha Brastoff finds.

This is the only one that says Hawaii inspired.

Probably the rest are Alaskan but we collected these at the beginning of our tiki obsession.

This is the largest Sasha we have ever seen. It's around 18 inches at the top.

Wendy
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very good. Thanks for posting the pics :)
T

last weekend's schwag...

trader vics fogcutter, some benihana mugs, a lighthouse shaped jar from red lobster that might make a cool lamp, and some generic, treasure craft-like ku mugs.

and the real score, some enchanted tiki room masks! not sure if these are authentic disney gift shop items, they are marked 'made in japan' on the back, but don't have any other markings. they are made of a white pottery or plaster and painted black on the back. I couldn't find anything about them in my searches of tiki central or google. anyone know anything about these? are they disney items or knock offs?
RR

Small dish
A

I haven't posted in this thread for... ages!

I've still been collecting bits here & there, here's my latest;

A 90cm x 90cm piece of tapa, a 80cm modern tiki & tiki keyring from my better half

[ Edited by: AdOrAdam 2016-02-03 12:18 ]
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Goodwill finds??? how could anyone depart from these...

my lucky day....

[ Edited by: hiltiki 2016-02-05 15:20 ]
T

Wow, those are super cool finds Hil, watta score.
D

hiltiki all the great finds are down south. What's shown up here recently just blows my mind! Congratulations to you and to TheBigT.

Wendy
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So on our recent trip to Oahu I found a few slides.
Posted this one already

Here are the other 2 on my handheld slide viewer

Couldn't make out the words under the photos
Were they Hawaiian or something else
Needed to fix my slide projector
Fixed it
Wow
Awesome

Better pics and here's what was written under the photos
:)

Burial Caskets---in 1960 scientists carefully opened the caskets of
Liloa and Lonoikamakahiki and found human bones and the following:
A set of pieces from a bracelet; a malo of woven cloth, the material unknown;
an iron stick with a wooden handle; human teeth with holes bored in them;
pieces of tapa.
Bis Mus Neg No. 29039

Burial Caskets---The unique sennit caskets shown were said to contain
bones of Liloa and Lonoikamakahiki. In 1858 the two caskets,
along with the bones of the 23 chiefs were transferred to a mausoleum
on the Palace grounds in Honolulu then later to the new mausoleum
built in Nuuanu in about 1885. Finally in 1918 the two caskets were
placed in the Bishop Museum where scientific care could be used
to preserve them.
Bis Mus Neg No. 29038
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hang0tiki that's quite a find. Very interesting. Thank you. Wendy
G

Technically not a find, Lunavideogames came to Colorado for a concert and gave this Bali Hai mug to me as a gift. Great guy both on here and in person. I haven't found anything this cool in quite a while. Thanks!

gabbahey
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I've been picking up bits for a while for my tiki room build, it's surprising how you need to pick up all sorts of stuff - here's my latest... some old rope!

Not exactly tiki but it'll fit in :)
H

Good day
Ok
Very good day

Prior post from BigBroTiki (thanks for the info)

http://www.friendsoftobi.org/tobithings/monkeymen/wavellsacredsouvenir2002.pdf

Here's the two I found today

And the rest
T

nice hang10. and wow.
AAA

Stopped in a goodwill on my lunch break.
I don't see this one on Ooga Mooga.

I did find the post about the Air New Zealand anniversary exhibit though, stating that it's made by Crown Lynn circa '70.
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On 2016-02-16 21:17, Adam Aku Aku wrote:

I did find the post about the Air New Zealand anniversary exhibit though, stating that it's made by Crown Lynn circa '70.

Nice find Adam
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That air new zealand mug is totally cool. Any chance of more pics please? I dig it.
AAA

On 2016-02-17 00:17, ErichTroudt wrote:
That air new zealand mug is totally cool. Any chance of more pics please? I dig it.
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We learned a long time ago that you can never own it all. There are always tikis and mugs etc. popping up and surprising us. This green mug is one of those. Wendy
E

Thanks for the pics Adam. Great mug. Something new for me to search for.
H

Yep
Kool mug

Well I think it's time to retire from hunting
Time to let the spousal unit take over full time
While I was at work she hit an estate sale
:)

2 great pieces

A king's platter menehune bowl

And the grand prize

Te Rongo and his three sons
K

Been having some great luck at the local goodwills lately but this was an especially great find.
T

Keaka, I NEW I should have gone out thrift diving yesterday!!!
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[i]On 2016-02-20 12:06, hang10tiki wrote:

Well I think it's time to retire from hunting
Time to let the spousal unit take over full time
While I was at work she hit an estate sale
:)
Well Jon, there you guys go again. Real nice, Congratulations.

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2016-02-21 00:13 ]
K

On 2016-02-20 23:27, tikicoma wrote:
Keaka, I NEW I should have gone out thrift diving yesterday!!!

No no, you stay in. I got THIS! :)
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Thanks David

Then she found this yesterday
8T

Catching up on a few photos. My latest finds:
This pair of dinner plates circa 1950's. (I also posted these in restaurant server ware thread along with some interesting history)

Back markings

Tiki Garden Disneyland swizzles, Tommy Wongs matchbook, cocoJoes letter opener

Neat old ship light style lamp and a couple of puffer fish

Older T.V. fogcutter mug, okolehao bottle and a few Mr.Bali Hai shakers

Great old menu

Inside details:
BPB

Recent stuff:

Pisco Moai bottle:

Maori tiki on a stand

Ceramic Maori wall hanger tiki

Allan Davey Kiwi

One of these:

HIP lighter

Tahiti letter opener

Got this in a trade. Tahitian tiki on a swordfish bill. It's a whopper at about 4 feet long

Buzzy Out!
T

I saw this tiki statue on Craigslist this past Friday. It was listed as made from an oak trunk. I called the guy and he said it was purchased from a carver in the Santa Monica mountains about five years ago. He said it has been outdoors for the past two years and is very weathered. I immediately made plans to pick it up.

I was going to sand it down but I decided to use a solution I use to clean up my bamboo. (1/4 bleach to 3/4 water). I used very fine sandpaper and then a clear coat. The Tiki is very heavy and will be stored out of direct sunlight.
N''

That guy cleaned up nicely. Your pix do not reflect the size of this Tiki. I know He is a bit over 4 ft tall but the girth is awesome. Nice find.
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Good page

Vato- that did clean up good
Girthy :)
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This is one heck of a page of wonderful finds. Congratulations everyone. I try to come here once a day. Wendy

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