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dogbytes posted on 02/19/2006

2 Daga Mugs from Tahitian Lanai and a Monkey Mug from Pearl City Tavern ~ very minty fresh! lucked out at the Fremont Sunday Market, Selector Lopaka and Puamana must have slept in!

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pdrake posted on 02/20/2006

is this tiki?

also these:

my girlfriend says i have "tikidar". i spotted these immediately out of an extremely cluttered shop.

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Keaka posted on 02/20/2006

I finally had a day off so I decided to take some pictures and play with PowerPoint. These pictures represent the slim pickings of about 6 months of thrift store stalking in West-Central Wisconsin. My best find was the Tiki Mask from Gurnee Mills Mall, IL. Come Spring it will be Garage Sale season. Whoo-hoo!




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Tikisgrl posted on 02/21/2006

Everyone has had Some great finds this weekend (and longer).

I only found one new one but I thought that I would share the nice new Toby Mug I won on eBay.

Bottoms of mugs:

The skull is unmarked but it looks a lot like the Stockton Islander mentioned in a previous thread. It's small but it has the hollow space behind the eye's & nose.

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MrBaliHai posted on 02/21/2006

These pictures represent the slim pickings of about 6 months of thrift store stalking in West-Central Wisconsin.

I live in Eau Claire, and I definitely feel your pain at the lack of Tiki! Apparently, everybody around here went on vacation in Germany and brought back beer steins.

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Tikiwahine posted on 02/21/2006

Awesome score on the skull mug TG!
That's one of my most desirables, good on ya!

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Tikiwahine posted on 02/22/2006

Some finds since Christmas:


:up: The PMP shakers were a gift from my husband for Christmas, next is a mug won on e-bay, thanks fil! The Hawaiian Village Vancouver(phone number on back) Leilani, well, I can't remember where i got it. Probably from a local thrift store. The green Moonraker bucket I found last week, and the sea world coffee mug I got on Friday for 49 cents.

The bamboo I picked up on the weekend to use for my desk project, it came with the characters written on it. I stained it a little and removed a strip from the back so that I can use it to hide wires. Watch for more desk project pictures!


:up: The Maori Tiki was also a gift from my husband for Christmas, and the other moku'd fellow I found a couple of weeks ago at the thrift store.


:up: One of my Coco Joe finds(Brady Tiki! doodle-oodle-ooo!)

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johntiki posted on 02/22/2006

I've never seen the Maori bust carving - that's awesome!

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bigbadtikidaddy posted on 02/22/2006

Wow, that Maori bust IS very cool. Never seen that either.
& Tikisgrl seems to be on an unbelievable tiki finding roll.
Tasty stuff!

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Phillip Roberts posted on 02/22/2006

[ Edited by: filslash 2008-09-15 15:37 ]

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Sweet Daddy Tiki posted on 03/01/2006

Most recent thrift finds (this represents about the last 3 months, so not a lot of action lately):

Pania of the Reef statuette, possibly resin (I've created her own thread here)

Treasurecraft ashtray (missing a metal "retainer" that holds the cigarette)

A pair of homemade "sun god" mugs - the kind with the big bulbous noses

Pineapple salt & pepper pair

Coco Joe, no number, identified on the tag only as "Polynesian God"

Coco Joe HW30 ("Hapawood")

A mug my niece got me from the Coconut Motel in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. Clearly it's from an Orchids of Hawaii mold, but the bottom is marked "DW114, Made in China")

The Hele Mai, Ai (Come Eat) Cookbook, a fundraiser for a Maui prep school.

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badmojo posted on 03/01/2006

On 2006-02-28 18:15, Sweet Daddy Tiki wrote:
A mug my niece got me from the Coconut Motel in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec. Clearly it's from an Orchids of Hawaii mold, but the bottom is marked "DW114, Made in China")

That would be a Dynasty Wholesale mug.

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Rob Roy posted on 03/01/2006

On 2006-02-28 18:15, Sweet Daddy Tiki wrote:
Most recent thrift finds (this represents about the last 3 months, so not a lot of action lately):

Coco Joe, no number, identified on the tag only as "Polynesian God"

I found the same one last month. Mine is marked with green eyes.

64 CoCo Joe No.202
Kaneohe, Hawaii

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Tikiwahine posted on 03/01/2006

Gread finds sweet daddy! I also found that jewel eyed coco joe's within the past couple of months, and the hapa wood one in two sizes, within the two months.

