The penny-farthing was an old-fashioned one of these
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A 1930s gal tries her hand at an old-fashioned penny farthing bike ...  I've always wanted to ride one if these. Vintage: woman riding a penny-farthing, 1949. The Village "I am Not A Number!" [Woman riding a penny-farthing, 1949.].
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Penny farthings | The Victorian Cyclist  Posts about Penny farthings written by thevictoriancyclist. ... 1880s, old fashioned 'ordinary' bicycles (which we would also recognise as 'penny farthings') slowly...
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Why did the penny-farthing have a large front wheel  Illustrating ...  Penny-farthing bicycles (or high wheelers), like the one in the image, were very ... With all of these limitations, why did this this type of bicycle become so popular, ... Penny-farthings were certainly a fashion, but their shape was driven by desire...
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Penny-farthing - Wikipedia  The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary, is a type of bicycle ... It comes from the British penny and farthing coins, one much larger than the other, ... a Frenchman, invented the High-Bicycle design and fashioned the wire-spoke ..... Jump up ^ "Old Spokes Home: 1889 Special Pony Star".
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J! Archive - Show #2121, aired 1993-11-22  Show #2121 - Monday, November 22, 1993. 1993 Tournament of Champions semifinal game 1. ... The penny-farthing was an old-fashioned one of these...
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Personal pronouns from Old/Middle/ Early Modern English ...  Jul 7, 2009 ... and here's the one about the middle English ones ... to try to be old fashioned, like by using it in "Ye Olde Pub", or "Ye Olde" something else.
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Pleasant Hill Offers Look At Shakers' Past - tribunedigital ...  Apr 26, 1987 ... Along the way, they invented things like the wooden clothespin, the flat ... In the 19th century, the religious sect flourished. ... full of Shaker artifacts and furniture, prized for its style and quality. The genius of Shaker craftsmanship is everywhere, from the grandest bureau to the simple and ubiquitous wall peg.
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Penny - Wikipedia  A penny is a coin ( pl . pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed ... Presently, it is the formal name of the British penny ( abbr . p) and the ... form of Old High German pfant ("pawn" the sense of a pledge or debt, as in a .... that for micropayments the mental arithmetic costs more than the penny.
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Wheat Pennies: The Rarest & Most Valuable Wheat Cents  Wheat pennies have been a popular coin to snag out of circulation ever since the ... design on the reverse of the Lincoln penny replaced the two wheat stalks in 1959. ... Head design, which adorned our nation's one-cent coin from 1859 to 1909. ... This design would go on to enjoy 50 years of production by the U.S. Mint.
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pseudoparanormal: Find a Penny, Pick It Up...  Feb 13, 2010 ... If I see a penny face down, I do not even bother with it. ... Thinking rationally, I really do not believe that one copper coin can have ... "Penny God," and according to her, all pennies found, whether they ... I have always wondered where the old saying 'find a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck!
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Jeopardy TofC Q-Final #3 - Google Groups  Oct 25, 2001 ... The 800 clue went unanswered with: This should mean a distant object, not an old British quarter-penny. Yeah thanks Alex, What is a Farthing?
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penny - definition of penny in English | Oxford Dictionaries  a British bronze coin and monetary unit equal to one hund... Meaning ... 'any chance to save a few pennies is welcome' .... Phrases. a bad penny always turns up.
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Why is a penny made of copper? - Finishing  Serious Education ... plus the most fun you can have in metal finishing. ... The reason pennies are made out of copper goes back to the days when currency was ... at this site, it wil lead you to a letter telling you to type in "US MINT and penny". ... So, since 1983 since they are made of a zinc core with a thin coating of copper.
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Penny History - Americans for Common Cents  In 1909, Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to grace a U.S. coin when he was portrayed on the one-cent coin to commemorate his 100th birthday. ... In 2009, to honor the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, four penny designs...
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10 Hidden Mysteries of the Penny - Grandparents.com  Sep 28, 2014 ... Technically, we should be calling that little copper-colored coin a ... we use [penny] because we inherited it from Great Britain back in the ... He told NPR, The U.S. Mint began production of one-cent coins in ... The Lincoln Memorial (1958-2009). .... Baby Born on His Great-Grandmother's 100th Birthday.
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Understanding old British money - pounds, shillings and pence  Before decimalization on 15 February 1971, there were twenty (20) shillings per pound. shilling The shilling was subdivided into twelve (12) pennies. The penny was further sub-divided into two halfpennies or four farthings (quarter pennies). 2 farthings = 1 .... More about British Currency  next page  last page Back to...
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British Money - British currency system, old British money, and slang ...  Since 1971, the monetary system of Great Britain is based on the decimal system. The basic unit of British currency (currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown ... The coins in circulation: 1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence, ... The pound came in the form of a paper bill, called a note, or a gold coin,...
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High Wheeler | Sierra Ski and Cycle Works  Nov 8, 2012 ... I already have my two dream mountain bikes so this one is just a commuter. ... is all because my new commuter is a Penny Farthing or some would call it a high wheeler. The high wheeler is a strange bike from right around 1870. ... These bikes were known as Velocipedes but they were affectionately called...
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American Dime Novels 1860-1915 / Historical Association  Jun 6, 2011 ... These sensational stories were full of romance and adventure and became ... States and in England, where they were known as "penny dreadfuls. ... There were no mind games or psychoanalysis in the novels, only ... In Victorian England, many "penny dreadfuls" were written in the .... Go back to the top.
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Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you'll have good luck.---I ...  Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you'll have good luck.---I still watch ... It was issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 May 1840.
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Penny (British decimal coin) - Wikipedia  The British decimal one penny (1p) coin, usually simply known as a penny, is a unit of currency ... The penny was originally minted from bronze, but since 1992 it has been minted ... The penny is the lowest value coin in circulation in the United Kingdom. ... Coin, Face value, Withdrawn, 2015-equivalent purchasing power at...