Tonga Room Coconut Mug - Collecting Tiki

V vegastikidude Tiki Socialite Las Vegas, NV Joined: Jul 07, 2003 Posts: 105	V vegastikidude Posted posted on 04/21/2004 I'm not one to spend the money for mugs found at antique malls but recently I came across this one here in Las Vegas and decided $14 was a pretty good price for it, so I splurged. I think it's pretty rare, as most Tonga Room Items seem to be these days. It's a double coconut mug. It has no markings other than that of the Tonga Room. It's very nicely detailed, most likely, an OMC Product. What do you guys think? [ Edited by: vegastikidude on 2004-04-20 22:43 ]
S sparklegem Member The Living Conditioned Homes Joined: Jul 20, 2003 Posts: 210	S sparklegem Posted posted on 04/21/2004 I don't know anything about mug collecting- but I think that it is a really cool mug!!
DZ Doctor Z Tiki Socialite Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1620	DZ Doctor Z Posted posted on 04/21/2004 Ahhh... yes. I know this one well. It happens to be the only mug out of my 350+ collection that has broken in my possession. I'd mistakenly set it atop a speaker and was listening to Peter Tosh's "Johnny B. Goode" with the bass up waaaaaaaaay too high and the vibrations (or rather, 'vaibreeyashuhnz') caused it to dance its way off and tumble a good 6 feet to the floor, snapping it right twixt the two halves. The bottom half with the Tonga Room imprint was a total loss, but I salvaged the upper half (with the OMC label still intact - yes, it is indeed an Otagiri) and still have it. It shows up infrequently enough that I've yet to find a replacement, and I think $14 was a steal. Nice score! But be careful with it - sturdy as it may seem, it does have a weakness for reggae...
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on 04/21/2004 I'd have to say that one is somewhat rare - can I have it?
TR Tiki Royale Member The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA! Joined: Dec 06, 2002 Posts: 891	TR Tiki Royale Posted posted on 04/21/2004 LOVE that mug! Nice find. Aloha, :tiki:

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vegastikidude Posted posted on 04/21/2004

I'm not one to spend the money for mugs found at antique malls but recently I came across this one here in Las Vegas and decided $14 was a pretty good price for it, so I splurged. I think it's pretty rare, as most Tonga Room Items seem to be these days. It's a double coconut mug. It has no markings other than that of the Tonga Room. It's very nicely detailed, most likely, an OMC Product. What do you guys think?

[ Edited by: vegastikidude on 2004-04-20 22:43 ]

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sparklegem Posted posted on 04/21/2004

I don't know anything about mug collecting- but I think that it is a really cool mug!!

DZ

Doctor Z Posted posted on 04/21/2004

Ahhh... yes. I know this one well. It happens to be the only mug out of my 350+ collection that has broken in my possession. I'd mistakenly set it atop a speaker and was listening to Peter Tosh's "Johnny B. Goode" with the bass up waaaaaaaaay too high and the vibrations (or rather, 'vaibreeyashuhnz') caused it to dance its way off and tumble a good 6 feet to the floor, snapping it right twixt the two halves. The bottom half with the Tonga Room imprint was a total loss, but I salvaged the upper half (with the OMC label still intact - yes, it is indeed an Otagiri) and still have it.

It shows up infrequently enough that I've yet to find a replacement, and I think $14 was a steal. Nice score!

But be careful with it - sturdy as it may seem, it does have a weakness for reggae...

T

Tiki_Bong Posted posted on 04/21/2004

I'd have to say that one is somewhat rare - can I have it?

TR

Tiki Royale Posted posted on 04/21/2004

LOVE that mug! Nice find.
Aloha,
:tiki: