The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Childhood Loss – Vintage Pressed Steel Toy Truck #2

This red and blue truck, “City of Toyland, No. 7, Utility Truck”, was made by Structo in the 1950’s and is 21 inches long....

September 15, 2010 by DetroitKent

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – The Wibbler!

Despite the fact that The Wibbler is guaranteed “fun for all ages”, the last thing I’m about to do is jump on this thing a...

September 14, 2010 by Allee Willis

Not-so-Little Red Riding Hood

When I first spotted this bank at a yard sale, I assumed it was some sort of Dutch doll. It wasn’t until I got it home that I realized...

September 10, 2010 by Douglas Wood

FluffyKids Petale Individuality is my “message”

I have no idea what this is as everything else on package is in an Asian language....

by kookykitsch

Inspired by Washington perhaps?

A camo piggy bank was actually displayed on the shelf in the toddler toy department at “Home Goods” this week surrounded by real...

September 9, 2010 by MyFunCloset

1980’s Jordache Fashion Doll

the High Fashion Doll with the Look That’s All Together!!...

by kookykitsch

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 11 – August 2010)

These chairs sit in one of my favorite rooms at “WW”. The comfort that these chairs provide causes one not to want to get up and...

September 8, 2010 by denny

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Childhood Loss – Vintage Pressed Steel Toy Truck

This white “City Sanitation Dept” truck made by Marx in the 1940’s, is 13 inches long and the rear door covering the garba...

September 6, 2010 by DetroitKent

Air freshener doll poopee desodorisant in package

by fibrecraft...

by kookykitsch

Tom N’ Jerry Radio

I was never a fan of Tom N’ Jerry (preferring Itchy and Scratchy), but this vintage plastic Marx radio (from 1972) is pretty fun. The ...

September 4, 2010 by Douglas Wood

my flakey family googly eyes on cereal

bunch of cereal flakes with googly eyes and says My Flakey Family...

by kookykitsch

Smackdown on Riverside Drive: Big Boy vs. Rat Fink

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September 3, 2010 by BillyMiller

Not-so-Pretty Baby

No, the photo below isn’t Brooke Shields during her well-documented post-partum depression, nor is it a mug-shot, it’s simply th...

September 2, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Little Black Doll

Not sure if this is very politically correct and not sure what it is. Is it a Ubangi doll? My partner won this at a school carnival when he ...

September 1, 2010 by Michael Ely

Yogi Bear and his pals…

No expense spared for the kids in this house. This was part of a recent fun estate sale. Bought nothing…I just snapped away....

by MyFunCloset

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” – (Part 4 – August 2010)

This is one of the areas in “Willis Wonderland” that just makes me nuts. I forgot to include the stairs in a previous post, so h...

August 31, 2010 by denny

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FREE TO A GOOD HOME…

Found this is in a neighbors yard down the street… They are a adorable family w/3 great kids who are all grown-up now.. I guess itR...

August 27, 2010 by k2dtw

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage “Sexometer” and Dinner with Michael Patrick King

A few nights ago I had dinner at Street with Michael Patrick King. Sex and sex appeal are topics on which Michael is an expert given that he...

August 26, 2010 by Allee Willis

An Old Toy Store in Tel Aviv’s Shenkin Alley (almost Allee!)

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August 22, 2010 by Lynda Wells

PRESENTING: DOLLHOUSE DRAMA!! by Lauren Duarte

Presenting DOLLHOUSE DRAMA by Lauren Duarte! I am way into dollhouses, and I can’t get enough. I buy or acquire dollhouses and dollhou...

by Lauren Duarte

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SPLASH…

SPLASH… Great kitschy Mermaid necklace….they are so much fun… All the cute little Mermaids are plastic and they are on a p...

by k2dtw

$2.00 stuck on his head…

Jungle Boy is large enough to fill a full size chair. He must weigh 15 pounds. The story is this…he was a gift to a young couple start...

August 21, 2010 by MyFunCloset