Tom Thumb (disambiguation)

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Tom Thumb is a diminutive hero of English folklore.

Tom Thumb may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment[edit]

• Tom Thumb (comics), the codename of two Marvel Comics superheroes
• Tom Thumb (film), a 1958 feature film directed by George Pal
• Tom Thumb (play), a 1730 play by Henry Fielding
• The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb, a 1993 stop-motion animated film
• A character in the children's book The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter
• Tom Thumb, a 1934 Krazy Kat film
• "Tom Thumb", a song by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons from the 1966 album The Soul Man!

Brands and companies[edit]

• Tom Thumb (grocery store), a chain of supermarkets in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, owned by Safeway Inc.
• Tom Thumb Food Stores, a chain of convenience stores in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama owned by EG America
• Tom Thumb Gallery, an alternative exhibition space in Kirksville, Missouri

History[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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
• Tom Thumb sausage, a hog sausage from eastern North Carolina

See also[edit]

• "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)
• Thumbelina (disambiguation)

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