The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Enid Collins Box Bag #1 – “Posies”

Seeing Allee’s fantastic Birthday-present Box Bag with the owls on it made me think of my own Enid Collins bags, of which I have three...

November 20, 2010 by Nessa

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War is not healthy… ever.

Now I’m in the jewelry section. My eyes are rolling. This has AKMOK written all over it! If you lived through the late 60’s, thi...

by MyFunCloset

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Celebrity Bottle Cap Bracelet

I found this bracelet at a thrift shop. Comedy celebrites pictures were placed under bottle caps. There pictures of Lucille Ball, Groucho Ma...

by Bob Ramsdell

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I LOVE Engrish…and elephants!

Who could resist Don Don?...

November 19, 2010 by kookykitsch

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Vintage bracelets

I love lucite bangles I have a really big collection..here are a few...

November 16, 2010 by baerbaer

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1960’s Music Ring, Famous Songwriters and THE BEAVER!

I’m so NOT the type to wear a ring with a G-clef on it or have one of those cheesy license plates like GR8T BEAT. My gold records don&...

November 15, 2010 by Allee Willis

Your Carriage, Madam!

This 1934 book is quite a relic– it’s hard to imagine anything like it being published today. Posture is apparently more importa...

November 13, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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1969 BankAmericard Commercial

Of course now BankAmericard is called VISA. Does anybody remember those clunky little machines the merchants would use to press the imprint ...

November 12, 2010 by Markydoodle

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Best. Cover Version. Ever… STOMP YOUR HANDS!!

Scroll down the page to see this. http://whatgetsmehot.posterous.com/slade-swiss-polka-gtj...

November 11, 2010 by Steve

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All About CB Two-Way Radio from Radio Shack

a layman’s “plain talk” technical manual from Radio Shack...

November 9, 2010 by kookykitsch

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When 25 cents went a long way…

There was a time when 25 cents could give a player 10 minutes of play time on a real pinball machine. Waiting to be restored, this was not i...

November 5, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 55A- August 2010)

You just never know when you will be out and need to use a comb. Thank god this comb is more then ready to accommodate two heads. Comes with...

November 2, 2010 by denny

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Ben Cooper Halloween Costume

Here I am wearing a classic Ben Cooper Halloween costume from the late 1960’s. I used to love the ritual of choosing a boxed costume (...

October 31, 2010 by Planet Joan

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Vintage Halloween Scarf

I bought this scarf from the Thrift Store where I work. I especially love the candy images....

by Planet Joan

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Happy St. Urho’s Day Pin

This is a small ceramic grasshopper attached to a pin so one could wear this proudly when celebrating St. Urho Day. I found this insane litt...

October 28, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Gum Shoe Gum Catcher

What to do with gum when you’re done chewing it or have to get rid of it for whatever reason can be a bit of a muddle if you’ve ...

October 27, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Ballerina painting on canvas

I love this mostly because of the insane way her face is painted and the gigantic poofy, pink skirt! This hangs in my bathroom now and that&...

by denny

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Kid’s top in Engrish with skiing clowns

great kid’s top – perhaps pajamas – that feature clowns skiing and says, among other things “LIVE MOSIC LESSCIN! SET...

by kookykitsch

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – My Trip to the World’s Largest Mannequin Factory

Here’s a video tour of my trip to visit Dona Miller, owner of Vogue International, a 22,000 square foot wonderland of mannequin bodies...

October 25, 2010 by Allee Willis

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SANDS AT THE SANDS (recorded live in Las Vegas) – LP

The gold outfits are out of this world!...

by denny

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Beaded Cat and Sweater Coin Purses…

Snapped just hours ago, these two beaded coin purses were mixed in with tons of costume jewelry ready to be auctioned off by the box. If I c...

October 24, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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WESTCLOX Ladies Pocket Watch

This pocket watch belonged to my friends Mother and is most likely from the late 30’s or early 40’s. It looks and feels like a h...

October 23, 2010 by denny

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Vintage Corset Advertisement

I would give anything to open up magazines and to be able to see ads like this popping out at me....

by denny

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 52 – August 2010)

Ladies……….Billy Dee Williams says “it works everytime”. This is one of the Hamm’s cardboard beer signs. ...

October 22, 2010 by denny

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Brenda Lee “New Horizon” original lp

She resembles my Aunt Frawny, but I am sure my Aunt would have weeded the garden before having a photo shoot in her backyard....

by denny

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