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Description
The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary, is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. It was popular after the boneshaker until the development of the safety bicycle in the 1880s. It was the first machine to be called a "bicycle".
- Group
- Flat Figure(s)
- Condition
- Standard painted
- Material
- Pewter-Alloy 55%Sn 39%Pb 6%Sb
- Nationality/Location
- Europe
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
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