+--------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+_The pyrotechnist's treasury

|Number |16|17|18|19|20|21|22|

+--------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

| Potash | 6|16|24| 2| 5|40|40|

|Calomel | 3| 1| 8| -| -| -| -|

| Copper | 5| -| -| -| 1|20|22|

|Shellac | -| -| 1| -| -| 5| -|

| of Copper | -| 2| -| 1| 1| -| -|

|Dextrine | 2| -| -| -| -| -| -|

|Sulphur | -| 4| 2| 1| 2| 5| 5|

|Stearine | -| -| -| -| -| -| 3|

| of Copper | -| -| -| -| -| -| -|

|Copper-filings| -| -| 5| -| -| -| -|

|Sal Ammoniac | -| -| -| -| -| 6| 6|

+--------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

_CRIMSON AND SCARLET STARS AND LANCES._

+--------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|Number | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9|10|11|12|13|14|15|

+--------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

| Potash |16| 8|16|16|24|16| 5|16| 8|16|25| 4|32| 6|16|

| Strontian |16|16|32|32| -|16| 4|24| 5| 6|30| 7|48| 5| -|

| washed | 5| 6| 9|12| 6| 5| 2| -| 1| -|10| 1| 6| -| -|

| fine | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|

|Shellac | -| 1| 4| 2| 2| -| -| 7| 1| 4| 3| 1|12| 1| -|

|Calomel | -| -| 7| -| 6| 1| -|14| 2| 2| 9| 2|12| 5| -|

| of Copper | -| -| 3| 1| -| -| -| 1| 1| 1| 3| 1| -| 1| -|

| Orpiment | -| -| -| -| -| 1| 1| 1| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|

| black | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 1| -| 1| -| -|

|Loaf Sugar | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 7|

| of Strontian| -| -| -| -|10| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|11|

+--------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

+--------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|Number |16|17|18|19|20|21|22|

+--------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

| Potash |28|32|26|96| 8|24| 8|

| Strontian | -|42|10|72|12|18|12|

| washed | -|13| 5|24| 2| -| 2|

| fine | -| -| -| -| -| -| -|

|Shellac | -| 4| 3|21| 4| 5| 3|

|Calomel |12|12|10|42| -| -| 4|

| of Copper | -| 4| 1| 4| 1| 5| -|

| Orpiment | -| -| -| -| -| 1| -|

| black | -| 1| -| -| -| -| 1|

|Loaf Sugar |12| -| -| -| -| -| -|

| of Strontian| 5| -| -| -| -| -| -|

+--------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

It is impossible to powder shellac sufficiently fine, by hand; and,

twenty years ago, it could not be procured. About that time the

drug-grinders, finding a demand for it, submitted it to the action of

the stamping mills, (mechanical pestle and mortar), and now it can be

obtained at most shops. Chertier mixed it with salt; melted the two

together; powdered the mixture; and washed out the salt. Such process

is needless now. It is useless, unless as fine as wheaten flour. Page,

of 47, Blackfriars Road; and Chubb, of 29, Old Street, St. Lukes,

London, supply it.

_GREEN OR EMERALD STARS AND LANCES._

+--------------+--+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|Number | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9|10|11|12|13|14|15|

+--------------+--+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

| Potash |16| 8|132|32|144| 8| 3| 1| -|16| 6|12|16| 3|48|

| Barytes |16| 8|108|54|160|21| 2| -| -| 8| 7| 5| 8| 3|42|

| Barytes | -| -| -| -| -| 3| 2| 2| 4| 8| 3| 4| 4| -| -|

| washed | 5| 4| 6| 6| 4| 7| 1| 1| 1| 5| -| -| 1| -| -|

| fine | 1| 1| -| -| -| 1| -| -| -| 1| -| 1| -| -| -|

| Antimony | -| 1| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|

|Calomel | -| -| 48|27|100| -| -| -| -| -| 5| 2| 2| 2| -|

|Shellac | -| -| -|24| 12|12| 2| -| -| -| -| 3| 4| -| 7|

| black | -| -| -| 1| 1| 1| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|

|Loaf Sugar | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 5| -| -| 2| 7|

