The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

The Dancer – 2010 (a painting by Denny)

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December 9, 2010 by denny

FLORIDA…GREETINGS FROM

FLORIDA….GREETINGS FROM.. I LOVE this great Florida Souvenir plate. It’s 8-1/2″ with lots of colorful detail, and the reli...

by k2dtw

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Slip on coasters…

Allee, I’m guessing you have these in your bar and get lots of use with these terricloth socks that slip on your colorful anodized alu...

by MyFunCloset

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1940’s Ceramic Vase

6″ x 4″ and found for $3.00 at the flea market several weeks back. I have several of these vases that have similar floral design...

by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Happy 8th Day of Hanukah ‘Shalom Wine Butler’

Any bottle of Concorde grape looks more Hanukah with this cheesy little so-much-silver-glitter-you-could-scrape-your-finger-on-it Jewish sta...

by Allee Willis

Too crazy today… Eric Idle and Peter Asher

I just had a chance to post two great submissions today and realize I have to race out the door RIGHT NOW. No time to even post my own stuff...

December 8, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Down Boy…

Down Boy… The Chalkware Deco Lady, and her little dog, reminded me of the great old Pin-Up Calendar Art. You can tell from the look on...

by k2dtw

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Fiesta Dinnerware

I love Fiesta china, and as you can see by these photos, I collect it all, old and new, vintage and contemporary. There is just something th...

by Michael Ely

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Kitty cat metal sculpture/bill holder

Here is a little kitty bill collector I picked up for $2.00 at the local flea market. He looks a bit cranky if you ask me....

December 7, 2010 by denny

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Cutty Sark bar lamp with a globe shade!

I think I saw these lights in every house I ever played in growing up. Everyones parents owned these lamps. What really kills me is that I p...

by denny

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1957 Handyman’s Book

I bought this at a garage sale because I loved the late 1950’s graphics, not out of any familiarity or affection for this type of book...

by Douglas Wood

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Train Track Andirons

These rustic and old (about 60 years old) fireplace andirons were a housewarming gift from family members, family ranchers who live in North...

by Michael Ely

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“Barbarella” Queen of the Galaxy

Though this movie was made in 1968, we saw for the first time just a few days ago. The set designs and costumes were ahead of their time. Th...

by MyFunCloset

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VHS Home Video Recorder Collection Guy

I thought everyone might enjoy seeing this fellow’s video about his extensive VHS Tape Recorder collection. Please note the unintellig...

by Nessa

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Sunnies – Eye protectors for sunbathers

These are the eye protectors you once used when you sunbathed or tanned at the salons once upon a time when we didn’t know (or didn...

by kookykitsch

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Happy 6th Day of Hanukah Metal Pipe Menorah

I don’t know where this fantastic metal pipe menorah came from but it was sitting in the middle of my friend Judy Freed’s Hanuka...

by Allee Willis

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 75 – August 2010)

Here’s a better shot of this light that sits in the living room area of “Willis Wonderland”. I believe it’s either a...

December 6, 2010 by denny

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Swingin’ Girl Lamp

Not sure if it’s kitschy, but it sure is cute. Picked it up at a church sale this summer. My mom was nice and re-wired it. Still haven...

by Nessa

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vintage teeth for sale

at Park Street Antiques, Alameda, Ca. Discounts by the mouthful?...

by kookykitsch

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By Kitschmeister’s request: The Alan King Thing

Not long ago, I submitted a snap of a vintage remote that happened to appear alongside a small autographed picture of Alan King… this ...

by StoryTroy

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Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club backscratcher

As the old song goes, “Carnival Day, what a big affair”. That would be Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans. I imagine some of y’...

by BRBill

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YOU’VE GOT MAIL…

YOU’VE GOT MAIL…. I was thrilled to find this kitschy Flamingo mailbox shopping in Florida.. It’s a classic mailbox with t...

by k2dtw

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My New Favorite Squad Car

“Lincolnshire Police has taken the unusual step of decking out a John Deere 6630 tractor in official police stripes, complete with a b...

by windupkitty

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Shalom Retirement Hotel

Who needs fancy-shmancy? The Shalom Retirement Hotel once stood at 330 N Hayworth Ave, in Los Angeles, one block away from Fairfax. With gia...

by Brian Hamilton

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Happy 5th Day of Hanukah Vintage Shalom Ashtray

All pretty self-explanatory here – Shalom, hope you’re enjoying this stretch of Hanukah, sit back and have a nice smoke with you...

by Allee Willis

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Kitsch » December 2010