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Armitage, Elizabeth, -1848.

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  • Sudden death of Mrs. Armitage.
  • Extraordinary exhibition : Cosmorama Rooms, 290, Regent Street : The greatest lady in the world! A rival to the celebrated Daniel Lambert. This phenomen is now exhibiting each day, from 11 1-2 till 5-and 7 till 9 o'clock : Mrs. Elizabeth Armitage of the extraordinary weight of 31 stone 11 lbs. or, 445 pounds ... / Cosmorama Rooms.
  • Under the patronage of the Royal Family : now exhibiting at the Cosmorama, Regent St., Mrs. Eliz. Armitage, the most beautiful and extraordinary lady in Europe!!.
  • Sudden death of Mrs. Armitage.
  • Now exhibiting for a short time only! The Mammoth Lady from the Cosmorama Rooms, Regent Street ... : Mrs. Elizabeth Armitage, of the extraordinary weight of 31 stone 11 lbs. or 445 pounds! Weighed at Soulier and Ward's, no.4, Burlington Arcade, where the weight is registered / Strand Theatre.

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    • Ephemera
    • Online

    Now exhibiting for a short time only! The Mammoth Lady from the Cosmorama Rooms, Regent Street ... : Mrs. Elizabeth Armitage, of the extraordinary weight of 31 stone 11 lbs. or 445 pounds! Weighed at Soulier and Ward's, no.4, Burlington Arcade, where the weight is registered / Strand Theatre.

    | Date: [1847?]
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    Extraordinary exhibition : Cosmorama Rooms, 290, Regent Street : The greatest lady in the world! A rival to the celebrated Daniel Lambert. This phenomen is now exhibiting each day, from 11 1-2 till 5-and 7 till 9 o'clock : Mrs. Elizabeth Armitage of the extraordinary weight of 31 stone 11 lbs. or, 445 pounds ... / Cosmorama Rooms.

    | Date: [approximately 1846?]
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    Sudden death of Mrs. Armitage.

    | Date: [1848]
    • Ephemera
    • Online

    Under the patronage of the Royal Family : now exhibiting at the Cosmorama, Regent St., Mrs. Eliz. Armitage, the most beautiful and extraordinary lady in Europe!!.

    | Date: [1847?]

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