The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Big Fish, Little Me

Thank God they got the hook out of my mouth before they took the picture. About 1958....

by Markydoodle

Scariest Bread Ad Ever

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January 4, 2013 by Douglas Wood

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I was an Erector Set Failure

I tried, but could never get past the aesthetics....

December 28, 2012 by Markydoodle

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GROCERY SHOPPING TWIST

I’M sure this kid is having fun. He’s seeing the grocery store from a whole new angle....

by snappyp

Denny’s Advenures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 100

Allee really has an amazing collection of “Julia” kitsch. I want one of these so badly!...

December 11, 2012 by denny

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Yard Sale and Flea Market season in my area is pretty much done, due to the weather, so the stream of kitsch coming into my life is on the l...

December 1, 2012 by Nessa

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 380

I wanted so bad to try this out (it’s been years since I’ve been on one) but we were on a time limit this particular day....

November 19, 2012 by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 370

Is it so wrong to be jealous over this little, vintage high chair?...

November 1, 2012 by denny

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 350

I just know there is more Ponytail kitsch in that storage unit!...

October 26, 2012 by denny

baby holster

I’m not sure this is comfortable for anyone, but it’s a good concept- better than a gun I’m thinking....

October 18, 2012 by snappyp

Rainbow Poodles

BEST. CHILDREN’S RECORD COVER. EVER....

October 11, 2012 by windupkitty

Space Baby Doll From Outer Space

Allee, I know how much you love packaging with indecipherable English, so when I saw this little baby doll at a flea market, I bought it exc...

October 3, 2012 by Nessa

Me in 1962 !

I was two and was poised for another set of family photographs, the battery run weird poodle dog and the arrangement of plastic flowers, I r...

by shirlie williams

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Toothpaste Ducky

Chalkware duck that was scored for super-cheap at a flea market. It looks like paint chips, but the white is actually on top of the yellow.....

October 2, 2012 by Nessa

Gameday! Tiger Tailgatin’ at the Cleavage….

I always LOVE yourstories andthisonedidn't disappoint! a great adventure! you ZmUST post a photo of the socks!...

by BRBill

The Story of Xavier Cugat’s Chihuahua Pepito

I love this children’s book about Pepito, the little dancing dog. It was written by Mark Evans (“multi-talented playright, lyric...

September 28, 2012 by Cheetah Velour

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Still Life with Turtle

I think this is pretty much the awesomest turtle that has ever existed. I have nothing else to say but that I envy his hair....

September 17, 2012 by windupkitty

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Betsey Clark lunchbox, 1975

I’m selling this on eBay. I have to admit that Betsey Clark and Holly Hobbie both give me the heebie-geebies. What’s up with the...

by ropo

Kooky Kitsch Kollector Klear Out part 3

I left the house of Kooky-Meshugga Kitsch yesterday with a House Beautiful Magazine from 1968. It’s so chock full of amazing color sat...

September 14, 2012 by windupkitty

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Bert &- Ernie Transistor Radio

I haven’t cleaned it up yet, but this recent super-cheap yard sale find is a Bert & Ernie transistor radio. It still works! I ...

September 10, 2012 by Nessa

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Humpty Dumpty Laundry

A lady at a flea market I go to during the summer has had this planter on her table for a couple of years. First it was priced at $12, the...

September 9, 2012 by Nessa

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Ice Cream Truck Planter

This supposedly baby-themed planter ends up being a little bit trippy. A man SHAPED like Ice Cream driving a truck which SERVES ice cream?...

September 7, 2012 by Nessa

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Hair Cutting Set

Here is a graphic seen on a hair-cutting set at an estate sale. I thought I would share....

September 5, 2012 by Nessa

You don’t have to be Jewish to like this soda…

…but it couldn’t hurt. This is an old beverage poster I found at a flea market in Tel Aviv about five years ago. I don’...

August 31, 2012 by Douglas Wood