Orchids of Hawaii

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MTM Mai Tai Matty Member newark DE Joined: Aug 18, 2004 Posts: 190	MTM Mai Tai Matty Posted posted on Tue, Nov 22, 2005 3:19 PM Dies anyone have a total collection of all the mugs or know of a catalog show pictures of all of them . Trying to find all of the mugs but don't know how many there are . any help please
OL ookoo lady Tiki Socialite Joined: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 779	OL ookoo lady Posted posted on Tue, Nov 22, 2005 3:55 PM Look here: http://www.tikiroom.net/gallery/orchids
M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 25, 2005 1:29 PM Here are a few pages from an Orchids catalog... http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=8553&forum=5&vpost=88354&hilite=orchids
H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Fri, Nov 25, 2005 1:33 PM It's not exhaustive (yet!), but you can do a search on Ooga-Mooga with the Manufacturer restricted to Orchids of Hawaii: Orchids of Hawaii Mugs in Ooga-Mooga
MTM Mai Tai Matty Member newark DE Joined: Aug 18, 2004 Posts: 190	MTM Mai Tai Matty Posted posted on Sat, Nov 26, 2005 8:29 AM I need that catalog!!!!
A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Sat, Nov 26, 2005 9:05 AM Interesting to see that catalog cover on the other thread (thanks MauiTiki). Here's an old newspaper ad I posted earlier in another topic... At the time I was pretty sure this must've been a flower shop with the same name, but seeing that catalog with the similar-but-not-identical script logo makes me less certain. Odd that there's no mention of what they make or sell though. Noteworthy that the company itself is based in Japan. -Randy
C Cammo Member San Diego Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 2041	C Cammo Posted posted on Tue, Jun 13, 2006 10:03 AM Maybe I'm asking a lot of dumb questions (actually, I know I am) but - what the heck WAS orchids of Hawaii? Was it Japanese owned? Was it a 2nd generation Hawaiian/Japanese company? Or was it run by some guy who just had all the mugs made in Japan? A disgruntled OA ex-employee? How far back do they go? There must be a story behind it all, shrouded in mystery upon mystery. Or is this all common knowledge that I've simply never heard anything about? They made really cool lamps, but where? Were they made on the mainland? Or what???
T tikijackalope Tiki Socialite KS/MO Joined: Oct 23, 2003 Posts: 835	T tikijackalope Posted posted on Sun, Jun 18, 2006 2:28 AM I photographed parts of a 1991-92 Orchids of Hawaii wholesale catalog at Oceanic Arts last year; the address on the cover of the catalog is 3703 Provost Ave., Bronx, NY 10466
K khan_tiki_mon Member Syracuse, NY Joined: Sep 15, 2006 Posts: 284	K khan_tiki_mon Posted posted on Mon, Jan 1, 2007 3:04 PM I've been working on organizing my Orchids of Hawaii mugs. I'm trying to come up with complete list of what's out there. I've come up with 42 so far. That's not counting variations in color or slight modifications. I have 23 actual Orchids mugs and then I have some representations i.e. Dynasty knockoffs. I found this old thread and with it a link to some Orchids catalog pages. Does anyone have complete catalogs and would they be interested in scanning them in here? Here's my list. Can anyone fill in the gaps? R1 - Headhunter R2 - X Eyes R3 - Jewel Eyes R5 - Hut Tiki R6 - Bamboo bundle R8 - Three face bucket R10 - Skull R11 - Rum Barrel R12 - Kahuna coffee R13 - Coconut R14 - Scorpion bowl R15 - Pineapple w/lid R18 - Bora Bora R21 - Samurai R22 - Geisha R23 - Jurojin R70 R71 - Ku R72 - Easter Island R73 - Red hula R73A - Nani R74 R76 - Lono R78 - Hula R79 - Lani R80 - Surfing boy R80A - Surfing girl R82 - Fu Manchu R86A - Compote R88 - Kona Kai R90 - Deluxe coconut R91 - Leilani R92 - Confucius R93 - China Doll R94 - Volcano bowl w/ center R94A - Volcano w/o center R95 - Hotei R96 - Parasol girl R97 - Buddha R98 - Hat girl R99 - Mermaid R122 - Neko Cat
T TikiPhil Member Riverside, CA Joined: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 150	T TikiPhil Posted posted on Tue, Jan 2, 2007 9:02 AM Here is one you're missing - R-4 - I don't know what to call it
M McTiki Member Sunny Florida Joined: Aug 22, 2004 Posts: 1962	M McTiki Posted posted on Tue, Jan 2, 2007 11:09 AM We have Orchids of Hawaii R-16 Plumeria mugs They are pretty cool. We found 4 of them. Iv'e never seen nor heard of them mentioned in this forum or Ugga Mugga Mahalo McTiki
K khan_tiki_mon Member Syracuse, NY Joined: Sep 15, 2006 Posts: 284	K khan_tiki_mon Posted posted on Tue, Jan 2, 2007 6:15 PM R16 Plumeria - that's one I've never seen before. Thanks! I'm going to add that to the list.