|Salammoniac | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 5|

| Realgar | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|

| Copper | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|

+--------------+--+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

+--------------+--+--+---+--+--+

|Number |16|17| 18|19|20|

+--------------+--+--+---+--+--+

| Potash |22|24|108|24|16|

| Barytes |22|32|108|32|48|

| Barytes | -| -| -| -| -|

| washed | -|10| 18| 8|12|

| fine | -| -| -| -| 1|

| Antimony | -| -| -| 2| -|

|Calomel |10| -| 48| -| 8|

|Shellac | 1| -| 24| -| 5|

| black | -| -| 1| -| -|

|Loaf Sugar |14| -| -| -| -|

|Salammoniac | -| -| -| -| -|

| Realgar | -| 3| -| 3| -|

| Copper | -| -| -| -| 2|

+--------------+--+--+---+--+--+

If powdered nitrate of barytes, and shellac crushed by being hammered in

a bag, are mixed together, and melted in a pipkin, over the fire, the

mixture, when cold, may be reduced to a powder in an iron mortar, with

patience. Take Number 6. Weigh out 21 parts nitrate of barytes, and 2

parts of coarsely powdered lac; melt them together; when cold, powder

them; and add the other substances in proper proportion. Shellac may be

melted with nitrate of strontian, in the same way.

_DEEP AND PALE YELLOW STARS AND LANCES._

+----------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|Number | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9|10|11|12|13|14|15|

+----------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|Chlorate of Potash | 8| 4|12|16|12|16| 4| 4|16| 3| 8|16|16| 4| 8|

|Oxalate of Soda | 3| 2| 8| 4| 4| 4| 3| 1| 4| 4| 4| 5| -| 1| -|

|Bicarbonate of Soda | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 3| -| 3|

|Nitrate of Strontian | -| -| -| -| -| -|20| -| -| -|16| -| 4| -| -|

|Carbonate of Strontian| -| -| -| 3| 2| 3| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|

|Nitrate of Barytes | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 4|10| -| -| 3| -| -|

|Sulphur, washed | -| -| -| 4| 4| 4| -| 1| 2| -| 6| 5| -| -| -|

|Shellac | 2| 1| 3| -| 1| 1| 5| -| 2| 3| 1| -| 4| 1| -|

|Stearine | -| -| -| -| -| 1| -| -| 1| -| -| -| -| -| -|

|Charcoal, fine | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 1| 1| -| -| -|

|Orpiment, or Realgar | -| -| -| 1| 1| 1| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 1|

|Sugar | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 1| 3|

+----------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

_MAUVE AND LILAC STARS AND LANCES._

+----------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|Number | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9|

+----------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|Chlorate of Potash |28|17|60|40|25|24|24|25|12|

|Calomel |12| -| -| -|10|12|12| -| -|

|Shellac | 4| -| -| -| 5| 5| 5| -| -|

|Nitrate of Strontian | 4| 4|25|14| -| 4| -|16|16|

|Sulphuret of Copper | 2| 7|20| -| 5| 2| 2| -| -|

|Stearine | 1| -| -| -| 1| -| 1| -| -|

|Sulphur, washed | -| 7|35|16| -| -| -|12| 2|

|Chloride of Lead | -| 1| -| 2| -| -| -| -| -|

|Nitrate of Lead | -| -| -| -|10| -|12| 1| -|

|Oxychloride of Copper | -| -| 8|12| -| -| -| 6| -|

|Salammoniac | -| -| 1| -| -| -| -| -| -|

|Vegetable black | -| -| -| 1| -| -| -| 1| 1|

|Nitre | -| -| -| 2| -| -| -| 2| 1|

|Carbonate of Strontian| -| -| -| -| 5| -| 4| -| -|

|Orpiment, or Realgar | -| -| -| -| -| -| 1| -| 1|

+----------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

_PURPLE AND VIOLET STARS AND LANCES._

+----------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|Number | 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9|10|11|12|

+----------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

|Chlorate of Potash |42|28|48|16| 6|16| 3| 6|26|30|96|24|

|Nitrate of Strontian |42|14|48| -| 4| -| -| 1| -| -|24| -|

|Sulphur, washed |13| -|28| 2| 1| 6| 1| 3| -| 3| -| 2|

|Calomel |12|14|28| 7| 2| 6| 2| 2|20| 8|48| 8|

|Sulphuret of Copper | 4| 1|40| 8| 1| -| 3| -| 3|12| 1| -|

|Shellac | 4| 5| 1| -| 1| -| -| -| -| 4| -| 1|

|Vegetable black | 1| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|

|Black Oxide of Copper | -| -| -| -| -| 4| 4| 1| -| -| -| -|

|Carbonate of Strontian| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 4|12| -| -|

