Penny Farthing Collection

COLUMBIA BICYCLES POSTER. American lithographic advertising poster, c1886

Skeleton on a penny farthing. Composite x-ray of a skeleton riding a penny farthing bicycle represented by the coins it is named after

A very smart gentleman on his penny farthing

Eric Lunn from Peterbrough stops at Wallington Mansion to check his penny farthing

Mr. Peter Golding, of Jesmond, Newcastle, with his penny farthing at the transport festival

Proud owner and his penny farthing bicycle

FRANCES BENJAMIN JOHNSTON (1864-1952). American photographer. Dressed as a man and posed with a bicycle. Photograph, c1890

Cycling accidents, 19th century artwork C013 / 7905
Cycling accidents. 19th century artwork showing the various accidents that could befall the rider of a penny farthing bicycle

Man riding a penny farthing into a canal (chromolitho)
2817016 Man riding a penny farthing into a canal (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man riding a penny farthing into a canal)

Cycling fans Philip Bewlry, Eric Lunn and Nick Clayton set out yesterday to pedal 100 miles in a coast-to-coast marathon across the North on old-fashioned penny farthings

Bert Myers, bicycle racing man. Drawing, 1890
BICYCLING, 1890. Bert Myers, bicycle racing man. Drawing, 1890

A Penny Farthing Bicycle
5616743 A Penny Farthing Bicycle; (add.info.: Illustration showing a Penny Farthing Bicycle 1896. 01/01/1896); Universal History Archive/UIG

Two courting couples using the Penny Farthing Bicycle. 1882 (engraving)
5615898 Two courting couples using the Penny Farthing Bicycle. 1882 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Penny Farthing Bicycle
5616742 A Penny Farthing Bicycle; (add.info.: Illustration showing a Penny Farthing Bicycle 1884. 01/01/1884); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Penny Farthing Bicycle
5616739 A Penny Farthing Bicycle; (add.info.: Punch illustration showing a Penny Farthing Bicycle 1879. 01/01/1879); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Land of cocagne, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print)
5669534 The Land of cocagne, a serie created by Pellerin printer, 1860 (Epinal print); (add.info.: Jean-Charles Pellerin (1756-1836), French draftsman, illustrator and printer

Two cyclists on Penny Farthing bicycles in the 19th century. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur
1000857 Two cyclists on Penny Farthing bicycles in the 19th century. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909.; Private Collection

An engraving depicting the King of Clubs model of the penny-farthing, 19th century
5311626 An engraving depicting the King of Clubs model of the penny-farthing, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

A Penny Farthing Bicycle
5616741 A Penny Farthing Bicycle; (add.info.: Punch illustration showing a Penny Farthing Bicycle 1889. 01/01/1889); Universal History Archive/UIG

A man locking away his Penny Farthing Bicycle
5616740 A man locking away his Penny Farthing Bicycle; (add.info.: Illustration showing a man locking away his Penny Farthing Bicycle 1887. 01/01/1887); Universal History Archive/UIG

People watching curiously as an old man cycles past them using a Penny Farthing Bicycle. 1885 (engraving)
5615896 People watching curiously as an old man cycles past them using a Penny Farthing Bicycle. 1885 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Using tricycles or Penny Farthing Bicycles while shooting birds. 1883 (engraving)
5615897 Using tricycles or Penny Farthing Bicycles while shooting birds. 1883 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Warning cyclists of the detriment to their deportment due to using the Penny Farthing Bicycle. 1889 (engraving)
5615895 Warning cyclists of the detriment to their deportment due to using the Penny Farthing Bicycle. 1889 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Engraving depicting a penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary
5309444 Engraving depicting a 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

Lady using a Penny Farthing Bicycle as the man gallops by on a horse. 1876 (engraving)
5615894 Lady using a Penny Farthing Bicycle as the man gallops by on a horse. 1876 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

King of Clubs model of the Penny Farthing
5616744 King of Clubs model of the Penny Farthing'; (add.info.: Illustration showing the King of Clubs model of the Penny Farthing Bicycle 1890. 01/01/1890); Universal History Archive/UIG

Thomas Stevens, English cyclist, the first to circumnavigate the Earth by bicycle
6030964 Thomas Stevens, English cyclist, the first to circumnavigate the Earth by bicycle, with his penny farthing (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Penny-Farthing accident, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
1275402 Penny-Farthing accident, c.1890 (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The penny-farthing, also known as the high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary)

Peddler Palmer with his penny farthing bicycle still in perfect running order after 55 years. 9th September 1948

Salesman, John Whitfield, pictured with his 19th Century Penny Farthing Cycle, which is for sale, priced at £ 500. 13th November 1985. Cycling