B bigkahuna627 Member ocean city md Joined: Nov 14, 2004 Posts: 99	B bigkahuna627 Posted posted on Wed, Jan 3, 2007 5:13 AM Some that I dont have numbers for - Small Fogcutter Short Yellow Mug with a Dragon Tripod Bowl Bowl with 4 Masks Green with 4 Hula Girls R70 is the Black Mug R74 is the Brown Tiki mug that is now being produced by Dynasty.
T tedtiki Member Sunny Springfield Illinois Joined: Nov 06, 2004 Posts: 333	T tedtiki Posted posted on Wed, Jan 3, 2007 5:55 AM On 2007-01-02 09:02, TikiPhil wrote: Here is one you're missing - R-4 - I don't know what to call it If I remember correctly that is referred to as the smiling big nose tiki.
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Wed, Jan 3, 2007 2:47 PM [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2007-01-03 23:33 ]
UJ Unkle John Tiki Socialite Middle-of-the-Ocean, TX Joined: Oct 22, 2003 Posts: 1217	UJ Unkle John Posted posted on Wed, Jan 3, 2007 5:25 PM I did a search online and found this: From JetSet NYC: Orchids Of Hawaii (1-800-223-2124)...a restaurant supply company with an exotica mail order catalog. Fringed table skirts ($3.50 a running foot), bottles of flambe (6 bottles for $61), a complete luau decorating kit ($31.95) and much more! After searching 800# directories, Orchids of Hawaii appear to be operational. Anyone try calling the number?
K khan_tiki_mon Member Syracuse, NY Joined: Sep 15, 2006 Posts: 284	K khan_tiki_mon Posted posted on Wed, Jan 3, 2007 9:14 PM I've heard rumors from some pretty good sources here on TC that Orchids and Dynasty are one in the same. Name change for legal reasons. Anyways Dynasty has a website and their catalog is online. Looks pretty similar to the Orchids catalog. I'm going to update the list I put up earlier with the Orchids catalog numbers and then a second column for the corresponding Dynasty catalog numbers. Not everything in the Orchids catalog seems to have made it over to Dynasty and there are some new things in the Dynasty catalog that I don't think were ever in the Orchids catalog. I have some pieces marked Orchids on the bottom with the "R" number and then corresponding piece with Dynasty's "DW" number. I wonder if the 800 numbers are the same?
K khan_tiki_mon Member Syracuse, NY Joined: Sep 15, 2006 Posts: 284	K khan_tiki_mon Posted posted on Wed, Jan 3, 2007 9:17 PM No, 800 numbers are different. Dynasty is 800-828-0810.
T TikiPhil Member Riverside, CA Joined: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 150	T TikiPhil Posted posted on Wed, Jan 3, 2007 10:13 PM I just noticed that you are missing another one that I have. R-73B - it is just like R-73A just larger. They are pictured together on page 91 in Tiki Quest.
T TikiPhil Member Riverside, CA Joined: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 150	T TikiPhil Posted posted on Wed, Jan 3, 2007 10:42 PM I did a quick search on "3703 Provost Ave, Bronx" and found that that address is now home to a DVD store called Love Shack III, Phone:(718) 515-6969
B bigkahuna627 Member ocean city md Joined: Nov 14, 2004 Posts: 99	B bigkahuna627 Posted posted on Thu, Jan 4, 2007 11:32 AM Tried the Orchids number several times. Busy every time. Did a reverse look up on that number and got nothing. My guess is that is no good.
