Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide

2010 Free Edition

By Bob Weaver ¥ FireworksLand.com ¥ FireworksCatalog.com

This free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide contains my descriptions of approximately 3,855 fireworks, up through and including 2006. My new web site, FireworksCatalog.com, contains descriptions of approximately 2,807 additional fireworks which are not in this file. It also includes 1,772 photos and 707videos. The best program for viewing, searching and printing this file is Adobe Reader. To search through the file for a particular name, number, word or phrase, make sure you are using Adobe Reader 6.0 or higher. The search function in lower versions is inadequate for this purpose. You can download Adobe Reader for free at this page: www.adobe.com/reader

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Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com 00 Buck Shotgun Shell 100 Yellow Ribbons 10,000 MHz Feedback Single-tube Aerial. Winco brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda #JP-635. Brothers brand, #BP2941. 49 shots, brand, #5221. 16 shots, 30 seconds. Shoots up a cluster of firecrackers 28 seconds. Each shot breaks into a very nice bright which, collectively, form a pretty loud If you’re looking for a fan-shaped effect, red chrysanthemum break with a small cluster of bangs in the air, about 10 feet get this cake. All shots are at angles. amount of crackle in the break. (Last above the ground. Basically an aerial First a row of 7 yellow pearls with white tested in 2001) firecracker pack. (Last tested in 2002) comet tails are fired, one at a time along (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The the row, so the angle of each shot is dif- 101st Airborne Mortar Kit Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) ferent from the one before. Then the Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom next row of yellow shots is fired all at brand, #G-319. 1” Mini Fountain one time, for a 7-shot fan shape effect. The first reloadable shell kit I’ve ever Base Fountain. Lightning Bolt brand, Then a row of red pearls with white seen which is designed for daytime use. #LB-F013. 10 seconds. comet tails is fired, one at a time down Each of the six cylindrical shells in this This is a box of five small fountains, one the row. Then the next row is 7 red kit ejects a parachute, from which each of red, green, gold, blue and silver. pearls all fired at the same time. Then a hangs a smoke cartridge. (Last tested in Each fountain is approximately 1.5 row of green pearls with white tails fired 1999) inches tall and 3/8 inch in diameter, and one at a time down the row, then a row stands on a small paper base which is 117 Candle Barrage approximately 3/4 inch in diameter. Roman Candle battery. Vulcan This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z brand, #MC117. 18 seconds. Each one gives a color flame of that Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new color for about 10 seconds. I was expect- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are We don’t believe there are 117 shots in ing more, such as crackle, strobe or not in this file. To buy a membership in it, there. Nice barrage, however. Mostly red maybe a change in color. But it’s just please visit FireworksCatalog.com. and green. (Last tested in 1995) one color. They don’t last long enough to be useful for creating something else Fireworks videos • DVDs Buyer’s Guides • Links 12-shot Rack such as a set piece (picture). (Last test- Fireworks T-shirts Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. ed in 2005) Free articles Zenith/Black Cat brand. 12 shots, and 41 seconds. 1.5” Artillery Bomb more! All the Zenith/Black Cat shell effects Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly (which are apparently made in the U.S.) brand, #GG0279. on one 12-shot mortar rack. Green These are single-shot shells, four to the chrysanthemum, blue peony, silver pack - Green Chrysanthemum Break, chrysanthemum, blue falling stars, red Multi-color chrysanthemum break, Red chrysanthemum, and blue chrysanthe- Chrysanthemum break and Crackling mum. All have silver comet tails on the Break. The multi-color break included way up. (Last tested in 2002) color stars and some crackle. The Crackling Break includes a large 14˝ California Candle amount of crackle. The Green Chrys- Hand-held Fountain. Thunderbird anthemum was a very impressive green brand, #T6018. 37 seconds. break with white trails of stars. Pretty Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Thunderbird. I’m a sucker for any fire- decent shells, equal in quality to many FireworksLand.com works you can hold in your hand as they 1.75-inch shells and even surpassing are going off. This is the first hand-held some of them. (Last tested in 1999) fountain I’ve tried that includes a whis- of green pearls fired all at once. The tle. The red, green and yellow flames are 10 Parachutes by Day final row is crackling mines fired all at large and blindingly bright. A 3-color Parachute. Link Triad brand. one time. No breaks, it’s all pearls and torch, with one whistle. I liked this one Most refused to open, and fell to the mines, but a nicely designed display. a lot, not only because of the brightness ground quickly. (Last tested in 1996) Unchanged in 2003, except the row of of the red, green and yellow flames, but crackling mines at the end are not fired also because it’s the only hand-held 10 Report Repeater all at once, they are fired in a row, fountain I have tested so far that Roman Candle, single. Black Cat although very quickly across the row. includes a whistle. (Last tested in 1998) brand, #BC-502. 5 shots, 17 sec- Still a good one. (Last tested in 2003) onds. (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The 143 Candle Barrage Shoots out five shots, each of which Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Roman Candle battery. Vulcan gives two reports in the air - possibly brand, #MC-143. 143 shots, 41 sec- more than firecracker reports, but not onds. more than the 129.6 mg. report limit Starts as a red fountain with a short for aerial reports. No colors or any other whistle, then changes to a green foun- effects. (Last tested in 1999) tain, then it becomes a battery of roman candles, with red and green color pearls

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 2 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com going up, and a little crackle from the 2-Color Palm Tree, #200 2000 fountain fountain. Some of the shots that go up Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. break into tiny, soft reports. Like an Somewhat lower altitude than most. Brothers brand, #BP4195. 163 sec- improved version of the old 100 ball Nice rich blue with white flashes. (Last onds. Magical Shots Barrage. (Last tested in tested in 1995) There are fountains in both ends of this 1999) piece. One end starts first, and goes 2-Color Space Jet through a variety of color, crackles and 15-shot All-In-One-Shell Flying Spinner. brand. 13 seconds. whistles. Then the other end does the Single-tube Aerial. brand. Plastic body. Two stages; not as rich same thing. These fountains last almost All in one and one whistle for all. spray as Rozzi Silver Jets. Flies up with two minutes between them. Finally, a Fifteen glittery comets meanwhile. gold spray and a green flame. (Last test- strobing flame inside the center illumi- (Last tested in 1995) ed in 1995) nates the red paper windows which spell out “2000,” and that goes on for anoth- 16-shot Rack, #200 shells 2-Color Space Jet er 45 seconds or so. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Starr Flying Spinner. brand. 13 seconds. 1999) brand. 16 shots, 76 seconds. Plastic body. Two stages; not as rich Made in the U.S.A. Alternates between spray as Rozzi Silver Jets.. (Last tested 2000 fountain red peony breaks and blue peony breaks, in 1995) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. at a slow pace. (Last tested in 2003) Brothers brand, #BP4200. 114 sec- onds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z A unique fountain that spells out “2000” 18” California Candle Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Hand-held Fountain. Thunderbird web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are in colored flares across the front. You brand. 31 seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, light the fuse, and all the color flares Starts with a silver whistle for a few sec- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. light approximately at the same time. onds, then changes to red, green and They spell out “2000,” in blue, red, gold flames for about 8 to 10 seconds Spellout white and green in that order. They con- each. (Last tested in 2000) T-shirt tinue to burn for about 45 seconds. Really nice. Then, a series of four single- 2 Cool “You Gotta Say it This tube fountains across the top fire in shirt sequence, with red, green, whistle and Right!” says, crackle, for about another minute, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. “Fireworks” Fireworks over America brand, though they are a little superfluous - spelled out the main attraction here is the “2000” #FOA1983. 78 seconds. in fireworks! Brilliant white shower, changing to gold See my web site in color flares. (Last tested in 1999) spray with blue sparks, then bright for sizes and info. white spray again, then red spray, then 2000 Sparklers flashing white flitter spray, then red, Sparkler. brand. green and crackle spray. Surprisingly It’s a curved wire sparkler that spells long-lasting for its size. Excellent color. out “2000,” with gold sparkle composi- (Last tested in 2000) tion along most of it. Very similar to the Black Cat Cat Sparkler and the Star Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 2” Shells Sparkler of Bald Eagle brand, both of Single-tube Aerial. Flower Basket FireworksLand.com which burn for around 2 minutes, with brand, #K802. gold sparks. Besides being a highly col- Box contains 4 tubes, each with its own lectible item, it’s perfect for your New 2-Color Space Ship shell. Each label had an extra piece of Year’s Eve party. Sorry I don’t have a Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, photo of it. (Last tested in 1999) paper glued onto it with a different item #W538A. 12 seconds. number (K8011CA through K8011CD). Plastic body. Two stages of power. Not as Pretty nice breaks of color; no sound full as Rozzi Silver Jets. Green spray 21st Century Celebration effects. (Last tested in 1999) with silver shower. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Basket brand, #K7847L. 64 shots, 2-Color Display #5 35 seconds. 2-inch display shell Generous amount of red and green Single-tube Aerial. Black Cat brand, Reloadable Shell Kit. Temple of #ASZBC515A. pearls mixed with crackling comets. Heaven brand. (Last tested in 1995) Made for Black Cat by Zenith Phenomenal shells. Unfortunately, hard Specialties, in Missouri. Sends up one to find. Discontinued? (Last tested in shot which ends in a very nice green 1995) 21th Century chrysanthemum break. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Eggs brand, #DE4031. 21 shots, 22 seconds. They should have spelled it “21st Century,” but we get the point anyway.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 3 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fires comets in groups of 3 in a fan 3-Color Changing 3-Shot Rack, #100 (simultane- shape. Each comet has a color head. The Chrysanthemum, #300 ous) first group of 3 has red heads, the next Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Zenith group green, the next red, the next blue, #300. Stars in break actually change brand. then a group of 3 crackling comets, from white to red to blue. (Last tested in This rack produces three very large aer- then a group of 3 red-headed comets, 1995) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) ial bursts, almost at the same instant. and finally a group of 3 green-headed One break is a mixed red and green comets. (Last tested in 2004) 3-Color Changing Mine peony, with a center pistil of a small Mine. All Star brand. 6 seconds. chrysanthemum break of white comets 24 Carat Gold, No. 3 A tall mine, which consists of stars with blue heads. Another break is a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. which appear to me to start out as gold green peony break. The third break is a Winco brand, #CNJP003. 23 sec- stars, then change while on their way red peony break with some crackle onds. up to either red or blue - the result is a mixed into the break. This one is Starts with an attractive spray made up mix of red and blue stars at the top. impressive by firing all 3 breaks almost of small gold flitter sparks - non-crack- (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on exactly at the same time, so you get ling. A nice relaxing sight. (Last tested PYROvideo #7) quite a big show in the air - though it’s in 2003) all over in a few seconds. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) 3 Assorted Artillery shell Reloadable Shell Kit. brand, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 3-Whistling Moon Traveler with #W888. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new report Fairly nice breaks, though a bit soft. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Bottle Rocket. Red Lantern brand, Includes strobing white and a good not in this file. To buy a membership in it, #0445D. blue, but there are much better kits. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Gives three short whistles on the way (Last tested in 1996) up, ends in a report. (Last tested in The Best of 2000) 3 Assorted Fountain PYROvideo 1, 2 and 3 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 30 salutes Two hours and 27 Flower Basket brand, #KAF. 26 sec- Skyrocket. Peacock brand, #209R. onds. minutes of pyro fun! Visit fireworks Similar to 60 Salutes, this contains a Gold and silver mix, to green, red and handful of firecrackers, which are shot silver, to bright white spray. (Last tested factories in China, twice. See three out of the rocket at the top of the flight. in 1995) backyard shows, 3 Gives a short cluster of reports in the fireworks stores, air. (Last tested in 1999) 3 Jumbo Parachutes and view demos of Parachute. Horse brand. 121 new fireworks! 30-30 Shells Not exactly jumbo, but about 7 inches Reloadable Shell Kit. Pyro Valu across when unfolded. These opened brand, #PV315. properly, and floated down. (Last tested This kit is an excellent value for the in 1996) beginner. The shells are of good quality, but the effects are not necessarily as Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 3 Laughters sophisticated as in some of the other Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, FireworksLand.com kits. It’s nice to get 24 shells in a kit, #0130. 5 seconds. then you get to use it for a while before Three mines in a row. Each one with running out of shells. Recommended thin, high pitched whistle. Laughable, 3-Shot Rack, #100 (sequential) for those on a budget, although if all right. I think this is one I should Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Zenith money is no object, there are kits avail- have bought years ago when it was brand. 12 seconds. able with larger and more sophisticated This rack produces three very large aer- good. (Last tested in 1996) effects than this one. (Last tested in ial bursts, about 4 seconds apart. The 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) 3 Rings spinner first one is a large sparkling silver and blue peony break with a small white Ground Spinner. West Lake brand, 4 Colors Changing Smoke with #W624. 9 seconds. chrysanthemum pistil (small white And that’s exactly what it is. Splits into comets at the center of the break). Then whistle red, green and blue spinners. Pretty a large peony break of red and purple Smoke. Peacock brand, #S600W-5. 24 seconds. neat. (Last tested in 1995) stars with a small white chrysanthe- mum pistil. And finally a large red and 3 tubes. A short whistle, then red smoke, changing quickly to yellow 3 Super Stars blue peony break with a small center of glittering white stars. Impressive for the smoke, then gray smoke, then a whistle. Skyrocket. West Lake brand, #L166. (Last tested in 1996) Good flight, but small, disappointing size of the breaks and the large number break of red and green. (Last tested in of stars in each break. (Last tested in 1995) 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #7)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 4 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com 4 Wheel Drive seen. First a crackle break, then a blue one. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Wheel. Black Cat brand, #BC-832. break, then green glitter, then a red PYROvideo #5) 56 seconds. break, then green again, then blue Large wheel, almost a foot in diameter, chrysanthemum, then blue peony, then 56 Parachute Battalion with 4 large drivers. Starts turning with a crackle break, then a multi-color Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black a red flame and a silver shower, then the break of red, blue and green. Big beau- Cat brand, #BC-1060. 7 shots, 22 second driver produces a green flame tiful breaks. This cake is available in 2 seconds. with a little gold spray. The third driver versions, with or without a base. The This is a multi-shot cake, with each of starts with a purple flame and thin gold performance is the same either way. the 7 shots giving a group of 8 para- spray, then changes to an orange flame Still great in 2003. (Last tested in 2003) chutes. Each individual parachute puts with thin gold spray. The final driver (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The out colored smoke for a few seconds. produces a blue flame with a silver Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) The color of the smoke is the same in spray. (Last tested in 2004) each group of 8. In one group, they all put out purple smoke, in another they 40-inch Mammoth Day para- all put out green smoke, blue in anoth- chute er, red in another, etc. This is obviously Parachute. Horse brand, #T5530. for daytime use, since you wouldn’t see Biggest parachute I’ve seen. Let’s hope the colored smoke at night. Probably yours unfolds all the way, mine didn’t. the best example of a daytime cake I have seen so far. (Last tested in 2004) (Last tested in 1995) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 4th of July web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 6 Special Laser Sound Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Strobe. Brothers brand, #BP4048. Brothers brand, #BP4208. 122 sec- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 21 seconds. onds. It’s similar to a strobe item, but flashes Starts with red spray, changing to silver at a faster rate, almost blending togeth- glittery spray, then green, then blue, er. The result is a pulsating bright light then a mixed color spray, then a whistle, and rapid series of “pfft” sounds. (Last tested in 1999) then cackle. This is the the first minute PYROvideo #10 is two hours of or so. Then the same sequence is fireworks fun and excitement! See repeated at the other end of the device. the incredible fireworks of Mexico 60 Mighty Repeaters Finally a strobing flame inside lights up in a 23-minute Roman Candle battery. Horse brand, the red windows which spell out, “4th of documentary. And #SM1053. 21 seconds. July”. (Last tested in 2001) watch the perfor- A bundle of 3 roman candles, each with mances of 62 new 20 shots of red, green and blue. No fireworks. Three sounds, but nice colors. Shots do 4th of July Blast how-to projects Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. round out include some tail sparks on the way up. Kellner’s brand, #9128. 25 shots, 20 this great (Last tested in 1998) seconds. DVD. Alternates between red shots that go up 60 Salutes and break into red peony breaks, blue Skyrocket. Peacock brand, #213. shots that go up and open into blue Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Well, if you open the cap and dump peony breaks, and green shots that go FireworksLand.com them out, you’ll see there aren’t really up and open into breaks that are green 60 of them, and they aren’t really peonies plus one silver star that shoots salutes, they’re ladyfingers. But still, away from the break. (Last tested in 5 Great Shakes it’s a good noise rocket for celebrations. 2003) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Well, not exactly 60, but a handful of Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B066. 20 firecrackers are expelled from this rock- 4th of July Parade shots, 20 seconds. et at the top of its flight. You get a nice Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai The shots are fired in fans of 5 all at burst of crackers, all at once. (Last test- brand, #WB2031. 20 shots, 29 sec- once. There are 4 fans. The first one is ed in 1998) onds. crackling comets that go up and end in Spiraling comets to nice, strong breaks breaks of blue stars plus silver flying 7-inch Phantom Assorted of red and green. (Last tested in 1995) fish. The next fan is gold comets that go Fountains up and end in gold willow breaks. The Base Fountain. Phantom brand, #H- 4th of July Spectacular third fan is crackling comets that go up 143. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai and end in breaks of blue stars plus sil- Four fountains: Tri-Color Spray, Golden brand, #WB2018. 9 shots, 18 sec- ver flying fish. The final fan is gold Glittering Flower, Gold & Silver onds. comets that go up and end in gold wil- Flowers, and Green Glittering Flowers. Nine festival balls in one piece. They are low breaks. Has the “look and feel” of a Good color and glitter. (Last tested in 1.5-inch festival balls, but they are just 500-gram cake, but it’s only a 200-gram 1999) as good as many 1.75-inch shells I have

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 5 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com 76 Spectacular A Little Bit More PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Hawk brand. 29 seconds. brand, #P5018. 12 shots, 19 sec- Shots have red or green heads on the onds. A-Okay way up with silver comet tails. Each Shots go up as beautiful sparkling Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. shot gives 2 effects, a color break of red, comets with red sparks coming out. Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B060. 12 green, blue or a white chrysanthemum, Each shot ends with a fairly hard break shots, 18 seconds. and also a second break which seems that becomes red stars and gold sparks. Each shot is a glittering comet on the like a small titanium report, at any rate, The red stars sparkle as they go away way up, with nice red and green glitter it bangs and spreads out white stars. from the break. I liked the red sparks given off as it goes up. Every shot ends (Last tested in 2002) that the shots give off on the way up. as a blue peony break, with lots of blue (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on stars. No sound effects. (Last tested in 82nd Airborne PYROvideo #5) 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Single-tube Aerial. Brothers brand, #BP2006. Aaahhhh Four individual aerial shells in one box, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red which give parachute shells. Each para- Rhino brand. 18 shots, 22 seconds. chute carries not one, but a group of First a fan of 3 silver comets with blue what looks like six individual fireworks, heads. Then a fan of swirling comets each hanging from the parachute by its which end in breaks of crackle. Then a This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z own string. On one shell they are red Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new fan of comets which end in silver flying flame to green strobes, on another red web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are fish. Then a fan which ends in peony to white strobe, another has green to not in this file. To buy a membership in it, breaks of green, blue and silver. Then a gold flame, and on the fourth, gold to please visit FireworksCatalog.com. fan of whistling silver shots that end in red flame. These parachutes work very clusters of sparkling silver stars. Then a well. (Last tested in 2002) Are you a fan of 3 shots, one of which ends in a Hard Core red break, one in a white chrysanthe- 82nd Airborne Dirision Pyro? mum break and one in a blue break. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon (Last tested in 2004) Eggs brand, #DP0016. 28 shots, 89 This shirt seconds. is available Above and Beyond Unfortunate spelling of “Division” on in 9 sizes, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. label. Starts with a fountain of white including 3 Fireworks over America brand, flitter mixed with red and green stars, child sizes! #FOA2937. 19 shots, 28 seconds. which goes for a good 20 seconds or so. High quality All shots give breaks of silver flying fish. Then what might be called a mine is Hanes If you want that effect and nothing else, shot up, although it contains only about Beefy-T this is the cake to get. It is a neat look- 5 crackling color pearls that go up, this ing effect. (Last tested in 2000) still might quality as a mine. Four more mines just like it are then shot up one at Abracadabra a time. Then a red pearl is shot up Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. which breaks into a peony break in Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Black Cat brand, #BC-2079. 63 sec- which the stars appear to change from FireworksLand.com onds. red to a sparkling silvery-blue before Starts with a good blend of red and burning out. This shot is repeated four green sparks, with a little bit of blue more times. Then a green pearl is shot A Little Green sparks, but they are sort of over- up which ends in a break which appears Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda whelmed by the red and green. This part to be green peony stars which then brand, #P5007. 16 shots, 32 sec- looks good though, with mostly color change to sparkling red stars. That shot onds. sparks and very little background gold is repeated four more times. Then a No brand or item number anywhere on spray. Then that stops and a soft spray of blue pearl is shot up, which becomes a the label. Each shot goes up dark and silver starts, and continues for the rest blue chrysanthemum. That one is then breaks hard into a huge green of the performance. (Last tested in repeated four more times. At the very chrysanthemum break. This one fell 2004) end, four shots are fired all at once, one over about halfway through and fired a of each of the above 4 effects. Very slow- couple of shots horizontally, then right- Absolutely Green paced, but otherwise an unusual and ed itself up and fired the rest of the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star interesting display. (Last tested in 2004) shots up normally. So, glue this cake brand. 25 seconds. down well. Very nice green breaks. Very good breaks of green glitter stars. Originally tested in 2000. In 2001, this They break with a punch. Excellent tim- cake was significantly reduced in power. ing between shots. (Last tested in 2005) (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on (Shown on PYROvideo #7)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 6 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Abundant Life Then a mini-finale of smaller color Adrenaline Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star breaks with some white whirlwinds Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire brand. 23 seconds. mixed in. (Last tested in 2002) (Shown Hawk brand, #FB236. 25 shots, 41 A green pearl goes up and ends in a on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not seconds. cluster of crackle mixed with green fly- shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 The first three shots are color mines ing fish. Then a blue pearl goes up and & 3”) that also have small color breaks above ends in a cluster of crackle mixed with them. Then the next two shots are blue flying fish. Then a red pearl goes Acid Rock screaming silver comets that open into up and ends in a cluster of crackle Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon small color breaks. The next 3 shots are mixed with red flying fish. This Eggs brand, #DE4080. 25 shots, 10 green mines that have small green sequence is repeated for the rest of the seconds. breaks above them. Then two shots of performance. (Last tested in 2005) The tubes are all at angles, in fans of 5. the screaming comets opening into (Shown on PYROvideo #7) The tubes are fired at a rapid pace, small color breaks. The next three shots going down one row of 5 and then back are fluffy silver mines that have small Accelerating in Arizona down the next row of 5 in the opposite silver chrysanthemum breaks above Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. direction. This is sometimes referred to them. Then two more screaming Black Cat brand, #BC-2078. 68 sec- as a “Z” pattern. This gives an interest- comets that end in small breaks. Then onds. ing change of position in the air for the three shots which are blue peony mines, Starts with a mix of gold spray, silver with small blue peony breaks above flitter spray and big red sparks. Then it them. Then two shots of the screaming adds green to the mix. Then a little blue This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new silver comets ending in small color is added. So it’s a mixture of red, green web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are breaks. The next 3 shots are crackle and blue sparks with silver flitter sparks not in this file. To buy a membership in it, mines, with small crackle breaks above for the rest of the duration. (Last tested please visit FireworksCatalog.com. them. Finally, two shots of screaming in 2004) silver comets which end in small breaks PYROvideo #4 of crackle. Good variety, and it’s nice to Acclaim Heaven DVD see a cake which has some screaming Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon comets but doesn’t overdo the scream- Eggs brand, #DE4040. 19 shots, 30 Two hours of fireworks ing. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on seconds. fun! Watch three fire- PYROvideo #6) Every shot goes up as a red pearl and works shows, and see how they were set up. then opens up into a silver dragon eggs Adventure Light break, which is a break that spreads out Make your own wheel, using commonly sold Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden and continues to give off crackle as it fireworks. Visit a fire- Bear brand, #FX-A037. 36 shots, 79 spreads out. (Last tested in 2004) works factory in Brazil seconds. (Shown on PYROvideo #4) and a sparkler factory Starts with crackling comets that go up in Ohio. Watch the and end in clusters of crackle. Then a Ace Combat performance whole group of screaming silver comets Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. of 93 new goes up. Then red pearls go up and end fireworks! Brothers brand, #BP2592. 9 shots, in red chrysanthemum breaks with 27 seconds. some silver glitter mixed in. Then, Nine fine-quality shots, each with a gold Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! green pearls go up and end in green comet tail on the way up to a chrys- FireworksLand.com chrysanthemum breaks with some sil- anthemum break of red or green stars ver glitter mixed in. Then some breaks with trails. Slow pace helps to empha- of white chrysanthemums with silver size the quality of the breaks. (Last test- first 20 shots. The first 5 shots are glitter mixed in. Then 6 shots of red ed in 1998) crackling comets only. The next 5 shots pearls which end in clusters of green are comets with blue heads which go up peony stars and red flying fish. Then 6 Acid Rain and open into clusters of blue stars and shots of green pearls which end in clus- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. silver flying fish. The next 5 shots are ters of green flying fish. The final 6 Brothers brand, #BP2030. 37 shots, blue pearls which go up and open into shots are fired all at once, and they are 59 seconds. blue chrysanthemums. The next 5 shots gold comets which look very nice in a Alternates between shots that go up are the same as the last group, blue group on the way up, but they open up crackling and end in either green, gold pearls which go up and open into blue into insignificant clusters of green and or blue breaks. All the breaks have a lit- chrysanthemums. The final 5 shots of red peony stars. (Last tested in 2005) tle bit of crackle in them. Then, some the cake do not continue the “Z” pat- (Shown on PYROvideo #7) very nice shots fired at angles which are tern, they are fired all at once. They are white comets with red heads, that go up blue pearls that go up and open into Adventurer 40 and end in good breaks of crackle. Then large clusters of crackle. (Last tested in Skyrocket. Po Sing brand, #214. some shots straight up which alternate 2004) Very exciting, powerful takeoff; ending between red, blue and gold breaks, all of in small, disappointing break of red and which have some crackle mixed in. green. (Last tested in 1995) Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 7 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Aerial Acrobats Aerial Dynamite crackle break. The next shot gives a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. sparkling silver chrysanthemum break Kellner’s brand, #9129. 20 shots, 53 Brothers brand, #BP2074. 15 shots, and a blue peony break. The next one seconds. 44 seconds. gives what appears to be a pinkish or Every shot is a blue pearl that goes up A gold willow break, followed by a orange chrysanthemum and a blue and ends in a gold whirlwind plus a sparkling silver break with one spinner, peony. The next (Last tested in 2004) cluster of blue stars. These are shim- followed by a great break which has (Shown on PYROvideo #4) mering gold whirlwinds like in “Turn of sparkling silver stars mixed with 8 red- the Century.” I like these a lot. This is a headed and green-headed comets which Aerial Gunfire cake I would buy for this effect. (Last “swim away” like go-getters. Then this Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black tested in 2003) sequence is repeated two more times. Cat brand, #BC-662. 25 shots, 49 Finally at the end, about 5 shots are seconds. Aerial Bouquet fired all at once, which are the same as Alternates between two types of shots. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black the shots with the go-getters. Terrific One is a red pearl that goes up and Cat brand, #BC-638. 16 shots, 12 ending. (Last tested in 2004) breaks into a few stars plus a raspy- seconds. sounding air whistle very similar to the Possibly the smallest aerial shell on the sound of Killer Alligator or The Beast. market. The package is only 2 inches The other type of shot is a bright white wide and 2.5 inches tall, and weighs less This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z pearl that goes up and breaks into a than 4 ounces, but it still puts out 16 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new small amount of the silver flying fish. honest-to-god aerial breaks. Each shot web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are (Last tested in 1999) ends in a small, rocket-style cluster of not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. red and green stars, with no sound Aerial Oasis effects. Of course, the performance PyroTopia: Show of Shows Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black doesn’t compare at all to the larger Cat brand, #BC-651. 19 shots, 15 repeaters, but considering this item’s The ultimate fireworks seconds. tiny size and price, it’s amazing. (Last DVD: a unique and Each shot goes up dark, then breaks tested in 1998) unforgettable jour- open into a small cluster of bright green ney through music or red stars and a handful of gold crack- and pyrotechnics. Aerial Comet, #100 le. (Last tested in 1998) Single-tube Aerial. Longhorn brand. Achieved very high altitude. Bright sil- 90 minutes of Aerial Parade ver head and a short gold tail, that could nonstop music Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black be longer. (Last tested in 1996) and fireworks! Cat brand, #BC-634. 19 shots, 16 seconds. Aerial Comet No. 2 Beautiful. Each shot breaks into crack- Single-tube Aerial. Longhorn brand. les & parachutes w/red flares. (Last test- A gold comet which shoots up about ed in 1995) 100 feet high, and goes out just as it’s starting downward. (Last tested in Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Aerial Phenomenon 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black FireworksLand.com Cat brand, #BC-6117. 19 shots, 23 Aerial Comet No. 3 seconds. A very good display of mines with shell Single-tube Aerial. Longhorn brand. Aerial Extravaganza A thick gold tail follows this one up to a breaks above the mines. A crackle mine Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Zenith appears, then some blue peony stars good altitude, then extinguishes just as brand. 7 shots, 88 seconds. it starts downward. (Last tested in 1998) above it, then a break of crackle above Made by Zenith Specialties, of Missouri. all of it. Terrific. This is repeated two This piece sends up a silver comet with more times. Then a mine of crackle Aerial Double Decker a red head, which ends in red peony appears, with blue peony stars above it, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black break. Then it sends up another silver and a break of crackle flowers above Cat brand, #BC-667. 12 shots, 19 comet which ends in 2 breaks, a white seconds. that. Then a mine of crackle appears, chrysanthemum and a green chrysanth- with blue peony stars above it, and two An advancement in the concept of emum. The next shot goes up dark and repeating aerial displays. Each shot dragon-eggs breaks above those. Then a ends in a reddish chrysanthemum with finale of crackle mines, with blue peony gives both a crackling mine (upward sparkling trails, and another break blast of crackling stars from the ground stars above it, and fluffy, rich dragon- which has green chrysanthemum stars, eggs breaks above that for a good end- level up to about 20 feet) and an aerial red peony stars and blue peony stars. break above it. The aerial breaks are ing. I enjoyed this one. (Last tested in The next shot gives a sparkling silver 2005) thin gold “spiderweb” breaks, but the glitter break and red and green chrys- double-level action here is what makes anthemum breaks. The next shot gives a this item interesting. (Last tested in sparkling silver glitter break and a 1998)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 8 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Aerial Quartet shot is red plus crackle, one shot is blue Afternoon Delight Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black plus crackle, etc.). Both versions come Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cat brand, #BC-668. 12 shots, 42 on solid wooden bases, making them Fireworks over America brand, seconds. useful even after you use them the first #FOA2090. 7 shots, Each shot goes up very high, then time. Reinforce the outside of the group This one is meant for the daytime. Each becomes a series of small color breaks: of tubes with tape, and you can refill the shot goes up and ejects a parachute red, green, blue and a glittering silver. tubes with festival balls up to five more which floats slowly down and gives off a Breaks are small, but the timing is times. Also available without the base, trail of smoke as it descends. (Last test- interesting as each color comes out. No #WB8006. Still a great one in 2003, four ed in 2004) sound effects. A single unit fired is not years after it was first introduced. (Last that impressive, but a whole row of tested in 2003) Afterparty them might be. (Last tested in 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Aero Blaster Pyro brand, #UP3010. 16 shots, 24 Aerial Rampage Shells Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super seconds. Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom Blast brand, #SB-36. 9 shots, 24 sec- Each shot goes up as a fluffy silver brand, #G-100. onds. comet that swirls around as it flies up Shells so beautiful you will hate to fire Super Blast. 9 shots, breaking with a and then opens into a break. The first them. The box contains one tube and 12 respectable bang, to downward-point- few shots open into good peony breaks cylindrical shells. The label on the tube of brilliant yellow stars. The next few says that they are made by the Vulcan shots open into peony breaks of blue factory in China. The shells are con- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z stars. The next few shots open into gold Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new structed in an unusual “bullet” shape, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are willow breaks. (Last tested in 2003) with plastic “nose cone” caps. The fuse not in this file. To buy a membership in it, comes out from the very top of the plas- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Aftershock tic cap. The plastic caps are either red, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. black or a metallic-looking gold. The 12 Black Cat T-shirt Fireworks over America brand, shell effects are: Green Star Whirl, The famous #FOA2929. 19 shots, 25 seconds. Crackling Peony, Silver Star Fish, White Black Cat logo A large cake which sends up shots that Strobe, Red to Crackling, Multi-Color on quality break open into single-color breaks, Peony, Palm Tree, Brocade, Crackling shirts either red, blue or green. (Last tested in Gold Bees, Blue to Crackling, Red White 2000) Blue, and Green to Crackling. Each shell label also has a color photograph Air Barrage of a shell break, though a lot of the pho- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon tographs look like 1.3G (“Class B”) shell Eggs brand, #DE4001. 35 shots, 15 breaks to me, and many of them show seconds. multiple breaks. So you can’t really A bunch of gold comets (supposed to be expect the shell to do what is shown in 35 of them) with a little crackling at the 7 sizes! the photo; nonetheless, these are the base. This one would look very nice if a Order at whole wall of them was fired at the same most exquisite shells to look at. You’ll my web site. hate to light them and blow apart all the time. (Last tested in 2004) beautiful work they did, so buy two kits, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! one to save for posterity. (Last tested in FireworksLand.com Air Battle 1999) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Maverick brand, #SM0638. 25 shots, 37 seconds. Aerial Super Seven Shell ing, quiet clusters of stars. Many stars Alternates between red and green stars Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai per cluster, but weak colors. (Last test- shot up. Each one ends in either a small brand, #WB8002. 7 shots, 19 sec- ed in 1996) onds. cluster of color stars or a small cluster of crackle. (Last tested in 2000) Appears on price lists as item #WB8002, African Diamond but the item itself has #W800 on it. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower There are two versions of this piece, and Basket brand, #K7716. 36 shots, 23 Air Bomb Single-tube Aerial. No brand. both are outstanding. Both contain seconds. seven 1.75-inch festival balls in 7 tubes. Label says “red and purple stars,” but Smaller than the Link Triad “Airbomb”, In one version, the shells go up with the purple is more like a blue. Good but basically the same concept. This one thick white comet tails and color heads, color. (Last tested in 1995) does not give as loud of a report. No then break into superb chrysanthemum brand or item number is identified any- breaks of color stars with white trails where on the ones I bought while in (the last break has some crackle in it.). Missouri. (Last tested in 1998) The other version sends up festival balls with no tails, that burst into superb breaks of color plus crackle (i.e., one

