Tom Thumb (disambiguation)
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Tom Thumb
is a diminutive hero of English folklore.
Tom Thumb may also refer to:
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Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. The History of Tom Thumb was published in 1621, and has the distinction of being the first fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, tangling with giants, and becoming a...
is a diminutive hero of English folklore.
Tom Thumb may also refer to:
In entertainment:
- Tom Thumb (play)Tom Thumb (play)Tom Thumb is a play written by Henry Fielding as an addition to The Author's Farce. It was added on 24 April 1730 at Haymarket. It is a low tragedy about a character who is small in both size and status who is granted the hand of a princess in marriage...
, a 1730 play by Henry Fielding - Tom Thumb (comics)Tom Thumb (comics)Tom Thumb is the name of two fictional characters who are owned by Marvel Comics and appear in the comic books published by that company...
, the codename of two Marvel Comics superheroes - tom thumb (film)Tom thumb (film)Deliberately uncapitalised, tom thumb is a 1958 fantasy-musical film directed by George Pal and released by MGM. It was based on the fairy tale of the same name...
, a 1958 feature film directed by George Pal - The Secret Adventures of Tom ThumbThe Secret Adventures of Tom ThumbThe Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is a 1993 stop-motion animated film made by bolexbrothers, and funded by the BBC, La Sept, producer Richard Hutchinson and Manga Entertainment, which also distributed the film on video...
, a 1993 stop-motion animated film - Tom of T.H.U.M.B., a segment American/Japanese children's animated television series The King Kong ShowThe King Kong ShowThe King Kong Show is an American/Japanese children's animated television series produced in 1966 by Videocraft of the USA, and Japan's Toei Animation and is the first anime series produced in Japan for an American company...
- "Just Like Tom Thumb's BluesJust Like Tom Thumb's Blues"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" is a song written and performed by Bob Dylan. It was originally recorded on August 2, 1965 and released on the album Highway 61 Revisited. The song was later released on the compilation album Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol...
", a song by Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly... - "Tom Thumb", a jazz composition by saxophonist Wayne ShorterWayne ShorterWayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer, and many of his compositions have become standards...
in tribute to fellow pianist Bobby TimmonsBobby TimmonsRobert Henry "Bobby" Timmons was an African American jazz pianist and composer.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and the composition of "Moanin'", "Dat Dere", and "This Here", each of which are typical of his...
whose nickname was Tom Thumb, notably recorded on Timmons's album "Soul Man" (1966) Shorter's album "SchizophreniaSchizophrenia (Wayne Shorter album)-Track listing:# "Tom Thumb" – 6:16# "Go" – 5:42# "Schizophrenia" – 6:50# "Kryptonite" – 6:29# "Miyako" – 5:00# "Playground" – 6:20-Personnel:*Wayne Shorter – tenor saxophone*Curtis Fuller – trombone*James Spaulding – flute, alto saxophone...
" (1967)
In history:
- Tom Thumb (locomotive)Tom Thumb (locomotive)Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive used on a common-carrier railroad. Designed and built by Peter Cooper in 1830, it was designed to convince owners of the newly formed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to use steam engines...
, the first American-built steam locomotive - General Tom ThumbGeneral Tom ThumbGeneral Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton , a dwarf who achieved great fame under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum.-Early life:...
, the stage name of performer Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838–1883) - Tom Thumb, an open boat used by navigator Matthew FlindersMatthew FlindersCaptain Matthew Flinders RN was one of the most successful navigators and cartographers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, which had previously been...
and George BassGeorge BassGeorge Bass was a British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia.-Early years:He was born on 30 January 1771 at Aswarby, a hamlet near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, the son of a tenant farmer, George Bass, and a local beauty named Sarah Nee Newman. His father died in 1777 when Bass was 6...
in 1796
In miscellaneous:
- Tom Thumb snaffle, a type of bit mouthpieceBit mouthpieceThe mouthpiece is the part of a horse's bit that goes into the mouth of a horse, resting on the bars of the mouth in the sensitive interdental space where there are no teeth. The mouthpiece is possibly the most important determinant in the severity and action of the bit. Therefore, it should be...
for horses - Tom Thumb Food & Pharmacy, a chain of supermarkets in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
- Tom Thumb Food StoresTom Thumb Food StoresTom Thumb Food & Pharmacy is a chain of supermarkets in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Tom Thumb stores operate under the names Tom Thumb—traditional grocery stores; Flagship Tom Thumb—high end stores; and Simon David—also high end, usually in affluent areas. Tom Thumb and Randall's Food Markets...
, a chain of convenience stores in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama - Tom Thumb GalleryTom Thumb GalleryThe Tom Thumb Annual Floating Art Exhibition, founded in 1998, by Jimmy Kuehnle and Kjell Hahn is a student run alternative exhibition opportunity located in Kirksville, Missouri. It is one of two alternative exhibition opportunities from the gallery at Truman State University...
, an alternative exhibition space in Kirksville, Missouri - Tom Thumb (TT), the smallest size of a Faucet aeratorFaucet aeratorA faucet aerator is often found at the tip of modern indoor water faucets. Without an aerator, water usually flows out of a faucet as one big stream. An aerator spreads this stream into many little droplets...