The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Make your own Jungle animals…

A pattern for 7 Bean Bag Jungle Animals‚Ä¶ an alligator, monkey, hippo, peacock, giraffe, leopard and elephant. Measures about 6-8 inche...

July 27, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Have Fun with Your Swing Stick!

Believe it or not, I can’t find any mention whatsoever of this vintage game or its manufacturer on eBay or Google. So maybe it was a t...

July 26, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Marshmallow Ant Farm

I recently received these lovely “Marshmallow Farms” edible ants as a gift. Manufactured by Northbrook, Illinois’ New Era ...

by Mark Blackwell

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1960’s Rubber Doctor Puppet

As I lie in bed with food poisoning after ingesting some of the worst food I’ve ever eaten in LA Saturday night (at an expensive downt...

July 25, 2010 by Allee Willis

Owl Bank

Purchased in a “lot” of papier mache banks on eBay many years ago, this wild-eyed owl is about 6″ tall (including his hat)...

by Carrie

Monkey Mania!

These monkeys may not qualify for the Jungle Animal Petting Zoo because they’re more of the circus variety, but last week’s AWMo...

by Douglas Wood

Love Bank

I got this watermelon slice-shaped bank on eBay many years ago in a “lot” of various papier mache banks. It is 8″ long, a ...

July 24, 2010 by Carrie

Wind-up Gorilla Toy

This is a wind-up gorilla toy made in Hong Kong in the late 70’s / early 80’s. He is made of hard plastic and stands about 3 inc...

July 21, 2010 by Michael Ely

Lions! and Tigers! and…

This guy is so laid back and mellow, I can’t imagine him hurting a fly. Made by Royal Sealy Japan, this (I think) papier mache bank is...

by Carrie

Denny’s Adventure’s In “Willis Wonderland” – part 21

The very first printing of Pigmy Will’s adventures, produced by Prudence Fenton and Allee Willis. We love you, Pigmy. There should be ...

July 20, 2010 by denny

THE MIGHTY GORILLA

The Big Guy from the Jungle…....

by k2dtw

Dreamy Tiger

Dream Pets were made by Dakin from the late 1950s until the early 1970s, with I think the most heavy production coming in the late 60s ̵...

July 18, 2010 by Nessa

Bombo the Chimp – Tin Litho Toy c. 1930’s

Meet Bombo the Chimp, a wind-up toy from the 1930’s made by Unique Art Mfg. in Newark. If you use the key to wind-up the tin litho chi...

by Douglas Wood

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happiness is DEAN MARTIN

(This album is dated 1967, so I assume the image comes from Dino’s TV show. Anyone know for sure?) I have no idea what’s going o...

July 17, 2010 by Cheetah Velour

1952 Plastic Gorilla Bank

My grandfather gave me this plastic bank years ago. On the back is, “Universal Statuary Corp. 1952 Chicago.” It could be King Ko...

by Douglas Wood

HEY HEY FROM THE JUNGLE…

People say we monkey around….smile...

by k2dtw

Can’t get enough blood…

When kids were collecting Beanie Babies, this kid was cornering the Dracula market. Wonder why he didn’t take it with him?...

July 16, 2010 by MyFunCloset