www.fireworkmuseum.co.uk
Plymouth, England, UK
Pains posters from 1908 - (click to download
900k hi-res scans at 1:1 size) - Standard posters from 1972 and late 1930's (click to
download hi-res scans at 300k)
Astra Bangers from 1965 (95k):
scan by Graham Pugh of Choctaw, Oklahoma, an American contributor - a memory of his last
"Guy Fawkes" in England
"Light the
Blue Touch Paper" - Maurice Evan's Firework Heritage Museum is seeking a
new PERMANENT home after a season at The Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham
Abbey, London: if you can help - e-mail please!
REMEMBER, REMEMBER, THE
5th OF NOVEMBER
...........but not it
seems in my home town of Plymouth, England where the local authorities have seen
fit to disobey a centuries old Royal Order from King James - send them to the
Tower I say, it's here at my main Cyberheritage
page, Check out STOP PRESS: November 2005, "The Last Bonfire."
Please send me your scans
to put here, but not more than 6mb in total please
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FIREWORK
HERITAGE MUSEUM |
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FIREWORK
HERITAGE MUSEUM VOLUME 2 |
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Fireworks
- American fireworks and firecrackers labels |
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Fireworks
- British Firework Industry |
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Fireworks
- Captain A Brock's famous Firework book |
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Fireworks
- Indian and Asian firework art posters and labels |
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Fireworks
- Virtual FIREWORK Museum |
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Fireworks
- Label art design (downloadable)of British fireworks of 1980`s lots
of superb artworks |
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Fireworks
- British fireworks of the 1980`s actual items, technical drawings |
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FIREWORKS:
PLYMOUTH FIREWORK 1998 COMPETITION |
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FIREWORKS:
PLYMOUTH FIREWORK 1999 COMPETITION |
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FIREWORKS:
PLYMOUTH FIREWORK 2000 COMPETITION or
here |
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FIREWORKS:
PLYMOUTH FIREWORK 2001 COMPETITION |
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FIREWORKS:PLYMOUTH
FIREWORK 2002 COMPETITION |
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SORRY, NO 2003 COMPETITION AS I WAS AWAY FROM THE UK
AND MISSED IT!!!!! |
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SORRY, NO
2004 COMPETITION AS I WAS AWAY FROM THE UK
AND MISSED IT!!!!! |
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FIREWORKS:PLYMOUTH
COMPETITION 2006: VIDEO & 55,000 rocket launch NEW! |
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PLYMOUTH
MUSIC OF NIGHT NEW! |
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A
selection of Cherry Bombs and Dutch Fireworks
NEW! |
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Fireworks
- Bonfires, Bangers and Rockets. British consumer fireworks in 1998 |
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Fireworks:
Some nice Brock's Bangers, thanks to Martin Weselby |
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Fireworks:
An autographed frontspiece by A. Brock of his famous book, thanks to J
Humby |
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Fireworks:
some Standard Fireworks mines, among some of the last items that were
made in the UK, sorry, lost name of sender |
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Fireworks:
A really lovely Standard Fireworks poster , thanks to Phil Donoghue in
Australia |
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Fireworks:
Two superb old Brock's posters and lots of old rockets etc.
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Fireworks:
Fireworks effects and functioning imagery from a catalogue, unusual
images indeed, all in colour. |
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FIREWORKS
- Fireworks at Kitley House, Yealmpton, near Plymouth in 1908 |
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More
old firework posters!!...and a modern Indian
one: excellent!! some print out really well to A4 |
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Macau
firecrackers (among other things!)..old
Brocks etc....all sent in by visitors |
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Schermuly
rocket launcher/projectors |
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Rockets!
Rockets! Rockets! |
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Rockets Red Glare-
rocket heritage, amateur rocket heritage, old adverts for rocketry, Rocket Mail, rocket
motors plus more |
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Rockets - Schermuly and his
Rockets |
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An Illustrated Treatise on
Ammunition & Ordnance 1880-1960 |
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WORLD
WAR I & II AMMUNITION |
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TOTTER
ROCKETS FROM WORLD WAR II |
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BRITISH
FIREWORK ROCKETS VOL 1 and some odds and ends from 1980s PLUS SOME NICE
OLDER LABELS AND POSTERS - REAL ROCKETS |
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BRITISH
FIREWORK ROCKETS VOL 2 from 1980s and some odds and ends incl.
