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Denny’s Adventures In Allee’s “Willis Wonderland – July 2011 – Part 23
I love eggs....
African American Doll & Toy (toy name unknown)
I vaguely remember a toy like this but am not sure if it was a toy marketed towards white or black children. Whoever it it was marketed towa...
Silvertone Selectra TV Remote (circa 1961)
Here she is, fresh from the mailbox… the “Silvertone Selectra,” with a body design sure to make Allee flip: About the size...
Denny’s Adventures In “The House of Prudence” – July 2011 – Part 2
Another sweet piece that hangs in the kitchen. I can’t even imagine having to use something this archaic now. When we hit the groc...
1957 Motorola Golden Satellite
I’ve seen idiot-proof remotes and I’ve seen idiot-proof remotes, but how can you go wrong with one that sports just two buttons ...
SLEEP-MATE Model 900 by the MARPAC Company in Wilmington DE
It vibrates and emits a sound as if there were termites crunching on the bedposts or something…..I still had to grab this from the loc...
The Boz Dog
This was one of our family dogs. She was a “free to good home” puppy, a mutt beyond all mutti-ness and a nut beyond all nuttines...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Miniskirt Knee Tickler
So revolutionary and popular were miniskirts in the 1960’s that a plethora of accessories were made for them. This “Original Mini- S...
The Holy Grail of TV Remotes: 1955 Zenith Flash-Matic
Presented here after many years of watching, waiting, and minor ebay heart failures, the 1955 Zenith Flash-Matic finally arrived in today...
Mold-A-Rama @ The Henry Ford
At the end of March, two of my dear friends got married, and I was a bridesmaid in their wedding in Troy, MI. Of course, being so close to...
El Zoppo Bug Zapper – portable electronic insect killer
This lovely bug zapper, I mean the EL ZOPPO is for sale at one of the thrift shops I frequent here on the Cape. That bug looked like he wa...
Another fabulous product from Japan!
I need several of these so I can protect my Converse All-Slips from the rain. I almost fell over when I ran across this product and right ...
Vintage Flour Sifter made by ANDROCK
This was a recent dump find and although it’s not in the greatest shape I still felt the need to photograph it for awmok.com....
OH MY GAWD! It’s another Japanese product!
Okay, now if i was still taking the bus places I would almost surely be using this suction cup helmet to keep my head from flopping forward....
Japanese Hygiene Product! Are your ears clean?
I really don’t get this. I’ll admit when I clean my ears I may take a quick peek after using my q-tip but why would any of us ...
Vintage TV Remote: The Toshiba CT-312
While I wait for the beauty shots of the rest of the remote collection to get done, here’s a brand new baby that arrived in today̵...
Headrest Radio
Having raised three kids with my wife Cyndi, it turns out there are things in my house from those days that I had no idea were here, or wher...
BLOW THEM UP! THEY FLOAT YOU! “FLOAT-EES” swim trunks!
These are pretty incredible but can’t really imagine that these would be too comfy. I would be willing to try them out but the fil...