mr bali hai quick question

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A atomictonytiki Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 14, 2002 Posts: 1322	A atomictonytiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 5:55 AM I finally got my own mr bali hai (hurrah) and I know its been mentioned before but are the mr bali hai's with the concave bottoms older then the ones with the flat bottom?
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 9:34 AM Yes!
A atomictonytiki Tiki Socialite Spain Joined: May 14, 2002 Posts: 1322	A atomictonytiki Posted posted on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 11:51 AM Any clue how much older?
M midnite Member 37? 47' N, 122? 26' W Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 1230	M midnite Posted posted on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 12:17 PM I have always understood that the concave bottomed mugs are older. No idea how much. One certainly sees more of the concave mugs than flat. The Skipper Kent mugs are a good comparison, both made by Otagiri and similar in style. Skipper Kent's went out of business quite a while ago, and their mugs had the two bottoms. Larger ones had the concave bottom, smaller had flat. Or was it...now I am all con-fuse-ed!
T TikiHula Member SacTown Joined: Apr 09, 2002 Posts: 757	T TikiHula Posted posted on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 12:34 PM On 2002-10-31 12:17, midnite_tiki wrote: The Skipper Kent mugs are a good comparison, both made by Otagiri and similar in style. Skipper Kent's went out of business quite a while ago, and their mugs had the two bottoms. Larger ones had the concave bottom, smaller had flat. Or was it...now I am all con-fuse-ed! Yes, you were right- the Kent's concave bottom is about half an inch taller than the flat bottom one. And I didn't even notice that until after I had photographed them together! :)
P PolynesianPop Tiki Socialite Corona, Ca Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2371	P PolynesianPop Posted posted on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 12:44 PM Which Skipper Kent mug are you guys talking about? Is it the surfer?
M midnite Member 37? 47' N, 122? 26' W Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 1230	M midnite Posted posted on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 1:46 PM Hiya Pop, No, not the surfer girl...although that is a great mug. It's the big maoi head, golden brown in color. I finally got mine recently! I would post a pic, but still have to find a place to host all my shots. First things first with my new entrance into digital photo. The Tiki Gallery has a shot of it. Skipper Kent's was on Columbus in SF, I used to live right around the corner from the spot. It is now been split into two businesses: an Indian restaurant on side, Irish pub the other. Progress!
TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 3:01 PM Were the concave bottoms there to strengthen the mugs or to cut down on the amount of booze per serving? Trader Woody
K KokomoTikiBar&Grill Member KOKOMO, MISSISSIPPI Joined: May 20, 2002 Posts: 429	K KokomoTikiBar&Grill Posted posted on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 3:37 PM No, they used water to cut down the booze!
M mrsmiley Tiki Socialite Las Vegas, NV Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 3197	M mrsmiley Posted posted on Thu, Oct 31, 2002 5:12 PM Don't forget that Skipper Kent also had Zombie Village at 65TH and San Pablo in Oakland kitty-corner to the Original Trader Vic's and probably before Zombie Village he had a place in Berkeley, CA but I forgot the address.

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