Shuttlecock
Swallow
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, rubber and feather
Measurements
Container - 89 mm (height); 253 mm (height); 67 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664004
Summary
A cylindrical container with two white feather shuttlecocks with a maroon base and a swallow logo label. The removable lid, base and the body of the cylinder have the word 'Swallow', the swallow logo and Chinese characters on a faded blue/green base paper. A price of 98p is written in pencil to the left and above the swallow logo. Total number of items is 5.
Marks and inscriptions
Body of the cylinder: 'swallow/ BADMINTON/ SHUTTLECOCKS/ Half Dozen/ Made in THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA'
Makers and roles
Swallow , maker