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CM Cool Manchu Member PDX Joined: Aug 03, 2003 Posts: 564	CM Cool Manchu Posted posted on Mon, Mar 13, 2006 6:12 PM That's a sweet bowl. Is it marked?
M Mashuka Tiki Socialite Joined: Oct 21, 2005 Posts: 134	M Mashuka Posted posted on Mon, Mar 13, 2006 6:16 PM No, but it's speckled.
CM Cool Manchu Member PDX Joined: Aug 03, 2003 Posts: 564	CM Cool Manchu Posted posted on Mon, Mar 13, 2006 6:19 PM Was that one of the ones on eBay that was for sale?
M Mashuka Tiki Socialite Joined: Oct 21, 2005 Posts: 134	M Mashuka Posted posted on Mon, Mar 13, 2006 6:50 PM No, it was a flea market find. [ Edited by: Mashuka 2006-03-13 21:31 ]
CM Cool Manchu Member PDX Joined: Aug 03, 2003 Posts: 564	CM Cool Manchu Posted posted on Tue, Mar 14, 2006 7:28 AM Then that is a major score. In case you didn't know, chances are its from the Islander in Stockton or Trader Dicks.
J joefla70 Tiki Socialite Fort Lauderdale Joined: Jan 17, 2005 Posts: 368	J joefla70 Posted posted on Tue, Mar 14, 2006 1:31 PM I believe Cool Manchu is correct. Here is the critiki link to the Islander. There is a picture of the bowl there. http://www.critiki.com/cgi-bin/pictures.cgi?loc_id=182
T Tikisgrl Member Lowell, Mass Joined: Aug 03, 2005 Posts: 870	T Tikisgrl Posted posted on Tue, Mar 14, 2006 4:44 PM Got to stop in at Kowloon Today & look what I found... It has two of the coconut girls & the picture looks like a reproduction of the front entrance. Bowl is made by Kowloon Products, maybe there will be more new items? Not pristine but it was fresh from the dishwasher!!! Tikisgrl
T Tikiwahine Tiki Socialite Victoria, BC Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3295	T Tikiwahine Posted posted on Tue, Mar 14, 2006 4:52 PM Wow, everyone's had such amazing finds lately, people must be spring cleaning or something. Way to go!
D DanOVillano Member Joined: Mar 15, 2006 Posts: 2	D DanOVillano Posted posted on Wed, Mar 15, 2006 9:19 AM Hi, I'm new here and figured I'd jump in. I was at a Value Village here in Toronto and found a Mai Kai Shrunken Head mug and an Orchids of Hawaii R-93 mug. I am very happy to have found them! Cheers everyone!
J johnman Member RI Joined: Apr 18, 2005 Posts: 452	J johnman Posted posted on Wed, Mar 15, 2006 9:23 AM Tikisgrl - nice grab at the Kowloon! We're heading there next Saturday and I'd love to grab one of those bowls. We'll see...
F Formikahini Tiki Socialite Houston, Texotica Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 1514	F Formikahini Posted posted on Wed, Mar 15, 2006 10:31 AM On 2006-03-15 09:19, DanOVillano wrote: Hi, I'm new here and figured I'd jump in. I was at a Value Village here in Toronto and found a Mai Kai Shrunken Head mug and an Orchids of Hawaii R-93 mug. I am very happy to have found them! Cheers everyone! Lucky man, DanOVillano!! I had to settle for a re-ish, China-made headhunter from the Mai Kai Gift Shop during Hukilau. But while your mug is better, I'll content myself with knowing that I had more fun getting mine!!!
M MrBaliHai Tiki Socialite Behind the Cheddar Curtain Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1031	M MrBaliHai Posted posted on Wed, Mar 15, 2006 4:14 PM I went to an antique paper show in Southern California last weekend. Here is what I came away with: Postcard from The Aloha Room in the Heathman Hotel, Portland, Oregon 1939 postcard from the Cocoanut Grove in the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, California 1967 postcard from a Don the Beachcomber luau, Honolulu, Hawaii 1957 postcard from a Don the Beachcomber luau, Honolulu, Hawaii Postcard map of Hawaii 1961 Matson Cruise Lines dinner menu for "Bavarian Night" Northwest Orient Airlines menu/postcard 1954 postcard from the Surf Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii Postcard of the Tahiti Longhouse at the Prince Kuhio Resort, Kauai, Hawaii Speak Hawaiian - a phrasebook published by South Sea Sales, copyrighted by Scotty Guletz (AKA South Sea Scotty), Honolulu, Hawaii 1967 postcard of The Waikikian Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii [ Edited by MrBaliHai on 2022-07-11 18:04:53 ] [ Edited by MrBaliHai on 2022-07-11 18:08:19 ]
M Monkeyman Tiki Socialite Vista, CA Joined: Mar 04, 2003 Posts: 2386	M Monkeyman Posted posted on Wed, Mar 15, 2006 4:45 PM Killer finds at that antique paper show.... The Waikikian postcard is one of my all time favorites
M MrBaliHai Tiki Socialite Behind the Cheddar Curtain Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1031	M MrBaliHai Posted posted on Wed, Mar 15, 2006 5:27 PM Killer finds at that antique paper show.... ...and the best part is that paper is relatively cheap compared to other collectibles. Yeah, I love that Waikikian postcard too. It's a real shame you can't see the "Hyperbolic Paraboloid Lobby" except in photographs nowadays.
