The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Shell figure in hula skirt

cute shell person wearing a hula skirt...

August 18, 2010 by kookykitsch

Chatty Cats Jigsaw Puzzle

I wish I knew where to get these puzzles. It seems this one came from a Sav-On Super Clearance Bin. The note on Lexapro post-it just adds a ...

by rudolofolasparii

Vintage Ubangi Drinking Glass

I was pretty bummed when I only spotted this one glass. This design is one of my favorites and I purchased this at an “Out of the Clos...

by denny

Pipe-Smoking Gentleman Cat Planter

You know that guy who is at every flea market? You know the one. The guy with 80 cardboard boxes full of breakable goodies in the back of hi...

by Nessa

Bill The Beamer

It’s April 14th, 1910. Our 27th President William Howard Taft is at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC, attending the opening day base...

by Kyle Dayton

Bozo Under The Sea Record Reader

This is a children’s Record Reader book from Capital Records in 1948, which comes with 2 10-inch 78 rpm records and a illustrated 18 p...

by Michael Ely

REMEMBERING ELVIS…

August 16, 1977… It looks like a big week at Graceland… This is the 1963 Andy Warhol “Triple Elvis”… http://ww...

by k2dtw

Showbiz Pizza Place LP

Another well-loved LP from my childhood – ¬© ‚Ñó 1982. Wish I could find and add the picture of me from the 5th birthday party w...

by Carrie

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Two Frogs Hugging (2)

This is a post script to a previous post about the store in Lihue, HI. After driving by “Two Frogs Hugging” many times this week...

by Markydoodle

GE PATIO RANGE…

Found Up-North in Petoskey, Mi…. This fab vintage turquoise “Patio Range” was made by GE… One side had a grill and t...

August 17, 2010 by k2dtw

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Crash Test Dummies

I wish I had all of them. My favorite is the baby in the buggy which gets thrown forward when you push the button, except it’s broken....

by ginger

’50s Borden’s Milk truck still around…

I barely remember these trucks. The milkman actually came to the door and delivered milk in quart size, glass bottles, the kind with round c...

by MyFunCloset

Covered Wagon Cookie Jar

This is a McCoy covered wagon cookie jar manufactured between the years of 1960 and 1961. It is ivory colored with a brown wash, deeply embo...

by Michael Ely

Into Outer Space with LUCIA PAMELA – LP

I just came across this lp on-line and the bio that accompanied it should be shared with all. Enjoy. I attempted to build a rocket ship when...

by denny

1976 Chevy Nova

Not too long ago, Allee’s Kitsch of the Day blog theme was “You are what you drive”. I couldn’t agree more. My ride ...

by Cheetah Velour

The Joyful Sounds

Guide Me Red & Green & Green & Red !!!...

August 16, 2010 by Zeppy

If Fonzie was a packet of ketchup…

…he might look like this. Born to be wild, it’s the Heinz Ketchup “Leader of the Packets” advertising bean bag. Stan...

by Kyle Dayton

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Martin Loofa King

Seen in a shop in London. Genius? Or wrong?...

by petermmarino

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Vintage weight Loss/weight gained fortune machine

Can you imagine actually paying a machine to tell you you’ve gained weight??? Apparently once upon a time a very popular item – ...

by kookykitsch

CROCODILE ROCK….

InThe biggest kick I ever got… was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock… A little kitschy highway art…made from striped...

by k2dtw

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Fairbanks Canning Company “Our Juggler” juggling lion trade card

“Our Juggler” is from a set of 6 Fairbank “Lion Brand”1800’s advertising trade cards for Cooked Corned Beef,...

by Julie Brumlik

Frogs, Butterflies, and Mushrooms Plastic Wall Art

Spotted at a church sale this past weekend… a bargain at $3, but I have no place to hang this thing. Glad to say I noted someone else ...

by Nessa