Pennyfarthing bicycle

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Title

Pennyfarthing bicycle

Content partner

Thames Museum

Collection

Thames Museum

Description

Very tall "Ordinary " tubular Pennyfarthing bicycle, 1500mmh x 1650mml, large front wheel 1370mm dia, small back wheel 450mm, spoked wheels have solid rubber tyres, lug above back wheel used as mounting step, small seat on back wheel tube at top, front wheel hand brake, straight thin metal tube handle bars with wooden grips, metal pedals on front wheel, bicycle produced in early 1870's and popular until the 1890's, smaller sizes were made

Format

Image

Date created

1870ca

URL

https://ehive.com/collections/3281/objects/671026

Related subjects

Bicycle / Transport / penny-farthing

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