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Bay Park Buzzy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 07, 2006
Posts: 2793
From: West Bay Park, San Diego, CA
|  Posted: 2013-05-04 2:41 pm Permalink
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On 2013-05-03 21:19, hang10tiki wrote:
No markings on the Tiki, thought it was a Coco Joes.
But it hasback detail...
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It's an oldie...That one was made by Holo Ka Hana. It's tag says: " From the Volcanoes of Hawaii- Ki'i Hoohehe'e: Temple image of Lava. Good luck-Long Life."
Another company that made one almost identical was South Sea Sales. Those have a mark on the back of the base that says "Made in hawaii". The belly is a little skinnier on the South seas version as well.
Big Island sands also made that one. Theirs were a little larger and made from colored sands.
Buzzy Out!
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 3384
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-05-04 3:29 pm Permalink
U da man
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Alii Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 24, 2008
Posts: 156
From: Kona, Hawaii & Palm Springs, California
| Posted: 2013-05-04 4:13 pm Permalink
I found this Maori carved plaque online, the carver had a good idea but the styling is a bit off on this.
Almost looks as if it was supposed to be a take on the "comedy & tragedy" motif.
What I mean by being off a bit is that there's an arm coming out of the mouth of the top head and another arm coming out of the eye of the lower head, just kind of throws the flow off. But it will look good in the collection with my other stuff, so I'm happy.
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SBJiminyC
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 30, 2012
Posts: 31 | Posted: 2013-05-04 5:17 pm Permalink
I made a few finds today while looking at Garage Sales.
These Coco Joes
I also picked up this cowrie shell necklace. The Lady said her Father had been in the South Pacific in WW II and brought this back.
I noticed there was a cross on it and initially assumed it was part of the necklace. But once I got it home realized another necklace had just gotten tangled up with the cowrie necklace.
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ErichTroudt
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 378
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2013-05-04 8:13 pm Permalink
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On 2013-05-04 12:22, hang10tiki wrote:
Thismorning
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Congrats Hang10tiki...I'm jealous. I've been wanting that plaque for years. Nice Find!!!!!!
Erich
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hang10tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 3384
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-05-04 8:41 pm Permalink
Thanx Erich.
All 3 pieces 10.00
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Tikirose
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 21, 2007
Posts: 45
From: Crest, CA
| Posted: 2013-05-05 3:44 pm Permalink
Found these at the thrift store for 6 bucks! Are they Witco? I have no idea, but I love them. Did I score?
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happy buddha
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 13, 2008
Posts: 187 | Posted: 2013-05-05 3:51 pm Permalink
They are Witco, and nice pieces! Six bucks, can't beat it!
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exquisitecorpse
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 26, 2009
Posts: 222
From: philadelphia
| Posted: 2013-05-05 8:33 pm Permalink
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On 2013-05-05 15:44, Tikirose wrote:
Found these at the thrift store for 6 bucks! Are they Witco? I have no idea, but I love them. Did I score?
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witco; i have the one on the right. excellent find.
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Joshua Bell
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 22, 2006
Posts: 43
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2013-05-05 8:46 pm Permalink
I'm mostly a lurker here, and I'm not a rabid collector; some Enchanted Tiki Room and Trader Sam's stuff, some Trader Vic's, a Tiki Bob. But I've mentioned to my garage sailing friends to keep an eye out. Yesterday, while we were out of town, my phone buzzed with this picture via SMS:
Text: "Saw some tiki mugs at a garage sale. Maybe 30. Interested? What's your max price?"
Me: (checking out the photo, noticing a few familiar faces from lurking here.) "Um... $XX" (where XX is a two digit number)
Text: "Got 'em for $YY" (where YY is less than XX)
Me: \o/
Was able to unpack them today:
My friend who spotted the mugs is a rabid organizer - her online handle is "Librarian Avenger". So I pointed her at Ooga-Mooga and she spent the next hour identifying them. I think Humuhumu has a new fan.
Tiki Bob's Peanut Lined Face OMC Mug x2
Paul Marshall Products Peanut Tiki Mug x2
Magic Sands Bug Eyed Moai Bristol Green x2
Chan's Waikiki Flipper Tiki Mug Green x2
Daga Eyeless Ku Mug
Harvey's Lake Tahoe Sneaky Tiki Green Script x2
Orchids of Hawaii R-91 x2
Maui Lu Daga Warrior Mug x3
Trader Dick's OMC Moai Medium x2
Bosko Tiki Mug #2
Harvey's Lake Tahoe Bucket Mug
Bill Lee's Bamboo Chopsticks Logo Three Face Bucket Mug x2
Islander Maori Face Bucket Green
Maui Lu Luau Coconut Mug
(and 2 green bamboo S&P shakers)
Unidentified: the green Bosko on the far right, and the beige pair on the left in front of the "peanut" gang.
So, yes, instant mug collection. My friend is dutifully enthankened.
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SandraDee
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Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 900 | Posted: 2013-05-05 9:11 pm Permalink
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Unidentified: the green Bosko on the far right, and the beige pair on the left in front of the "peanut" gang.
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Nice little haul
If you mean the 2 brown ones in the first photo in front of the peanut men those are Leilanis
If you mean the 2 beige ones in the 2nd photo in front of the lined peanut guys those are Kon-tikis
Glad you got to post on this thread-its always more fun than lurking!
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Alii Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 24, 2008
Posts: 156
From: Kona, Hawaii & Palm Springs, California
| Posted: 2013-05-05 9:23 pm Permalink
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On 2013-05-05 20:46, Joshua Bell wrote:
Unidentified: the green Bosko on the far right, and the beige pair on the left in front of the "peanut" gang.
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Aloha Joshua,
Great score!!! That's Bosko Mug #1 according to his archives.
http://www.tikibosko.com/gallery.htm
Scroll down to near the bottom of the page.
PS. I'll gladly offer you $XY for the two Bosko mugs.
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Joshua Bell
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 22, 2006
Posts: 43
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2013-05-05 11:26 pm Permalink
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On 2013-05-05 21:11, SandraDee wrote:
If you mean the 2 beige ones in the 2nd photo in front of the lined peanut guys those are Kon-tikis
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Nailed it! Looks like they're a pair of Kon-Tiki Mug Short
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On 2013-05-05 21:23, Alii Tiki wrote:
That's Bosko Mug #1 according to his archives.
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Sweet! Thanks folks - I was expecting them to be ID'd in short order, and wasn't disappointed.
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Hale Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 19, 2004
Posts: 1798
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2013-05-06 03:30 am Permalink
HOLY CRAP JOSH! Good score!
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littlegiles
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 552
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: 2013-05-06 07:22 am Permalink
Great find! Always fun when you stumble into a great collection like that.
Dale
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