|Sugar | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -|14| -|42| -|

|Oxychloride of Copper | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 4|

|Stearine | -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| -| 2|

+----------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

_MAGNESIUM COLOURS FOR STARS AND ASTEROIDS._

+---------------------+--------+--------+------+-----+-------+------+

+---------------------+--------+--------+------+-----+-------+------+

|Nitrate of Strontian | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - |

|Chlorate of Barytes | - | - | 12 | - | - | - |

|Oxychloride of Copper| - | - | - | 2 | - | - |

|Oxalate of Soda | - | - | - | - | 2 | - |

|Sulphuret of Antimony| - | - | - | - | - | 1 |

|Chlorate of Potash | 2 | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | - |

|Nitre | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |

|Sulphur | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 |

|Charcoal | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |

|Shellac | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |

|Calomel | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | - |

|Magnesium-filings | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |

+---------------------+--------+--------+------+-----+-------+------+

_SLOW FIRES, TO BE HEAPED UPON A TILE IN SHAPE OF A CONE, AND LIT AT

TOP._

+----------------------+---------+--------+---------+--------+

+----------------------+--+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+----+

|Nitrate of Strontian |16|24|108| -| -| -| 108 | 72| 20| - |

|Nitrate of Barytes | -| -| - |16|16|16| - | -| -| 10 |

|Oxalate of Soda | -| -| - | -| -| -| - | -| 3| 5 |

|Sulphuret of Copper | -| 3| 30| -| -| -| 24 | 3| -| - |

|Chlorate of Barytes | -| -| - | -| -|12| - | -| -| - |

|Chlorate of Potash | 1| 3| 12| 1| 1| -| 9 | 4| 2| 2 |

|Charcoal, fine | 1| -| - | 1| -| -| - | -| -| - |

|Calomel | -| 6| 24| -| 5| 9| 24 | 18| -| - |

|Sulphur, washed | 4| 8| 39| 4| 2| 7| 39 | 24| 4| 1 |

|Shellac | -| 1| 2| -| 2| 1| 2 | 3| 2| 6 |

|Vegetable black | -| -| 1| -| -| -| 1 | 2| -| - |

+----------------------+--+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+----+

_INDEX._

Air Balloons, 165.

Air Balls, 124.

Alum, 13.

Articles, to Mix, 8.

Asteroid, or Parachute Rockets, 131.

Balloons, Fire or Montgolfier, 159.

" Gas, 165.

" Screw-propelled, 80.

Blow-pipe Experiment, 176.

Blue Lights, 111.

Bottles, to Clean, 7.

Bottomless Pill-boxes, 57.

Brass, to Lacquer, 4.

Bursting Powder, 45.

Caprice Wheels, 139.

Carriage Bolts, 165.

Cascade, 142.

Cases, to Tie on Wheels, 136.

Cast Iron Borings, to Preserve, 116.

Charcoal, 46, 49.

Chenille, 132.

Chequer Piece, 141.

Chertier's Copper, 14.

Chinese Fliers, 83.

" Trees, 69.

Chondrometer, 158.

Chopped Stars, 54.

Clay, 15.

Coffee Mill, 52.

Coke, 48.

Coloured Gerbes, 70.

" Lances, to Prime, 177.

Comet, 148.

Compositions required, 44, 68.

Concluding Remarks, 173.

Crackers, 98.

Cracks in Wooden Bowls, 23.

Crochet Cotton, 29.

Cup Hook, 167.

Cut Stars, 54.

Darning Cotton, 29.

Devices for Lancework, 115.

Devil-among-the-Tailors, 146.

Dextrine Solution, 11.

Distillation, 173.

Distress Rockets, 171.

Drop Piece, 150.

Dry Pill-box Stars, 54.

Enveloped Stars, 58.

Faraday's Example, 183.

Fire from Wheel to Fixed, 149.

Five-pointed Star, 83.

Fixed Cases, 66.

Flat Weights, to Make, 165.

Flax, 5.

Flower Pots, 72.

Flying Dutchman, 80.

Frames, 97.

French Nails, 97.

Frying Pan, 8.

Funnel, to Make, 86.

Furilona Wheel, 139.

Fuses, 185.

Galileo's Discovery, 138.

Garden Sieves, 49.

Gauge, 2.

Gerbes, 69.

Girandole of Rockets, 153.

Gold Rains, 107.

Goods-weighing Machine, 158.

Gores, to Cut, 161.

Grinding Mill, to Imitate, 152.

Gum Bottle, 12.

" Brushes, 12.

" Solution, 11.

" Strips, 114.

Gum-resins, 175.

Gums, 174.

Gunpowder, 18.

