The Pyrotechnist's Treasury: A Guide to Making Fireworks and Pyrotechnics

Complete Art of Making Fireworks

The Pyrotechnist's Treasury

A Guide to Making Fireworks and Pyrotechnics

By Thomas Kentish

This publication is for historical record only and should not be used to produce fireworks or pyrotechnics of any kind.

Includes;

Roman Candles:

To Make a 5⁄8 Roman Candle
To Make a Roman Candle Star
To Damp Stars
To Make Lac Solution
To Make Wax Solution
To Make Stearine Solution
To Make Gum Solution
To Make Dextrine Solution
To Make Paste
Roman Candle Scoops
To Charge Roman Candle Cases
To Make Touchpaper
To Make Slowmatch
To Make Quickmatch
A New Method

Rockets:

To Make a 6⁄8 Rocket
To Charge Rocket Cases
Rocket Stars
To Make Cut Stars
Dry Pill-box Stars
To Fill the Boxes with Dry Colour
Another Way
Bottomless Pill-boxes
Enveloped Stars
Rocket Heads

Wheel and Fixed Cases
Gerbes
Flower Pots
Port Fires and Shell Fuses