item details
NamePenny-farthing bicycle
ProductionUnknown; manufacturer(s); 1875-1880
Classificationbicycles
Registration NumberT000137
Credit lineGift of S.W. Moult, 1955
Overview
Penny-farthing bicycle. The name 'Penny-farthing' came from the great difference between the large size of the front wheel and the small rear wheel, resembling the difference in size between English penny and farthing coins.