Hemp, 5.

Hitch, to Make, 36.

Horizontal Wheel, 140.

" Changed to Vertical, 140.

Jack-in-the-Box, 145.

Knitting Cotton, 29.

Lac Solution, 9.

Lamp Black, 73.

" " and Linseed Oil, 73.

" Cotton, 25.

Lances, 112.

" to Time, 138.

Leader Pipes, 102, 103.

Leather Bag, 18.

Line, or Telegraph Rocket, 146.

List of Prices, 172.

Litmus Paper, 51.

Log-line, 158.

Magnet, 181.

Mallets, 6, 39.

Maroons, or Imitative Cannon, 105.

" Salute, to Fire, 107.

Meal powder, 18.

Mines, 143.

Mortars, 122.

Nest of Shells, 131.

Nitrate of Strontian, to Dry, 8.

" Potash, or Nitre, 46.

Oil Flasks, 124.

Oils, Fixed, 175.

" Volatile, 175.

Oxalate of Soda, 51.

Oxychloride of Copper, 176.

Paper Weights, 165.

Parachute, 131.

Paste, 13.

" Pot, 13.

Pattern Gore, 160.

Peacock's Plumes, 108.

Pearl Streamer, 111.

Pendulum, Invention of, 138.

Pigeon, or Fiery Phœnix, 146.

" House, 148.

Pins for Lustres, 72.

Pinwheels, 91.

Pipes, to Join, 102.

Plait Mill, 99.

Plaster of Paris, 15, 22.

Pocket Scissors, 105.

Porcelain, 48.

Portfire, 73.

" Holder, 154.

Prince of Wales' Feathers, 112.

Pyramidical Piece, 142.

Quickmatch, to Make--

" Usual Method, 24.

" My New Method, 26.

" Box, 31.

" to Test, 30.

Quill Scoop, 23.

Rainbow Wheel, 138.

Rayonant Star Piece, 141.

Resins, 174.

Revolving Globe, 143.

Rocket, 32.

" Drifts, 38.

" Guide, 170.

" Heads, 59.

" Moulds, 63.

" Proportions, 33, 34.

" Spindles, 37.

" Stars, 53.

Rocket Sticks, 62.

" to Fire, 45.

Rolling Board, 1.

Roman Candle, 1.

" " Bouquets, 152.

Saucissons, 109.

Saxons, 81.

Scales, 155.

Scoops, 15, 23.

Screw Eye, 167.

" Hook, 167.

" Ring, 167.

" in Brickwork, 23.

Scroll Wheel, 141.

Serpents, 90.

Seven-lance Star, 179.

Shell Fuses, 73.

Shells, Cylindrical, 125.

" Spherical, 117.

" Spheroidal, 124.

Sieves, 47, 49.

Silver Rains, 107.

Slate Slab, 4.

Slot Tube, 170.

Slow Match, 24.

Soap Boxes, 49.

Solder, How to, 86.

Spindles for Wheels, 165.

Spiral Wheel, 142.

Spur Fire, 73.

Squibs, 84.

Star Candles, 111.

Stars, to Damp, 7.

Starting Fire, 21.

Stearine Solution, 10.

Steel Filings, to Preserve, 116.

" Fliers, for Sportsmen, 80.

" Pen Scoop, 23.

Steelyard Scales, 155.

Sublimation, 173.

Sulphate of Copper, 14.

Sulphur, to Wash, 50.

Sulphuret of Copper, 52.

Sulphuric Acid, 14.

Tape Quickmatch, 29.

" Slowmatch, 24.

Touch Paper, 23.

Tourbillions, 73.

Triangular Wheels, 135.

True Lover's Knot, 142.

Turning Sun, 141.

Vegetable Black, 73.

Vertical Wheels, 137.

Vials for Measures, 13.

Wasp Light, 178.

Water Measure, 12.

Wax Solution, 10.

Weight of Cast Iron Spheres, 65.

" Leaden " 65.

" Water, 12.

" for Quickmatch, 27, 177.

Wheel Cases, 66.

Windmill Piece, 149.

Winged Rockets, 168.

Wire, to render inelastic, 71.

Zinc Pot, 13.

J. OGDEN AND CO., PRINTERS, 172, ST. JOHN STREET, E.C.

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Transcriber's notes:

The following is a list of changes made to the original.

The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one.

solid piece of wood. After catisng, the rough

solid piece of wood. After casting, the rough

ironmongers', of lengths varying from 1 inch

ironmonger's, of lengths varying from 1 inch

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