Victorian era Friction Tubes and Quills - REAL ROCKETS |
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OLD
SHIP DISTRESS ROCKETS, FROM SCHERMULY, BROCK, PAINS,
incl. Victorian era Friction Tubes and Quills |
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OLD
SHIP DISTRESS ROCKETS, FROM SCHERMULY, BROCK, PAINS & WESSEX incl
a line throwing rocket |
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A
very rare dummy of a mid-late Victorian
stage (c1870s) theatrical maroon by Dyer and Robson, string bound |
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The
entire dummy contents of a box of Astra
Fireworks and a box of Brock`s Fireworks c early 1970s |
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Some
fine UK rockets from the 1988 era |
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A
look at Novelty Fireworks from the USA thanks to Jim Melching
in the USA |
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A
look at Novelty Fireworks V2 from the USA |
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STANDARD,
PAINS & WELLS FIREWORKS POSTERS, thanks to P Donoghue in Australia
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Lots
here, an amazing hi-res scan
of a 1928 Standard Fireworks Poster, a rare circular Brock`s Crystal
Palace Fireworks box and loads more, thanks to Tom, John and Martin |
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This
is AMAZING! If you like proper Skyrockets, a la Standard and Brock`s
Fireworks 1980s and earlier types, you
will love this, all large files. Many thanks, mine and yours to Barry
Shephard |
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More
amazing items from Barry Shephard again. Similar to his material above, but
featuring everything else other than rockets!! OK, OK, there are some
rocket pics here too!!! If you love fireworks past, you will love
this!! |
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Looking
here at some indoor fireworks, thanks to M. Weselby. |
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John
Whiteway of Telford, UK, sent in this scan of an old
circular Brock`s box, any ideas of its original use, I plonk for caps.
A £1 coin is in for scale. |
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Standard
and Brock dummies, mint, from 1961 |
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The
Danish Konsberg Rocket |
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The
Brocks Times - an ad newspaper spoof. |
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Irish
Coastguard Rockets, Boxer and Schermuly. |
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Bingo
Bangas - from Lion Fireworks and 1950s & 60s firework boxes from
Astra & Standard Fireworks ...& what's in them are all here. Thanks
to Pete Gooderham, Mick Manning and Alan Irwin for these shots of fine old
shop display dummies. |
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Three
photos of an old ships fireworks box, thanks to Mandy 1...2...3
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All pages content rich, photos and scans of hundreds
and hundreds of items, labels and posters.
links to:
"Fireworks" Magazine, by John
Bennett-totally essential if you are into
fireworks heritage & fireworks today - and fireworks future
The late Larry Crump`s splendid American Fireworks site, includes a lot of UK material as Larry, a Texan, is an
Anglophile, sadly Larry has now passed away but his page lives on.
Graham Lundegaard`s Nov5th site, Graham and his wife Christine are
behind Sandling Fireworks in the UK - page includes fireworks for sale and news and views
Australian
Fireworks Enthusiasts Association
brought to you by Steve Johnson's "Cyberheritage" of
www.cyberheritage.co.uk, www.plymouthpeople.co.uk,
www.hmscambridge.co.uk, www.virtualhistory.co.uk
and www.stevejohnson.org.uk
try my pals sites: www.navyphotos.co.uk
and www.submerged.co.uk
e-mail Firework Museum steve@fireworkmuseum.co.uk
PHONE FIREWORKMUSEUM IN THE UK: 01752 772699, new address; 7,
WOODLANDS LANE, MANOR PARK, PLYMOUTH, PL6 8AS, DEVON, ENGLAND, UK
We want your modern inert, dead &
fired consumer fireworks and novelties, modern foreign ie non-UK catalogues & posters
to put on these pages; will send similar modern UK items in return if requested
Coming to Plymouth for the Firework
Competition? - why not visit the Mount Batten Hotel and
Shores Restaurant - it`s right next to the firing area - ideal for
competitors
Firework Video 2000 events
A broadcast quality 60 min VHS
video - CD quality sound - produced by Timeline Television is available of the whole
British Firework 2000 and 2001 Competition -
filmed over the two days it covers all 6 individual displays. Cheques/Postal
Orders to £15 per tape, overseas £18.50 International Money Order (incl p&p) and made payable to
P.C.V. Productions and sent to
Timeline Television, 27, Torridge Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2DQ, Devon,
England, UK tel: 01752
339906
Commissions undertaken
throughout the UK and overseas
If overseas please state format
required NTSC or SECAM
