Penny-Farthing Bicycle: History, Design, and Legacy of the High-Wheeler #4188 (License: Personal Use)

This detailed line illustration depicts a late-19th-century penny-farthing (or high-wheel) bicycle, characterized by its enormous front wheel (typically 48-60 inches in diameter) and diminutive rear wheel. The frame is made of wrought iron or steel, with a saddle mounted directly above the front axle and pedals attached to the wheel’s hub-requiring significant balance and courage to ride. Such bicycles were popular from the 1870s to the 1890s before being superseded by the safer safety bicycle.

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