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20 hours ago · How long is 19 fingers? Comparisons against a Bowling Pin, a Woman's Footstep, a Man's Footstep, Verne Troyer, General Tom Thumb, on The Measure of Things
5 days ago · In 1748 a female dwarf, the "Corsican Fairy," was shown in Cockspur Street, at half-a-crown a head, drawing almost as large levees as "General Tom Thumb" in our own days. In the same year was exhibited, "in a commodious room facing Cragg's Court," a strange monstrosity, a "double cow."
3 days ago · Adored worldwide as "General Tom Thumb," Stratton played to sold-out shows for almost forty years. From his days as a precocious child star to his tragic early death, Becoming Tom Thumb tells the full story of this iconic figure for the first time.
- Jenny Groome
- 2020
4 days ago · General Tom Thumb, a talented midget, was one of the sensations of the 19th century, and brought great wealth to P. T. Barnum. What dignitary had a reception for him in his honor while he was on his honeymoon with his diminutive wife Lavinia Warren?
2 days ago · Answer: General Tom Thumb Charles Sherwood Stratton was born on January 4th 1838 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and died there on July 15th 1883. Although of normal size when he was born and in his infancy, he reached the height of 25 inches after six months, and stopped growing.
5 days ago · As Tom Thumb and Kroger Plan a Merger, Dallas’ Kosher Shoppers Wait in Suspense. One of Dallas’ biggest kosher markets might be sold to new ownership, which has not indicated whether it would...
3 days ago · Rare Deco Tom Thumb Catalin radio made in the late 1930s by the Automatic Radio Mfg. Co in bright Golden Yellow/Virgin Gold. The 900 series of Tom Thumbs is known to collectors as the 'Deco Model' and is considered to be one of the top catalin radios to be found.
