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On 2012-05-13 11:06, Psycho Tiki D wrote:
Those were $3.00 each...today...at an antique show...

D

Ok I will give you $3.25 for one :)
BK

Brimfield Thursday wasn't nearly as exciting as Wednesday, but I didn't get skunked!
BK

OK, back to the stuff I neglected to post when I found it. A few more "usual suspects":

Went thrifting, a few weeks ago, & scored six LPs & a hat that will become a lamp, eventually.:
BK

Never had any hurricane glasses in my collection, until recently. I scored this fairly new hurricane glass from Kowloon along with this HIP Original Hula Girl:

Worked a trade with my buddy, Pete, for these two hurricane glasses. One is from Hukilau Lounge in Key West & the other is from Black Tahiti in Washington, D.C. I've seen very little from either of these places, so I was glad to score these glasses.

Just a few more things I've found, recently:



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BK

A few weeks back, I scored a nice lot of paper:
Hawaii Kai
Full Menu, Drinks & Dinner





Mailer







World's Fair Hawaiian Pavillion Flyer
BK

More paper.
A Couple of Matson Lines menus from December 29, 1953 & January 1, 1954


Dobbs House Tiki Pocket Menu



Tiki Gardens Flyer



A Couple Of Hawaii Tourist Brochures Dated 1958 & 1961
BK

As stoked as I was to find the Hawaii Kai stuff, this stuff really blew me away!
Luau 400
Dinner Menu




Drink Menu


Ad For Sunday Night Shipwreck Party

An Autographed Business Card. The name appears to be Harold Kabel. I know the owner's name was Harold, but his last name was Bloomfield. Can anyone shed any light on this?

[ Edited by: Big Kahuna 2012-05-13 22:05 ]
D

On 2012-05-13 21:24, Big Kahuna wrote:
A few weeks back, I scored a nice lot of paper:

Hawaii Kai Mailer

Big Kahuna,

Nice score on the mailer. There are some images in there that I have not seen before. You need to scan the pages and post them in the Hawaii Kai thread in Locating Tiki.

DC
B

Ditto!
BK

I will try to do that.
TD

Today's barn finds,after a little rub'n & oil'n
like my friend, Mike from IOWA says "BARN FRESH"
BB

Great Find Tiki David, every time I see these bars it reminds me of the movie Back to the Beach, there is a simular one set up on the beach.
BB

Here is my find for the week, my son picked these up from an op shop for $2.00 each while on holidays in Coffs Harbour, Australia
N''

Bamboo Bev Forgive my ignorance-whattsa "op shop" ? Other peoples? Old Persons? odd person?.... I can be any or all of them.
Btw, cool finds.
Cheers
BB

On 2012-05-14 17:15, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Bamboo Bev Forgive my ignorance-whattsa "op shop" ? Other peoples? Old Persons? odd person?.... I can be any or all of them.
Btw, cool finds.
Cheers

Op shop = thrift shop, op being short for opportunity
S

So I found this book from 1972 today called The Menenunes Told by Trader Vic

Never seen it before
N''

On 2012-05-15 12:29, SandraDee wrote:
So I found this book from 1972 today called The Menenunes Told by Trader Vic

Never seen it before


Nice find SD. I been telling my grandkids for years that menehunes are the real deal!
Cheers

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S

Sorry, I meant to post this also. I found this Trader Vic's scarf not too long ago. Black on white with a Made in Japan label.
K

Oooh, gorgeous scarf! Will you wear that or frame it?
S

On 2012-05-15 15:04, KittyKat65 wrote:
Oooh, gorgeous scarf! Will you wear that or frame it?

Thanks.

I will frame it eventually :)
PTD

On 2012-05-15 14:42, SandraDee wrote:
Sorry, I meant to post this also. I found this Trader Vic's scarf not too long ago. Black on white with a Made in Japan label.


It's about time you started posting here again...great finds! Did you knock anyone down to get the scarf or book??

D
S

On 2012-05-15 15:35, Psycho Tiki D wrote:

It's about time you started posting here again...great finds! Did you knock anyone down to get the scarf or book??

D

Of course..I mean I wouldn't be me if I didn't! You know how I am full of the aloha spirit!

That is the scarf I called you about but forgot to bring over to show you--figured I should post it before I lose it somewhere amongst the clutter in my place.
TM

Picked up this huge mask today.... weighs a ton. The previous owners painted this brown which is why it looks so clean.
A

I found this vintage tiki a few weeks ago next to a suburban backyard swimming pool.
N''

On 2012-05-16 21:11, abstractiki wrote:
I found this vintage tiki a few weeks ago next to a suburban backyard swimming pool.

