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  • Bushmen children.
  • Egyptian Hall, open daily from 2 till 5 : The Pygopagi Twins.
  • Egyptian Hall, open daily from 2 till 5 : The Pygopagi Twins.
  • [Undated handbill (June 1886?) advertising an exhibition of "King Theebaw's Burmese sacred family" at the Piccadilly Hall, London].
  • General Tom Thumb : the celebrated American dwarf : exhibiting every day and evening, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.
  • General Tom Thumb : the man in miniature, exhibiting every day and evening, in Caitlin's Indian Collection, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly for a short time only.
  • Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly : farewell levees of Genl Tom Thumb : previous to his final departure for America : positively for a short time only. Every day and evening.
  • The English Tom Thumb : great natural curiosity.
  • General Tom Thumb the celebrated American dwarf : exhibiting every day and evening, in Caitlin's Indian Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for a short time only!!.
  • Beautiful wonder of nature! : General Tom Thumb the celebrated American dwarf : exhibiting every day and evening, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, previous to his departure to Paris.
  • General Tom Thumb the celebrated American dwarf : exhibiting every day and evening, in Caitlin's Indian Gallery, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for a short time only!!.
  • General Tom Thumb : the man in miniature, exhibiting every morning and afternoon, in Caitlin's Indian collection, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, and every evening, for this week only, at the Adelaide Gallery ...
  • [Undated handbill (June 1886?) advertising an exhibition of "King Theebaw's Burmese sacred family". "Piccadilly Hall" has been overprinted with "Royal Aquarium"].
  • Farewell levees of Genl Tom Thumb previous to his final departure for America : positively for a short time only : every day and evening... he is 14 years old, 25 inches high, and weighs only 15 pounds... / Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.
  • Challenge to the American dwarf, General Tom Thumb : the English dwarf, Field Marshal Tom Thumb, now exhibiting daily, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly ... to appear and perform with him in public, so that their respective admirers may judge of their comparative merits ...
  • Challenge to the American dwarf, General Tom Thumb : the English dwarf, Field Marshal Tom Thumb, now exhibiting daily, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly ... to appear and perform with him in public, so that their respective admirers may judge of their comparative merits : General Tom Thumb. Imposition!!.
  • Mr Uffner's Royal American Midgets : the smallest people in the world / Piccadilly Hall.
  • [Small, undated handbill printed in red on yellow paper advertising Japanese Tommy at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, London].
  • Pleasing phenomenon : a nyctalopess, from Witham in Essex at Brooke's Menagerie, no. 242, Piccadilly ...
  • [Undated yellow handbill (London, December 1884?) advertising an appearance by Harvey's Midges: Princess Lottie, Prince Midge, Miss Jennie Worgen, General Tot and Mlle. Lottie Adelina de Lara, child pianist, at the Piccadilly Hall, London].
  • [Undated white handbill (London, December 1884?) advertising an appearance by Harvey's Midges: Princess Lottie, Prince Midge, Miss Jennie Worgen, General Tot and Mlle. Lottie Adelina de Lara, child pianist, at the Piccadilly Hall, London].
  • [Undated yellow handbill (London, December 1884?) advertising an appearance by Harvey's Midges: Princess Lottie, Prince Midge, Miss Jennie Worgen, General Tot and Mlle. Lottie Adelina de Lara, child pianist, at the Piccadilly Hall, London].
  • [Undated mottled blue-grey handbill (London, December 1884?) advertising an appearance by Harvey's Midges: Princess Lottie, Prince Midge, Miss Jennie Worgen, General Tot and Mlle. Lottie Adelina de Lara, child pianist, at the Piccadilly Hall, London].
  • [Undated mottled blue-grey handbill (London, December 1884?) advertising an appearance by Harvey's Midges: Princess Lottie, Prince Midge, Miss Jennie Worgen, General Tot and Mlle. Lottie Adelina de Lara, child pianist, at the Piccadilly Hall, London].
  • [Undated white handbill (London, December 1884?) advertising an appearance by Harvey's Midges: Princess Lottie, Prince Midge, Miss Jennie Worgen, General Tot and Mlle. Lottie Adelina de Lara, child pianist, at the Piccadilly Hall, London].
  • [Undated handbill (1878) advertising an exhibition of W. Campbell, the Scottish Giant, at the Egyptian Hall (London)].
  • London Pavilion : the Egyptian Giant : every evening.
  • London Pavilion : the Egyptian Giant : every evening.
  • 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 ...
  • The Highland Youth is upstairs, first floor, and performs every half-hour from 12 till 6. ... : the truly entitled Double-Sighted Scotch Youth, Louis Gordon M'Kean, only 8 years old! One of the greatest prodigies of the age!.