Hello!
Thank you all for a pleasant welcome
I have got a childrenīs penny farthing too. Not that old, but maybe from the 1910-1920s? A bit smaller than the adult one, as picture is showing.
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gaucho777
Thank you for a good answer. The rear fork is out of shape. At least one of the "arms" is in original shape, so it will be no problem of fixing that.Itīs a good confirmation of itīs age.
Wildwood:
Thanks
I do have a personal museum with bikes, cars, motorcycles (mostly Vespas) and vintage stuff that I like. It is impossible to have all the stuff running. But I like using my vehicles. Of course I will not ride the penny farthing every day, but it would be a great pleasure using it during nice occasions. So it will fit in my museum very nicely
Darth Lefty: I can take a measure some day. Itīs a genuine wooden wheel from some kind of horse carriage. I have got the second wheel from the same carriage too.
Bad Lag:
Old steel that are crafted by black smiths are quite easy to get in Sweden, especially in my area. There were litterarly smiths everywhere here for about 100 years ago. In my willage, there were at least to big ones. I am thinking about finding a piece of smith steel that I can weld my own fork. Otherwise, I can ask some of the still existing smiths in fabricating one.
I am keep looking for wheels. It will take a while, but I think I will manage it. The saddle will also be a tricky one. Must keep looking for one. Remember, these kind of stuff do still exists in many old farms in Sweden. I do visit a couple a year, to help the owners cleaning up old stuff.
John E: I can ride unicycles qiute good. Hope it will help me
I do not have TV (not intrested at all), but I like that stuff
JohnDThompson: Haha, maybe not that rusty? This is my daily driver all year around. I am a hardcore aircooled VW fan as well, with a couple of different VWīs running.
rm-rf:
That was a cool one. I think that my saddle bracket will look like that. Just some kind of clamp. Quite hardcore with all steel wheels. Thanks for info.
Repack Rider: Cool museum
I must visit that if I visit USA, which I would like to do. I can at least try sending a couple of pictures. Thx.