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Psycho Tiki D
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Oct 13, 2006
Posts: 1783
From: The river Styx, can you pay the toll?
|  Posted: 2010-02-17 4:28 pm Permalink
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On 2010-02-15 10:21, bigbrotiki wrote:
Nice find, man! Pretty rare, have not seen too many of those around.
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Thanks bigbro...I have never, ever seen one except in your book! Man was I stoked when I found it.
On another note, I bought these from a local friend today...
Thanks for thinking of me for the sale!
PTD
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Big Kahuna
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 1913
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2010-02-17 8:29 pm Permalink
Wow, D! It looks like you got Tiki David's lucky Witco horseshoe. Be careful, though, you don't know where that thing's been! 
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Psycho Tiki D
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Oct 13, 2006
Posts: 1783
From: The river Styx, can you pay the toll?
| Posted: 2010-02-18 05:56 am Permalink
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PTD
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TikiPug
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 14, 2003
Posts: 778
From: Den of Sin / Pug's Pair-A-Dice
| Posted: 2010-02-18 08:32 am Permalink
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On 2010-02-18 05:56, Psycho Tiki D wrote:
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PTD
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Now that you mention it, that Witco does look drunk.
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John the Mainlander
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Dec 21, 2009
Posts: 36
From: Rockford, Illinois
| Posted: 2010-04-13 6:29 pm Permalink
I recently acquired five tiki's for my collection / basement tiki bar that came out of the Flamingo Rastaurant/Bar in Rockford, Illinois that was circa late 1950's-70's. Any idea if they are witco? There are two 3 foot tikis, a 4.5 footer and an awesome 7.5 and 8 footer. Any help in identifting would be great. Thanks!
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Tiki-Troll
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 17, 2002
Posts: 122
From: D-LAND FL
| Posted: 2010-04-13 6:31 pm Permalink
Holy COW!
it doesn't matter if its Witco, that's crazy sick!
I do vote for Witco, but there are better versed experts around here. I am sure they will have a definitive verdict.
[ This Message was edited by: Tiki-Troll 2010-04-13 18:33 ]
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John the Mainlander
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Dec 21, 2009
Posts: 36
From: Rockford, Illinois
| Posted: 2010-04-13 6:41 pm Permalink
Thanks man. I've been collecting tiki for 13 years...its the coolest stuff I'm sure I'll ever get. I'm lucky...and lucky that my wife gave me the green light to buy it.
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Big Kahuna
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 1913
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2010-04-13 7:04 pm Permalink
Great score, man! Congrats!
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keigs20
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 02, 2002
Posts: 528
From: WA
| Posted: 2010-04-13 9:36 pm Permalink
Wow! great score John, they are all Witco except for the small one in the first picture.
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Tikinomad
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 20, 2005
Posts: 364
From: Outerspace
| Posted: 2010-04-14 07:50 am Permalink
Wonderful Witco finds Mainlander John! 
I like how Biku (the Witco Tiki in the 3rd photo) is poping thru the ceiling tile in your Tiki room!
Great stuff.....
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tikiyaki
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: May 18, 2004
Posts: 2677
From: The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA
| Posted: 2010-04-18 8:32 pm Permalink
My first Witcos...found them both today !
Me so happy !
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Joe Banks
Grand Member (4 years) 
Joined: Aug 02, 2007
Posts: 519
From: Hollywoodland
| Posted: 2010-04-18 9:00 pm Permalink
I too got my first Witco piece this weekend. The lovely cat is named "Scott is indebted to Brenda forever".
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Gramma2JBJ
Member
Joined: Apr 25, 2010
Posts: 1 | Posted: 2010-04-25 4:34 pm Permalink
Not sure if someone else has posted these, but I recently inherited them. I'm almost positive the wall tiki is Witco, not sure about the shield.
Anyone have any idea of value for sales purposes? Thanks in advance.
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Tipsy McStagger
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3388
From: HELL
| Posted: 2010-05-05 2:31 pm Permalink
awesome score john mainlander for someone who has been a member for 6 years and made a post about once a year - LOL !
actually, what more can you tell us about the flamingo where you found them?? in terms of tiki history do you know any more about the place?
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John the Mainlander
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Dec 21, 2009
Posts: 36
From: Rockford, Illinois
| Posted: 2010-05-07 2:16 pm Permalink
Thanks for the compliment.
First off... StrangelyI've actually only been a paying member on here for a year...
Why it says 6 years? No idea.
Anyhow, I've done a lot of internet research on the Flamingo- but have come up pretty short. I know that it was in the 300 block of East State Street in Rockford. There is now a parking lot in the spot that it was located. Much of what I know about the bar/restaurant comes from asking people my parents age. (I grew up in Rockford) According to my folks they used to go there for dinner in the late 60's and early 70's. I believe it closed in the late 70's, much like everything else in downtown Rockford. It was a Polynesian themed restaurant. They remember the tikis. They said that they used to serve drinks in tiki mugs there. (I also picked up about 10 OMC / Orchids nugs in the deal that supposedly came from the auction of the business). The one thing that everyone, including the nice older gentleman that I bought them from remembers about the place is that there was a blind man who played lounge music on the piano in the bar. Everyone remembers that the guy was one hell of a lounge pianist. At any rate, I'm a lucky man.
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