Nice tiki Looks to be about a four or five footer. Is the bottom center rotted out? Did you saw it out from its site? Free advice; fill it with construction foam-($3-$4) . Keeps the critters out.
Cheers
A

Thanks, it is 6.5 ft long but I did cut about 2 inches off the bottom due to the advanced rot. The bottom center also has rot but I cut most of it out with a hand saw. I was thinking of putting some Thompson's water sealer on it. Thanks for the advice I was wondering if I should fill up that space with something like that.

I have been watching it closely and so far I have seen no bugs only a few spiders. The tiki is real heavy.

The Tiki was attached to a fence with bailing wire. The fence and much of the tiki were overgrown with vines and plants.
D

Great find Abstract. You should contact Bongo Fury regarding the treatment of the Tiki. He just rehabbed the big guy from the Trade Winds.

DC
B

On 2012-05-16 19:18, Tipsy McStagger wrote:

Picked up this huge mask today.... weighs a ton. The previous owners painted this brown which is why it looks so clean.

D00d! I think that may have been part of the old decor that was ripped out of Tong's Polynesian Village back in the mid 90's! Excellent score Dave!!!! :D
C
Chub posted on Thu, May 17, 2012 7:54 PM

All of these finds today came out of a house previously owned by Adriana Caselotti who was the original voice of Snow White. She passed away in 1997 and left the house to her best friend. According to the new owners, this best friend kept the house in it's time capsule condition. And of course, the new owners were totally gutting it! I wish I could have taken more pictures, but I was short on time. The place was incredible. Apparently, the house had a huge tiki bar, which was already gone by the time I got there. Can't wait to get them all hung and lit up!
TM

On 2012-05-17 19:54, Chub wrote:
All of these finds today came out of a house previously owned by Adriana Caselotti who was the original voice of Snow White. She passed away in 1997 and left the house to her best friend. According to the new owners, this best friend kept the house in it's time capsule condition. And of course, the new owners were totally gutting it! I wish I could have taken more pictures, but I was short on time. The place was incredible. Apparently, the house had a huge tiki bar, which was already gone by the time I got there. Can't wait to get them all hung and lit up!

I just posted a listing on craigslist yesterday and I believe those lamps were from the same house. she mentioned ships wheels and nautical stuff in the listing as well.... there were some great orchids of hawaii lamps.
C
Chub posted on Fri, May 18, 2012 5:08 AM

I was actually the second person to call and got everything but the best three (in my opinion) Orchids Of Hawaii hanging lamps. Don't know who got those.
S

Guess I was the third to call. Congrats to you! Wish I could have seen the place before the gutting.
TB

Nice score Chub - that house was previously discussed on TC here: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=40664&forum=1
C
Chub posted on Fri, May 18, 2012 11:52 AM

Very cool. Thanks for the link!
B

Here's what the real estate listing said. It's a shame that these places never end up in appreciative hands. I am sure glad that these lamps did!:

"Own a piece of Hollywood history! Designed and built by one of the most well-known voices in the world, Adriana Caselotti, Voice of Snow White in Walt Disney's first full length animated film ~~~Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs~~~. Open the front double doors to the most tremendous great room imaginable. Polynesian masterpiece that's fantastic for entertaining in a Trader Vic's style. Wet bar with burnished monkey pod wood bar-top. Custom built with expensive use of Cedar wood. Soaring ceilings and gorgeous hardwood floors throughout. Open entry, living, bar, dining and kitchen in an amazing 56' wide space. 2 bedrooms with 2.5 vintage tiled baths. Meticulously maintained. Restored wishing well and dwarf bridge. Original painting by Disney studio artist included. Live like you're on vacation everyday!"
C

My haul today... we need more shelves!

I'm curious about the lamps - they are plaster or chalkwear, and have a few chips I hope I can fix or at least paint to match - We were told they were from Hawaii originally, but not sure how old (have old school plugs). We got a pair - only one shown. They have the original double shades and are so beautifully obnoxious! Any info about the lamps?

We also scored a little ceramic bamboo lamp with a woven shade, seven mugs and a pair of Coco Joe Moai Bookends, Plus a carved wood wall tiki.
N''

Pic'd this approx. 15"x 20" signed and ltd. edition print at a local estate sale this morning. This fellas estate was a very large property with a separate garage , and a very large bldg. just for the bar/lounge. My heart was racing as I approached that bldg. but alas,no tiki. However, my Tiki Queen bought a pristine Elvis decanter (USS Arizona commenmorative,1961) Hopefully I'll be able to post both pix.

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Sorry, my little brain still hasn't figured out how to properly post the pix. All that comes up when I try to attach em is the file text. Maybe someday.
Cheers
P S FYI , i'm using a Mac

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T

Dump the Mac Let your lil brother post them for you from the pictures you sent me:
T

Found this today at the local flea for $10.

