Tiki Finds

I hear ya' Dawntiki,
I just got back from lunch and couldn't pass up a Lelani at the thrift. He does make a great new home for my pens on my desk.
Aloha,
:tiki:

Well this morning started off chilly, but I hopped in to the car an drove down the block to the post office to pick up my package: "TIKI TO GO: ceramic tiki mug party pack" that my wife won for me as an early xmas present.
Seeing we had 25% discount coupon at a metro thrift store, we headed out to do some hunting. our first stop yeilded a few good hawaiian shirts and (non-tiki)retro floor lamp. Our second stop had me aquireing a few more hawaiian shirts (one with tiki print), a monkey pod pineapple bowl (I think I'm up to 25 of those damn things), a medium sized wooden fork and spoon set, and a few vintage house items.
On our way back, we decided to stop at this one last place that a friends advised us "it wasn't worth our time". While scouring the horribly cluttered brick-a-brack, I spotted a wooden serving dish filled with two baby-sized pineapple bowls and the coolest find: two "coco joes" items. A Napkin holder, and what appears to be either a mint bowl or an ash tray. The bowl doesn't appear to have any burn marks in it nor any place to really "rest your butt". They both have an odd tribal leaf design on them. I'll try to get some pics up so you can see them.
I was wondering if anyone knew anything about coco joe items. Besides the two items i found today, I also have a coco joe's Ku style head necklace. I think these items are made of resin. I could be wrong, what do you guys think?
I'm pretty happy though. After getting crewed by the boss for spending "too much time on the internet on non-work and personal sites" (says him), I felt I was being rewarded for being a good boy and not sacrificing him to the volcano.

P.S. you'll notice (or may not) that I haven't posted untill AFTER I get home from work. This is due to my boss coming down on me, so expect my after work posts to be ladden with intoxication.

I have said before; I dig the Cocojoes stuff. I think it's a real sleeper right now. I'd pick up anything you can on the cheap, because it won't be for long.

I found a few things this weekend. Among them was this Orchids of Hawaii, R-96 pair...

and this little guy...

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=6724&forum=1&1

-Z

Wow, Flounder-you guys have it good in Florida! We stopped off at a couple of antique malls during our recent Mai Kai trip and in a few short minutes I dredged up this little group: Multiple swizzles from Trader Franks (Tiki Gardens), Trader Vic's, and the Hawaiian Village, a cool 50's "Luau Lite", an Aboriginal weapons bar towel (second one like this I've found), cool tiki harpoon, a pair of wooden Moai and Ku salt and peppers, a "Tiki Iti" style tiki table lighter, and postcards from the Polynesian Cultural Center, Coco Palms, the Kamehameha memorial, and (get this!) two postcards from a Polynesian themed ski resort!

Here are some of my finds from the last couple of months. First is a Harrington-Like Mug from the Paradise Cove in Hawaii, Two Incredible Daga Mugs also from the Paradise Cove, a white Louis B Mug from the Royal Lahaina Resort in Maui and a "set" of four vintage Evalani Glasses from the old Showboat Hotel here in Las Vegas. I also picked up a "set" of six old homemade Tiki Tumblers. Great Colors, eh?

I recently picked up some incredible, vintage, 1950's post cards from Hawaii. These have wonderful color graphics, especially the Island Girl Cards. Here's a close up of my favorite one. Isn't she lovely?

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[ Edited by: vegastikidude on 2003-12-29 20:52 ]

Got these today on a jaunt around East TN. Got the long ear mug for $6. Got the two Tiki Bobs from New Orleans for $10 a pair, and the blue Tepco Scorpion bowl for $6. Now, is the bowl supposed to rattle? Mine does. It's not damaged.

The Swank Pad Broadcast - If it's Swank...

[ Edited by: swanky on 2003-12-30 21:14 ]

How much for a Tiki Bob?

Fishy want Tiki Bob baaaad.

Nice haul Swanky,
I've noticed that some ceramics rattle. One of my Suffering Bastards does and I've seen other bowls that do too. Something in the manufacturing I 'spose.
Aloha,
:tiki:

Today I got these: A green Otagari handled mug and the classic TV S & P. Not a great price ($15), but if I bought them off Ebay they would run that with shipping probably. But I got them in East TN. Last time I was at this store I got 4 Hawaiian Cottage handled mugs and a couple of the Disney clear mugs.

