The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

“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...

December 7, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Life was simple back then…

Life was so simple in the mid 60’s in Ohio. Friday night basketball games with the adversary HS. Then onto Garner Brothers drive-in, e...

December 4, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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A Fashionable Chopper Hopper…

I think they made his and her chopper hoppers to avoid a mix-up. I found this a few years ago at a yard sale. No it’s not for me. I pa...

December 2, 2010 by MyFunCloset

1950’s Pyrex Bowls in Every Kitchen

These bowls were usually found in most every kitchen in the 1950’s. The primary colors of Pyrex bowls held their rich colors until dis...

December 1, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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A totem poll for young scouts to widdle…

Into the next room I went. With my Bubbles pink squeezie in hand, I scored another find I never ever knew existed. Seems this is a Boy Scout...

November 26, 2010 by MyFunCloset

50’s Cootie…but what were the rules?

This is the box from the 50’s. This old house was a museum of “baby boomer toys”. I know I played with this as a kid, but ...

November 23, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Pee Wee…his rise, his fall, and rise again

I could have snapped a dozen more pictures off the TV this afternoon. The most wonderful and professional documentary of Pee Wee Herman. His...

November 22, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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War is not healthy… ever.

Now I’m in the jewelry section. My eyes are rolling. This has AKMOK written all over it! If you lived through the late 60’s, thi...

November 20, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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On the corners of every black and white photo

Before clear plastic film in the 60’s, the kind that covered pictures in an album, was a world of only black and white spapshots. All ...

November 19, 2010 by MyFunCloset

A space age radio…with a little help

Could it be my new Bubbles pink squeezie that pointed me to one more great find? Yesterday was my best day in a looong time. #1 photo as I f...

November 18, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Either an ashtray or a spoon rest

First I thought it was a spoon rest. But as I study it now, I think it held two pipes. Or just maybe it could be both....

November 17, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Wish I had my TV Ping-Pong game

All these game manuals for 25 cent at very recent rummage sale. The rules for the Pac-Man were so simply compared to the ones that came late...

November 16, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Big rear wings on 1958 Plymouth Fury

Though I was only 10 or 11, I remember the 50’s as an amazing time when you could look at a car and know the year, the make and model....

November 15, 2010 by MyFunCloset

The beginning of “express yourself” phones…

Just after the standard black rotary phone came this lemon yellow touch tone button phone, dated 1968. It was the beginning of “expres...

November 13, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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When the outhouse is too far away…

Be wary when a house is advertised as two full and a half bath. This just might be the half. I snapped this on the second day of an estate s...

November 12, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Peter should be flying…

What happened to the clown that jumped out of the box? Peter was much better at flying than to be stuck in a box waiting to be released befo...

November 11, 2010 by MyFunCloset

A trophy for passing your driving test…

Imagine finally turning 16. You study hard and pass your driving test . You get your driving permit. You’re ready to ask for the key t...

November 8, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Yes, it can make a cake….

I think this food mixer is from the 50’s. Now that’s when appliances could last 60 years… and still work. OK, it can’...

November 7, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Same issues, different faces…

It was 1970, and our group boarded a bus from NYC to Washington D.C. to protest the war, racisism and oppression. Almost 40 years later the ...

November 6, 2010 by MyFunCloset

When 25 cents went a long way…

There was a time when 25 cents could give a player 10 minutes of play time on a real pinball machine. Waiting to be restored, this was not i...

November 5, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Pass the salt please…

These little guys are about 6″ long and in great shape for being about 50 years old. It was the only worth while item for sale at a mo...

November 4, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Old Rocket S&P’s…

I just couldn’t resist not snapping these for AWMOK. The bottoms are worn and chipped. Sadly, one of the legs is broken and was poorly...

November 3, 2010 by MyFunCloset

God Bless our Mortgaged Home…

Created in California, perhaps the early 50’s, this hand painted plate is just as timely today. I love the eyes on the windows, but wi...

November 2, 2010 by MyFunCloset