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P

Alright, it sparked my curiosity. Is that an El Santo mask behind that plaque?
CM

On 2012-12-01 21:17, PockyTiki wrote:

Alright, it sparked my curiosity. Is that an El Santo mask behind that plaque?

SI! VIVA DE LOS SANNNNNTOOOOO!!!

[ Edited by: Cool Manchu 2012-12-01 22:57 ]
B

On 2012-11-30 14:01, White Devil wrote:

God damn your luck, sir! God damn it indeed.

These are indeed rare, and not to diminish the find, but I personally cannot warm to these later versions of the Don mug. Call me racist, but the pudgy almond-eyed Asian face just seems so wrong, compared to the youthful beach boy look of the original:

To wit, neither one of them is any more "authentic" than the other as a depiction of the man, as they hail from the later, Getty Corp-owned phase of the chain.

That Dobbs Luau menu is great, note that the cocktails are all (x-ept the fog cutter) served in Trader Vic's-originated drinking vessels.
BPB

This week's stuff:

A couple Maori masks and a Hawaiian Ku:

I was at Goodwill looking for a holiday tux, and I couldn't resist the 4 pack of Accoutrements soon to be vintage mugs. The other one is a Lono Alli's mug. The guy who sold it to me said he had 50 tiki mugs for sale last month, all for only $5 each, and that was the last one he had. I guess I slept in that day and missed it all...

Chile Moai coaster:

Matchbooks:

I finally got the yellow Bali Hai one!

Hawaii license plate turned into a journal and an Elvis Blue Hawaii doll:

Buzzy Out!
H

H

Found this guy today, not in perfect shape by any means..but still cool
TM

On 2012-11-29 17:13, kustomculture73 wrote:

On 2012-11-29 16:49, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Hello K73, Nice Shrunken head. Are the real McCoy legal to possess in the U.S.? If So,please tell us what you know of it's provenance.
Mahalo,
David

They actually are legal to own in the United States,but many of them are in museums.The law states that it is not legal to deal in living organs and tissue.The shrunken head falls into the artifact category,so it is a grey area.This one came back from South America in the 50's from a service member.It was then given as a gift about 10 years ago to the person that I acquired it from.When closely inspected,you can see eyelashes,whiskers above the lips,hairs in the nostrils and other fine details.

i'm thinking this is the head of a chimp or monkey... not buying the human head theory.
TM

okay, here's the latest finds - picked up 2 JPco. 3 tiki faced bucket mugs. I also scored this Louie "B" volcano tiki bowl - it's huge. Could not find either of these on ooga-mooga. Found the tiki bowl without the volcano, though. Didn't know Jpco. made bucket mugs like these....
N''

Hey Tipsy, Nice finds,really liking that bowl.
Forgive my ignorance-what is"JPCo" ?
Mahalo
TM

On 2012-12-03 17:50, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Hey Tipsy, Nice finds,really liking that bowl.
Forgive my ignorance-what is"JPCo" ?
Mahalo

thanks !!

JP co. is short for johnson products company. They had a place in chicago back in the day. from what i gather they sold tropical decor and made mugs, including the famous andres bumatay mug.
AS

Trader Santa was early this year....
V

Over the weekend I had very good luck at my local goodwill. Found all this in the same trip!


From 1959, photo taken at The Traders


Alii Woods brand pineapples and a bamboo cup
CN

A couple of reproductions of Pan Am posters:

And a mixed media work (painting & collage) by a Samoan artist, Camillia Afele:

More of her work can be seen here: http://www.camilliaafele.tumblr.com/
T

Goodwill finds...

Bird

Fish

Penis gourd?!! Probably not tiki...
D

A nice fish trap lamp I found at a local antique store.

Bongo Fury informs me that this is likely from the Santa Barbara Don The Beachcomber, which is a cool thing!

DC
B

Nice! Original lamps are perhaps the most difficult to come by Tiki finds.
T
Tattoo posted on Fri, Dec 7, 2012 2:57 PM

Found a cool coconut mug. I know that is redundant since all coconut mugs are cool by definition.

But I have not seen one with the "Hawaii I" marking on it before.

Does anyone know who the maker is? I know I have seen it before on something else.
PR

Aloha,

On 2012-12-07 14:57, Tattoo wrote:

But I have not seen one with the "Hawaii I" marking on it before.

Does anyone know who the maker is?

Not sure of maker, but I think the mark is not an "I" But a connected...

** "T
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E

Its been dry lately for me, but the few pieces I have found have been decent....
E

Went to an auction tonight and got these....5 treasure craft and 12 coco joes pieces. Many have the original tags.

These coco joes are the 80's - 2000's era right? (Looking for Buzzy's answer on this)...

Whatever era they are from, I was happy to get the Menehune holding the tiki.....
K

This find perhaps belongs in Beyond Tiki,
but as it may have a broader appeal I'll add it here.

This painting is an original oil on canvas by a little known (to me at least)
German artist and is signed: Carla Merck - Damsthal.

The man from whom I purchased the painting informed me that he had acquired it
in New Zealand some 30 years ago and that he believed that it was painted in Samoa
by Carla Merck at or around the time that German power ended there in 1914.
He also said that there are paintings of hers in Germany dated around 1916 which
might indicate that she left Samoa for the Fatherland at about that time.

Regardless of the actual provenance I think it will look just fine somewhere in my
bar (still under construction).
N''

ET,
Those menehuni are awesome but the menehune holding the tiki is killa. thanx for sharing.
Cheers
HT

On 2012-12-07 16:33, ErichTroudt wrote:
Its been dry lately for me, but the few pieces I have found have been decent....

