The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Ladies and Gentlemen: The 59 Admiral Son-R; Westinghouse Remote Director

I recently posted a shot of the petite 1959 Admiral Son-R, for which I just found an ad on e-bay confirming my assertion that it did indeed ...

November 17, 2010 by StoryTroy

TV Remotes with a Feminine Touch (for the Birthday Girl)

In honor of Allee’s birthday, I’m posting a few remotes designed with the lady tv viewer in mind. First, who could resist the fe...

November 12, 2010 by StoryTroy

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Ice Tapper

I picked this up only because I liked the graphic on the box… and also I kind of desired cracked ice. If I recall, I got it at one of ...

November 11, 2010 by Nessa

Original candle vase with ARRANGE-O-DISCS (year unknown)

I’m not sure how these are supposed to work and initially grabbed these for the wonderful cover art on the box. The small ring with th...

November 7, 2010 by denny

RCA Victor 3-button Remote

The remote collection continues to grow by a few new ones each week, but this one’s a dilly… a three-button RCA Victor. Like man...

November 6, 2010 by StoryTroy

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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

Ubangi Bar Set

This is an auction item at “Liberty Thrift Shop” in Collegeville, PA. They have a small section of items they put up for auction...

by denny

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Britsch!

Just spent a week in London working on a show for the BBC. Kitsch was surprisingly in short supply but I did manage to capture a few images ...

November 1, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Portable Hair Dryer in Action

Here is a picture of me from 1967 or 1968 wearing a Portable Hair Dryer like the one Sharon posted a while back. I used to watch alot of Bea...

by Planet Joan

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

It grinds, shreds, cuts and chops…

The surprise was opening the box at this early morning yard sale. First time I ever saw a food processor in a 3″ square box. Worth a s...

October 18, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Pencil Sharpener Man

This is a vintage tin litho pencil sharpener, made in Germany. You’d look pretty weird too if you had a hole in the middle of your blo...

October 11, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 45 – August 2010)

We all need one of these! Once again I was so over come with excitement that I forgot to take a picture of the actual item. This set of dire...

October 8, 2010 by denny

Modern Wall Clock & Timer Combo…

The Museum of Modern Art in NYC has a great retro kitchen exhibit on display now. Flash was not allowed. The color is a soft turquoise blue ...

October 7, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Mr. T A-Team Transistor Radio

I was never into The A-Team when it came out in the 1980’s. But lately, as I flip through channels in the wee hours of the morning try...

September 27, 2010 by Allee Willis

Zenith Space Commander 400 (earlier version)

Here’s another variation on the Zenith Space Commander 400 remote posted a coupla’ months back. Based on the patent numbers on t...

September 25, 2010 by StoryTroy

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Tiger Paw Vibrating Back Scratcher

I used to love back scratchers as a kid, the long skinny brittle plastic kind that the hand snapped off of if you jerked them along your bac...

September 23, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ Day – Swashbuckle Your Way to the Perfect Sausage!

For all of you wielding BBQ tools this Labor Day there is now a fashionable addition to your tool universe, the BBQ Sword! I love stuff like...

September 6, 2010 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 9 – August 2010)

I don’t know the history of this gum ball machine but I can tell you it’s another amazing item and I made a bee-line for this ma...

by denny

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Beachwood 4-5789

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September 4, 2010 by k2dtw

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Coleco “Quiz Wiz” Computer Answer Game and 42,000 Terabytes Later…

Most people have a laptop or desktop computer and, if they’re lucky, a few terabytes of storage. I have 42,000 terabytes, the ever-gro...

August 28, 2010 by Allee Willis