Carlton Sportscraft Shuttlecocks

Side view of a shuttlecock showing the cone shaped skirt.

Side view of a shuttlecock showing all 4 with the cone shaped skirt.

Underside view of a shuttlecock showing all 4 with the cone shaped skirts.

Top view of a shuttlecock showing all 4 with red tips.

Side view of a shuttlecock showing all 4 along with the packaging tube.

Top view of a shuttlecock showing the packaging tube.

Side view of a shuttlecock showing the packaging tube.

Classification

Description

4 Carlton Sportcraft Badminton shuttlecocks in a tube. Shuttlecocks are also known as birds or birdies due to the use of feathers for the skirt. In this instance the shuttlecock is made up of a nylon skirt with cone shape. The top is rubber. The dimensions listed are for the individual shuttlecock. They were made in England by Carlton Sports Co Ltd for General Sportcraft Co Ltd, Bergenfield, New Jersey.

Designers & Manufacturers

Designer (Person)

Unknown

Manufacturer

Carlton Sports

Manufactured for

General Sportcraft

Inscriptions

moulded: "Carlton England" (tip)

Object number

AIBDC : 008820

Rights

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Date

1960 - 1969 (circa)

Country

Method

injection moulded

Material

plastic
nylon	skirt
PA
polyamide
rubber	tip

Dimensions

Height

70mm

Diameter

65mm

Colour

white

red