Toy: Battledore & Shuttlecock

This is another ancient game probably developed in Greece.  Peasants played it in medieval England and by the 18th century it had become a popular children’s game.    The bats are made out of poplar and milk painted various colors.  The shuttlecocks are 1″ cork balls with a feather glued into them.

Bats are 7 1/2″ x 11 1/2″