The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Game of CHANCETTE – Lady Luck’s SMARTEST NUMBER GAME (1940’s)

This was another $5.00 find at the Wellfleet flea market here on Cape Cod. I wanna know who Lady Luck is? Love the game board. I do love the...

by denny

Mexican Windup Donkey

This is a little donkey made in Mexico (circa 1950’s). He is very fragile. He is flocked and soft to the touch, his eyes are little gl...

by Michael Ely

SANDS AT THE SANDS (recorded live in Las Vegas) – LP

The gold outfits are out of this world!...

by denny

Beaded Cat and Sweater Coin Purses…

Snapped just hours ago, these two beaded coin purses were mixed in with tons of costume jewelry ready to be auctioned off by the box. If I c...

October 24, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Wooden Nickles

Don’t try to spend these even with the bad economy we have now. You could probably get more from eBay....

by Bob Ramsdell

Vintage plastic lipstick holder

Another $1.00 purchase. I wonder if it would hold “Mac Morange”? Any guesses on the year? 40’s or 50’s maybe?...

by denny

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DOG LAND – Incredible vintage post card!!!

I came across “DOG LAND” while searching for old post cards. This makes me absolutely nuts. The Kentucky Fried Chicken, the sign...

by denny

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Denny’s Adventure’s in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 40 – August 2010)

Here we have “the consultant”, just one of the plates in “Bubbles the Artists’ line of soul dinnerware. There are pl...

October 23, 2010 by denny

Going Ape in the Rose Garden

It’s a bit startling to be strolling through the idyllic grounds of the Motion Picture and Television Fund (the “Old Actors Home...

by Douglas Wood

Poodles and barware come together…

The 50’s, where poodles and barware came together. I found this box of 10 drinking glass wrap-arounds. It keeps the outside glass dry ...

by MyFunCloset

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...

by denny

Vintage Corset Advertisement

I would give anything to open up magazines and to be able to see ads like this popping out at me....

by denny

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 52 – August 2010)

Ladies……….Billy Dee Williams says “it works everytime”. This is one of the Hamm’s cardboard beer signs. ...

October 22, 2010 by denny

Strato Spaceship Bank

I found this vintage mechanical “Strato Bank” about 10 years ago at a yard sale and was told it was used as a prop in the Diane ...

by Douglas Wood

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Weeping, Floating, Crying Waif Head

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by oscar

1940 New York World’s Fair Plate

The architecture of the deco period was represented in all its glory at the 1940 Wold’s Fair in NYC. The original media appears to hav...

by MyFunCloset

OWL candle holder

It looked older and the candle is supposed to be placed on top, in his head....

by denny

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Brenda Lee “New Horizon” original lp

She resembles my Aunt Frawny, but I am sure my Aunt would have weeded the garden before having a photo shoot in her backyard....

by denny

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 51 – August 2010)

Allee has the most incredible collection of african american beer and liquor signs! Some light up, some don’t, some are even made of c...

October 21, 2010 by denny

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Non-Planters Peanut Planter

This is a vintage ceramic planter (or nut/candy dish) that’s shaped like a peanut. But unlike many other such items, this planter wasn...

by Douglas Wood

Svetlana Gruebbersolvik: My Lips Are For Blowing

My dear young friend Raven brought this to my attention; I don’t know much about it other than the performer’s name is Svetlana ...

by Qitschy-Qat

Something’s fishy….

Here is Mr Fishy, my catch of the day found while out at the thrifty stores. He looks a little de-sworded don’t you think?...

by Cindy Tilley-Johnson

Studio mix from 12/3/83 session of a ‘Nilsson singing Ono’ collaboration. Three of the eight recordings from the sessions were i...

by Peter Kimmel