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Tom Thumb (disambiguation)

Tom Thumb is a diminutive hero of English folklore.

Tom Thumb may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Brands and companies

  • Tom Thumb (grocery store), a chain of supermarkets in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, owned by Safeway
  • Tom Thumb Food Stores, the former name for Loaf 'N Jug, a chain of convenience stores in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama
  • Tom Thumb Gallery, an alternative exhibition space in Kirksville, Missouri
  • Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate, England

History

  • Tom Thumb (locomotive), the first American-built steam locomotive, built in 1830
  • General Tom Thumb, the stage name of American performer Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838–1883)
  • Tom Thumb, an open boat used by navigator Matthew Flinders and George Bass in 1796

Other uses

  • Manuel Ramos (boxer) (1942–1999), nicknamed Pulgarcito (Tom Thumb), Mexican boxer
  • Tom Thumb Peak, in the Howson Range, British Columbia, Canada
  • Tom Thumb snaffle, a type of bit mouthpiece for horses

See also

  • "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues", a song by Bob Dylan
  • Tom of T.H.U.M.B., a segment from American/Japanese children's animated television series The King Kong Show
  • "Tom Thumb Tempest", an episode of the 1960s British TV series Stingray
  • Tom Thumb House (disambiguation)
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