The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Rolling Stones Rub Off Logos

This is an unopened package of Rolling Stone rub-off logos ranging from 1-1/4″ to 1/2″ in length. They can be attached to paper,...

November 18, 2010 by Bob Ramsdell

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Fabulous orange ashtray made in Israel

This was a fantastic gift from a friend here on the Cape who knows me very well and what I like to collect. This heavy, metal ashtray was &#...

by denny

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Go Go Girl Drink Mixer!

This is amazing creature goes for about $24.95 on Ebay and I just have to have at least a dozen of these! Love the atomic glass she is holdi...

November 17, 2010 by denny

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Van’s Pig Stand, Shawnee, Oklahoma

I was 22 years old before I ate real BBQ. I mean fall off the bone ribs, chicken, and brisket. Van’s was that place, in Shawnee, Oklah...

by Markydoodle

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Auntie Shirlie age 50 by Ellen age 6

My birthday portrait from my niece Ellen age 6yrs how youthful she has made me …love the crazy red mouth....

by shirlie williams

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I’m a little, well, BIG tea pot…

This is a water tower in Kingsberg, California… Kitsch-y, but, is it kitsch at this dimension?...

by Cindy Tilley-Johnson

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Julia Child and hubby Paul

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by danetta

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Either an ashtray or a spoon rest

First I thought it was a spoon rest. But as I study it now, I think it held two pipes. Or just maybe it could be both....

by MyFunCloset

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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 ...

by StoryTroy

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 60 – August 2010)

This light fixture is absolutely gorgeous and hangs in Allee’s bathroom. I still can’t believe I forgot to photograph the shower...

November 16, 2010 by denny

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Noisemakers!

A few weeks ago I posted my Halloween noisemakers, which prompted a conversation with Allee in which she included a few of hers. We both agr...

by Douglas Wood

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Wish I had my TV Ping-Pong game

All these game manuals for 25 cent at very recent rummage sale. The rules for the Pac-Man were so simply compared to the ones that came late...

by MyFunCloset

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Wagon Wheel Rocking Chair

This is a vintage naugahyde and ranch oak wagon wheel rocking chair. The saddle graphic is stitched onto the back of the chair with contrast...

by Michael Ely

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Vintage bracelets

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

by baerbaer

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My 1957 Ford Ranchero Auburn Rubber Toy Car

In the 1950’s, a company by the name of Auburn Rubber made toy cars, and my grandfather gave me one when I was about 2. When the rubbe...

by Markydoodle

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Baseball hat with a golf ball glued to it!

I saw this at the Joan of Arc thrift shop. I would never wear this....

by denny

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Ready, Aim, Drink

Here’s something you’ll never see in the hands of a contemporary tot: a plastic gun cup. It’s from the fifties (duh!) and ...

November 15, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Nine Flags Cologne

The Nine Flags men’s cologne collection first came out in 1965 and sold well into the early 1970’s It was distributed by the Col...

by Michael Ely

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Yarn Flower Coasters

Two knitted flower coasters for 50 cents. How on earth will a glass stand on a pile of yarn and NOT fall over? Why do people make things lik...

by denny

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“The Williams” Mystery Black Velvet Painting

Rescued from Goodwill circa 2004. Wait, what’s that cord about?! It freaking lights up! Vroom!...

by librarylolita

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Big rear wings on 1958 Plymouth Fury

Though I was only 10 or 11, I remember the 50’s as an amazing time when you could look at a car and know the year, the make and model....

by MyFunCloset

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – My Seriously Kitschy Birthday Gifts

. I wasn’t going to do anything for my birthday this year. Too overworked and no extra coinage to throw around. But word leaked out an...

November 14, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Hey Faux Holiday Hay Here Folks

L.A. at Home Design, Architecture, Gardens, Southern California Living Over the last decade, as Halloween has joined Thanksgiving and Christ...

November 13, 2010 by Markydoodle

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I Love You This Much! (2 Inches Worth)

Berries Co. from 1970, I Love You This Much! A whole 2″ or so worth, because that’s how wide her little arms are. Also, she̵...

by Nessa

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The beginning of “express yourself” phones…

Just after the standard black rotary phone came this lemon yellow touch tone button phone, dated 1968. It was the beginning of “expres...

by MyFunCloset

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