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What was the “penny-farthing”?

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A high wheel bicycle (also known as a penny farthing) is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel that was popular in the 1880s. The first Penny farthing was invented in 1871 by British engineer, James Starley.

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