The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Jungle Outfit

I found this jungle gem many years ago in a thrift shop in Detroit – matching pants and jacket featuring a happy giraffe and a hiding ...

July 22, 2010 by Mark Blackwell

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1970 Betty Crocker’s NEW Dinner for Two Cookbook

I love to cook so have a lot of cookbooks. I either picked this up at a rummage sale or from my mom. This is the 1970 edition of a recent Ki...

by Carrie

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Kenyan Banana Fiber Lion Toy

I buy these from Kwaze-Kwasa, an online store that sells crafts from Sub-Sarahan Africa to raise money for AIDs and poverty blighted communi...

by Julie Brumlik

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 23

Vintage pool rules! What an incredible cover. Zsa Zsa Gabor – My Story! A gigantic drawer filled with all sorts of vintage ashtrays fo...

July 21, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Cootie Game

I can’t remember any game more popular than Cootie when I was growing up. But forget about the game itself, I loved playing with the l...

by Allee Willis

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Exceedingly Cheapo Plastic Deer

Oh, what could be kitschier than my exceedingly cheap-o plastic deer, with their air bubbles of frozen plastic suspended in their translucen...

by Nessa

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PBR platter

Wives who cook and do the dishes Should be granted these three wishes: A grateful mate…a well-kissed cheek… A restaurant dinner ...

by Cheetah Velour

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Wind-up Gorilla Toy

This is a wind-up gorilla toy made in Hong Kong in the late 70’s / early 80’s. He is made of hard plastic and stands about 3 inc...

by Michael Ely

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KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER…

This great 9″ Davy Crockett plate is marked Oxford China… It looks like he might be on that famous Mt Top in Tennessee that he w...

by k2dtw

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Panda’s Kitchen, Hanalei, Hawaii

It’s not “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” but it is in Hanalei. Hanalei has been known for decades as a hippie hangout on the isl...

by Markydoodle

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Lions! and Tigers! and…

This guy is so laid back and mellow, I can’t imagine him hurting a fly. Made by Royal Sealy Japan, this (I think) papier mache bank is...

by Carrie

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Old Bubble Gum Cigar Box & ’50s Gas Coupons

A two in one surprise purchase today. I never remember bubble gun cigars being displayed in their own “cigar” boxes. The content...

by MyFunCloset

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Vintage Dancing Frogs Tray

Shot this at a Ssalvation Army store....

by DetroitKent

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 21

The very first printing of Pigmy Will’s adventures, produced by Prudence Fenton and Allee Willis. We love you, Pigmy. There should be ...

July 20, 2010 by denny

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Knock, knock! Hue is it? It’s My New RCA Color Remote!

Another new addition to my tv remote collection and I’m so excited, I’m posting the eBay snap even before the item itself gets i...

by StoryTroy

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The Original Stars at American Bandstand

In one of those “friend of a friend of a friend” situations, last night I was one of 700 or so people in Columbus, OH enjoying (...

by Carrie

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“Two Frogs Hugging” store in Lihue, HI

I’m not very interested in shopping. I’m not very interested in frogs. I don’t like it when they hug. Will I forget the st...

by Markydoodle

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70’s Owl Eyeglass Holders

These quintessentially 70’s ceramic owls are designed to hold eye-glasses. The eyes are plastic and the black irises are the kind that...

by Douglas Wood

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Murder, She Wrote Board Game

I never really watched Murder, She Wrote during its run on CBS from 1984-1996. I was in a very heavy songwriting and technology phase and al...

by Allee Willis

Potty Pooches with a story

These little ceramic doggies were in my grandmothers belongings and they have a little story about where they were purchased. As you can see...

by Cindy Tilley-Johnson

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The Shady Dell Trailer Park (part two)

If you’re ever in Southern Arizona you must stay at the Shady Dell trailer park resort in Bisbee! We had a blast there. Not only do yo...

by Michael Ely

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THE MIGHTY GORILLA

The Big Guy from the Jungle…....

by k2dtw

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 20

LP and artwork for Johnny “Guitar” Wilson’s album. Although the lp is quite brilliant, it’s seeing it framed HUGE li...

July 19, 2010 by denny

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Mermaid Wall Sculptures

I’ve been fascinated by anything mermaid all my life. These wooden mermaid plaques were the ugliest mermaids I’d ever seen. I lo...

by Michael M.

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Double Dutch

This little couple caught my eye while out shopping and I think I might just have to bring them home so they don’t have to get a room!...

by Cindy Tilley-Johnson

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Kitsch » July 2010