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 9 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Air Bomber Air Defender Air-Borne Art Flying Spinner. Cannon brand, #Y26- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 006. 6 seconds. Basket brand, #K7144EL. 37 shots, Brothers brand, #BP2970. 21 shots, A really great flying spinner, 6 pieces in 14 seconds. 19 seconds. a vinyl bag. Make sure to set this one Dazzling white comets with red and This cake is sold individually or also as lying down, with the tiny red bump on green. Pace quickens rapidly. (Last test- part of the “Brothers Pro Pack” assort- one side of the ring touching the ed in 1995) ment (BP-A012). The first shot is fired ground. If it is not in this position it will straight up, and it is a red pearl, ending not fly. When it flies up, it does so with Air Force One in a red chrysanthemum break. Then 2 a good solid spray of gold and goes pret- Skyrocket. Brothers brand, shots are fired in a V, which are blue ty far up, and then ends in a circular #BP1028. pearls ending in blue chrysanthemum spray of crackle in the air. A quality A pack of five rockets, each with the breaks. Then 3 shots are fired in a fan, item. (Last tested in 2003) (Shown on same effect: a silver comet tail on the which are blue pearls ending in beauti- PYROvideo #4) way up, ending in the “silver flying fish” ful blue peony breaks. Then 4 shots are effect and a good amount of it. fired in a fan, which are red pearls end- Air Bombing Excellent. (Last tested in 1999) ing in red chrysanthemum breaks. Then Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 5 shots are fired in a fan, which are red Maverick brand, #SM0641. 25 pearls ending in red chrysanthemum shots, 27 seconds. breaks. Then 6 shots are fired in a fan, Alternates between red and green pearls which are crackling comets ending in going up. Each shot ends in either a This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new breaks of crackle. (Last tested in 2003) break of silver flying fish or a whistle in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are the air. Fast pace. (Last tested in 2000) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Airbomb please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Single-tube Aerial. Link Triad brand, Air Color Bomb, No. 3 #W539. PYROvideo #5 Single-tube Aerial. Vulcan brand, A single-shot aerial firecracker. The DVD or VHS #DS1400. cracker is shot up into the air about 50 A pack of 3 single-shot aerial shells, one to 75 feet high, where it blows up with a each of Red, Green and Crackling Two hours of firewoks loud report. The tube stays on the Bombard. Each has its own base - these fun! Learn how to ground and might fall over afterwards, build a horizontal are not reloadable shells. The Red one wheel, ways to use a but it doesn’t matter because the item goes up with a red flame to a red break; roll of 16,000 fire- has only one shot. Sometimes appears the green one goes up with a green crackers, a way to under the name Double Voice Cracker. flame to a green break, and the crack- fuse rockets together, (Last tested in 1998) ling one goes up with a silver flame to a a roman candle bar- crackle break. These are adequate, but rage, three separate fireworks shows, a Airborne Assault the breaks are not as big as with most Display Firework (1.3G). brand. 16 stroll through 1.75 inch reloadable shells. (Last tested Boomland, seconds. in 2001) and 90 A huge cake that sends up shells that new fireworks. eject parachutes. Attached to each para- Air Commandoes chute is a spinning fountain, which Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! emits a sparkling silver spray as the brand, #SSD14. 16 shots, 23 sec- FireworksLand.com parachute floats down. The sky is soon onds. filled with spinning silver fountains. It Day item, 96 parachutes. Over fast. Fills doesn’t last long, but it is pleasing to the sky with tiny parachutes. (Last test- Air Raid see. Similar to “Colorful Parachutes.” ed in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon You might also see it in a 61-shot ver- brand, #Y03-054. 16 shots, 15 sec- onds. sion. Both sizes might actually be Air Defence [sic] Cannon. Green pearls fly up very high, “1.3G” fireworks. (Last tested in 1999) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying then whip open into whirlwinds. Spaced Dragon brand, #W575. 100 shots, Airborne Troop assortment 95 seconds. closely together. Superb altitude. (Last tested in 1996) Single-tube Aerial. brand, #Y04- Crackling comets. Long lasting, but it 005. can get boring toward the end. (Last Storm Troop, Command Troop, Combat tested in 1995) Air Strip Troop. Outstanding items. (Last tested Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, #K4408. 24 seconds. in 1995) Five flying spinners take off one at at time. Some people love this, but mine usually fall apart. (Last tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 10 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Airborne Troops breaks of red and green. Very big breaks Alcatraz Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West at the end. (Last tested in 2003) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Lake brand, #L962. 19 shots, 20 Great Grizzly brand, #GG5039. 100 seconds. Aladdin’s Lamp seconds. Some nice breaks of red and green, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Link The same item as Triangle Whistling some crappy ones. All break at different Triad brand, #W468. 19 seconds. Flower and its many other names. Red angles. (Last tested in 1995) Extraordinary. Beautiful blue and red spray, to green and red mixed, to blue, flames, then many side sprays of silver to bright white, to mixed colors with Aircraft Carrier and gold. (Last tested in 1995) white, to green, to silver flitter, to one Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, loud, short whistle, to crackle, to white #W727. 30 seconds. Alakazam spray. (Last tested in 1998) Will float on water. Travels forward, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. shoots sparks, launches 2 planes. Wow! Brothers brand, #BP2171. 24 shots, Alchemy (Last tested in 1995) (Shown on 60 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of The first shot is a red mine, but the red Glorious brand, #GCM0165. 30 PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) stars become red flying fish on the way shots, 25 seconds. up - very unusual. The next shot is the Shoots five or six shots at a time, and Airhawk Artillery same, but in green. The next shot is the each volley produces a cluster of what Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, the manufacturer calls “waterfalls,” #BP2579C. which are breaks that open softy and the The box and packaging alone are inter- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z stars drift down, lasting a fairly long Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new esting: it unfolds into a display pack, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are time. The stars that make up these with two tubes and 12 shells. The cylin- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, breaks leave trails of gold sparks with drical shells in the box I got were: Blue please visit FireworksCatalog.com. some silver sparkle in them as well. Crackling, Silver Crackling, Yellow There are no sound effects and there is Crackling, Dragon Egg, Colorful Pearls, Glow-in-the-dark Shirt no color, just the gold and silver water- Palm Tree, Red Wave, Green Flashing falls. (Last tested in 2005) The aliens Salute, Colorful Stars and Reports, Blue have Peony to Red, and Green Peony to Red. landed, Alien Abduction The effects are very nice, but the shells and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. don’t go as high as the Rambo Kid they Phantom brand, #G-107. 16 shots, shells, and could use some extra lift. want 14 seconds. fireworks, Green or red pearls which break into Still, highly recommended. (Last tested of course. in 1998) small gold clusters, and unusual white spinners, not whirlwinds, but small, fast Airhawk Artillery spinning UFOs. Interesting. (Last tested Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, The in 1997) #BP2579. aliens Two tubes and 12 cylindrical 1.75-inch on this Alien Adventure shirt glow Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. shells in the box. The shells are: Green in the dark! Peony to White; Blue Peony to Red; Fireworks over America brand, Colourful Pearls; Palm Tree; Red Wave; Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! #FOA2882. 25 shots, 31 seconds. Blue Crackling; Yellow Crackling; FireworksLand.com All shots whistle on the way up, with a Salute; Colourful Stars & Reports; thin trail of silver sparks. Each shot Green Flashing; Dragon Egg; and Silver opens up into a small cluster of either Crackling. Good shells with rich colors. same, but in blue. The next shot is the red, blue or green stars. Similar to The Airhawk Artillery shell kit in the same, but with a mixture of red and Howling Tiger, but the breaks of stars black box is #BP2579C. (Last tested in green shots which turn into red and are smaller and do not break as hard. All 1999) green flying fish. The next 4 shots are shots go up as white screaming comets, fired all at once, and they go up and end which spiral around as they go up, then AK500 in a bunch of reports and silver flying they open into a cluster of color stars, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United fish. The above sequence is repeated two either red, blue or green. (Last tested in Pyro brand, #UP9001. 24 shots, 33 more times. Valuable for the unusual 2000) seconds. effect of mines which turn immediately Begins by alternating between red into flying fish - the first time I have Alien Escape Pod chrysanthemum breaks, blue chrys- seen this exact effect. (Last tested in Skyrocket. Brothers brand, anthemum breaks, yellow chrysanthe- 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) #BP1204. mum breaks and silver chrysanthemum This is a pack of 4 rockets. “Zoik” gives breaks. Then, 4 richly crackling comets a break of a silver trail ring shell with a are shot up, followed by a volley of 4 little crackle. “Esnu” gives a break that huge, long-lasting chrysanthemum is a very nice ring of blue stars with white trails, and a little bit of crackle.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 11 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com “Neif” gives a break of a ring of red stars of them in rapid sequence. (Last tested the end. Intensely loud. (Last tested in with white trails, and a little bit of in 1995) 1998) crackle. “Spila” gives a break of a ring of green stars with white trails and a little All Mine All Red Celebration Crackers bit of crackle. These are very nice ring Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Firecracker. Horse brand, #T785. 26 shell rockets, but as long as they are Pyro brand, #UP3041. 12 shots, 45 seconds. going to put some crackle in each seconds. 5,000 tau - actually 1,388 crackers, with break, they should have put a lot more First shot is a mine of blue stars plus a head bomb. Two strings of crackers crackle. Other than that, these are win- some silver whistling comets that go on burn simultaneously, for extra loud- ners. (Last tested in 2004) up above the blue stars and end in ness. (Last tested in 2000) reports. Next shot is a mine of red stars Alien Invasion plus some silver whistling comets that All Red Crackers Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. go on up above the red stars and end in Firecracker. brand, #T761. Zenith/Black Cat brand, #900. 10 reports. The next shot is a mine of Apparently fused so that two strings go shots, 21 seconds. mixed red and blue stars plus some sil- off simultaneously. Loud! (Last tested in This is made by Black Cat and Zenith ver whistling comets that go up above 1995) Specialties. Alternates between mines of the red and blue stars and end in color stars and breaks of color stars All Saint’s Day which are higher than the mines, for a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 2-level display. In the mines, the red and Brothers brand, #BP4006. 40 sec- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z green stars also spread out into tiny Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new onds. clusters of stars - an extra little effect. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are An interesting variety of African masks (Last tested in 2004) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, and dancers adorn the label of this com- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. pact multi-tube fountain, with its 7 All American Premiere tubes and California “Safe and Sane” PYROvideo #6 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. seal on the label. Green and red spray DVD Brothers brand, #BU0001. 39 shots, with whistle, white flitter with whistle, 69 seconds. crackle with white flitter, crackle with This is made by Brothers Pyrotechnics This DVD is 2 hours whistle, ending with a tall white spray. of China and Zenith Specialties of of company demos, Always seems to be two things going at Missouri. Six crackling comets go up including Brothers, any given time. (Last tested in 2000) one at a time, and end in color chrys- Cannon, Dragon Eggs, Fire Hawk, anthemum breaks, which alternate Flower King, Hale, All Star Action between red, green and blue breaks. Black Cat, Mega Ton Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Then 6 non-crackling comets go up and and Red Rhino Brothers brand, #BP-A020. 16 shots, end in color chrysanthemums which brands. A total of This is a pack of four 16-shot cakes, alternate between red and green breaks. 140 new fireworks “Slam Dunk,” “Hat Trick,” “Grand Then 6 dark shots go up and end in big are shown, Slam” and “Touch Down.” They may be gold willow breaks. Then 6 crackling as well as sold either separately or as a pack of 4. 5 finales. comets go up one at a time, and end in “Slam Dunk” shoots up a red pearl that color chrysanthemum breaks, which opens into a red chrysanthemum break alternate between red, green and blue Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! with crackle flowers, then a red pearl breaks. Then 6 non-crackling comets go FireworksLand.com that opens into a red chrysanthemum up and end in color chrysanthemums with a little crackle, then a green pearl which alternate between red and green that opens into a green chrysanthemum breaks. Then 3 dark shots go up and end reports. The above sequence is repeated with crackle flowers, then a blue pearl in gold willows which turn into big three more times. (Last tested in 2003) that opens into a blue chrysanthemum crackle flower breaks. These 3 shots are with crackle. It continues to alternate fired at a slower pace then the previous All Red Celebration Crackers between these 4 shots, until the end, shots. Finally at the end, 6 shots are Firecracker. Great Grizzly brand, when the final 4 shots (one of each type) fired all at once, which are red pearls #GG0165. 18 seconds. are shot up simultaneously. Duration is that go up and end in white whirlwinds Now you can celebrate Chinese New 37 seconds. “Hat Trick” shoots up and peony breaks of mixed red, white Year in the proper fashion. A roll of sparkling comets. Each one ends in a and blue. A long-lasting and satisfying 1,388 firecrackers, which you hang up break of green chrysanthemum stars display. (Last tested in 2004) somewhere to light. Alternatively you with some silver glitter, or red stars could roll it out in a straight line on the with blue glitter, or crackle flowers. All Kinds of Color ground, but if you want to be authentic, These 3 breaks alternate as it continues, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link hang it up. At the final end of the roll is then at the end 4 shots of these effects Triad brand, #W581. 64 shots, 32 a “head bomb” of many firecrackers, all are fired simultaneously. Duration is 34 seconds. of which go off in a furious barrage at seconds. “Grand Slam” shoots up color Red, green, yellow and blue pearls go up pearls that open into gold willow breaks and open into small color breaks - lots

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 12 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com with color tips. The color of the tips All-American Red, White and Amadavat Fountain alternates from shot to shot - red, green Blue, #300 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. or blue. The last 4 shots are fired all at Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1007. 115 once. Duration is 35 seconds. “Touch Well, there was red, and blue, but no seconds. Down” is my favorite of these 4 cakes; white. Spectators not amused. (Last Nice multi-color spray of red, green and each shot gives a crackle mine plus a tested in 1995) blue, then a pretty loud crackle spray, break above it. The breaks are all com- then a flashing white spray, then a sud- binations of colors, with red sparks, All-in-One den short, loud whistle with a silver sparkling blue glitter, and some with Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. spray, then a multi-color spray of red, crackle. The final 4 breaks are fired all Glorious brand, #GPH3044. 79 sec- green and blue, then ending with a at once. Duration is 41 seconds. (Last onds. short silver whistle. (Last tested in tested in 2004) Starts nicely with a brilliant red spray. 2004) Then changes to a good all-green spray. All Stars Then a soft gold spray with blue flecks Amazing Dozen Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. of sparks coming up as well. Then a Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. 9 shots, 17 seconds. spray of large gold sparks. Then a bright Glorious brand, #GPH3080. 12 Probably the same item as “Whistling white flashing spray. Then a spray of shots, 22 seconds. Shell” (WB2012), it has the Beihai paper white flitter sparks. Then a good crack- The manufacturer calls these “dahlia” on the top of the cake but the label is le spray to end it. (Last tested in 2004) breaks, and they are similar to color completely different, with either peony breaks, but the stars seem to be a German or Dutch wording on the back little bigger and longer-lasting than of the label. So maybe this one was This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z regular peony stars. The cake alternates Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new intended for European distribution. between aqua dahlia breaks, purple web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are dahlia with a few silver stars in the cen- Each shot is a green pearl with a comet not in this file. To buy a membership in it, tail that goes up and breaks into a very please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ter (the “pistil”) and yellow dahlia with large, nice break of mixed red and a few blue stars in the center (pistil). green. Excellent quality. (Last tested in PyroTopia: Show of Shows The colors are well-rendered and the 2000) breaks are attractive and clean-looking. The ultimate fireworks The final three shots are fired all at DVD: a unique and once. Good color. (Last tested in 2005) All-American Professional unforgettable jour- Display Shells ney through music Reloadable Shell Kit. All American and pyrotechnics. Ambushed Professional brand, #AAPF2000. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great These are just slightly over 1.5 inch Grizzly brand, #GG0880. 24 shots, shells, though the tube supplied with 90 minutes of 31 seconds. nonstop music Fan-shaped display. The first 3 shots are the kit has an inner diameter of 1.75 and fireworks! inches. So it would be a good idea to shot all at once in a fan, blue, white and wrap a few layers of masking tape red pearls that break into nice chrys- around the middle of the shells to make anthemum breaks. Then a series of sin- them fit more tightly into the tube. gle shots fired straight up, which also They will work if you don’t, though. The break hard into nice chrysanthemum shells are “N” series (Temple of breaks. Then some crackling comets Heaven): two shells each of Green Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! which break hard into red and blue Chrysanthemum, Red Chrysanthemum FireworksLand.com peony breaks. Then, some more regular and Blue Chrysanthemum. (Last tested chrysanthemum breaks. Then more of in 1999) the crackling comets which end in red and blue breaks, only now there is Alpha 19 crackle mixed in with the breaks. And All-American Professional Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black finally, two groups of three shots, each Shells Cat brand, #BC-6041. 19 shots, 28 group shot in a fan shape, and all shots seconds. Reloadable Shell Kit. All American are comets that end in good breaks of Professional brand, #AA1000. Each shot gives a whirlwind which also red, blue and crackle. (Last tested in Top-quality color breaks, and the loud- contains silver flying fish. The first time 2001) est reports of any reloadables. See I’ve seen that combination in one shot. “Small Festival Balls, 1.75-inch”. (Last The next to last shot gives a cluster of tested in 1996) red stars that hangs in the air for a America 1776 while, then the final shot gives green Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon stars which also last a long time. Eggs brand, #DE4065. 16 shots, 27 seconds. Interesting display. (Last tested in 2002) Each shot goes up as a blue star, then breaks open into a mixed-color peony of red and blue. Deep, rich colors. No sound effects. The final 4 shots are fired

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 13 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com all at the same time for a finale. (Last break; red and green peony break; red American City Fountain assort- tested in 2004) and green chrysanthemum break; white ment chrysanthemum break with one Base Fountain. Brothers brand, America Invincible whistling star; blue peony break with #BP4038. 29 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. crackle; crackling tail to dragon eggs A collection of four single-tube foun- Brothers brand, #BP2491. 16 shots, break; and a red peony break with tains: Chicago, New York, Seattle, Los 37 seconds. crackling. Good variety in one box. Angeles. Each fountain is 9 inches tall Terrific sound effect cake, with each (Last tested in 2004) and puts out a tall, narrow, heavy spray shot a howling comet with silver sparks. of various colors with crackle. New York The whistling sound is much lower in American Celebration has mixed green and red sparks. Seattle pitch than the standard shriek of a whis- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Space gives blue and silver stars. Chicago has tle, and really sounds like it is going Age brand. 19 shots, 16 seconds. red and green sparks with bright silver, away as they fly up. The whistles overlap Red and green pearls, to small red and while Los Angeles is bright green and into one continuous howl, punctuated green breaks, with crackle mixed in. silver. The cruel irony here is that fire- only by the beginning of each new whis- (Last tested in 1995) works are completely illegal in all four tle. Very attention-getting. This cake of the cities these fountains are named might also be sold in other brands for. Please, everyone: buy this box and under the names “The Return of Hale- send the New York fountain to Rudy Bopp” or “Screaming Comets.” Giuliani. (Last tested in 1998) Essentially the same in 2003, five years This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z after it was first introduced. (Last tested Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new American Classic in ) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fire “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Hawk brand, #FB2003. 56 shots, 29 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. seconds. America Rising There are 8 rows of 7 shots in this cake. Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, Spellout The first 35 shots are fired in a Z pat- #WB-09. T-shirt tern. The first row of 7 shots are an Four-break shells. Top quality. Comet interesting type of shot, which goes up on the way up, ending in four complete This as a spiraling silver comet, that also breaks of four different colors or effects. shirt gives off blue peony stars on its way up, Outstanding. This is probably my says, then ends in a cluster of blue peony favorite of the 4-break shell kits, “Fireworks” spelled out stars mixed with sizzling crackle. The because the comets on the way up add in fireworks! second row is the same shots, except an extra level of appeal. (Last tested in See my web site being fired in the other direction. Then 2003) for sizes and info. another row in the original direction, then another one in the reverse direc- American #1 tion, then a fifth row of seven in the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. original direction. Then the last 3 rows Brothers brand, #BP2226. 25 shots, are fired in fans of 7 shots. The effect is 60 seconds. the same as all the other shots, but in Alternates between two types of shots. fans rather than in a Z pattern. These 3 One is a whistling silver comet, that Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! fans are fired fairly closely together, to ends with a white whirlwind with a few FireworksLand.com create a finale. I liked this cake very green stars in it. The other is a red pearl much, both for the unique effect and with a rising silver tail, that ends in a the arrangement and timing of shots. break of green stars and a few silver American Chief (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, “eels” that swim away and down from it. PYROvideo #6) Towards the end, a couple of shots #BP2919. crackle on the way up, but otherwise it Contains one tube and 12 shells: Crackling & Blue Sparkle w/tail; American Eagle alternates between those two. (Last test- Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, ed in 1998) Flashing w/two Whistles w/tail; Blue Stars w/Bees w/tail; Red, White & Blue #BP7064. 27 seconds. Bouquet & Reports w/tail; Blue Stars It’s a truck, like you would see on an American Brave w/Double Spinners w/tail; Crackling & interstate highway in the U.S. It rolls Reloadable Shell Kit. Glorious brand, Blue Flower Double Shells w/tail; Red forward while whistling three times. #GCRS024. Then the fire is transferred to the front, This kit contains 12 different shells and Ring; Green Ring; Green Palm w/Crackling Tail, Yellow Peony w/Green and while it does you can see the red 1 tube. Crackling tail to green chrys- windows of the truck glowing. Then it anthemum; mixed break of green chrys- Palm; Red Peony to Crackling w/Whistling Tail; and Red Stars to rolls backwards with one long whistle. anthemum with red and blue peony This one can travel pretty far, so make stars; large red chrysanthemum; crack- Crackling w/Double Spinners. (Last tested in 2000) sure you have room. (Last tested in ling break; red chrysanthemum with 1999) silver glitter stars; blue and red peony

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 14 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com American Homeland American Power stars. Then a row of shots in the other Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda direction goes up as red pearls that end Brothers brand, #BP2045. 16 shots, brand, #P5013. 16 shots, 42 sec- in crackle. Then a row of shots in the 43 seconds. onds. other direction goes up as green pearls The first shot goes up dark and breaks Shoots a spiralling silver comet with a that end in reports. Then a row of shots into a red chrysanthemum. The next green head, which ends in a triple-break goes up as silver comets that end in shot goes up and breaks into a white shell. The first break is a red peony, the small color breaks. Then a row of crack- chrysanthemum. The next shot goes up second, slightly smaller break, is a ling comets. Then a row of intensely and breaks into a beautiful blue peony green peony, and the third, slightly bright white pearls with short silver break. The next shot goes up and breaks smaller break, is a gold willow. The next tails goes up - this is startlingly bright. into crackle flowers. Those four shots shot goes up as a spiralling silver comet Then a row of screaming silver comets are then repeated two more times, in with a green head, and also ends in a go up and they end in reports. Then the the same order as the first four. Finally, triple break, though this time it’s a sil- entire above sequence, from the begin- the last four shots (one of each) are fired ver glitter break, then a smaller white ning, is repeated. Finally, three more all at the same time. Big, long-lasting chrysanthemum break, and a small red shots of crackle breaks end it. The indi- breaks. (Last tested in 2003) (Shown on peony break. The above two shots con- vidual effects in this cake are generally PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not tinue to alternate with each other for not large or overwhelming in them- shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 the rest of the performance. I was pleas- selves, but the abundance of them, the & 3”) Z-pattern and the long duration make This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z this a pretty satisfying show which American Lancers Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new seems to fill up the sky very well. (Last Roman Candle, single. Brothers web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo brand, #BP3093. 8 shots, 15 sec- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, #6) onds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Each candle gives a variety of shots. Americana First a red star is shot, then a green star, PYROvideo #7 Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. then a blue star, then a crackling comet. DVD Brothers brand, #BP2004. 37 shots, This sequence of 4 is repeated in the 61 seconds. same candle. (Last tested in 2004) Two hours of fireworks Crackling comets go straight up and fun! Learn how to end in chrysanthemum breaks of red, American Military Candles make “poor man’s green or blue. The red breaks have some Roman Candle, single. Phantom quick match,” how to crackle at the end. Then, a group of make a volcano with brand, #C-008. 24 seconds. an empty cone, and shots that are at angles, and are white A package of six roman candles in a the proper way to comets that end in good red chrysanth- bundle. (That seventh tube in the center decorate a Christmas emum breaks. Then, a few shots that is just for packaging purposes.) You get tree. Watch five shows break open into comets with red, blue two of “Marine Candle” (8 shots color and finales, and see or green heads that fly away at different peony), and one each of these four: 117 new directions - this part is very interesting. “Army Candle” (5 shots whistling with fireworks! Finally, a group of shots all at once that crackling), “Navy Candle” (5 shots gold go up whistling, and end in crackle tail to blue star with seven reports), “Air breaks. Almost like 3 repeaters in one. Force Candle” (5 shots whistling with Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Good one. (Last tested in 2002) (Shown silver glitter) and “Coast Guard Candle” FireworksLand.com on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not (5 shots white tail to silver star with shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 seven reports). These are high-quality & 3”) candles, equal in quality to “Crazy Aces” antly surprised to see triple breaks from or “Shot in the Dark” candles. The this cake, as the package didn’t seem Amped “Marine Candle” in this pack is the best large enough to have triple breaks in Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. one, in my opinion. Each shot produces each shot. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown Brothers brand, #BP2152. 37 shots, an actual floral break of stars in the air on PYROvideo #5) 59 seconds. - not just a measly cluster of color stars The first shot is a silver comet with a like some candles give, a genuine break American Tradition strobing red head, which goes up and of color peony stars that looks like a Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fire breaks open into a gold willow break small shell break. The “Marine Candle” Hawk brand, #FB297. 121 shots, 60 with red tips. Then, five more shots just in this pack is my new favorite roman seconds. like that one, at slightly different candle. All the other brands now have to First three shots go up and give some angles. The next 4 shots are fired all at play catch-up to this one. (Last tested in small breaks of crackle. Then a Z-pat- once in a fan, and they are softly glitter- 2004) tern starts, with good silver comets with ing gold comets that have a soft ruffling color heads (alternating between red, sound to them. Then a silver comet green, blue and gold heads). Then with a bluish-white head goes up and another row is blue stars that go up and breaks open into a gold willow break end in silver flying fish with a few blue with green tips. Then four more shots

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 15 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com just like that one. The next 4 shots are sional look. (Last tested in 2004) Angel Samba fired all at once in a fan, and they are (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. softly glittering gold comets that have a Cannon brand, #Y02-013. 59 sec- soft ruffling sound. The next shot is a Androsphinx onds. blue pearl that goes up and breaks open Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Pleasing white flitter sparks, then into a gold willow break, which after a Eggs brand, #DE4043. 16 shots, 24 adding gold flitter sparks, but no other couple of seconds, turns to crackle at seconds. colors or effects. Lots of sparks and the the tips - interesting delayed crackle An amazing color piece. Each shot goes burn time of each tube overlaps the effect. Then 4 more shots just like that up and breaks softly into falling color next, so there is no pause. A bit too long one. The next 4 shots are fired all at stars that last a long time. Reminds me for a non-changing fountain. (Last test- once in a fan, and they are softly glitter- a little of when “Cajun Pageant” first ed in 1999) ing gold comets that have a soft ruffling came out in 1995. This one has single- sound. Then 5 shots are fired all at once color breaks of these colors: red, pink, Angle Fire in a fan, and they are all silver comets green, blue, aqua, and purple. Beautiful Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. with bright strobing red heads, and they colors. (Last tested in 2004) 12 shots, 24 seconds. all break almost at the same time into The first shot is a brilliant, fluffy white gold willow breaks with red tips. Then 5 comet with a bright pink head shot This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z straight up. Then two more shots just shots are fired all at once in a fan, and Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new they are all blue pearls on the way up, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are like that, one by one, at slightly differ- and they all break almost at the same not in this file. To buy a membership in it, ent angles from the first. Then a fan of 3 time into gold willow breaks that turn please visit FireworksCatalog.com. shots at once which are thin silver into crackle before burning out. comets that go up and break into nice Interesting show. (Last tested in 2005) Fireworks videos • DVDs breaks of glittering gold. Then a fan of 3 Buyer’s Guides • Links shots at once which are the same bril- (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Fireworks T-shirts Free articles liant fluffy comets as the first 3 shots. And the Band Played On and Very bright. Then 3 shots are fired in a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great more! fan which give white chrysanthemum Grizzly brand, #GG0336. 19 shots, breaks, and 3 more shots in a fan which 83 seconds. give breaks of green stars, silver strob- Alternates between three types of shots: ing stars and crackle. (Last tested in a red star that breaks open into a nice 2003) break of red, green and blue plus some silver flying fish; a red star that breaks Angler’s Ambition open into a break of red, green, blue and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. crackle; and a whistling silver comet Brothers brand, #BP2963. 42 shots, that breaks open into a chrysanthemum 53 seconds. break of red, green and blue with a few All shots are fired at angles. In the first reports. (Last tested in 2000) row, the shots are fired one at a time, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! not at the same time. Each shot is a Andromeda FireworksLand.com color pearl that ends in a cluster of fly- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon ing fish of that same color. Green, yel- Eggs brand, #DP0005-2. 12 shots, low, blue, red and white. Then the next row is fired all at the same time in a fan 28 seconds. Angel Fire shape. Those shots end in flying fish and Red pearl ending in big red chrysanthe- Hand-held Fountain. All Star brand. mum with crackle. Red pearl ending in 90 seconds. a few firecracker reports. Then the green-to-red color changing peony. Red Silver spray for approximately 90 sec- above sequence is repeated two more pearl to sparkling silver break. Blue- onds. A good value and long-lasting, but times. Then, a row of whistling silver headed comet to crackle break. Blue I wish it changed to different effects comets is shot up all at the same time in pearl ending in blue chrysanthemum. along the way rather than all one effect a fan shape. Then a row of color pearls Green pearl ending in beautiful break of for the entire duration. Nevertheless, that end in color flying fish with reports many small green stars mixed with 4 big it’s very bright and a lot of fun. One of is shot up in a fan shape (Last tested in red stars. Red pearl ending in red chrys- the longest-lasting hand-held fountains 2002) anthemum with crackle. Red pearl end- I have seen; in fact, of the ones I have ing in peony break in which the stars tried, only “Shiny Gadget” had a longer Annihilator appeared to me to change from purple burn time, and “Shiny Gadget” was too Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Mega to green to red. Red pearl ending in long. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Ton brand, #TM-28. 20 shots, 88 sparkling silver stars. Blue-headed PYROvideo #7) seconds. comet ending in crackle break. Blue The first shot is a purple pearl on the pearl ending in blue chrysanthemum. way up, ending in a break of strobing Green pearl ending in beautiful break of green and purple stars - and lots of many small green stars mixed with 4 big them. The next shot is a red pearl on the red stars. Very sophisticated and profes- way up, ending in a break of strobing

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 16 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com red stars - also a whole lot of them. Apache 2 Apeman These two shots alternate with each Flying Spinner. Great Grizzly brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon other for the duration of the cake. It #GG0168. 4 seconds. Eggs brand, #DE4037. 16 shots, 19 does seem to go on for a very long time. Higher price than Apache 1, but larger seconds. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on in size. Flies well and ends in one Alternates between shots that go up red PYROvideo #6) report. For daytime use. (Last tested in and break into red chrysanthemums, 1998) shots that go up green and break into Anniversary Night green chrysanthemums, and shots that Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. Apache Attack Helicopter go up blue and break into blue chrysan- 9 shots, 21 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon themums. Good timing and good Each shot is two breaks in one. First, Eggs brand, #DP0017. 21 shots, 52 breaks. The last 4 shots are fired almost red stars break quietly and go out quick- seconds. at the same time, for a finale. No sound ly; then a split-second later a louder Begins with fountains, 3 tubes in a fan effects. (Last tested in 2004) break, giving snappy white glitter stars. shape, giving silver sprays. They go for (Last tested in 1997) about 30 seconds. Then, 3 silver comets Apollo are shot up in a fan shape, which end in Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Anti-Personnel Bombs clusters of blue stars with silver flying Eggs brand, #DP0006-1. 30 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon fish. Then another set of 3 of the same 51 seconds. Eggs brand, #DE4077. 25 shots, 31 Silver comet ending in cluster of silver seconds. flying fish. Red pearl ending in nice This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z peony break of green and purple. Blue Alternates between several types of Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new shots. One is a blue-headed comet that web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are comet to white spinner ending in good goes up and becomes a spinner for a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, peony break of green and red. Those second or two, then breaks open into please visit FireworksCatalog.com. three shots alternate for the rest of the silver flying fish. Another is a crackling performance, until the last 10 shots. comet. Another is a red pearl that goes Are you a The next to last 5 are shot all at once, Hard and they are blue pearls that end in nice up and opens into a red peony. Another Core is a blue pearl that goes up and opens Pyro? gold willow breaks. The final 5 shots are into a blue peony. Another is a red pearl green pearls that end in green chrysan- that goes up and opens into a mixed This shirt themums. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown peony break of red, blue and some is available on PYROvideo #6) sparkling white stars. Another is a red in 9 sizes, pearl that goes up and opens into a large including 3 April Shower child sizes! cluster of crackle. This sequence then Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. repeats a couple more times, speeding High quality Cannon brand, #Y02-022. 69 sec- up a little bit towards the end. (Last Hanes onds. tested in 2004) Beefy-T Green and sparkling white spray, then a red and crackle spray, then the green Anti-Tank Mine and white spray, then back to the red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West and crackle spray. (Last tested in 2000) Lake brand, #L917. 16 shots, 24 (Shown on PYROvideo #8) seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Medium breaks of red and green, adding FireworksLand.com Aquatini crackle and blue later on. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. 1995) Glorious brand, #GCM0154. 25 is shot up. Then a third set, a fourth set, shots, 23 seconds. Anti-Terror Missile a fifth set and a sixth set. Those are the The first five shots are fired in a fan Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star only effects. (Last tested in 2004) shape, and they are gold comets with brand. 34 seconds. sparkling silver in them, and they go up and break into nice gold spiderweb Most shots are just color pearls that go Apache Firedance breaks which turn into green glitter as up and do nothing, while a few shots Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. end in uninspired peony breaks. Very Phantom brand, #H-087. 224 sec- they spread. The next five shots are fired dull Skip this one. (Last tested in 2005) onds. in a fan shape, and they are gold comets (Shown on PYROvideo #7) At over 31/2 minutes, this is close to, with sparkling red in them, and they go but not quite, the longest-lasting foun- up and break into gold spiderweb breaks Apache 1 tain I have tested so far. Red, green, which turn into silver glitter. The next Flying Spinner. Great Grizzly brand, blue, gold, bright white stars; crackle, five shots are fired in a fan shape, and #GG0169. 4 seconds. whistles – you name it, it does it. The they are gold comets with sparkling Lower price than Apache 2, and smaller effects change at 12 to 15 second inter- green in them, and they go up and in size. Flies up strongly and ends in vals. 6 whistles. (Last tested in 1996) break into gold spiderweb breaks which one report. Good for daytime use. (Last turn into red glitter. The next five shots tested in 1998) are fired in a fan shape, and they are

