1869 Miniature Bicycle Used by Tom Thumb
Artifact
Bicycle
Date Made
1869
Summary
Topliff and Ely, an Ohio company, presented this reduced-size velocipede to General Tom Thumb, the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton. This diminutive performer, who only reached a height of 40 inches, got his start with P. T. Barnum. Stratton turned his small stature into a profitable career entertaining both royalty and the common man.
Creators
Place of Creation
Object ID
30.120.27
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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1869 Miniature Bicycle Used by Tom Thumb
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