The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

My 1950’s Waffle Iron

This is one of the only things I will actually cook myself, waffles. I found this waffle iron at the Melrose & Fairfax flea market for $...

January 20, 2012 by denny

Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland” – July 2011 – Part 145

I am soooooo jealous over this that I can’t even see straight!...

January 6, 2012 by denny

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Booze-O-Meter

This is a Booze-O-Meter that is plastic and cost a nickel to play. It would be found in bars and motels. You take the little wooden han...

January 3, 2012 by Renee

Hands free Umbrella

I haven’t tried it yet, but I think it might camp my shoulder rhythm when I walk, but I guess that is better than having wet shoulders...

December 27, 2011 by snappyp

Fireplace Clock and TV lamp combo

I found this for $1.99 at the Goodwill. I wasn’t all that bummed when I discovered the clock did not work but I am hoping the electric...

December 24, 2011 by denny

Some sort of mysterious tool from the 40’s

I have no idea what this is but I found it at the dump’s “gift hut” here in my town of Orleans. It looks like it might b...

December 16, 2011 by denny

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AMAZING cigarette smoking device used for testing cigarettes, this one is BRILLIANT!

I must say that with everything going on here at home, I would not be putting cigarettes in this device. She looks awfully happy....

December 14, 2011 by denny

INSTANT COOKIES & PATTY SHELLS

I have no idea what “patty shells” are....

December 10, 2011 by denny

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The saddest book ever.

Anti-depressants not included. Scroll down for 2 Amazon customer reviews: “It used to be that I got home from work and the only thin...

December 1, 2011 by Douglas Wood

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Electro-matic Rotating Tie Rack

Electro-matic Rotating Tie Rack by Swank, of course....

November 25, 2011 by kookykitsch

Hungry for your USB drive?

I’m dying to buy this. I always like to keep a hot dog with mustard in my pocket....

November 21, 2011 by snappyp

Old View Master & Views of Greece. Part 13

The Rec room was filled with treasures. This was another favorite. Not sure View Master disks are even out there anymore....

November 17, 2011 by MyFunCloset

top of a vending machine

This was the top of a rocket vending machine. It might of been from the 60’s? The machine was way cool. Somehow it got separated from ...

November 15, 2011 by leebamarks

Grill and Fry together

This costs $250. A deal because you can do it all in your backyard and not worry about burning the fries in the kitchen....

November 14, 2011 by snappyp

How many?

I guess it is hard to gage the amount of pasta to cook. This machine looks legit. And phallic. As long as only pasta passes through I ...

November 9, 2011 by snappyp

BINGO-MATIC! original vintage game

I found this bingo game while on a visit to the local “dump store”. I really love the artwork here but love even more the litt...

November 7, 2011 by denny

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Sylvania Color Remote

Another fantasy in faux woodgrain, this old Sylvania color remote dates from the mid-1960’s if I did my research right. So far, it&#...

October 26, 2011 by StoryTroy

A built-in Kitchen Radio. Part 2

The home is a sprawling ranch style built in the late 50’s. No short-cut taken in the construction. A radio “must have ”...

October 12, 2011 by MyFunCloset

A little helper to tan your ass-crack

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October 5, 2011 by BeeJay

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Totally 80s Music Junk

I was going through some old stuff and I found this packaging for these things I had as a kid. They were these speaker things you could ho...

October 3, 2011 by Nessa

Drive Relaxed with “Lefty”

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September 15, 2011 by Markydoodle

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Facebook 1920

The origins of social media can be traced back to Mary Fashbrook who, in 1917, manned the first switchboard installed in Mendocino Village, ...

September 7, 2011 by snappyp

Bambi Food Timer

We have a shop here that is always offering little season-related items and as our town is just celebrating the “Wiesn”, like th...

September 4, 2011 by BeeJay

REMEMBER THE SAUNA PANTS?

Remember when the slimming business involved more gadgets that food. I had several pairs of these in all colors, but they kept poppin wh...

August 30, 2011 by snappyp