Tom Thumb’s Dress Shirts. Mid-nineteenth century. Two finely made miniature night shirts reportedly owned by Tom Thumb (Charles S. Stratton) and handed down to Mrs. Tom Thumb’s family. Accompanied by 1952 booklet by Mr. Benjamin Bump “The Story that Never Grows Old,” and Hall of Fame Museum display sign. Sunned and worn condition. Ex-John Zweifel collection.Lavinia Thumb’s maiden name was Lavinia Bump, and these garments were presented to the Florida based Circus Hall of Fame by her relatives, Mr., and Mrs. Benjamin J. Bump, of Middleboro, Massachusetts. Mr. Benjamin Bump was the proprietor of the Tom Thumb Museum, which at one time exhibited over 300 items belonging to the Thumbs.