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 17 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com gold comets with sparkling red in them, Arena of Mars peony, sparkling willow, and sparkling and they go up and break into gold spi- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden peony. Terrific. Get this one now. (Last derweb breaks which turn into silver Bear brand, #FX-050. 30 shots, 56 tested in 2004) glitter. The final five shots are also fired seconds. in a fan shape, and they are gold comets The first 8 or 10 shots are peony breaks Army Smoke with a little bit of crackle in them, and of blue stars mixed with red glitter Smoke. Shogun brand, #SNOV01. they go up and break into gold spider- stars. Then it changes to “falling glitter” 78 seconds. web breaks which turn into silver crack- breaks similar to those in “Scarlet in Bag of 5 contains one each of Blue, le. (Last tested in 2005) Lace.” Several shots of that, then it Yellow and Violet, and 2 White. Each changes to breaks that are clusters of one puts out a stream of smoke of that Arc of Triumph blue peony stars and silver flying fish. color, for about a minute and 15 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Then it changes to breaks that are clus- onds to a minute and a half. (Last tested Basket brand, #K744E. 90 shots, ters of blue peony stars and green flying in 2000) 140 seconds. fish. The final 4 shots are fired all at Conclusive proof that fireworks can be once, and they go up and break into Army Smoke excruciatingly boring. This one goes on thick clusters of crackle. (Last tested in Smoke. Dragon Eggs brand, for almost 21/2 minutes, but it’s only 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) #DS001. 30 seconds. red or green pearls which fly in a big A pack of 4 smoke cartridges, one each arc. 90 of them! At the two-minute of yellow, purple, white and blue. The mark, you’re willing to concede all of colors are rich and well-defined. Each This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Europe west of the Rhine. (Last tested Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new cartridge puts out smoke for approxi- in 1996) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are mately 30 seconds. (Last tested in 2004) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Arctic Blast please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Arrowhead Missiles Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Missile. Phantom brand, #L-016. Phantom brand, #G-089A. 16 shots, PYROvideo #8 The vinyl bag contains 6 different mis- 37 seconds. DVD siles: Blue Peony with Glitter, Red & First a crackling fountain, then 15 shots Blue Peony with Glitter, Yellow & Green of whirlwinds which spin open on the Two hours of fireworks Peony with Glitter, Red & Green Peony way up, then end in a small cluster of fun! See how to set up with Crackle, Red & Yellow Peony with blue stars. A striking, unique effect. your own self-firing Crackle, and Yellow & Blue Peony with (Last tested in 1996) fireworks show, so that all you have to do crackle. I rarely buy or test missiles is light one fuse, sit because in the past most of them have Arctic Fire back and enjoy the been disappointing. They always fly Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black show! See three other well, but usually do almost nothing Cat brand, #BCSF-602. 25 shots, 24 fireworks shows, and once they get up in the sky. However, seconds. watch 65 new fire- this one is different and may serve to Part of the “Spectrum Force” collection. works for revitalize the whole category. Each one Fires the shots in fan shapes in a “Z” 2005 and 2006! flies up very well and ends in an actual pattern. The first five shots give off break of stars, like a small shell. some red stars as they go up and then Excellent quality for this category (mis- end in strobing red peony breaks. The Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! siles). Like all missiles and rockets, next 5 go up and end in strobing silver FireworksLand.com there is no way to predict which part of breaks. The next 5 go up and end in the sky it will end up at, so use these large peony breaks of blue, with plenty only in a very wide-open area. (Last test- of blue stars in them. The next row is Armageddon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) the same as the last, blue peony breaks, #GCM044. 20 shots, 37 seconds. but it is fired in the opposite direction. All shots are the same: a whistling silver Articulated Artillery The last row is 5 shots of crackling comet goes up and opens into a white Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. comets that go up and end in breaks of whirlwind. Good timing between shots. Glorious brand, #GCM0163. 16 crackle. (Last tested in 2004) (Last tested in 2000) shots, 23 seconds. The first shot goes up as a bright white Arctic Storm Army Boy comet that ends in a very nice red peony Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon break. The next shot goes up as a bright 19 shots, 39 seconds. Eggs brand, #DE4044. 12 shots, 26 white comet that goes up and ends in a Jiangxi. Crackling comets a la Mighty seconds. good green peony break. The next shot Python/Mighty Cobra etc., but more Superb quality breaks with lots of stars is a white comet that goes up and ends time between each shot. Terrific crack- in them. Red peony, sparkling willow, in a silver glitter break. The next shot ling sound. Light two simultaneously to sparkling peony, red peony, sparkling goes up as a white comet and ends in a fill the gaps in timing. (Last tested in willow, sparkling peony, red peony, good blue peony break. These four shots 1996) sparkling willow, sparkling peony, red alternate with each other, at a fairly

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 18 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com rapid pace, until the final four shots, Artillery Shell Red Chrysanthemum with Tail; Green which are fired all at once. These are Reloadable Shell Kit. Dragon brand. Chrysanthemum with Tail; Blue very nice breaks, with lots of stars and Some problems of low breaks on these. Chrysanthemum with Tail; Yellow good symmetry. (Last tested in 2005) Yellow box. (Last tested in 1996) Chrysanthemum with Tail; White Chrysanthemum with Tail; and Colorful Artificial Satellite Artillery Shell Chrysanthemum with Tail. (Last tested Flying Spinner. Red Lantern brand, Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, in 1999) #0428. 4 seconds. #BP2703. No color at all; erratic flight. But cheap An interesting kit with 2 tubes and 12 Artillery Shell, 2.375-inch, blue and the kids will be amused - maybe. shells, each of which is wrapped in box (Last tested in 1995) brightly colored paper rather than the Reloadable Shell Kit. Dragon brand. usual brown paper. You get 12 different Gigantic shells; very high flying, with Artillery Barrage effects: Crackling & Blue Sparkle w/tail; superb breaks. Hard to find. (Last tested Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Space Strobing White Stars w/tail; Blue Stars in 1995) Age brand. 36 shots, 26 seconds. w/Bees w/tail; Red, White, Blue & Crackling-tail comets, like “Mighty Reports w/tail; Red, White, Blue w/Bees Artillery Shell, assorted Python” and others, but these have red w/tail; Crackling & Blue Flower double Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, and green heads! So close together, they shell w/tail; Red Ring; Green Ring; #WB5015. overlap. (Last tested in 1996) Green Palm w/crackling tail; Yellow One tube and six shells in the box. They Peony w/Green Palm; Red Peony to may be of different effects, but the ones Artillery Rocket Crackling w/whistling tail; and Green & in the box I got were: Blue Glitter, Skyrocket. Beihai brand, #WB1030. Multi-color Spinner with Silver Tail. Green Stars w/Crackling; Red & Green Box of 4 large rockets with 1.75-inch One of the most interesting assortment Wave; Red Stars; Green Wave and White ball-style heads wrapped in colored foil. Stars. (Last tested in 1999) Appears to be the same rockets as Ball This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buster (reviewed in PYRO #1). Strong Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Artillery Shell, black box flight up to about 150 feet, then ends in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Reloadable Shell Kit. Dragon brand, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, symmetrical breaks of color, some with #W515. please visit . crackle as well. Top-notch. (Last tested FireworksCatalog.com Easy to find. Nice breaks with good in 1998) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and PyroTopia: Show of Shows color. (Last tested in 1995) on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) The ultimate fireworks Artillery Shell, crackling DVD: a unique and Artillery Rocket Reloadable Shell Kit. Dragon brand, unforgettable jour- Skyrocket. Brothers brand, #W518A. ney through music #BP1192. and pyrotechnics. Large green box, 1-3/4 inch shells. Good Four rockets: Red Bouquet w/Crackers; crackling “dragon eggs.” Good altitude Silver Bouquet w/Crackers; Blue and crackle. No color to speak of. (Last Bouquet w/Spinner; and Multi-color 90 minutes of tested in 1996) Bouquet w/Crackers. All 4 very nice. nonstop music (Last tested in 2000) and fireworks! Artillery Shell, Crackling Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, Artillery Shell #WB5018. Single-tube Aerial. Brothers brand, One tube and six shells in the box. All #BP2697. six shells are “Crackling”. (Last tested in A box of four single-shot tubes, with 1999) 1.5-inch artillery shells in them. Don’t Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! let the smaller diameter fool you - these Artist’s Dream are very nice performers. You get one FireworksLand.com Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. shell each of: Red Glitter, Silver Glitter, A single shot of a brilliant white star, Mixed Red and Green Peony, and of effects in a single box, and good per- with a small trail of white sparks follow- Crackle. All have silver comet tails on formers, too. The “bees” look to me a lot ing it, goes up. Intense brightness must the way up. (Last tested in 1999) like “silver flying fish” but don’t last as be from magnesium or magnalium. long. (Last tested in 1999) Dazzling to see. (Last tested in 2000) Artillery Shell Single-tube Aerial. Brothers brand, Artillery Shell AS-1 #BP2698. Reloadable Shell Kit. Dragon brand, Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat Same shells as in BP2697. The only dif- #BP2537. brand, #AS-1. ference is that you get two of the four Box bears the Dragon logo on it, but a This is part of the Black Cat “Gold effects in one box - one color break and Brothers item number. It is sold Collection” and its item number is its one crackle break. (Last tested in 1999) through Brothers Pyrotechnics. The name. This kit contains 12 single ball- box contains one tube and six shells: style shells and one tube. There is a nice

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 19 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com ring shell here, with 13 blue stars in a of The Hot Sheet. Outstanding quality, dous report. Excellent for daytime use. ring. Another ring, this one of red stars, safety and reliability make these the Had a loud bang in it one year, but not has a little crackle in the center of the crackers of choice for 1998. There are since then. (Last tested in 1996) ring. Another shell gave a big gold wil- 50 crackers on each string; 10 strings to low break with red tips. A red chrys- each brick; and 10 bricks to each case. Assault Troops anthemum break from another. A green (Last tested in 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon peony with crackle. A green and purple Eggs brand, #DE4072. 16 shots, 17 peony. A yellow and blue peony, in Assassin seconds. which the yellow stars fade out leaving Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Very nice sparkling comets go up and just the blue - this gives the illusion Great Grizzly brand, #GG0137. end in good breaks. The breaks are: gold that the yellow stars change into blue Starts with rich multicolor spray, then willow, blue stars with silver stars, blue stars, but they are actually separate. A silver spray, whistles, multicolor, more chrysanthemum, gold willow, green and crackling comet to a crackle break. silver, more whistle. Always seems to silver, blue chrysanthemum, red glitter, Another shell gave a glittering silver have at least 2 tubes going. (Last tested gold willow, green and silver, blue peony break. 12 different shells in all. in 1998) chrysanthemum. The final 4 shots are (Last tested in 2004) fired all at once for a finale. (Last tested in 2004) AS-2 Magnificent Artillery Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat Assault Troops brand, #BCGC-620. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Glorious brand, #GCM0160. 30 This is part of the Black Cat “Gold Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Collection” and its item number is its web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are shots, 23 seconds. name. This kit contains 5 double-break not in this file. To buy a membership in it, The first four shots go up all at once and shells, one triple-break shell and one please visit FireworksCatalog.com. end in breaks of purple stars which turn tube. The shells are beautifully wrapped into green “falling leaves” stars. The in gold foil. One gave a break of purple Black Cat T-shirt next group of shots, about 10 or 11 of stars with gold tails, and another break The famous them, are fired in rapid succession, and of a purple peony with crackle in the Black Cat logo produce breaks of green “falling leaves.” middle. Another shell gave a ring of 14 on quality The next four shots go up all at once red stars, and a break of blue peony shirts and end in breaks of purple stars which stars. Another shell gave one red chrys- turn into green flying fish. The last anthemum break and one blue chrys- group of shots, about 10 or 11 of them, anthemum break. Another shell gave a are fired in rapid succession, and pro- ring break of about 14 stars and some duce breaks of green “falling leaves.” crackle in the center of the ring, and a (Last tested in 2005) peony break of blue and yellow stars. Another shell gave a green ring break Assorted 25 Shots Display Firework (1.3G). Brothers and a green chrysanthemum with 7 sizes! brand, #BP8740. 35 seconds. crackle in it. The triple-break shell gave Order at a red peony break, a blue peony break, my web site. This is a “Class B” (1.3G) firework in the and a sparkling silver glitter break. I United States. Excellent large, full color like ring shells, and this kit has 3 ring Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! breaks of all colors, and some big crack- shells in it, so I would say this one is a FireworksLand.com le breaks towards the end. Very impres- “definitely.” (Last tested in 2004) sive color floral break cake, too bad it’s not available to the public in the U.S. Assault Cannon Ass Kickin’ Bone Crunchin’ Fun This item is classified as 1.3G fireworks Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No in the United States and cannot be sold Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great brand, #K7161BL. 9 shots, 12 sec- Grizzly brand, #GG0726. 84 sec- to the public in the U.S. without the onds. buyer having the proper ATFE paper- onds. Jiangxi Fireworks Co. Good variety, but work. (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on Each shot goes up as a blue star, then nothing to get excited about. Red and PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of breaks into a couple of blue stars plus a gold breaks. (Last tested in 1995) lot of “dragon eggs” type crackle. Very PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) long duration. (Last tested in 2002) Assault Chopper Flying Spinner. Zenith brand, #Z316. Assorted 5-inch fountains Base Fountain. Cannon brand, #Y22- Ass Kickin’ Mule Hoof Crackers 4 seconds. Display Firework (1.3G). Ass Kickin’ Check that wings are on properly! Solid 079. A pack of 6 fountains, two each of Mule brand. flight, ending in OK report. This one’s “Three Colors,” “Silver Orchid” and Both Ass-Kickin’ Mule Hoof and been around for a while, but this year it “Phoenix Tail Howl.” The “Silver Country Style Behind the Barn appear got a lot better. Flies powerfully with a Orchid” one gives a very bright silver to me to be the same cracker as Super dull orange spray. It only goes up about flitter spray for 15 seconds. The “Three Big Pig, which was reviewed in issue 6 30 feet, but then it ends with a tremen- Colors” one gives a spray of green for 20

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 20 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com seconds. The “Phoenix Tail Howl” gives Assorted Black Cat 9-inch foun- Assorted fountains a loud silver whistle for 7 seconds. (Last tains Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, tested in 2003) Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, #HN31. 16 seconds. #BC-214. 32 seconds. Very tall spray of red and silver, about 20 Assorted 6-inch fountains A box of four fountains: Fiery Fiesta, feet high. Sorry, California (state that Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, World’s Greatest Fountain, Battle Star, allows only 10 feet). (Last tested in #BC-2041. 36 seconds. and Beautiful Fountain. Each one give a 1995) This is a pack of two fountains, “Jade full, rich spray of colors and crackle for Flowers” and “Butterfly & Flowers.” For about 30 seconds. Attractive label art Assorted Mines me, they performed identically, giving a and good performances. (Last tested in Mine. Cannon brand, #Y23-255. 9 spray of green sparks against a back- 1998) seconds. ground spray of gold. Then they A box of three different single-shot changed to a spray of red sparks, green Assorted Color Smoke Balls mines. Each one starts with a whistling sparks and lots of gold flitter spray. Smoke. Mantsuna Thailand brand. sliver fountain, then ends with a very (Last tested in 2003) 15 seconds. large mine blast. One gives a huge mine Bags of 12 smoke balls, a mixture of of crackle with a few reports mixed in. Assorted 7-inch fountains blue, green, orange, purple and yellow. The next gives a huge mine of crackle Base Fountain. Flying Dragon brand, In each bag of 12, you get two each of 3 with three silver chrysanthemum #W808. 33 seconds. breaks above it. A third gives a mine of Big spray of red and green. Includes crackle with blue stars and crackle flow- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Hail, Cherry and Happiness fountains. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ers above it. These are very impressive, Hail, Cherry and Happiness fountains. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are especially when fired in groups! (Last Happiness is red, green and blue with a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo few crackle stars. (Last tested in 1999) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. #6)

Assorted 9” Beihai fountains Assorted Rocket Base Fountain. Beihai brand, Skyrocket. No brand, #KARN. #WB4008. 30 seconds. No brand, but “Made in Jiangxi, China.” Pack of four contains: Hells A Poppin; Must be Flower Basket brand, but they Battle Star; World’s Greatest and PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun and excitement, all about fireworks! forgot to include the logo. 3 pieces each Beautiful Fountain. Good crackle and Make a sparkler waterfall, your own of Red Bombard, Blue Bombard, Violet lots of it in the Hells A Poppin’ fountain. electric firing box, Bombard and Celebration Bombard. 16- Nice tall sprays with rich colors and flit- and put together a inch sticks. (Last tested in 2000) tery white sparks in the others. (Last self-firing show-in- tested in 1999) a-box. 65 new fire- Assorted Rocket works demonstra- Skyrocket. Glorious brand, #KAR76. tions and a musical Assorted 9 inch fountains montage Large rockets with 34-inch sticks. There Base Fountain. Shogun brand, ending are are four to the bag, and one gives a red #SF90. 30 seconds. also on chrysanthemum break, another gives a This is a pack of four 9-inch base foun- this DVD. break of a cluster of whistles and some tains: “Green Willow”, “Blue Stars”, reports, the third gives a white chrys- “Peach Flowers” and “Golden Silver Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! anthemum break, and the last gives a Flower.” The Blue Stars one gave a nice FireworksLand.com break of silver glitter. The breaks are spray with blue sparks against a gold equal in quality to some of the smaller background spray, then changed to a colors and 3 each of 2 colors, but which artillery shells available. Surprisingly terrific crackle spray. Duration was 39 colors vary from bag to bag. I was pleas- good effects for skyrockets. (Last tested seconds. The Green Willow one gave a antly surprised by the richness of the in 2006) bright green shower of sparks, then colors, except for the purple, which was changing to the same terrific crackle nearly white. (Last tested in 1998) Assorted Rocket spray. Duration was 33 seconds. “Peach Display Firework (1.3G). brand, Flower” gave a brilliant red spray of red Assorted Fountain #HF1143. sparks, then changing to bright silver Base Fountain. Link Triad brand, There is no brand on this rocket, in fact flashing sparks. Duration was 29 sec- #W806A. 21 seconds. the entire label is in Russian. The label onds. “Golden Silver Flower” gave a Fountains are 7˝ by 1.5˝. Box contains on the vinyl bag says, “Assorted bright silver flashing spray, changing to one each of Green Glittering Flower, Rocket,” and that’s the only English a good spray of large gold sparks. Golden Glittering Flower, Gold-Silvery writing anywhere. These rockets obvi- Duration was 30 seconds.This is a high- Flower, and Tri-color Sprayer fountains. ously are made for the European and/or quality remake of the old “HN90” series Attractive labels, and nice tall sprays of Russian markets. This item would be of fountains. (Last tested in 2003) green, gold, silver and mixed colors. classified as 1.3G fireworks in the (Last tested in 1998) United States and thus cannot be sold to the public in the U.S. without the buyer

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 21 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com having the proper ATFE paperwork. I white flitter. The center tube of the stars mixed in. Both of these shots are was lucky enough to see a demo of this three also gives a couple short whistles. very pretty. These 2 shots alternate with item, and the rockets flied very well and Then two outer tubes light in a V shape, each other until the end, when the last very high, to large color peony breaks. and they give good sprays of softly 2 shots go up and end in mixtures of sil- One rocket gave a huge red peony crackling white sparks. Then a center ver flying fish plus crackle. (Last tested break, another rocket gave two breaks, a tube joins them, forming a fan shape. in 2005) large red peony and a large green peony, The center one is a silver spray with a about 1/2 second apart. A third one gave green flame at the bottom. The two Astro Flood a red peony break, a green peony break, outer tubes end and the center one con- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon and a smaller silver peony break, all tinues and changes to a gold crackle brand, #Y23-134B. 8 seconds. about 1/2 second apart. It’s too bad spray with orange and sparks. Then two Barrage of shots which go up and sort of these rockets would not be legal to sell outer tubes light up, forming a fan snap open into bright sparkly white to the public in the U.S., because they shape, and the three lit tubes form a fan clusters. (Last tested in 2000) appeared to me to be well-made and safe shape of silver spray, with green and red for public use. Well, maybe you can take flames at the bases. Very nice to look at. Astro Jam a trip to Europe and try some there. Then the three tubes in a fan change, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. (Last tested in 2004) with the outer ones giving blue sparks Cannon brand, #Y22-063. against a gold background, and the cen- Dud. Did not do anything. (Last tested Assorted Smoke (Red, White, in 2000) Blue) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Smoke. Black Cat brand, #BC-705. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Astro Plasma 67 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon A multi-tube smoke device. The label not in this file. To buy a membership in it, brand, #Y23-134C. 7 seconds. says “Red, White Blue,” but it starts please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Barrage of bright gold shots which go with white smoke, then lights the blue up and turn outward. (Last tested in Glow-in-the-dark Shirt tube, then ends with the red tube. The 2000) red and blue are incredibly deep and The aliens rich - in fact the red is really a deep have Astro Salutes magenta. The colors overlap in timing, landed, Skyrocket. Peacock brand, #222. which produces an interesting swirl and Not much I can say about it. Just a sin- pattern in the air. A real winner for the they gle report. A waste of money. (Last test- want daytime. (Last tested in 1997) fireworks, ed in 1995) of course. Assorted Wolf Pack Rockets Astro Tempest Skyrocket. Phantom brand. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon A pack of 8 “Wolf Pack” skyrockets. You brand, #Y23-134D. 7 seconds. The get 1 each of the following: 8 oz. Rocket Barrage of bright green shots, which are aliens slightly buzzing, shot from the ground w/Blue Stars & Crackle, 8 oz. Rocket on this w/Report, 6 oz. Rocket w/Silver Stars, 6 shirt glow up. (Last tested in 2000) oz. Rocket w/Multi Color Stars, 4 oz. in the dark! Astro Tremor Rocket w/Blue Stars & Crackle, 4 oz. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Rocket w/Report, 2 oz. Rocket w/Red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Stars and 2 oz. Rocket w/Green Stars. FireworksLand.com brand, #Y23-134A. 5 seconds. All arranged neatly in a row in a vinyl Short, intense barrage of silver whistles bag. (Last tested in 2001) ter one giving gold flitter spray. Then all shot from the ground up. (Last tested in three tubes change to a good mixture of 2000) Asteroid Invader green sparks, red sparks and silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse crackle. This is a very pleasing display. Atingle brand, #T2134. 48 shots, 15 sec- (Last tested in 2005) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. onds. Glorious brand, #GPH3081. 25 Nice gold twinkling, swirling comets Astral Wind shots, 18 seconds. mixed with crackling. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. A continuous series of green pearls go 1995) Brothers brand, #BP2811. 10 shots, up and break into green stars plus 19 seconds. crackle. The pace is rapid, creating a Astounding Eye-catching label art. The first shot is continuous cluster of green and crackle Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. a beautiful sparkling silver comet on in the air for the duration of the piece. Glorious brand, #GCF075. 72 sec- the way up, ending in a red chrysanthe- Precise timing between shots. (Last onds. mum break with silver glitter mixed in. tested in 2005) Begins with a short whistle with a white The next shot is a beautiful sparkling spray. Then 3 tubes in a fan shape which red comet on the way up, ending in a give red and gold sparks combined with silver chrysathemum with red glitter

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 22 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Atlantic Whirlpool do a whole row of these, don’t place long performance. Not very tall. (Last Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon them too close together, or they will all tested in 1996) Eggs brand, #DE4014. 19 shots, 33 blend together - keep them separated. seconds. (Last tested in 1998) Atomic Roman Candle Every shot goes up as a thin white Roman Candle, single. Longhorn comet, which opens up into silver flying Atomic Afterglow brand. 10 shots, 28 seconds. fish. No colors or sound effects. If you’re Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Ten shots, alternating red and green looking for silver fish and nothing else, Phantom brand, #G-097. 25 shots, pearls. One candle was a dud. (Last test- get this one. (Last tested in 2004) 22 seconds. ed in 1996) Ascends as green pearls; changes to Atlantis whirlwinds with white squiggly spin- Attack Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, ners. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. #BP5001. 8 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2091. 7 shots, Flies up with a spray of white sparks, Atomic Bomb 32 seconds. then ejects a couple of reports at the Firecracker. brand. Every shot gives a break of color with end. (Last tested in 2000) Nice label on this one; no duds detected. some crackle flowers. Red chrysanthe- (Last tested in 1995) mum, green chrysanthemum, blue Atlantis assorted rockets peony, red chrysanthemum, blue chrys- Skyrocket. brand, #AP107. anthemum, sparkling blue peony stars, Printed with Peacock brand, but bears a gold willow. (All with crackle flowers This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Phantom brand sticker on it. A nice col- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new added.) (Last tested in 2004) lection of 11 large skyrockets, including web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Adventurer 40, Saturn 22, Jumbo 16, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Attack Fighter Jumbo 20, Monster, 30 Salutes, 60 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Salutes and a couple of the regular 6-oz. Glorious brand, #GCM006. 16 shots, Peacock rockets. These are strong fliers. Fireworks videos • DVDs 41 seconds. (Last tested in 1998) Buyer’s Guides • Links An assortment of blue, red, green and Fireworks T-shirts yellow breaks with a few whirlwinds and Free articles Atom Bomb and some airborne whistles. Quite a nice Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. more! variety all in one piece. Alternates Brothers brand, #BP-A013-1. 36 between four types of shots: a red pearl shots, 46 seconds. goes up and opens into gold stars, a This cake might be sold individually, or green pearl goes up and opens into blue as part of a collection of four different stars, a gold pearl that goes up and cakes of this brand, sold collectively as opens into red stars, and a whistling sil- “Da Big Bad Bomb Box.” This one ver comet. This sequence is done 4 begins with a shot that goes up as a times. Nice variety. (Last tested in 2000) crackling comet, and ends in a big green chrysanthemum break. The next Attack Team shot goes up as a crackling comet and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon ends in a break of red stars that crackle. Eggs brand, #DE4078. 25 shots, 15 The next shot goes up as a crackling Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! seconds. comet and ends in a blue chrysanthe- FireworksLand.com Shoots 5 shots at a time in a fan shape. mum break. These three shots then Group 1 is just color-headed comets, 3 alternate with each other until the end, red and 2 blue. Group 2 is 3 blue- and 2 Atomic Bombs when the last 12 shots are fired rapidly red-headed comets, and this group ends Roman Candle, single. No brand. 10 for a good finale. (Last tested in 2003) in breaks of color peonies (2 blue, 2 red shots, 36 seconds. and 1 sparkling white). The next group No brand is clearly identified, though it is the same as group 1. The next group Atom Splitter says M-100 on the label. Slowly-paced is the same as group 2. The final group Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black series of aerial reports, about 3.5 sec- is different, 3 blue- and 2 red-headed Cat brand, #BC-665. 9 shots, 14 sec- onds apart. The reports are truly fine, onds. comets go up and all of them end in but there’s nothing to look at, so it’s The most visually interesting effect mixed peony breaks of red, blue and perfect for daytime use. (Last tested in since last year’s Warp Speed. This one crackle. (Last tested in 2004) 1998) sends up bright pearls, either red or green, that split perfectly into four indi- Attack Vehicle Atomic Fire vidual stars of the same color. As if by Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. magic, the one color star becomes four #BC-302. 10 seconds. Space Age brand. 89 seconds. Virtually the same thing as the classic color stars of the same size and bright- Abundant sparks and colors, with a sec- Tank Fireworks, but with different art- ness. It’s an elegant effect, once again tion of crackling about halfway work. Rolls forward and shoots sparks. proving that fireworks don’t have to be through. Whistles six times during the overpowering to be impressive. If you (Last tested in 1996)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 23 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Attractive Flowers for a really good finish to an otherwise Avalanche Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Temple ordinary fountain. (Last tested in 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great of Heaven brand, #N2017. 51 shots, Grizzly brand, #GG0894. 25 shots, 40 seconds. Autumn Rhapsody 52 seconds. Same size as White Orchis. Color-head- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Glittering comets that end in blue ed pearls. Fairly quiet one. Much faster Brothers brand, #BP2401. 16 shots, breaks with sparkling silver, then a few pacing now - finishes in 18 seconds 31 seconds. silver whistling shots that end in small rather than the 40 seconds it lasted in Each shot goes up as a brilliant, strob- red or green breaks, then more glitter- 1995. Red or green pearls with fluffy ing red pearl, which then opens up into ing comets that end in blue breaks with comet tails. No sound effects. (Last test- a cluster of sparkling white glitter stars, sparkling silver, then some whistling ed in 1998) and one whistling projectile similar to shots again that end in red or green those in Killer Alligator, The Beast and breaks, and finally some more glittering Auto Foolers Moon Rally - a strange, rough-sounding comets that end in blue breaks with Joke or Trick Item. Tai Chung brand. whistle that flies away. (Last tested in sparkling silver. Good color, lots of blue What you do with this item is attach the 1999) stars. (Last tested in 2001) wires to the spark plugs in someone’s car. When they start the car, the current Avalanche will cause this to whistle, give off Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. smoke, and bang (if it is the one with a Brothers brand, #BP2159. 40 shots, report). Like the old-time circus clowns 51 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z The first 5 shots are fired in a fan, one that drive around with a car that is Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new whistling smoking and banging. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are by one, and they are all white comets Supposed to do no damage to the car, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, with bright purple heads. The next 5 but could do a lot of damage to your please visit FireworksCatalog.com. shots are the same, but the fan is fired friendship. (Last tested in 2000) all at once rather than one by one. The Spellout next 5 shots are sparkling gold comets Autumn T-shirt with red heads, and a very soft fine Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. crackle sound to them, and these are Brothers brand, #BP2769-3. 16 This fired one at a time in a fan. The next 5 shots, 24 seconds. shirt are the same thing as those 5, but the In an assortment tray with the other says, fan is fired all at once rather than one by BP2769 items. This one alternates “Fireworks” one. The next 5 shots are fired in a fan, between red, blue and green pearls, spelled out one by one, and they are all white in fireworks! each of which has a gold comet tail. See my web site comets with strobing red heads, and (Last tested in 1999) for sizes and info. each one of them breaks into a break of red glitter. The next 5 shots is a fan fired Autumn Chrysanthemum all at once of silver comets with silver Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, heads, and they go up and break into #0851. 31 seconds. nice silver glitter breaks. The first 5 Gold, red and green changing to snappy shots are fired in a fan, one by one, and silver sparkles. (Last tested in 1995) they are all white comets with strobing Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! orange-red heads, and the go up and Autumn Drizzle FireworksLand.com end in breaks of crackle flowers. The Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West final 5 shots are the same as the previ- Lake brand, #L958. 19 shots, 24 ous 5, but they are fired all at once in a seconds. Autumn Tints fan shape. Good duration and spread in Multicolor breaks that leave slowly Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, the sky. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on #0556. 28 seconds. falling gold sparks, like drizzle. Tested PYROvideo #6) again in 2005. (Last tested in 2005) Continuously crackling, with some red, then some green in it. (Last tested in 1995) Avanti Star Autumn Fountain Base Fountain. Peacock brand, Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. #1272. 14 seconds. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1041. 137 Autumn’s Fall Stick to rockets, Peacock brand! Boring. seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. (Last tested in 1995) Starts with a red spray with white flitter, Brothers brand, #BP2016. 36 sec- then adds green, then green only, then a onds. Crackling comets go up and end in clus- Avenger sparkling white spray, then red with Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, gold crackle, then red and white spray, ters of red or green stars, that drift downward and last a long time. The #UP6011. then 3 tubes at angles spray out forceful Pack of 8 rockets, which give double silver showers, with blue flames at the final few shots are fired all at once for a mini-finale. (Last tested in 2002) breaks of color peony stars - red, blue, base. Then this turns to 3 crackle sprays green or purple stars. I liked this one. (Last tested in 2003)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 24 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Awe-Some B-3 Bomber comes open into a cluster of crackle). Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. Flying Spinner. West Lake brand, The final 4 shots are fired at about the Glorious brand, #GPH30795. 74 sec- #L043. same time, for a mini-finale. Great onds. Flies up and gives a few small reports. show. This cake was changed for 2005. Begins with a good red flitter spray, (Last tested in 1996) It now alternates between two types of then that ends and two tubes in a V crackle breaks. One is the crackling shape light, giving a mixture of red B-52 Bomber flowers that is seen in many other sparks and crackling white sparks. Then Flying Spinner. West Lake brand, Brothers cakes. The other is a willow those three end, and just one tube #L507. 4 seconds. that spreads out with crackle along the pointing up sprays a very nice curtain of Flimsy wings hide about 8 ladyfingers. tips as it spreads. This is similar to, and softly sizzling gold sparks. Then two Excellent ending. Same design as the B- might be called, a dragon eggs effect. outer tubes light in a V shape, and they 3 Bomber, but it ejects nice color stars This is different from previous years, give multi-color sprays. Then a center at the end. (Last tested in 1996) when crackle was only in every other tube shoots a spray straight up which is shot. Now crackle is in all shots. It also gold crackle. Then 2 tubes in a V shape lasts longer now, mainly because the light and give multi color sprays with final four shots are fired one by one silver flitter. Then 3 tubes in a fan shape rather than as a finale. (Last tested in give bright white sprays. Then one tube 2002) (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS sprays straight up, and gives a mixture tape only - not shown on “The Best of of red sparks, green sparks, and silver This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) crackle. Good changes between angled Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new and upright sprays. (Last tested in 2005) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Baby Smoke Cone not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Smoke. Monster brand. 32 seconds. Awesome Adventure please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Just white smoke, and not a whole lot of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. it. Cute shape, though. (Last tested in Fireworks over America brand, The Best of 1995) #MAF2876. 61 shots, 27 seconds. PYROvideo Intense whistling spinners break into 1, 2 and 3 Back to the Future Two hours and 27 colors. Shoots up a rapid barrage of sil- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden minutes of pyro ver whistles, and each one opens into a Bear brand, #FX-A052. 16 shots, 38 fun! Visit fireworks small cluster of color stars. (Last tested seconds. in 2000) factories in China, twice. See three First shot is a red chrysanthemum backyard shows, 3 which ends in crackle flowers. Then a Awesome Austin fireworks stores, green chrysanthemum which also ends Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Hale and view demos of in crackle flowers. Then a blue chrys- brand. 37 seconds. 121 new fireworks! anthemum which also ends in crackle Each shot is a whistle on the way up, flowers. These 3 shots are repeated until ending in a pretty good break which is a the end. This was announced at the mixture of chrysanthemum stars and company demo as a 200-gram cake, so I silver glitter. The sound made by the have listed it as that, although from its shots on the way up is not a shrill, performance I believe it is actually a screaming whistle, but more like the Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 500-gram cake. (Last tested in 2005) raspy sound of the whistles in “Killer FireworksLand.com (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Alligator” or “The Beast” after the break opens. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Backflash Mountain PYROvideo #6) B2PER Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, Fireworks over America brand, Awesome Force #BP5007. 5 seconds. #MAF2895. 9 shots, 25 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star A solid, well-made helicopter that Highly unusual two-break shots: first a brand. 30 seconds. crackles on the way up, then turns into red break, then a blue strobe break. A red pearl goes up and ends in a break a brief but good spray of silver before Nine shots, but it fell over after the first of red stars plus crackle, then a green dying out. Reaches about 70 feet in alti- five shots. Silver comets go up and pearl goes up and ends in a green chrys- tude. (Last tested in 1998) break into double breaks - first a red anthemum break, then a blue pearl goes break then a smaller, glittering white up and ends in a blue chrysanthemum Baby Boomers break. Outstanding quality. (Last tested break. This sequence is then repeated Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. in 2000) for the rest of the performance. (Last Brothers brand, #BP2046. 16 shots, tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo 55 seconds. Backstreet Battle #7) Beautiful big, sparkling gold willow Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red breaks, almost like kamuro shells, alter- Rhino brand. 32 shots, 75 seconds. nate with “crackle flowers” (breaks that Fires a series of comets which are both open into stars and each star then whistling and crackling, and they end in Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 25 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com breaks of color glitter, either red or Bad Mamma Jamma ending in a terrific, round chrysanthe- green. Then the whistling comets stop Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. mum break of red or green, with plenty and it continues to shoot white comets Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B5-03. 16 of crackle mixed in - so much crackle, with color heads of red, green or blue, shots, 32 seconds. in fact, that it had a real “sizzling” and they go up and end in peony breaks First shot is a large blue and gold mixed sound in addition to the break. Really of red, green or blue. The breaks are peony. Then a red and blue chrysanthe- high-quality breaks in the middle sec- good with enough stars in each break. mum. Then a chrysanthemum with a tion, equal to almost any single-shot This goes on for a while, and two shots little crackle mixed in. Then a great consumer shell. The last 3 breaks were that go up ends in a crackle break, but peony break of mixed red, green and fired all at once, and all three ended in otherwise the color peony breaks con- blue stars. Then an all-blue peony. Then crackle flowers. Probably the unit that tinue. Then it changes to crackling a white chrysanthemum. Then a crack- you buy will do more than what I comets going up and ending in gold wil- le break. Then a mixed color peony. described here. (Last tested in 2004) low breaks. A long-lasting display. (Last Then a peony break of blue stars and (Shown on PYROvideo #5) tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo large gold stars. Then a green chrys- #6) anthemum break. Then a white chrys- Bahama Mama anthemum with a little crackle. Then a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Bad Bombs mixed red and blue peony. Then what Phantom brand, #AR302. 14 shots, Reloadable Shell Kit. Fireworks over seems like about 6 shots fired almost all 26 seconds. America brand, #FOA2966. at once, which open into large gold wil- Mislabeled as a fountain, but actually Dragon Eggs with Tail; Red, Blue Star low breaks. Good symmetry in the ultra-bright crackling comets. (Last with Bees; Red White Blue Dragon breaks and pretty good amounts of tested in 1995) Eggs; Silver Glitter; Red & Blue Double stars. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Shells; Blue Star with Bees; Silver Coco PYROvideo #5) Baja Bomber to Red; Silver Palm, Golden Palm, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro Dragon Eggs & Blue Flower Double This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z King brand, #PYK629. 16 shots, 41 Shells; Green Chrysanthemum, Silver Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new seconds. Glitter with Tail, Blue Chrysanthemum web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are A spectacular show - I was surprised at with Tail. Outstanding package design not in this file. To buy a membership in it, how much this did and the variety of please visit FireworksCatalog.com. that says, “They’re Big! - They’re Bad!” effects it gave. This item isn’t cheap, but on the box. (Last tested in 1998) I feel it is well worth the price and would make a good addition to your Bad Boy show - towards the end, but not in the Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, finale because you don’t want to distract #BP2922. PYROvideo #10 is two hours of attention from it with other things. The One tube and 12 cylindrical shells. The fireworks fun and excitement! See first shot is a big mine of crackle - a effects are: Red Peony w/8 Crackers; the incredible fireworks of Mexico startling beginning. The next shot is a Green Peony w/8 Crackers; Blue Peony in a 23-minute mine which is a mix of red stars and documentary. And about 4 white comets which crackle a w/8 Crackers; Silver Peony w/8 watch the perfor- Crackers; Color Peony w/8 Crackers; mances of 62 new little at their tops. The next shot is a Dragon Eggs w/Double Spinners; fireworks. Three mine of crackle with about 4 comets Parachute w/White Flashing; Blue Stars how-to projects with green heads, and the green heads w/Silver Flying Fishes; Golden Willow round out open into small silver whirlwinds. The w/Double Spinners; Blue to Red this great next shot is a mine of red stars, and w/Double Spinners; Red, White and DVD. something in the mine then opens into Blue w/Two Whistles; and Red to Green small white whirlwinds, which then w/Two Whistles. (Last tested in 2000) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! give off crackle at the end. The next 4 shots are fired at a more rapid pace, Bad Dude FireworksLand.com though not all at once. Each of these Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United shots opens into a parachute, from Pyro brand, #UP3001. 16 shots, 27 Bada Bing! Bada Boom! which dangles a strobing flame. At one seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. point all 4 parachutes are in the air. The Every shot is the same effect: a break Phantom brand, #G-015. 19 shots, next 2 shots are giant gold willow which is a mix of “dragon eggs” and 36 seconds. breaks that sparkle a little as they drift blue peony stars. The “dragon eggs” This one made some strange, muffled downward. The next shot is a peony effect is what I call the crackling ele- internal sounds at the beginning for break of stars which start red and ments that continue to crackle as they several seconds, so I’m not quite sure if change to green, and there is some spread apart from the center of the the unit I got functioned like it was sup- crackle mixed into this break. The next break. The manufacturer calls it “crack- posed to. Once it started shooting up shot is a red ring shell, with about 12 ling palm” and that’s probably a more into the air, though, it was a dazzler. red stars in a circle, and some crackle descriptive choice of words. I liked this Each shot was fired straight up, and had mixed into the break. The next 2 shots one very much. (Last tested in 2003) a good silver comet tail on the way up, are brief white chrysanthemum breaks. The next shot is a large peony break

