penny-farthings
Big-wheeled cycles
Penny-farthings are early bicycles with a very large front wheel and a small rear wheel—the rider sat high above the front axle.
The name comes from two British coins of vastly different sizes.
Popular in the 1870s and 1880s, they were replaced by the safer chain-driven "safety bicycle" with equal-sized wheels.
He collects antique penny-farthings.
Of a prim era
- 1870sNinth decade, nineteenth century
- 1880sNinth decade, nineteenth century
- velocipedeEarly pedal-driven vehicle
- boneshakerJarring early bicycle
Coventry · antique · vintage · museum · historical · nineteenth century · industrial revolution · predecessor
Faithful scaled reproduction
- restorationReturning something to condition
- custom buildSpecially made to order
- collectors itemValuable object sought by enthusiasts
- hobbyRecreational leisure activity
demonstration · exhibition · craftsmanship · wheelmen · touring · artisan · specialty
Large-wheeled antique bicycle
- spokedHaving radiating rods
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- handlebarsBicycle steering apparatus
- direct driveTransmission without intermediate gears
pedals · hub · rim · leather seat · steel frame · headstock · forks · ball bearings
Textured woolen cloth
- mustacheUpper lip hair
- top hatTall formal headwear
- racingSpeed competition sport
- noveltyQuality of being original
parade · festival · collectors · enthusiasts · reenactment · steampunk · nostalgia · retro
Victorian
Of a prim era
- 1870sNinth decade, nineteenth century
- 1880sNinth decade, nineteenth century
- velocipedeEarly pedal-driven vehicle
boneshaker · Coventry · antique · vintage · museum · historical · nineteenth century · industrial revolution · predecessor · evolution
replica
Faithful scaled reproduction
- restorationReturning something to condition
- custom buildSpecially made to order
- collectors itemValuable object sought by enthusiasts
hobby · demonstration · exhibition · craftsmanship · wheelmen · touring · artisan · specialty
high-wheeler
Large-wheeled antique bicycle
- spokedHaving radiating rods
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- handlebarsBicycle steering apparatus
direct drive · pedals · hub · rim · leather seat · steel frame · headstock · forks · ball bearings
tweed
Textured woolen cloth
novelty · parade · festival · collectors · enthusiasts · reenactment · steampunk · nostalgia · retro · quaint
header
Top line of document
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- dismountingGetting off something ridden
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
precarious · dangerous · tipping · spill · cropper · skill · agility · momentum · coasting · freewheeling
penny-farthingselectric bikes
Battery-powered pedal vehicles
e-bikes · mountain bikes · electric bicycles · BMX bikes · road bikes
penny, farthing, pennies, farthings, pennyworth, halfpenny, twopenny, sixpenny