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GofE explains that, ” This tiki bar made its way from the thrift store outside Washington D.C. where the ebay seller first found it around the time that President Obama was inaugurated… to a consignment store in Virginia, and then through the magic of this blog, ebay, and craters and freighters the whole set ended up in my jungle room in a mid-century ranch home in New Mexico built in 1953….” Click through for more on the story, along with some Witco history… and 2 more great photos…

GofE aka Arne also adds is a little advice on repairing vintage Witco furniture and tikis when a piece chips off and bare wood is exposed. He says:

Witco decor is generally made out of red cedar with dark walnut stain.  In the original pictures that Chad sent in, you’ll notice that a piece is broken off the foot of the bar on the right side.  The original care and treatment instructions from Witco advise to darken such bare wood with dark walnut stain and then rub smooth.   That’s just what I did, and you’ll notice the bare wood area is gone when the bar appears in my pics.

-Arne

Thanks, Ghost of Elvis! I really don’t know much about tiki, or about Witco…but I found out a bit online:

From TikiCentral.com 2 years ago:

Hi,

My name is Burke Hovde (aka…The Witco Kid on www.tikicentral.com). I’m the son of Ron Hovde, one of the Witco Co-Founders and Artists with Bill Westenhaver. I grew up with Witco everywhere. Witco wallhangings and furniture are all over my parents house and our family’s cabin. Witco started out as Western International Trading Company and imported South Pacific home furnishing items like Capishell Lamps. They also were into carvings that eventually evolved into the rough cedar chain saw carved furniture and Tikis that most people know Witco for. The artwork and production plant was in Mt. Vernon, Washington and they eventually sold $15 million worth of Witco products throughout the world over a 10 year run in the 1970′s. Through my Ebay Storefront at “intertrader2005″ you can purchase a book on “Fun and Profitable Chainsaw Carving” that Ron Hovde and Bill Westenhaver published under their company Westho (i.e. Westenhaver/Hovde) after Witco shut down. If I can answer any other questions please don’t hesitate to contact me at hovdeinternational@hotmail.com

Cheers!
Burke Hovde
Hovde International

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This vintage Witco tiki bar – with a real cultural mash-up of leopard and tiger print upholstery – along with all the pieces, including spears and shield – may just be the greatest rumpus room bar set ever in the history of the retro universe. It’s for sale on ebay now. Read on for seller Chad’s story and 7 photos of the entire set…

Chad writes:

I found it at the Indian Head thrift store just outside of D.C. It was all bound together with packing tape in a big ball of leopard fur. Being an avid rockabilly and Elvis fan i would keep it if i had ANYWHERE to put it. I actually set it up, popped on some Elvis and had a tiki cocktail with a friend. I was going to put in the auction that the Obama’s should have this for the White House, good enough for Graceland, and Barack is the new Elvis. But then i thought some people might take that the wrong way. I have a cool vintage leather jacket that i painted for an art show with Elvis in the Creation Sistene Chapel scene on the back, thought about listing it in conjunction with “Tiki Heaven” Thanx for the plug Pam.

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