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 26 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com with green stars all around the outside Balls of Fire Banger and a core of red stars in the middle. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super Firecracker. Black Cat brand, #BC- The next break is a big break of crackle, Blast brand, #SB-11. 19 shots, 30 102. with some blue stars at the center. This seconds. The name clues you in to the fact that cake is on a wooden base, and after you Just like the Mighty Python or Mighty this cracker was intended for the British have used it the first time, you could Cobra: nice crackling comets sent up market, where they call firecrackers reload it with standard 1.75-inch one at a time. (Last tested in 1995) “Bangers”. Nevertheless, it bears the reloadable shells and re-use it as a Black Cat logo. These are 2-inch crack- launcher, probably 3 more times. (Last Bang Caps, #250 ers, with a loud pop. (Last tested in tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo Toy Trick Noisemaker. Kilgore 1998) #5) brand. Kilgore Corporation, Toone, Tennessee. Banger Candle Ball Buster Yep, those rolls of red paper caps. Try Roman Candle, single. Black Cat Skyrocket. Great Grizzly brand, taking one roll, still rolled up, laying it brand, #BC-511. 10 shots, 28 sec- #GG0249. flat on concrete, and hitting it with a onds. A very enticing package design, with hammer. (Last tested in 1995) The first shot goes up as a purple pearl colored foil wrapping the ball of each that ends in a firecracker report. The rocket. It looks almost like a piece of next shot goes up as a green pearl that chocolate candy. Each rocket flies very ends in a firecracker report. These 2 well and ends in a perfect, symmetrical shots alternate with each other for the This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z rest of the duration. (Last tested in break of color stars - either red, green, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new blue or gold. Fantastic. (Last tested in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 2006) 1998) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Banshee Ball Exploder Skyrocket. Vulcan brand, #221. Are you a Needs to fly straighter, but if you use it Firecracker. Peacock brand. Hard Very strange firecracker, almost remi- Core in a large area, it’s superb. White stars. niscent of an old “cherry bomb,” with Pyro? (Last tested in 1995) 24 pieces packed in the box. The pieces smell like a combination of crayons and This shirt Barbarian Blast sawdust. Light one, and it explodes into is available Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. red dust - nothing left over. (Last tested in 9 sizes, Phantom brand, #G-065. 25 shots, including 3 in 1999) 20 seconds. child sizes! The Phantom people are on a roll - last Ball Style, 1.5-inch High quality year with Phantasm, and now with Hanes Skyrocket. Horse brand. Barbarian Blast, a noisy complement to Beefy-T Payload is 1-1/2 inch plastic shell. One Phantasm’s color breaks. Each shot blew up on the ground! Whoops. (Last whistles on the way up to a loud break tested in 1995) of crackle. (Last tested in 1997) Barracuda Ballistic Blast Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Phantom brand, #G-274. 7 shots, 21 FireworksLand.com Phantom brand, #H-140. 62 sec- seconds. onds. Essentially the same as the Longhorn Pretty silver flowers; then adding green, Bangalore brand Beyond 2000 and Red Devil #800. with a light crackling sound. (Last test- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon ed in 1995) Seven festival balls in one tube are shot Eggs brand, #DE4029. 21 shots, 39 one at a time. For finales. (Last tested in seconds. 1995) Now here is a collector’s item because of Base Jump its clever package design. It’s designed Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Cat brand, #BC-6159. 12 shots, 42 Ballistic Rocket to look like a celebration roll of fire- seconds. Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, crackers, with really big “crackers” in it. The first shot is a silver comet which #UP6007. The performance is competent but Pack of 6 rockets, which give breaks of goes up a very long way, then breaks nothing that you haven’t seen before. into a beautiful, symmetrical circle of blue with crackle or purple breaks. Nice The shots alternate between red peony colors. (Last tested in 2003) red peony stars (about 16) of them, basi- breaks, green peony breaks and big cally a ring shell, but it also has a center clusters of crackle. Buy this one for its “pistil” of four white chrysanthemum inventive package design rather than its stars, giving a fluffy center inside the performance. (Last tested in 2004) ring of red stars. Terrific. Then two more shots just like that. The next shot is the same thing, but the ring of stars

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 27 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com is green rather than red, and it still has Bats Ninja Battle Ground the same white chrysanthemum pistil Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai in the center. The next shot also pro- Eggs brand, #DE4006. 16 shots, 18 brand, #WB2021. 9 shots, 17 sec- duces a ring of green stars, but instead seconds. onds. of the white chrysanthemum pistil, it Alternates between shots that are red on Each shot goes up as a crackling comet, has a pistil of gold brocade stars. Then the way up, and green on the way up. then ends in a nice chrysanthemum another shot which gives a green ring The red ones open into clusters of red break of red and green, with a good with a white chrysanthemum pistil. and blue stars, with one small whirl- amount of stars in each break. The Then another shot which gives a red wind (spinner) which whistles slightly breaks tend to be lopsided and angular, ring with a white chrysanthemum pis- as it spins briefly. The green ones go up rather than symmetrical or spherical. til. Then two more shots just like that. and open into clusters of green stars Otherwise, a good show. (Last tested in Finally, the last 3 shots are fired all at with one small whirlwind. (Last tested 1999) once, and they are silver comets that go in 2004) up and break into three green rings, Battle of Colors with a silver chrysanthemum break in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai each one. Very large and impressive brand, #WB2030. 36 shots, 19 sec- breaks in this one. (Last tested in 2005) onds. (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Not a bit like the familiar “Battle of Colors” (W5-58) of the Link Triad Basket Offers Flowers brand. This one sends up crackling This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z comets with white tails, then changes to Flying Spinner. West Lake brand, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new #C6021. 5 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are white comets with red heads, then blue Possibly discontinued, and no big deal if not in this file. To buy a membership in it, heads, then it sends up green pearls it was. Poor flight anyway. But a gen- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. which end in flash reports. Interesting, uine “Tourbillion” with a stick attached and a good cake, but it’s not the same as crossways. (Last tested in 1995) PYROvideo #4 the Link Triad “Battle of Colors.” This DVD one is apparently legal as a 1.4G fire- Bat, #1 work in the U.S. (Last tested in 1999) Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, Two hours of fireworks #W541. 12 seconds. fun! Watch three fire- Battle of Colors Terrific die-cut paper construction. works shows, and see Display Firework (1.3G). Link Triad how they were set up. Warbling, trilling whistle sound as it brand, #W558. 23 seconds. Make your own wheel, The original “Battle of Colors” was an flies up. (Last tested in 1995) using commonly sold fireworks. Visit a fire- outstanding cake, with hard breaks of Bat, #2 works factory in Brazil mixed red and green. But it has been Flying Spinner. Silk Road brand, and a sparkler factory placed in the “1.3G” category, and the #W541. 4 seconds. in Ohio. Watch the newer versions that are 1.4G are much Flies up while whistling briefly, with sil- performance weaker. The “good version” can only be of 93 new ver sparks. (Last tested in 1999) sold to buyers who possess the proper fireworks! paperwork, including the ATFE permit Bat Snaps to buy 1.3G Display Fireworks, and any Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Toy Trick Noisemaker. Phantom licenses or permits required by the state brand, #I-007E. FireworksLand.com or city in which the fireworks will be The perfect thing to give out to trick-or- used or stored. (Last tested in 1995) treaters on Halloween. (Last tested in 1995) Battle Beast Battle of Colors (special) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Display Firework (1.3G). Beihai Batitude Brothers brand, #BP2928. 37 shots, brand, #WB2030. 37 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great 70 seconds. Shots go up as red pearls and then end Grizzly brand, #GG0744. 72 sec- Appears to alternate between 3 types of in breaks of red and green. This one has onds. shots. One is a silver comet that opens a plain brown label and is better than Each shot is a very long-lasting whistle into a whirlwind and a spread of crack- average. This item can only be sold to which also crackles, and flies up and le; the second is a comet that opens into buyers who possess the proper paper- away a long way. No colors and nothing a cluster or reports and a few color stars work, including the ATFE permit to buy to look at. Amazing for how long each which dart away like go-getters; and the 1.3G Display Fireworks, and any licens- shot lasts and how far it goes. Very long- third is a double-break, one thin break es or permits required by the state or lasting (Last tested in 2001) of color stars and one “report” break city in which the fireworks will be used with glittering silver sparks. Very long- or stored. I think this item may be dis- lasting but not boring because of the continued, but you still may be able to constant action and changes. (Last test- buy some remaining stock of it. (Last ed in 2000) tested in 2001)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 28 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Battle of Fort Sumter Battle of the Worlds deeper green, then to a deep yellow, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super then a deep orange, then quickly to a Basket brand, #KG710. 22 seconds. Blast brand, #SB-10. 90 shots, 19 deep red. Terrific colors and a long Intense, action-packed barrage of red seconds. duration. (Last tested in 1999) and green pearls, crackle and whistles. Starts with a couple of medium-size (Last tested in 1995) color breaks, then a furious barrage of Battle Tank whistling shots, some ending in reports. Novelty Firework. brand. 6 sec- Battle of Khe Sanh Ends with two more medium-size onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. breaks. (Last tested in 1996) No wheels? Stupid. Stupid! This should 33 seconds. be illegal. (Last tested in 1995) Red and green “go-getters,” rare in con- Battle of Waterloo sumer items. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Battlefield Brothers brand, #BP2454. 12 shots, Reloadable Shell Kit. Golden Bear Battle of Lexington 35 seconds. brand, #FX-H007. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Just when you thought all the Battle Each shell gives four breaks of four dif- Lake brand, #L933. 19 shots, 50 of... names had already been taken ferent colors or effects. Not bad, but seconds. (there are at least 20 cakes named Battle merely industry-average quality, not Bright pearls burst into nice breaks. of... something), they thought of anoth- even close to the quality of the breaks in Excellent purple stars in there, along the 500-gram cakes of this brand. (Last with red and green. (Last tested in This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo 1995) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new #7) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Battle of Little Big Horn not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Battlefield Barrage Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Grizzly brand, #GG0118. 90 shots, PyroTopia: Show of Shows Phantom brand, #G-257A. 36 shots, 18 seconds. 28 seconds. Four decent blue breaks, then 82 The ultimate fireworks Frenzied whistles, mixed with color reports, then four blue breaks. (Last DVD: a unique and pearls and crackles. (Last tested in tested in 1995) unforgettable jour- 1995) ney through music and pyrotechnics. Battle of the Conqueror Bazooka Candle Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Roman Candle, single. Glorious Hawk brand. 55 seconds. 90 minutes of brand, #GPH3022. 26 seconds. Excellent cake with a variety of effects, nonstop music Excellent quality roman candle; each whirlwinds, reports, double breaks, etc. and fireworks! shot is a silver comet that goes up and Not particularly colorful but good tim- ends in a red peony break. (Last tested ing and good effects. (Last tested in in 2005) 2002) Bazooka Fountain Battle of the Coral Sea Hand-held Fountain. Dragon Eggs Roman Candle battery. Phantom Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! brand, #DE1060. 41 seconds. brand, #G-060. 15 seconds. Starts as an excellent silver spray with a A battery of roman candles, but shots FireworksLand.com red flame at the base. Then the silver break into small bursts of red and spray gets bigger, while the red flame green. (Last tested in 1995) er battle. This one sends up nice color changes to a blue one. Then at the end pearls that alternate between yellow, it changes to a furious spray of red with Battle of the Midway green, blue and red. Each pearl opens white crackle. Wow! (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. into a silver whirlwind, and give off a 2004) Brothers brand, #BP2157. 16 shots, few “silver flying fish”. Not many, just 5 18 seconds. or 6 fish per shot. But it looks nice, and BBQ Blast All shots are bright white comets, some I rate this one high for visual appeal. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. of which whistle on the way up. The Unchanged in 2003, except that the yel- Brothers brand, #BP2072. 10 shots, ones that don’t whistle end in small low pearls on the way up are not there 33 seconds. breaks of either red or green, with a few any more; they are just red, green or Every shot is a quadruple-break shell. firecrackers. (Last tested in 1998) blue now. (Last tested in 2003) You get 4 different breaks in the air from each shot. The first shot is a mix- Battle of the Sea Dragons Battle Smoke ture of red, blue and sparkling silver Roman Candle battery. brand. 52 Smoke. Cannon brand, #Y16-011. peony breaks. The second, a variety of seconds. 85 seconds. color chrysanthemum breaks. This con- Roman candle-type shots from a cake. Looks like a multi-tube fountain. Label tinues on until the last shot, which is a (Last tested in 1995) says, “4-color changing smoke.” group of crackle mines rather than Yellowish-green smoke, changing to a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 29 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com shells. It’s a good cake. (Last tested in Beautiful Yellow Flowers a couple of more times. (Last tested in 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Temple 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) of Heaven brand, #N2035C. 37 sec- Beamy onds. Beehive Base Fountain. Glorious brand, Sensational reports; super gold breaks – Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger #GCF044. 23 seconds. but is it a consumer item? (Last tested Head brand, #T2020. 61 shots, 15 This is a box of 4 assorted fountains. in 1995) seconds. One gives a spray of red sparks with Rich, dense, fast barrage of pearls with white flashing sparks, then changing to Beauty Accumulation fluffy tails and reports. (Last tested in gold crackle. Another gives a spray of Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 1995) red and green mixed together, changing Glorious brand, #GPH3061. 103 sec- to a heavy spray of white flitter. The onds. Bees & Flowers, small third starts with a spray of gold flitter. Silver crackling flitter with purplish-red Single-tube Aerial. Red Lantern The last one gives a very thin, interest- stars, and later blue stars mixed with brand, #0549. ing spray of gold sparks in a transparent the silver flitter, then lots of gold crack- Short-lived break with some swirling curtain, similar to “Electric Illusion” le, then a softer gold flake crackle spray, colors, a bit yawn-inducing. (Last tested and “Pot of Gold” fountains, which then then green sparks are added to that gold in 1995) changes to a less-interesting flashing flake crackle. Then red sparks mixed white spray. (Last tested in 2004) Bees On Blossom Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z brand, #Y03-067. 25 shots, 17 sec- Bear Bomb Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Grizzly brand, #GG0238. 7 shots, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Rapid succession of bright silver 24 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. comets. Some end in nothing, some end Very heavy wooden base - this one’s a in small clusters of green or red stars, keeper. It can be reused as a launcher Black Cat T-shirt and some end in small white whirl- for festival balls if they fit the tubes The famous winds. (Last tested in 1997) tightly. Heavy wood base provides excel- Black Cat logo lent stability. Each of the 7 shots has a on quality Behind the Barn (Country Style) brilliant white comet tail on the way up, shirts Display Firework (1.3G). brand. then a large burst of: red peony, silver Same as “Ass Kickin’ Mule Hoof” and strobe, blue peony, whistling on the way “Super Big Pig” crackers - please see up to crackle burst, white chrysanthe- those two entries for more information. mum, blue peony with crackle, and a bit (Last tested in 1998) white chrysanthemum with crackle. Excellent initial performance and the Behind the Myth reusability of the device make this a ter- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2972. 21 shots, rific buy. (Last tested in 1998) 7 sizes! 19 seconds. Order at Beast of Prey my web site. This cake is sold individually or also as Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon part of the “Brothers Pro Pack” assort- Eggs brand, #DE4049. 25 shots, 22 Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ment (BP-A012). The first shot is fired seconds. FireworksLand.com straight up, and it is a whistling comet. Each shot is a white comet that goes up Then 2 shots are fired in a V, which are and, on the way up, turns into a silver white pearls that end in whirlwinds spinner, which then breaks into a titani- with a white crackle flitter spray. Then with reports. Then 3 shots are fired in a um salute. Superb. Get it now. (Last big gold randomly-appearing crackle fan, which are whistling comets. Then 4 tested in 2004) spray. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on shots are fired in a fan, which are green PYROvideo #4) pearls that end in whirlwinds with Beautiful Pearl reports. Then 5 shots are fired in a fan, Roman Candle, single. Flying Dragon Beauty of Fireworks which are whistling comets. Then 6 brand. 5 shots, 12 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden shots are fired in a fan, which are green Five shots with no height or power at Bear brand, #FX-A061. 35 shots, 33 pearls that end in whirlwinds with all. Terrible. Just plain terrible. (Last seconds. reports. (Last tested in 2003) tested in 1996) Fires the shots in fans of 5, with the first fan being dragon eggs breaks, the sec- Beijing Opera Wheel ond row being very nice red and blue Wheel. Dragon Eggs brand, #DPW- peony breaks with crackle. The next row 001. 41 seconds. is green peony breaks with some crack- Spins with gold spray, then green flame, le. Then a row of blue peony breaks with then gold spray, then purple flame with crackle, and a row of red peony breaks silver sparks, then gold spray, then red with crackle. This sequence is repeated flame with silver and blue sparks, then

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 30 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com gold spray, then blue flame with silver a multi-color mine with crackle and Big, Bad and Loud sparks. Good colors. (Last tested in another multi-color mine with crackle. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. 2004) Then the whole sequence is repeated. Fireworks over America brand, These are huge mines - this is the best #FOA2978. 16 shots, 34 seconds. Beyond 2000 all-mine cake I have seen so far. (Last First shot is a huge blue peony break. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. tested in 2003) Second shot is a green, almost chrys- Longhorn brand, #900. 7 shots, 21 anthemum break. (The trails behind the seconds. Beyond the Stars stars are not quite long enough to make Attractive label. Whistles to big red, Skyrocket. Great Grizzly brand, a true chrysanthemum, but it is a nice blue, strobe & crackling breaks. A large #GG0222. symmetrical break with lots of stars.) tube with seven internal tubes festival An assortment of skyrockets. Small Then 2 breaks which are red peony balls in it, going off in this order: crack- breaks of colors. (Last tested in 2002) mixed with silver glitter. Then a break le, blue with crackle, crackle with silver (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The which is a mixture of red, white and palm core, green with crackle, green Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) blue stars. Then the sequence above is chrysanthemum, silver tail to silver repeated. The last 4 shots of the cake are break, and whistling tail to red with fired almost all at once. They give mixed crackle. (Last tested in 1999) color peony breaks. A good cake, but misnamed - there is nothing loud in Beyond 2000 this one. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. on PYROvideo #4) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Brothers brand, #BP2806. 25 shots, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 37 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Big Bad Ass Double Break All shots are crackling comets that go not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Shells up and open in to bursts of crackle with please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly blue stars. The final 10 shots are fired at brand, #GG0309. a much faster rate than the first 15. This PYROvideo #5 Twelve double-break shells and two DVD or VHS item’s name was changed to “Beyond it tubes, very similar to Double Impact All.” See Beyond it All for more infor- shells. Each shell has two complete mation. (Last tested in 1999) (Shown on Two hours of firewoks shells in it, with two different effects. PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of fun! Learn how to build a horizontal Purple Star + Orange Willow, Purple PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) wheel, ways to use a Willow + Gold Willow, Chrysanthemum roll of 16,000 fire- + Golden Star, White Chrysanthemum Beyond it All crackers, a way to + Stars, Red Chrysanthemum + Stars, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. fuse rockets together, Crackling + Crackling, Silver Glittering Brothers brand, #BP2806. 25 shots, a roman candle bar- + Orange Crackling, Green Glittering + 26 seconds. rage, three separate Gold Crackling, Green Star + Crackling, fireworks shows, a This item was formerly named “Beyond Blue Crackling + Orange Star, Green 2000” but was changed, apparently to stroll through Boomland, Crackling + Purple Star, and Red avoid a conflict with another item and 90 Crackling + Gold Star. (Last tested in named “Beyond 2000.” This one has new fireworks. 2000) maintained high quality - crackling Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! comets go up and end in breaks of Big Bad Ass Fountain crackle mixed with blue stars. Plenty of FireworksLand.com Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. crackle on the way up and in the breaks. Great Grizzly brand, #GG0559. 203 The last 10 shots are fired very rapidly seconds. to create an intense barrage of crackle Biela F. Comet A nice white shower, changing to a nice in the air. This cake finished sooner Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. spray of red with white flitter, then Brothers brand, #BP2578. 16 shots, than when I first tested it 4 years ago green with white flitter, then mixed red, under the name “Beyond 2000.” (Last 29 seconds. Everyone told me beforehand that this green and white, then it suddenly tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo was a “wow” item, so I was expecting a changes to an intense crackle spray, #5) lot. But it really turned out to be just a then mixed color spray, then just green, series of crackling white comets, each then mixed color (red, green and blue), Beyond Reality ending in a short-lived flashing silver then a big silver whistle, then a huge Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United strobe which pops a few times. A couple amount of crackle with silver balls for a Pyro brand, #UP9006. 16 shots, 28 of red stars appear also. It’s not a bad big, loud finish. Has a forceful spray seconds. rather than relaxed. (Last tested in Starts with a great mine of red stars and item at all, but I expected it to do more. The main effect is the white comets. 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on crackle - a “wow” beginning. Then “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) another mine of blue stars and crackle - (Last tested in 1998) another “wow” effect. Then it’s a yellow mine with crackle, and then a green mine with crackle. All great so far. Then

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 31 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Big Bad Boom white chrysanthemum stars. The next you are going to use it indoors, I would Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great shot gives a massive red chrysanthe- have several windows open so that any Grizzly brand, #GG0763. 8 shots, mum break which breaks hard. These smoke that is produced will clear out 18 seconds. three shots then alternate with each quickly when the fountain is over. It’s Excellent crossette comet effect, where other for the rest of the cake, though really a nice way to enhance a large each shot goes up as a silver comet with not necessarily in the same order, birthday cake or a wedding cake. If you a red head, which splits into 4 or 5 rather in a mixed-up order. The final can hook it up to a remote controlled smaller comets with white heads. Good four shots are fired all at once, and they igniter such as “Radio Match” for exam- true crossette effect. (Last tested in are one red chrysanthemum break and ple, you can have it ignite by surprise at 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on three gold willow breaks. (Last tested in the right moment. Imaginative pyros “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) can probably think of a variety of appli- cations for this fountain, including set Big Bad Copter Big Birthday Cake Sparkler pieces (pictures made from fireworks) Flying Spinner. Fire Hawk brand, Indoor FW or Special FX. Kellner’s or “portable fireworks” for parades, etc. #FB9005C. 8 seconds. brand, #2017. 60 seconds. (I would use a holder for that applica- They fly up with gold spray and a red The label on the bag says, “Global tion.) (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on flame at the center, and end with a brief Pyrotechnic Services, Ltd.” These are PYROvideo #7) gold circle of sparks and two or three distributed in the U.S. by Kellner’s firecracker reports. (Last tested in 2005) Big Bomb (Shown on PYROvideo #6) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Firecracker. brand. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Made in Jiangxi, China, for China Big Bad Mudder web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Pyrotechnics, Alabama. 50 mg. crack- Novelty Firework. brand. 10 sec- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, ers. (Last tested in 1995) onds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. No brand and no item number on the Glow-in-the-dark Shirt Big Boss box or the item. But it looks a lot like a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Brothers brand item. Someone said it is The aliens Grizzly brand, #GG0305. 5 shots, a TNT brand item, but there is no such have 30 seconds. marking on it. Great design with big, landed, Jumbo Willow, White Stars, Green rugged-looking plastic wheels. Rolls and Wave, Blue Star with Crackling, Gold forward with a whistle and sparks from they Willow, according to the label. For some the back end, then quickly changes to a want fireworks, reason it says, “Hake Seab” on the side, whistle and sparks from the front end, of course. which the manufacturer told me is an and at the same time, a small fountain Indian phrase meaning “big boss.” from the top. (Last tested in 1999) Starts with a silver fountain, then shoots up one shell that breaks into Big Bertha The purple and green stars; then another sil- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. aliens ver fountain and a shell that gives a on this 37 shots, 101 seconds. shirt glow white chrysanthemum break; another Red or green pearls break into thin red in the dark! fountain and a shell which breaks into a or green breaks with crackle. A Chinese blue peony; another shell which breaks repeater inserted to a large U.S.A.-made Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! into a sliver palm tree with crackle tube with a wooden base. Good full FireworksLand.com mixed in; and finally a shell which spray of gold, silver and crackle, then breaks into pure crackle. Big breaks. adding some sparkling white stars, then Fireworks. The bag has 4 fountains in it. (Last tested in 2000) rich white flitter sparks with some Each one has a red plastic spike on one crackle, then some very interesting big end, and the other end is covered with Big Break Cake white “snap” sparks which look really purple paper. There is no fuse, you sim- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red nice. Not much color, but still pleasing ply touch a flame to the red paper and Rhino brand, #CD-2888. 10 shots, visually, especially the last 30 seconds. the fountain lights. Make sure that the 33 seconds. (Last tested in 1999) red plastic spike is on the correct end of The first shot is a gold chrysanthemum the fountain, in the bag of 4 I had, one break which has crackle mixed in - and Big Bertha spike was on the wrong end. These are lots of crackle. The next shot is a big Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Mega designed to be used on cakes, although green chrysanthemum. Then a reddish- Ton brand, #TM-21. 16 shots, 47 they could be used in a variety of ways. gold chrysanthemum break. Then a seconds. When you light it, it puts out a spray of giant peony break of green stars. Then a The first shot gives a large mixed color silver sparks for almost exactly one gold chrysanthemum break, followed by peony break of red, blue and green minute. The duration is surprising. a break which starts as a blue chrys- peony stars - large, though not com- They are supposedly for indoor use, so anthemum, but the trails behind each pletely filled with stars. The next shot they must have been designed to pro- blue star fade out, so it ends up being a gives a ring shell - a circle of 14 green duce a minimum of smoke. However, if blue peony break with traces of chrys- peony stars, with a central pistil of three

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 32 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com anthemum trails in the center. It looks green glittering tips. The next shot is a Big Impact like some shells you see at professional gold brocade break with gold tips. The Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro fireworks displays. Then a purple break next shot is a green chrysanthemum King brand, #PYK632. 14 shots, 66 with silver comet trails behind each break with short gold trails, but the seconds. purple star. Then a break which has red stars change from green to red before The first shot goes up and breaks into a chrysanthemum stars and crackle they burn out. The next shot is another huge gold willow break which gives off mixed in. Then a good red peony break. gold brocade break with green glitter- glittering green stars as it spreads out. Then a white chrysanthemum break ing tips. The next shot is a gold brocade The next shot is a huge gold willow that with crackle mixed in. Excellent quality break with silver tips. The next shot is a gives off glittering silver as it spreads. breaks. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on green chrysanthemum break with short The next shot is a huge gold willow that PYROvideo #6) gold trails, but the stars change from gives off crackle as it spreads out - what green to red before they burn out. The I call a dragon eggs break. The above Big Corsair next shot is another gold brocade break sequence is repeated 3 more times. Combination firecracker. WECO with green glittering tips. Finally, two Then the final 2 shots are fired at once, brand. shots are fired at the same time, one of which are both dragon eggs breaks. German cracker, which you can light which gives a gold brocade break with Slow pace throughout seems OK just by striking its tip on a matchbook. green tips, and the other one gives a because the breaks last a while in the First a red flame, followed by a loud green chrysanthemum break which air. This is a big round birthday-cake report. (Last tested in 1996) shaped piece, and it is relatively light for its size. It would be best for you to glue This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Big Deal Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new it down to a board or at least a heavy Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are piece of cardboard, before using it. (Last brand, #WB2041. 12 shots, 50 sec- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo onds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. #5) Big crackle break; double red chrys- anthemum; triple break of red, green PYROvideo #6 DVD Big Man and crackle; orange peony; green and Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. blue double breaks; red green and blue Brothers brand. 14 shots, 62 sec- triple breaks; whistling to big red peony This DVD is 2 hours onds. break, triple break of red, green and of company demos, The first 2 shots produce breaks which blue; and then a finale of 6 or 7 breaks. including Brothers, have unusual “go-getter” comets in Very nice show although a little bit Cannon, Dragon them, which fly away in random direc- Eggs, Fire Hawk, tions, leaving trails of white sparks slow-paced. (Last tested in 2002) Flower King, Hale, Black Cat, Mega Ton behind them. The first one also has a Big Eye Fountain and Red Rhino red head on each comet. The next shot Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. brands. A total of is a large green peony break with glit- Cannon brand, #Y02-035. 98 sec- 140 new fireworks tering silver stars mixed in. The next onds. are shown, shot is a large red chrysanthemum with Eyeballs on the label just like the as well as glittering silver stars mixed in. The next Shimmering Crackling Gold elsewhere 5 finales. shot is “go-getter” comets like shot #2, in this issue. Basically gold and silver but this one has a little silver glitter fountains, with silver flittering sparks. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! mixed in. Then another shot like that, Also four short whistles, one about FireworksLand.com except there are a few green stars mixed every 25 seconds. Very little color. For in. Then a big red peony break. Then a the final 15 seconds, crackle is added. changes to red just before the stars burn sparkling glitter break which turns into (Last tested in 1998) out. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on big crackle flowers. Then a huge gold PYROvideo #6) willow break with red tips. Then a huge Big Hale Bomb gold willow break with blue tips. Then a Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Hale Big Head beautiful sparkling gold willow break brand. 14 shots, 58 seconds. Skyrocket. Beihai brand, #WB1032. with a little crackle at the tips. Then a The first shot produces a silver chrys- Large, tapered plastic body, the same blast of crackle mines at the end. anthemum break. The second shot pro- body as Big Top rocket in PYRO #4, and Impressive effects throughout, but fired duces a green chrysanthemum break, the same item number. But these have at such a slow pace that you may want but the trails are short and goldish. The two breaks in each rocket. For example, to light 2 units of this, about 2 seconds next shot produces what I would call a a blue break and a distinctly separate apart. (Last tested in 2004) gold brocade break, but the tips appear crackle break. Or, a mixed gold and blue to be green glitter stars. The next shot is break, then a mixed green and red Big N Bold a silver chrysanthemum break. The next break. There are two distinct break Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. shot produces a break of what appear to sounds. Neat! (Last tested in 1999) Brothers brand, #BP2135. 18 shots, be green peony stars, but they change to 47 seconds. red before they burn out. The next shot Starts with a great break which is a red is another gold brocade break with chrysanthemum with silver glitter stars

