1275402 Penny-Farthing accident, c.1890 (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The penny-farthing, also known as the high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. It was popular after the boneshaker until the development of the safety bicycle in the 1880s. It was the first machine to be called a "bicycle";); Prismatic Pictures .