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BPB

New stuff:

Moai and maori carving

Aliis and trader Vics fogcutter mug

Aku aku and Tropics motel, and a couple UA postcards

Décor stuff-Talking parrot and hula girl lamp

Buzzy Out!
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I think I've seen videos of people hacking those parrots to sing the Enchanted Tiki Room soundtrack :)
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I might have to look into that. I have one of those talking parrots also.
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This was given to me yesterday, and I cannot find any information on it aside from what is printed on the decal on the back. It's from the Sheraton Maria Isabel Mexico City, and as far as I can tell, I have the first one on Ooga-Mooga. Anyone?
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It was a good day for thrifting here in Arkansas...found a Hot Buttered Rum mug from Trader Vic's, and two frosted mugs from the Polynesian Resort.

Also happy to pick up this late 50s clock by Telechron/GE. It needs a little cleanup work, and isn't really tiki, but it keeps time and for only $3 I like it.
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Hamo posted on Sat, Jun 16, 2018 10:12 PM

Stopped at Hobby Lobby today and found this hibiscus plate for 50% off. There was one (ugly cartoonish) tiki and a lot of pineapple themed things, too, in case anyone else is interested and wants to check one’s local store.
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A colorful Kauai telephone book from 1972

with a few restaurants with tiki clip art

And a nearly four foot tiki wall hanging that looks like it's from the school of carving that took place in front of the old International Marketplace and the early to mid 2000's.
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On 2018-06-18 15:59, naugatiki wrote:

with a few restaurants with tiki clip art

Is it just me and my crappy monitor or are the middle two almost exactly alike?

Hamo, I love that hibiscus plate!
BPB

Sam's seafood used that artwork too

Buzzy Out!

[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2018-06-18 19:37 ]
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On 2018-06-18 15:59, naugatiki wrote:

The Hui Luau add is from the Sam's Seafood souviner menu, but the swordfish is a little bigger.

DC
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Found these tikis over the last few weekends.

  1. Two Da Big Kahuna - Florida mugs, one available if anyone is interested
  2. Treasure Craft Hawaii Long Haired Drummer Figure....Duplicate
  3. Two Doug Spalding Ku Carafes. Doug Spalding is a local Michigan artist.
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Took a long drive down the Mississippi River Road this weekend, and scored my first United Airlines Hawaiian Open decanter near La Crosse, WI. It wasn't a bargain, but it's in perfect shape, so I was happy to pony up for it.

[ Edited by: MrBaliHai 2018-06-24 09:40 ]
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couple of nice little finds - bank was over the weekend at an antique mall, moai bowl was this morning at estate sale on my way to the office
T

Hey that Moai bowl is pretty cool!
T

Took a road trip in the area this week and found a TV menu, a cool old guide to collecting fishing floats, a Squid/Thor bowl, and some other some stuff.

Tis "tiki bell" is really cool, but I love the label even more: Legendary Polynesian Bells of Romance and Adventure!


Also found this Sascha Brastoff jar with lid. Anyone know anything about this one? Not finding anything here on TC or any examples for sale on ebay.
N''

Very cool-not the kind of stuff that is found very often.
Cheers
SDT

Long time since I last posted - Tiki mugs seem to be drying up in the thrift stores. Or maybe that bastard Brandomoai is finding them all first.

Happy to find this Moai mug from Johnny Quong's Hawaiian, Salt Lake City.

-Sweet Daddy T.
Because crap doesn't buy itself.

[ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2018-06-30 23:49 ]
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Slow lately
BPB

last couple weeks of stuff:

some Tiki farm and a KC mug

Trio of PNG carvings. I think the matching pair is Tobirand(sp) Islands. I like the skinny face carve on the center one

5 x 7' piece of tapa. Its a nice thick one with no flaws. Bought it off an African vendor who told me it was "Elephant Cloth"

Tag said otherwise

I bought the laminated Matson Eugene Savage menu art, and made the frame for it.

