LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL INGREDIENTS USED IN PYROTECHNY AT THE PRESENT TIME.
Force and Sparks Compositions.
Saltpetre
Sulphur
Charcoal
Mealed Gunpowder
Iron Borings
Steel Filings
Zinc Filings
Aluminium and Alloys
Magnesium and Alloys
Lampblack
Orpiment (Sulphide of Arsenic)
Black Antimony (Sulphide of Antimony)
Chlorate Colour Compositions.
Chlorate of Potash or Perchlorate of Potash.
( Nitrate of Strontia
Red { Carbonate " "
( Sulphate " "
( Nitrate of Baryta
Green { Chlorate " "
( Carbonate " "
{ Carbonate of Copper
Blue { Sulphide " "
{ Arsenite " "
{ Calomel " "
Yellow—Oxalate of Soda
Carbonate "
For extra brightness Magnesium added.
Secondary tints obtained by mixtures of the above.
Non-Chlorate Colour Compositions.
Saltpetre
Sulphur
Charcoal
Black Antimony
White Arsenic
Orpiment
Aluminium
Magnesium
Sulphate of Copper
Borax
Burnables.
Shellac
Pitch
Sterine
Paraffin
Sugar of Milk
Linseed Oil
Agglutinants.
Shellac and Spirit
Starch Paste
Gum Water
Linseed Oil
Dextrine
Sound Producing.
Gunpowder
Guncotton
Picrate of Potash
Chlorate of Potash
Aluminium
