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Ephemera
Online
Frank Uffner's marvellous midgets : the only midgets, the world's wonders! : Piccadilly Hall, opposite St. James's Church, Piccadilly : commencing Monday, Nov 22nd ...
Date: [1880]
Ephemera
Online
Last three weeks of the Zulu Kafirs, in London ... / St. George's Gallery, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly, formerly the Chinese Museum (including both galleries).
Date: [between 1880 and 1900?]
Ephemera
Online
[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. ].
Date: 1880
Ephemera
Online
Tootsie and the giant.
Date: 1887
Ephemera
Online
222, Piccadilly : just arrived from Paris, an immense French giant, who has excited the greatest astonishment in that capital : measures seven feet four inches ...
Date: [1826?]
Ephemera
Online
The English Tom Thumb : great natural curiosity.
Date: [1846]
Ephemera
Online
[Small handbill advertising Millie Christine, the Two-Headed Nightingale, and Harvey's Midges (smallest people in the world), appearing at the Piccadilly Hall, London].
Date: 1885
Ephemera
Online
[Small, undated handbill printed in red on yellow paper advertising Japanese Tommy at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, London].
Date: date of publication not identified
Ephemera
Online
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 ...
Date: [1846]
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (June 1886?) advertising an exhibition of "King Theebaw's Burmese sacred family". "Piccadilly Hall" has been overprinted with "Royal Aquarium"].
Date: 1886
Ephemera
Online
To the curious in nature : the Horned Woman : who has a horn growing on her head, like those in a young ram.
Date: [between 1750 and 1793?]
Ephemera
Online
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.
Date: [1844?]
Ephemera
Online
[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. ].
Date: 1880
Ephemera
Online
[Undated handbill (1859?) advertising "The performing and talking fish", on exhibition at 191 Piccadilly, London].
Date: 1859
Ephemera
Online
The Pygopagi Twins : the greatest and most astonishing natural phenomenon in the world : opinions of the press ... daily receptions between 2 and 5 p.m. / Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.
Date: 1880
Ephemera
Online
Mr Uffner's Royal American Midgets : the smallest people in the world / Piccadilly Hall.
Date: [1881?]
Ephemera
Online
Commencing Monday, Nov. 22nd, 1880 : the smallest man and woman in the world! Frank Uffner's Midgets ... Miss Lucia Zarate, the smallest woman in the world ... General Mite, the smallest man in the world ... / Piccadilly Hall.
Date: 1880
Books
For invalids : dainties that make people feel like chickens again / Fortnum & Mason.
Fortnum & Mason (Firm)Date: [between 1930 and 1939?]
Ephemera
Online
Wonderful spotted boy : seventeen months old, from the Caribee Islands, in the West Indies : to be seen at no.42, Piccadilly, opposite St. James' Churc. He is the progeny of negroes, on whose body is a display of the wonderful works of God ...
Date: [1810?]
Ephemera
Online
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!!.
Date: [1844]
Ephemera
Online
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.
Date: [1852?]
Ephemera
Online
For a short time only, commencing Monday, July 17th : the wonderful Two-Headed Nightingale Company ... also Miss Anna Swan the famous Nova-Scotian Giantess ... Capt. M. V. Bates the great Kentucky Giant.
Date: [1870?]
Ephemera
Online
Zulu Kafirs : Exhibition of native Zulu Kafirs, with the sanction of the colonial authorities ... / St. George's Gallery, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly, formerly the Chinese Museum (including both galleries).
Date: [1853-4]
Ephemera
Online
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.
Date: [1844]
Ephemera
Online
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 ...
Date: [1844?]