Last week my brother and I did a little thrifting for his new pad. He was looking for some kitchen items and a bedroom set. We didn't have much luck there, but I found a couple framed pictures that I couldn't resist. They were a pair of tiki prints, and I could tell there was something different about them. They just didn't seem like they were originally meant to be framed, if you know what I mean- I could see faint outlines of printing on them.
But I had to buy them and take them home to see what was behind the image!
Not a problem- at $1.99 each I knew one of us would find a place for them!
You can see how this print was cut out of a larger image.
Once I got home, we took them carefully out of the frame, and what did we find inside?
They were both menus from a Hawaiian banquet in 1961! Now, I know it's not the same as finding a priceless oil painting behind a cheap print, but I still think it's a cool find. And I'm a sucker for being able to date something exactly.
My brother now has them hanging in his house- he's going for a tiki theme bathroom, so these will be a good start.
