This “For A Great Guy” cup is large enough to hold enough steaming brew for Dad to sip and ponder the wonderfulness of fatherhoo...
Kitsch » June 2010
Coney Island May 2008
Fabulous Coney Island ,May 2008 , a fun day was had by all…..I fell over on the boardwalk, ate Icecreams , killed my neck on the Cyclo...
Wades from Red Rose Tea
Back in 1967, Canada’s Red Rose Tea began giving away tiny figurines in each box of tea. These little ceramic pieces were called whims...
Cat Pitcher
Cat-shaped pitcher from the flea markets. I think it’s one of those hand-painted jobs....
Trigger
A part America’s childhood is on the auction block: “Trigger.” His original name was Golden Cloud and he was born on a ran...
Brumberger “Project-A-Scope”
I am here in LA helping a friend get ready for a move and emptied out his storage unit. I came across this projector and instantly fell in l...
Tiki bathroom
This is a tiki bathroom, a room filled with tiki mugs, vintage aquarium ornaments, model ships, tiki masks, ceramic mermaids, plastic fish w...
Eskimo and Igloo Salt & Pepper Shakers
I was told this Eskimo and Igloo pair of salt & pepper shakers is from the 40’s and made by a California Pottery company. I haven&...
Cute Girl Planter
Here’s yet another one, hope you don’t get tired of them! Some of these have a weird hair thing going on… the body, etc. i...
Cardboard Doll House
I found this cardboard doll house at the dump. It contained bits of broken pieces inside and someone even made their own hand made area rugs...
Gravestone salt and pepper shakers
This is a vintage souvenir salt and pepper shaker set from Tombstone, AZ (hand-painted with cork stoppers). Tombstone, known as the town to ...
Poodle Flower Pin
I collect enameled flower jewelry and this is one of the most unique pins in my collection. Purchased at an antique shop in Ohio, I paid way...
Espresso Cups From A Train Line
Don’t know what trains these came from but I love the design of the train on the white ones, the other one is just an initial or somet...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vintage Bongos & Pomplamoose
These 1950’s bongos with pearlized crushed ice wrap and heavy chrome hardware have been beaten on just about every song I ever wrote. ...
Hobo Joe Mugs
Found these vintage coffee mugs at a garage sale, and not having any idea of who Hobo Joe was, did some quick Internet research. Found out t...
HIS HERS Souvenir Bank Yosemite 1960
Vintage Cedar Wood HIS HERS Souvenir Bank Yosemite. HIS to save his to hoard above and beyond so he can save something toward little things ...
Sweet Girl Planter
A sweet girl planter with a hat. She’s actually another yard sale score from this weekend....
Recordings On Sex Instruction
This is an early 1950’s collection of four 78 r.p.m. records instructing parents on how to talk to their young children about matters ...
Feline Salt and Pepper
I picked these cuties up at a flea market many years ago. I just love their football shaped heads and the way their stripes were painted wit...
Paint By Number Dogs
I found these on ebay a couple of years ago. I used to LOVE paint by numbers (painting them and collecting them), but it became a sort of po...
SHOP TILL YOU DROP
Just want to share with you a estate sale taking place in Michigan this weekend… http://www.estatesales.net/estate-sales/115476.aspx I...
Covered Wagon Planter made by Russ Berry Company in 1973
I found this at the dump. Put out by Russ Berry in 1973. I’m assuming it’s a planter. Made of a heavy resin. The sticker for the...
Loretta Lynn Ranch souvenir guitar
Loretta LynnRanch souvenir guitar. Why did I let myself pass this up???...