The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Magnavox Portable Remote

Well, hello there, short, dark and woodgrainy! Another recent find of Allee’s favorite kind of ker-plinking remote, cleaned up for t...

July 30, 2012 by StoryTroy

HI-POWER BINOCULARS – See up to 18 miles

I had these and believe me, they don’t see that far, I was lucky if I could see the neighbors house with these....

July 14, 2012 by denny

RCA Victor Remote: Busy Fingers Edition

You may remember the first RCA Victor Remote I posted with the handsome Lucite buttons. .. https://www.awmok.com/2010/06/12/classic-rca-vict...

by StoryTroy

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 305

Allee has an incredible collection of barware and has this piece of kitsch in red as well as the black one you see here. I wonder if this ...

July 12, 2012 by denny

THE Dr. FART

This isn’t just ANY farting keychain- it’s THE DR. FART! Mother always wanted me to meet a doctor. I don’t think this is w...

by Cheetah Velour

The Jayne Mansfield Tanning Ring

This is by far the most bizarre item Jayne has ever slapped her name on and endorsed. I’ve never seen an add for it but she was know...

July 9, 2012 by Jaymes Mansfield

Denny’s Adventures In Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 316

I think this is a gorgeous old piece of kitsch. This is something I found in Allee’s storage unit....

July 6, 2012 by denny

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – “Have A Blast” This Memorial Day Bottle Opener

Here’s hoping that everyone is having a blast this Memorial Day! I hope that includes popping lots of bottles with a similar vintage b...

May 28, 2012 by Allee Willis

Unusual Stair Lift…

This made me smile, a stair lift for dogs, I believe this is a prototype not quite sure if it will get off the ground (pardon the pun). It w...

May 16, 2012 by shirlie williams

Glove Dryers

Got this beautiful, unopened box of Glove Dryers for the ridiculous price of 50 cents! There’s six of them inside. Nice fonts here. ...

May 5, 2012 by Nessa

Getting Buzzed

I found this 1960’s rack-toy at a recent yard sale and it made me wonder why I haven’t seen contemporary versions of this cheesy...

May 2, 2012 by Douglas Wood

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! TV is now on!

A friend gave this to me as a subtle hint that I had too much control over what was being watched on TV....

April 30, 2012 by Bob Ramsdell

Here she comes…1964 Miss America

The hair styles & fashions of the 60’s are priceless. Looks like her head did a 360 for this shot. I don’t think this fashio...

April 29, 2012 by MyFunCloset

Cannolis Forms

Makes me hungry....

by denny

Wooden Cigarette Dispenser

I see absolutely no identifying markings to tell me anything about this wooden product. I nabbed this at the dump. This is a keeper....

April 28, 2012 by denny

Guarding the Remotes

In the age of multi – remote, it’s important to assign the job of guard or keeper to track them all. He’s pretty strict ...

April 27, 2012 by snappyp

Pen Vendorama

A pen vending machine, seen at an antique shop. Cool design on this one.. a pen was only 25 cents!...

April 25, 2012 by Nessa

Vintage Arcade Games (from a friend’s personal collection)

Went for a visit to see a friend here on the Cape. The collections in my friends house were completely overwhelming to me. I started to ...

April 15, 2012 by denny

Hicksville Trailer Palace

Somewhere in California between Yucca City and Joshua Tree National Park off of a dirt road out in the middle of nowhere you’ll the Hicksv...

April 4, 2012 by Michael Ely

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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 219

I absolutely love the shape of this juicer....

March 24, 2012 by denny

Ladybug Radio

My ladybug transistor radio that I used to play with when I was a kid.. I don’t think it works anymore, but I can’t find a 9volt...

March 23, 2012 by Nessa

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No wrinkles please…

In the 1950’s, every family that owned a “mangler” slept on pressed sheets, pressed tablecloths and anything flat fabri...

March 7, 2012 by MyFunCloset