Congreve's Inflammable Powders

Congreve's Inflammable Powders was a (presumably defunct) blue-chip company that Charles Montgomery Burns alluded to. It presumably invested in and sold military-grade gunpowder and explosives, and was also implied by Smither's comment of "can't go wrong with Congreve's, sir" that it, at least pre-1929, it was a top investment.
Mr. Burns ordered for investing 50% of his remaining wealth in this company alongside other Blue-chip companies in an attempt at bringing his low wealth back up upon discovering that he may have lost money during the 1929 Stock Market crash. It is heavily implied by Smithers and Burns' accountants' worried expressions upon giving the order after publically agreeing to it out of fear of his wrath that the "blue-chip" companies, including Congreve's Inflammable Powders, were no longer in business by this time, which ultimately resulted in Mr. Burns losing all his remaining wealth and going broke.
==Behind the laughter==
The name of the company was a reference to the Congreve rocket.
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