Looks great in our bedroom!

:) :)
TM

On 2012-05-19 14:32, creepykbear wrote:
My haul today... we need more shelves!

I'm curious about the lamps - they are plaster or chalkwear, and have a few chips I hope I can fix or at least paint to match - We were told they were from Hawaii originally, but not sure how old (have old school plugs). We got a pair - only one shown. They have the original double shades and are so beautifully obnoxious! Any info about the lamps?

We also scored a little ceramic bamboo lamp with a woven shade, seven mugs and a pair of Coco Joe Moai Bookends, Plus a carved wood wall tiki.



I had a pair of lamp bases just like those... sold them on ebay a few years back. It's debatable that those are the original shades but they fit the time period. mine did not have shades so I'm not sure what the original shades looked like. They lamp bases seem to have been mass produced but i don't know in what quantity. They may have even been made specifically by a local for a particular hotel or other tiki establishment back in the day which was not uncommon.

of course there's always the possibility that those lamps you have are indeed the ones I sold on ebay... I would need pics of the lamps without the lamp on using a flash so I can see the finish on these close up to know for sure.... and if they are, you might have the only pair of those on the planet cause' i haven't seen them again till now.....

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TB

I found this cool vintage shell sconce lamp on Facebook of all places... that's a first for me:

Dunno if the upper piece was intended to be a shelf - the triangular part doesn't look necessary, structurally.
It even had it's original purchase receipt tucked into one of the shells - how cool!

I can't make out the item description, but it looks like it was purchased in Tijuana in 1968.

-Trad'r Bill
N''

Very nice lamp TB. What are the dimensions of your sconce? Interestingly, it appears that Mr. Prieto paid 25 dollars U S. I think that the 3188 figure is pesos with the 318 being the tax at 10%. Not cheap in 1968. Looks like Prieto lived at kilometer 28 1/2 on the old road to Ensenada. Item description has me scratching my gourd though.
Again,nice find!
Cheers,
David

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2012-05-22 23:40 ]
TB

Thanks David, the lamp is a big one - about 20x20x15 deep. It has real tapa cloth on it, so I can see how they could have charged a higher price. Another interesting detail is that each shell has a "Made in Japan" sticker on the back...

-Trad'r Bill
D

Some recent finds on the way home for lunch.

A nice Fankoma Clam Shell, the Big one.


The cool Kuo Wah green bucket mug.

A nice little palm tree lamp.

And a linen Pith Helmet from Brookstone, just because Rory shouldn't have all the fun wearing one.

Also got a nice rattan bookcase on Craigslist. Living in the garage, waiting for a spot to fill with Mugs, Coco Joes, and other such Tiki curious.

DC
K

Have been finding lots of smaller stuff lately, but probably
the most interesting item is this PNG stone bladed axe.
The very nice older gentleman that I bought it off said that
he'd got it about 40 years ago while working there as an
agricultural consultant and thought that it was fairly old when
he bought it. So I'm guessing it's from around the 1950s/60s
He'd stuck down some loose weaving where the stone meets the
main body with some sort of white compound that I'll clean off
later.

Yours truly with the axe to give scale.
F

Heh, yahoo for dumb luck!

Walked into a local liquor store yesterday to look for some new beer that hit the market. Found the beer and checked out, but on my way out I decided to take a look at the glassware collection as I hadn't in a while. Low and behold behind a bunch of beer glasses on a bottom shelf, invisible because of boxes stacked in front of it I see two Trader Vic's boxes priced at $20 each. Got #'s 55 & 56! Best part, they fit my new "strict" restriction of "Local, or Place I've Been, or Event, or Disney" as they say Hinky Dinks (love that!).
N''

Bee-yooti-ful mugs FP !. If you get a chance post more pix of all sides and the bottom. Btw, tell us bout the "new beer". Yesterday at Stater bro.s here in Socal I Saw a case called "Island Hopper" distributed by Kona that has an assortment of 3 beers in it. Long board, Fire rock and I cannot recall the 3rd. i was in a rush an didn't grab a case-maybe today. It may just be a Memorial Day promotion.
Mahalo for posting your new Mugs-congrats!
Cheers,
David
F

Hi David,

Thank you! I'll post more pics of the mug on Ooga Mooga, my collection name there is Face's Place.

The third beer in that pack you saw was likely Kona's Koko Brown, a brown ale brewed with toasted coconut, it's pretty tasty.

The beers I picked up yesterday are from a new brewery called Calibrew, the beers are named Oaktown Brown and Buzzerkeley. I love's me some beer!

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