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Post #628534 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Mar 12, 2012 8:30 PM

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Actually, the term "Man Cave" seems far more appropriate than "Rumpus Room" for an all-Witco lair. :)

The Elvis Jungle Room furniture is indeed by the same manufacturer as your piece, WITCO from Mt. Vernon, Washington, which closed shop in 1976. Elvis chose a mixture of Tiki and "Marco Polo" Chinese pieces, plus the Mama Lama bar (not shown):

Here are some examples of their Conquistador/Spanish line:

Behold the "Monterey Bar"! Crushed velvet goodness!

And here is your baby:


Its title is a bit less poetic (x-ept for "gold dinero crush"!)....and here is one of the most impressive Tiki Bars Witco ever whittled, it made it all the way to Antiques Roadshow - and left them stumped! :D

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=40907&forum=5&start=0