T tikipaka Tiki Socialite New York Joined: May 31, 2006 Posts: 644	T tikipaka Posted posted on Sat, Mar 7, 2009 6:37 PM I've been working on organizing my Orchids of Hawaii mugs. I'm trying to come up with complete list of what's out there. I've come up with 42 so far. That's not counting variations in color or slight modifications. I have 23 actual Orchids mugs and then I have some representations i.e. Dynasty knockoffs. I found this old thread and with it a link to some Orchids catalog pages. Does anyone have complete catalogs and would they be interested in scanning them in here? Here's my list. Can anyone fill in the gaps? R1 - Headhunter R2 - X Eyes R3 - Jewel Eyes R5 - Hut Tiki R6 - Bamboo bundle R8 - Three face bucket R10 - Skull R11 - Rum Barrel R12 - Kahuna coffee R13 - Coconut R14 - Scorpion bowl R15 - Pineapple w/lid R18 - Bora Bora R21 - Samurai R22 - Geisha R23 - Jurojin R70 R71 - Ku R72 - Easter Island R73 - Red hula R73A - Nani R74 R76 - Lono R78 - Hula R79 - Lani R80 - Surfing boy R80A - Surfing girl R82 - Fu Manchu R86A - Compote R88 - Kona Kai R90 - Deluxe coconut R91 - Leilani R92 - Confucius R93 - China Doll R94 - Volcano bowl w/ center R94A - Volcano w/o center R95 - Hotei R96 - Parasol girl R97 - Buddha R98 - Hat girl R99 - Mermaid R122 - Neko Cat Just thought I would add to the list here. Dave & I had dinner tonight with Velveteen Lounge at ING'S. Kelly & I each picked up a nice Orientala Girl in a celadon green. It's marked Orchids of Hawaii R-126. Will post a photo tomorrow in the sunlight. For some reason my flash is over exposing my photos.. Has anyone else seen these? [Over the hill and scraping my way up the other side, but I'll be damned if I'm going down with out a fight!] MYSPACE [ Edited by: tikipaka 2009-03-08 07:41 ]
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Mar 7, 2009 7:39 PM Here's a few that I didn't see on the list... R4 Smiling Ku/Smiling Big Nose/Flipper - Similar to the OMC Smiling Big Nose/Flipper mug with yellow interior. R7 Bamboo Mug - Similar to PMP Bamboo Mug R9 Surfing Boy Unnumbered Surfing Boy Unnumbered?? Double-Walled Coconut - Similar to Steve Crane Coconut Unnumbered Coconut (may be R13). Has a dark olive color with a design similar to the Frankoma T7 Coconuts. R13A Coconut - Similar to the OMC Coconut. R70 Ku - Gloss Black Unnumbered Ku - Flat Black (some similarities to the R70). R72 Red Clay. Darker brown with a wood-grain finish. R73B - Tall Hula Girl (color) R74 is another variation of the Ku mug. R130 Dragon Mug Unnumbered Ku Fogcutter (short). Unnumbered Four Faced Tiki Bowl Unnumbered Four Faced Tiki Bowl (Short) Unnumbered Hula Girl Bowl - All Brown
T tikipaka Tiki Socialite New York Joined: May 31, 2006 Posts: 644	T tikipaka Posted posted on Sun, Mar 8, 2009 7:47 AM Ok, so here are a couple of pictures on the girl. Any one else seen this one? Can bearly read the bottom. But it does say Orchids of Hawaii R-126
TM Tipsy McStagger Tiki Socialite HELL Joined: Nov 21, 2004 Posts: 3685	TM Tipsy McStagger Posted posted on Sun, Mar 8, 2009 9:09 AM i see these from time to time in antique malls.....
LT LOL Tiki Member San Diegoish Joined: Sep 06, 2007 Posts: 932	LT LOL Tiki Posted posted on Sun, Mar 8, 2009 1:53 PM I've only seen photos of that one - never first-hand.
M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Sun, Mar 8, 2009 7:20 PM What number is this one? or is it another unnumbered and forgotten OOH mug.
OGR Or Got Rum? Tiki Socialite Wisconsin Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 726	OGR Or Got Rum? Posted posted on Wed, Jul 29, 2009 1:47 PM Nothing earth (or Mug) shattering, but an interesting ad from a Aug 16, 1952 NYC Guide book....OGR?
UJ Unkle John Tiki Socialite Middle-of-the-Ocean, TX Joined: Oct 22, 2003 Posts: 1217	UJ Unkle John Posted posted on Tue, Nov 30, 2010 11:48 AM On 2009-03-08 07:47, tikipaka wrote: Ok, so here are a couple of pictures on the girl. Any one else seen this one? I have two of them. I have no other information to give. Hopefully someone else does.
STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2807	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Tue, Nov 30, 2010 1:12 PM I would say that it's a Kokeshi Doll mug. Similar to the Benihana Kokeshi mug on the right.
S SuperEight Member Palo Alto Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 270	S SuperEight Posted posted on Fri, Dec 3, 2010 10:58 PM On 2005-11-26 09:05, aquarj wrote: Interesting to see that catalog cover on the other thread (thanks MauiTiki). Here's an old newspaper ad I posted earlier in another topic... At the time I was pretty sure this must've been a flower shop with the same name, but seeing that catalog with the similar-but-not-identical script logo makes me less certain. Odd that there's no mention of what they make or sell though. Noteworthy that the company itself is based in Japan. -Randy I noticed in this ad that one of the shops was in the Kauai Surf. I was just looking at Dustycajun's post on the Kauai Surf http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=36840&forum=2&7 and noticed what I think is an Orchids of Hawaii sign. Am I just seeing things? It does appear to be just a flower shop.
