Paul Salter rides with his penny-farthing bicycle outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art. JESSICA GRIFFIN TNS Paul Salter always wanted a penny-farthing but couldn’t think of a good reason to buy one ...

MUSEUM visitors can experience for themselves one of the wobbly wonders of the Victorian age. For a special event timed to coincide with the Tour de Yorkshire – The Penny Farthing Experience – will ...

The Penny Farthing bicycle obtained its name from the penny and farthing coins of the time. The bike was made entirely of metal instead of wood and the tires were rubber. The high centre of gravity ...

A penny farthing is a nickname for an old fashioned bicycle which had a large wheel at the front and a much smaller one behind. The penny and farthing were coins familiar to your grandparents and were ...