Bicycles - Cycling
Apr. 24, 1963 - They'll be riding high.: A wheel of fortune, that the 48 inch front wheel of these penny-farthing bicycles, for when an American dealer saw one of the machines at an exhibition last ear, he promptly ordered ?10, 000worth of them from the British makers. In a few weeks time they will be selling in the U.S. for well over ?100 each, and dealers are predicting that the start a new craze in America. Photo shows A line of girls push the first of the Penny-Farthing out of the falcon Cycle Company's factory at Somethwich, Staffs
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