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penny-farthing

bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel
Vehicle bicycle Q1554036
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penny-farthing

Summary

penny-farthing is a bicycle[1]. penny-farthing has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • penny-farthing is credited with the discovery of Eugène Meyer[3].
  • penny-farthing's instance of is recorded as bicycle[4].
  • penny is named after penny-farthing[5].
  • farthing is named after penny-farthing[6].
  • penny-farthing is a type of michaudine[7].
  • penny-farthing's Commons category is recorded as Penny-farthings[8].
  • penny-farthing's has characteristic is recorded as obsolescence[9].
  • penny-farthing's different from is recorded as tall bike[10].
  • penny-farthing's different from is recorded as safety bicycle[11].

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Works and Contributions

penny-farthing is credited with the discovery of Eugène Meyer[3].

Why It Matters

penny-farthing has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] penny-farthing is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0255140-vysoka-kola
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0255140-vysoka-kola, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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