Dictionary and Manual of Fireworks
Contributors: Edited and published by the staff of American Fireworks News
Publisher: American Fireworks News
Published: January 1, 1996
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780929931128
Subjects: Fireworks; pyrotechnics; firecrackers
Description: Dictionary & Manual of Fireworks - Yes, Weingart's book, but now with a difference! The Carlisle-Weingart Papers: years of correspondence with Weingart. Learn how he came to write the book, discover new formulas & techniques. Two great pyro minds together! Full size, 136 pages, 146 formulas, 15 tables, 100 illustrations.


A unique version of George Weingart's classic (1937) book on making fireworks. This edition was published in 1996 and contains dozens of illustrations, tables, and formulas for making every kind of firework imaginable. Though many of the formulas and chemicals are considered outdated today, this book is still a valuable addition to any pyro library for its details on construction and techniques. What makes this edition unique is a section containing a fascinating correspondence between Weingart and Orville Carlisle, credited with being the inventor of the toy rocket. An invaluable book and a necessity for every serious fireworks maker