This is another vintage ceramic piece I bought at California Pottery expert and artist Jack Chipman’s estate sale. I’m pretty su...
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Bodacious, Blue-Eyed, Blue-Bootied, Bowling Ball Baby
My favorite element of this vintage figurine is the real safety pin that’s been slipped through the ceramic. I also like that the baby...
Smile for the Hulk!
I’ve never used this, but, Hulk shows up in every picture that’s taken. I saw one for sale on Amazon.com and it was $99! I got t...
Bowling balls (or at least some sort of bowling game)
The balls have no holes and I am not sure what this game is? It’s not botchi ball is it? I found these at the dump....
Old Folks On A Swing September 1937 (this post is for Nessa)
I just thought this was a good one as I have never come across an elderly folks sitting on swings....
Catchers Mitt For Spit Ball Gum
Poised to catch chewing materials when your mouth must be otherwise occupied these ceramic gum catchers had their heyday in the 1960’s...
1950’s Fishing Motif Shirt
Classic and prototypical 50’s sports shirt, a prized possession of mine, worn only for the finest relaxing weekend occasions. Not a ri...
Billie Jean King “Queen Of Tennis” Sun Socks
These little socklets were made by Bonnie Doon in 1972 after Billie Jean won her fourth Wimbledon win and became the first female athlete to...
Fore! Golfing Coat Rack
I made this “Arnold Palmer Coat Rack” out of golf clubs and balls in 1987 for a Debbie Harry video, “French Kissing In The...
Local Bowling Alley, Cape Cod
.I have never been inside of this place. I absolutely love the lettering here on “Bowling”....
Little Boxing Girl
I’m sure there’s a logical explanation as to why this charming little girl in a pink dress is wearing boxing gloves, but I can...
Real Nuns rollerblading
Im not the slightest bit religious but I love nuns and the fact they were rollerblading which was something they do most days (they told me)...
Mickey Bach Big Breasted Women Bowling themed Ashtrays non PC
This is a set of 4 ashtrays featuring large breasted women bowling – They say: Split, Body English, Foul and Strike...
Harlem Globetrotters Comic Book
This Gold Key comic book is a tie-in to the Hanna-Barbera/CBS Saturday morning cartoon series, The Harlem Globetrotters, which featured anim...
Always Thinking of You
I found this at an estate sale with otherwise “‘conventional” items…cover of box says “Oh! You mighty fisherma...
Cracker Jacks when it was 10c a box…
The prizes have evolved over the decades. These are from the late 50s or 60s I think. I remember them to be 10 cents a box. I’ve only ...
Paul Hoffman Junior High School pin, 1947
This was my Mother in-laws high school pin....
SCHAEFER BEER SIGN/LIGHT
HEY ALLEE…I FINALLY FOUND THE BEER SIGN AS I AM SETTING UP THE OP ART BAR IN MY NEW HOUSE…I HAVEN’T SEEN THIS IN OVER 10 Y...
Wonder Bowl, bowling alley in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Kitsch? Well, at first I wasn’t sure but then again, anything with “wonder” in the title is ok by me. The color scheme her...
This man’s best friend…
A yard sale find. A great photo tucked between the pages of a forgotten book. I’m wondering if his loyal Boston Bull Terrier played fe...
Greg Louganis Autograph
When I went to meet Greg Louganis at his book signing some years back – I brought along this photo from the 1988 Olympics when Greg hi...
Football Football Football Football
Here’s some kitsch just in time for Superbowl XLIV. I will admit I have very little knowledge of it. First of all, I can’t tell ...
small town girls dream of platinum curls and bowling pins that watch tv
Small town girls dream of platinum curls and bowling pins that watch tv. made from a wooden base from thrift store that someone drew this wo...