The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle. It was popular in the 1870s and 1880s, with its... 34 KB (3,650 words) - 14:51, 2 May 2024 |
The British farthing (derived from the Old English feorthing, a fourth part) was a British coin worth a quarter of an old penny (1⁄960 of a pound sterling)... 32 KB (4,424 words) - 19:05, 19 January 2024 |
Penny Farthing Records was a British independent record label, established in 1969 by the British record producer Larry Page as a progression from his... 6 KB (695 words) - 21:55, 28 January 2024 |
12 pence. Each penny was divided into 4 farthings, thus, a pound sterling contained 960 farthings, and a shilling contained 48 farthings. From 1860 to... 13 KB (1,372 words) - 16:45, 31 March 2024 |
A penny-farthing is an early type of bicycle Penny-farthing can also refer to: Penny Farthing Records Penny-Farthing Press Penny (disambiguation) Farthing... 234 bytes (57 words) - 18:04, 29 December 2019 |
Neil Laughton (section Penny Farthing) Penny Farthing Club and is Captain of the England Penny Farthing Polo Team. He currently holds the position of Club Secretary for the Penny Farthing Club... 27 KB (2,780 words) - 08:49, 19 February 2024 |
differential gear, the perfection of the bicycle chain drive, and the penny-farthing. Starley was born in 1830 at Albourne, West Sussex, the son of Daniel... 7 KB (747 words) - 20:21, 19 April 2024 |
valued one quarter of a penny Half farthing (British coin) Third farthing (British coin) Quarter farthing (British coin) Farthing (English coin), the predecessor... 3 KB (351 words) - 19:15, 16 February 2024 |
Bicycle frame (section Penny-farthing) ability to fold into a compact shape for transportation or storage. Penny-farthing frames are characterized by a large front wheel and a small rear wheel... 62 KB (7,379 words) - 13:16, 19 April 2024 |
globe by bicycle. He rode a large-wheeled Ordinary, also known as a penny-farthing, from April 1884 to December 1886. He later searched for Henry Morton... 18 KB (2,289 words) - 08:23, 13 May 2024 |
Goodbye Gemini. In 1971, Peter Green joined Larry Page's Penny Farthing record label (Penny Farthing Records) as a singer/songwriter and changed his stage... 16 KB (1,789 words) - 19:13, 29 October 2023 |
release was a cover version of the Kinks' "You Really Got Me" on the Penny Farthing label, produced by Larry Page, and timed to coincide with the tenth... 6 KB (687 words) - 06:04, 29 March 2024 |
Ten a Penny" eventually got on the charts in Australia, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and South Africa. In order to promote the hit, Penny Farthing Records... 4 KB (396 words) - 15:49, 17 April 2022 |
Humber Cycles (section Ordinary or "Penny-farthing") interest. Thomas's own design of "ordinary", now commonly known as a "penny-farthing", appeared in 1871 and not long after James Starley's metal ordinary... 10 KB (1,066 words) - 14:24, 28 December 2022 |
singles of the 70s, if not ever." "Beautiful Sunday" was released by Penny Farthing Records, but by Mercury Records in the US, in 1972. It peaked at No... 15 KB (1,102 words) - 09:38, 5 May 2024 |
year's League Cup Final against Stoke City. The record was issued by Penny Farthing Records and reached number 5 in the UK Charts and number 8 in Ireland... 10 KB (1,099 words) - 07:47, 29 December 2023 |
The quarter farthing was a British coin worth 1⁄3840 of a pound, 1⁄192 of a shilling, or +1⁄16 of a penny. The Royal Mint issued the coins in copper for... 3 KB (233 words) - 06:55, 9 July 2023 |
the Kinks and the Troggs, and his ownership of Page One Records and Penny Farthing Records. He produced such hits as "Wild Thing" along with all the other... 6 KB (544 words) - 22:42, 11 May 2024 |
world's first underwater marathon in Loch Ness and in 2004 cycled a Penny Farthing across Australia. In 2020, between Covid-19 lockdowns, he completed... 9 KB (1,072 words) - 01:37, 26 April 2024 |
album. His next single "Taste the Wine" was released on Larry Page's Penny Farthing label in 1974 which was also released across Europe. He released his... 6 KB (754 words) - 23:34, 16 November 2023 |
Within a decade, he became interested in bicycles, and developed the penny-farthing design in 1870. His company soon began producing these bicycles, and... 151 KB (14,501 words) - 02:20, 10 May 2024 |
The third farthing was a British coin worth 1⁄2880 of a pound, 1⁄144 of a shilling, or 1⁄12 of a penny. It was minted in copper in 1827, 1835, and 1844... 8 KB (769 words) - 21:37, 8 March 2024 |
Thomas Humber (section Ordinary or "Penny-farthing") interest. Thomas's own design of "ordinary", now commonly known as a "penny-farthing", appeared in 1871 and not long after James Starley's metal ordinary... 10 KB (1,157 words) - 16:47, 12 May 2024 |