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High-Wheeler or Penny-Farthing Bicycle, 1891

An antique bicycle; American; about 1891. The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary, is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. It was popular after the "boneshaker" until the development of the safety bicycle in the 1880s. It was the first machine to be called a "bicycle.".

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High-Wheeler or Penny-Farthing Bicycle, 1891

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An antique bicycle; American; about 1891. The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary, is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. It was popular after the "boneshaker" until the development of the safety bicycle in the 1880s. It was the first machine to be called a "bicycle."

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Album / Science Source / Getty Research Institute

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2220 x 2336 px | 14.8 MB

Print size:

18.8 x 19.8 cm | 7.4 x 7.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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