On 2003-12-15 01:10, Basement Kahuna wrote:
I have said before; I dig the Cocojoes stuff. I think it's a real sleeper right now. I'd pick up anything you can on the cheap, because it won't be for long.

I'm already noticed its on the rise...

as is treasure craft...

i have noticed that myself. I've got atleast 4-5 CoCo Joe's items.

Here's some stuff I've gotten recently. I haven't been hitting the stores as much as I've been getting more stuff off of ebay. But these are local found in the wild items.

About a month ago I got this roadworn and weary August Holland at a local Goodwill. I'm gonna have to touch up those scratches. The other piece I got today. He's tiki made of shells glued onto black velvet. He's fairly beat up as you can see, with some velvet missing off the bottom. Found him in a junk type antique store. The lady said he had a twin in much better shape which was purchased long ago. No one wanted the beat up bro so I adopted him. Good mana for me I hope. I'll have to try and patch him as best I can but it will never look great.

Close up:

I have no idea how I'm gonna display him or where he's gonna fit in but I couldn't pass him up.

Some more recent finds. The tiki back left is a mystery. The mug is from the Mai Kai and has MAI KAI vertical down the back. The long wooden bowl is from Hawaii and the little tiki down front is from the Cook Islands.

The whole lot weighs in at about $66 minus tax. The cheapest was the mystery tiki at $6 followed by the August Holland at $7 and the priciest was the Hawaiian carved bowl at $21.

That carved bowl is for serving Kava! You need to get some-NOW!

On 2004-01-03 21:42, Basement Kahuna wrote:
That carved bowl is for serving Kava! You need to get some-NOW!

Will do Sir! .:[saluting sharply!]:.

I hope all this Kava Kava and Absinthe doesn't make me into a deranged madman. Wish me luck!

Just be sure you DON"T drink any alcohol for a couple of days before and after you enjoy Kava. Very dangerous combo punch to the liver.

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On 2004-01-05 13:03, filslash wrote:
aloha,

On 2004-01-03 21:42, Basement Kahuna wrote:
That carved bowl is for serving Kava!

I beg to differ, BK... It's a knockoff of a dish in the Bishop Museum collection...

A (Pa ki'i) Serving Tray used for serving roast pork. The original was carved to commemorate a Maui Chief's (Kahekili) victory over an Oahu chief named Kahahana around 1785.

The figures supporting the tray represent Kahahana, and his wife.

That's seems more likely. The narrowness and the shallowness of the vessel wouldn't lend itself to using coconut cups to scoop out the kava. You think maybe this was sold out of the museum? Mmmmm...pork... The original, I assume, was much larger?

Kava King, I'm sorry to hear this. :(

You think maybe this was sold out of the museum? Mmmmm...pork... The original, I assume, was much larger?

[ Edited by: filslash 2008-09-10 13:39 ]

Mmmmmm! The other gross meat.

On 2004-01-05 18:54, FLOUNDERart wrote:
Mmmmmm! The other gross meat.

Vegetarian?

I have these photos of the bowls in the Bishops Museum. They're just like 21 dollar one, only bigger. That's a great price by the way.
Mahlo,
Al

this is the first tiki i found in pennsylvania, so i snapped it up despite $$$:

i really liked this one - $28 i think

this was about $18.

we bought lots of stuff this past weekend, so i don't recall the exact amounts. finding this stuff elsewhere might have had a more affordable price tag...

happy gnu year... j$

The Treasure Craft Tiki pair. That first one is one of my holy grails I've only seen one, Bong has it. I have the other one, but that first one is pretty rare. Good find.
Mahalo,
Al

Yo, he's straight outta Compton!

On 2004-01-06 12:29, Swanky wrote:
Yo, he's straight outta Compton!

that statement brings a whole meaning to the abbreviation "T.W.A."

Nice find. PA hmmmmm. Yunz guyz go up there often.

[ Edited by: Turbogod on 2004-01-06 13:58 ]

good find on the treasure craft tiki's. I have both of those. One of the first pieces I got when I started collecting. Both of mine have had their heads broken off and glued back on. It's glued well, but if you look closely.......

