The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Green Ceramic Dog Man Horse Thing

What do you get when you cross a dog with a man with a horse? You get this pea green ceramic thing that just screams kitsch. I found this pi...

May 28, 2010 by Michael Ely

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Cacti Couple S&Ps

This pair of salt and pepper shakers are from the 1950’s. Living here in Tucson, I must admit that many of the giant saguaros do look ...

May 27, 2010 by Michael Ely

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SADDLE UP! with Eddie Dean & Cort Johnson on the Tiara Label

To go along with the other western themed posts at the moment....

by denny

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Ride ’em Pep Boys

Here we have the Pep Boys (Manny, Moe and Jack) out in the wild West riding bareback on a bronking horse (looks to me like they’re abo...

May 26, 2010 by Michael Ely

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’50’s Cowboy & Indians Glasses…

Just love the graphics on these 50’s drinking glasses. Part of my cousin’s forgotten stash when he was cleaning out the basement...

May 25, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Dish me up, Partner

This wonderful and campy cowboy china was produced in the 1940’s and 1950’s by Wallace China, once one of the largest suppliers ...

May 24, 2010 by Michael Ely

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Cowboy Hat Ashtray

Cowboy hat ashtrays had their heyday in the 1950’s. Made of tin, the dings and dents in this one make it more actual hat-like so I acc...

May 11, 2010 by Allee Willis

Hopalong Cassidy’s Favorite Popcorn

I have a bunch of Hoppy memorabilia but none so rare as this 1950’s can of “hybrid yellow” popcorn, actually called Hopalo...

by Allee Willis

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Plate

From my very own Kitschen Wall. A handsome Mountie who’s Provincially surrounded....

by Zeppy

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Smokey and the American Cowboy activity book

Smokey the Bear and the American Cowboy. This activity book is from 1990 and put out by the National assoc. of state foresters and the profe...

April 10, 2010 by kookykitsch

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Vintage Cowboy toy

I believe this to be something like die-cast metal. This is one of those fun pieces I came across cleaning my father in-laws basement here a...

March 14, 2010 by denny

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Find the Murderer! Oh, and buy our records, see our band and visit our flea market.

This jaw-dropping ad actually appeared in the Hollywood Reporter on April 22, 1997. As you can see, it starts off by offering a $50,000 rewa...

March 2, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Cartoon Canine Cowboy

Standing 10″ tall, this hound is made of plastic, and has a slot in his back to deposit coins if you are so inclined. Christmas presen...

January 6, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Waffelos Cereal Box

Waffelos were a maple flavored cereal that came out in the early 80s. They were delicious too. I wasn’t a fan of most Ralston cereals ...

by jack

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Buckskin Bill Coffee-Milk Mug

I don’t know much about Buckskin Bill other than his last name was Black and he had a TV show in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that began eve...

January 4, 2010 by Allee Willis

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