I have, therefore, set myself sedulously to work to devise a different plan of preparing it; and have succeeded—not till after many years, however, and numerous failures, simple as it now seems—in discovering a process of producing a splendid and perfect match, that leaves nothing to be desired; which is easy and expeditious, and does not even soil the hands. Amateurs will now find no trouble in making any pieces they may desire.

Dangerous chemicals, that might produce spontaneous combustion, have been rigidly excluded; the fullest information throughout has been furnished for preparing the mixtures with safety; the mode of projecting balloons, and the manner of constructing steelyard scales, and every kind of tool used in the art, has been added; and no pains have been spared to make the work as complete and comprehensive as possible.

In conclusion, I may say that I have had thirty-five years' experience; and there is nothing I have not tried repeatedly: the reader may, therefore, place the greatest confidence in everything recommended. He has only to imitate to succeed.

T. K.

[CONTENTS.]

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[Roman Candles]:
To Make a 5⁄8 Roman Candle[1]
To Make a Roman Candle Star[5]
To Damp Stars[7]
To Make Lac Solution[9]
To Make Wax Solution[10]
To Make Stearine Solution[10]
To Make Gum Solution[11]
To Make Dextrine Solution[11]
To Make Paste[13]
Roman Candle Scoops[15]
To Charge Roman Candle Cases[19]
To Make Touchpaper[23]
To Make Slowmatch[24]
To Make Quickmatch[24]
A New Method[26]
[Rockets]:
To Make a 6⁄8 Rocket[34]
To Charge Rocket Cases[39]
Rocket Stars[53]
To Make Cut Stars[54]
Dry Pill-box Stars[54]
To Fill the Boxes with Dry Colour[56]
Another Way[56]
Bottomless Pill-boxes[57]
Enveloped Stars[58]
Rocket Heads[59]
Wheel and Fixed Cases[66]
Gerbes[69]
Flower Pots[72]
Port Fires and Shell Fuses[73]
[Tourbillions]:
To Make a Tourbillion[75]
Saxons[81]
Five Pointed Stars[83]
Squibs[84]
Serpents[90]
Pinwheels[91]
[Crackers]:
To Make a Cracker[98]
Leader Pipes[103]
[Maroons]:
To Make a Maroon[105]
Another Method[106]
Gold and Silver Rains[107]
Peacock's Plumes[108]
Saucissons[109]
Pearl Streamers[111]
Blue Lights and Star Candles, or Star Lights[111]
Prince of Wales' Feathers[112]
[Lances]:
To Make a Lance[112]
To Form a Device, or Design[115]
To Preserve Steel Filings, or Cast-iron Borings[116]
[Shells]:
To Make the Shells[119]
Cylindrical Shells[125]
Asteroid Rockets[131]
Compound Fireworks:[135]
To Fire a Girandole of 100 Rockets at once[153]
Tools[154]
To Construct a Steelyard Scale[155]
[Montgolfier Balloons]:
To Cut the Gores[161]
To Join the Halves Together[161]
To Paste Two Gores Together[161]
To Paste the Pairs Together[162]
To Make the Last Joining[162]
To Wire the Balloon[163]
[Winged Rockets]:
To Make Winged Rockets[168]
To Construct a Slot-Tube, or Rocket-Guide[170]
List of Prices[172]
Concluding Remarks[173]
[Fuses]:
Roman Candle[185]
Rocket[185]
Bursting Fire[185]
Starting Fire[185]
Wheel and Fixed Case[186]
Squib and Serpent[186]
Pinwheel[186]
Saxon[187]
Five-Pointed Star[187]
Spur-Fire, for Flower-Pots and Star-Candles[187]
Tourbillion[187]
Bengal Light[188]
Blue Light[188]
Wasp Light[188]
Portfire[188]
Shell Fuse[188]
Gerbe[188]
Tailed, Streamer, or Comet Stars, for Rockets, Shells, and Roman Candles[189]
Oiled Tailed Stars for Rockets and Shells[189]
Steel Stars for Rockets and Shells[190]
Pearl Streamer[190]
Gold Rain[190]
Silver Rain[191]
White or Bright Stars and Lances[191]
Sugar Blues for Stars and Lances[191]
Blue Stars and Lances without Sugar[192]
Crimson and Scarlet Stars and Lances[193]
Green or Emerald Stars and Lances[194]
Deep and Pale Yellow Stars and Lances[195]
Mauve and Lilac Stars and Lances[196]
Purple and Violet Stars and Lances[196]
Magnesium Colours for Stars and Lances[197]
Slow Fires, to be Heaped upon a Tile in the shape of a Cone, and Lit at the Top[197]