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Ref NoOBJ/PAM/1/228
TitlePress cutting relating to 'the Rival Pig-Faced ladies'
Date14 Jul 1829
Description Of ItemCutting details the rivalry between two showmen, a Mr Maugham and a Mr Stokes, who had set up shows both claiming to feature 'pig-faced ladies'. Maugham's was revealed to have been a shaved sloth, while Stokes' had been a former pit-bear.
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