Collection of General Tom Thumb items, including eight CDVs, a cabinet card and an 1872 book. Gen. Thumb (born Charles Sherwood Stratton) was a world-famous circus performer dwarf, promoted by P.T. Barnum, with whom he worked closely from the 1850s until his untimely death in 1883. Provenance: From the estate collection of James Sigler (1954-2022), a third-generation circus banner artist and collector. This item can be shipped in-house.

See images. Book has chipping, toning and wear.