Farthings

Tax the business man and he will set to work to send up prices, collecting his additional toll in farthings, pence and shillings from his customers, or to save it by cutting down the wages of his employees. ❋ Unknown (1909)

Not technically a Seattle event, but this bike swap and show will include hundreds of classic balloon-tire cruisers, banana-seat Schwinn Stingrays, plenty of more “modern” diamond-frame antique bicycles, and probably some penny-farthings as well. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Of what use, in the name of God, is it to establish nurseries for women workers, in which, for instance, a child is taken while the mother makes violets in Islington at three farthings a gross, when more children and violet-makers than they can cope with are being born right along? ❋ Unknown (2010)

They won't cram yearnings for the Beautiful, and True, and Good down the throat of the woman making violets for three farthings a gross, but they will make somebody get off her back and quit cramming himself till, like the Romans, he must go to a bath and sweat it out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I am now writing in a little cold parlour, and so far is my enthusiasm dampt that I would not give three farthings to be on the Summit of Penybale, ** [1] NB. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This violet-maker handles each flower four times, 576 handlings for three farthings, and in the day she handles the flowers 6912 times for a wage of ninepence. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'll play you for pennies — or farthings, if you say so. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And for that fair price -- a few farthings above free -- you get to reach across the world like this: ❋ Unknown (2010)

Save your farthings and the planet by picking up the old-fashioned cell phone to connect with the faraway ones you love. ❋ Jennifer Grayson (2010)

"You owe me three farthings, say the bells of St. Starling's ..." (- a better rhyme than St. Martins, anyway ...) ❋ Unknown (2008)

I'm going retro this spring, but P-farthings are sooo 2008. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2009)

‘You owe me three farthings, say the bells of St Martin’s, ❋ Unknown (2008)

The penny was further sub-divided into two halfpennies or four farthings ❋ De Brantigny........................ (2008)

Not only do you run the risk of having your bike stolen by someone who looks like this, but you'll also have to put old-timey "Wanted" posters all over town since the sorts of people who ride penny-farthings don't use Craigslist. ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2008)

And if you're still in doubt that penny-farthings are desireable, here's a second photo which proves they're indeed chick magnets: ❋ BikeSnobNYC (2008)

Man that [frat party] [last night] was [overrun] with Farthings ❋ JA19 (2011)

I know it takes just as long to [get to] the other [movie theater] but it seems so [farth] ❋ Skittlz (2008)

[Example]: Are not [two] sparrows [sold] for a farthing? ❋ KFM (2004)

"Did you [get your end away] last night?" "Yeah of course. Got myself a piece of that hucknall farthing" "Best [get yourself] down that [clinic] tomorrow then son" ❋ Jack Jismouth (2009)

"See that woman over there in [the denim] skirt, with a packet of cigarettes in her sleeve..... Penny-farthing!!" "I'm [toey] as a [Roman sandal]... gotta go find myself a Penny-farthing" ❋ Possumbrush78 (2010)

Penny-Farthings are the [grandfather] of unicycles. ❋ Pirate Dan (2003)

Hey, [where'd] you [get the] "penny-farthing" Oh. I [borrowed] it from my friend. ❋ Nielol (2022)

she [charged] me [30] [dollars] more for a penny-farthing. ❋ Cliff Richard (2005)

As useless as [mustard farth] on a limp pickle covered in [tasteless] [christmas lights]. ❋ Jazz Speller (2017)

[Dimness] is low mental [acuity]. Jason's ability to grasp the gravity of his situation was more like the farthing candle than [the lazer] beam. ❋ Janey Houser (2009)