{"id":8853,"date":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/museonicolis.com\/?p=8853"},"modified":"2024-02-09T16:30:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T15:30:36","slug":"biciclo-valletti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/biciclo-valletti\/","title":{"rendered":"Valletti, 1880, penny farthing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Valletti, penny farthing, Italy, 1880<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the 19th century the high wheel<\/strong> spread, a peculiar vehicle that preceded the bicycle. It\u2019s characterized by a big front wheel where the pedals are and a small back wheel. The starting and stopping procedures were difficult, as well as pedaling. The unique shape of the handlebar was copied by the English models. In England they were called penny-farthing<\/em><\/strong>: t<\/em>he name came from the British penny<\/em> and farthing<\/em> coins, one much larger than the other, so that the side view resembles a penny leading a farthing<\/p>\n

The\u00a0F.lli Valletti from Verona<\/strong> was a mechanical processing company, among the first Italian firms to produce bicycles. Back then a bike like this cost like two good horses: a mirage for most people.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n