Penny-Farthing Weathervane - Carlisle, PA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member uccacher
N 40° 12.348 W 077° 11.274
18T E 313795 N 4452895
High-Wheeler bike weathervane on the roof of a bicycle shop in Carlisle, PA
Waymark Code: WMCTXJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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Penny-farthing, high wheel, high wheeler, and ordinary are all terms used to describe a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel that was popular after the boneshaker, until the development of the safety bicycle, in the 1880s. They were the first machines to be called 'bicycles'.

This unique weathervane sits atop Coles's Bike Shop in downtown Carlisle, PA.
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