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PREFATORY REMARKS 1
GENERAL REQUISITES 11
Scales and Weights 11
Pestle and Mortar 13
Sieves 14
ROCKETS 14
Definition of a Rocket 15
Outline Description 17
Spindle 18
Cases 18
Rolling Cases 20
Rocket Choking 22
Block and Spindle 23
Composition 26
Rocket Ramming 29
„ Priming 32
„ Pot 33
„ Cones 34
„ Stars 35
„ Stick 36
„ Stars 38
Golden Rain 39
Brilliant Stars 40
Tailed Stars 42
Coloured Stars 43
Quick-Match 45
Crimson Stars 46
Rose-Coloured Stars 50
Green Stars 50
Pale Rose-Coloured Stars 52
„ Green Stars 52
Golden-Yellow Stars 53
Blue Stars 53
Purple Stars 54
Golden Rains 56
Funnel and Wire 58
Portfires 59
ROMAN CANDLES 61
White Roman Candle Stars 63
Yellow „ „ „ 63
Greek „ „ „ 64
Composition 66
Roman Candle Cases 67
Charges for Roman Candles 68
Arrangement of Stars 71
Preparation of Touch-Paper 71
Quick-Match 71
Chemicals 73
GERBES AND JETS OF BRILLIANT, CHINESE, AND COMMON FIRES 74
Chinese and Brilliant Stars 75
Rolling Cases 77
Chinese Fire 78
Cases 82
Priming 83
Prince of Wales’ Feathers 84
Bouquet of Chinese Fire 84
Brilliant Fire 86
„ „ Composition 89
Common Sparkling Fires 90
Brilliant Fire—Effective Combination 91
„ Wheel 92
WHEELS OF VARIOUS DEVICES, HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL 93
2-oz. Wheel 95
Composition 96
White Fire 97
Common Single Triangle Wheel 99
Double Triangle Wheel 103
Vertical Wheel 103
Six Case Wheel 104
Horizontal „ 106
Capricious Wheel 107
Cases 108
LANCES, WHITE AND COLOURED 109
Composition for White Lances 110
„ „ Yellow 111
„ „ Green 112
„ „ Red 113
„ „ Rose-Coloured 113
„ „ Violet 114
„ „ Lilac 115
Sieves 115
V. R. Design 116
Arrangement of Colours 118
COLOURED LIGHTS 119
White Lights for Decoration 120
Yellow „ 121
Green „ 121
Red „ 122
Purple „ 123
Distinction between Coloured Lights and Coloured Fires 124
Fixing 125
Arrangement of Pieces 128
TOURBILLONS, PLAIN AND BRILLIANT 128
Cases 130
Composition for plain Tourbillons 132
„ „ Brilliant Tourbillons 132
Ramming 134
Regulation of Flight 136
Cradle 138
BENGAL WHITE AND COLOURED FIRES 140
Cases 142
Common Bengal Lights 143
White Fire 144
Yellow „ 145
Green „ 146
Purple „ 148
Red „ 149
Encasings 152
To Fire 153
Combination 154
For Theatrical purposes 156
CHINESE FLYERS OR SAXONS 158
Single Saxon Flyers 158
Cases 159
Composition 161
To Fire 163
Combination 163
Double Saxon 164
Cases „ 164
Saxon Wheel 167
How to Light 169
Fixed Piece 169
Saxon Square 170
Exhibition Piece 171
Double Saxon 172
SERPENT MINES 172
Size 173
Mortars 174
Filling 175
Lighting 175
Composition 177
Spur-Fire 177
To Fire from Mortar 179
CRACKER MINES 180
Mortars 181
FIVE-POINTED STAR 183
Composition 184
To Fill the Case 185
To Fix 186
EXHIBITION PIECES 188
Large Vertical Wheel 188
Double Triangle Wheel 189
Framework 190
Lattice-work Piece 191
To prepare for Firing 192
Double Triangle Piece 193
Suggestions 196
[Illustration: [Fleuron]]
[Illustration: [Fleuron]]
[Illustration: [Fleuron]]