Who made the penny farthing?

Answer 1

The Penny Farthing is also referred to as the 'High' or 'Ordinary' bicycle, and the first one was invented in 1871 by British engineer, James Starley. The Penny Farthing came after the development of the 'Hobbyhorse', and the French 'Velocipede' or 'Boneshaker', all versions of early bikes. However, the Penny Farthing was the first really efficient bicycle, consisting of a small rear wheel and large front wheel pivoting on a simple tubular frame with tires of rubber.

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The honour for that was/is usually given to James Starley although Frenchman Eugene Meyer is also mentioned.

Answer 2

Strange question.

A man with an idea and a fair amount of metal working skills shaped steel according to his idea, added wooden grips, a leather saddle and tires and the Penny Farthing was born.
Pretty much like anything else being invented. A person with an idea got someone to build the idea. Seeing that the idea worked, someone developed it further.

Answer 3

it was made in the royal gardens.
France since it is Frenchman Eugene Meyer who is now regarded as the father of the High Bicycle by the International Cycling History Conference.
The penny farthing was first designed and patented by a Frenchman called Eugene Meyer. However, the design was improved by English bicycle engineer James Starley, who increased the size of the front wheel and introduced individually adjustable spokes, plus the 'moustache'-style handlebars and other developments. Production of the first penny farthing design (marketed as the 'Ariel') began in England in 1870, with cycles of similar design being manufactured under licence in the USA by the Pope Manufacturing Company, as well as by other companies in England such as Humber. Production of this iconic bike ended in 1893, when improvements in chain-drive cycle technology and also the development of pneumatic tyres rendered direct-drive machines obsolete. However, penny farthings continued to be used as racing bicycles as late as 1927, until bicycle development forced their final retirement as all but novelty transport.
in England
The Penny-Farthing bicycle was a British invention. James Starley is credited as being the inventor.

Answer 4

There were several companies in several countries that manufactured penny-farthings.

Answer 5

No.

But he introduced the wire-spoked wheels, and some other improvements.

Answer 6

Most likely it would have been James Starley, the inventor of the Penny Farthing bicycle.

Answer 7

Mostly fairly young, athletic and wealthy men. The people who could afford them and wanted to, before the invention of the chain-driven bicycle.