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Barrel Shuttlecocks

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SLAZENGER ‘Regulation’ Barrel Shuttlecock Circa 1907.

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F. H. AYRES ‘Association’ Barrel Shuttlecock Circa 1907.

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‘Regulation’ Barrel Shuttlecock Circa 1907.

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A. & M. C. S. L. Straight Shuttlecock Circa 1911.

Photos: – Geoff Hinder Click on images to enlarge

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The Badminton Museum has acquired three different extremely rare barrelled shuttlecocks circa 1907 for the National Collection. They all arrived in the same Slazenger tube, prior to this the Museum only had one barrelled shuttle in its collection.

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They are called barrel because they closely resemble the shape of a barrel, the feathers are inserted into the cork with the flat side of the quill to the outside, the natural inward sweep of the feathers produces the curved barrel shape. The shuttles have stitching halfway up the quills and another one around the quills at the top of the cork base.

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From the start of the All-England Badminton Championships in 1899 to 1909 they used Jaques ‘Association First Choice’ barrel shuttlecocks. These were manufactured in France and in the early days with no specifications laid down, they suffered from considerable variation in length of flight, size, weight and uniform strength.

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Also in the Slazenger tube was an A. & M. C. S. L. straight shuttlecock Circa 1911.

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For more information on the history of the All-England Badminton Championships – Click Here.

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These shuttlecocks and many more can be seen at the Badminton Museum, National Badminton Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge, MILTON KEYNES MK8 9LA.

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2026 Yonex All-England Badminton Championships

Tuesday 3 March 2026 to Sunday 8 March 2026.

At the Utilita Arena, Birmingham.

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Visitors are welcome to look around the Museum unescorted at any time – The National Badminton Centre is normally open 9am to 8pm every day.

Badminton Museum, National Badminton Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge,

MILTON KEYNES MK8 9LA

Free Admission.

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Accessibility

The Badminton Museum is on the 1st floor with a lift. Disabled toilet facilities are available on the 1st floor. There is no wheelchair accessibility to the Museum office.

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There is a restaurant on the first floor serving breakfasts every day of the week and light lunches on weekdays.

Free parking at the National Badminton Centre.

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National Badminton Centre

Lodge Hotel.

For more information and to book a room – Click Here.

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If you have any badminton memorabilia, archive material, or any other items and would like to donate them to the Badminton Museum please contact us at: –

museum@badmintonengland.co.uk

Thank you to all the ‘Friends of the Museum’ and people who have made donations to the Badminton Museum, your support enables us to purchase extremely rare badminton artefacts for the National Collection as they become available.

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The Badminton Museum is a small charity administered by volunteers. Help preserve the history of badminton by making a donation or becoming a ‘Friend of the Museum’. Any donations to the Badminton Museum will help us to expand the collection of memorabilia, books, and documents to make these items readily available to all.

To become a ‘Friend of the Museum’ or to make a donation to the Badminton Museum online or by cheque go to: – ‘Home’ – ‘Friends and Donations’. – Click Here. or use the QR Code – Thank you.

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