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Sweet Daddy Tiki posted on 03/01/2006

actually the coco joe has little bitty sea shell eyes which i though was kinda cool.

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PockyTiki posted on 03/02/2006

i haven't actually gotten any tiki items yet (Yeah i know i know, i'm a slacker) but this weekend, perhaps tomorrow i'm thinking of going out to Target or some other thrift shop nearby and grabbin myself some sort of Tiki apparel of possible figurines. I'll keep you guys updated if i find anything.

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Tikiwahine posted on 03/03/2006

Some recent vintage shirt finds:

Hibiscus and Plumeria Barkcloth :down:

Brown and Green Tapa Barkcloth, with circles of tikis front and back. A while ago I found a similar print to this in blue and white, but I don't think it was barkcloth.

Detail of tikis :down:

(70's?)Barefoot in Paradise shirt, full of KUs :down:

Back :down:

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kingstiedye posted on 03/03/2006

wow! those are some terrific shirts! great finds, tw!

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Slacks Ferret posted on 03/04/2006

Hey TW,

I got that last one in blue. I'll try to post a photo soon. Always love the Hawaiian shirts that feature Tiki in a BIG way.

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TikiTrevor posted on 03/04/2006

Here are my finds for saturday.

Does anyone have info on the two handled mugs? The one on the left has a sailor and looks like Trader Vic's style.

The one on the right has a woman on the inside.

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Tikiwahine posted on 03/04/2006

On 2006-03-04 11:52, TikiTrevor wrote:
Does anyone have info on the two handled mugs? The one on the left has a sailor and looks like Trader Vic's style.

I would say that looks more like a hobo than a sailor to me.

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lanikai posted on 03/04/2006

I would say that looks more like a hobo than a sailor to me.

it's the hilbilly moonshine barrel thang.

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pdrake posted on 03/04/2006

found this today . . .

SCORE!!

$10 for all 5

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Kenike posted on 03/05/2006

On 2006-03-04 15:12, pdrake wrote:
found this today . . .

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SCORE!!

$10 for all 5

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That's just sick...

Unbelievable...

I never have luck that good.

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Tipsy McStagger posted on 03/05/2006

..coming soon..to an ebay near you!!

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pdrake posted on 03/05/2006

i'm open to offers on some. i'll probably keep two. i've never sold anything on ebay, i'd rather it went to a TC ohana.

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Tikisgrl posted on 03/05/2006

Another day another Tiki Shopping spree...

New stuff (for me anyway):

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And the pattern on my very first Tiki shirt with buttons

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Kono posted on 03/05/2006

On 2006-03-04 18:36, Tikisgrl wrote:
And the pattern on my very first Tiki shirt with buttons

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Beautiful pattern. Is that new-ish or vintage? For some reason it looks newer to me. What's the label say? Congrats on getting a shirt with buttons! :wink:

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Tikisgrl posted on 03/05/2006

Thanks! Someday I even hope to figure out how those buttons work...

Pretty new shirt I would guess, made by Puritan in Pakistan. Still I love the fact that it has quite a few cool mugs in the pattern.

Tikisgrl

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badmojo posted on 03/05/2006

Believe it not those shirts were sold at Wal*Mart a couple seasons ago.

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Tikisgrl posted on 03/05/2006

Guess it was worth $2.00 if it came from Wal*Mart!!! Oh well it does not diminish the pleasure of finding a cool shirt!!

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ookoo lady posted on 03/06/2006

I found a couple of vintage postcards featuring the pool areas at Hawaiian hotels.

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The Napili Kai Beach Club Hotel on Maui.

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The Kona Inn, Hawaii...at Kailua-Kona.

I love the fiberglass beds in both photos, and the large A-frame at the Kona Inn.

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lanikai posted on 03/06/2006

Beautiful pattern. Is that new-ish or vintage?
that pattern is most definitlely new. The pattern is a new, modern mainland version of a hibiscus panel print with new tiki icons from House Industries
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Monkeyman posted on 03/11/2006

My Aunt was helping a neighbor clean out her home and found something interesting.

A Banjo Uke from the 1930's. Apparently this neighbors father lived in Hawaii from 1920-1940 and had built a collection of old hawaiiana.

It appears to be made of KOA (solid hunks of it).

