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Greetings from Nevada, USA, the one sound state -- no retail sales tax, no corporation tax, no state income tax, no inheritance tax, no thumb tax. Date: 1940
Nursery Rhymes -- Jolly Miller, Tom ThumbNursery Rhymes. Above, the Jolly Miller, carrying a sack. Below, a woman sits at a table, watching Tom Thumb riding a tiny horse. Date: early 20th century
Myotis daubentonii, Daubentons batA Daubentons bat roosting. Photograph published on page 17 of Bats by Phil Richardson, a Natural History Museum publication, 2002
The Story of Tom Thumb. From Playhour (1957)
The devils thumb, ships boring and warping in the pack
General Tom Thumb & Wife, Commander Nutt & Minnie Warren. Four wondrously formed & strangely beautiful ladies & gentlemen in miniature, natures smallest editions of her choicest works
Britains Smallest HouseTom Thumbs House, Conway, north Wales, reputed to be the smallest house in Britain. A 6 foot 3 inch tenant lived here for 15 years! Date: late 1930s
From Tom Thumb by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904
From Hop o My Thumb by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904
Who wears the Trousers?With you... Who wears the Trousers? Date: 1902
Thumbling -- also known as Hop O My Thumb or Tom Thumb. 19th century
Drawing of various fishA colour drawing of various fish -- three spined stickleback, minnow, millers thumb, loach, and char
Little girl sitting in a chairStudy of a little girl sitting in a chair
Tom Thumb on a HatHe rides on the rim of a countryman;s hat, whence he waves to passers-by
Holmes & HatherleyTHE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEERs THUMB Holmes pours the engineer Hatherley a brandy-and-water. Date: First published: 1892
Three young women hitch-hiking from the side of a road in Ipsos, Corfu, Greece
Portrait studies by Raymond SheppardPortrait studies (including a self portrait) by Raymond Sheppard. Artist Raymond Sheppard (1913 - 1958) studied art at Bolt Court under S.G
Artists palette with paint, brushes and yellow roseAn artists palette with blobs of different coloured paint, two paintbrushes, and a yellow rose
General Tom Thumb as Frederick the Great, 1845Engraving showing General Tom Thumb, real name Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), dressed as Frederick the Great of Russia in London, 1845. Stratton was an American midget showman who was in P.T
Hop O my ThumbThe Ogre is tricked into slitting the throats of his seven daughters
Tom Thumb / Pony CarriageThe stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton - pictures here with miniture carriage and attendants. Achieved great fame under circus pioneer P T Barnum. Grew to 3ft 4 inches
Tom Thumb Cash RegisterThe handsome " Tom Thumb" cash register is priced at twenty- one pounds and ten shillings
Tom Thumb Escapes MouthHe escapes from the millers mouth
Tom Thumb is BornThe birth of Tom Thumb : his parents are surprised at his diminutive size, unaware of the fairies on their doorstep
Tom Thumb and CherriesHe scares a peasant who discovers him in a bag of cherry stones
Tom Thumb and FurmentyHe falls by accident into the Kings bowl of hot frumenty (a kind of wheat porridge flavoured with cinnamon etc)
Tom Thumb and ButterflyHe entertains the court when he rides on the back of a butterfly
Phineas Taylor BarnumPHINEAS TAYLOR BARNUM American showman - opened museum of curios, exhibited Tom Thumb and imported Jumbo
I had a Little HusbandI had a little husband, no bigger than my thumb; I put him in a pint pot and there I bid him drum
Tom Thumb & Lavinia WedTOM THUMB and LAVINIA WARREN on their wedding day
Tom Thumb Wedding GroupTOM THUMB and LAVINIA WARREN on their wedding day, with their best man G W M Nutt and bridesmaid Minnie Warren who were themselves to marry
Little Jack Horner 1818Little Jack Horner Sat in a corner Eating a Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pull d out a
Girl in Lacy Frock 1870SLittle girl wears a broderie Anglaise frock with vandyked falling tucker & hem & large bows on the shouders. Also short white socks & shoes with ankle straps. Hair cut short
Jack Horner (Greenaway)Little Jack Horner sat in a corner, eating a Christmas pie; he put in his thumb and pulled out a plum and said, Oh, what a good boy am I !
Gossip about Fairies 28Tom Thumb - hero of a 16th century nursery tale - is provided with a horse upon which he can perform knightly deeds
Gossip about Fairies 27Tomb Thumb - hero of a 16th century nursery tale - is on the verge of becoming a giants breakfast, but fortunately succeeds in avoiding this fate
Gossip about Fairies 26Tomb Thumb - hero of a 16th century nursery tale - encounters a cow, whose lunch he almost becomes
Gossip about Fairies 25The original Tomb Thumb - hero of a 16th century nursery tale - was fortunate to have a fairy godmother, who protected him from the consequences of being vertically disadvantaged
Tom Thumb and GiantHe is deposited by a raven on the walls of Old Grumbo the giants castle
Swedish Baby in CradleA Swedish baby girl is sucking her thumb in a cradle hanging from the ceiling. She wears a little red cap
Giant Orge Falls AsleepThe Giant Ogre falls asleep, Hop o Thumb, pulls off the Seven League Boots whilst his Brothers run away
The Giant Ogre AsleepHop O My Thumb succeeds in pulling off one of the giant ogres Seven League Boots while he is sleeping
Tom Thumb / Queen VictoriaGeneral Tom Thumb (real name: Charles Sherwood Stratton) is presented to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert