Ordinary Bicycle, or Penny Farthing Owned and Ridden by James Moore in Several Early Bicycle Races

Made:: 1872 in United Kingdom

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Ordinary bicycle, or penny farthing, unsigned, British, 1872. Owned and ridden by James Moore in several early bicycle races, including the World Cycling Championships, Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton, 1874.

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Category:: Road Transport

Object Number:: 2013-168

Materials:: metal (unknown), wood (unidentified) and rubber (unidentified)

Measurements:: overall: 1570 mm x 620 mm x 1880 mm, 26 kg

type:: bicycle

credit:: Moore, John

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