Post #477272 by Trad'r Bill on Sat, Aug 15, 2009 11:48 AM

I picked up this sign yesterday from Craigslist - the seller says it used to hang at the now defunct Trader Vic's at 20 Cosmo Place in San Francisco.

The story seems believable to me, but I was wondering if anybody has a picture to prove this (I couldn't see it in any pics in the locating tiki thread for 20 Cosmo: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=30113&forum=2&hilite=20%20cosmo)

Signed "Pischoff" - which I found out is a defunct SF sign company

It appears to have been attached with metal bolts which were cut off:

It's not in perfect condition, but I don't care :) - I see paint drips in white and red (couldn't they have coveried it??)

The seller told me his family owned the 20 Cosmo Place building when TV's was a tennant. Apparently when TV's closed, some items were left behind - everything was auctioned off except for this sign. His father passed it on to him, and it has been in dry storage ever since. He told me he's been trying to sell it for a while, and almost sold it to Jimmy Buffett's new restaurant in Waikiki (yikes!! :D)

Adam (the seller) told me he remembers the sign hanging in an alley facing the parking lot(?) He said it was very difficult to remove, partially due to the fact that it had lots of lava rock surrounding it.

Anyway, I hope this is the real deal, but I like it either way. It was a fair price too (I believe).
Any info or pics about this sign are greatly appreciated!

Trad'r Bill

UPDATE - This sign is not from TV Cosmo PL - read my later post on this page
UPDATE - See page two - Sabu noted the connection to a Tiki Bob's menu

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