I'm making frames now. Even had matt Reese draw me up a couple logos for my pretend company. Here's the first one

Buzzy Out!
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oh wow, nice frame Buzz. Great job!
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FranNL posted on Mon, Jul 2, 2018 6:48 AM

I recently found this 2 Moai nicely glazed and very heavy, about 18cm tall. I think they were used or intended as bookends.
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On 2018-07-02 06:48, FranNL wrote:
I recently found this 2 Moai nicely glazed and very heavy, about 18cm tall. I think they were used or intended as bookends.

Cool bookends. Where did you find them?
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On 2018-07-01 21:58, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:

I bought the laminated Matson Eugene Savage menu art, and made the frame for it.

Buzzy Out!

Sweet frame!
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Spent a little time in Asbury Park, NJ today and visited a couple of antique stores. I walked out with some tiki stuff:

Mugs:

A Trader Vic's Fog Cutter, a wooden ku mug with handle, a Tiki Leilani mug (origin unknown), and that last one...I have no idea.

and a mask:

The Fog Cutter mug is labelled as Trader Vic's. I don't know the heritage of this mug, if it's old or more recent. Ooga Mooga isn't too forthcoming. The bottom looks like this:

The tiki leilani mug has no location inscribed, except for the bottom that says "USA":

I also saw a pair of Dynasty Mara Amu Mai Kai mugs, but they said "Made in China" so I figured they were recent and I passed.

I'll post some other images of the 4th mug in the "identify this" thread.

[ Edited by: Pelorus 2018-07-02 18:10 ]
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PS - at the antique store in Asbury Park, I saw this carved wooden totem. About 3 feet tall. Didn't buy it. Not sure if it is even tiki.
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On 2018-07-02 09:41, Pelorus wrote:

On 2018-07-02 06:48, FranNL wrote:
I recently found this 2 Moai nicely glazed and very heavy, about 18cm tall. I think they were used or intended as bookends.

Cool bookends. Where did you find them?

Flea market find, here in The Netherlands.
PR

DeForrest cookie jar. Even with the cracked lid a deal at $10. Anyone got a pristine lid for trade?
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Today's finds, from antique stores in Point Pleasant, NJ:

A pair of ceramic tiki salt & pepper shakers. A carved bamboo art piece, not sure where it's from. And a decorative cockspur rum bottle.
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Two pieces I saw but didn't buy:

A carved tiki, about 1.5 feet tall. Heavy.




It's at the Point Pavilion Antique Centre in Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ (Arnold Avenue). They were asking $125 for it.

The same place had an interesting decanter from Samoa:
SDT

Two mugs in less than a week - things are looking up.

Got this today at Value Village:

A contemporary mug by Dave "Squid" Cohen for Earl's, a restaurant chain that's mostly in Alberta and B.C. (with some other Canadian locations and a few in the States). The parrot is a nod to the papier maché parrots that used to decorate the restaurants in the early 80s. Originally used to serve a drink called the Tiki Torch, this year they've been used for Pain Killers (I haven't tried either, but I hear the Tiki Torch was pretty decent.

-Sweet Daddy T.
Because crap doesn't buy itself.

[ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2018-07-03 23:12 ]
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Got this fertility goddess mug yesterday for $12:

Also found two neat matchbooks for $3 each, which I'll add to their respective "Locating Tiki" threads:
BB

Been doing lots of hunting, but not too many finds this season. Some highlights from area flea markets:

A contemporary Germaine's Luau mug

A pile of shell leis, mostly from Tahiti (or so the seller claimed)

A collection of nice, BIG shells including a couple conchs, one of which...

...has been turned into a horn! I love the sound this thing makes. A good, pure tone, not unlike a trumpet. Thinking of modifying the other shells if they're suitable so I have a bunch of different tones.
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I've made the conscious decision to stop buying Maori stuff, as i just have so much of it already and it's actually my least favourite style of Tiki. However, if i see something really unusual that i haven't seen before at a fair price then i'll grab it. Like this awesome door knocker i found yesterday. I do have a small metal one but i've never seen one like this made out of wood.
N''

Super cool Robbie!
David and CeCe
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Found these 3 Westpac bisque mugs in Wisconsin Dells today. The 4th mug in the set was MIA.
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Sorry images were huge... Will update later

[ Edited by: TheBoozehounder 2018-08-05 22:32 ]
BPB

Couple weeks ago stuff:

Stirrer sticks and a matchbook

Plaster Moai candle holders

trio of clubs

A mini mirror from the Aloha Café in TJ. I can only assume these were given out to patrons to do cocaine in the bar. Matches for smokers, mirrors for coke dudes...makes sense!

