The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

The Royal Wedding, a Tribute

I thought I would pop in something that reflects my own thoughts, as someone whose sector of work ,Libraries is being cut to the quick, bu...

April 18, 2011 by shirlie williams

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 121 – August 2010)

Golf club bottle opener! I believe this is a dog ring holder? Motor City baby! Storage for these fabulous aluminum drink stirrers. Beatnik w...

April 13, 2011 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 126 – August 2010)

One of Allee’s most cherished sets of coffee cups. Love the ball for a handle! These really are a gorgeous set! Double-sided shot glas...

April 12, 2011 by denny

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Greetings From Detroit

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April 7, 2011 by denny

French Pennants

This set of french pennants I once found in a garage sale. Originally I wanted only one of them for my pink moped, but the seller wanted t...

April 6, 2011 by BeeJay

Boulder Dam Hotel – steak dinner advert

Looks delicious....

March 25, 2011 by denny

Big Chief Root Beer – amazing vintage post card!!!

This is so amazing and I sure wish we could still see promotional huts like this all over america! Here we have a vintage post card showin...

March 24, 2011 by denny

Lake Tahoe Casino Club Plate

This heavy duty restaurant dinner plate is very, very rare. It’s from George’s Gateway Club, a small Lake Tahoe casino club from...

March 19, 2011 by Michael Ely

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Why Yes Fly Me”… On My Way To SXSW!

This 18 inch tall plaster stewardess is a stone cold vestige of the late 1960’s spirit of flying, when both planes and the people that...

March 14, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Last Frontier Village / Las Vegas Plate

This is a heavy duty Western restaurant dinner plate from the Last Frontier Village, a facsimile of an old Western pioneer town build next...

by Michael Ely

Around The World With AWMOK.COM & Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (a recycled globe) – 1

This is a globe I nabbed at the dump months ago. I just grabbed because ya never know when you might need a globe. This has sat around for a...

by denny

Snake-A-Torium in Panama City Florida

I have no idea if this place is still open or not but I sure love this poster. I have no idea what “man milk” snakes are. I ...

March 13, 2011 by denny

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Mardi Gras 2011 throws

I don’t know where to begin so let’s start at the end…. Here we have a rather large pile of collected Mardi Gras throws fr...

March 12, 2011 by BRBill

Only Peeps from L.A. Will Get This

Where else were you able to make toast at your table? In a recent dig through my garage, I uncovered this treasured possession: an ash tray ...

February 28, 2011 by Iamfluff

Vintage New York World’s Fair Cane/Seat Combo

This is a lousy picture, but it’s a really cool piece of memorabilia that I saw at an antique shop today. A cane/walking stick from th...

February 27, 2011 by Nessa

Hoover Dam Ashtray

Hoover Dam (also known as Boulder Dam) was constructed between 1931 and 1936, and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Frankli...

February 26, 2011 by Michael Ely

Vintage Greyhound Bus Tag

Scenicruiser! So streamlined, so futuristic, so glamorous! I wish taking the bus was this cool now… haha....

February 24, 2011 by Nessa

Vintage Firestone Tire Ashtray

This is a very old ashtray dated 1935. The glass ashtray sits in a miniature Firestone rubber tire. The embossed writing commemorates the Ca...

February 19, 2011 by Michael Ely

Teeny Weeny Tourist Souvenirs (little dishes with little tea cups) Part 3

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February 18, 2011 by denny

Toilet Dollhouse National Park Ashtray Thing

My dad found me this thing in a box of hotel-related junk he bought (think matchbooks, postcards, and soap). Seat of the Nation. Place you...

February 16, 2011 by Nessa

Teeny Weeny Tourist Souvenirs (little dishes with little tea cups) Part 2

I’ve never been to the Grand Canyon but thought the use of a squirrel for this plate was an odd choice considering there are much exci...

by denny

Teeny Weeny Tourist Souvenirs (little dishes with little tea cups) Part 1

You are...

February 15, 2011 by denny

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Detroit Zoo Hat and My Homegirl, Lily Tomlin

When I grew up in Detroit I went to the zoo on 10 Mile and Woodward at least a couple times a year. Although I got this particular chapeau ...

February 7, 2011 by Allee Willis

Miniature WWII Souvenir Panties

Found at an estate sale in Oakland, California. It is a souvenir from San Francisco’s Chinatown and apparently it’s a warning to...

February 4, 2011 by Rusty