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	Chapter Tom Thumb <i>to</i> Tonio of T by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		Tom Thumb, the name of a very diminutive little man in the court of king Arthur, killed by the poisonous breath of a spider in the reign of king Thunstone, the successor of Arthur.
		Tom Thumb, a burlesque opera, altered by Kane O’Hara (author of Midas), in 1778, from a dramatic piece by Fielding the novelist (1730).
		Tom o’ Bedlam, a ticket-of-leave madman from Bethlehem Hospital; or one discharged as incurable.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1130/15046/1.html (658 words)

	Tom Thumb. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Bridgeport, Conn. His career as General Tom Thumb began in 1842, when the showman P. Barnum gave him the title and arranged with the child’s parents for his exhibition as a midget.
		Barnum aroused the intense curiosity of people throughout the world by consummately skillful publicity and profitably displayed the general in many countries, bringing Tom Thumb wealth and fame.
		Thumb and his wife continued to entertain audiences in the United States and abroad until their retirement in 1882.
	www.bartleby.com /65/to/TomThumb.html (232 words)

	Tom Thumb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), a midget who achieved great fame under American circus pioneer P.T. Barnum.
		Tom Thumb was the name of a movie from 1958 directed by George Pal.
		Tom Thumb is the name of a local supermarket chain in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex which is owned by Safeway Inc.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Thumb (291 words)

	Prodigies by James G. Mundie - General Tom Thumb
		To say that Tom Thumb was a smash hit hardly describes the phenomenon he was to become.
		Thumb soon embarked on an American tour, and in 1844 headed for Europe where he was commanded to appear before Queen Victoria.
		Tom Thumb was taken when the pair was in their early forties.
	www.missioncreep.com /mundie/gallery/little/little1.htm (1170 words)

	Tom Thumb
		Tom Thumb crept still farther in, and as it soon became quite dark, they were forced to go home with their vexation and their empty purses.
		When she came to the place with it, Tom Thumb, unperceived, betook himself to the granary, and the maid after she had examined every corner and found nothing, lay down in her bed again, and believed that, after all, she had only been dreaming with open eyes and ears.
		Tom Thumb had reckoned on this, and now began to make a violent noise in the wolf's body, and raged and screamed as loudly as he could.
	www.fln.vcu.edu /grimm/daumen_e_pics.html (2265 words)

	MSN Encarta - Tom Thumb
		Tom Thumb, real name Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-83), American entertainer, who was a curiosity due to his size.
		Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Tom Thumb was a dwarf.
		In 1842 the American showman Phineas T. Barnum exhibited Tom Thumb at Barnum's American Museum, a showcase for curiosities in New York City.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761564442 (160 words)

	Tom Thumb : Steven Bolin's Vintage Sideshow Photographs :
		Tom Thumb was born Charles S. Stratton in 1838.
		Tom Thumb was on of Barnum's most successful sideshow performers and traveled all over the United States and Europe, meeting many heads of state, including: Abraham Lincoln, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
		Tom Thumb, they were unable to have children.
	www.stevenbolin.com /freaks/tomthumb.html (182 words)

	Tom Thumb Trade Cards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tom never quite recovered from the incident and died on July 15, 1881.
		The trade card in Set 1 depicts Tom and Lavinia's appearing before European royalty during their world tour, and was probably issued during the late 1870s when they toured the US, managed by H. Jacobs and accompanied by the entertainers listed on the card's reverse.
		Tom and Lavinia never had a child of their own but, to stimulate public interest, they would appear with a baby represented by Barnum as theirs.
	www.tradecards.com /articles/tomThumb (526 words)

	Amazon.com: Tom Thumb (1958) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tom is played by one of the most talented and remarkable performers in the history of cinema--Mr.
		The colour is beautiful, especially the scenes where Tom is interacting with the toys.
		"Tom Thumb" is the happy result of two major talents combining their efforts to produce a timeless classic.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6301976320?v=glance (1285 words)

	Chapter Thumb <i>to</i> Tibbs of T by Brewer's Readers Handbook
		Thumb (Tom), a dwarf no bigger than a man’s thumb.
		He crept up the sleeve of a giant, and so tickled him that he shook his sleeve, and Tom, falling into the sea, was swallowed by a fish.
		Thumb (General Tom), a dwarf exhibited in London in 1846.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/174/1130/15040/1.html (505 words)