I stripped and refinished it and buffed out the oxidized metal and screws. I need to get some strings and make some new pegs.

I dont think it was a serious instrument (I have seen the REAL players banjo ukes) but the wood is beautiful and its great for the wall of the South Pacific Room

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Kane Tiki posted on 03/11/2006

I picked up my very first Vintage mug today, you don't see many in Australia or on Ebay Australia (where i got this). I guess it helped that it was listed as "Moai Vase" rather than "Tiki Mug" and the seller would only ship to Australia. Only AU$20 all up. Seems to match the OMC Slender Painted Moai Mug in Ooga Mooga.

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virani posted on 03/11/2006

Great Banjolele monkeyman. I love those instruments, to hear it, listen to any George Formby songs. the Banjolele was huge in england.

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johnman posted on 03/11/2006

Well things are a little light on the tiki finds in RI. However when I was putting my son to bed last night he grabs a Yu Gi Oh card, shows it to me and says, "Dad this is my favorite one." Take a look...

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tikiskip posted on 03/12/2006

I got this witco in an antique mall in cincinnati. For $35.00 bucks. Tikis not included.
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Cool Manchu posted on 03/12/2006

I finally had some luck again. I found the Trader Vic Bowl and Fogcutter Mug out in the wild down the street from my house today and got a great price on them.
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I found this one on eBay for a really fair "Buy it Now Price" It looks like a Tepco, but its marked P B-R U.S.A. on the bottom. Anyone know about this one?
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Tiki Royale posted on 03/12/2006

Damn you Cool Manchu!!! :wink:
What a great find, a TV bowl in the wild. Way to go!

Good on you too Monkeyman... That koa looks beautiful. I love the vintage ukes that have the Hawaiian crest on the headstock.

Aloha,
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tikipedia posted on 03/12/2006

I've scrounged a few finds recently. (Not shown, 4 Accoutrements Tiki shot glasses).

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A Ports o'Call creamer, Daga mug, and an Islander 3-faced barrel.

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I had to take a trip to Tucson, and grabbed another Kon Tiki mug. Also picked up a Bali Hai ashtray.

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The best score - 4 of the Westwood spice set.

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Trader Vic's style salt and pepper shaker from the Mauna Loa (I presume Detroit).

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midnite posted on 03/13/2006

A Tiki mug on eBay Australia....hmmm, must start checking those other eBays! How do you spell Tiki in Korean? Cool mug, one wonders if it started out there at an Australian bar or was taken from another country.

Nice hula girl bowl, one of my fave pieces. I believe the Tepco looking fog cutter was made by "Blue Ridge". Not certain, but I recall another maker of those pieces, and I thought "blue" was part of the name.

The Mauna Loa shakers are not from Detroit's Mauna Loa, they used PNG style drums for shakers. I have a set like yours, and I think they're from a Mauna Loa up north, in Canada. Then again, there's the Mauna Loa down south, in Mexico.

I have no tiki finds, just living vicariously through others.

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Tiki-Kate posted on 03/13/2006

Found a few things today.

Matchbooks from Harvey's, La Concha, Polynesian Resort and a Bali Hai ashtray
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Tiki Farm decanter, a couple of Coco Joe's pieces and Suffering Bastard S&Ps
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tikipedia posted on 03/13/2006

On 2006-03-12 16:39, midnite_tiki wrote:
The Mauna Loa shakers are not from Detroit's Mauna Loa, they used PNG style drums for shakers. I have a set like yours, and I think they're from a Mauna Loa up north, in Canada. Then again, there's the Mauna Loa down south, in Mexico.

Thanks for the correction, Midnite. I've searched the existing literature, and haven't been able to find anything about the Mauna Loa in Canada. There is also a Mauna Loa in Spain, and I think there is also some mountain in Hawaii. :)

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Formikahini posted on 03/13/2006

The TV style S&P are not from the Maona Loa in Madrid - they don't use them. And it would have been LA Maona Loa!

I doubt from the Maona Loa in Mexico City either. I have a creamer from there, and it only says "Maona Loa" and not "The Maona Loa."

So, looking like Canada....

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Slacks Ferret posted on 03/13/2006

Could be from a Mauna Loa in Canada, as I have found a pair up here recently. But where in Canada? It's a large place.

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Sweet Daddy Tiki posted on 03/13/2006
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Mashuka posted on 03/14/2006

Found this this weekend. Cheap.
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