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A feeble attempt to document the endless array of brilliant vintage Iron Maiden t-shirts.
Shirt #37: Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter
Availability: Currently Available on eBay
Record: No Prayer for the Dying 1990
Approximate value: $75-150
A glimpse of paradise through the beautiful designs of countless vintage Hawaiian shirts.
Item #4: Vintage Andrade Rayon Hand Drawing Hawaiian Shirt
Availability: Explore eBay for Vintage Andrade Hawaiian Shirts
Decade: 1940s
Label: Andrade, Honolulu
Fact: For as long as there has been life on the Hawaiian islands spearfishing has been evolving in to the sport it is today. Modern spearfisherman usually wear wetsuits because they reach cold depths – sometimes beyond 100 feet and without a breathing apparatus. Oxygen is preserved by using weights and over-sized fins which allow them to exert as little energy as possible during their descent.
Approximate value: $1000
A glimpse of paradise through the beautiful designs of countless vintage Hawaiian shirts.
Item #3: Vintage Kuu-Ipo Hula Girl Hawaiian Shirt
Availability: Explore eBay for Vintage Hula Girl Hawaiian Shirts
Decade: 1970s
Label: Kuu-Ipo, Hawaii
Fact: Hula was originated in the in the Hawaiian Islands by Polynesians. The dance is meant to accentuate the “mele” which is accompanying song or chant. There are numerous forms of hula, “ancient hula” being the purest as it is performed without Western-influence.
Approximate value: $500
A glimpse of paradise through the beautiful designs of countless vintage Hawaiian shirts.
Item #2: Vintage McGregor Rayon Cabana Hawaiian Shirt
Availability: Explore eBay for Vintage McGregor Shirts
Decade: 1940s
Label: McGregor, USA
Fact: The coconut was first brought to the Hawaiian islands from the South Pacific homelands of early Polynesian travellers. Florida and Hawaii are the only states in America that coconut palms can be grown without irrigation.
Approximate value: $500-$800
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View the previous Hawaiian Haven entry: vintage Duke Kahanamoku shirt.
A glimpse of paradise through the beautiful designs of countless vintage Hawaiian shirts.
Item #1: Vintage Duke Kahanamoku Marlins Hawaiian Shirt
Availability: Explore eBay for Duke Kahanamoku Shirts
Decade: 1950s
Label: Duke Kahanamoku, Cisco
Fact: Shortly after the advent of the motor boat a marine biologist by the name of Charles Frederick Holder founded big-game fishing in 1898. Kona in Hawaii benefited from the pioneering days of the sport because of fish that were close to shore and accessible by boats from that era.
Approximate value: $200-$500
