The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Slightly Naughty Swizzle Sticks

HA! Support hose!...

September 2, 2011 by Nessa

Live Alone and Like It: A Guide For The Extra Woman

While visiting my friend, Veek Toastia, I discovered this book on her shelf. This is the 5th printing of the 1936 book, Live Alone and Like ...

August 30, 2011 by Rusty

Denny’s Adventures In “The House of Prudence” – July 2011 – Part 33

Sophie Tucker is alive and well at Snappy-P’s house....

August 24, 2011 by denny

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A Child’s First Weapon…

I’m confident I’d want to keep this book’s cover photo far, far away from my child. Saw this at a church book/rummage sa...

August 22, 2011 by kookykitsch

The Help/La Ayuda

For affluent white people who prefer zero contact with the hired help, Linda Wolf, a teacher at Beverly Hills High School (where else?) crea...

August 16, 2011 by Douglas Wood

The New 1944 Edition – EAT AND GET SLIM for 25 cents

Sometimes I wish I could post the entire book here. Sometimes these old instructional diet books are hysterical. I picked this up for $1.00....

August 6, 2011 by denny

Autographed Photo of Allen Funt

You’ve seen the pic of Alan King at my desk at home… now here’s the grinning mug of the one and only Allen Funt that keeps...

July 30, 2011 by StoryTroy

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July, 2011- Part 2

This is one of those old novelty toys from 1957. I don’t know how Allee acquired this one but it did throw me off at first glance. �...

July 19, 2011 by denny

Jose Eber “Beyond Hair” Book

I found this book at the dump. I would just love to see the person who dumped it....

July 16, 2011 by denny

Totally Psychedelic Address Book

Found this amazing (and TALL) psychedelic/MOD/Groovy address book at a yard sale. I could NOT resist it! It is so awesome! And nobody ...

July 14, 2011 by Nessa

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Kellogg’s Cereal Microcamera & Shooting “Born In Detroit”

I spent most of Wednesday afternoon being photographed and interviewed for “Born in Detroit,” a book by Jenny Risher “celebrating...

July 8, 2011 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Fill ‘Er Up Ashtray and the Casey Anthony Verdict

Fill ‘Er Up with bull#!@t I say to that jury in the Casey Anthony trial coming up with a not guilty verdict! They have to have chugg...

July 6, 2011 by Allee Willis

This is not the grocery store

Kansas City, Mo! Can you believe it. This is not the grocery store. It’s the library. What a concept. I love it because it&#...

by snappyp

Privy Builder – Chic Sales

This a small 1929 book about a lecture given by a man named Chic Sales who modestly describes himself as “The Champion Privy Builder o...

June 28, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

Vintage ceramic kitteh-kitteh bookends – made in Japan

I picked these up for $5.00 at a local garage sale here on the Cape. I’m not sure of the holder behind the kitteh-kitteh’s is ...

by denny

Giraffe on a Loo Tattoo

I think it would be pretty neat if that was the other calf of the Patrick Swayze tattoo guy. And to be honest – of any odd reason I t...

June 23, 2011 by BeeJay

DISCO…You Should Be Dancing!

This 1978 book is written by Roy Madrid, “The Disco King,” who “aided” in teaching John Travolta the couples disco d...

June 18, 2011 by Douglas Wood

It’s a Date!

In the case of this 1950 book below, you really can judge a book by it’s cover. If teens actually behaved as they do in this collect...

June 15, 2011 by Douglas Wood

Donny & Marie Golden All Star Book

This is a .59¢ “Golden All Star Book” of Donny & Marie from 1977. I have no idea why they’re dressed as they are a...

June 8, 2011 by Douglas Wood

Old Joke Book

111 year old joke book. In front is a picture of Oliver Wendell Holmes. Jokes are in many Categories. Several pages are devoted to Josh Bi...

June 6, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

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Jayne Mansfield For President

A good friend of mine Frank Ferruccio who authored Did Success Spoil Jayne Mansfield? sent me a care package recently that contained this�...

by Jaymes Mansfield

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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 ...

May 13, 2011 by Bob Ramsdell

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 124 – August 2010)

At least all you had to do was paint this guy. I was always good at that but when it involved putting something together AND painting, IR...

May 6, 2011 by denny