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 how the plastic glows with depth from the richness of the classic 50′s colors he came in, in this case perfect baby blue.
I also love the sound of coins dropping into Mr. Peanut’s all too small empty plastic gut.
The only other Mr. Peanut memorabilia I collect is also made of plastic. I have this cup in pink, yellow, red and the bank mate, baby blue.
I also have Mr. Peanut salt and pepper shakers. I love them for their diminutive stature compared to the bank and cup, but they stay too close to traditional peanut color and I like things that break more out-of-the-box.
I love Mr. Peanut’s stance. He’s so casual.
I especially like his little thin legs and rolled down socks.
And he always looks so self-assured.
For all these reasons I like having Mr. Peanut and his multiple selves around my kitschen.
Categories: Brands, Drink, Financial, Food, Furniture and Housewares, Kitchen, Kitsch, Kitsch O' The Day, Toy
Tags: Allee Willis, Kitsch, Kitsch O' The Day, Mr. Peanut, Mr. Peanut bank, Mr. Peanut cup, Mr. Peanut plastic, Mr. Peanut S&Ps, Mr. Peanut salt pepper
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Your horrible Mr. Peanut news of the week:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/acceptabletv,14098
Do you mean http://www.avclub.com/articles/robert-downey-jr-is-mr-peanut,47354/ ?
Oops! Copied the wrong one! Yep, that’s it.
I purchased a Mr. peanut bank. I believe it is caste iron. it has the letters GA in red printed on the side. it is crudely done but I love it. It is heavy and could be a door stop. Maybe about a foot tall. Any Info? Thank you so much!! Dianne
No info other than it sounds great. You should post a photo and short description of it at my online museum/social network, The Allee Willis Museum Of Kitsch at AWMOK.com. as someone may see it and have info for you. Direct link to upload is http://www.alleewillis.com/awmok/kitschenette/how-to-submit/.