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Phillip Roberts posted on 12/29/2017

On 2017-12-29 12:59, tikijimmy wrote:
This came out of a Myrtle Beach estate sale....Its over 6 foot tall with a crazy amount of detail... I would love to research it, but have no idea where to begin. Any thoughts on how to find information... or on the style, country, artist, wood ..... anything?????

Sent from my iPhone

It's Monkeypod wood. Probably done in Hawaii. It's a nice one. A bit larger than the normal tourist pieces you see.
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tikijimmy posted on 12/29/2017

Thanks.... Is monkey pod wood heavy.... Cause it weighs a freakin ton!...
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hang10tiki posted on 12/30/2017

Nui- score

TJ- Up and down pictures do not post correctly onto Tiki
central
Only sideways pictures.
If you want to post the up-and-down pictures,
You have to rotate them on your phone or computer before you post them and save.
Then post

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2017-12-29 19:11 ]
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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 12/30/2017

TikiJimmy, That is one nicely carved tiki
I’m a avid gardener and fern collector. The first of your pix shows a huge blue tiki mug next to your tiki. Please tell me where you got it-I gotta have one but I will use it as a planter.Please shoot me a PM.
Mahalo
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tikijimmy posted on 12/30/2017

thanks hang10.....
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tikijimmy posted on 12/30/2017

Nui

there are actually two of them...They are aqua/green.ceramic and HEAVY....I will find where I picked them up...where are you located?

Jimmy
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Bay Park Buzzy posted on 12/31/2017

Last week's stuff:

The 12" blue globe Ill tie into a float lamp.

Another Maori piece for the pile

Next up is collection of 8 polynesian fans

A couple were marked with museum(maybe?) collection marks

Close ups of the detail of the weaves. Incredible craftmanship here.

Buzzy Out!

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dholman posted on 01/06/2018

I found these recently and thought they were cool. I don't know anything about them and would appreciate any information anyone has on them. Thanks.
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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 01/07/2018

Found this menu and this Lamp this morning at a junk shop. The Old Fashioned is plastic and from the Las Vegas Trader Vic's

Removed the Beeswax candle and set the tiki next to a Trader Vic’s lamp (right) that came from the Emeryville location about 8 years ago.

I don’t that think that the steel ring was original to this piece. There is a 3/4 “x 5” hole drilled into the top of this lamp along with 4 screw holes although the ring was held in place with 2 screws.

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2018-01-06 18:54 ]
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Bam Bam posted on 01/07/2018

Went out hunting on a whim this afternoon and returned with this almost complete set (7/8) of Libbey Zombie glasses.
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Hamo posted on 01/11/2018

While visiting Des Moines last week, I scoured three different flea markets and came home with this Orchids of Hawaii bamboo mug. Only found a couple other things which I left behind (the Coco Joe tiki I came across was far too expensive). Since I wasn’t as successful as I’d hoped, I decided to treat myself to this “Fu Manchu” mug from Fong’s Pizza.
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stevekh posted on 01/11/2018

Jorge Alderete screenprint of Modern Tiki European Book signing
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hang10tiki posted on 01/13/2018

Door hanger postcard
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hang10tiki posted on 01/13/2018

Maria Isabel Sheraton Mexico City Mug
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Bay Park Buzzy posted on 01/13/2018

Last weeks stuff

Old home shop tki

PNG inspired carving,I think

2nd Tiki Magazine

Buzzy Out!
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EnchantedTikiGoth posted on 01/13/2018

On 2018-01-12 20:06, hang10tiki wrote:
Maria Isabel Sheraton Mexico City Mug

Oh man, that mug is to die for!
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tikiskip posted on 01/13/2018

On 2018-01-06 18:49, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Found this menu and this Lamp this morning at a junk shop. The Old Fashioned is plastic and from the Las Vegas Trader Vic's
I don’t that think that the steel ring was original to this piece. There is a 3/4 “x 5” hole drilled into the top of this lamp along with 4 screw holes although the ring was held in place with 2 screws.

I have three Trader Vic's lamps like this one and they all have the same ring.
plus a plastic tube thing, I added the shade to that plastic tube.