Penny farthing Bicycle, one of 5 19th Century cycles presented to Middlesbroughs Dorman Museum from the estate of Harry Nerwell of Whitby, who died in April

Doug Pinkerton, high wheeler -2
Champion racing cyclist Doug Pinkerton racing his high-wheel, or penny farthing bicycle. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Doug Pinkerton, high wheeler -1
Champion racing cyclist Doug Pinkerton racing his high-wheel, or penny farthing bicycle. First published The Sunday Correspondent Date: 1990

Keens Cycle Manufactory OFH01_01_02_051
Keen's Cycle Manufactory, Angel Road, Giggshill Green, Thames Ditton, Elmbridge, Surrey. A group portrait taken outside the bicycle workshop and repair shop of John Keen

Ardanaiseig Castle Hotel, Kilchrenan, Aryll and Bute, Scotland, Great Britain

Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length self-portrait dressed as a man with false... c1890 - 1900
Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length self-portrait dressed as a man with false moustache, posed with bicycle, facing left, between 1890 and 1900

Penny Farthing Team
A group of cyclists posing with their penny farthings, circa 1885. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Photographic print : albumen, of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length self-portrait dressed as a man
3519790 Photographic print : albumen, of photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length self-portrait dressed as a man with a false moustache, posed with Penny Farthing bicycle, facing left

Self-portrait, c. 1890 (b / w photo)
5672332 Self-portrait, c.1890 (b/w photo) by Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1864-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frances " Fannie" Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952)

A Victorian Christmas card of two gentlemen dressed in hunting attire next to a wooden
3603964 A Victorian Christmas card of two gentlemen dressed in hunting attire next to a wooden horse, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Punch cartoon: Richard Wagner, German composer (engraving)
6034910 Punch cartoon: Richard Wagner, German composer (engraving) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Columbia Bicycle Ad, c. 1890s (chromolithograph)
1079039 Columbia Bicycle Ad, c.1890s (chromolithograph) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Columbia Bicycle)

Group riding penny-farthing bicycles, 1887 (lithograph)
1201953 Group riding penny-farthing bicycles, 1887 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

On Pleasure Bent (engraving)
729584 On Pleasure Bent (engraving) by Hatherell, William (1855-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On Pleasure Bent - A Bank Holiday Roadside Scene. Drawn by William Hatherell)

Mr George Waller wearing his Long Distance Championship belt and holding his bicycle
3411930 Mr George Waller wearing his Long Distance Championship belt and holding his bicycle, May 1879 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Cycling Club, Florida, USA, 1880s (b / w photo)
3032161 Cycling Club, Florida, USA, 1880s (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

Kidderminster cycling club, 1890 (b / w photo)
CMT356765 Kidderminster cycling club, 1890 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Museum of Carpet, Kidderminster, UK; eMuseum of Carpet; eThe Carpet Museum Trust; English

The challenges of riding a penny farthing, or ordinary bicycle (litho)
6014146 The challenges of riding a penny farthing, or ordinary bicycle (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The challenges of riding a penny farthing)

Cycling act (colour litho)
5198431 Cycling act (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cycling act)

Punch cartoon: The Pillion-Bicycle (engraving)
6034844 Punch cartoon: The Pillion-Bicycle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: The Pillion-Bicycle)

Bicycle Match at Lillie Bridge (coloured engraving)
729137 Bicycle Match at Lillie Bridge (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bicycle Match at Lillie Bridge, West Brompton)

The Exposition Universelle of 1889 (chromolitho)
724740 The Exposition Universelle of 1889 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Exposition Universelle of 1889)

Velocipedes (colour litho)
PER326529 Velocipedes (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Bicycling, c. 1887 (colour print)
5672330 Bicycling, c.1887 (colour print) by Sandham, Henry (1842-1912); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The line of beauty (engraving)
3640719 The line of beauty (engraving) by Du Maurier, George (1834-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The line of beauty)

Farthing with Hole, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731139 Farthing with Hole, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Farthing with Hole)

The Line of Beauty (engraving)
2777050 The Line of Beauty (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Line of Beauty)

Adolphe Clement and his wife on a tricycle (b / w photo)
PER326526 Adolphe Clement and his wife on a tricycle (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

German penny-farthing (photo)
611433 German penny-farthing (photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: German penny-farthing); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

A Summer Day, 1888 (oil on panel)
659102 A Summer Day, 1888 (oil on panel) by Alott, Robert (1850-1910); 26x52.3. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Summer Day. Robert Alott (1850-1910). Oil on panel. Signed and dated 1888

