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General Tom Thumb [Stratton, Charles Sherwood. (1838 - 1883)]. 1844 Tin Barnum Medal. Original 1844 medal produced by P.T. Barnum. Tin, 16 g, 38 mm. Fine. The front with the text: CHARLES S. STRATTON KNOW AS GENERAL TOM THUMB / 25 IN HGH. The reverse: "GENERAL TOM THUMB'S CHARIOT / THE EQUIPMENT COST $400 / WHOLE HEIGHT 40, IN BODY 20 IN BY 11 IN / PONIES 28 IN, CREST, RISING SUN, / ARMS, BRITANNIA AND LIBERTY. / SUPPORTERS, LION & EAGLE. / MOTTO; "GO AHEAD" / PUB. BY P.T. BARNUM.
The most iconic of all P.T. Barnum's performers, Charles S. Stratton, known as Gen. Tom Thumb. An international celebrity standing at 3 feet tall, his marriage to Lavinia Warren in 1863 attracted a crowd of 10,000 and an audience with President Lincoln and Mary Todd.
The most iconic of all P.T. Barnum's performers, Charles S. Stratton, known as Gen. Tom Thumb. An international celebrity standing at 3 feet tall, his marriage to Lavinia Warren in 1863 attracted a crowd of 10,000 and an audience with President Lincoln and Mary Todd.
General Tom Thumb [Stratton, Charles Sherwood. (1838 - 1883)]. 1844 Tin Barnum Medal. Original 1844 medal produced by P.T. Barnum. Tin, 16 g, 38 mm. Fine. The front with the text: CHARLES S. STRATTON KNOW AS GENERAL TOM THUMB / 25 IN HGH. The reverse: "GENERAL TOM THUMB'S CHARIOT / THE EQUIPMENT COST $400 / WHOLE HEIGHT 40, IN BODY 20 IN BY 11 IN / PONIES 28 IN, CREST, RISING SUN, / ARMS, BRITANNIA AND LIBERTY. / SUPPORTERS, LION & EAGLE. / MOTTO; "GO AHEAD" / PUB. BY P.T. BARNUM.
The most iconic of all P.T. Barnum's performers, Charles S. Stratton, known as Gen. Tom Thumb. An international celebrity standing at 3 feet tall, his marriage to Lavinia Warren in 1863 attracted a crowd of 10,000 and an audience with President Lincoln and Mary Todd.
The most iconic of all P.T. Barnum's performers, Charles S. Stratton, known as Gen. Tom Thumb. An international celebrity standing at 3 feet tall, his marriage to Lavinia Warren in 1863 attracted a crowd of 10,000 and an audience with President Lincoln and Mary Todd.