More Wanderwell Mysteries (Update: accesories)

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We’ve written about Aloha Wanderwell’s adventures twice before, and still photos keep pouring in. At least, that’s what we thought when we saw the picture of this group posing in front of one of Captain Walter Wanderwell’s automobiles. But after a little research we found that the woman second from left isn’t Aloha, but Walter’s first wife Nell. And certainly you did recognize the man in the middle, didn’t you? Charlie Chaplin, of course. The photo was taken in front of Chaplin's office on the United Artists studio in Hollywood and probably dates from October 1923, when Nell was in Los Angeles and Aloha and Walter were still in Belgium and Poland. However, we do know that a photo exists that shows Chaplin and Aloha driving together in Los Angeles, but haven’t been able to find it. Do you know the photo we are talking about and can help? (UPDATE by Mark Dawber:"...it looks custom built - the top looks as though it came from a Flintstones car! I notice several accessory items; the Disteel wheels, the Westinghouse front shock absorbers and what might be Bauch and Lomb drum headlights which would be very new in 1923."

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