Bali hai ashtray

Primo glass

Tapa material with a nice round pattern

Buzzy Out!
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The Big T, we have collected a lot of Sasha Brastoff items. I've never seen this one before but my guess is that it would hold a pack of cigarettes. He did so many ashtrays and this would go well with them.

Swizzle that is unique. Wendy
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On 2018-07-03 23:11, Sweet Daddy Tiki wrote:
Got this today at Value Village:

A contemporary mug by Dave "Squid" Cohen for Earl's, a restaurant chain that's mostly in Alberta and B.C. (with some other Canadian locations and a few in the States). The parrot is a nod to the papier maché parrots that used to decorate the restaurants in the early 80s. Originally used to serve a drink called the Tiki Torch, this year they've been used for Pain Killers (I haven't tried either, but I hear the Tiki Torch was pretty decent.

Just catching up here, since I was on vacation through BC and Saskatchewan. While on vacation we actually went to the Earls in Kelowna and picked up this mug direct from the source. It did come with a Painkiller that was actually quite good. Between the Painkillers there and at the Shameful Tiki Room, I'm now a pretty big Painkiller fan :)
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Good page
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FranNL posted on Sat, Aug 4, 2018 6:39 AM

Few finds this summer in my french flea market and state sale road trip:

29 mts long antique rope!

Bamboo serving tray and "fake" bamboo coat hanger:

Red buoy, kitsch nautical lamp, another rattan serving tray, sea shell ceramic ashtray, couple of swizzles, small bamboo mirror, ceramic planter pot, small basket from Bali and a small antique wooden barrel.

two hand carved stones that are not 100% tiki but cool enough for our garden. They were carved about 60 years ago from this old man that working restoring castles and in his free time he carved this little decorative stones:
JB

Just catching up here, since I was on vacation through BC and Saskatchewan. While on vacation we actually went to the Earls in Kelowna and picked up this mug direct from the source.

When I was in Calgary, Alberta last year visiting family the Earls said the mugs were not for sale because they didn't have enough and kept disappearing (field collectors!!!!). I wonder if they've gotten more in, or if it's just a per-site policy?

[ Edited by: Joshua Bell 2018-08-04 12:34 ]
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When I was in Calgary, Alberta last year visiting family the Earls said the mugs were not for sale because they didn't have enough and kept disappearing (field collectors!!!!). I wonder if they've gotten more in, or if it's just a per-site policy?

Beats me. The Kelowna location was fine with me buying it for $5. I know someone else who bought one at the Kamloops Earl's. Maybe it's just BC?
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Swooped in on this for a great deal. 5"x7" United Airlines Hawaii plaque.
N''

Very nice BoozeHound. Mahalo for sharing
BPB

Last week's stuff

Large Maori Hei Tiki

pair of clubs

PNG wall hanger

Bora bora slit drum

My Bora Bora/Tahiti slit drum collection

Kiwi abalone shell chips n'salsa tray

Donation from Tiki shaker

pair of swizzles donated by BUzz rhino

Buzzy Out!
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Man, Buzzy, you're always coming through with great finds... I need to venture out of my little city and dig. Thanks for sharing and for saving all these cool artifacts.

Found this today (not sure of the origin)... but,it reminded me of the Enchanted Tiki Room Drummer God.

Opens up to hold "stuff"...
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On 2018-08-05 23:43, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Very nice BoozeHound. Mahalo for sharing

Glad to be able to do so... Finding (decent) tiki is somewhat tough in my neck of the woods. Most of my finds are from ventures to other lands. Cheers!

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