{"id":244,"date":"2007-04-29T10:41:47","date_gmt":"2007-04-29T14:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2007\/04\/29\/kahiki-collection\/"},"modified":"2013-01-20T17:06:47","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T00:06:47","slug":"kahiki-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2007\/04\/29\/kahiki-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Kahiki Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Post<\/p>\n

A postcard of dinner at the Kahiki. Are you sure it’s the Kahiki? Why, yes, it says so right on the pig!<\/p>\n

\"Pig\"<\/p>\n

But to a collector, this is a laundry list of things to strive for.<\/p>\n

\"PMP\"<\/p>\n

\"LD\"<\/p>\n

Penang #1 Drink mug – Paul Marshal “Peanut” mug. Unmarked, these are very common.<\/p>\n

\"Port<\/p>\n

\"KC\"<\/p>\n

Starboard Light glass by Imperial Glass Company, used by many Polynesian places.<\/p>\n

\"Coconut\"<\/p>\n

\"KC\"<\/p>\n

Native Nectar – Coconut mug – Marked on the bottom<\/p>\n

\"salt<\/p>\n

Salt and Pepper shakers – there were at least 5 types used at the Kahiki\u00c2\u00a0 – usually marked and not too hard to find<\/p>\n

\"necklace\"<\/p>\n

Necklace? Often hard to find, they are being seen more often. Marked.<\/p>\n

\"kahiki<\/a><\/p>\n

\"silverware\"<\/p>\n

Silverware, marked Kahiki<\/p>\n

\"kahiki<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"kahiki<\/a><\/p>\n

\"kahiki<\/p>\n

\"Saucer\"<\/p>\n

\"KC\"<\/p>\n

Mystery Blossom\u00c2\u00a0drink glass – The “Martiki” in saucer form by Morgantown – unmarked<\/p>\n

\"Tall\"<\/p>\n

Malayan Mist\u00c2\u00a0drink glass – unmarked<\/p>\n

\"chair\"<\/p>\n

Chairs -generally found in Columbus, but likely all long gone<\/p>\n

\"table\"<\/p>\n

Tables – many in use at the Tropical Bistro<\/p>\n

\"ashtray\"<\/p>\n

\"ashtray\"<\/p>\n

Ashtrays – sometimes marked<\/p>\n

\"sugar\"<\/p>\n

Sauce jar, lidded and marked<\/p>\n

\"mugs-091\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"menu\"<\/p>\n

\"Ebay\"<\/p>\n

Menus – there are at least 3 types of drink menus out there. This looks like the 1961 version in the postcard. Later version above.<\/p>\n

\"Idol\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/p>\n

Idol’s Cast bowl by Hoffman Pottery – two varieties (or more)<\/p>\n

\"mugs-076\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"lamp\"<\/p>\n

Lamps – by HiTiki? – several types<\/p>\n

\"mai-kai-001\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"barrel\"<\/p>\n

Zombie\u00c2\u00a0glass holder – extremely rare<\/p>\n

\"36557\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0What do you collect? Me, I have a postcard or two, and a menu or two, and a mug or two…<\/p>\n

Every piece brings more clues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A postcard of dinner at the Kahiki. Are you sure it’s the Kahiki? Why, yes, it says so right on the pig! But to a collector, this is a laundry Read More …<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[542,11,539,540],"tags":[523,525,202,702,288],"class_list":["post-244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tiki-collecting","category-polynesian-pop","category-retro-goodies","category-retro-preservation","tag-collecting","tag-columbus","tag-kahiki","tag-og-tiki-central","tag-ohio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p731sH-3W","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":234,"url":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2007\/04\/08\/kahiki-skull-mug-number-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":244,"position":0},"title":"Kahiki Skull Mug Number 2","author":"Swanky","date":"April 8, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Check this out. 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