Nice score for you!

Erich

thankya, thankya...

we pop north of the border from Balmer into PA from time to time. Shrewsbury PA has a whole block + of antique stores, but more 1900's to 1940's vintage. i glommed onto the treasure craft tikis immediately. the tikidar was tuned in just right :tiki:

My first "fix" since December...Went to one flea market yesterday and a thrift shop today in the Murphy/Hiawasee area nearby and got: Two unmarked shiny black moai mugs (unglazed inside...wierd), three different kinds of Trader Vic's coconut mugs, a cool vintage bottle of "Beachcomber Bud's Hawaiian Mai Tai Ready Mix", another Don The Beachcomber tea mug, A vintage "Hawaiian Holidays" travel brochure featuring the Waikikian Hotel, MELE KALIKIMAKA, THE ARTHUR LYMAN CHRISTMAS ALBUM!!! (Do you know how thrilled I was to get this?), and a great 1973 "Savage: Tihati's South Seas Spectacular (as seen at Don The Beachcomber's in Waikiki, complete with scenic Don The Beachcomber color ad on back!)..Yaaaawn....

[ Edited by: Basement Kahuna on 2004-01-08 23:27 ]

I love the Treasure Craft tikiz!

this is my $20 find from yesterday.

Some of you might say HO! thats a lot to pay for that album!!! not when you turn it around and you see this.....

SWEEET it's signed!!

I got a few signed Lyman albums(Polynesia & Ilikai) on Ebay(also Yma's signed Xtabay). I love having the artists writing stuff to a happy fan. Knowing that they all held the album gives it an extra connect vibe. Even more important is knowing that someone who loved the music enjoyed the album.

BK... I have the Mele Kalikimaka(unsigned) album too.
One of these days I will shoot some pics of them all.
Good scores guys!

On 2004-01-08 23:01, GECKO wrote:

SWEEET it's signed!!

that is SWEET brah! j$

BK finds this much stuff in a weekend, for me it represents about 2 months:

A pair of paint-by-numbers (a gift from a friend)
Between them, an Okolehao bottle (TikiQuest p. 154) minus the base/ashtray
A two-sided Toby (at first I thought it was a homecrafted mug because of the spatter finish and the lack of markings, but a closer inspection of the bottom revealed a Toby mark under thick glaze)
A green Harvey's Sneaky Tiki

A Coco Joe's Menehune and a lewd HIP Hula Girl

A couple of cocktail glasses

A pair of Hawaii Kai mugs, a HIP Hula Girl (her label reads "Leilani is a modern hula girl. She thinks crack seed, poi, men, miniskirts and life are groovy. She's sassy and she's sexy and she's NOW. But like her mother and her grandmother before her, Leilani makes Hawaii a very difficult place to leave. After all, everywhere else they wave goodbye with their HANDS.")

A National Geographic book "Isles of the South Pacific" (1968), and an undated pamphlet on Hawaii's Flowers, Plants and Fruits

front

back

But wait! There's more:

A pair of plaster bongo wall plaques
A monkeypod wall piece of a guitar player under a palm tree
A pair of shell shaped monkeypod serving trays (a nice change from the ubiquitous pineapples)

All this for under 40 bucks.

-Sweet Daddy T.
Because crap doesn't buy itself.

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[ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2008-09-17 22:56 ]

SDT, that is a very fine haul! If I found that much in Vancouver in two months...hell, I haven't found that much in Vancouver in two years. Well done!

:), em.

Just wanted to share some of our latest finds over our travels during the holiday season. A small Ports o' Call cup that we found at Unclaimed Baggage in N. Alabama. I think that it is a sugar or condiment dish as it looks like it once had a lid. What was someone doing flying around the skies with a Ports O' Call dish in their bag?? Moving on, a very nice Al Harrington glass. An un-marked skull mag and 2 glasses with Asian/Indian "dancers" on them. I have seen these same glasses in the 2003 tiki drinks calender. My favorite find is the OMC Las Vegas Aku-Aku rum barrel. I spotted it in a junk shop and practically dove for it! It was priced at $2.00 but on the bottom you could see where someone picked it up at a thrift store for .45 cents. Next great find was the OMC Hawaiian Cottage Geisha Room mug from Merchentville NJ. We found it at the same store as the Aku-Aku mug for a whopping .75 cents! Moving on again, a nice Treasure Craft tiki and coffee mill cup, a small wood carved tiki candle holder (the most expensive item in the pic..), a New Zealand key holder (?) plaque with a nice Maori style carving, and finally a Hawaiian Hut matchbook.