See it here....
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=48762&forum=5&start=120&128
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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 01/13/2018

On 2018-01-13 10:15, tikiskip wrote:

On 2018-01-06 18:49, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Found this menu and this Lamp this morning at a junk shop. The Old Fashioned is plastic and from the Las Vegas Trader Vic's
I don’t that think that the steel ring was original to this piece. There is a 3/4 “x 5” hole drilled into the top of this lamp along with 4 screw holes although the ring was held in place with 2 screws.

I have three Trader Vic's lamps like this one and they all have the same ring.
plus a plastic tube thing, I added the shade to that plastic tube.

See it here....
Mahalo Skip, I was hoping that you would chime in with some info on this version of the T. V. lamp
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tikiskip posted on 01/14/2018

Yeah I think yours was just a smaller carving than they wanted for that lamp.

One of mine has a weird spring loaded candle thing.
And two are electric.
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Bam Bam posted on 01/21/2018

Results from today's expedition:

An unmarked Lancaster Colony glass goblet, Coco Joe's hapa wood letter opener, and some vintage cocktail parasols to boot.
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Bay Park Buzzy posted on 01/24/2018

Last couple weeks stuff:

Tahitian bracelet

Mini Maori box

Set of 4 Hanalei plastic cups, Bali Hai Goof Mug, Ceramic lantern

Coco Joes, HIP, Guam Tiki

More literature.

Glass bank Ill turn into float

Buzzy Out!
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stevekh posted on 01/27/2018

good little score today

(1) Ports O' Call teacup
(4) Suck Em Up Mai Tai glasses
(1) Don Ho International Mktplace Suck Em Up glass
war club swizzle (no marking)
carved Maori wall hanging

all for about $25 bucks!
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Bay Park Buzzy posted on 01/29/2018

This week's stuff:

26" tall PNG wall hanger

Little Moari face with a peg stand

I usually stay away from the phillipines style stuff, but I couldn't resist these 12" bookends for some reason

Total cocojoe Chinese ripoff


Couple matchbooks

Buzzy Out!
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Hamo posted on 01/31/2018

Finally got my own copy. Since I’ve had Tiki Pop for a couple of years, I thought I could do without The Book of Tiki. Boy, was I wrong.

I also appreciate the inscription, which I’m pretending was originally written to me....
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danlovestikis posted on 02/01/2018

Such cool finds. We have found some records but that's all. This album has burlap on the front cover.

Hamo you are a sweetie so it must be truly written for you. Wendy
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hang10tiki posted on 02/02/2018

Hamo- nice find “sweetie” :)
Wendy- that’s a good one

Pulled this batch off Oahu
Cheers

Trader Vic’s Hawaii Peeping Tom Mug

Magic of Polynesia Volcano mug

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

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Hamo posted on 02/02/2018

H10: thanks, darling....

This was an internet “find;” I’d been watching Thriftbooks for months. Not a lot of tiki in the wilds of Colorado. Congrats on your big Hawaiian haul.
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hang10tiki posted on 02/02/2018

Cheers Hamo
I found my copy in a Portland bookstore
Enjoy

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 02/02/2018

Nice finds Jon. Is there any story to dat "Kilroy was here” mug?
My wife found these very dirty earrings at an otherwise neat and clean thrift.I found the shirts at another thrift. Pic shows front half of both shirts.Unfortunately they are both older (size medium) and don’t come close to fitting me. I liked em so much that I could not pass them up. I’ll give them to my grandson who’s in training to be a Tikiphile. Not quite tiki, the box of thirty post card, matchbook,etc.reproductions have some awesome graphic art on them.I intend to frame them in two groups.
Cheers
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hang10tiki posted on 02/03/2018

Nui- great colors on those shirts

The Trader Vics Hawaii Peeping Tom mug:
(Ooga info)

This handled mug is mainly white, with a brown fence all around,
and a man peering over the fence on each side.
The design is reminiscent of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti mark from WWII.
The mug is crudely fashioned, as is common with the Polynesian Pottery mugs made for Trader Vic's.
Marked "Peeping Tom" in vertical letters down one side,
directly opposite of the mug's handle. Bottom has "P. P. Trader Vic's Hawaii" etched into it.

