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"Sydbie" was a water colour artist who pictures of Hertfordshire appear in three post card series.
The first series of six was published in about 1905 by the somewhat mysterious "Water Colour Post Card Co." which may have been what we would now call vanity publishers. However the number of cards showing views near Barnet that appear on ebay suggests quite a number were sold.
The second series have a distinctive logo on the back and show views of St Albans (2 known) and my also have been privately published in about 1906,
Finally in about about 1908 at least three of his watercolours of St Albans were published by Boots in the Pelham series.
A couple of says ago Terry contacted me to say that he owned the original water colour painting for one of the cards (see picture) and this reopens the key question:
Who was Sydbie?
It seems likely that he was an amateur artist who lived in the Barnet and/or St Albans area in about 1905 and may have had a name like "Sidney B, ????" or "Sidney B?????." Can you help? And do you know of any other of his paintings or post cards?
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