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Are tiki torches the best surving symbol of tiki (next to tikis themselves)? |
TorchGuy
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Joined: Apr 24, 2008
Posts: 200
From: Renton, WA
|  Posted: 2008-04-30 01:05 am Permalink
Where on earth did you find those? Those are awesome! The conical Tiki brand types are still my favorites, but those are nifty too. Blue... by Noma?? And cubical torches?
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JackLord
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Joined: Jan 18, 2006
Posts: 146
From: Washington, DC
| Posted: 2008-04-30 11:44 am Permalink
Those silver Tahiti Torches were icons of my childhood. Many memories of them burning away on the grandparents' patio whilst Herb Albert roared in the background.
Great thread fellas! Love the images.
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khan_tiki_mon
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Joined: Sep 15, 2006
Posts: 259
From: Syracuse, NY
| Posted: 2008-05-04 7:42 pm Permalink
I love torches. I think I have at least a hundred torches. I have never had that many lit at one time but I have had enough going on a Saturday night to be accused by the neighbors of hosting "tribal council". I have all kinds of torches but the vast majority are the "bamboo" variety and the vast majority of those are Tiki brand torches. I get new ones every year and I love all the different styles.
The Clifton
The Crestview Palm
The Royal Polynesian
Close-up of the Royal Polynesian
The Montego Bay
The Emerald Isle
The South Seas
In recent years the Tiki brand has switched from the black metal canisters to clear plastic canisters. This is a fantastic improvement. The metal cans were always rusting and springing leaks. You could never see how much fuel was in them. On a night before a party I would be filling 20 or so canisters and my procedure was just to pour until I spilled fuel on my hands. I was always afraid I was going to light myself like a torch.
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TorchGuy
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Joined: Apr 24, 2008
Posts: 200
From: Renton, WA
| Posted: 2008-05-07 02:38 am Permalink
Well, I gotta hand it to Tiki brand - they've really spiffed up the bamboo torches! I would actually buy and like a number of those, even though my current garden will be all metal ones... The clear canisters sound like a good idea with these. Thanks for the photos. Now if only I can find a local store that stocks more than the basic, cheap ones.
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tikiyaki
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Joined: May 18, 2004
Posts: 2677
From: The Exotic Port of REDONDO BEACH, CA
| Posted: 2008-05-07 07:10 am Permalink
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On 2008-04-30 11:44, JackLord wrote:
Those silver Tahiti Torches were icons of my childhood. Many memories of them burning away on the grandparents' patio whilst Herb Albert roared in the background.
Great thread fellas! Love the images.
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Now, THAT'S what I'm talkin about....except, Herb Alpert could never ever "roar".....way too smooth and mellow for that.
Man, it was good to be a kid in the 60's.
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8FT Tiki
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Joined: Nov 30, 2003
Posts: 1175
From: Kansas City, MO
| Posted: 2008-05-13 9:04 pm Permalink
Picked these aluminum torches up a few years ago in Wichita, KS of all places.
They are so fab in turquoise and they are mint unused.
Marked: Patented-Tiki Torch Co. Made in Japan
Oh and I remember the dealer was having a 50% off moving sale so I said great, I'm moving them to K.C.
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christiki295
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Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3616
From: LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is
| Posted: 2008-05-15 2:57 pm Permalink
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On 2008-05-04 19:42, khan_tiki_mon wrote:
I love torches. I think I have at least a hundred torches.
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100 Tiki torches? Excellent!
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Vonratnick
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 28, 2006
Posts: 84
From: Melbourne Australia
| Posted: 2008-05-15 3:35 pm Permalink
I know what you mean about having to get new ones every year. The cheap bamboo torches they sell here rust out even before the outdoor drinking season is over. I have citronella stains under all my torches, but the citronella does keep the mossies down. Prolly the smoke. I like the idea of a plastic bottle tho, hmmm.
Ever since my first visit to Hawaii, I have been hurting for those conical torches. Even contemplated making some.
Love this thread.
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Koolau
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Joined: Sep 23, 2006
Posts: 323
From: Oahu, Hawaii
| Posted: 2008-08-22 11:06 pm Permalink
The Gas Company utility here on Oahu Hawaii has a new logo:
A tiki torch - pretty cool, huh?
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Tiki-Kate
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Joined: Sep 21, 2003
Posts: 1700
From: Yucaipa, CA
| Posted: 2008-08-23 08:18 am Permalink
The image of the tiki torch has always been a favorite of mine. It's one of those mild, back-of-the-mind obsessions, of which I have many.
I picked up these torches from Oceanic Arts when I first bought my house. I thought I'd tiki up the back yard a bit. They've been sitting in my garage collecting dust for 7 years. I really need to do something with that yard.
These are some of my teeniest torches.
I found this material in Lennieguys' pile of fabrics, so now I have a custom Mokihana bikini with tiki torches. 
I found this torch fuel years and years ago, but unfortunately it lived in the part of my house that was destroyed.
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christiki295
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Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3616
From: LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is
| Posted: 2008-08-27 11:15 pm Permalink
Nice score, Tiki-Kate.
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christiki295
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Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3616
From: LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is
| Posted: 2008-08-27 11:16 pm Permalink
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On 2008-08-22 23:06, Koolau wrote:
The Gas Company utility here on Oahu Hawaii has a new logo:
A tiki torch - pretty cool, huh?
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I love the Old Skool Tiki torch. A true symbol of Hawaii comes back to life!
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blindy the pirate
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Joined: Jan 21, 2008
Posts: 160
From: Tallahassee FL
| Posted: 2008-09-17 1:53 pm Permalink
Are tiki torches the best surving symbol of tiki (next to tikis themselves)?
I found this picture on the interwebs that says yes:
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
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Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 2784
From: Carson, California
| Posted: 2008-11-30 3:49 pm Permalink
From a 1971 Pontiac brochure. Artwork by Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman.
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Bora Boris
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Joined: Mar 25, 2005
Posts: 2416
From: Boogie Wonderland
| Posted: 2008-11-30 8:25 pm Permalink
Tiki Torches on Bobby Hill's Tiki Boat.
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