HRT Hot Rod Tiki Member Greater California Joined: May 11, 2004 Posts: 163	HRT Hot Rod Tiki Posted posted on Wed, Mar 15, 2006 10:48 PM Tikisgrl, Cool find on the Kowloon Bowl, I need to have you score one for me!!
D dogbytes Tiki Socialite seattle, wa Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 2243	D dogbytes Posted posted on Wed, Mar 15, 2006 10:58 PM our finds from Oahu and Maui. cheeseburger in paradise mug purchased at the restaurant, Braddah Kimo's Mo' Bettah Gold Rum, Silver Rum, Da' Bomb Extreme Rum and MAUI Dark Rum, 2 Daga mugs from the Sheraton, a small treasurecraft-like planter and decorative cup. we also bought 20+ hawaiian shirts, nothing vintage ~ but we liked them nonetheless!
OL ookoo lady Tiki Socialite Joined: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 779	OL ookoo lady Posted posted on Thu, Mar 16, 2006 7:23 AM On 2006-03-15 22:58, dogbytes wrote: We also bought 20+ hawaiian shirts, nothing vintage ~ but we liked them nonetheless! Let's see them!
T tikiskip Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Nov 26, 2005 Posts: 5994	T tikiskip Posted posted on Thu, Mar 16, 2006 1:25 PM Just got this original table from the kahiki. It is one solid piece of monkey pod!
HRT Hot Rod Tiki Member Greater California Joined: May 11, 2004 Posts: 163	HRT Hot Rod Tiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 16, 2006 3:30 PM Tikiskip, Very cool Kahiki setup! great score.
A Al-ii Member Oceanside Ca Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 249	A Al-ii Posted posted on Thu, Mar 16, 2006 4:28 PM
P pdrake Tiki Socialite las vegas Joined: Jan 13, 2006 Posts: 1771	P pdrake Posted posted on Thu, Mar 16, 2006 4:31 PM the mysterious tangaroa monk?
M MrBaliHai Tiki Socialite Behind the Cheddar Curtain Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1031	M MrBaliHai Posted posted on Fri, Mar 17, 2006 2:20 PM Huzzah! The box of tiki schwag I shipped from L.A. last Monday arrived. Here are 3 items I found in antique stores. L to R: Tangaroan tiki statue, Aztec mask (mislabeled as Hawaiian), Moari tiki mask. Here are the masks in their new habitat:
H Hulakowloony Member Denver, Colorado Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 29	H Hulakowloony Posted posted on Sat, Mar 18, 2006 8:58 AM When one wants to dance the hula, bashfulness should be left at home. some things i found over the week: an old tropical paint by numbers , its actually two put together 2 stone bookends a cocojoes hula dancer a handcarved and signed boat(from new zealand?) a fuji en Denver OMC mug [ Edited by: Hulakowloony 2006-03-18 09:03 ] [ Edited by: Hulakowloony 2006-03-18 09:06 ] [ Edited by: Hulakowloony 2006-03-18 09:07 ]
H Hulakowloony Member Denver, Colorado Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 29	H Hulakowloony Posted posted on Sat, Mar 18, 2006 9:09 AM
K Kono Member Orlando Joined: Oct 08, 2003 Posts: 1266	K Kono Posted posted on Sat, Mar 18, 2006 1:14 PM Found yesterday: A Daga Hawaii drum mug from the Islander, New Smyrna Beach Florida. A smallish Wayne Coombs carving. Says Mai Tiki on the bottom front. A painting of a topless lass. EDIT: Here's a post by puamana with a postcard from The Islander. Here. [ Edited by: Kono 2006-03-18 13:23 ]
K Kailuageoff Member Honolulu Lounge,Lewes, DE Joined: Mar 27, 2002 Posts: 1506	K Kailuageoff Posted posted on Sat, Mar 18, 2006 1:37 PM Great finds. I saw the painting yesterday. I really like that it is painted on burlap, the way Flounder paints some of his tiki mugs. KG [ Edited by: Kailuageoff 2006-03-21 17:26 ]
K kctiki Member Kansas City Joined: Apr 22, 2003 Posts: 439	K kctiki Posted posted on Sat, Mar 18, 2006 5:32 PM Hulakowlooni, good finds there. Do the old tropical paint by numbers have any identifying markings on them that show the company who made the kits?
