WHO LEFT THE LIGHTS ON… Same time, same place… I think you should be best friends with this dealer. Their lighting, along...
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NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN…
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN…. This was a all vintage typewriter booth at the NY Pier Show!! So beautiful, every size, every co...
DANSK MEETS CATHRINEHOLM…
DANSK MEETS CATHRINEHOLM… Again, the NY Pier Show… So wonderful, so colorful!!! The best enamelware designed by Cathri...
Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 216
Some of the kitsch that can be spotted in the kitchen at Willis Wonderland. The Donald company?...
3D Potpourri
Below are some items I got at the recent estate sale of Daniel Symmes who was an early innovator and historian of the 3D process. Given wh...
Retro 50’s juvenile cards…
The graphics on these cards from the 50’s were all about the message though illustration. Below are a few of my favorite pop ups. Har...
My final “red” handles (Part 8)
Really not sure what the first tool is. I need your help on this one. Next is an egg beater; I’m thinking the next once is for cutti...
Amazing Ceramic Veggie Pixie Condiment Containers!
I died over this one. I met up with friend and fellow akitschionado Planet Joan today. The time I was there I ran around snapping some p...
More tools for every job (Part 5)
OK this one is easy. I know what these tools do, though I admit, kneading dough is not anything I’ve done. Well maybe in home economic...
Every tool had a purpose back then (Part 4)
With the war over, families were splurging on kitchen gadgets in the late 40’s. Every tool had a purpose. The top two had the bakelite...
Food Choppers 1940’s Style (Part 3)
Two yard sale finds for maybe 25 cents each. I don’t use them. Just love the red handles, adding to my collection. In the process of m...
Open Reel Audio Tape
I love you figured the only thing to music like this. Not even vinyl quarter track tape. Many extra points for having Carol King Fantasy...
Bakerman Cookie Jar (Part 2)
I love that cookie jar! All big and floppy, like he's made out of dough himself. I like how you have all your old kitchen utensils out o...
1940s red kitchen accessories (Part 1)
This flour sifter & spoon are actually the start of my red handle kitchen collection. You see, this was in my family’s kitchen in ...
Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 193
I was going through Allee’s drawers (okay that doesn’t sound quite right but…) outside and was pretty flipped out over the...
Philco Directa Remote
This one-button wonder isn’t as slim or shiny as the Zenith 100 I posted a while back, but certainly has her own chunky charm — ...
Color and Picture Vinyl
I collect record albums (a little from every music genre from rock to old school singers to exotica to film score and musicals). CDs and mus...
Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 179
Little corner near one of the tiki huts at Willis Wonderland. That’s one lonely coconut. I love metal stands like this. That littl...
Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 178
Allee and her dishes! The first and last photo are my all-time favorite atomic themed dishes!...
Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 177
The most stunning set of dinnerware I have ever seen. Allee, what is that peach colored, ash tray looking piece in the second photo? Is ...
Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 174
I need a sedative right away. I am dying to get a hold of one of these acrylic grape lamps!...
Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 173
Absolutely gorgeous!...