BK, We found that same "Savage! Tihati's South Seas Spectacular" record last year up in Cleveland, GA. A personal favorite of mine with both great pics on the back and some great tunes.

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Obayli-Shhhhhhh....I don't want word of our "Dixie tiki vortex" getting out! :)

I'm going to go take a good pig wallow in my rich, abundant, overflowing southeastern tiki finds, so if any of you Californians need me, just leave a message and I'll get back to you. :wink:

[ Edited by: Basement Kahuna on 2004-01-10 15:28 ]

Hey BK!

I too now share the thrill of finding the Arthur Lyman Christmas Album! I've owned it on cd for a while now, but yesterday, I found this demo copy while garage-saling with Doctor Z:

Actually, Doctor Z found it and handed it to me. It's got a demo label on the front cover and is marked "demo" on the label as well. Cost me a buck. The Christmas Monster Mash lp was another nice addition to my Christmas record collection.

Best find of all didn't surface until I got home and began to go through a box of about a hundred Mercenary-fiction paperbacks that I bought for $10 to sell on E-bay, (Mack Bolan "Executioner" series, mostly, for those of you who know about this stuff). Hidden in the box was this gem of a paperback:

What a great piece of tiki pop-culture - Mercenaries in Hawaiian Shirts blasting away behind giant, bullet-ridden tikis. I'm definitely keeping this one for the coffee-table.

Sweet Daddy Tiki, do the paint-by-numbers pictures or the plaster bongo wall plaques have any identifying marks that might reveal their origins? Wouldn't it be fun to decorate motel rooms with a bunch of this stuff?

That's great book cover art!
Hiding behind the tikis as they get blasted with bullets.
Wonder if that artist used tiki theme in others?

Cool, Sabu! That's gonna spin next holiday season here.

On 2004-01-11 17:50, kctiki wrote:
Sweet Daddy Tiki, do the paint-by-numbers pictures or the plaster bongo wall plaques have any identifying marks that might reveal their origins? Wouldn't it be fun to decorate motel rooms with a bunch of this stuff?

There's nothing to identify either, but from the massive archives at paintbynumberz.com (http://www.paintbynumberz.com/) i've been able to determine that the paint-by-number is a Craft Master set c. 1960 called Coral Sunset.

Thanks Sweet Daddy Tiki, I'll check that site again. I looked thru the paintbynumberz.com archives yesterday for those sunset paintings but didn't find them. When I stumbled on the Art Award Series "Swingin' Teens" paint-by-numbers sets from the mid-sixties, I stopped looking. It just doesn't get any better than that.

On 2004-01-12 06:56, kctiki wrote:
When I stumbled on the Art Award Series "Swingin' Teens" paint-by-numbers sets from the mid-sixties, I stopped looking. It just doesn't get any better than that.

I agree, those groovy 60's "Go-Go" PxN's are jaw-droppers & are now at the top of my want list. I've never seen any like them at thrift stores -- just the usual mountains, seascapes and last suppers. It's tedious, but if you go through the paintbynumberz archives there are maybe a dozen or so "exotic" South Seas scenes to be found. They're all fairly similar in content and composition: a lagoon with volcanic looking mountains in the background, palm trees in the foreground, maybe an outrigger or a thatched hut. I only saw one that had human figures in it. I've yet to see a PxN that has a tiki in it but maybe they exist. Anyone?

We recently acquired this funky lamp. It was made in 1962 and I'm guessing was a promotional piece that Schlitz would give to Tropical or Hawaiian themed bars that served beer as well as tropical drinks. Or maybe they were just responding to the popularity of all things Tiki and Hawaiian at the time.

I just love the juxtaposition of " The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous" and the sexy gal on the beach leaning against a PALM tree! I mean, Milwaukee!!! I also like the barrel of Schlitz that has washed ashore.

[ Edited by: boutiki on 2004-01-12 20:16 ]

jayne mansfield a-go-go!