The Tom Thumb carriage is part of the circus collection amassed by Harry Hertzberg, a local businessman and state senator from San Antonio.  The Witte Museum received the renowned Hertzberg Circus Collection from the City of San Antonio in 2003.   

Hertzberg Circus Collection of the Witte Museum  

“Harry Hertzberg was a close family friend.  When I was a little girl, I was allowed to sit in the Tom Thumb carriage when it was kept in his house.”  Anne L. McClanahan, Witte Museum member