The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Large Transparent Mid Century Salad Bowl with Laminated Butterflies

This is my favorite salad bowl. It’s 21″X 5″. I spotted this oversized bowl at a flea market. At first I thought it was ma...

May 20, 2011 by Michael M.

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AMAZING Chicken restaurant in Georgia!

This is the biggest image I could get a hold of, this was sent to me by a friend who lives in Georgia. He also wrote the following comment...

May 19, 2011 by denny

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Poodle Hand Towels – set of 3

I found these 3 hand towels at a local thrift shop. The lady who placed them on consignment (she works there) said they are vintage but I ...

by denny

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Snailing Snailing

PREMIERE YARN ART...

by snappyp

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950′s Poodle Compact

In the spirit of poodles this week, I may as well throw in this fantastically 50’s mother of pearl, sparkle bumped, handpainted poodle...

May 18, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Poodle Thermos

This is a metal thermos with pink plastic lid that originally accompanied a vinyl lunchbox (manufactured by Aladdin Industries in 1962). T...

by Michael Ely

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Not the kind of sign one sees every day…

Even though this is not necessarily kitsch,this is definitely not the kind of sign you see every day, even around here. I took this shot Mon...

by BRBill

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950′s Handpainted Poodle Kleenex Holder

As I said yesterday, I’m not one to randomly collect poodles just because they’re an endearing and iconic symbol of the first to...

May 17, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Piskie Garden Mevagissey Part 2

While sorting through my pictures I came across some more that I took of the Piskie Garden in Cornwall,thats my gnome I brought at the back ...

by shirlie williams

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Denny’s yearly visit to the chicken coop!

Whenever I go over to my in-laws (holidays only!!), I always make a pit stop for a little photo op to visit my little chicken friends. Her...

May 16, 2011 by denny

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pick your nose

funcage.com- newly discovered..I have no affiliation...

May 15, 2011 by john switzer

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Folk Songs For Little Sailors! (a kiddie lp)

I think the best part of this lp is the little parrot in charge resting on the bow of the boat....

May 14, 2011 by denny

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Geek Cat & Her Children

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May 13, 2011 by Nessa

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How did she know?

That is one smart sheep. where are the others? and check out the kid’s face in the background....

by snappyp

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T. S. Elliott’s Poems That Are Basis for “Cats” Musical

This record of six poems by T. S. Elliott are the basis for the musical “Cats” by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The narrator is Robert ...

by Bob Ramsdell

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Vintage Dachshund Letter Opener

I picked up this vintage Dachshund letter opener at a local thrift shop here on Cape Cod. I love his stubby red feet and his curly-q tail....

by denny

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Chalkware Frog Bath-O-Meter

I found this Chalkware Frog Bath-O-Meter at a rummage sale. The baby frogs were 10 cents each, and way on the other side of the room, I fo...

May 12, 2011 by Nessa

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Rock Owls

I got these two rock owls at a gift shop in Ft. Bragg. CA. I attached them to a branch of a tree on my patio. In my hometown, Marysville CA,...

by Bob Ramsdell

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El Zoppo Bug Zapper – portable electronic insect killer

This lovely bug zapper, I mean the EL ZOPPO is for sale at one of the thrift shops I frequent here on the Cape. That bug looked like he wa...

by denny

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Westward Ho Rodeo Pitcher

If you are going to collect vintage Western restaurant China, this highly valuable piece is a must. It is a Westward Ho Rodeo disc water p...

May 11, 2011 by Michael Ely

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KITTY CAT HATS

Kitty cats enjoying their soup cup hats. I think the soup had a lot of deet deet in it. Otherwise they wouldn’t want to wear the c...

by Pigmy Will

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Tubby Cranky Cat Planter

First of all, let me apologize for not being around. I’ve been sick, in a wedding (in Detroit!), sick again, and sick. But I am ba...

May 10, 2011 by Nessa

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Bunny Planter

I have seen so many variations of this planter! I think I have posted two of them here. I saw another one at an antique mall, this time ...

May 9, 2011 by Nessa

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Edible snowman and lobster poop?

I...

May 8, 2011 by denny

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The Quick and the Dead (Part 2)

After the initial yoga/spinning/taxidermy post, a new sign was placed at the same intersection, so it was a terrific draw to go back this m...

by Markydoodle

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