I’m still not sure of the concept here… Pretty amazing purse with a hologram eye and lips! Shriner pins, a whole bag full of the...
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Mickey Mouse Golf Club
I didn’t know that Mickey Mouse played golf! I found this in a button bin at a local thrift shop. I liked the bright colors and ...
Lucky Unicorn
My wife always liked unicorns and I would buy unicorn figurines, paintings, etc. One of her favorite short stories was “The Unicorn ...
Unusual Purple “Flower” Pin
One of my early purchases of my collection (#73 of 1000+) and one of my favorites. Unusual that the “petals” are solid pieces no...
West German Dragon Boat Pin
No idea what the idea might have been that inspired the creation of this one. It was West German (and I like dragons) so I bought it! Size i...
West German Owl Pin
A fairly new addition to my jewelry collection, another pin manufactured in West Germany. Size is about 2 3/4″ by 2″. Love those...
Dutch Girl and Boy Pins
Two more recent additions to my jewelry collection. I used to only go for flowers but after finding flowers from West Germany in particular,...
You MUST be Putting Me on! …Condom Sense
When I was in high school in the 1980’s my mom volunteered at the San Francisco Sex Information Hotline and was always bringing *int...
The Elephant in the Bowling Alley
I am not too sure what an elephant has to do with a bowling alley, but “Y-S 86″ must be a location and year. I found this with...
Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 142
I never heard of the group “Passion” before. My heart belongs to who?...
Nuns like their kitsch too!
I found this at Liberty Thrift shop in Collegeville, PA. Cost was $1.00 and I thought was absolutely worth it. This will make it’s...
Vari-Vue Pins
Two Vari-Vue (“flicker”) pins from the 50’s: a dude blowin’ sax and two teens jitterbugging by the jukebox. The ...
Mr. Spock and his Unicorn Dog
I found this 2 1/4″ pin at a garage sale with all members of the crew which had a “glitter” finish. This was from a 1966 e...
Oscar Mayer Weinermobile
In the mid 1970’s, one of the Oscar Meyer Weinermobiles came to my small town in Northern California and the driver stopped at a 7-11 ...
Mouse charm
I’ve had this since I was a little girl. My sister had a cat with a blue skirt. So cheap, yet so charming. How did her ear get broke...
Hunter College Class of 1950 – college pin
My partner’s Mom went to this school. The bee is of simple design and color and just screams “go team”! It’s made of...
I’ve been searching for one of these furry 1950 poodle brooches forever. Love it.
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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 124 – August 2010)
At least all you had to do was paint this guy. I was always good at that but when it involved putting something together AND painting, IR...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 127 – August 2010)
These are so cool. I had the blue one that mysteriously disappeared from my house. Promo tin tray advertising AMI Multi-Horn, High Fidelity ...
Cast of Star Trek Pins
These pins are 2-1/2″ in diameter. They are the main cast of my alltime favorite Sci-Fi TV show. The lower pictures have a “gl...
I am the greatest
Found this pin in a box of stuff from my childhood. Don’t know where I got it and don’t remember if I ever wore it! There’...
Homemade Santa Pin
My mom made this pin for a party she had when she was a teenager in the early 60s. Somewhere there’s a picture of her and her friends ...
Little Orphan Annie Radio Decoder Pin
The holidays are coming so I thought I’d send this in. Who can forget the scene in “A Christmas Story” where Ralphie is de...
Same issues, different faces…
It was 1970, and our group boarded a bus from NYC to Washington D.C. to protest the war, racisism and oppression. Almost 40 years later the ...
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...