P paul64 Member Vancouver,Canada Joined: Jun 24, 2012 Posts: 3	P paul64 Posted posted on Mon, Jul 23, 2012 9:31 PM On 2009-03-07 19:39, LOL Tiki wrote: Here's a few that I didn't see on the list... R4 Smiling Ku/Smiling Big Nose/Flipper - Similar to the OMC Smiling Big Nose/Flipper mug with yellow interior. R7 Bamboo Mug - Similar to PMP Bamboo Mug R9 Surfing Boy Unnumbered Surfing Boy Unnumbered?? Double-Walled Coconut - Similar to Steve Crane Coconut Unnumbered Coconut (may be R13). Has a dark olive color with a design similar to the Frankoma T7 Coconuts. R13A Coconut - Similar to the OMC Coconut. R70 Ku - Gloss Black Unnumbered Ku - Flat Black (some similarities to the R70). R72 Red Clay. Darker brown with a wood-grain finish. R73B - Tall Hula Girl (color) R74 is another variation of the Ku mug. R130 Dragon Mug Unnumbered Ku Fogcutter (short). Unnumbered Four Faced Tiki Bowl Unnumbered Four Faced Tiki Bowl (Short) Unnumbered Hula Girl Bowl - All Brown Hi have found another :Large Vamp mug/fogcutter
P paul64 Member Vancouver,Canada Joined: Jun 24, 2012 Posts: 3	P paul64 Posted posted on Mon, Jul 23, 2012 9:40 PM On 2009-03-07 19:39, LOL Tiki wrote: Here's a few that I didn't see on the list... R4 Smiling Ku/Smiling Big Nose/Flipper - Similar to the OMC Smiling Big Nose/Flipper mug with yellow interior. R7 Bamboo Mug - Similar to PMP Bamboo Mug R9 Surfing Boy Unnumbered Surfing Boy Unnumbered?? Double-Walled Coconut - Similar to Steve Crane Coconut Unnumbered Coconut (may be R13). Has a dark olive color with a design similar to the Frankoma T7 Coconuts. R13A Coconut - Similar to the OMC Coconut. R70 Ku - Gloss Black Unnumbered Ku - Flat Black (some similarities to the R70). R72 Red Clay. Darker brown with a wood-grain finish. R73B - Tall Hula Girl (color) R74 is another variation of the Ku mug. R130 Dragon Mug Unnumbered Ku Fogcutter (short). Unnumbered Four Faced Tiki Bowl Unnumbered Four Faced Tiki Bowl (Short) Unnumbered Hula Girl Bowl - All Brown Hi have found another :Large Vamp mug/fogcutter
P paul64 Member Vancouver,Canada Joined: Jun 24, 2012 Posts: 3	P paul64 Posted posted on Mon, Aug 27, 2012 9:39 PM ORCHIDS OF HAWAII old catalogue http://learning2share.blogspot.ca/2007/08/orchids-of-hawaii-bartenders-guide.html
TT Trader Tom Tiki Socialite West Hills, CA Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 980	TT Trader Tom Posted posted on Mon, Oct 2, 2017 1:47 AM Earlier in this thread were a couple of examples of Kokeshi Japanese doll mugs from Orchids of Hawaii and Benihana, but the above are pics of one I've never seen before from OMC that was used at the Fuji-En Japanese Restaurant in Denver, CO. I added an Ooga-Mooga template for them at http://www.ooga-mooga.com/cgi-bin/all/mug.cgi?mode=view&mug_id=9345 Saw them listed on eBay as "Geisha Vases" at http://www.ebay.com/itm/Set-Of-2-7-75-Tall-Porcelain-Vases-Shaped-Like-Geishas/192302084646?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D46657%26meid%3Dbff590c7fba5467d8b076c6b8a72cc14%26pid%3D100678%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D14%26sd%3D322779093045&_trksid=p2481888.c100678.m3607&_trkparms=pageci%253Aad4bef3c-a74b-11e7-b1a8-74dbd180dc0f%257Cparentrq%253Adc33733615e0aa4824ab70fbfffdc0fd%257Ciid%253A1 I think there are still many asian themed mugs and bowls from both OMC and Orchids of Hawaii left to be discovered. Probably unnumbered. I don't have room to collect everything, but thought that these deserved to be documented with some screen captures.

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