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Gunter Henrik Von Hamm was born in Bremen, Germany in 1925 & studied law at the University o Wurtzburg. He moved to Hawaii after World War II in 1949 where he worked for his grand uncle Conrad in the textile department of Von Hamm-Young Co. Ltd. in 1963 he founded his own textile company, G. Von Hamm Textiles Inc. Through this company, Gunter created over 50,000 designs that were distributed across the islands including big retailers like Hilo Hattie & Surf Line Hawaii-Jams World. He mentored & worked from the ground floor with many companies we know today, like Rob Burns the founder of Local Motion n 1977. He had a reputation of producing high quality products while remaining very caring & helpful to all who knew him. in 1996 he received the lifetime achievement award from the Hawaii Fashion Industry Association at the 10th Annual Governor's Fashion Awards. This offering is for 2.3YDS x 42 inches wide of unused unwashed yardage...signed "GVH TIKITEX"...a neutral minty green ground with fabulous scenes of Hawaiian cartoon life...pops of red...sky blue...papaya...orange...creamy lime...florescent green...with black & white accents. monkey's...hippos...tiki peeps...flamingos...gorillas...tigers...it is surely a island child's room decor...great to frame some of these scenes for a child's room of today...a medium smooth cotton...unused...unwashed...perfect. We can make you a pillow from pretty much anything in our shop...message us! Check out my Vintage Florida life on: Facebook @ www.facebook.com/floridabungalow Instagram @ instagram.com/Floridabungalowfabrics 60's 70's 2.3Yds Original Gvh Hawaii Tikitex Vintage Fabric Yardage Children's Novelty
