Penny Farthing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2168
Date Released
21 Dec 1970
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Penny Farthing. DESCRIPTION: More sedentary transport for a Somerset antique dealer who’s reconstituted a penny farthing bicycle. He’s trying to think up a decimalised name for it. SHOTLIST: GV man mounts penny farthing cycle. SCU puts feet on pedals. SCU pan rides away. SV pan to back view - rides past & down street. SV ditto.
Keywords
Vehicles
Locations
United Kingdom; Banwell
Card file number
96623A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Penny Farthing', British Movietone News Issue No. 2168, 21 Dec 1970. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28630 (Accessed 13 Jul 2025)