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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1982
From: Las Vegas
|  Posted: 2013-03-19 09:09 am Permalink
Not mine, saw it in a RETRO store here in Vegas
So much black paint that you can't even see the wood grain...
Jon
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bigbrotiki
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Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 10566
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2013-03-19 1:50 pm Permalink
You can't even tell that that's a Witco bar anymore...but I must say that IF one has to paint one, this is an interesting take on it. Kinda turns it into a Hollywood Regency/ Las Vegas style bar.
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Big Kahuna
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Joined: Apr 11, 2007
Posts: 1913
From: SoMass
| Posted: 2013-03-19 2:25 pm Permalink
I definitely don't hate it. For all we know it could have been a beat up piece of crap, before they did that. Much better than the 7 piece, 5 band rattan set I saw at Brimfield painted a lovely teal with teal, pink & white cushions.
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MrBaliHai
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Joined: Jun 01, 2002
Posts: 775 | Posted: 2013-03-31 1:49 pm Permalink
My first Witco. The wife and I found this W-300 Viking ship yesterday in Minneapolis. All original and in excellent shape. Looks great over the living-room sofa. Maybe someday I'll find some Witco tiki, but it's rarer than hen's teeth up here in da Nort'west.
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1982
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-03-31 3:51 pm Permalink
Now u need the sword
Jon
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MrBaliHai
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Joined: Jun 01, 2002
Posts: 775 | Posted: 2013-04-01 07:28 am Permalink
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On 2013-03-31 15:51, hang10tiki wrote:
Now u need the sword
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Probably take me another 18 years to find one...
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Psycho Tiki D
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Joined: Oct 13, 2006
Posts: 1783
From: The river Styx, can you pay the toll?
| Posted: 2013-04-01 08:23 am Permalink
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On 2013-04-01 07:28, MrBaliHai wrote:
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On 2013-03-31 15:51, hang10tiki wrote:
Now u need the sword
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Probably take me another 18 years to find one...
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I have this one I will sell you:
Witco sword.
$75.00 plus shipping?
PTD
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1982
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-04-02 10:46 pm Permalink
PTD
How many Witco pieces do you have?
U da man...
Jon
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Tipsy McStagger
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Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3388
From: HELL
| Posted: 2013-04-07 7:19 pm Permalink
just picked these guys up today - they were outdoors but under a gazebo type structure so they weren't too bad off. just need to stain them and clear coat them as soon as the weather gets a bit warmer.
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happy buddha
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Joined: Sep 13, 2008
Posts: 88 | Posted: 2013-04-08 03:47 am Permalink
Holy cow! Nice find!
Am I crazy, or do those Mainlanders appear not to be made for fountains? (ie no notches for bowls or holes for tubing)
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Tipsy McStagger
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Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3388
From: HELL
| Posted: 2013-04-08 04:54 am Permalink
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On 2013-04-08 03:47, happy buddha wrote:
Holy cow! Nice find!
Am I crazy, or do those Mainlanders appear not to be made for fountains? (ie no notches for bowls or holes for tubing)
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thanks !!
these were designed as stand alone tikis- they have flat backs on them. There is a witco mainlander tiki similiar to it at chef shangri-la that was a fountain at one time. Their tiki has the tell-tale tongue that extends out of the mouth plus the notch carved in front that would hold a carved fountain bowl.
Also, the chef has 2 of the little guys like the one i got. Theirs have been attached to a smaller square tiki which in turn is attached to a carved witco square base. This brings the height of theirs up to about 5 ft or so.
According to the seller, these were pulled from a tiki bar that was being closed down somewhere on the south side of chicago. No one seems to know which one.
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happy buddha
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Joined: Sep 13, 2008
Posts: 88 | Posted: 2013-04-08 07:20 am Permalink
That's wild. I never knew witco even made stand-alone Mainlanders. So much stuff..
I wish someone would re-publish all those old Witco catalogs. Bet they'd sell like hotcakes!
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Loki-Tiki
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Joined: Nov 05, 2007
Posts: 152
From: Like...The Valley
| Posted: 2013-04-13 2:52 pm Permalink
I never thought I would have one, my new pride and joy, the God of Fortune fountain:
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1982
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-04-13 3:02 pm Permalink
Nice finds all
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hmdTiki
Member
Joined: Jul 28, 2011
Posts: 9 | Posted: 2013-04-14 12:36 pm Permalink
Hi everyone,
I wasn't exactly sure where to post this but thought that someone might be interested.
Saw a Witco Giraffe magazine holder at the Hall Tree Antique Mall in Salinas, Ca yesterday.
My crappy photo follows
http://www.halltreeantiquemall.com/Location.html
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