Keywords: Battledore - Youthful Sports.png 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 PD-old-100 Badminton in art Playing children in art Fashion in 1804 History of sport Artworks missing infobox template |