They all have black eyes and lecherous leers. Rusty Blazenhoff, your veg clown original is here!...
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Handmade CLOWN Doll
I found this handmade clown doll at the dump. The torso part of the clown is made with a piece of a 2×4 piece of wood. The arms are...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 112 – August 2010)
I LOVE THIS and that’s why it’s getting it’s very own post. I tend to have this thing for most kitsch with the image of cl...
Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 109 – August 2010)
This is “Pair O Pussies”, another fabulous painting by “Bubbles The Artist”. I believe the paintings in this post ar...
Creepy Veggie Clown Art
This one is near and dear to me…sort of. Growing up, my grandmother had this terrible clown hanging in the kitchen of her very old New...
3 Fun Vintage “Rack Toys”
The vintage items below are apparently called “Rack Toys” because they were sold on those revolving, metallic racks at grocery a...
Cirque Du Ballet in Venice
Confirming Venice, California as one of the funkiest places on the planet is this giant clown in a tutu (or conversely, a ballerina in a clo...
Bozo Under The Sea Record Reader
This is a children’s Record Reader book from Capital Records in 1948, which comes with 2 10-inch 78 rpm records and a illustrated 18 p...
Carnival Violin – A New Super Toy
I saw this sitting on a table at the flea market. Would have snatched it up but it was missing a piece and the guy was asking $10.00....
Plastic Ventriloquist Dolls – $5.00 each
I found these cleaning out my friend Roger’s storage unit. He purchased these years ago for $5.00 each. They are light weight plastic ...
Lorna’s Coffee Cup
I have no idea who this belonged to, I found it at the dump....
Clown Bank from the 60’s
Another piece from my childhood. Stands about 8 inches high....
Mosaic Clown
Like the vaunted Poodle, the Clown is another species who attains almost instant Kitsch status just by existing. Especially if they’re...
Hatching Clown
As if clowns weren’t scary enough– this one is emerging from an egg. This ceramic oddity was made in Mexico and was found in my ...
Scary Clown Marionette
Marionette I saw at the indoor Flea Market. I love the Canadian Club sign in the background....
Clown Pinata
For sale at the “Christmas Tree Shop” for $10.00. I love the purple eyes and scary orange top!...
Clown Music Box Statue
I’m the $2.00 man! This was purchased from the “Joan of Arc” thrift shop here on the Cape. It’s ceramic and stands 8...
Choc-o-chunk Sealtest Ice Cream and Clowns
Why is it that the clowns eyes have that “I’ve been drinking too much” look to them? It’s ice cream....
1940’s Hazel Atlas Clown Cookie Jar & 6 Milk Glass Tumblers
After years of collecting Hazel Atlas milk glass tumblers and mugs (Spacemen, Circus series, Indians, Ranger Joe, etc.) I finally scored the...
DON’T FORGET TO EAT YOUR CABBAGE.
Cabbage Patch dolls were a mystery to me, why everyone had to “adopt” them. A weird concept to begin with. I’m sure this w...