The Pyrotechnist's Treasury; Or, Complete Art of Making Fireworks
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THE PYROTECHNIST'S TREASURY;
OR,
COMPLETE ART OF MAKING FIREWORKS.
Thomas Kentish
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THE PYROTECHNIST'S TREASURY.
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.
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.
To Make a Tourbillion.
FOOTNOTES:
Leader Pipes.
Another Method.
To Form a Device, Or Design.
To Preserve Steel Filings, or Cast-Iron Borings.
To Make the Shells.
To Fire a Girandole of 100 Rockets at once.
To Cut the Gores.
To Join the Halves Together.
To Paste Two Gores Together.
To Paste the Pairs Together.
To Make the Last Joining.
To Wire the Balloon.
To Construct a Slot-Tube, or Rocket-Guide.