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 33 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com blended into it. Then the same thing, Big Volcano whistle, and the shower of silver contin- only green instead of red. Then 2 more Cone Fountain. Red Lantern brand, ues, with some green and blue sparks. shots like the first shot (red). Then a #0820. 9 seconds. Then another whistle, and becomes a green one, and then 2 more red ones. High-powered gold spray from it, but gold spray with red and green sparks Then another green one, then a red one. over a little too quick. (Last tested in mixed in. Then it sprays crackle, gold Then the next shot is a huge red chrys- 1995) background, and silvery-blue flitter anthemum break, without the silver sparks. It sort of dies out slowly rather glitter that the other shots had, but Big Willow Mine than just stopping at once. (Last tested many more red chrysanthemum stars, Mine. All Star brand. 8 seconds. in 2003) for a rich, full break. Then a shot which A very tall mine of gold willow stars produces a huge break of a cloud of sil- which also give off sparkling silver, and Binary Star ver glitter stars - very nice. Then a large the sparkling glitter drifts down slowly. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Far blue peony break. Then, the previous 3 (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Ocean brand, #F4081. 12 shots, 24 shots are repeated in the same order. PYROvideo #7) seconds. Then 3 shots are fired very close togeth- Each shot is a loud crackling silver er in time, and they all go up and break Big Willow with Red Tips Mine comet that ends in a large, hard break of into gold willows which turn into crack- Mine. All Star brand. 8 seconds. four similar comets (crossette effect). le for a loud finish. High-quality breaks A very tall mine of gold willow stars, Very good height and width. An impres- in this one. (Last tested in 2005) which give off silver sparkle. At the tops sive crowd pleaser. (Last tested in 2002) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) of each star in the mine is a small red star, which appear after a second or two, Bing Bang Boom Big Red Machine and drift down a little. (Last tested in Reloadable Shell Kit. United Pyro Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) brand, #UP5009. Grizzly brand, #GG0338. 25 shots, Six triple-break shells in the kit, with 23 seconds. excellent color and good effects. (Last This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Starts with groups of bright red, green Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new tested in 2003) and blue pearls going up with comet web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are trails, and crackling comets mixed in. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Bird Cage Three of the shots ended in white whirl- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Novelty Firework. Flower Basket winds, but I’m not sure which three as brand, #K3306. 21 seconds. they were all so close together. Then PyroTopia: Show of Shows Hangs from string, spins with red and five shots of brilliant white comets with The ultimate fireworks green sparks, and drops open with paper white heads and fluffy tails. Then finally DVD: a unique and bird inside. One-of-a-kind item, perfect five shots of whistling comets which unforgettable jour- for collectors. (Last tested in 1995) end in groups of nice little reports. (Last ney through music tested in 2000) and pyrotechnics. Bird of Prey Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Big Sur Eggs brand, #DE4013. 19 shots, 25 90 minutes of seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. nonstop music Inter-Oriental brand, #FN99. 71 sec- and fireworks! The first 6 shots are fluffy silver comets onds. that go up and swirl around in the air, Long, but there’s a lot more color at the creating a nice effect of swirls of silver. real Big Sur coast. Silver and gold only. The next 6 shots go up and open into (Last tested in 1995) gold flying fish. The next 7 shots are crackling comets, with a lot of crackle. I Big Top liked this cake in 2003. 2004: One shot Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Skyrocket. Beihai brand, #WB1032. goes up dark then opens into a cluster Box of 4 large rockets with colored plas- FireworksLand.com of crackle. The next shot goes up as a tic heads. Strong flight, up to about 100 crackling comet and that’s all it does. feet at most. They tend to break a little The next shot goes up as a spinning Billionaire Goes Bonkers too soon, but the breaks are good. Each white shower on the way up. This Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. sequence of three is then repeated five of the 4 has a different effect, such as Skybound brand, #VB4001. 159 bright silver stars or red with crackle seconds. more times. Not particularly interest- breaks, for example. Each rocket gives One of the more imaginative names to ing. (Last tested in 2004) two breaks! Such as a red break and a come along in a while. Starts with a sil- green break, or a red break and a strobe ver spray, with silver balls, and then Birds in Blossom break, etc. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown whistles briefly before changing to a sil- Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of ver flitter spray. Then whistles again #W-527. 10 seconds. PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) and goes back to a big silver flitter Spins with gold sparks, then a green spray, with occasional appearances of flame, then the “petals” open up and a green sparks and blue sparks. Another flying spinner takes off with a red flame! (Last tested in 1996)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 34 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Birds of Paradise Black Bomb see in rockets, these function just like Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon larger, more expensive rockets and put brand, #Y03-103. 25 shots, 53 sec- brand, #Y63-014. 20 shots, 18 sec- out a small break of stars or ladyfingers. onds. onds. (Last tested in 1998) An admirable attempt at doing some- Begins with five red pearls shot up at thing new. Each shot is a very tall white the same time, and they go up and end Black Cat 7-inch flower foun- comet, that turns into a quick projectile in terrific large gold willow breaks. tains that darts off sideways. The projectile Then five green pearls are shot up at Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, emits a few silver sparks and a short once, and they go up and and end in #BC-201. 23 seconds. squeak of a whistle, sounding very excellent mixed-color peony breaks. Box contains two each of Green much like a bird, and ends in a cluster Then five red pearls are shot up at once, Glittering flower, Golden Glittering of either red or green stars. Terrific alti- and they go up and and end in big flower, and Tri-Color Sprayer. All give tude achieved, and nearly perfect timing breaks of silver glitter. Then five green rich, full sprays of colors and either gold between shots. It seems to go on for a pearls are shot up at once, and they go or silver flittering sparks for about 23 long time. But it’s not really a “wow” up and and end in big breaks of crackle, seconds. (Last tested in 1998) item if only one unit is fired. A group of and lots of it. Not very long-lasting but them fired together would be interest- still a great cake; I loved it. (Last tested Black Cat Artillery Shell ing and would imitate the sound of a in 2003) Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat flock of birds. (Last tested in 1998) brand, #BC-3000. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Red box. Crackling w/Blue Stars; Red Birds Sonata Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Chrysanthemum w/Tail; & Strobing Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Red web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are White Stars. The only kit I know of with Lantern brand, #O651F. 42 seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, red plastic shells. 3 superb effects, with Label says, “with sparks and 21 whis- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. hard breaks. Outstanding. (Last tested tles.” There are 7 tubes in it, and in my in 1996) opinion each tube whistles in 4 distinct Spellout parts, giving an actual total of 28 whis- T-shirt Black Cat Artillery Shells tles. Each tube starts out with a very Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat short, very high pitched whistle, which This brand, #BC-3000. has a little bit of silver sparks and a lit- shirt Plastic shells. Low breaks, but good tle crackle. Then the same tube whistles says, effects. The only kit I know of with red again, this time a little lower in pitch, “Fireworks” spelled out plastic shells. 3 superb effects, with with the sparks and crackle. Then it in fireworks! hard breaks. Outstanding. (Last tested does it a third time, lower in pitch See my web site in 1996) again, and finally a fourth time, lower for sizes and info. still. Then the next tube starts. It’s an Black Cat No. 8 Rockets interesting performance, which I have Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- not seen in any other firework. (Last 412. tested in 1999) Pack has 2 each of: Fire Birds, Black Dragon, Magician with 3 reports, Silver Birds Triumph Dragon, Carnival, and “with Color Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Tiger Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Stars.” These fly well and produce dif- Head brand, #T1063. 18 seconds. FireworksLand.com fering effects, but the clusters of stars Nice name, but so-so sparks. Two com- they give off tend to stay close together peting, overlapping whistles and a gold Black Cat and don’t spread apart too much. This spray. (Last tested in 1995) Firecracker. Black Cat brand, #BC- assortment of rockets would be 101. improved by making them break harder Birthday Cake Very commonly seen brand; great logo - but whether that would be allowed in Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. and label; strings up to 16,000. (Last consumer fireworks in the U.S. is not Fireworks over America brand. 37 tested in 1995) clear to me. The stars and effects are seconds. clearly in them, it’s just that the effects A cake-shaped fountain, which pro- Black Cat 1-oz. assorted don’t spread out enough in the sky. duces a ring of red and green flares, Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- (Last tested in 2004) where the candles on the cake would be. 408. Similar to Blazin’ Birthday Cake. Not 12 rockets in the pack - six with color Black Cat Saturn Missile like Happy Birthday. This fountain was stars (BC408-S) and six with reports Battery sold at stands in California for a while, (BC408-R). A good test of a brand name Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black but it does not appear in the manufac- is whether the smallest, cheapest items Cat brand, #BC-6025. 180 shots, 18 turer’s catalog for this brand, so I am are well-made and worth buying. This seconds. not sure if this fountain is still available. one passes with (literally) flying colors. Fires the shots very rapidly, in groups. (Last tested in 2000) Though not the biggest effects you will Much quicker pace than the standard

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 35 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Saturn Missile Battery. (Last tested in Black Phantom Super Smoke Black Tales 2002) Smoke. Peacock brand, #S-36. 51 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2895. 10 shots, Black Crane Six pieces in the package - three red and 35 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. three blue on the outside. The red one Each shot goes up and comes apart into Brothers brand, #BP-A014-1. 16 starts with a deep red-purple, which three gold spinners, which buzz away in shots, changes to a rich yellow-orange, then it different directions. Not much to look As far as I know, this one is sold only as changes to white. The blue one starts at, but the sound effect is interesting part of an assortment of three 500-gram with rich blue smoke, then it changes to and unusual. This piece might be very “Heavy Weights,” called “Shaolin green then quickly to yellow, and finally impressive when fired in long rows of Tradition.” Please see “Shaolin white smoke. Lots of smoke from this them all at once. (Last tested in 2000) Tradition” for a description of this one. one! (Last tested in 1999) (Last tested in 2003) Blackhawk Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, Black Diamond missile #BC-352. 23 seconds. Missile. Phantom brand, #L-013A. It’s a large helicopter, that the young Pretty nice bright red stars ejected. boys in attendance will go nuts over. It Expensive item, but a good one. (Last doesn’t fly (“Cat Copter” does fly), but it tested in 1995) does move on the ground. The back rotor of the helicopter spins first, with a This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z silver spray. Then the large rotor on top Black Dragon Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Reloadable Shell Kit. United Pyro web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are spins with a silver spray. Then a foun- brand, #UP5015. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, tain spray of green sparks comes out of This kit contains 6 shells. Each shell has please visit FireworksCatalog.com. the back end of the helicopter, and this a silver comet tail on the way up and changes to a silver whistle, which very good quality breaks such as color PYROvideo #7 makes the copter go forward on the peonies and chrysanthemums. (Last DVD ground. Then it stops and a silver spray tested in 2003) with red sparks comes out of the front Two hours of fireworks end, and this changes to a silver whistle, Black Gold fun! Learn how to which makes the copter roll backwards. make “poor man’s Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand, (Last tested in 2004) quick match,” how to #C3. 24 seconds. make a volcano with Gold spray with silver stars mixed in. an empty cone, and Blackhawk Nice soothing sound. (Last tested in the proper way to Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, 1995) decorate a Christmas #BC-352. 21 seconds. tree. Watch five shows It’s shaped like a helicopter and you Black Jack and finales, and see might think it will fly. First the rotor in Firecracker. brand. 117 new the back spins with silver sparks. Then Oops. Hope it gets discontinued soon. fireworks! the rotor on the top spins briefly. Then (Last tested in 1995) a tube at the back end sprays silver and green sparks, which changes to a silver Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Black Jack Super Charged whistle, and this finally makes the heli- Double Pop FireworksLand.com copter move - it rolls forward. Then a Skyrocket. brand. silver spray comes from the front, and Why do they call it a “Double” pop rock- this changes to a silver whistle which et? Nothing double about it. Just a sin- Black Rainbow causes the helicopter to roll backwards. gle pop. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great So it does not fly, but it performs ade- Grizzly brand, #GG0474. 8 shots, quately and the package design is excel- Black Magic Texas Size 12 seconds. lent. (Last tested in 2005) Skyrocket. Alamo brand, #R1090. Each shot leaves a trail of crackle as it Poor flight. Short whistle, then good goes up. (Last tested in 2002) Blast! Crackers crackle. For daytime use. (Last tested in Firecracker. Brothers brand, 1995) Black Snakes (Cobra) #BP0042 to BP0049. Snake. Flower Basket brand, Brothers brand finally puts their logo #K1131. 19 seconds. on packs of firecrackers. This one is Black Panther Well, it’s something to do in the day- Bottle Rocket. Flower Basket brand, designed as a premium, high-perfor- #K6662C. time on the Fourth of July. Light the mance firecracker but is priced about Excellent red, green or white flame, pellet and it burns while a snake made the same as Black Cat. Each brick is nice report. Sadly, discontinued. (Last of ash comes out. (Last tested in 1995) wrapped in a foil-like paper wrapper, tested in 1995) and each pack is wrapped in the same foil-like paper, instead of the typical red glassine paper. Each cracker in the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 36 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com string is red, with the word “Brothers” second or two. Overlap of the shots is a whistling comet. These 3 shots in white. The shiny foil-like wrapping ensures a non-stop stream of crackle for alternate with each other for the entire really makes these stand out on a shelf the entire duration of the piece. (Last duration. Does not do enough for my from other brands of firecracker. As tested in 1999) taste. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on with any new brand, collectors of fire- PYROvideo #7) crackers will fall all over themselves to Blazing Comets get these, and with the unusual, fancy Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super Blazing Strobe packaging these should be in high Blast brand, #SB-35. 16 shots, 32 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. demand among collectors as well as seconds. Phantom brand, #H-057. 65 sec- firecracker enthusiasts. Available in a If you want gold comets and nothing onds. variety of string lengths and case packs: else, this is the one to get. Big, fluffy High-energy fountain changing from 32/40/12, 12/80/16, 24/40/16, 8/40/50, gold comets with bright heads. Almost green to brilliant silver sparks. I tested 8/20/100, 8/10/200, 8/5/400 and 4/5/800. silent. Only flaw is inconsistent height. this again in 2004 and it is similar but a The crackers have about the same loud- (Last tested in 1997) little different. It stars with a brief spray ness as other major brands, and they of bright green. Then it changes to a appear to give off some white sparks as spray of flashing silver sparks. Then it well, indicating that a powdered metal This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z changes to a spray of red, then dies such as titanium was added to the for- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new down to just a soft orange spray. Then it mula. (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are changes to white flitter spray, and then not in this file. To buy a membership in it, it ends with a really good crackle spray. PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of please visit FireworksCatalog.com. PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Fireworks videos • DVDs PYROvideo #5) Blast Off Buyer’s Guides • Links Skyrocket. Brothers brand, Fireworks T-shirts Blazing Sunset #BP1205. Free articles Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Link This is a pack of 4 large skyrockets. One and Triad brand, #F2002. 100 seconds. more! gives a break of silver flying fish with a A long-lasting triangular fountain, with little crackle. The next one gives a very red spray, to green spray, to gold, to nice break of aqua stars that burn pret- white spray, to white flitter, then mixed ty long and drift down slowly, and there red and green, then flashing white, one is a small amount of crackle. The third whistle, crackle spray, and finally a gives off a red crossette (the break splits white spray. (Last tested in 1999) evenly into 4 large red stars). The last one gives a pretty nice peony break of Blazing Trails Racing blue stars. (Last tested in 2004) Novelty Firework. brand. You open this paper booklet and tear Blaze Away out one sheet. Touch the tip of the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! included punk to the marked spot on Glorious brand, #GCM0169. 225 the paper. The paper is treated with a shots, 76 seconds. FireworksLand.com chemical which burns steadily, making Sends up a rapid succession of gold a trail. The trail splits into four parallel comets with slightly spinning heads, Blazing Fireballs trails, and the idea is to see which trail alternating with successions of blue Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super will reach the end of the “race course”. pearls. Lasts a long time for a 200-gram Blast brand, #SB-8. 19 shots, 16 sec- It’s actually pretty fun. (Last tested in cake, however, I did not find this one onds. 1999) interesting or exciting at all. (Last test- This gives 19 brilliant white comets, ed in 2005) each ending in small green breaks. Bling Bang Quiet. (Last tested in 1996) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Blazin’ Birthday Cake brand, #Y23-281. 12 shots, 30 sec- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Blazing Hot onds. Phantom brand, #H-148. 44 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star The first shot is a mine of pale green or onds. brand. 38 seconds. silver glitter stars. The next shot is a Extremely unusual piece; red and green All shots are crackling comets. (Last thick silver comet with a bright red colored flares in a circle! (Last tested in tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo head. The next shot is a thick silver 1995) #7) comet with a bright silver head. Then the previous sequence is repeated two Blazing Asteroids Blazing Monster more times. Then, the final three shots Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden are fired all at once, and they are one Grizzly brand, #GG0261. 19 shots, Bear brand, #FX-A043. 19 shots, 36 red pearl, one green pearl, and one sil- 20 seconds. seconds. ver pearl, each of which breaks open Crackling comets, that go up and slow The first shot is a red pearl. The next into a crossette break of the same color, down a little, continuing to crackle for a shot is a crackling comet. The next shot like “Atom Splitter.” Each crossette Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 37 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com break consists of four stars of the same silver glitter and some red glitter stars. Blockbuster ladyfingers color that the shot was on the way up, (Last tested in 2003) Firecracker. Fireworks over America with no comet trails. (Last tested in brand, #MAF1188. 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Blinking Dragon Breath Small but good little crackers. Brick is Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 40 packs with 40 ladyfingers on each Bling King Glorious brand, #GCM022. 16 shots, string. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro 29 seconds. King brand, #PYK641. 15 shots, 50 Each shot goes up as a strobing white Blockbuster Laser seconds. star, then opens into a nice all-blue Bottle Rocket. Blockbuster brand. Begins with gold willow breaks that break. No sound effects. Get this one if Beautiful small sparkling comet trail on have red tips, then a gold willow break you want a lot of blue in the sky. (Last the way up to a good report. (Last test- with silver glitter along the trails - tested in 2000) ed in 1995) beautiful. Then a few breaks of crackle flowers and a couple of dragon-eggs Blitz Attack Blockbuster Smoke Balls breaks, where the crackle continues as Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Smoke. Blockbuster brand, the break spreads. These effects alter- Eggs brand, #DE4067. 12 shots, 19 #FOA1710. 15 seconds. nate with each other until the end. (Last seconds. Strange paper outer coating, different tested in 2005) Breaks are well-timed. Red peony, green from most smoke balls which have a chrysanthemum, blue chrysanthemum, hard outer coating. Outstanding color Bling-Bling quality. Yellow, green, rich blue and a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z purplish-red smoke. Vary in duration Brothers brand, #BP2098. 36 shots, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new anywhere from 10 to 20 seconds. Super. 33 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are (Last tested in 2000) Fires shots at a fairly rapid pace. The not in this file. To buy a membership in it, first 6 go up and scatter into silver fly- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Blond Joke ing fish and blue pearls. The next 6 go Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Are you a up as comets which are whistling and Brothers brand, #BP2975. 36 shots, Hard crackling on the way up, and end in Core 49 seconds. reports. Then the entire above sequence Pyro? Crackling comets that end in red, green is repeated. Then the shots are fired at a or blue chrysanthemum breaks, at a slightly slower pace and the breaks This shirt constant pace until the end, when the seem bigger. The next break is a mix- is available final 12 shots are fired very rapidly. ture of green peony stars and purple in 9 sizes, Pretty nice show if you’re looking for glitter stars. The next break is a mix of including 3 chrysanthemum-type breaks. (Last test- child sizes! red and blue peony stars with silver glit- ed in 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 ter. The next break is a red chrysanthe- High quality and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & mum with crackle flowers. The next Hanes 3)(Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape break is a green chrysanthemum with Beefy-T only - not shown on “The Best of crackle flowers. The last 4 breaks are PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) fired one at a time, and they are all gold willows which turn into dragon eggs Blood of the Vampire style breaks. Good for such a small cake. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. (Last tested in 2005) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Great Grizzly brand, #GG0255. 52 FireworksLand.com seconds. Blinking Bomb Starts immediately with a sudden, shrill Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United whistle, then gives a white flitter spray Pyro brand, #UP3031. 16 shots, 28 red peony, blue with “go-getter” white with a softly crackling sound, then large seconds. comets, blue with crackling, red peony, white “ball” spray, throwing in a few First shot is a sparkling comet that goes green chrysanthemum, blue chrysanth- colors here and there, and adding some up and ends in a break of glittering emum, red peony, green with “go-get- crackle. Then changes to just a gold green stars. Then three more shots just ter” white comets, and blue with crack- spray with some crackle. Then it’s the like that, one at a time. The next shot is ling. (Last tested in 2004) white spray again, and finally the gold a glittering comet that goes up and ends with crackle. (Last tested in 1999) in a break of silver glitter plus some red Blockbuster firecrackers glitter stars. Then three more shots just Firecracker. Fireworks over America Blood Sucker like that, one at a time. Then another brand. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Fire four shots one at a time, which are Standard firecrackers available in bricks Bird brand, #FB206. 81 seconds. sparkling comets ending in glittering 40/16, 80/16, 40/50, 20/100, 10/200, Excellent large fountain with bright, green breaks. Then the last four shots 5/300, 5/400, and rolls of 1000 or 4000. rich colors. Seven tubes of mixed red, are fired all at once, which are sparkling (Last tested in 2000) green and blue color spray, along with comets that go up and end in breaks of six tubes of whistles with white spray. If someone tell you they don’t like foun-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 38 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com tains, light this one for them. (Last test- then it gives a nice spray of blue sparks Blue Fired Ice ed in 1999) with a blue flame at the base. I wouldn’t Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. exactly call it an “avalanche” but the Fireworks over America brand, Blossom After Thundering blues are abundant in this one and I #FOA2819. 16 shots, 27 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Temple loved the color combinations. Definitely All shots go up and break into mixtures of Heaven brand, #N2018. 70 shots, get this one if you are looking for a lot of sparkling white stars and blue stars. 65 seconds. of blue in your show. (Last tested in Some of them break in flat, angular Has four types of shots, that alternate. 2004) shapes, some of them don’t really One is a red pearl going up. The other is “break,” they just come open into a a green pearl going up. The third is a Blue Butterflies & Flower, 6- “waterfall” of sparks. (Last tested in whistling comet goes up. The fourth is a inch 2000) shot that goes up dark and ends in sev- Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, eral firecrackers. The cake alternates #0146. 29 seconds. Blue Force between these four shots, speeding up a Only a tiny amount of blue stars - the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. little as it goes along. (Last tested in rest is flashing white flitter sparks and a Brothers brand, #BP2012. 16 shots, 2003) gold spray. Good height, but not 26 seconds. enough blue to justify including the A series of sparkling comets that each Blossoming Plum end in chrysanthemum breaks of pale Cone Fountain. brand. 15 seconds. blue stars with silver comet tails. No Rich, abundant blue, green and red sound effects, but very good breaks. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z (Last tested in 1998) flecks amidst the gold spray. (Last test- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ed in 1995) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Blue Gem Blossoms Carnival please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Dragon brand, #W226. 36 shots, 71 brand, #Y03-059. 25 shots, 28 sec- PYROvideo #8 seconds. onds. DVD Blue pearls shot up in perfect pairs - The shots appear to be crackling and each shot is a double shot of them. whistling as they go up - with lots of Two hours of fireworks Faint gold comet tails produced by the crackle. When they reach their peak, fun! See how to set up lift charges. No sound effect, nothing they break into small breaks of red or your own self-firing but blue pearls going up in pairs. (Last green. Intense and satisfying. (Last test- fireworks show, so tested in 1998) that all you have to do ed in 1996) is light one fuse, sit back and enjoy the Blue & Green Mine Blow Out show! See three other Mine. All Star brand. 6 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. fireworks shows, and A tall mine of very bright green peony Fireworks over America brand, watch 65 new fire- stars mixed with blue peony stars. (Last #FOA2410. 12 shots, 18 seconds. works for tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Each shot is a crackling comet that 2005 and #7) turns into a color star, either red or 2006! green, then explodes with a nice small Blue Hawaii titanium report. This is a Chinese cake Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. glued into a nice tall tube, which could FireworksLand.com 16 shots, 30 seconds. be used later as a holder for roman can- Great blue breaks, but hard-to-find item. (Last tested in 1995) dles or rockets - so save it, don’t throw word “blue” in the name. (Last tested in it away! (Last tested in 2000) 1998) Blue Heavens Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Blue Avalanche Blue Dragon Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Winda brand, #P3005. 117 seconds. Roman Candle, single. Temple of Black Cat brand, #BCSF-204. 68 sec- Brilliant red with crackle and some blue Heaven brand, #N2024BL. 10 shots, onds. 29 seconds. stars, then changing to silver spray with Part of the “Spectrum Force” collection. Ten blue pearls shot up one at a time. crackle, then adding green to the mix, Begins with a spray of aqua sparks and No sound effects. (Last tested in 2000) then changing to gold with crackle, lots silver sparks, against a background of a of gold flitter with crackle. Good display soft gold spray. Then changes to a spray but not nearly as much blue, as I Blue Fire & Gold Strobe #100 of brilliant green sparks, with a blue thought there would be considering the Single-tube Aerial. Space Age brand. flame at the base. Great color at that Exactly as advertised: blue stars, and name. (Last tested in 2000) moment. Then it becomes a spray of gold strobing stars that take over as the mostly purplish-blue sparks, with a blue blue ones die out. Upward-pointing flame at the base. A soft gold spray is in break. (Last tested in 1996) the background. This is even better color! Then it stops for a second, and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 39 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Blue Hurricane Blue Palm (small) white chrysanthemum breaks. Then 5 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link blue shots in a fan shape, that end in 5 Lake brand, #L921. 19 shots, 45 Triad brand, #W442. 10 seconds. blue peony breaks. Then 5 shots of red, seconds. Short silver fountain, with many blue green or blue shot in a fan, that end in Intensely blue breaks; reports; whistles; pearls shot up afterwards. (Last tested white whirlwinds which whistle a little. then blue and white breaks. (Last tested in 1995) Then 5 red shots that end in red peony in 1995) breaks with crackle mixed in. Then, the Blue Pearls above sequence is repeated. A long-last- Blue Ice Roman Candle, single. brand. 10 ing display and a very good one, though Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. shots, 12 seconds. there are pauses in it, which could be Glorious brand, #GPH3073. 42 sec- Nice blue color, but no special effects or filled in with some lower-level devices onds. sound effects. (Last tested in 1995) such as fountains. (Last tested in 2002) Begins with a good spray of blue sparks, (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape against a soft gold background. Then Blue Power only - not shown on “The Best of the blue sparks change to silver. Then Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) they go back to blue. No sound effects, Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B064. 25 but good blue and enough of it. (Last shots, 30 seconds. Blue Rain Thunderclap tested in 2005) Blue is definitely what you get with this Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West one. Every shot gives a mine of blue Lake brand, #L956. 9 shots, 2 sec- Blue Light, No. 200 stars only, and a peony break above it of onds. Single-tube Aerial. United brand. blue peony stars only. The last 5 shots Supposed to fire nine shots, but only A pretty nice shell which goes up as a are fired all at once for an all-blue fired three normally, then the other six white comet, then breaks into a big blue went up at pretty much the same time. peony break (stars with no trails). This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Each shot goes up dark and opens into a Plenty of stars. (Last tested in 2000) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new small cluster of blue stars with about 3 web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are ladyfinger firecrackers. Not impressive not in this file. To buy a membership in it, at all - this item should be retired from Blue Lightning please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. the product line if they aren’t going to Brothers brand, #BP2595. 25 shots, PyroTopia: Show of Shows make it well. (Last tested in 1999) 67 seconds. All shots go up as a brilliant strobing The ultimate fireworks Blue Roman DVD: a unique and white star, which breaks softly into a Roman Candle, single. Phantom unforgettable jour- break of red and blue stars with a small brand, #Y-05-13. 17 seconds. amount of crackle. Very slow pace. (Last ney through music and pyrotechnics. A series of blue stars, with no trails or tested in 2000) sound effects. Pretty lame just by itself, but if you did a whole case of these Blue Mag Star Burst, No.100 90 minutes of together, you would get a nice volley of Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. nonstop music blue stars. (Last tested in 1998) A large break of blue stars in the air. and fireworks! Very nice but I’m not sure if this one is Blue Roman Candle still being made. (Last tested in 1999) Roman Candle, single. Horse brand, #T6515A. 10 shots, 21 seconds. Blue Midnight, #100 Uninspired name, but true-blue pearls. Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. Best in great quantities. (Last tested in Bright blue single star. Poor altitude - Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 1995) burned to the ground. Better stick with the #200. (Last tested in 1996) FireworksLand.com Blue Rush Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Blue Midnight, #200 finale. This cake, in addition to “Blue Cat brand, #BC-6099. 19 shots, 37 Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. Rush” will help you add blue to your seconds. Beautiful, bright blue head with equally show. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on I’m proud of this brand for placing the beautiful fluffy white tail. (Last tested in PYROvideo #5) emphasis on blue in a cake. Each shot is 1995) a peony break of blue stars with one Blue Print other color mixed in as an accent. The Blue Palm (large) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. other color is red glitter stars in some of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link Brothers brand, #BP2034. 50 shots, the shots, or silver glitter stars, or green Triad brand, #W441. 10 seconds. 50 seconds. peony stars. All breaks have one of Short silver fountain, with many blue A group of 5 shots fired in a fan-shape, those, mixed with blue peony stars. My pearls shot up afterwards. (Last tested with red heads and silver tails, that goes only complaint is that there is not real- in 1995) up and breaks into 5 nice red chrys- ly enough quantity of the blue stars in anthemum breaks. Then 5 more shots each break, but at least we have a cake in a fan shape, green on the way up to here which is centered around blue.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 40 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com This cake, in addition to “Blue Power,” (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Blue to Red Peony, No. 100 will help you add blue to your show. PYROvideo #8) Single-tube Aerial. United brand. (Last tested in 2004) Nice white comet tail on the way up, Blue Streak then breaks hard into a bright red break Blue Shots Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O-055. with a large number of stars. Just before Roman Candle, single. West Lake Each rocket flies up well and breaks they burn out, they turn blue for a frac- brand, #L309. 12 seconds. open into blue stars with silver flying tion of a second, but for most of their Nice blue stars, but that’s all. (Last test- fish. Good quality. (Last tested in 2001) existence they are red. Pleasing. (Last ed in 1995) tested in 2000) Blue Strobe with Gold Fish, Blue sparkler, #8 #100 Blue to Silver Wave, No. 5 Sparkler. Great Grizzly brand, Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, #GG0336. 31 seconds. This shell produces an enormous break #G-036G. Beautiful blue flame, with small spray of in the air which is a mixture of beauti- This one sent up a silver comet, which sparks. (Last tested in 1995) ful blue peony stars, some sparkling sil- broke hard into a large break of blue ver glitter stars, and some gold flying peony stars. As they spread out, the blue Blue Spider fish. (Last tested in 2004) stars eventually turned into tiny silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon comets which burned for a second Eggs brand, #DE4034. 25 shots, 31 before going out. (Last tested in 2004) seconds. (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Every shot is a blue pearl going up, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new which opens into a short-lived white web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Blue Winged Willows whirlwind, that then opens up into a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. small cluster of blue stars and a handful please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Phantom brand, #G-074. 15 shots, of crackle stars. (Last tested in 2004) 17 seconds. (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Black Cat T-shirt Excellent quality, large breaks of blue The famous stars which have gold “willow”-type Blue Stars Black Cat logo trails. A great piece. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red on quality 2001) Lantern brand, #0128. 8 shots, 24 shirts seconds. Blue with Gold Strobe #200 All you get is blue, blue, blue, but if Single-tube Aerial. Space Age brand. that’s what you’re after, this is it. Blue Upward-pointing blast of blue stars with fountain followed by 7 small blue crackle. I didn’t see anything strobe, but breaks. (Last tested in 1995) the blue was rich and the crackle intense. (Last tested in 1996) Blue Stars Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, 7 sizes! Boiling Point #HN90. 35 seconds. Order at Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. In HN90 pack. Gold spray with a beauti- my web site. Glorious brand, #GCM0171. 87 ful blue, changing to silver. (Last tested shots, 42 seconds. in 1995) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! The first 20 shots are red pearls with sil- FireworksLand.com ver trails, and they are shot two at a Blue Stars with Report time in a V shape. Then 20 more, which Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon are blue pearls with silver trails. Then brand, #Y23-184. 19 seconds. Blue Sword 20 more, which are green pearls with This is a remake of an older item with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. silver trails. Then 20 more, which are the same name. It starts with a nice Fireworks over America brand, silver pearls with silver trails. Finally, #L984. 12 shots, 8 seconds. blue fountain and then gives 6 aerial the last 7 shots are fired all at once, Starts out promising, giving small blue shots which have blue peony stars and a straight up, and they are tiny white and purple breaks, then a few reports; few firecrackers in each break. Just as comets that go up and end in firecrack- but it ends too soon - leaving you a lit- advertised. This is one of the small, er reports. This cake is useful if you tle unsatisfied. (Last tested in 1996) cheap multi-shot cakes I can recom- want a picture of a big “V” in the air. mend, and only because of the color. If (Last tested in 2005) you’re looking for more blue in your Blue Thunder show, you might want to buy a case of Roman Candle, single. Flower Basket brand, #K2255B. 8 shots, 11 Böller A 36 of these and light them all at the Combination firecracker. WECO same time in a long row, then you seconds. Very nice blue pearls, ending in pretty brand, #1541. would get a wall of blue fountains fol- wimpy reports. Great blue color; weak Made by the giant WECO company in lowed by a line of blue clusters and reports. (Last tested in 1996) Germany, and still rare in the U.S. (I reports in the air. But one by itself is not bought it at the 1995 P.G.I. convention.) really going to knock anyone’s socks off. To light it, you strike the tip on a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 41 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com matchbook, and toss it on the ground. pearls that end in green breaks, and Bonfire Night First is a small red flame, followed by a blue pearls that end in blue breaks. Not Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. loud thump. The casing does not disin- huge numbers of stars in each break, Brothers brand, #BP2911. 25 shots, tegrate during the blast; most of the but the colors are very rich and true. 45 seconds. explosion comes out of one end. Four Very good for such a small piece. (Last Alternates between crackling comets per box. (Last tested in 1996) tested in 2001) that end in crackle breaks with blue stars, and green pearls which go up and Bolts of Blue Bonfire Bash end in silver whirlwinds with a few Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black color stars. The last 10 shots are fired Kellner’s brand, #3052. 80 seconds. Cat brand, #BC-6115. 100 shots, 32 rapidly for a “mini-finale.” (Last tested The entire performance is a spray of seconds. in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and blue sparks against a gold background The tubes are at angles and could be on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) spray. (Last tested in 2003) fired in fan shapes. However they seem to be fired at random in this one, first Bonnie & Clyde Bomb Bag one to the left, then one to the right, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Toy Trick Noisemaker. brand. then left, then center, etc. The first Great Grizzly brand, #GG0152. 52 Non-pyro chemical effect. Squeeze the third of the shots are silver comets with seconds. bag and toss it on the ground. It’s a foil either red, green or white heads. Then it A surprising disappointment. Low-pow- bag which you squeeze to cause a chem- ered spray of gold with some crackle. ical reaction inside, then toss it on the Fades in and out, then finally fizzles out This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z altogether. Either we got a bad unit, or ground without opening it. In a few sec- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new onds the bag balloons up and pops open web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Bonnie & Clyde already got the gold. with a muffled report, and spews a small not in this file. To buy a membership in it, (Last tested in 1998) amount of white foam. Many do not please visit FireworksCatalog.com. work. This is strictly a kid’s item - keep Booby Traps out of reach of adults. (Last tested in Toy Trick Noisemaker. Horse brand. 1996) Dud city. Don’t buy these; buy the Red Lantern “Pulling Trick” ones. (Last test- ed in 1995) Bomber snaps PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun Toy Trick Noisemaker. Phantom and excitement, all about fireworks! brand, #F-01xF. Make a sparkler waterfall, your own Booga Luga King Kong conquered New York with electric firing box, Ground Spinner. Great Grizzly these. Pow! (Last tested in 1995) and put together a brand, #GG0233. 8 seconds. self-firing show-in- A landmark achievement. Large Bombs Bursting In Air a-box. 65 new fire- Jumping Jack-type ground spinner, works demonstra- Reloadable Shell Kit. Fireworks over spinning with a red to green to gold tions and a musical America brand, #2960. flame, ending in a surprisingly large montage amount of crackle for such a small item. This is easily the best new shell kit of ending are 1996. Half the shells have fluffy comet also on Outstanding quality. The only curiosity tails on the way up, the other half have this DVD. is that there are 4 holes punched in whistles on the way up. All shells give each tube - perhaps they would spin terrific breaks of colors; some also have Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! longer if they had only one hole crackle. Completely changed since FireworksLand.com punched, like Jumping Jacks. (Last test- 1996. Cylindrical shells similar to ed in 1998) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 Rambo Kid, etc.. Six cylindrical shells and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & and one nice strong tube and base. stops those and starts firing whistling 3) Green Chrysanthemum w/Silver Bees; comets straight up, and crackling Purple Stars w/Silver Glitter Pistil; Blue comets at angles on both sides. The Boogie Nights Stars w/Green Glitter Pistil; Red crackling comets seem to have a few red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Chrysanthemum w/Silver Bees; and green stars in them as well. This Fireworks over America brand, Variegated Peony w/Red Bees; and goes on for a while and then stops. #FOA2691. 7 shots, 14 seconds. Silver Glitter w/Red Bees. All with Then, four shots are fired at once in a Fountain + 6 aerials. Starts with a silver comet tails on the way up. Outstanding fan shape, and they go up and end in fountain, then shoots up six shots quality. (Last tested in 2000) large breaks of crackle flowers.. (Last which open into clusters of red, green tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo or silver, and a few reports with each cluster. (Last tested in 2000) Bonfire #4) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Maverick brand, #SM0531. 25 Boom Boom shots, 17 seconds. Single-tube Aerial. Fireworks over Alternates between shots which are red America brand, #MAF2100. pearls that end in red breaks, green A brilliant red star is shot up, and it ends in two breaks that happen one at a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 42 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com time. The first one is a silver chrysanth- Every kid likes to have his “treasure Bootlegger Color-changing emum and the second one a multi-color box” of firecrackers, and here it is all Mammoth Smoke chrysanthemum. Pretty impressive for assembled for you. Just open the box Smoke. Zenith brand. 94 seconds. such a small piece. (Last tested in 2000) and there they are - red and green Very rich colors, orange-red to good crackers all neatly arranged. And they blue to white. Long-lasting. (Last tested Boom & Buzz aren’t bad crackers, too. Pretty loud for in 1995) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. their size! (Last tested in 1998) Cannon brand, #Y02-021. 34 sec- Boston Tea Party onds. Boomer Blaster Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Cannon. Gold flitter-type sparks with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Phantom brand, #H-132. 138 sec- green stars mixed in. No sound effects - Grizzly brand, #GG0309. 7 shots, onds. a very quiet display. (Last tested in 16 seconds. Not especially tall, but great crackling 1996) Each of the shots goes up as a loudly sounds. Not much color. (Last tested in crackling comet. Then the shot turns 1995) Boom City red for just a second, then opens into a Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Hale small cluster of green stars, with what Bottle Rocket Fountain brand. 50 shots, 47 seconds. appears to be one firecracker report. Base Fountain. Great Grizzly brand, Five shots are fired at once in a fan, and Interesting. (Last tested in 1999) #GG0613. they go up and end in clusters of silver A box with 144 “rockets,” which look flying fish. Then five more shots are just like regular bottle rockets, but if This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z fired at once, and they go up and end in Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new you look closely, they are actually foun- clusters of silver “falling leaves” stars. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are tains, with the fuse at the top. You The next five shots are a fan of breaks of not in this file. To buy a membership in it, insert the stick into the ground so they green “falling leaves” stars. The next please visit FireworksCatalog.com. are stuck into the ground, and light five shots are a fan of breaks of silver them. They emit a shower of silver “falling leaves” stars. The next five shots Glow-in-the-dark Shirt sparks for about 10 seconds. Not a big are a fan of breaks of gold willows, The aliens display, but this item is designed for which sparkle as they spread out, creat- have novelty appeal. Since they are on sticks, ing a sparkling willow effect. The next landed, they could be used similar to sparklers. five shots are a fan of breaks of silver and (Last tested in 2001) glitter stars. The next five shots are a they want fan of breaks of gold glitter stars. The fireworks, Bottleless Rocket next five shots are a fan of breaks of of course. Missile. Flying Dragon brand, crackle. The next five shots are a fan of #W533S. breaks of crackle flowers. The final five Each package of 12 comes with a metal shots are fired in a fan, and they give rod to launch them with. Whistles on “dragon eggs” breaks, which continue The the way up. (Last tested in 1995) to crackle as they spread out. Excellent aliens on this variety of effects and excellent timing. shirt glow Bouble [sic] Parachute Night (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on in the dark! Type PYROvideo #6) Parachute. Horse brand, #T5502. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! They meant “Double” in the name. Who Boom Man FireworksLand.com cares anyway, they’re lousy. (Last tested Reloadable Shell Kit. Vulcan brand, in 1995) #DS777A. Boomer ladyfingers Appear to be same shells as “Aerial Firecracker. Angel brand, #C532. Bouquet Rampage” shells from Phantom brand. Tiny 7/8-inch by 1/6-inch crackers, 20 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse All rising with either whistle or color red and 20 green on a string. (Last test- brand, #T2517. 100 shots, 84 sec- tail. Green Star Whirl, Crackling Peony, ed in 1995) onds. Silver Star Fish, White Strobe, Red to Red and green breaks are unimpressive Crackling, Multi-Color Peony, Palm Bootlegger at first, but it speeds up and Tree, Brocade, Crackling Golden Bees, Skyrocket. brand, #W140BB. then…wow! In 2003, the breaks were Blue to Crackling, Red White Blue, and Bootlegger brand. Flies powerfully, with very small and unimpressive. Sorry, but Green to Crackling. (Last tested in a loud whistle, and ends with three this kind of break just doesn’t cut it any 2000) decent reports. Superb large bottle more, in this age of 500-gram cakes rocket for the rocket fanatic. (Last test- with big breaks. Lasted 148 seconds in Boomer 1˝ ed in 1996) 2003, because it didn’t speed up like it Firecracker. brand, #MV543. did in 1995. This is a cake whose time Distributed by Boomer Fireworks, has come and gone. (Last tested in Grand Island, Nebraska. 100 in the box. 2003) This one appeals to me very much.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 43 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Bouquet, 6-inch Breathtaking Soccer a silver crackle spray, then a gold flitter Single-tube Aerial. Horse brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West spray with blue sparks mixed in. Then a #T4514. Lake brand, #L965. 19 shots, 17 pure silver spray, then a spray of gold The 100-shot version of this is impres- seconds. crackle with red and green sparks. Then sive, but just one shot is lame. (Last We’ve seen this too many times in other, a brief silver whistle, followed by a spray tested in 1995) better repeaters. Next. (Last tested in of white flitter sparks. Then an intense 1995) spray of gold crackle for the ending. Boyz Toyz (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Brew Haha PYROvideo #8) Brothers brand, #BP2198. 193 Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. shots, 33 seconds. Phantom brand, #H-099. 152 sec- Bridal Chair Begins with a rapid volley of single- onds. Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, color pearl shots, fired in a zig-zag pat- I would give this the “packaging design #BP7077. 49 seconds. tern. Red, green, blue and yellow shots, of the year” award if there was one. The The sedan chair, or bridal chair, has an but no sound effects. This goes on for whole package is designed to look like a entire Chinese legend to go along with about 28 seconds. Then, it sends up a giant mug of beer, complete with han- it. This piece starts out with a 30-sec- fan of whistling comets, not all at once dle. It’s almost 10 inches high and 5 1/2 ond fountain from the top, with red, but quickly from one end of the fan to inches in diameter. Certainly a collec- green, and blue, to silver whistle and the other. Then another fan is shot, and red with crackle. Then the whole thing these shots go up and end in crossette moves backward and forward, and breaks of about 4 purple and green stars This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new shoots out one ground spinner. Finally, in each break, plus some crackle in each web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are a light inside illuminates the red win- break. Very good ending, but I kind of not in this file. To buy a membership in it, dow. It’s also available without the expected more from such a large cake. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. wheels. (Last tested in 1999) (Shown on (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #6) Fireworks videos • DVDs Buyer’s Guides • Links PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Fireworks T-shirts Break and Bomb Free articles Bright Future fountain assort- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West and ment Lake brand. 16 shots, 12 seconds. more! Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Very bright yellow (magnalium?) breaks Brothers brand, #BP-A023. and a few crackers. Unusual color; qual- This is a package of 2 fountains, ity breaks. (Last tested in 1996) “Eternal Flame” and “Refiners Fire.” See those 2 fountains listed separately Breakthrough in this book for descriptions. They may Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire be sold separately or as a pair. (Last test- Hawk brand, #FB293. 10 shots, 21 ed in 2004) seconds. The first shot is a mine of red stars, Bright Lights, Big City which goes up, and some screaming sil- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red ver comets continue on above the red Rhino brand. 16 shots, 47 seconds. stars. The next shot is the same except Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! All shots are fired one at a time, straight blue stars instead of red. These two FireworksLand.com up. A red chrysanthemum break, fol- shots alternated with each other until lowed by a blue chrysanthemum break, the final two, which are the same except followed by a beautiful blue peony some crackle is added to the mines. tor’s item in the future, especially for break, followed by a big break of crackle (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on fireworks collectors who are also beer flowers. Then the above sequence is PYROvideo #6) drinkers. It starts with a brief whistle, repeated 3 more times. Impressive blue. then a spray of red and gold, with big, (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Breathless bright red sparks. Then it changes to a PYROvideo #6) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. spray of the same red sparks with silver Phantom brand, #H-156. 55 sec- flitter sparks. Then it’s a spray of silver Bright Minded Ball onds. crackle, then a mixture of gold crackle Beautiful white “butterfly” sparks, gold, Ground Spinner. Flower Basket with blue sparks. Then it’s a pure white brand, #K118B. 8 seconds. silver and big crackles. (Last tested in spray, then a mixture of red and green Beautiful single spinner with a green 1995) sparks with silver crackle. Then to a flame and plenty of silver sparks. 2 sizes. mixture of gold sparks with silver flitter (Last tested in 1996) sparks. Then a mixture of green sparks with silver flitter spray. Then it’s an intensely colorful spray of red, blue and green sparks. Very good color satura- tion here - no washed-out colors. Then

