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Decorations For Sky-rockets Sky-rockets May Be Decorated According


to fancy. Some are headed with stars of different sorts, such as

tailed, brilliant, white, blue, and yellow stars, &c. Some with gold

and silver rains; others with serpents, crackers, fire-scrolls, and

marrons; and some with small rockets and other devices, as the maker

pleases.



LENGTH OF ROCKET-STICKS.



For rockets of 6 lb. 0 oz. the stick must be 14 ft. 10 in. long

4 0 12 10

2 0 9 4

1 0 8 2

0 8 6 6

0 4 5 3



Having your sticks ready, cut on one of the flat sides at the top a

groove the length of the rocket, and as broad as the stick will allow;

then on the opposite flat side cut two notches, for the cord which

ties on the rocket to lie in; one of these notches must be near the

top of the stick, and the other facing the neck of the rocket; the

distance between these notches may be easily known, for the top of the

stick should always touch the head of the rocket. When your rockets

and sticks are ready, lay the rockets in the grooves in the sticks,

and tie them on. We will now proceed to the charge for sky-rockets.



ROCKETS OF FOUR OUNCES.



lb. oz.

Meal-powder 1 4

Saltpetre 0 4

Charcoal 0 2



ROCKETS OF EIGHT OUNCES.



lb. oz.

Meal-powder 1 0

Saltpetre 0 4

Brimstone 0 3

Charcoal 0 1-1/2



ONE POUND.



lb. oz.

Meal-powder 2 0

Saltpetre 0 8

Brimstone 0 4

Charcoal 0 2

Steel-filings 0 1-1/2



SKY-ROCKETS IN GENERAL.



lb. oz.

Saltpetre 4 0

Brimstone 1-1/2 0

Charcoal 1 12

Meal-powder 0 2



LARGE SKY-ROCKETS.



lb. oz.

Saltpetre 4 0

Meal-powder 1 0

Brimstone 1 0



ROCKETS OF A MIDDLING SIZE.



lb. oz.

Meal-powder 1 0

Charcoal 1 0

Saltpetre 3 0

Sulphur 2 0





ROCKET STARS.



WHITE STARS.



lb. oz.

Meal-powder 0 4

Saltpetre 0 12

Sulphur vivum 0 6

Oil of spike 0 2

Camphor 0 5



BLUE STARS.



lb. oz.

Meal-powder 0 8

Saltpetre 0 4

Sulphur 0 2

Spirits of wine 0 2

Oil of Spike 0 2



VARIEGATED STARS.



lb. oz.

Meal-powder 0 3-1/2

Saltpetre 0 4

Sulphur vivum 0 2

Camphor 0 2



BRILLIANT STARS.



lb. oz.

Saltpetre 0 8-1/2

Sulphur 0 1-1/2

Meal-powder 0 0-3/4



Worked up with spirits of wine only.



COMMON STARS.



lb. oz.

Saltpetre 1 0

Brimstone 0 4

Antimony 0 4-3/4

Isinglass 0 0-1/2

Camphor 0 0-1/4

Spirits of wine 0 0-1/4



TAILED STARS.



lb. oz.

Meal-powder 0 2

Brimstone 0 2

Saltpetre 0 2

Charcoal (coarsely ground) 0 0-3/4



STARS OF A FINE COLOUR.



lb. oz.

Sulphur 0 1

Meal-powder 0 1

Saltpetre 0 1

Camphor 0 0-1/4

Oil of turpentine 0 0-1/4





RAINS.



GOLD RAIN FOR SKY-ROCKETS.



lb. oz.

Saltpetre 0 8

Brimstone 0 2

Glass-dust 0 1

Antimony 0 0-3/4

Brass-dust 0 0-1/4

Saw-dust 0 0-1/4



SILVER RAIN.



lb. oz.

Saltpetre 0 8

Brimstone 0 2

Charcoal 0 4

Steel-dust 0 0-1/4



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