T Tiare Tiki Centralite San Francisco Joined: Feb 13, 2004 Posts: 78	T Tiare Posted posted on Sat, Mar 18, 2006 9:11 PM It has been a fruitful week at the thrift store. Normally we only find a mug about every 6 months. In one day my husband got the hawaiian god mug, the peanut mug and the Harvey's. I own a harvey's already but the other 2 mugs are new to my small tiki mug collection. Of course the thrfit store worker dropped the hawaiian mug and now it has a hairline crack in the handle! At least this isn't rare, since I saw it for sale new, across the street for $7. Yesterday we got the small hawaiian statue, the god of fertility. And today we got the small wooden slit drum that says bora bora, no stick thought. This is my fave thing we got all week since I really wanted one. With all this stuff this week, it probably means we have blown the tiki karma till at least October.
H Hulakowloony Member Denver, Colorado Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 29	H Hulakowloony Posted posted on Sat, Mar 18, 2006 10:57 PM I pulled the back off to see if there were any marks....and...no marks but underneath was an original 1920's R. atkinson Fox print!! (very simular to maxfield Parrish) I guess this was my lucky day! Now i can sell it to further promote my tiki collection!!! SWEET I'm going to have to find a witco-esque new frame for my 2 paint by numbers.
STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2807	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Sun, Mar 19, 2006 4:40 PM I went to the Long Beach Swapmeet again. There were several new lots of brochures, magazines, and postcards, so I made a pretty decent haul. Here are my paper finds. Everything was about a dollar apiece: :down: Kona Village Resort brochure :down: The Marineland Restaurant postcard like the one that Tangaroa posted a few weeks back: :down: A couple from the Coco Palms in Hawaii :down: A couple of these awesome Kava-drinking certificates from a 1964 trip to Fiji :down: The Korolevu Beach Hotel, Fiji :down: A bungalo in Tahiti :down: An ad I hadn't seen before for the Tropics Hotel in Palm Springs :down: An article about a society-luau at the Kona Kai club on Shelter Island, San Diego. :down: Arthur Lyman perfoms at the Bali Hai on Shelter Island: :down: And finaly... The Half Moon Inn Sabu [ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy 2006-03-19 16:44 ]
P puamana Member Seattle, WA Joined: Aug 02, 2002 Posts: 290	P puamana Posted posted on Sun, Mar 19, 2006 5:01 PM Great paper finds, Sabu ! And that Kava-drinking certificate was issued on my exact birthday !
P pappythesailor Tiki Socialite Mass. Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 1564	P pappythesailor Posted posted on Sun, Mar 19, 2006 7:20 PM Amazing finds, Sabu! Congrats!
S SilverLine Member Kansas City Joined: Mar 02, 2004 Posts: 637	S SilverLine Posted posted on Sun, Mar 19, 2006 7:44 PM Man, Sabu, you find the good finds! Just today I found (and bought) this Witco bar stool. It was labeled "Polynesian Totem Plant Stand"!! Decent price, too. My first Witco purchase! He's not in the best shape; somebody drilled a hole through his belly as if to make him into a fountain. Now, some leopard-print fabric and VOL-AH!
P pdrake Tiki Socialite las vegas Joined: Jan 13, 2006 Posts: 1771	P pdrake Posted posted on Sun, Mar 19, 2006 10:36 PM i bought some witco. dhl destroyed it in shipping. bummer. anyone know anything about this: just bought it. [ Edited by: pdrake 2006-03-19 22:43 ]
H hodadhank Member Mission Beach, CA Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 1689	H hodadhank Posted posted on Mon, Mar 20, 2006 9:24 AM Looks like the Trader Vic's Fog Cutter mug pictured in TikiQuest without the hand painting.
