Acknowledgements

This website could not have been created without the assistance of a great many people, who have kindly contributed information and most generously allowed access to their postcard collections. Special thanks go to: Peter Allen (Three Bridges), Alan Barwick (Henfield), Peter Booth (Brighton), Angela Bromley-Martin (Bosham), Michael Brooks, John Davey (Haywards Heath), Douglas d'Enno (Saltdean), Peter Duncan (Lindfield), John Eastlake (Seaford), Mrs Eileen Finch (Seaford), Paul Green (Hampden Park), Brian Gregory (Uckfield), Peter Howell (Seaford), John Hurd, Colin Inman (Wadhurst). David Kibble (Lewes), Michael Leppard (East Grinstead), Andrew Lusted (Glynde), Desmond Puttick (Eastbourne), Bev and Mary Taylor (Rustington), Tony McKendrick-Warden (Worthing), John Robards (Ilminster), Adrian Vieler (Henfield), Colin Wood (Crawley Down) and Tim Winter (Haslemere).

Mrs Betty Collins (Portslade) and the late Mrs Pamela Buttress (Hove) have provided valuable and detailed information about Albert and Edward Banks of Hove. The portraits of these two publishers are reproduced by permission of Mrs Collins and Sue Poore, daughter of Mrs Buttress. George Richard Gouldsmith, his late wife Barbara and daughter Valerie very kindly shared their memories of Stafford Gouldsmith and his postcard publishing career. Grateful thanks are also due to Derek Plante (New South Wales) and Allan Armstrong (Edinburgh) for making available the portraits of Martha Madge Smith and her second husband, George Louis Handwerck. They have in addition provided much useful biographical information about George's brother, Rudolf Handwerck.

It is also a pleasure to acknowledge the assistance of Robert Jeeves of Step Back in Time (Brighton), who has responded most generously to requests for the loan of postcards and photographic prints. Mike Green of Barcombe has provided constant support and encouragement, and without his help much less information would have been gathered about Sussex publishers. Indeed, it is likely that the project would have quickly foundered.

Particular thanks are due to Lucy Williams for designing this website and to Gareth Williams for much needed technical assistance and advice in setting it up. Both members of my family have been very generous with their time and expertise, as will be apparent to all site users. My wife, Elizabeth Williams, has provided much needed moral support, for which I am very grateful.

Finally, although every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders of the photographs that are reproduced on this website, apologies are offered to anyone who may have been accidentally overlooked.