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Allee Willis Marches on Detroit! – A Benefit for Mumford High School
Next week I’m going back to my home town, Detroit, to conduct my high school marching band playing a medley of my greatest hits in t...
Ducky in a Bonnet Bank
Another from my small collection of banks. This one seems to be newer than the others and may actually be ceramic and not papier mache. She ...
Red Sneaker Bank
Another of those papier mache banks I purchased on eBay many years ago. Toe to heel, it is about 6″ long. For some reason, as soon as ...
Daisy Bunny Bank
I recently came across the rest of the “lot” of papier mache banks I purchased on eBay many years ago. This doe-eyed bunny is about 7″...
Kliban Cat Bank
In the 6O’s and 7O’s, the Kiliban Cat cartoon was on everything, tee shirts, coffee cups, postcards, etc. The Kliban cartoon...
LITTLE LULU
I am a Little Lulu junkie. I have old comics from when I was little that I made my mother save. They’re beaten up for the most part, b...
SPAGHETTI HO’S…
SPAGHETTI HO HO HO’S… This little Kitschy Spaghetti Santa is a Bank, he is 7″ tall and vintage Japan. He is Kitschy, Color...
1969 BankAmericard Commercial
Of course now BankAmericard is called VISA. Does anybody remember those clunky little machines the merchants would use to press the imprint ...
1968 MasterCharge Commercial
Before it was called MasterCard, it was called MasterCharge. Crocker National Bank and First Interstate Bank (both now gone, merged into Uni...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Mr. Peanut Bank And Friends
Although I’m not a massive fan of actual peanuts, I’ve always loved classic 1950’s plastic Mr. Peanut memorabilia. I love ...
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...
Beaded Cat and Sweater Coin Purses…
Snapped just hours ago, these two beaded coin purses were mixed in with tons of costume jewelry ready to be auctioned off by the box. If I c...
Wooden Nickles
Don’t try to spend these even with the bad economy we have now. You could probably get more from eBay....
Strato Spaceship Bank
I found this vintage mechanical “Strato Bank” about 10 years ago at a yard sale and was told it was used as a prop in the Diane ...
A Sailor Bank for Savings…
Seamen’s Bank for Saving was a popular local bank in NYC decades ago. It was only natural to create a sailor as a savings bank. HeR...
“SEPTEMBER” – white ceramic pig bank with purple fur
I found this today for $1.00 at the Joan of Arc Thrift shop. Weird timing really. I wasn’t sure if i should purchase this or not but I...
Not-so-Little Red Riding Hood
When I first spotted this bank at a yard sale, I assumed it was some sort of Dutch doll. It wasn’t until I got it home that I realized...
Inspired by Washington perhaps?
A camo piggy bank was actually displayed on the shelf in the toddler toy department at “Home Goods” this week surrounded by real...
Weird Japanese Toilet Bank
Inexplicable flea market find of the weekend, this overly cute bank that is made to look like a Japanese-style toilet. My mom called me over...
FREE TO A GOOD HOME…
Found this is in a neighbors yard down the street… They are a adorable family w/3 great kids who are all grown-up now.. I guess itR...
Monkey Bank
The little monkey climbs the tree, deposits the coin when his head hits the slot, then continues up till he hits another thing, and it relea...
Feeding the kitty-
Momma ordered this bank for me in ’81. She was a coupon-clipping, mail-ordering, label-saving guru and goodies were always showing up ...
King Kong Bank
The money goes in his head, and he climbs to the top, deposits the money and goes back down. No, I didn’t get this in New York. I got ...
Gigantic Atlantic City Souvenir Mug
I saw this at Savers Thrift shop. It’s huge and I particularly love the showgirl featured on this piece....