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Bell Street Hall poster, January 1846 (reverse)

Reverse of a nineteenth-century printed theatre poster advertising General Tom Thumb at Bell Street Hall, Dundee, January 1846. The aged paper shows mirrored letterpress text visible through the sheet, a small illustration of the performer standing on a chair, fold marks, and handwritten annotations along the right-hand side. — Bell Street Hall poster, January 1846 (reverse). Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library.

Victorian letterpress poster advertising General Tom Thumb’s farewell appearances at Bell Street Hall, Dundee, in January 1846. The poster features large bold text, a central illustration of the performer standing on a chair, details of exhibition times and admission prices, and promotional claims about the entertainer’s age, height, and international fame. — Bell Street Hall poster, January 1846 (front). Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library.

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Poster

Reverse of poster advertising the ‘Farewell Levees of General Tom Thumb’.

Object details

Object type: Poster
Production date: Jan 1846
Museum number: MH/BSH/01

Source collection
Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library

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The object’s story

Object Description

Hand-written text at top right of poster:

24th January 1846

General Tom Thumb

Bell Street Hall

Transcription

Hand-written text at top right of poster:

24th January 1846

General Tom Thumb

Bell Street Hall

Connected places

Bell Street Hall / Springthorpe’s Music Hall (1846-1865)

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