The Turkish Tom Thumb (Pasha Hayati Hassid) : height 30 inches, speaks seven langauges : introduced into England by Lloyd Forsyth.

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[between 1910 and 1919?]
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The Turkish Tom Thumb (Pasha Hayati Hassid) : height 30 inches, speaks seven langauges : introduced into England by Lloyd Forsyth. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Postcard (possibly ca.1918) showing the Turkish Tom Thumb in a dark suit and fez holding a cane. There is an ornately carved chair behind him and a carved cupboard with 2 books on it to his right. The card would probably have been sold as a souvenir at places where he was exhibited as part of a freak or variety show.

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1910 and 1919?]

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1 sheet : illustrations, portrait ; 14 cm

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    EPH499
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    EPH499:49

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