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 44 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Bright Minded Ball, large red pearls that go up and end in red glit- Brocade & Willow Ground Spinner. Flower Basket ter breaks. I’m not quite sure if I count- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro brand, #K1118A. 10 seconds. ed all the shots right, but I did like this King brand, #PYK651. 12 shots, 47 Beautiful green flame with silver sparks. cake because of the V shapes and tim- seconds. Inexpensive as well. 2 sizes. (Last tested ing. (Last tested in 2005) Large gold willow breaks, some of in 1996) which have sparkling silver along their Broadway Brocade Silver - trails as they drift down, and some of Brilliant Green, No. 300 which are pure gold trails. The last 3 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, shots are fired all at once, and they are Beihai brand. 97 seconds. #G-606. pure gold willow breaks. (Last tested in Red, green and white spray, then a rich Part of the “Grucci Collection” from 2005) white flitter-type spray, then a sparkling Phantom Fireworks. The shot went up green spray, then glittering silver dark and then broke very hard into a Broken Jade sparks, then red, green and some crack- large chrysanthemum type break, with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda le, then green, flitter and crackle, then green stars, and behind each green star brand, #P5087. 16 shots, 19 sec- whistle and crackle together. Lots of a sparkling gold tail.The label says silver onds. sparks. (Last tested in 1999) but the tails looked a little more gold to Crackling comets go up and end in clus- me, not deep gold but a sparkling bright ters of flashing green stars. (Last tested Brilliant Rays in 2001) Strobe. Brothers brand, #BP0008. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 39 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Broom Trail Explope Supposed to be a strobe pot, but the web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No flashes are not as distinct or separate as not in this file. To buy a membership in it, brand, #W5-59F. 25 shots, 38 sec- in the USA-made Strobe Pot. Instead, it please visit FireworksCatalog.com. onds. just gets brighter and dimmer. Very I think they meant to call it “Broom bright white light, with no sound Spellout Trail Explode,” but they clearly wrote, effects, but it does end with a small pop T-shirt “Explope.” No brand anywhere on label. - an extra little bonus. (Last tested in Silver comets go up and break hard into 1998) This clusters of crackle. No colors, but good shirt sound. (Last tested in 2001) Brilliant Shine says, “Fireworks” Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Brothers Choice spelled out Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Glorious brand, #GCF048. 89 sec- in fireworks! Brothers brand, #BP-A021. 16 shots, onds. See my web site Starts with a white flitter spray, then for sizes and info. This is a pack of 4 different cakes, sold changes to a mixture of white flitter together as “Brothers Choice” or sold with gold and blue stars mixed in. Then separately under their individual a silver whistle happens. Then it names. All are 16 shots. “Regal” shoots becomes a nice mix of green and blue 16 whistling spinners that turn into stars with silver crackle. Then a nice breaks of some color chrysanthemum blend of red and blue stars withe a soft stars and some sparkling silver glitter silver spray. Then another silver whis- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! stars. The chrysanthemums vary tle. Then it’s big red stars with big silver FireworksLand.com between red and green. The last 4 shots crackle. A pretty good show. (Last tested are fired all at once. Duration is 35 sec- onds. “Imperial” shoots up 16 shots in 2004) gold. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on which are sparkling comets, ending in PYROvideo #5) Brilliant Trail various color breaks - red chrysanthe- mum, blue chrysanthemum, blue Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Broadway Delight Glorious brand, #GCM0159. 28 peony. These 3 alternate until the end, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon shots, 19 seconds. when the final 4 shots are fired all at brand, #Y03-082. 19 shots, 19 sec- The first two shots are fired in a V onds. once, and they are whistling shots that shape, and they are mines. They start as Cannon. Intensely bright, yet richly col- end in breaks of crackle flowers. red stars then change to glittering sil- ored pearls of red, green or blue, some Duration is 40 seconds. “Sovereign” ver. Then the next two shots are also with thick comet trails. (Last tested in shoots a red-headed comet that breaks fired in a V shape, and they are green 1996) into a red peony with crackle, then a glitter mines. Then the above sequence green-headed comet that breaks into a is repeated two more times. Then what green peony with crackle, then a blue- appears to be four shots are fired, in a V headed comet that breaks into a blue shape, two on one side and two on the peony with crackle. These 3 shots then other side. The two on the left are green alternate until the end, when the last 4 pearls which go up and end in green shots are fired at once, and they are glitter breaks. The two on the right are crackling comets ending in breaks of

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 45 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com crackle. Duration is 43 seconds. way up, ending in breaks of silver glitter etc. Many breaks seem to have 2 effects “Majestic” shoots 4 shots at once which or mixed color peony breaks. (Last test- in them, such as peony stars of one are red pearls ending in gold willows, ed in 2003) color and a “pistil” of a few chrysanthe- then 4 shots which are swirling comets mum stars of another color. Very good ending in long-lasting crackle breaks, 4 Bull’s Eye effects, but it would have been better shots which are swirling comets ending Skyrocket. Cannon brand, #Y01- with a finale at the end. I would suggest in gold willow breaks with sparkling 017. lighting 2 or more of these at the same tips, and finally 4 more breaks which See description under “Prowler” rocket. time for a better finale effect. (Last test- end in long-lasting crackle breaks. (Last tested in 1998) ed in 2001) Duration of “Majestic” is 20 seconds. (Last tested in 2004) Bullet Bombs Bumble Bee Reloadable Shell Kit. Fireworks over Flying Spinner. Red Lantern brand, Brothers Pro Pack America brand, #FOA2965. #0439. 3 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Silver palm w/tail, red chrysanthemum Tiny spinner with paper wings. Flies up Brothers brand, #BP-A012. 21 shots, w/tail, silver strobing star w/tail, jumbo with a green flame for about 3 seconds. This is an assortment of six multi-shot green chrysanthemum, jumbo blue It can’t compare, of course, to the large aerial cakes: Sweet Heat (BP2969), Air- chrysanthemum, crackling w/blue star flying spinners, but they’re fun for just Borne Art (BP2970), Kaleidoscope w/tail, blue diamond w/tail, blue chrys- fooling around with and they’re cheap. (BP2971), Behind the Myth (BP2972), (Last tested in 1998) Silver Lining (BP2973) and Midnight This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Dawn (BP2974). All have 21 shots. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Bump Bear These cakes are also sold individually. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda Please see each individual name for a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, brand, #P5011. 16 shots, 34 sec- description of that cake. When sold as please visit FireworksCatalog.com. onds. an assortment, they are contained in a Silver comets go up and open into nice box and they fit together like 6 slices of The Best of chrysanthemum breaks of red, green or a cake. (Last tested in 2003) PYROvideo silver. Good quality. (Last tested in 1, 2 and 3 2001) Buffalo Jane Two hours and 27 minutes of pyro Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Hale Bumper Cars fun! Visit fireworks Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, brand. 54 shots, 17 seconds. factories in China, The first several shots are mines of gold twice. See three #BP7062. 16 seconds. comets, color pearls and some crackle backyard shows, 3 A fun little piece, which rolls forward or flowers, which are fired so closely fireworks stores, in a circle, then stops and rolls forward together it’s like a finale at the begin- and view demos of again, then stops again and rolls back- ning. Then a series of individual shots 121 new fireworks! ward or in a circle. No sound effects. Bet are crackling comets that go up and end you cant resist lighting two at once to in sparkling silver breaks. I’m not sure see if they do indeed bump into each if this one fired at the speed it was sup- other. (Last tested in 1999) posed to, but it made for a fast and furi- ous show. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown Bumper Harvest on PYROvideo #6) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Fountain/spinner combination. Red FireworksLand.com Lantern brand, #O839. 8 seconds. Bull’s Eye Shoots up two or three silver spinning Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United projectiles, then changes to a silver Pyro brand, #UP3037. 24 shots, 32 anthemum w/red peony w/tail, crack- fountain for a few seconds, then shoots seconds. ling w/tail, dragon egg w/tail, red, white out one silver spinner. I hope this was A blast of silver comets at the beginning & blue w/tail, and jumbo white chrys- better a few years back when it first in a fan shape (or really more in a bou- anthemum. Overall, these are high introduced. (Last tested in 1998) quet shape) with each shot going up and quality shells, with nice comet tails, ending in a break of silver glitter stars hard, symmetrical breaks and good Bungee Jumpers or gold stars. Very impressive start. crackle. (Last tested in 1998) Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand. Then a whole bunch of color pearls shot Excellent quality four-break shells. No up in a bouquet shape that go up and Bulls Rule tails, but good, full breaks which break end in peony breaks of different colors. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. hard and have nice colors. (Last tested Also very impressive. Then another Brothers brand, #BP2981. 12 shots, in 2006) round of the same thing. Then it slows 38 seconds. down considerably and fires the shots Each shot appears to give 2 effects, such Bunker Pack one at a time for a few seconds, and as a color break and a chrysanthemum Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- then at the end it speeds up again. The break, or a color break and a crackle 438. shots are mainly green or red on the break, or a color break and a whirlwind, Contains three each of “Brimstone Rocket” and “Archer Rocket”. Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 46 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com “Brimstone” gives a break of 4 color Burning Spider Web #100 and ends in a peony break of mainly red stars very similar to the breaks in the Single-tube Aerial. Space Age brand. but some blue stars, and a little crackle. “Atom Splitter” repeating cake. Very Unusual effect of gold charcoal-type These 3 shots alternate for the rest of unusual for a rocket! The “Archer” comets, breaking outward as the shell is the duration. Not enough stars in each rocket is more ordinary, just a cluster of still on its way up. (Last tested in 1996) break and not enough crackle, a little color stars with some crackle. But these disappointing. (Last tested in 2004) are not bad for small rockets. (Last test- Bursting Comet, #100 ed in 2000) Single-tube Aerial. Pyro-Tech brand. Bustling Cities Pyro-Tech, Fort Worth, TX. Thick silver Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Burglar Alarm tail, then a big burst of silver stars, but Brothers brand, #BP-A034-1. 32 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. not nearly enough altitude. (Last tested shots, 43 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2194. 10 shots, in 1996) Part of the “Homeland Trio” assort- 19 seconds. ment. See under “Homeland Trio” for a Each shot appears to have two breaks in Bursting Comet, #3 description of this cake. (Last tested in it. The first shot goes up and ends in a Single-tube Aerial. New Jersey 2005) fast burst of crackle and then some brand. shimmering gold glitter. The second Just a plain red comet star. Forget this Butterflies shot goes up and ends in a fast break of one – get the #5 one instead. (Last test- Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, crackle plus a second break of crackle ed in 1995) #T0112. which takes longer to finish. These two 36 inch stick. Actually a pretty nice one, shots alternate until the end, when the with adequate green stars. (Last tested This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z last 3 shots are fired all at once, and Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new in 1995) they end in crackle flowers. No color web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are apparent. (Last tested in 2005) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Butterflies Fireworks please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Burning Ice #O534. 10 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dazzlingly bright white flitter sparks. Brothers brand, #BP2932. 10 shots, Not long-lasting, but nice while it does 30 seconds. last. (Last tested in 1999) Alternates between 2 types of shots: one PYROvideo #10 is two hours of is a gold comet with a green head, that fireworks fun and excitement! See Butterflies & Flowers goes up and changes into a silver whis- the incredible fireworks of Mexico Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, tle, which finally opens into a gold spin- in a 23-minute #0833A. 29 seconds. ning whirlwind. The other type is the documentary. And Long-lasting sparks pop, even on same thing, but it opens into a silver watch the perfor- ground. Shorter than it used to be. (Last spinning whirlwind. Complex perfor- mances of 62 new tested in 1995) mance from each shot make it interest- fireworks. Three how-to projects ing. The gold whirlwinds are beautiful. round out Butterflies Welcome Spring Still as good in 2003 as it was in 2001. this great Flying Spinner. Red Lantern brand, (Last tested in 2003) DVD. #0435. 8 seconds. Good things come in small packages. Burning Silver Zippy little performer. Spins on ground, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! then suddenly takes off straight up. brand, #Y03-080. 19 shots, 17 sec- FireworksLand.com (Last tested in 1995) onds. A large 19-shot cake, which produces Bursting Comet, #5 Butterfly big comets with bright white heads, and Flying Spinner. Red Lantern brand, Single-tube Aerial. New Jersey long tails of gold sparks. No sound #0435-B. 5 seconds. brand. effects. It’s bright and pretty, but a little One of the prettiest comets. Hangs in (Unusual design with 3 “blades”. Flies disappointing when compared to the the air for quite some time. Silver nicely with a silver spray. One of three package’s size and price. But, if you are comet. (Last tested in 1995) was a dud.) Unique design with three looking for a bright white-headed wings. Flies up with an orange spray. comet effect, this should fill your need. (Last tested in 1996) (Last tested in 1998) Bursting Stars Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B036. 16 Butterfly assortment Burning Sky shots, 32 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Space The first shot is a red pearl that goes up Eggs brand, #DE4076. 7 shots, Age brand. 19 shots, 25 seconds. and ends in a red peony break with a lit- This is an assortment of 3 different 7- Thick, wide python-style comets, with tle crackle. Then a green pearl that goes shot cakes. Red Butterfly gives 7 shots one dazzling magnalium comet. (Last up and ends in a red peony break with a which are all red on the way up (with tested in 1995) little crackle. Then a blue pearl goes up some red mine stars accompanying) ending in a nice break of blue chrys-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 47 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com anthemum with red stars and some much harder this year. That would nor- only concern is, the one I bought said, crackle. Duration is 13 seconds. Blue mally be good news, but I actually pre- “Class C, Common Fireworks” on the Butterfly gives 7 shots which are blue fer the elegant, soft breaks of the origi- label, indicating that it is several years on the way up (with some blue mine nal version. When they make something old. I do not yet know if the newer units stars accompanying) and end in breaks right, why can’t they just leave the made with this item number perform as of sparkling red stars and “dragon eggs” damn thing alone? I decided to give this well as the one I got. (Last tested in (crackling while continuing to spread one last try, since the 1995 version of it 1998) out). Duration is 10 seconds. Crackling was the best color repeater I have ever Butterfly gives 7 shots which are crack- tried - richly colored breaks of red, California Candle, medium ling comets (accompanied by crackle green or blue, with long-lasting stars. Hand-held Fountain. Kent brand, mines) on the way up, breaking to gold Sadly, it is indeed different now. The #H-53. 43 seconds. willows with sparkling tips. Duration is stars fade out quickly, and there is no This one has a color label, showing dol- 16 seconds. All in all, a pretty nice blue. Comets to hard breaks of red, phins and a palm tree against a back- assortment. (Last tested in 2004) green and a pale white make it still ground of a wave. It has a slightly larg- worth buying, but you’ll be disappoint- er diameter, though the same length, as Butterfly Shell, #400 ed if you saw the original version in the green-label version. It gives a spray Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. 1995. (Last tested in 1997) of gold sparks with green stars shot out Of the three Starr brand shells I tested at regular intervals. (Last tested in in this round, this one worked the best. 1999) Still, I wish it had more stars in it. The This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z shape held up well, although I did have Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new California Candle, medium to explain to the audience what the web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Hand-held Fountain. Kent brand, shape was supposed to be. (Last tested not in this file. To buy a membership in it, #H-53. 24 seconds. in 1996) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. This one has an all-green label. It has a slightly smaller diameter, though the Are you a same length, as the color-label version. Buzz Bomb Hard Flying Spinner. Zenith brand. 11 sec- Core Much shorter performance. (Last tested onds. Pyro? in 1999) Check that wings are on properly. Flies up with gold sparks, ending with report. This shirt California Dreamin’ (Last tested in 1995) is available Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. in 9 sizes, Fireworks over America brand, including 3 #FOA2002. 123 seconds. Caged Fury child sizes! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Starts off with crackle spray with a red Grizzly brand, #GG0215. 9 shots, 7 High quality flame at the bottom and some green seconds. Hanes mixed in with the crackle. Interesting. Nice effects, but I believe the unit we Beefy-T Then the crackle dies off, while the furi- tested either had bad fusing, or else ous spray of white and green continues, some of the powder may have gotten with the red flame at the base. Then the loose inside. All 9 shots went up in one crackle comes back and the whole thing barrage. Shots go up as green pearls, continues for another minute. (Last turning to quick, small spinners and Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! tested in 2000) ending in soft, small downward breaks FireworksLand.com of stars. (Last tested in 1998) California Illegal California Candle Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fireworks over America brand, Cajun Hand-held Fountain. Tai Chung #FOA2933. 25 shots, 17 seconds. Skyrocket. brand. brand. 58 seconds. Each shot goes up as a swirling silver Guangxi. Good, if it’s the only one you Taiwan comes through with a winner. comet, which then opens up into what have, but poor next to others. (Last test- Rich colors. Tai Chung brand. Red looks like 3 separate clusters of stars: ed in 1995) flame, to green flame, to blue flame, to one blue, one which is red flying fish, silver spray. Rich, deep colors. (Last and one which is green flying fish. No Cajun Pageant tested in 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon sound effects, but deep rich colors. Amusing name and label art (the brand, #Y03-069. 25 shots, 21 sec- California Candle onds. California “Safe and Sane” seal is shown Hand-held Fountain. Flower Basket with a red slash through it), but this When I first tested Cajun Pageant in brand, #K2311. 21 seconds. 1995, it gave 25 exquisite, falling breaks Exquisite shower of gold branching item clearly could not be sold in of red, green or blue, with rich colors sparks, in a rich, full spray. Produces a California. (Last tested in 2002) (Shown and long-lasting stars. One reader shimmering curtain of elegant gold on PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of reports it now gives red, green and sparks. The ladies will love this one, PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) white stars; while another says it breaks because it’s pretty and not loud. The

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 48 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com California Sunrise Call of Freedom Cannon Blaster #100 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Single-tube Aerial. Zenith/Black Cat Fireworks over America brand, Brothers brand, #BP2156. 12 shots, brand. #FOA2006. 76 seconds. 43 seconds. Made for Black Cat by Zenith Bright red spray, changing to green and All shots are crackling comets on the Specialties. This fires one shot which silver flitter spray, then gold spray, then way up. Some of the shots end as small ends in a gigantic red chrysanthemum bright silver flitter, then red, then flash- breaks of color; the others end with a break. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on ing silver flitter, then a whistle, then comet that flies off with a strange short PYROvideo #4) crackle with silver balls, then gold, whistle. Didn’t impress me all that another whistle. (Last tested in 2000) much, but the audience sure loved it. Cannon Color Smoke (Last tested in 1998) Smoke. Cannon brand, #Y16-003C. Call for Liberty 91 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon Camellia Flower, large Probably the best all-around smoke brand, #Y63-033. 33 shots, 65 sec- Ground Spinner. Flower Basket assortment right now. You get six onds. brand, #K1126A. 22 seconds. smoke cartridges - one each of blue, red, The first five shots are fired one at a Pink flame. Nice and quiet, for when green and yellow, and two of white. The time, and go straight up and produce you can’t make a lot of noise. (Last test- colors are rich and deep, and each car- breaks which are a mix of red peony ed in 1995) tridge lasts about 90 seconds. (Last test- stars and silvery-green glitter stars. The ed in 1998) next five shots are fired one at a time, and go straight up and produce breaks This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Cannon Fodder which are a mix of blue peony stars and web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon silvery-green glitter stars. The next shot not in this file. To buy a membership in it, brand, #Y23-291. 36 shots, 58 sec- produces an unusual break which is a please visit FireworksCatalog.com. onds. dragon-egg break (crackling as it Each shot is a mine of four small silver spreads out) with red tips. There is also PYROvideo #4 spinners, which spin on their way up some glitter mixed into it. The next DVD and then each spinner ends in a report. break is a dragon-egg break in which The overall sound is like a firecracker the tips turn into blue stars. There is no Two hours of fireworks string going off in the air, but I would glitter mixed into that one. Then the fun! Watch three fire- fire 2 of these cakes simultaneously to next shot is the same as the red dragon- works shows, and see get a more consistent, steady sound. No egg break, and the next one is the same how they were set up. color at all, but the little spinners are as the blue, then the next one is the red Make your own wheel, using commonly sold somewhat interesting visually. (Last one again. Then, three shots are fired at fireworks. Visit a fire- tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo once, which produce nice silver glitter works factory in Brazil #6) breaks. Then 4 shots are fired at once, and a sparkler factory which also produce nice silver glitter in Ohio. Watch the Cannon Fuse breaks, but these breaks change into performance Accessory. Great Grizzly brand, crackle breaks after a short delay. Very of 93 new #GG1200. good breaks. Then what appears to be fireworks! Green visco fuse, packaged for retail five shots are fired all at once, and they sales. (Last tested in 2002) go up and produce red chrysanthemum Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! breaks, which turn into crackle flowers FireworksLand.com Cannon Shells after a short delay. Then three shots are Reloadable Shell Kit. Cannon brand, fired at once which are short silver #Y03-095. Two tubes and twelve shells in the box, comets that go up and end in gold wil- Camellia Flower, small low breaks. Impressive cake. (Last test- Ground Spinner. Flower Basket all with tails. Green Sparkling, ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) brand, #K1126B. 17 seconds. Crackling Yellow, White Flashing, Silver Spins with pink flame. Quiet. Compare Palm Tree, Crackling Silver, Red Wave, Call From Outerspace this with the Colourful Red & Silver Pearls, Crackling Blue, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Chrysanthemum. (Last tested in 1995) Crackling Green, Silver Pearls, Colorful Brothers brand, #BP2774. 102 Sparkler, and Crackling. All of the above shots, 47 seconds. Cannon are “with tail”. Not perfect symmetry Alternates between red, blue or green Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, with every shell, but still fantastic vari- pearls, each of which ends in a small #W704. 10 seconds. ety and quality, with lots of stars. (Last report, and crackling comets. Gets a lit- Rolls forward, then sprays colored tested in 1998) tle dull around the 30-second point, but sparks and rolls backward. (Last tested then the final 30 shots are fired very in 1995) Cannon Shells rapidly together for an intense barrage Reloadable Shell Kit. Cannon brand, that is pretty satisfying. After it was over #Y23-301. someone said, “Wow! What a great These are 6-break shells, with each of cake!” (Last tested in 2000) the 6 breaks being a different color or