	.: bluespoon :. tomthumb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		tom thumb is a short film (3 minutes) which I created in my spare time during june 2002
		finally, the fragments of words and human faces overlayed onto the film are changed; they are taken from 3 hours of footage of two actresses (florence evans and alison bauld) who were recorded speaking the words of the classic english fairytale "tom thumb".
		tom thumb was designed, edited and rendered entirely using custom software written in C++.
	www.bluespoon.com /tomthumb (836 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: Tom Thumb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The story of Tom Thumb is well-known: a poor, childless farmer and his wife feed a raggedy beggar (who is really Merlin), and he rewards them with a son the size of the husband's thumb.
		Tom Thumb, however, gets into many dangerous situations--he is baked in a cake, eaten by a cow, stolen by a crow, swallowed by a giant and eventually imprisoned in a mouse trap.
		"Tom Thumb" as retold and beautifully illustrated by Richard Jesse Watson is a wonderful new spin on an old fairy tale.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0152892818 (416 words)

	Ongoing Tales Fairy Tale Tom Thumb
		When Tom's mother was not looking, the cow took the wisp of hay into her mouth.
		Then Tom's mother took him in her apron and ran with him to the house, but he was not hurt in the least.
		Tom was brought before the king and his story told.
	www.ongoing-tales.com /SERIALS/oldtime/FAIRYTALES/tomthumb.html (1296 words)

	Tom Thumb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Scarcely had they set foot on the threshold, when Tom called out, 'Don't bring me any more hay!' Then the parson himself was frightened; and thinking the cow was surely bewitched, told his man to kill her on the spot.
		Tom soon set himself to work to get out, which was not a very easy task; but at last, just as he had made room to get his head out, fresh ill-luck befell him.
		Tom, however, was still not disheartened; and thinking the wolf would not dislike having some chat with him as he was going along, he called out, 'My good friend, I can show you a famous treat.' 'Where's that?' said the wolf.
	www.rickwalton.com /folktale/grimm24.htm (1897 words)

	tom thumb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		a hundred years ago, Tom Thumb stood tall among the ranks of fairy tale immortals, a story stirring the richness of childlike imaginations.
		The Secret adventures of tom thumb, however is not the simple fantasy of the traditional tale but a bold re-exploration of the theme, a stunning journey through a post-industrial dream world of 'giants' and 'little folk'.
		Based on an award-winning ten-minute pilot, The secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is a sixty-one minute film combining 3-D model animation with an innovative use of pixilation -the technique of animating human actors frame by frame.
	www.bolexbrothers.com /tomthumb.html (236 words)

	Tom Thumb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tom Thumb is one of the very earliest of all miniature roses, bred by Jan de Vink of Holland in the 1930’s.
		It is a historically important rose as it has been a major contributor in the breeding of modern miniatures.
		Our plants of Tom Thumb are available in two sizes: 3 to 7 inches tall in 2 to 3 inch pots, and 7 to 10 inches tall in nursery bands or 5 inch pots.
	uncommonrose.biz /r/tomthumb.html (309 words)

	Tom Thumb -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Cooper held a race between Tom Thumb and a horse along Baltimore and Ohio tracks near (The largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center) Baltimore, (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) Maryland.
		(Click link for more info and facts about General Tom Thumb) General Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838-1883), a midget who achieved great fame under American circus pioneer (Click link for more info and facts about P.T. Barnum) P.T. Barnum.
		Tom Thumb was the name of a movie from 1958 directed by (Click link for more info and facts about George Pal) George Pal.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/to/tom_thumb.htm (197 words)

	Tom Thumb metal can securing clips. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Tom Thumb Clip Company makes precision can securing clips for shipping and mailing.
		In use since 1962, Tom Thumb packaging clips are the finest available for those who require maximum security in shipping cans.
		Step 2: Using the thumb, roll it over and into the V of the lid.
	www.tomthumbclip.com (216 words)

	Tom Thumb
		Tom Thumb - Fairy Talesby The Brothers Grimm The Robber Bridegroom Rumpelstiltskin Tom Thumb A poor woodman sat...
		Randall's leaves its thumbprint; the first Tom Thumb store to open since Cullum was acquired bears the Houston parent's fresh foods stamp.
		Tom Thumb 2X couponing in crowded Dallas area.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0849014.html (359 words)

	Tom thumb
		Initially the BandO was powered by horses, But in 1829 the BandO experimented with its first steam engine- the Tom Thumb.
		A few weeks later the Tom Thumb became engaged in its famous race with a horse drawn carriage.
		Although the Tom Thumb eventually lost due to a broken belt, it proved the advantage of steam over the horse.
	www.multied.com /railroad/TThumb.html (105 words)