Been looking for this one for a long time
To add to my Trader Vics Hawaii collection

Cheers

Speaking of Trader Vic’s Hawaii I found this today

And a 2001 Tiki Farm mug:
Dental Handled Yellow
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Kaiwaza posted on 02/03/2018

Kind of cool cared mask wall-hanging, 24 inches long, $3.00 at Salvation Army.

and, sorry, I have no idea why the images are sideways. They aren't in my files.
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hang10tiki posted on 02/03/2018

kaiwaza-
Fixed em :)

Photos taken up and down need to be edited:
Turn them upside down
Save em
Turn them right side up
Save em
Then post them

Cheers
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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 02/03/2018

On 2018-02-02 16:34, hang10tiki wrote:
Nui- great colors on those shirts

The Trader Vics Hawaii Peeping Tom mug:
(Ooga info)

This handled mug is mainly white, with a brown fence all around,
and a man peering over the fence on each side.
The design is reminiscent of the "Kilroy was here" graffiti mark from WWII.
The mug is crudely fashioned, as is common with the Polynesian Pottery mugs made for Trader Vic's.
Marked "Peeping Tom" in vertical letters down one side,
directl

Oops,didn’t see that Peeping Tom script at before I posted my query.
Interesting story Jon.
Mahalo
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tikijimmy posted on 02/04/2018

Picked this shelving thingy up near Cocoa Beach Florida.... base is concrete and weighs a ton.....can anyone tell me anything about it?

Jim
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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 02/04/2018

Jim, that’s a very cool variation of the much sought after “Rounder “ shelf. I like it.
Congrats!
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Bam Bam posted on 02/09/2018

Recent acquisitions:

Orchids of Hawaii mugs and salt & pepper shakers.

OMC Moai and a white Orchids R-1 Headhunter. These guys are big!
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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 02/17/2018

Found at a local resale store.Nice detail on this piece. “12 tall.
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hang10tiki posted on 02/19/2018

Nui- never seen dat 1

Lil slow
Only 1 coaster
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Bay Park Buzzy posted on 02/20/2018

Last couple weeks stuff:

Mini png mask

$1 coco joe

Disney Dole whip cup, OMC Bali Hai, Tikinator
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Buzzy Out!
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TikAndDestroy posted on 02/24/2018

Finding Tiki artifacts in NYC is about as hard as finding teeth on a hen, but I did find a pretty cool Quon-Quon mug today for $3!
As an aside, does anyone else have tips on hunting in NYC?

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 02/25/2018

Nice find T and D.
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tikitube posted on 02/26/2018

Slim pickings in these parts lately. Better than nothing, though!

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Bay Park Buzzy posted on 03/01/2018

new stuff:
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A trio of Tongan styled carvings. I usually don't buy these any more, but each was a bargain. And I dig the canes these days...
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Solomon islands nguzunguzu
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Trio of Tiki Farm Moai mugs
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Ive had this empty box waiting for them since 2007
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Now I'm missing a mug that I never wanted

Saw the hat in the middle of a table of random ceramics and said to myself "What are the chances that's a DTBC mug?" Lifted it-Saw the imprint on the base, knew it was OG- and got that finder's tremble. Looked for seller and heard a voice from behind me say "Are you a fan of DTBC?" Crap, she knew what it was... I nod and ask "how much?" she says "$10. It came from a lady who worked at the one in marina Del ray. I'm selling her stuff and this was all I found from there" Happily paid asking price and walked away as though my feet were floating on air
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Buzzy Out!
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hang10tiki posted on 03/04/2018

Nice buzz

A lone menehune

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LeftarmofBuddha posted on 03/04/2018

I have found some cool and surprising stuff over the past 6 months while antiquing but yesterday's may the best yet. Well, next to the stash of vintage tiki mugs I found in a tiny town's antique store in November. This glass float is around 12" and weighs about 7 lbs.

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Bam Bam posted on 03/04/2018

I am drooling over that float. Awesome find!
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Bay Park Buzzy posted on 03/05/2018

This week's stuff:
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Milo Wood Madame Pele carving
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Group shot of my carved wood Pele inventory
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3rd version Ive found of one of these Lurline menu art trays. I assume there were all 6 made.
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I have these two now-I had two of the Royal Luau at one time, but sold them during hard times
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Tiki farm Brophy mug
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Buzzy Out!
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Maddmax posted on 03/05/2018

I found this oddity of a lamp at a flea market yesterday and cannot figure out if it wants to be tiki or not. It definitely looks pre-70's based on the cord and has seen better days. If anyone can identify this I would greatly appreciate it. Perhaps place this next to a Christmas Story leg lamp?

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