Just remember, you're lucky to live in SoCal, while hunting for tiki. Some of us live on the east coast, and never see anything that good.

Love all three pieces, man.
H

Two Estate sales today
$20.00 total
:)

The owner bought these in 1960

OMC coconut mug
BB

Found this yesterday and it kinda reminded me of the "missing" Hobby City Tikis. :)


Photo by Bigbrotiki
N''

Hey BB,
Up early for a Sunday?
How big is that bank?
THe pic by bigbro reminded me of the many times I picked my son up at Adventure City-He worked there as a teenager and in front of the tiki's was a good place to rendezvous.
Cheers,
David
BB

Hi David,

The front of the bank is 3-3/8", the sides are 2-1/4" and it's 3-3/4" tall.
N''

mahalo Boris, nice find. Wish I had one-I could save moolah to feed my addiction.
Cheers

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2012-12-10 00:59 ]
T

I like the bank too.

Goodwill finds. Both are so dark it was hard to get a good picture of them.
N''

Found at a thrift store.
Picked it up and put it down several times before I finally decided it would "fit" into my tiki lounge. It's an 18"x18" tapa sewn onto woven palm. The Honu's shell rises from the center of the piece about 2".
Cheers
T


What a weird mug for a pottery place to have
B

....in "Loveland, Colorado", no less. Score! I say. Wonder if they actually had the mold, or if they were selling dead stock. Here's a pic of me posing with its father:
PTD

Cross this one off the list...

Coffee table, 20"x48".


Sorry about the flash!

PTD
TT

On 2012-12-12 08:20, TikiPug wrote:

Nice find!

Here's what I turned up with a quick search on the company:

"Rocky Mountain Pottery Company (ROMCO) was founded by Leland Huston in 1953 and moved to Loveland in 1957. The firm's first pottery pieces were produced to resemble wood grain and included a pine scent. Many pottery designs were produced, but its most popular line remained the wood-grained design, along with the various colors of its hand-painted pinecone line. During summers, the Loveland factory employed 35 to 40 people and offered daily tours. Two regional outlets sold ROMCO pottery during summer seasons, including one in downtown Estes Park and one in Colorado Springs. The company was sold in 1981, then again in 1986, at which time the original business came to an end."

So they were making ceramics in the 50s, despite the modern look of the foil sticker. Still, it's an intriguing mystery.
CM

On 2012-12-12 13:16, Psycho Tiki D wrote:
Cross this one off the list...

Coffee table, 20"x48".


Sorry about the flash!

PTD

I have a love of mosaics and tiki of course, couple that with my search for a new (to me) coffee table...Needless to say I am green with envy! Great score man!
B

On 2012-12-03 16:27, Tipsy McStagger wrote:
Didn't know Jpco. made bucket mugs like these....

On 2012-12-03 17:50, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Forgive my ignorance-what is"JPCo" ?
Mahalo

You guys must not have a copy of Tiki Quest. :wink:
-Amy
BPB

Too much crappy, used, dirty, Christmas decorations out there that took up way too much valuable swapmeet space. Resulting small tiki related lot found:

A Kon Tiki oil table lamp(as seen in Tiki Quest) without the glass or innards and a couple matchbooks.

Buzzy Out!
H

The lil wife hit an estate sale today while I was at work,
I came home and found these waiting for me...
U

I found this weird guy in a thrift store yesterday. It appears to be made of a sintered ceramic material and has a sandy feel to it. about 4 inches tall. Is it a tiki frog, frog tiki, or something else? Anybody recognize it? Mahalo.
TM

On 2012-12-15 08:55, ukutiki wrote:
I found this weird guy in a thrift store yesterday. It appears to be made of a sintered ceramic material and has a sandy feel to it. about 4 inches tall. Is it a tiki frog, frog tiki, or something else? Anybody recognize it? Mahalo.


would make a nice mug if someone were to duplicate the sculpt up to mug size...... "son of suffering bastard".
H

P

On 2012-12-15 12:08, Tipsy McStagger wrote:

On 2012-12-15 08:55, ukutiki wrote:
I found this weird guy in a thrift store yesterday. It appears to be made of a sintered ceramic material and has a sandy feel to it. about 4 inches tall. Is it a tiki frog, frog tiki, or something else? Anybody recognize it? Mahalo.


would make a nice mug if someone were to duplicate the sculpt up to mug size...... "son of suffering bastard".

After looking at the sculpt closely, you can see that strange wood-grain like texture on it. It's a dead give away. It was created using a 3-dimensional printer, aka you design it on a computer in some sort of 3d digital design program, upload it to the printer software and the printer will actually print/sculpt that design in various materials.
U

Thanks for the heads up on the 3D printer. I have seen them but it never crossed my mind that 3D-P was used for this little fellow. Here is a link to You Tube showing a video of a tiki planter being made using this technology.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msNMY0J-we4
P

Yeah, it's a really neat system. It crossed my mind because I remembered that a member on here created a couple pendants the exact same way.
A

3D printed goods in a thrift store, welcome to the future.
B

A friend proposed to do that for my Tiki Ti mug. This piece does indeed look like someone tried to dabble in Tiki mug design, not half bad, kinda Mayan/SciFi... and yes, a truly odd reversal of the natural thrift shop process, to have a mug show up in one before it was even produced! (just assuming that it wasn't, why would it have ended up there otherwise)
K

I found this alien looking guy at a thrift store in Denver this weekend.
HOK

Looks to be from Tahiti :)

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