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 49 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com different effect than the other breaks in Careless in California Very pretty to look at, but this color part one shell. These seem to have plenty of Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. is too short in duration. Some of the stars in each break, compared with Black Cat brand, #BC-2076. 61 sec- flames die out while some of them some other multi-break shells that I onds. change to a silver spray. Then these sil- have seen. The breaks are all single- Starts with a gold background spray ver sprays change to transparent gold color peony breaks, or glitter breaks, or into which blue sparks are mixed. Then curtains of sparks - very nice. Those crackle breaks. This type of multi-break a short whistle happens, and it changes eventually die out, then the center part, shells is good for a finale, to fill the sky to a mix of red and blue sparks, against (which up until this point has not fired) with many breaks with a limited num- the gold background spray. Then anoth- lights up with green flames which ber of mortar tubes available. And this er short whistle, and then silver flitter quickly change to silver sprays. There kit is one of the better multi-break sparks are added to the red and blue. appear to be 4 of these going off at the shells I have seen, although there are no Another short whistle, and the silver same time, two horizontal ones which comet trails on the way up. (Last tested intensifies. Another short whistle and make the center spin, and two that in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) green is added to the mix of red, blue spray up at angles from each other, and silver. Then it changes to a soft making the whole thing a spinning Cannon Super Wheel white spray with some blue sparks spray of silver. There is a very soft crack- Wheel. Cannon brand, #Y29-004. mixed in. (Last tested in 2004) ling sound to this spray. The whole 62 seconds. thing slowly fades out, and the total Interesting performance, starts with a This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z duration is just short of 2 minutes. This silver whistle driver, which pops off Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new is one of the most interesting fountains after a couple of seconds. Then, it keeps web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are to come out lately, and it’s a winner, spinning, and another silver whistle dri- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, except that I wish it had a little more ver comes on, then it pops off after a few please visit FireworksCatalog.com. color in it. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown seconds. Then a third one, but this one on PYROvideo #6) PyroTopia: Show of Shows keeps going for a while. Then a fourth and fifth one, though the fifth one turns The ultimate fireworks Carrier Borne Bomber to green flame. Then a sixth one, with DVD: a unique and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West the silver whistle. Total burn time is unforgettable jour- Lake brand, #L976. 19 shots, 10 just over a minute, but not all of that is ney through music seconds. with sparks - some short periods are and pyrotechnics. One effect and one effect only: red-head- with the wheel spinning on its own in ed screeching whistles. (Last tested in the dark. (Last tested in 2000) 90 minutes of 1995) nonstop music Caoarene Harrier and fireworks! Carrier Strike Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Famous Eggs brand, #DE4030A. 16 shots, 25 Herbie brand, #WG002. 36 shots, seconds. 29 seconds. Every shot is a red pearl that goes up Wild action; color, sound and move- and splits into 4 red pearls. This would ment with every shot. Mayhem. (Last be considered a “crossette” effect. tested in 1995) Speeds up for the last 5 or 6 shots. (Last Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! tested in 2004) FireworksLand.com Casablanca Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Cape Canaveral Carnation floral shell assort- brand, #Y03-072. 25 shots, 14 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black onds. ment Loudly crackling comets with red or Cat brand, #BC-343. 38 seconds. Single-tube Aerial. brand, #0168. green heads. Surprising for its small Very unusual fountain which ends with Bright comet head on the way up, but size. (Last tested in 1996) a whistling rocket. A great surprise. A break may burn to the ground. Each gold flitter fountain changes to a silver one is a single-color break of red, blue, snapping fountain, and when that ends green or white. (Last tested in 1995) Cascade, #2 there is a small red flame then sudden- Ground Spinner. Horse brand, #T3503. 7 seconds. ly a whistling missile takes off, which Carousel Magic sounds very much like a “Screaming Like the Ground Bloom Flower, but red Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. to green to blue. Red to green to blue. Cracklers” rocket, and it flies up and Brothers brand, #BP4240. 112 sec- away with a loud whistle, and ends in a onds. (Last tested in 1996) single green star. It’s a real surprise if Elaborate fountain which is really you do not tell the audience what is almost a novelty firework, but the man- Casino Chip Clatter going to happen. (Last tested in 2002) ufacturer classifies it as one of their Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. fountains. Starts with a beautiful circle Brothers brand, #BP2952. 19 shots, 28 seconds. of color flames (red, green and blue) The first 3 shots are fired at the same that all light at almost the same time. time, all are fluffy silver comets with

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 50 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com color heads (red, blue and green) - an intensifies, sending them up at a faster Celebration impressive beginning. Then several pace. (Last tested in 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. individual shots which are mines of Glorious brand, #GPH3004. 25 green, blue and crackle. Then 3 shots Cave of Pearls shots, 32 seconds. fired at once which are mines (green, Cone Fountain. Beihai brand, Silver comets go up and end in red or silver and red) which, after the mines, #WB4001. 22 seconds. green chrysanthemum breaks or blue end in good strong breaks of white A bright red flare for 12 seconds, then peony breaks. The final 10 shots are chrysanthemums. Then a rapid-fire changing to a bright white shower of fired in 2 groups of 5 shots each. (Last series of these same color mines that sparks for ten more seconds. (Last test- tested in 2005) end in white chrysanthemum breaks. ed in 1999) Still pretty good in 2003, but the mines Celebration Firecrackers are not as impressive as I first remem- Celebrate America Firecracker. Cannon brand, #Y35- bered seeing them in 2001. (Last tested Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red 081. 81 seconds. in 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and Rhino brand. 16 shots, A roll of 2000 firecrackers. Hang it up on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Begins with a break that has comets and let it rip. No head bombs at end. that dart away from the break, what I (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Castle Geyser would call a “go-getter” break of white PYROvideo #6) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. comets with red heads. The next break Black Cat brand, #BC-262. 138 sec- Celestial Body Fighting onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Triad brand, #W518. 45 shots, 4 Starts with a gold spray with red flecks Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new seconds. that are thrown out at different angles. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Then changes to the same thing but in not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Very intense whistling gold comets and green. Then white balls replace the please visit FireworksCatalog.com. reports – wow! (Last tested in 1995) green, then mixed red and green flecks. A few blue flecks also appear. Then it Black Cat T-shirt Celestial Invader changes to a good crackle spray, which The famous Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. then gets smaller for a while, then it Black Cat logo 46 shots, 33 seconds. dies out. (Last tested in 1999) on quality Whistlers that snap apart with a flash. shirts One green break at the end. (Last tested Cat Copter in 1995) Flying Spinner. Black Cat brand, #BC-317. 4 seconds. Celestial Rain, No. 500 Elaborate design and construction with Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. pivoting rotor. Poor flight, though, not It goes up dark and then breaks into a enough power to really take it far. (Last softly glittering gold and silver break tested in 1995) which flickers a while as it drifts down. (Last tested in 2000) 7 sizes! Cat Sparkler Order at Sparkler. Black Cat brand, #BC-320. my web site. Celestial Star 119 seconds. Skyrocket. Peacock brand, #223. Undoubtedly this will be a real collec- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Flies well, but just turns into a weak tor’s item someday. Three to a box. FireworksLand.com single shooting-star type effect. (Last Shaped in the outline of a cat’s head. tested in 1995) Gold sparks. (Last tested in 1996) is the same thing except the comets Center Fire Cat-A-Pult have green heads. The next break is the Combination firecracker. Cannon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black same except the comets have blue brand, #Y15-020B. Cat brand, #BC-6124. 210 shots, 88 heads. Then a big break of crackle flow- Cannon brand. A two-stage firecracker! seconds. ers. Then the sequence described above First is a blast of crackling sparks, with This is a cake of the “Saturn Missile is repeated 3 more times. The go-getter a few faint colors mixed in. When that Battery” type, with packaging specific to comets are an interesting effect, the dies down, an ordinary 50 mg. fire- Black Cat. Most of the missiles have yel- comets appear to be propelled on their cracker report concludes the show. To low plastic caps on them, but the shape own and are not just moving due to the my knowledge it’s the first item of this of a cat’s head and eyes is made by hav- force of the break. Something good to kind. Definitely worth a try if you’re a ing some missiles have black plastic put in your show for a change of pace. cracker connoisseur. (Last tested in heads, and the tongue of the cat is rep- (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on 1996) resented by 4 missiles with red plastic PYROvideo #6) heads. So the tops of the missiles form a simplified Black Cat logo. The missiles go up screaming and end in either reports or crackle. Towards the end it

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 51 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Cerulean Skies Chain Reaction another cake with this same name, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Mega although it was a 200-gram cake. It is Glorious brand, #GPH3074. 26 Ton brand, #TM-258. 16 shots, 19 not clear whether the 200-gram cake shots, 19 seconds. seconds. with this name is still available. (Last Each shot goes up as a color head with The first four shots are fired one at a tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo a slight trail, and ends in a report. Then time, and they are red pearls that go up #6) the last few shots go up and end in and break hard into small red peony breaks of red or blue, with crackle breaks. Not a lot of stars in each break, Challenger mixed in. (Last tested in 2005) but they do break with a bang. The next Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. four shots are green pearls that go up Glorious brand, #GPH3075. 12 CF-1 Crescendo and break hard into smallish breaks of shots, 36 seconds. Cone Fountain. Black Cat brand, green glitter stars. The next five shots Every shot is a silver comet on the way #BCGC-201. 42 seconds. are whistling gold comets. The final 3 up. The first shot ends in a huge break This is part of the Black Cat “Gold shots are fired closely together, and end of blue peony stars mixed with silver Collection” and its item number is its in breaks of crackle flowers. (Last tested glitter stars. The next break is a mix of name. It’s a cone fountain that starts in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) red chrysanthemum stars and crackle. with a gold flame at the base and a The next break is a mix of blue peony shower of softly crackling silver sparks stars and crackle flowers. The next above. The spray seems to be a combi- break is a mix of red and green peony nation of silver sparks that just go up, stars. Then the previous sequence is and goldish-silver sparks that crack This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new repeated two more times. The breaks in open slightly. After about 6 seconds the web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are this cake are large, with plenty of stars, gold flame changes to red and the foun- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, and break hard with excellent symme- tain gradually gains strength. (It is typ- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. try. Top quality. (Last tested in 2005) ical of cone fountains for the spray to get taller and fuller as it continues PYROvideo #5 DVD or VHS Champagne Party Poppers burning, because as the composition Toy Trick Noisemaker. Horse brand, burns down to the lower part of the #T8502. cone, ever larger amounts of composi- Two hours of firewoks Many brands. All contain 0.25 grains of tion are burning at any given time.) fun! Learn how to build a horizontal powder or less. You hold the “top” of the Then the flame at the base turns to wheel, ways to use a “bottle” and point the “bottom” away blue, and the silver spray above sudden- roll of 16,000 fire- from you (and anyone else), pull the ly becomes taller and more forceful. crackers, a way to string, and it pops open with a loud pop Then after a little while it politely fades fuse rockets together, and ejects a few colored streamers. (Last down to nothing. (Last tested in 2004) a roman candle bar- tested in 1995) rage, three separate fireworks shows, a Chain Reaction stroll through Champion Repeater Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Boomland, Single-tube Aerial. Flower Basket brand, #Y03-106. 25 shots, 45 sec- and 90 brand, #K7790. onds. new fireworks. That was it? I looked away for five sec- An absolutely superb piece, which is onds and I missed it! Damn! (Last test- very similar to last year’s Fire Astral. (In Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ed in 1995) fact, I think it may be the exact same FireworksLand.com item, under a different label.) Each shot Chang Draron goes up as a brilliant white star, which Roman Candle, single. Red Lantern then changes to a color (either red, blue Chain Reaction brand, #0345-30. 30 shots, 56 sec- or green). Then it bursts open into a Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon onds. high-quality break of that same color. brand, #Y63-039. 25 shots, 34 sec- Change Dragon? 30 – count ’em – 30 No sound effects other than the “wind” onds. shots! The tube is 29 inches long and The first shot is a red pearl that goes up sound of the white star on the way up. says “Class C”. It is the longest-lasting and breaks into a gold willow break with The blue breaks are a little short on candle I’ve tested. Red, green and blue sparkling silver along the gold trails. stars. But, it’s a splendid top-quality stars. Incredible. (Last tested in 1996) Some of the tips are red and some are color show. In 2005, this brand came green. Most of the shots in the cake are out with another cake with the same this same effect. The shots are fired one Change-Flowers name, though a 500-gram cake. (Last Base Fountain. Flower Basket brand, by one, until the next-to-last row, which tested in 1999) #K1143B. 11 seconds. fires 5 shots all at once of this same Green flame with silver spray, that effect. Then the final row of 5 shots is changes to red flame with silver spray. fired all at once, and they are a different (Last tested in 1995) effect: The produce very bright red and green peony breaks with some crackle effect mixed in. In 1999, this brand had

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 52 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Changing Color Ball Charm of All Seasons and colors, and include comet-tail “pis- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West tils.” The last 3 shots are crackle breaks, Head brand, #T0202A. 61 shots, 35 Lake brand, #L989. 37 shots, 41 but they are not fired as a finale, they seconds. seconds. are fired at the same pace as the rest of Each shot is a pearl that becomes a Changes colors to match the four sea- the shots. Perfect if you don’t feel like small green and red break. (Last tested sons. Green to gold to red to white. Very loading your own shells into tubes. in 1995) well thought-out. (Last tested in 1995) Good quality effects. (Last tested in 2002) Changing Leaves Chaser Roman Candle, single. Black Cat Chaser. Red Lantern brand, #0146. Cherry Blossom brand, #BCSF-501. 5 shots, 13 sec- 4 seconds. Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, onds. Scoots across the ground while #O145. 20 seconds. Part of the “Spectrum Force” collection. whistling, then ends with a report. A pleasing combination of red balls with In this one, each shot starts out as a Probably the best incarnation of this white flitter sparks, about 8 feet tall. bright gold pearl, then changes color to type of item. A smaller tube, which gives (Last tested in 1998) green before burning out at the height a higher-pitched whistle than the oth- of its path. (Last tested in 2004) ers. A shrill, high whistle for about 2 to Cherry Bomb Firecracker. Full Moon brand. Changing of the Guard Very attractive label; average-Joe crack- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. er. (Last tested in 1995) Black Cat brand, #BC-2094. 80 sec- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z onds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new The package is more or less in the shape web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Cherry Fountain not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Base Fountain. Flying Dragon brand, of a castle or brick platform. On top of please visit FireworksCatalog.com. #W808. 28 seconds. the platform are the queen in the center In assortment with Hail and Happiness. and four guards around her, one on Glow-in-the-dark Shirt Big spray of red and silver. Crackle with each corner. It begins with a great spray The aliens white sparkles. Good amount of powder of purple sparks with a whistle. Then it in it. (Last tested in 1999) changes to a big shower of green sparks. have landed, Then it’s a big shower of red sparks with and Cherry Salutes some blue mixed in. Then it’s a spray of they Firecracker. Full Moon brand, intense silver crackle, with some blue want #MT273. stars, and a short whistle at the same fireworks, of course. Round-end tubes, about cherry size, time. The crackle is plentiful and lasts a made of... what, styrofoam? (Last tested long time, but it’s the brilliant colors in in 1995) the first half that really won me over. (Last tested in 2004) The aliens Cherry Smoke Balls Smoke. Red Lantern brand, #0860. Channel Chasers on this shirt glow 10 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda in the dark! Somewhat washed-out colors; the ones brand, #P5014. 25 shots, made in Thailand seem to have richer Dud. Did not do anything. (Last tested Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! colors. (Last tested in 1995) in 2001) FireworksLand.com Cherry Tree Chaos Base Fountain. Winco brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great 3 seconds, but no reports. (Last tested #JP210. 37 seconds. Grizzly brand, #GG0306. 61 shots, in 1998) It’s a combination of a fountain and a 29 seconds. strobe light. The fountain sprays out red A fast-paced display which is basically a and green sparks against a soft back- rapid series of shots that go up and Cheerfulness Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, ground of gold sparks. Right below break open in to sparkling clusters of #O671A. 22 seconds. where the fountain spray comes out, silver stars, with an occasional zooming Green flitter sparks for about 22 sec- there is a strobe pot, and it gives blind- star that darts away. Fills the sky quick- onds. That’s all. Not much cheerfulness ingly brilliant flashes of white as the ly and continuously with white sparkles, here. (Last tested in 1999) fountain continues. Then the fountain but there are no sound effects. (Last changes to a pure crackle spray, pretty tested in 1999) Chem-Works intense, while the strobe light below it Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. continues to flash brightly. It’s wild. Brothers brand, #BP2986. 12 shots, Then the fountain ends while the strobe 37 seconds. light goes on for a few more seconds. Basically 12 festival balls in a cake, Love it. (Last tested in 2003) some of them singles and some of them double-break ones. All have nice effects

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 53 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Chest of Pearls white flitter sparks, then changes to Chirping Oriole Cone Fountain. Ace brand, #C15. 26 crackle, then some nice gold crackle Roman Candle, single. Temple of seconds. which is not as loud but very pretty. Heaven brand, #2027. 6 shots, 30 Ace/New Jersey Fireworks Co. Sparkling Then, a mixture of green sparks and seconds. silver spray to red flame. (Last tested in white flashing sparks, then red sparks Six loud orange whistling comet shots. 1995) and white flashing, then some nice loud Very slowly paced. (Last tested in 1995) gold crackle, and a whistle at the very Chicago Lights end. (Last tested in 2004) Chopper Attack Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black brand, #G-309. Chinese New Year Cat brand, #BC-657. 45 shots, 11 Whistles on the way up, then bursts into Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West seconds. some decent breaks of red, gold or Lake brand, #L995. 7 shots, 24 sec- In concept, it’s brilliant - a helicopter green. (Last tested in 1995) onds. takes off, then missiles fire after it, try- Must have been a lot better when it first ing to bring it down. The individual ele- China Dragon came out. 7 small breaks of red and ments here are good: the helicopter Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. green. (Last tested in 1995) gives a nice silver spray as it flies away, Brothers brand, #BP2539. 19 shots, and the 45 screaming silver comets 46 seconds. each end in nice little reports. The only Alternates between red and green color problem is that the helicopter flew away pearls shot up. Each one ends in a clus- and the comets were nowhere near it. ter of crackle and “silver flying fish.” This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Possibly the addition of several more Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Description from the manufacturer says web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are helicopters would complete the effect. that color stars are in there as well, but not in this file. To buy a membership in it, (Last tested in 1998) I missed them. The only color I saw was please visit FireworksCatalog.com. in the shots as they go up. There may Christmas Eve have been a handful of blue stars in the PYROvideo #6 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. clusters of crackle. Unchanged in 2003. DVD Brothers brand, #BP4157. 164 sec- (Last tested in 2003) (Shown on onds. PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of This DVD is 2 hours Coming in at just under three minutes, PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) of company demos, this is an amazingly long-lasting piece including Brothers, that might be useful as part of your Cannon, Dragon finale. Multi-color fountains with silver China Dragon Eggs, Fire Hawk, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire flitter for the first half, then suddenly a Flower King, Hale, whistle butts in, then another whistle, Bird brand, #FB223. 25 shots, 23 Black Cat, Mega Ton seconds. and Red Rhino then another. Then it becomes a crack- Hey, it even bears the California “Safe brands. A total of ling fountain with silver sparks. You and Sane” seal on the label! Wishful 140 new fireworks think it’s all over, but then come more thinking on the factory’s part. All shots are shown, mixed colors with white flitter. Then are the same effect: a beautiful blue as well as another whistle, then more crackle and pearl goes up and opens into a white 5 finales. white. (Last tested in 1999) whirlwind. The blue and white together look nice. (Last tested in 1999) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Christmas Popper FireworksLand.com Toy Trick Noisemaker. Horse brand, Chinatown Celebration #T8502A. Firecracker. Phantom brand, #F-065. Sometimes very hard to pull the trigger. A brand new firecracker with very nice Chinese Taiji Wheel When it works, it’s loud. (Last tested in label artwork that is a hybrid of Chinese Wheel. Dragon Eggs brand, #DPW- 1995) and American styles. “Brings Good 004. 42 seconds. Fortune and Good Luck” according to Starts with a silver whistle, changing to Christmas Tree the label, and it “Sends Evil Spirits a green flame, Then another whistle, Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Packing” as well. Obviously a lot of care then a red and purple flame with silver #0029. 9 seconds. went into the label design of this one sparks, then another whistle, then a red Tall, narrow spray of gold and silver. and it is certain to be a collectible label flame with silver sparks, then another Inexpensive; for the kids. (Last tested in in the future. The crackers are very loud whistle, then green flame with silver 1995) also. (Last tested in 2004) sparks. Then another whistle, then a red and purple flame with silver sparks, Chrysanthemum Base Fountain then another whistle, then a red and sil- Chinese Fable Base Fountain. Flower Basket brand, ver spray. Good colors. (Last tested in Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. #K1104A. 7 seconds. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1053. 109 2004) Gold and silver spray; very inexpensive. seconds. Too small for a real show. (Last tested in Starts with a whistle, then gives a mix- 1995) ture of red sparks, green sparks, and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 54 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Chrysanthemum Garden (box) Circle of Dreams bit more punch to it in the 2005 ver- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United sion. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Flower Basket brand, #K1105C. 30 Pyro brand, #UP9018. 24 shots, 35 PYROvideo #4) seconds. seconds. Gold spray, to flashing gold, to green Starts with beautiful volleys of color Climbing Panda spray, to bright flashing silver. (Last pearls - red, yellow, green, purple, and Novelty Firework. Flower Basket tested in 1995) blue. Great color. Then it changes to brand, #K1149. 10 seconds. mixed breaks (green, yellow and glitter- Spins around, causing center pole to Chrysanthemum Shell, #100 ing silver stars in one, red and crackle rise with panda bear on it. (Last tested Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. in another, beautiful strobing purple in in 1995) Terrific altitude and a beautiful sym- another) and a big green chrysanthe- metrical magnalium yellow break. (Last mum break followed by a big yellow Close Combat tested in 1995) chrysanthemum break and another Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United mixed color peony break. Excellent col- Pyro brand, #UP3025. 16 shots, 21 Church of Heavenly Splendor ors. (Last tested in 2003) seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Alternates between a red, green, orange Tannerite brand, #TR1020. 16 shots, Circus Fireworks or purple pearl going up, and breaking 31 seconds. Novelty Firework. Red Lantern into a peony break of the same color it The shots give breaks that open brand, #0991. 7 seconds. was when going up. Very nice purple. upwards, like bouquets of flowers. The Six different animals perched atop (Last tested in 2003) first one is a bouquet of color stars, the bouncing ground spinners. (Last tested second one is a bouquet of crackle, then in 1995) Close Encounter they continue to alternate between Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. breaks of color stars and crackle breaks. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Fireworks over America brand, (Last tested in 2005) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new #FOA2821. 25 shots, 25 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Startling and dazzling, different from Cicada Missile not in this file. To buy a membership in it, any other repeater I have tried. A series please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. of brilliant white lights is shot up, each Brothers brand, #BP2238. 25 shots, PyroTopia: Show of Shows one giving a wind-like sound as it goes 46 seconds. up. Each one turns into a red or green All shots are crackling comets on the The ultimate fireworks star before burning out. Dazzlingly way up. Most shots end in a flash of DVD: a unique and bright and an interesting kind of “wind” white light and a small cluster of red unforgettable jour- sound effect too. (Last tested in 1998) and green stars. But, five of the shots ney through music and pyrotechnics. end in large hard breaks of red and Cloud Dragons green stars, reminiscent of the “good” Roman Candle, single. Wu Tai version of Battle of Colors. These were 90 minutes of Mountain brand. 10 shots, 21 sec- all towards the beginning of the perfor- nonstop music onds. mance - it would be better if they were and fireworks! Wu Tai Mountain. Ten shots, each one at the end. (Last tested in 1998) giving a nice thick comet trail of gold sparks. (Last tested in 1996) Circle Game Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cloud Penetrating Missile Glorious brand, #GCM0164. 15 Missile. brand, #T073. shots, 32 seconds. Flies well; ejects red stars; but I doubt it Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Here’s a cake for you if you like “ring really reaches the clouds. (Last tested in shells,” which produce a circle of color FireworksLand.com 1995) stars. Each shot is a silver comet on the way up, and ends in a ring break, of all Cloudbuster Comet of one color peony stars. The breaks City Crasher Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. alternate between red, green, and white King brand, #PYK615. 25 shots, 42 Phantom brand, #G-129. 25 shots, ring breaks. The rings have about 19 to seconds. 29 seconds. 20 stars per ring, and spread out to Sends up crackling comets which end Each shot is a comet which becomes become fairly big. The last three shots in one of three types of breaks. They are crackle, then ends with a small break of seem to be fired more rapidly than the either red peony breaks with crackle, or blue stars. High altitude and good first 12 shots, but I’m not sure if this green chrysanthemum breaks, or blue crackle, but breaks could be bigger. was intentional or not. In any case, an chrysanthemum breaks. These breaks (Last tested in 1997) unusual and well-made cake. (Last test- alternate, and all of them are good qual- ed in 2005) ity. This continues for the first 15 shots, Clustering Bees then the final 10 shots are fired very Skyrocket. Horse brand, #T0508. closely together, to create a finale of 10 Ejects soft white stars that swirl around of these breaks. Seems to have quite a as they fall down. (Last tested in 1995) Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 55 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Clustering Butterfly Cockatoo Show the effects do not break with the same Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. loud bang that they did in 2004. It still #0818A. 12 seconds. Maverick brand, #SM0532. 25 looks nice, but the very loud bang Nice “butterfly” effect (sparks that snap shots, 20 seconds. caused by the powerful break is not open into more sparks). (Last tested in The first 15 shots or so are gold comets there. It appears that the factory used 1995) that end in clusters of crackle, then the flash powder for the break charges in final 10 shots are whistling silver 2004, but black powder for the break Clustering Cicada comets. (Last tested in 2001) charges in 2005. It still looks just as Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger nice, but is not as loud. (Last tested in Head brand, #2011. 61 shots, 14 Coconut Grove Song 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red #5)(Shown on PYROvideo #7) Each shot a shrill whistle, that breaks Lantern brand, #070419. 19 shots, into a small silver break. (Last tested in 21 seconds. Coconuts & Chrysanthemums 1995) Huge. Save this one for later in the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black show – it’s a show-stopper. Shots go up Cat brand, #BC-6068. 12 shots, 20 Cobalt Bomb and break open into spreading gold seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. palms with crackle along the branches. Some nice sparkling peony-type blue Brothers brand, #BP-A013-4. 36 Seems to be a little lower in quality than breaks, not what I would call chrysan- shots, 45 seconds. themums, but pretty nonetheless. Then This cake might be sold individually, or a group of 3 white comets shot at the This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z as part of a collection of four different same time in a fan shape. Then several cakes of this brand, sold collectively as Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are chrysanthemum-type breaks which are “Da Big Bad Bomb Box.” The shots are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, very nice finish off the display. (Last sort of whistling and sort of buzzing on please visit FireworksCatalog.com. tested in 2002) the way up. They go up and end in attractive breaks which mix silver glit- Spellout Cold War Ethics ter with “palm trees” which are 4 or 5 T-shirt Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, white comets in the break, with color #BP7095. 98 seconds. heads. In one break, those color heads This It’s a large yellow truck with a flat bed, are red, and in the next break they are shirt and on the bed are two yellow missiles. green, and those alternate throughout says, It starts with a strobing green flame the cake. The glittering silver contrasts “Fireworks” from the front end of the truck. Then a nicely with the palm tree effect in each spelled out in fireworks! jet at the back end of the truck propels break. The timing between shots is just See my web site the truck forward, while the green perfect, creating non-stop action. The for sizes and info. strobe at the front continues. The truck last 12 shots are fired at a much more comes to a stop, and a jet from the back rapid pace, giving an extended finale. end gives a red flame and silver sparks. This cake is very similar to “Parrot’s Then the front ends of the missiles rise Prattle” and “Oktoberfest,” and all three up, making the missiles point at a high- might be the same exact cake, though er angle than before. Then a whistle I’m not sure. (Last tested in 2003) comes from the back end of the truck, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! and the top cap pops off of one of the the Cobra Strike FireworksLand.com missiles. A good spray of red sparks Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower comes from that missile. A red flame Basket brand. 19 shots, 32 seconds. appears at the back end of the truck, Another all-crackling-comets repeater. in past years. Nice gold palm tree effect, and while this happens, the red spray The spectators liked this one. (Last test- but not as much crackle as in the past. from the missile changes to a rich ed in 1995) 30 seconds. (Last tested in 2000) crackle spray. Then a whistle is emitted from the back end of the truck, and Cock Crowing At Dawn Coconut Tree then the cap pops off the other missile Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro on the truck. This emits a red spray, #W705. 10 seconds. King brand, #PYK604. 16 shots, 24 which goes on for a while and then Shoots red and green from the back, seconds. changes to a good rich crackle spray. then from the front, then whistles. (Last This is a 16-shot cake with its own Wow - this one goes on a long time and tested in 1995) wooden base. All shots give the same does a lot. (Last tested in 2003) (Shown effect: each shot goes up and breaks into on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not Cock-A-Doodle Doo a “palm tree” break of about 12 stars shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, that are silver comets spreading in all & 3”) #0844. 17 seconds. directions from the center. This is prob- Silver fountain, then it pops apart to ably the best example of this effect, in release two screaming spinners. (Last all of the fireworks I have tested so far. tested in 1995) In 2005, the effect looks the same, but