Penny farthing in traffic outside the Mansion House in the 1880s (photo)
559956 Penny farthing in traffic outside the Mansion House in the 1880s (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Cyclist (silver bromide gelatin print)
ALI187183 The Cyclist (silver bromide gelatin print) by Wulz, Giuseppe (1868-1918); Museo di Storia della Fotografia Fratelli Alinari, Florence; Alinari

Advertisement for Columbia bicycles and tricycles from the Pope Manufacturing Co, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (litho)
6030766 Advertisement for Columbia bicycles and tricycles from the Pope Manufacturing Co, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (litho) by American School

Post and railways (colour litho)
3096779 Post and railways (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Post and railways)

A Victorian Christmas card of four cats on penny farthing bicycles, c. 1880 (colour litho)
3603469 A Victorian Christmas card of four cats on penny farthing bicycles, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English, out of copyright

The Coventry Machinists Company (engraving)
2792362 The Coventry Machinists Company (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coventry Machinists Company)

Ironmonger, illustration from High Street by J. M
STC411904 Ironmonger, illustration from High Street by J.M. Richards, printed by the Curwen Press, pub. by Country Life, 1938 (colour litho) by Ravilious

Tom Monagan (b / w photo)
DHS212239 Tom Monagan (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Dallas Historical Society, Texas, USA; eDallas Historical Society; American, out of copyright

Performance by French tightrope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin in Brussels (engraving)
6001353 Performance by French tightrope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin in Brussels (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for the Columbia Bicycle from the Pope Manufacturing Co, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (litho)
6030750 Advertisement for the Columbia Bicycle from the Pope Manufacturing Co, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (litho) by American School

Types of bicycle (engraving)
5216878 Types of bicycle (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of bicycle. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon (Bibliographisches Institut)

Advert for Columbia Penny-Farthing bicycle, Boston, USA, 1895 (colour litho)
3032182 Advert for Columbia Penny-Farthing bicycle, Boston, USA, 1895 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

After the Ball is over (engraving)
1064195 After the Ball is over (engraving) by Rainey, William (1852-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Ball is over)

Seven year old David Wilde of Meriden has to look high to see the rider of this Humber Roadster of 1885. West Midlands. 18th May 1951

London to Brighton Bike Ride, cyclists arrive at Brighton, East Sussex. 9th February 1969

Mr Philip Yorke takes a trip around the grounds of his house on a Penny Farthing. He has been trying to give away his family home for five years

Tyneside cyclists take a breather after a day out in Northumberland in 1892

Jock Harrison back in the saddle, and at 73, preparing for his greatest cycling challenge in a long two wheeled career, intending to Penny farthing his way from Newcastle to his birthplace in Dundee

An intrepid cycling fan set out yesterday to pedal 100 miles in a coast-to-coast marathon across the North on old-fashioned penny farthings

Alex Lindsay on an 1895 penny farthig at Aydon Castle

Cycling buffs Mrs. Frances Milsham and Mr. Tommy Thompson at Beamish Museum

Auctioneer Barbara Turner with an old but in good condition penny farthing

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"Pedaling through History: The Fascinating World of Penny Farthings" Step back in time with this vintage Columbia Bicycles poster from 1886, showcasing the iconic penny farthing. 🚲 A daring skeleton fearlessly rides a penny farthing, capturing the adventurous spirit of this unique bicycle design. Meet Mr. Peter Golding, proud owner of a penny farthing in Jesmond, Newcastle. His love for this classic mode of transportation is evident as he poses with his prized possession. Eric Lunn takes a pit stop at Wallington Mansion during his journey on a penny farthing. These bicycles were not only means of transport but also symbols of freedom and exploration. Cycling enthusiasts Philip Bewlry, Eric Lunn, and Nick Clayton embark on an epic 100-mile ride aboard their trusty penny farthings. Their passion for these high-wheelers knows no bounds. The 19th century was not without its cycling accidents, as depicted in artwork C013/7905. It serves as a reminder that even the most skilled riders faced challenges while mastering the art of riding a penny farthing. In an unexpected turn of events captured in chromolitho form, witness a man riding his beloved penny farthing straight into a canal. A humorous mishap that adds to the allure and excitement surrounding these extraordinary bicycles. Frances Benjamin Johnston breaks gender norms by dressing as a man while posing with her very own Penny Farthing bicycle. Her self-portrait showcases how these magnificent machines transcended societal boundaries. Bert Myers emerges as one of the prominent figures in bicycle racing history thanks to his prowess on the high wheelers like our beloved penny farthings. His determination and skill captivated audiences during races throughout the late 19th century. This cutoutfacet photographic print features Frances Benjamin Johnston once again – full-length self-portrait dressed as a man with her trusty Penny Farthing bicycle by her side. A testament to the enduring legacy of these remarkable bicycles.