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Promotional ashtray for a trucking line
This belonged to my late Uncle, he smoked Lucky Strikes. Yuck. But I always loved this ashtray....
The Lemonade Stand, 1972
This was my lemonade stand and the best gift I ever received back in ’72. I was obsessed and felt that when I stepped behind this toy/...
Literal Bar Ashtray with Bartender
The joke here is that this “bar ashtray” is literally a “bar ashtray.” Overseen by an Asian-looking bartender (who r...
Hospital Booze personalized Decanter 1978
Don’t be a loser, be a hospital Boozer! The hottest new gift idea. fun and funIfctional way to serve any brew… what a conversati...
Plastic Fish Coasters
Found at the “Joan of Arc” thrift shop. They are made of a heavy, thick plastic material. I love the design!...
The Hammond Organ “38 Hits Zum Tanzen – Musik Fur Alle”
I love lonely cocktails on cover art....
Barbie Potty Training Pups
Product description from manufacturer: “Barbie Potty Training Pups: Barbie is having a fun-filled day with her new puppies! After she ...
Electric Liberace Hot Nuts Dispenser
Yep, that’s really what this is. ‘Ya can’t make this shit up. Standing 10″ tall, this rhinestone encrusted ceramic d...
Art Van Damme Quintet “Martini Time”
I love everything about this cover and have used this as my wall paper on my lap top. I love the attitude in the way she holds the glass, as...
Bar Hounds
This 1950 print by Constance Depler Coleman (who, by the way, is still alive and churning out art) is entitled, “Bar Hounds” and...
Classy Mirror Sign
These smart-aleck signs that one sees in small businesses, restaurants, bars, etc. really make you wonder: does anybody REALLY find them fun...
Beer tray mas fina
Beer tray I found in a local antique mall. Beer and kitsch are things I typically don’t associate, maybe that’s because any asso...
The Art of Making Beer book
There are no pics on the inside, but I find the front and back covers to be quite festive. Pretzels anyone? Is that a loaf of bread and a si...
Fizzies 8 Action Drink Tablets – floo fly florange make this orange But on
I used to eat these tablets as candy (never tried it as a drink ala alka seltzer) when I was a kid. These ones are a newer box containing 8 ...
SCHAEFER BEER SIGN/LIGHT
HEY ALLEE…I FINALLY FOUND THE BEER SIGN AS I AM SETTING UP THE OP ART BAR IN MY NEW HOUSE…I HAVEN’T SEEN THIS IN OVER 10 Y...
Kermit the Frog coffee cup
My mother gave this to me as a gift. She said she got it at a thrift shop. It’s a Kermit the Frog Muppet news reporter coffee cup. I s...
’60s Rock + Army Recruiter Slogan = Kaffeeklatsch?
Someone had a really perverse sense of humor (or really hated hippies) to come up with these kitschy coffee/dessert plates during the Vietna...
Wooden Tiki Lamp with Cocktail
This is also a lamp and it’s missing a shade. I don’t know if it’s from Hawaii or not but it’s made of wood. Cocktai...
Wine Glass Display (Valentine’s Day Contest Submission)
Taken at a local mark down store. I don’t think I could actually drink out of these, they made me dizzy....
Butt-head n’ Hello Kitty Pipe!
‘Ya gotta love the twisted mind that created this unlikely carnal union. Butt-head (of “Beavis and…”) is having his ...