M MrBaliHai Tiki Socialite Behind the Cheddar Curtain Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1031	M MrBaliHai Posted posted on Mon, Mar 20, 2006 10:22 AM I went to the Long Beach Swapmeet again. There were several new lots of brochures, magazines, and postcards, so I made a pretty decent haul. Here are my paper finds. Everything was about a dollar apiece: Great stuff, Sabu! Wish I could've stayed in L.A. long enough to go to the Long Beach swap meet. I visited several in the San Gabriel Valley and found nothing.
K Kenike Tiki Socialite McKinney, TX Joined: Jul 24, 2003 Posts: 1207	K Kenike Posted posted on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 6:51 AM Some finds from the wild. Not a lot but some interesting pieces. L-R: OMC moai mug (I've never seen one like this before) Easter Island wooden statue Jekyll & Hyde club R-1 lookalike Quan-Quan tiki cup
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 7:15 AM REally nice haul. Does the Moai carving have anything carved on the BAck?
K Kenike Tiki Socialite McKinney, TX Joined: Jul 24, 2003 Posts: 1207	K Kenike Posted posted on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 10:02 AM Does the Moai carving have anything carved on the BAck? No carvings or markings on the back.
K Kono Member Orlando Joined: Oct 08, 2003 Posts: 1266	K Kono Posted posted on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 4:11 PM On 2006-03-21 10:02, Kenike wrote: Does the Moai carving have anything carved on the BAck? No carvings or markings on the back. So that's one piece? The moai and the kavakava are on the same carving? That's very unusual and a heckuva find!
K Kenike Tiki Socialite McKinney, TX Joined: Jul 24, 2003 Posts: 1207	K Kenike Posted posted on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 5:53 PM So that's one piece? The moai and the kavakava are on the same carving? That's very unusual and a heckuva find! It's all one piece...I've never seen anything like it. Here's another view:
K Kono Member Orlando Joined: Oct 08, 2003 Posts: 1266	K Kono Posted posted on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 6:27 PM That's a nice carving Kenike!
TR Tiki Royale Member The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA! Joined: Dec 06, 2002 Posts: 891	TR Tiki Royale Posted posted on Tue, Mar 21, 2006 10:19 PM Here are some recent finds... A couple of small stacking cups w/ faces on both sides and one that is double height and a tall Bumatay style mug. All homemade and from the same estate sale. Heavy samurai helmet mug from the thrift. What's the story on these? Are they old Benihana? this one has the old "Made in Japan" sticker on the bottom. New mugs from my recent visit to the Mai-Kai... What a place!!!! Aloha, :tiki:
STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2807	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Wed, Mar 22, 2006 9:52 AM Insane homemade Bumatay mug! I'm so jealous. Great haul! Sabu
T Tikiwahine Tiki Socialite Victoria, BC Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3295	T Tikiwahine Posted posted on Wed, Mar 22, 2006 10:20 AM Holy crow! Now there's a haul of mugs. Great finds, something to aspire to.
N naugatiki Tiki Socialite Port Angeles, Wa Joined: Jan 02, 2004 Posts: 882	N naugatiki Posted posted on Wed, Mar 22, 2006 11:38 AM Non-restaurant homemade mugs are a topic within themselves, ranging from the laughingly crude to the elaborate. My favorite is this one with a tiki in a robe pearched on the head of another one. This is the midsection,I'd show the rest but for some reason Shutterfly seems to have been cutting up my pictures as of late.
G GatorRob Member Orlando Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1784	G GatorRob Posted posted on Sat, Mar 25, 2006 8:32 PM Here are some of my finds over the last month or so. Vintage aloha shirt, circa 1970 or so from a vintage clothing store. This one also around 1970. From the same shop. A couple of Trader Vic's menus, both from the Chicago Palmer House and both from around 1957. Drink menu (left) and food menu (right). Both eBay buys. Left to right... Moai mug from eBay (ooga-mooga says identical to a Beauce Pottery mug, but unmarked -- anyone have any idea who made it and when?). Orchids of Hawaii R-74 (eBay). Lucky Tiki from the Mai Kai gift shop. Finally, a couple of new wall hangings from a shop in Orlando.
T tikigik Member Ann Arbor Michigan Joined: Oct 25, 2005 Posts: 119	T tikigik Posted posted on Wed, Mar 29, 2006 9:11 PM TikiJosh wrote: I've got a pair of those exact cuff links. I even wore them when I got married. I got mine on eBay so the story isn't as remotely cool as yours, but let's see, I think I've got a photo here somewhere... Here it is, it's one of those weirdly contrived photos that wedding photographers take, I'm supposed to be adjusting my Dad's tie.... Your father is John Cleese? (Sorry, I know he doesn't REALLY look like John, but it DID strike me as a BIT of a resemblance.)