The wheel sizes were not a constant. The front wheel may have been up to 1.5 metres (or 60 inches), the rear wheel may have been as small as 0.3 metres (or 12 inches).
A Penny Farthing was a 19th Century bicycle invented in 1871 by British engineer, James Starley. It was named for the disparate size of the two wheels, the Penny being very much larger than the Farthing.
A Penny Farthing was a 19th Century bicycle invented in 1871 by British engineer, James Starley. A Penny and a Farthing are both coins from the now redundant British predecimal currency system. The Penny Farthing bicycle was so named for the contrast of the size of the front and back wheels which were likened to a Penny and a Farthing.
Question doesn't make sense. A penny farthing is an old kind of bicycle with a big front wheel and a small rear wheel. By 1947 they were too old to be useful but not old enough to be interesting. Scrap value. Pennies and farthings were coins. They have separate values.
I think you looking for a bicycle called the Penny-farthing, an early design of bicycle that had a very large front wheel.It is called a penny-farthing. Called that because the difference between the big wheel and the small wheel was similar to the difference between the old British pre-decimal penny and the farthing.
A penny farthing is a bicycle in England from many years ago. It is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel that was popular until the development of the safety bicycle, in the 1880s.
A 1944 farthing* in average condition sells for less than a dollar. (*) Note : A "penny farthing" is a type of bicycle. A farthing is 1/4 of a penny, so the terms do not go together (e.g. you would not say "a dime quarter")
To a numismatist, FAIR condition describes a coin that is so worn you can barely determine the type and date, so if it is really in this condition, it is worth nothing. If it is in a bit better condition, it still has no significant value and may even be found in a dealer's "junk box" for 25 cents.
A Penny Farthing
A bicycle with a huge wheel in the front- Apex Just took the quiz and its correct :)
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The bicycle called the "Penny Farthing" was used in Victorian times. One BIG wheel in front (the penny) one little wheel in the back (the farthing)
The penny farthing is a type of bicycle. The bicycle has a large front wheel with a seat on top and a tiny back wheel. The bicycle was invented by Eugene Meyer. The bicycle was invented because the larger wheel meant higher speeds by which the cyclist could travel.