The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s “Sponge Cloth”

Long before Mr. Clean and Magic Sponge promised fewer steps and happy housewives came Harwood’s Sponge Cloth, one of many modern mirac...

July 29, 2010 by Allee Willis

Do No Evil

A post here from 7/27/2010 reminded me that I have these fabulous monkeys to add to the jungle. They look like really expensive old ivory, d...

by Lisa Rios

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Carved Styrofoam Fish

i took the fish photo at an auction in flint, mi though it wasn’t in the auction. it’s 12″ wide and painted on ridged styr...

by DetroitKent

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Soft As A Grape – Ladies Boutique in Chatham on Cape Cod

Hokey named stores like this make me break out into a rash. I may photograph them but I usually don’t step one foot inside of them. I ...

by denny

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June Bronhill “At The Sydney Opera House” – LP recorded live

The most breathtaking outfit I have ever seen. What I could do with that material! I love the color combo of the purple and green....

July 28, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Japanese Paper Toilet Seat Cover Paste

I love Japanese convenience products born out of blended east and west needs and Pop Culture, especially ones by way of Vietnam as this toil...

by Allee Willis

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Plastic Flower Paperweights

Crazy flowers grow in the jungles of kitschdom. The blue one came from my early days of kitsch-collecting. When I was a teenager, I bought a...

by Nessa

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Western Jackalope (Lepus Tempermentalus)

A jackalope is a hybrid critter that is part jackrabbit and part antelope. They are found primarily in the West and parts of the Southwest. ...

by Michael Ely

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Sneakers add personality to this lion …

Don’t you think the sneakers add some personality to this lion ? Another of many jungle animal oddities I found at a rummage sale just...

by MyFunCloset

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Glitzy Pakistani RV

You’re driving along minding your own business in Pakistan, when across the horizon there’s a bright flash. But this isn’t...

by Markydoodle

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LAS MOSQUITAS – LP

I love singing insects....

by denny

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Miniature Wooden Blocks

I loved the colors and the size of these old little wooden blocks (1.25″ each). I keep them on my desk....

by Michael M.

Miss Who

This is a handmade, modified version of the popular board game Guess Who. All of the mystery people on this game board come from a catalog o...

by Mooshe

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Mister Toilet

We all know cute stuffed teddy bears, kitties, dogs, birds, whales and every kind of animals seen on Earth or on any other planet. But have ...

by Gilles Snowcat

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Beethoven’s Fifth Popcorn

Other than the fact that it’s packaged in a 750ml bottle, the standard size vessel for champagne, the stretch to connect product with ...

July 27, 2010 by Allee Willis

Picture Cook Book

This is my all-time favorite cookbook. It was published in 1958 and contains recipes along with photos that appeared in Life Magazine betwee...

by Michael Ely

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Make your own Jungle animals…

A pattern for 7 Bean Bag Jungle Animals‚Ä¶ an alligator, monkey, hippo, peacock, giraffe, leopard and elephant. Measures about 6-8 inche...

by MyFunCloset

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Long-Neck Cat

Extremely large, very fragile, long-necked cat. Very lightweight china, probably hollow all the way through. Has a large crack running down ...

by Nessa

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Hear No Evil five-oh.

A strange little window to a boutique in Kapa’a, Hawaii displays this as one ascends the stairs to a restaurant that serves banana-mac...

by Markydoodle

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Orange Wall Vases

When too many chachkis monopolize your surface space, you can put these vases on your wall. I found these vintage wooden wall vases at one o...

by Michael M.

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Dave Nault “Music For People With Two Left Hands” (Dave Nault at the Baldwin Organ)

I can’t figure out if this is real or what? Can people really be born with two left hands?...

by denny

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Pink and blue pin

I can’t quite figure out what the translucent pink material is on this pin and earrings set – I’m guessing some kind of pl...

by Carrie

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Does this fur make me look fat?

I like all rabbits, but Lionheads and Angoras are my favorites. These Angoras are prize winners: I lerv their pissed lamb expressions: Just ...

by Julie Brumlik

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Light it with Flowers!

Found this 70’s lamp at a garage sale and thought it was wonderful/hideous, then came home and plugged it in and was actually kind of ...

by Douglas Wood

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More pics of the RCA Victor Color Remote

I’m submitting these snaps as a followup to my post from a few days ago, featuring the RCA Victor Color Remote. Note the handsome gold...

by StoryTroy

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