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Penny Farthing
The penny-farthing,( or 'high wheeler'), was a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. They were popular in the 1880s and though the trend was short-lived, the penny-farthing became a symbol of the late Victorian era. Cycling as a sport came into being during the same period.
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Group of men some wearing plus fours riding penny farthing bicycles
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Members of Newbrough and Fourstones Cycling Club with their penny farthings.
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Penny Farthing - Beamish Museum Power from the Past 2011
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Group of young cyclists, possibly a cycling club at Gosforth Park, 1889
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Two gentlemen riding bicycles, one a standard, the other a penny farthing.
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Two cyclists with penny farthing bicycles in Scotland
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
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Cyclist with trophies beside his penny-farthing bicycle.
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Beamish (flickr)
Group of men some wearing plus fours riding penny farthing bicycles
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Beamish (flickr)
Members of Newbrough and Fourstones Cycling Club with their penny farthings.
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Beamish (flickr)
Penny Farthing - Beamish Museum Power from the Past 2011
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Beamish (flickr)
Group of young cyclists, possibly a cycling club at Gosforth Park, 1889
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Beamish (flickr)
Two gentlemen riding bicycles, one a standard, the other a penny farthing.
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Beamish (flickr)
Two cyclists with penny farthing bicycles in Scotland
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
from Beamish (flickr)
Cyclist with trophies beside his penny-farthing bicycle.
Pinned by Simon Cotterill
