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General Tom Thumb : the celebrated American dwarf : exhibiting every day and evening, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

[Leaflet advertising appearances by The Lancashire Prodigy, a male child with 2 bodies and 1 head at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London. Born 27 May 1837].

Mr. C. French Anga's New Zealand and Australian exhibition ... : comprising upwards of 300 full-length portraits, from life, of the prinicipal New Zealand Chiefs, with their wives and children.

[Folded leaflet (turquoise paper - copies on purple paper exist) advertising appearances of 'The Pygopagi Twins', Josepha and Rosalie Blazek, conjoined twins, in some sort of performance at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London, in late 1880. The "Bohemian" twins were under the patronage of the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and other distinguished personages. The twins both died at the age of 45. ].

Egyptian Hall, open daily from 2 till 5 : The Pygopagi Twins.

Bushmen children.

[Handbill advertising appearances from Chang, the great Chinese Giant, and chung Mow, the tartar rebel dwarf, at the Egyptian Hall (Piccadilly, London)].

[Folded leaflet (purple paper - copies on turquoise paper exist) advertising appearances of 'The Pygopagi Twins', Josepha and Rosalie Blazek, conjoined twins, in some sort of performance at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London, in late 1880. The "Bohemian" twins were under the patronage of the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and other distinguished personages. The twins both died at the age of 45. ].

[Undated newspaper cutting (March 1869) advertising The Nova Scotia Giantess, Anna Swan, the Siamese twins and the Circassian Lady at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London].

The Highland Youth : this youth, whose miraculous powers of double sight have surprised all who have visited him. Exhibits every day from twelve to half-past five, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly ...

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Bushmen children.

[Handbill advertising appearances from Chang, the great Chinese Giant, and chung Mow, the tartar rebel dwarf, at the Egyptian Hall (Piccadilly, London)].

[Undated newspaper cutting (March 1869) advertising The Nova Scotia Giantess, Anna Swan, the Siamese twins and the Circassian Lady at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London].

The Highland Youth : this youth, whose miraculous powers of double sight have surprised all who have visited him. Exhibits every day from twelve to half-past five, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly ...