The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Don’t Forget magnets

My grandparents had one of these magnets (the female version) on their fridge for as long as I can remember. I wish I had remembered to resc...

August 4, 2010 by Carrie

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Owl String Painting

In the 1960’s and 70’s when string paintings were at the peak of their popularity more string owls lived on wallpapered and wood...

August 3, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Super Defrost Meat Tray

I spotted this at the flea market in Wellfleet and only $1.00....

August 1, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s “Sponge Cloth”

Long before Mr. Clean and Magic Sponge promised fewer steps and happy housewives came Harwood’s Sponge Cloth, one of many modern mirac...

July 29, 2010 by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Japanese Portable Banana Keeper

I’m not sure which kitsch factor I enjoy most about this made in Japan Portable Banana Keeper, the fact that it’s pierced with h...

July 26, 2010 by Allee Willis

collection of vintage 40’s and 50’s Libbey Circus Lion Glasses

my large collection of vintage 40’s and 50’s Libbey Circus Lion Tamer glasses are 3 1/4″ high and 3″ in diameter, 5o...

July 25, 2010 by Julie Brumlik

Pink Panther coffee mugs

Taken at The Earth House here in Orleans....

by denny

Maw and Paw

Ah yes, the negative Appalachian hillbilly stereotype. I’ve been wanting this set of mugs for a long time and when I finally found the...

July 23, 2010 by Nessa

Rubber Egg Bowl with Feet

This 12″ tall, cracked egg bowl looks exactly like ceramic but it’s actually rubber. I love to watch people’s reactions wh...

July 22, 2010 by Michael M.

PBR platter

Wives who cook and do the dishes Should be granted these three wishes: A grateful mate…a well-kissed cheek… A restaurant dinner ...

July 21, 2010 by Cheetah Velour

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KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER…

This great 9″ Davy Crockett plate is marked Oxford China… It looks like he might be on that famous Mt Top in Tennessee that he w...

by k2dtw

The Shady Dell Trailer Park (part two)

If you’re ever in Southern Arizona you must stay at the Shady Dell trailer park resort in Bisbee! We had a blast there. Not only do yo...

July 20, 2010 by Michael Ely

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Good Housekeeping’s Ten P.M. Cook Book

July 18, 2010 by Carrie

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Good Housekeeping’s Around The World Cook Book

I picked this up a few years ago at a flea market for, I think, 25¬¢. Subtitle is: “specialty recipes with a foreign flavor”. ...

July 17, 2010 by Carrie

Chuckwagon Combination Salt & Pepper

This is a combination salt and pepper shaker boxed in a cardboard chuckwagon box. I don’t know what snowmobiles and lawn equipment hav...

July 15, 2010 by Michael Ely

Atomic Glass Water Pitcher (with internal coolant rod)

I found this at a brand new, second hand shop. New to me that is! This was sitting on a dusty shelf and I spotted it across the room. I have...

by denny

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Land of the Giants Lunchbox

This is one of my favorite lunchboxes (manufactured by Aladdin). “Land of the Giants” was a science fiction TV show (1968 –...

July 14, 2010 by Michael Ely

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Mispackaged Chuckwagon Airstream Combination Salt & Pepper Shaker

. It’s no secret that one of my favorite genres of Kitsch is when something goes tragically wrong in the manufacturing process of the ...

by Allee Willis

Kleanser Kate

Kate, for shaking out your “Kleanser” and kleansing things, I suppose. Spotted at an antique shop, priced at a lot more than I w...

July 13, 2010 by Nessa

Wow – groovy grandma’s wallpaper

This is the wallpaper in my grandmother’s kitchen in New Rochelle, NY. She and my grandfather designed the home, with my mother’...

July 10, 2010 by MeshuggaMel

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Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 10

This kitchen made me absolutely bonkers! What a better way to enjoy pie and lots of it! This is another place (the pink booth) that I did no...

July 9, 2010 by denny

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Jam Kid

Nobody wanted this Jam Kid but me, because he has a big crack down the side of his face. I always love the underdog, so a cracked-face jam p...

July 8, 2010 by Nessa