I was flippin’ over this bar. Kidney shaped, black metal. This incredible bar is moderately decorated with some choice pieces of kitsc...
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Horse Radish Container
Cute container for your Horse Radish with a malformed hybrid horse/horseradish head on top. It doesn’t have any marks, but I assume it...
Denny’s Adventures in Prudence Fentons’ “The House of Prudence” (Part 4 – August 2010)
These incredibly framed creations were a gift to Prudence from her friend Paul. I believe these are 3-dimensional in design and are made of ...
Marshmallow Art
At the Modernism Show in Denver there were many booths displaying vendor’s merchandise. This human- like sculpture stood guard over on...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Good Housekeeping Appetizer Book
By the number of post-its that I’ve stuck in this book, 41 to be exact, it’s obvious that I’m as much a fan of the recipes...
I’d return this gift if I could…
A gift ya really don’t want to see again. I doubt if anyone has EVER bought something like this for themselves....
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage “Sexometer” and Dinner with Michael Patrick King
A few nights ago I had dinner at Street with Michael Patrick King. Sex and sex appeal are topics on which Michael is an expert given that he...
Dutch Calorie Counter – a cloth wall hanging
I saw this today at Joan of Arc Thrift Shop here on the Cape. If I am not mistaken, I think this the dutch way of counting calories....
SUFFICE TO SAY…
This is a Motel sign originally from Florida… It’s hanging in my kitchen now… it’s a little rough, but I love it.. I...
Club 404 next to the Thrift Store
The sign for the “Club 404 Lounge” on South Broadway in Denver says it all with the font and the martini. And the fact that it...
Chef Girl Cookin’ Planter
Oh heck, this is co cute! Looks like little chef girl has been neglecting cleaning her floor, though. She’s just overjoyed! Cooking up...
Little Man Ice Cream
Doesn’t everybody love it when a business looks like this? Little Man Ice Cream is in the Highlands Historic district just west of dow...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – CBer’s Prayer Plaque and On The Road To Work With Pomplamoose
As I cruise along the 5 and 101 freeways up north to finish three videoSongs with Pomplamoose, my trusty CBer’s Prayer Plaque is in pl...
Gallo Salame advertising character
This is one of the first mail-away promotional items I sent in for. This is a Gallo dry salami (salame?) doll. You will notice that the top ...
What’s a Picnic without Dutch Cereal?
This is a vintage (1950’s) tin for Brinta, a cereal from Holland. I love the period tin litho graphics, but even better is the concept...
RECIPE FOR KITSCH…
RE Found Up-North in Petoskey, Mi… I have never seen this great kitschy wood scrapbook…for “Recipes”… The cove...
GE PATIO RANGE…
Found Up-North in Petoskey, Mi…. This fab vintage turquoise “Patio Range” was made by GE… One side had a grill and t...
Covered Wagon Cookie Jar
This is a McCoy covered wagon cookie jar manufactured between the years of 1960 and 1961. It is ivory colored with a brown wash, deeply embo...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Chinese Take-out Food Purse
As someone who loves leftovers, especially if they’re Chinese, and especially as someone who spells cooking ‘d-e-l-i-v-e-r-yR...
If Fonzie was a packet of ketchup…
…he might look like this. Born to be wild, it’s the Heinz Ketchup “Leader of the Packets” advertising bean bag. Stan...
Fairbanks Canning Company “Our Juggler” juggling lion trade card
“Our Juggler” is from a set of 6 Fairbank “Lion Brand”1800’s advertising trade cards for Cooked Corned Beef,...
Frogs, Butterflies, and Mushrooms Plastic Wall Art
Spotted at a church sale this past weekend… a bargain at $3, but I have no place to hang this thing. Glad to say I noted someone else ...
R.I.P. Morrie Yohai, 90, Inventor of the Cheez Doodle
Breaking kitsch news: Morrie Yohai, inventor of the Cheez Doodle, has passed away at 90. He changed many lives and turned many people’...
Celebrity Prune
This smiling fellow is Sunny Sweet. He was the spokesprune for Sunsweet Prunes, and star of the 1951 animated film “Good Wrinkles̶...













