Accidental Mysteries

Accidental Mysteries is an online curiosity shop of extraordinary things, mined from the depths of the online world and brought to you each week by John Foster, a writer, designer and longtime collector of self-taught art and vernacular photography. “I enjoy the search for incredible, obscure objects that challenge, delight and amuse my eye. More so, I enjoy sharing these discoveries with the diverse and informed readers of Design Observer.”

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Hello John, How well I remember this 1961 Anglia. It was my first car and I really loved it. Learned to drive with it. I'd forgotten how truly homely it was but I do remember how frequently it broke down. It had its first valve job at 15000 miles and was pretty rotted out after 2 years. It seemed water soluble. I bet few exist. Best, Harris

Harris Diamant
10.11.10
10:37

Hello John and Harris,
Last Week on Thursday i make 18 Fotos from an old Ford Anglia in "Schwechat" near Vienna/Austria by a Car-Dealer. The Anglia is not for sale :-(
On this Site you can see the Fotos:
http://members.chello.at/chrisf/anglia.htm

By Franz

Franz Edinger
11.10.10
02:09

John Foster and his wife, Teenuh, have been longtime collectors of self-taught art and vernacular photography. Their collection of anonymous, found snapshots has toured the country for five years and has been featured in Harper’s, Newsweek Online and others.

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