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Kaiwaza
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 06, 2003
Posts: 444
From: Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
|  Posted: 2014-01-16 10:04 pm Permalink
At Goodwill. $4.99 each.
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Dagg
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 26, 2012
Posts: 288
From: Van Isle BC CA
| Posted: 2014-01-18 12:03 pm Permalink
Also picked up one those today ($10 thrift store)
What's the story with these things?
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Teadoir
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 04, 2013
Posts: 12
From: Oregon
| Posted: 2014-01-18 4:21 pm Permalink
A bit of silliness I found at an estate sale today. Tonga after shower lotion! From 1967, with the original boxes. Fairly cheesy, but being two years older than me, I figured I'd pick them up. What I can't figure out is why in the world he kept them around, they being empty, and with the boxes. The person manning the register thought I was nuts for buying them.
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nui 'umi 'umi
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 852
From: La Mirada Atoll
| Posted: 2014-01-18 4:51 pm Permalink
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On 2014-01-18 12:03, Dagg wrote:
Also picked up one those today ($10 thrift store)
What's the story with these things?
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I saw a lot of em while on a “WestPac” tour in the 60’s. They were from the Philippine’s and most souvenir stores had them for sale.
There’s a similar pair on display close to the hostess station at the top of the stairs at the Bali Hai -San Diego.
Don’t know what they were used for
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Sweet Daddy Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 20, 2003
Posts: 1060
From: Edmonton
| Posted: 2014-01-18 6:50 pm Permalink
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On 2014-01-18 16:21, Teadoir wrote:
A bit of silliness I found at an estate sale today. Tonga after shower lotion! From 1967, with the original boxes. Fairly cheesy, but being two years older than me, I figured I'd pick them up. What I can't figure out is why in the world he kept them around, they being empty, and with the boxes. The person manning the register thought I was nuts for buying them.
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Not silly or cheesy but awesome. You're not nuts, you're very lucky.
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SandraDee
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 842 | Posted: 2014-01-18 8:08 pm Permalink
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On 2014-01-18 18:50, Sweet Daddy Tiki wrote:
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On 2014-01-18 16:21, Teadoir wrote:
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Not silly or cheesy but awesome. You're not nuts, you're very lucky.
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I agree with Sweet Daddy Tiki---these are great! Thanks for sharing the picture.
I am pretty sure there was a matching soap on a rope that went with those. I was trying to find the image I saved (I missed out on buying it) but it escapes me now. Really cool and different find.
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Teadoir
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 04, 2013
Posts: 12
From: Oregon
| Posted: 2014-01-18 8:37 pm Permalink
I'm new to serious collecting, so I wasn't sure what others would think. I thought they were neat in that the had the boxes still, were two years older than myself, and were an odd item to have survived. Nice to see my instincts were good. *grin* If any one has any more information I'd be glad to here more about them.
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SandraDee
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 842 | Posted: 2014-01-18 8:40 pm Permalink
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On 2014-01-18 20:37, Teadoir wrote:
I'm new to serious collecting, so I wasn't sure what others would think.
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New to serious collecting?
Here is my advice...collect what you love and what catches your eye.
DO NOT let ANYONE tell you what you found is not tiki enough for your collection or your home bar (if you have or plan on building one) and never care what anyone else thinks. EVER.Collect what you love and you will love your collection and that is really all that matters 
Hope you keep sharing what you find!
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10994
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2014-01-18 9:28 pm Permalink
I believe these are part of an Amway line that included Tonga Soap and Tonga Soap-on-a-rope (which you can find in the Book of Tiki)
The design is based on the classic Paul Marshall Products mug…
...which came in all sorts of forms, from patio lights to Tiki torches…
So these are definitely part of the original mid-century Tiki craze, and a cool find. Someone obviously liked the design so much that they kept the empty bottle.
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SandraDee
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 11, 2011
Posts: 842 | Posted: 2014-01-18 9:43 pm Permalink
Yes--that's was one of the photos I was looking for of the soap!
I have never seen those torches in plastic...I have a pair also and have always thought they were cool!
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Tom Slick
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 26, 2005
Posts: 1091
From: The Beaches of South Bay, SoCal
| Posted: 2014-01-18 9:57 pm Permalink
Received this from my girlfriend for Christmas. It's a canvas print done by Colin Campbell, who was a Disney artist and did a lot of concept drawings for the Park.
and since she went to the one night only Special Event of the Tahitian Terrace, but could not secure the prop sign that wound up on ebay.... I made her a smaller one in the style of, versus identical.
We were both stoked!
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Teadoir
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 04, 2013
Posts: 12
From: Oregon
| Posted: 2014-01-18 10:14 pm Permalink
Thanks for the info guys! That's awesome, I wouldn't have thought to look in the Book of Tiki. I seriously bought the three bottles on a lark. I thought they were kinda neat but I figured no one else would think anything of them. I guess I got my three dollars worth. Though my wife is going to kill me, because now I want the rest of the related items.
Cheers!
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Tipsy McStagger
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3479
From: HELL
| Posted: 2014-01-19 8:53 pm Permalink
it's about time i aquired one of these.......the redwing pottery ku figure. bought on craigslist recently.
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nui 'umi 'umi
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 852
From: La Mirada Atoll
| Posted: 2014-01-19 10:27 pm Permalink
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On 2014-01-19 20:53, Tipsy McStagger wrote:
it's about time i aquired one of these.......the redwing pottery ku figure. bought on craigslist recently.
[ This Message was edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2014-01-19 20:53 ]
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Tipsy, Hard to know for sure-Is that a “bronze” colored glaze on that Ku? Doesn’t matter, It’s really nice!
Cheers
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Tipsy McStagger
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3479
From: HELL
| Posted: 2014-01-20 10:16 am Permalink
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On 2014-01-19 20:53, Tipsy McStagger wrote:
it's about time i aquired one of these.......the redwing pottery ku figure. bought on craigslist recently.
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Tipsy, Hard to know for sure-Is that a “bronze” colored glaze on that Ku? Doesn’t matter, It’s really nice!
Cheers
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yes and apparently a rare glaze, according to the woman i bought this from that knew a few things about redwing pottery.
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