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Illustration from Youthful Sports, edition of 1804, published by Darton and Harvey, London.
Battledore was a precursor to Badminton, and one of the few competitive sports that were considered appropriate for middle and upper class women to play during the early 19th century.
Source: Beulah Folmsbee: A Little History of the Horn-book. The Horn Book Inc., 1942.
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