	Tom Thumb, General -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		U.S. showman General Tom Thumb, so named for a miniature fairy-tale hero, was a midget exhibited by showman P.T. Barnum.
		He was born Charles Sherwood Stratton Jan. 4, 1838, in Bridgeport, Conn. Although his parents were of normal stature, Stratton stopped growing at the age of 6 months and remained 25 inches (0.6 meter) tall until his teens; he later grew to 40 inches (1 meter).
		The thumb also differs in having much freedom of movement and being opposable to tips of other digits.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9338599 (860 words)

	Homebuilt Mini-Scooter: the Tom Thumb
		As can be seen in the photo on the right and at the bottom, the Tom Thumb easily and quickly folds to a compact package that can be stashed in the trunk of a car, on the back porch or even in a hall closet.
		Don't be fooled by its small size—the Tom Thumb is capable of speeds up to 45 mph (depending on engine choice) and can handle a variety of road conditions, including fairly steep gradients.
		Typically, the Tom Thumb can be built at home for as little as $150 (minus the cost of the engine).
	www.prismz.com /tomthumb (360 words)

	tom thumb (1958) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The score of tom thumb was not very memorable, except for the song that I quoted above, which had some of the silliest lyrics I can recall.
		As Tony and Ivan they are the greedy thieves who use tom to rob the town treasury, only to turn on each other in a fight that enables tom to trip them up.
		When tom (still unaware of what crooks he is with) is inside the town treasury Tony/Terry-Thomas tells him to pass over a bag of gold.
	us.imdb.com /Details?0052427 (764 words)

	The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb (1993) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The story concerns a tiny Tom Thumb who's oddly born to a regular sized couple.
		Tom is kidnapped and taken to a science lab of mutated creatures.
		Tom has to fight against the evil Jack the Giant Killer, and try to find a way home to his family.
	us.imdb.com /Title?0108069 (310 words)

	The P.T. Barnum of the Barnum and Bailey Circus - Tom Thumb in London
		The first public appearance of Tom Thumb in London occurred soon after the arrival of the party there, at the Princess's Theatre.
		General Tom Thumb had visited the King of Saxony and also Ibrahim Pacha, who was then in London.
		Scarcely a nobleman in England failed to see General Tom Thumb at his own house, at the house of a friend, or at the public levees at Egyptian Hall.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/barnum/chap11.htm (2684 words)

	SingleRose.com - GameBoy Giveaway
		Tom Thumb has invited Single Rose to become a partner in its Good Neighbor Program.
		Tom Thumb will keep a running total of our purchases and send a percentage back to us as a donation.
		There's a Tom Thumb at Bowen and Park Row, there's also one at 360 and 303.
	www.singlerose.com /tomthumb.html (318 words)

	VH1.com : Movies : Movie : Tom Thumb : Plot
		Producer/animator/special-effect maven George Pal made his feature-film directorial bow with the colorful MGM musical fantasy Tom Thumb (the title of the film was spelled in lower case in the opening credits, and in all studio publicity material).
		Journeying to the Village, Tom is pounced upon by villains Ivan (Terry-Thomas) and Tony (a corpulent Peter Sellers), who intend to exploit our 5 1/2-inch-tall hero.
		Incidentally, while most of Tom Thumb was filmed in MGM's London facilities, the special effects were produced in Hollywood, requiring Russ Tamblyn to do a lot of travelling.
	www.vh1.com /movies/movie/35810/plot.jhtml (278 words)

	Tom Thumb on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		He displays a thumb he has built for his robot.
		BAGHDAD, IRAQ-- An ICDC soldier gives a two thumbs up after a graduation ceremony held at Camp Muleskinner in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, January 8, 2003.
		PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Philadelphia Ben Franklin impersonator Ralph Archbold gives a thumbs up as the Liberty Bell is slowly moved out of it's old home at the Liberty Bell Pavillion enroute to the new Li
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/TomT1humb.asp (621 words)

	Encyclopedia: Tom Thumb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Henry Fielding (April 22, 1707 â€“ October 8, 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist, best known as author of the novel Tom Jones.
		Tom Thumb is also the name of a local supermarket chain in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex which is owned by Safeway Inc. Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist.
		This is a disambiguation page â” a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tom-Thumb (728 words)

	Korova Multimedia § The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb
		Animated with 3-d models and actors (using the painstaking pixilation method), TOM THUMB returns the genre of nursery fable to the dark corner of the human condition...
		In this retelling, Tom's impoverished parents live in the dark, seedy portion of a strange town straight out of an Hieronymous Bosch nightmare.
		Into this world of rational insanity is born a mutated child, Tom, the filmic heir apparent to David Lynch's little ERASERHEAD baby, a physical and emotional innocent in a world of confusing grotesque.
	www.korova.com /kmr95/kmr5038.htm (361 words)

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