Gay Jewel, 1863 - ? nicknamed Jumbo, was the heaviest man alive in 1899 weighing 53 st. 6lb. and measuring 6ft. 4in. in height.

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Gay Jewel, 1863 - ? nicknamed Jumbo, was the heaviest man alive in 1899 weighing 53 st. 6lb. and measuring 6ft. 4in. in height. From The Strand Magazine published 1897.

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