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 56 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Color Chrys with Whistling Color Crackling Ball sparks, then crackle with silver flashing, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu Crackling Item. Shogun brand, then crackle with gold sparks. Plenty of brand, #LDS217. 12 shots, 18 sec- #SGW205. crackle in this one! (Last tested in 2004) onds. (Last tested in 2005) A superb performer, with screaming sil- Color in the Rain ver comets going up, each of which Color Flying Fish Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star bursts beautifully into a red, green and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon brand. 25 seconds. blue break of stars. Excellent. (Last test- Eggs brand, #DE4020. 13 shots, 29 All shots are sparkling comets ending in ed in 2000) seconds. clusters of blue peony stars mixed with A flying fish cake with an interesting gold flying fish. (Last tested in 2005) Color Color Color twist. The shots that go up as a red star (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black open in to green flying fish. The shots Cat brand, #BC-6064. 26 seconds. that go up as a green star open into red Color Magic Rings A variety of color effect, most of which flying fish. The blue shots do open into Wheel. Horse brand, #T6501. 12 appear to me to be chrysanthemum blue flying fish though. Some of the red seconds. shells, color stars with trails of sparks shots open into clusters of crackle. The Hangs from string. Spins with nice behind them. But someone else may cake alternates between these 4 types of green to red flame. (Last tested in 1995) deem them to be “brocade crown” shells shots. (Last tested in 2004) with color stars. Pretty to look at. No Color Me America sound effects. (Last tested in 2002) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Fireworks over America brand, Color Comets web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are #MAF2894. 20 shots, 15 seconds. Display Firework (1.3G). Starcrafter not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 20 shots of nice, red white and blue brand, #SCF036. 49 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. breaks, about 75 feet up. Excellent alti- This cake fires shots in groups of 6 at a tude and good color breaks. Fairly low- time, straight up. There are 11 groups PYROvideo #7 priced, it’s an outstanding buy. White of 6. All groups except the last one give DVD comets go up and break into red, blue breaks of “traveling” comets or “mov- or white breaks. Excellent quality. (Last ing” comets as some manufacturers call Two hours of fireworks tested in 2000) them. They start out like chrysanthe- fun! Learn how to mum shells, with color stars followed by make “poor man’s Color Me Wild quick match,” how to a white trail behind each star. In most Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great make a volcano with chrysanthemum shells, the stars travel Grizzly brand, #GG0341. 16 shots, an empty cone, and 20 seconds. in a straight line from the center of the the proper way to break, creating a spherical shape in the decorate a Christmas Whistling, spinning comets go up and air. However, the stars in this cake trav- tree. Watch five shows open into small clusters of red, plus a el at random angles, sometimes chang- and finales, and see whistler that flies off with a squeaking ing direction slightly in mid-flight. This 117 new sound, plus some crackle. Each break creates a “tangled” look in the air rather fireworks! does this. The pace is fast, so there is than a neat spherical chrysanthemum. almost continuous action and noise. The first group of 6 shots have red stars This cake produced laughter in the with white trails, the next group has Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! onlookers. (Last tested in 2000) white instead of the red, the next group FireworksLand.com blue, the next group green, the next Color & Melody group gold. Then, the above sequence of Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, #BC-257. 167 seconds. groups is repeated, for a total of 10 Color Glitter Stars Long duration multi-tube fountain with groups fired so far. Then the last group Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. in the cake, of 6 shots, is completely dif- Flower Basket brand, #K130002. a lot of sparks and one whistle. Red, ferent. The shots go up and break hard, See description under “Golden Bee in green and silver spray, to white flitter, to almost like salutes, then a whole bunch Flower Bed” which is another name for white balls, to multi-color spray with of crackle flowers appears for a crack- this. (Last tested in 2004) one whistle, to bluish-white spray, to ling ending. This item can only be sold small silver spray. The most impressive thing is how long it lasts - over two and to buyers who possess the proper paper- Color Glittering & Report work, including the ATFE permit to buy Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. a half minutes. (Last tested in 1998) 1.3G Display Fireworks, and any licens- Flower Basket brand, #K110005. 61 es or permits required by the state or seconds. Color Military Smoke city in which the fireworks will be used From Guangzhou Gunflak I/E Smoke. Dragon Eggs brand, or stored. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown Corporation. This is a large fountain #DS002. 25 seconds. on PYROvideo #6) which puts out a spray of crackle with A pack of 4 smoke cartridges, one each red sparks, changing to crackle with of red, green, yellow and blue. The yel- green sparks, then crackle with blue low and blue are very well-defined, but the green is a little to the aqua side and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 57 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com the red is clearly purple, not red. They final spray starts, which is a mixture of Color Smoke Crackers each give smoke for about 25 seconds. gold sparks and a little bit of big crack- Smoke. Horse brand, #T8505. 3 sec- (Last tested in 2004) le sparks, with some flecks of other col- onds. ors added here and there. Excellent use A pack of “crackers” which look very Color of Freedom of color in this fountain. (Last tested in much like Thunder Bomb firecrackers, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden 2004) but when you light them, give off smoke Bear brand, #FX-A035. 25 shots, 45 instead of blowing up. Half of them give seconds. white smoke, and half give yellow The first five shots are red pearls that go smoke. (Last tested in 1998) up and end in pretty large red peony This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z breaks, that don’t break hard but still Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Color sparklers, 10-inch look very nice in the air, like bouquets web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Sparkler. Flower Basket brand, of flowers. Then it changes to silver please visit FireworksCatalog.com. #K2233C. 32 seconds. comets that go up and end in green glit- Red, green, blue or gold. Colored flame ter breaks of the same shape. Then, blue Fireworks videos • DVDs with a tiny amount of sparks. Gold is pearls go up and end in blue peony Buyer’s Guides • Links the same: a gold flame, not like the breaks. Then five shots of crackle Fireworks T-shirts “regular” gold sparklers. (Last tested in comets go up and end in clusters of Free articles 1996) and crackle. Finally, the last 5 shots go up as more! groups of screaming silver comets. Color Swallows (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, PYROvideo #7) #Y03-009. 39 shots, 11 seconds. Guangdong. Reminiscent of the great Color Pearl Flower Silvery Swallow cake. Silver comets go Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Wu Tai straight up. (Last tested in 1995) Mountain brand, #SX202A. 91 shots, 44 seconds. Color Tail & Color Peony Wu Tai Mountain. Just colored pearls, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu no other effects, but very rich colors. brand, #LDS242. 16 shots, 31 sec- Red, yellow, white, green, blue, and onds. (we’re pretty sure) violet. Great color. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Alternates between mines and shells. Quiet. (Last tested in 1996) Red mine, red break, silver mine, silver FireworksLand.com break, green mine, green break, purple Color Pearl with Reports, No. mine, purple break, gold mine, gold break, sparkling silver mine, sparkling 200 Color Septette Single-tube Aerial. United brand. silver break, crackle mine, crackle Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. A bright white comet tail spiraling up break. Very well-designed. (Last tested Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1057. 65 in 2000) and then bursting into a beautiful red, seconds. green and blue break, with plenty of Flashing white spray, followed by gold stars. Nice. (Last tested in 2000) flitter sparks with some blue mixed in - Color Trouble nice. Then silver flitter mixed with sil- Novelty Firework. Flower King Color Pearls Battle ver flashing spray, and a little red mixed brand, #FK25. 16 seconds. The shots are fired in fans of 5 at a time. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse in. Then a silver spray with a very soft The first fan is gold comets with green brand, #T2016. 19 shots, 7 seconds. crackling sound, with some green flecks heads, which end in green peony Over fast, but lots happens. Criss-cross- mixed in. A very short whistle goes off breaks. The second row is red or green ing silver sprays in the air. (Last tested in the middle of this section. Then a comets which go up and end in cros- in 1995) really gorgeous mixture of red sparks sette breaks (the comets split into sev- and blue sparks. Another short whistle eral smaller comets of the same color). Color Quintet during this section. Then, crackle is The third row goes up and ends in Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. added to the red and blue mixture. The breaks of silver flying fish. The fourth Glorious brand, #GCF052. 59 sec- blue seems to fade away and it’s just red onds. row goes up and breaks into green sparks and crackle at the end. Very good peony breaks. The last row goes up as Starts with a spray of red and gold. Then combinations of colors and other crackling comets and then breaks into stops and changes to a mixture of gold effects. (Last tested in 2004) and green. (The gold is not just the typ- crackle breaks. (Last tested in 2005) ical gold background spray, it is large (Shown on PYROvideo #6) gold sparks.) The stops and changes to a Color Silk Skyrocket. West Lake brand, #L140. mixture of blue and gold. The gold West Lake rockets were formerly terrif- Color-changing Comet #5 almost overwhelms the blue, but you Single-tube Aerial. Space Age brand. ic; this one’s still pretty good. Blue and can still distinguish the blue sparks. Very poor lift charge. Comet described red stars come out. (Last tested in 1995) Then it changes to a spray of gold and an arc about 20 feet high. Shell hit the pale purple sparks. That stops and the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 58 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com ground an continued burning on the Colored sparklers, #8 Colored Swallow ground. (Last tested in 1996) Sparkler. Great Grizzly brand, Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, #GG0336. 25 seconds. #T0059. Colored Flower 25 seconds. Red, green or blue flame, Short and sweet. Whistles after it’s up Roman Candle, single. Horse brand. with a tiny amount of sparks. (Last test- there, like the Wild Geese rocket does. 3 shots, 6 seconds. ed in 1996) (Last tested in 1995) Over before you can say “Colored Flower.” Why even bother to make it? Colored Sparklers No. 10 Colorful Bees (Last tested in 1995) Sparkler. Blockbuster brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai #FOA1819. 61 seconds. brand, #W216A. 25 shots, 32 sec- Colored Glory Torches No. 10 Each box of 6 contains two red, two blue onds. Sparkler. Blockbuster brand, and two green sparklers. You can identi- Green pearls on the way up, open into #MAF1826. 37 seconds. fy which are which by the colors marked white whirlwinds. Some repeaters of Boxes of 5. Like short Morning Glory on the tips. Burns with richly colored this type include a handful of color stars sparklers. Last surprisingly long consid- flame of red, blue or green. Surprisingly in with the whirlwind, but I didn’t ering how short they are. Starts with long-lasting, averaging just over one detect any color stars in this one. (Last brief red flame, then snapping white minute burn time. Highly recommend- tested in 1998) sparks for a few seconds, then the ed. (Last tested in 2000) longest section is a pinkish white flame. Colorful Explosion Last anywhere from 35 to 39 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Glorious brand, #GPH3076. 20 (Last tested in 1999) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new shots, 36 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Colored Smoke Fountain not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Alternates between shots that are either Smoke. Black Cat brand, #BC-704. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. red, green, or gold chrysanthemum 45 seconds. breaks, each one with crackle mixed in. The box contains two each of red, green, Are you a The final four shots are fired all at once. Hard (Last tested in 2005) blue, and yellow smoke fountains, with Core four white smoke fountains. Each puts Pyro? out a steady, gentle stream of smoke of Colorful Parachutes the designated color. (Last tested in This shirt Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. 1998) is available 19 shots, 48 seconds. in 9 sizes, Each shot breaks into a parachute, from including 3 which hangs a spinner that emits crack- Colored Smokin’ Teepee child sizes! Smoke. Apollo of the Ozarks brand. le. Good enough substitute for the 60- 55 seconds. High quality shot one which is a 1.3G Display Apollo of the Ozarks. When I lit this, the Hanes Firework. You should light several of inside portion dropped to the ground, Beefy-T these at one time for a better effect. then yellow smoke came out from the (Last tested in 2003) bottom. It’s not supposed to work this way, but it sure looked cool! (Last tested Colorful Quasars in 1996) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Kellner’s brand, #3054. 68 seconds. Colored Snakes FireworksLand.com Starts with red globs of flame coming Snake. Shogun brand, #SNOV11B. out, and lots of them. Then it’s a mix- 30 seconds. ture of green sparks and red sparks. Colored Sparklers No. 8 Then more globs of flame, of purple and I still don’t get the concept of “Colored Sparkler. Blockbuster brand, Snakes.” Are they supposed to have a #FOA1803. 38 seconds. red. Then blue globs of flame, then a color flame around them while they Each box of 6 contains two red, two blue mixture of blue and orange globs of burn, or is the snake supposed to be in and two green sparklers. You can identi- flame, then just orange. Then reddish color instead of black, or what? These fy which are which by the colors marked purple globs, then a mix of red, green pellets are coated (unevenly) with col- on the tips. Burns with richly colored and blue sparks. No sound effects, just ors, but other than that they perform flame of red, blue or green. Surprisingly great colors with very little in the way of exactly the same as black snakes. This long-lasting, averaging about 38 sec- background sparks - really a beautiful has always been just a marketing gim- onds. Recommended. (Last tested in one to behold. (Last tested in 2003) mick as far as I am concerned. What 2000) they could do instead would be to make Colorful Reports with Titanium real colored snakes, which burn with a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. color flame around the snake - that 25 shots, 14 seconds. would be interesting. (Last tested in Fast-paced shots of color pearls (red, 2005) green, gold or blue) which go up and end in nice medium Titanium reports. (Last tested in 2000)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 59 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Colorful Salute mines. Then another fan of red, white Colour Bee Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu and blue peony breaks. The red and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link brand, #LDS138. 7 shots, 19 sec- white stars are brighter than the blue Triad brand, #W520. 25 shots, 17 onds. stars, as is to be expected, but it still seconds. Alternates between red, green, or white looks great and it fits the name of the Green pearls become small, fast, tight pearls that go up and end in very nice item and the patriotic theme perfectly. white whirlwinds. 25 shots spaced titanium reports, with a small splatter Then a blast of red, white and blue closely together. (Last tested in 1996) of silver stars. Excellent. (Last tested in mines. Then some crackling comets 2000) with reports to end it. (Last tested in Colour Changing Wheel 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Wheel. Horse brand, #T7505. 55 Colorful Skies seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red Colortopia Six drivers; interesting variations in Rhino brand. 9 shots, 24 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. speed and a long burning time. Red Starts with a good crackle break. Then Phantom brand, #G-113. 25 shots, spray to green spray to red spray. (Last shoots an excellent peony break of red, 18 seconds. tested in 1995) blue and green stars. Then an excellent I like this name a lot and it’s appropri- peony break of all red stars. Then an ate; this cake does have a lot of color. It Colour Pearl Flowers excellent break of blue stars with crack- delivers the shots at a fast pace, and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse le. Then a nice green break. And a brand, #T2507. 48 shots, 13 sec- multi-color break. Then a red break onds. with crackle. Then a whistling shot This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Bright red and green heads with fluffy Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new tails. Too short – get the 96-shot one. which becomes a multi-color peony web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are break. Good quality breaks here. (Last not in this file. To buy a membership in it, (Last tested in 1995) tested in 2004) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Colour Pearl Flowers Colorful Sparkling Torch PYROvideo #8 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse Sparkler. Black Cat brand, #BC-313- DVD brand, #T2521. 96 shots, 30 sec- 03. 89 seconds. onds. Wooden-stick sparklers, either red, Two hours of fireworks Fluffy-tailed comets with red and green green or blue. Nicely colored flames fun! See how to set up heads; one sparkling comet. Absolute burn for a satisfying length of time - your own self-firing barn-burner. (Last tested in 1996) about a minute and a half each! They do fireworks show, so not change to different effects as in the that all you have to do Colour Wheel is light one fuse, sit Wheel. Horse brand. 32 seconds. Morning Glory sparklers, but the quali- back and enjoy the ty is excellent, and this is the only show! See three other Green flame, with a red “neon stripe” wooden-stick sparkler I’ve seen with fireworks shows, and like those seen in the saxons. (Last test- blue in it. (Last tested in 1998) watch 65 new fire- ed in 1995) works for 2005 and Colour Wheel Colorful Tangerine 2006! Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. Wheel. Horse brand. 46 seconds. Glorious brand, #GPH3062. 54 sec- This wheel is 12 to 13 inches in diame- onds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ter, depending on how you measure it. Starts with a green spray mixed with FireworksLand.com Starts slowly, with a red flame and white gold flake crackle. Then the gold crack- sparks, then a short whistle, and more le goes on while the green is replaced silver sparks, a brief green flame, then with purple sparks. Then the purple each shot opens into a color peony red and green flames again with silver goes away and it’s just the gold flake for break - purple, blue, green, yellow or sparks and a couple more short whis- a while. Then red spray is added to the red stars in each break, without trails. tles. The changes are fast and sudden. gold. Then it changes to a different Some of the breaks have some crackle This one needs a little help getting it snapping crackle spray at the end. (Last in them which adds a “sizzling sound.” going, so if you are lighting it by hand, tested in 2004) It’s over with pretty fast, so it would be give it a good spin as soon as you get the more effective to light two of them one fuse lit. (Last tested in 1998) Colors of America after the other. (Last tested in 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Colour/Whistling Wheel Fireworks over America brand, Wheel. Red Lantern brand. 18 sec- #FOA2986. 18 shots, 22 seconds. Colour Ball onds. Fires a mine of red, white and blue (or Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red Gold and silver mixed spray, continuing maybe it’s three separate mines fired at Lantern brand, #0155A. 19 shots, while a whistle joins in. (Last tested in exactly the same time). Then sends up 3 24 seconds. 1995) shots in a fan, which end in peony Dazzlingly brilliant red pearls actually breaks, one red break, one white and change to blue as they fly up. (Last test- one blue. Then it fires blue and crackle ed in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 60 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Coloured Aviation Lamp Colourful Chrysanthemum longer. Elaborate item, with changing Parachute. Horse brand, #T5501. Ground Spinner. Black Cat brand, colors. (Last tested in 1996) Didn’t open. Garbage. (Last tested in #BC-806. 20 seconds. 1995) Much brighter and snappier than the Colourful Wheel, large Camellia Flower spinners W608 LT. Wheel. Red Lantern brand, #0947. Coloured Flower More vibrant and snappy than the small 120 seconds. Base Fountain. Link Triad brand, Camellia Flower (L). Amazing for its Astonishingly long-lasting; good to use #W669. tiny size. (Last tested in 1996) as part of your finale. Color rings of A box of 10 small fountains, 1 inch tall. blue, to green, to red. (Last tested in They look like the same fountains as the Colourful Lamp 1995) Black Cat Four Color Fountain, which Novelty Firework. Red Lantern come in a box of 8. You get 10 in this brand, #O951. 20 seconds. Colourful Wheel, medium box, in assorted colors of red, green, A wheel that comes with a string Wheel. Red Lantern brand, #0980. blue or white. Each one gives a color attached to it. You hang it up on a lad- 25 seconds. flame and crackles at the same time. der or from some overhead support. It They come in a box of 12, and even They last an average of 10 seconds each, spins with a nice silver spray, and from though they are small, they’re not junk. though, a bit shorter than the Black Cat the center drops down a small tube A respectable spray of silver sparks version. (Last tested in 1998) which sends out a bright green flame. comes out as they spin for a good long No sound effects. Very pretty, but this is time. (Last tested in 1998) Coloured Pearls a rare item which might not even be Roman Candle, single. Flower manufactured any more. (Last tested in Colourful Wirldwind [sic] Basket brand, #K2219C. 10 shots, 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link 16 seconds. Triad brand, #W581. 25 shots, 25 Very bright green and red shots, but This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z seconds. that’s it – no special effects or sounds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Green pearls end in whirlwinds, but (Last tested in 1995) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are smaller than those in Painted Galaxy or not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Texas Cyclone. (Last tested in 1995) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Coloured Shots Roman Candle, single. Flower PyroTopia: Show of Shows Columbia Discovery Basket brand. 10 shots, 15 seconds. Skyrocket. brand. Average roman candle, with red, green The ultimate fireworks 36 inch stick. Donguan. Big package and blue pearls. (Last tested in 1995) DVD: a unique and looks promising, but it’s fair. Small unforgettable jour- break of gold and silver stars. (Last test- ney through music Coloured Shots and pyrotechnics. ed in 1995) Roman Candle, single. Flower Basket brand, #K2274A. 5 shots, 7 Combination Festinal seconds. 90 minutes of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red A complete waste. Five crackling shots nonstop music Lantern brand, #O057-19. 19 shots, that attain almost no altitude. They just and fireworks! 24 seconds. jump out and fall to the ground. Why Label with the spelling “festinal” is sim- even bother to make such a piece of ply pasted over the color label of 19-shot crap, that’s what I want to know. (Last Thunderation, but this is a different tested in 1999) cake from Thunderation. It is not quite the same as the 19-shot Small Festival Balls either, which also has this item Colourful Bird Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Flying Spinner. Horse brand, number. Large mixed color breaks rem- #T0556. 4 seconds. FireworksLand.com iniscent of the old-style Battle of Colors. Amazing altitude, considering the com- (Last tested in 1998) plete lack of wings. Buzzing sound and Colourful Parachutes green flame. (Last tested in 1995) Display Firework (1.3G). brand. 30 Comet Barrage, #100 seconds. Single-tube Aerial. Longhorn brand. Colourful Birds, Large The mother of all parachute shells. Sky Nice bright white star head, with a short (Sounding) fills up with silver spinners that float gold tail. Firecrackers at the beginning Flying Spinner. Horse brand, slowly down. A “wow” item. (Last tested are superfluous. (Last tested in 1996) #T0555. 5 seconds. in 1995) Strangely, not as high-flying as the Comet Intrusion small Colourful Bird, and quieter. (Last Colourful Plates Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. tested in 1995) Ground Spinner. Flower Basket Glorious brand, #GCM0137. 19 brand, #K1136. 13 seconds. shots, 35 seconds. Excellent display of rich colors, blue, Beautiful gold comets, surrounded by red and green. Wish it lasted just a little sparkling silver crackle, go up and then end in small, disappointing breaks of

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 61 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com sparkling silver stars and a few fire- Command Test crackle, some gold sparks and a color cracker reports. The breaks are forget- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. flame of either green or red. Interesting table but the comets on the way up to Brothers brand, #BP2058. 25 shots, and unusual. (Last tested in 2004) the breaks are really nice. Speeds up at 41 seconds. the end. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown In its first year of production, the label Competing Birds, L on PYROvideo #4) spelled it “Command Teste.” This item Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai sets a new standard in product quality brand, #WB2020. 96 shots, 59 sec- Comets to Crossettes for consumer fireworks. Each of the 25 onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black shots is actually a 2-break shell, so you Label says it has 100 shots, but it’s actu- Cat brand, #BC-6130. 14 shots, 30 get 50 breaks out of it. One break is a ally one fountain followed by 95 aerial seconds. cluster of red or green stars, breaking shots. I love it when they put a fountain The first shot is a silver comet with a hard and symmetrical, similar to into a multi-tube aerial device - it really bright red head. Then three more shots Phantasm. The other break is a small adds to the show. Only about 30 out of just like it follow. The next shot after titanium report with white sparks. A the 750 aerial repeaters I have tested that is a silver comet with a bright silver solid performer - this is basically as include a fountain. This one starts with head. Then two more shots just like that good as you can get while still remain- a red and green fountain with white flit- follow. The next shot after that is a ing within the realm of consumer fire- ter sparks, which lasts for 8 seconds. crackling comet, then two more shots works. Seems to have been weakened a The rest of the display consists of just like that. Finally, a group of four whistling comets at a very fast pace. shots (two red pearls and two green Fills the air with whistles, and it almost This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z pearls) are fired all at once, and each of Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new seems like a bunch of birds. (Last test- them splits into four stars of the same web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are ed in 1998) color (similar to the “Atom Splitter” not in this file. To buy a membership in it, cake in the same brand). This creates please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Congratulatory Flower sixteen stars in the air, 8 red and 8 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link green. (Last tested in 2005) Black Cat T-shirt Triad brand, #W563. 25 shots, 10 The famous seconds. Command Chopper Black Cat logo Bright willow breaks, small in size; not Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon on quality especially impressive. (Last tested in Eggs brand, #DE4021. 19 shots, 46 shirts 1995) seconds. Every shot is the same: a blue pearl goes Conic, #2 Fireworks up and breaks with a bang into a very Cone Fountain. Horse brand, nice gold willow break, with the tips #T1513. 13 seconds. changing to blue stars. Long-lasting. I Copyright 1960 is what it says on the liked this one very much. (Last tested in label. Still good even in 1995. Gold 2004) spray with color flecks. Down the tubes. (Last tested in 1996) 7 sizes! Command Post Order at Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United my web site. Conic, #4 Pyro brand, #UP3054. 25 shots, 59 Cone Fountain. Cannon brand, seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! #Y22-072. 12 seconds. Shoots a red pearl that goes up and ends FireworksLand.com Good things come in small packages. in a green peony break plus a smaller Green flame to silver shower. (Last test- break which has white glitter stars - I’m ed in 1995) not sure if this was intended to be a little in subsequent years, but still pret- report or salute, but it breaks more like ty good. Also sold as Crashing Rainbow, Conic Fireworks, No. 3 a small star break, although it flashes Night Magic! and Phantasm. In 2003, Cone Fountain. No brand brand. 10 when it breaks so it might be an attempt the report part of each break doesn’t seconds. at a report and break all in one. The seem like a report at all, just a small Very tiny cone which puts out a very next shot is a green pearl that goes up break of silver. They must have changed tiny spray of red sparks and green and ends in a red peony break plus a the break charge in that part. (Last test- sparks with a little bit of silver spray, smaller break which has white stars. ed in 2003) although it doesn’t reach more than 8 The next shot is a red pearl that goes up inches in height. I wouldn’t recommend and ends in a break of blue peony stars Commando buying this separately. (Last tested in plus the smaller silver break. These Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 2005) three shots alternate for the rest of the Glorious brand, #GCM073. 19 shots, cake. Kind of reminds me of “Command 50 seconds. Conic Fountain, 6” Test” or “Crashing Rainbow.” (Last test- Each shot goes up and opens into a Base Fountain. Horse brand, ed in 2003) parachute which drifts down slowly, and #T1517. 10 seconds. from each parachute is suspended a The Conic fountains used to be pretty small tube which sprays out some good - even the tiniest size. Sadly, their

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 62 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com quality of these items have declined Cool Stuff coppery-gold foil. The 12 shells includ- sharply over the last couple of years. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire ed are: Brocade Silver to Red with Silver This 6-inch model is still passable with Hawk brand. 22 seconds. tail, Brocade Silver to Yellow with Silver a multi-color spray changing to a silver Alternates between red and green shots, Tail, Red Chrysanthemum with Gold spray with a green flame at the bottom. each one going up in that color, then Tail, Brocade Silver to Green with Silver Not very long-lasting, but at least it opening up to what I would call a willow Tail, Green Chrysanthemum with Gold does something. (Last tested in 1998) break, with some color stars in it, but Tail, Golden Willow & Crackles with mainly a falling break of glittering gold Golden Tail, Red Dahlia with Red Tail, Conic Fountain, Varied Colours, stars. (Last tested in 2002) Multi-Color Peony & Crackles with 4-inch Silver Tail, Crackles with Silver Tail, Base Fountain. Horse brand, Silver Peony with Silver Tail, Brocade #T1516. 15 seconds. Crown with Silver Tail, and Silver Wave Astonishingly bright colored flames of to Green with Green Tail. The shells are red and green. (Last tested in 1995) not individually marked as to which is which. They all have comet tails on the Conqueror way up and they all end in large, sym- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z metrical breaks. (Last tested in 2005) Bear brand, #FX-A040. 25 shots, 30 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new (Shown on PYROvideo #8) seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are The first five shots are silver comets not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Copperhead Mini Shell Kit that go up and end in clusters of silver Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom flying fish. The next five shots go up brand, #G-071. dark and end in clusters of gold flying This kit contains 6 shells and one tube. fish plus some blue stars. The next five The shells are 1-1/4 inch in diameter shots go up as red pearls that end in and just over 2 inches tall. The effects clusters of red flying fish. The next five PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun included are: Red Wave, Green Wave, shots go up as green pearls that end in and excitement, all about fireworks! Purple Green Peony, Yellow Blue Peony, clusters of green flying fish. The final Make a sparkler waterfall, your own Yellow Wave, and Silver Glitter with five shots are whistling silver comets. electric firing box, Stars. The shells themselves are not (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on and put together a individually marked as to which is self-firing show-in- PYROvideo #7) a-box. 65 new fire- which. I was surprised as to the quality works demonstra- of these compared with other shells on Coo Chow Candle tions and a musical the market of the same size. These actu- Roman Candle, single. No brand, montage ally have good hard breaks, with excel- #Y05-020. 10 shots, 19 seconds. ending are lent symmetry, not just lopsided breaks Guangdong. Run-of-the mill candle, also on with a few stars going in one direction, colored pearls to 30 feet. No brand, just this DVD. like some of the other small shells I says, “Made in Guangdong, China.” Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! have seen. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown Each shot goes up as a green pearl, then on PYROvideo #8) ends in a small titanium report - if you FireworksLand.com can call it that. It’s not very loud, just a Cosmic Celebration small burst of white sparks. This is a Cool “You Gotta Say it Right” Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. much weaker version of the Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Great altitude, but break is a little soft, Thunderous Torch candle. (Last tested Fireworks over America brand, and stars fall to one side. Red and green in 1998) #FOA 1982. 35 seconds. stars. Goes up and breaks into sizzling, The name alone is good enough to make crackling stars, with a soft break. (Last Cool Killer me like it right off the bat. This is the tested in 2006) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. same fountain sold as Moondance and Purple Rain, a 3-tube fountain that Glorious brand, #GCM0157. 16 Cosmic Collision shots, 31 seconds. starts with a gold spray with blue stars Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Every shot is a blue pearl that goes up mixed in, then changes to a white flitter Fireworks over America brand, and breaks open into an interesting spray, then ends with a crackle spray. An #FOA2977. 16 shots, 27 seconds. break. The break is a mixture of blue excellent choice for an inexpensive Begins with a good multi-color mine peony stars, and stars which give off fountain. (Last tested in 1998) with crackle. Then a mine of blue stars some silver glitter as they spread apart, and crackle. Then a mine of gold stars and then end with one bright silver Copperhead High Trajectory and crackle. Then a mine of green stars flash each. Very nice to look at. The last Mortar Shells and crackle. Then what seems to be 3 4 shots are fired all at once. (Last tested Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom tubes at once, which are multi-color in 2005) brand, #G-057. mines with crackle. Then, the entire This kit contains 12 shells and 1 tube. sequence above is repeated. An all- The shells are 1-3/4 inch diameter shells and are wrapped in a distinctive

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 63 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com mines cake. (Last tested in 2004) shower, then a strong silver shower Cowabunga (Shown on PYROvideo #4) with a red flame at the base, then a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. spray which is a mixture of silver crack- Great Grizzly brand, #GG0334. 131 Cosmic Eruption le and red sparks, then a fountain of sil- seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ver flitter with green sparks, and a whis- White flitter, to crackle, to red, green Phantom brand, #G-258B. 7 shots, tle at the same time, then silver flitter and crackle, to white flitter, adding 22 seconds. with bright red sparks, then just the red crackle, then red, green and crackle, Seven festival balls shot one at a time. only, then a spray of flashing silver then white flitter, crackle, and finally The order is: red; blue; green; strobe; crackle with blue sparks mixed in, then red green and crackle. Seems to last for- red; blue; then crackling. (Last tested in a white flitter spray, then a spray of very ever. (Last tested in 2000) 1995) bright, big yellow sparks, then a spray of huge gold crackle sparks. Then red and Cowboy Crackers Cosmic Light green are added to the gold crackle Display Firework (1.3G). brand. Skyrocket. West Lake brand, #L110. spray, and finally blue and purple sparks Inside, the same firecracker as Super In assortment pack. Very nice sparkling are added. So the ending is a mixture of Big Pig, Country Style Behind the Barn, silver comet; spiralling flight. (Last test- red, blue, purple and green sparks and Ass-Kickin’ Mule Hoof, Black Rooster, ed in 1995) big crackle sparks. (Last tested in 2004) and possibly some other names. The version Cowboy Crackers seems to be Cosmic Strobe, #200 common in Wyoming. The pack is Single-tube Aerial. Patriotic brand. slightly loose and the label falls off easi- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Very nice strobe stars, either a blue or a Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ly, but the crackers are of excellent bluish-silver in color. (Last tested in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are quality. Unfortunately pulled off the 1995) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, consumer market by the time this edi- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. tion was published. (Last tested in 1998)

Cosmic Travel Glow-in-the-dark Shirt Skyrocket. West Lake brand, #L110. Cowboy Up In assortment pack. Beautiful sparkling The aliens Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red silver comet; long flight. (Last tested in have Rhino brand, #CD-2300. 16 shots, 1995) landed, 35 seconds. and A crackling comet goes up and ends in a Cosmos Extravaganza they break which is a mixture of blue peony want stars and crackle. Another crackling Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai fireworks, brand, #WG017. 25 shots, 17 sec- of course. comet goes up and ends in a break of onds. gold stars plus crackle. These two shots Similar to Atomic Afterglow. Green alternate with each other, until the end. pearls go up and open into whirlwinds (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on with squiggly white spinners. (Last test- The PYROvideo #6) ed in 1995) aliens on this shirt glow Cowboy Zinger Cougars in the dark! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2966. 80 shots, Brothers brand, #BP2114. 13 shots, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 43 seconds. 37 seconds. FireworksLand.com Rapidly paced shots of red, green or The first shot produces a break of red blue going up, with each one ending in stars with silver flying fish which also a white whirlwind. Then, a rapid series crackle softly as they drift down and Cover Story of shots goes up, which are whistles Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. swim around. Then a break of blue stars ending in reports (similar to a Saturn Brothers brand, #BP2960. 25 shots, Missile Battery). (Last tested in 2002) with gold flying fish. These two shots 45 seconds. alternate for 4 more times each. Then Alternates between shots that go up as the last 3 shots are shot all at once, and either a red, green or blue pearl, then Crack the Sky they produce chrysanthemum breaks opens into a silver whirlwind with a Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. with red and blue heads, with a lot of small whistle, and finally opens into a Phantom brand, #G-052. 20 shots, 51 seconds. sparkling silver stars mixed in. (Last color break of the same color that the tested in 2004) The first shot goes up as a bright, strob- shell was going up. Pretty neat trick. ing, pale blue star and breaks open into The last 5 shots go up all at once. (Last a break of bright blue stars of the same Count Pyro’s Castle tested in 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. pale blue shade as on the way up. Sort of #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 a sea-blue color, bordering on aqua, not Black Cat brand, #BC-2099. 113 sec- & 3) onds. commonly seen in fireworks. Then four Good package design in the shape of a more shots just like that one. The next castle with towers at six different height shot goes up as a blue star, more levels. Starts with a rich orange-red towards a medium blue than the previ-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 64 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com ous shots, not greenish at all, and Crackle King tail to color break with reports or crack- breaks into a cloud of blue and silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All le with silver warp.” So, the one I glitter stars of the same shade of blue as American Professional brand, watched may not be the final produc- on the way up. Then four more shots #AAP19-3. 19 shots, 16 seconds. tion version of this piece. If it is, then it just like that. The next shot goes up as a Big, angular breaks of color, which is certainly mis-named, because the one purplish-blue star and breaks into an break loudly. And, as advertised, plenty I watched had no crackle. (Last tested in angular gold willow break which turns of crackle in the mix. “Worthy,” was the 2002) into blue glitter stars of that same shade one-word verdict from the guy who lit of blue. Then four more shots of that. the fuse on this one for me. Packed 6 to Cracklin’ Bloom So far, three shades of blue in one cake. the case. (Last tested in 1997) Ground Spinner. Phantom brand, #J- The final few shots are fired straight up 029. 18 seconds. and almost at the same instant, and Crackle Tornado Excellent new ground spinner with red they are gorgeous sparkling gold Flying Spinner. brand. and green flame, and a nice loud cluster comets which go up and break into Kwangsi. The Chinese factories have of crackle. (Last tested in 1998) crackle flower breaks. This piece offers adopted the plastic body model of several shades of blue, so if you are Rozzi’s Two Stage Silver Jet, and Cracklin’ Ground Bloom Flower interested in subtle color changes in released several items in recent years Ground Spinner. Great Grizzly your show, this might fill the bill. (Last called Outer Space Craft, Two Color brand, #GG0199. 9 seconds. tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Very disappointing. Only a couple of crackles at the end. Why not update the #8) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new classic Ground Bloom Flower with the Cracker Bomb (foil wrapped) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are crackling stuff that seems to be manda- Crackling Item. Link Triad brand, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, tory in all new fireworks? A great idea, #W667A. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. but they blew it. These spin well, with You put it on the ground and light the nice green and red flames, but then Fireworks videos • DVDs throw out a puny bit of crackle - some- fuse, and you get a good amount of Buyer’s Guides • Links crackle from each one. (Last tested in Fireworks T-shirts times just two little pops. (Last tested in 1995) Free articles 1996) and Cracker Bomb (paper more! Cracklin’ Lazer Flash wrapped) Crackling Item. Phantom brand, #M- Crackling Item. Link Triad brand, 047. #W667. Exceptionally good. But, the box says, Cylindrical shape; wrapped with red, “Crackling Strobe Effect.” Actually it is white & blue paper. Light it and it not a flashing strobe light. It gives off a crackles for a few seconds. (Last tested large color flame of red, green or blue, in 1995) with an abundance of loud crackles. Yeah! (Last tested in 1996) Crackering Ball Crackling Item. Link Triad brand, Cracklin’ Strobe Light #W667. Strobe. Blockbuster brand, Not as loud as Ground Blaster. Pack of 6 Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! #FOA1771. 31 seconds. has no English writing. (Last tested in FireworksLand.com Excellent quality, but not a true strobe 1995) light. Gives off a color flame and crack- les at the same time, for a long dura- Crackering Waltz Space Ship, etc. They’re decent, but do tion. Comes in green, gold or blue, two Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Long not have the rich silver shower of the of each in the box. Top quality. (Last March brand, #L983. 9 shots, 13 original Rozzi Silver Jet. Now comes tested in 2000) seconds. along Crackle Tornado and the nearly Ascends dark, then breaks into thin, identical Crackling Tornado, which Cracklin’ Thunder pathetic breaks of red and green. both emit loud crackling sparks as they Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Physically unstable, set bricks around fly up. (Last tested in 1996) Fireworks over America brand, it. (Last tested in 1995) #FOA2897. 7 shots, 9 seconds. Cracklin’ Seven big shots, each one a brilliant red Crackle Bomb Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black pearl leaving behind a wide trail of Crackling Item. Great Grizzly brand, Cat brand, #BC-6056. 25 shots, 23 crackling sparks. Nice. All shots are red #GG0211. seconds. pearls, that go up and break hard into a Starts as a small silver fountain and Each shot went up and broke into pur- cluster of white which spreads out and then explodes. (Last tested in 1995) ple stars and a couple of small white crackles. Very nice effect, but it’s over so comets that flew away. This differs quickly that I wish they made it in at greatly from the manufacturer’s catalog least a 19-shot version. (Last tested in description, which is “Whistling crackle 2000) Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 65 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Crackling Crackling Color Palms Crackling Cyclone Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Ground Spinner. Phantom brand, #J- King brand, #FK156. 21 seconds. Cat brand, #BC-6065. 19 shots, 23 009. 4 seconds. A very rapid Z-pattern cake which fires seconds. Spins briefly, then emits a terrific clus- about 15 rows of crackle comets, filling Each shot goes up as a red or green ter of very loud crackles. Spins with sil- the air with an array of persistent crack- pearl, then opens up into a “palm tree” ver, then emits a terrific burst of crack- le. Then at the end, the last row of 6 break with only 3 “branches, but a lot of le. Pull fuse back through the bottom shots is fired across the row, rather than crackle in the air surrounding those hole to make it easier to light. First all at once, and they go up and end in branches. Nice combination of effects in tested in 1996 and it lasted 9 gold willow breaks. (Last tested in 2005) the air. Speeds up a little towards the seconds.Tested it again in 2003 and it (Shown on PYROvideo #6) end. (Last tested in 2002) lasted 4 seconds. (Last tested in 2003)

Crackling Blue Fountain Crackling Comets Crackling Delight, #200 Assortment Roman Candle, single. Vulcan Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. Base Fountain. brand, #Y02-004. brand, #RC305. 4 shots, 13 seconds. Hundreds of “Dragon Egg”-type crack- 12 seconds. Decent amount of crackle on the way les going off up in the sky. Yeah! (Last 3 each of Crackling Palm with Blue and up, but only 4 shots. Not really long- tested in 1995) Crackling Carnation with Blue. Nice lasting enough. (Last tested in 2000) sprays of gold, blue and crackle, but Crackling Delight, #300 short duration. (Last tested in 1995) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Hundreds of crackling “Dragon Egg” Crackling Candle web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are effects going off. Huge display. (Last Roman Candle, single. Flower not in this file. To buy a membership in it, tested in 1995) Basket brand, #K2274C. 10 shots, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 16 seconds. Crackling Gem Blindingly brilliant red or green heads, Spellout Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon fairly good crackle. (Last tested in 1995) T-shirt brand, #Y23-124. 19 shots, 31 sec- onds. Crackling Candle This Every shot goes up dark and opens Roman Candle, single. Flower shirt medium into a break of bright, clear, Basket brand, #RC2010. 10 shots, says, sharp green stars mixed with crackle. 24 seconds. “Fireworks” Nice looking breaks. (Last tested in Good amount of crackle. Slight incon- spelled out in fireworks! 2000) sistency in height. (Last tested in 1995) See my web site for sizes and info. Crackling Golden Palms Crackling Candle Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Roman Candle, single. Glorious Cat brand, #BC-632. 19 shots, 25 brand, #GCRC008. 10 shots, 22 sec- seconds. onds. Gigantic palm tree-shaped shell bursts Glorious Company is the Hong Kong with terrific crackling tips. This item distributor. Each shot is a crackling has dropped a little in quality since it pearl with a decent amount of crackle. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! was first introduced. I first tested it in (Last tested in 2000) FireworksLand.com 1995 and it was a knockout. It’s still pretty good but the palms seem to have Crackling Candle fewer branches than it did the first time Roman Candle, single. Black Cat Crackling Crossettes I fired one. (Last tested in 2003) brand. 10 shots, 22 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Every shot goes up as a crackling Phantom brand, #G-091. 34 sec- Crackling Olde Glory, #200 comet. (Last tested in 2006) onds. Single-tube Aerial. Old Glory brand. Each shot goes up dark and breaks into Major problem here; shell went up but Crackling Coconut Battery about 4 stars of the same color (either never broke - a “blind shell.” (Last test- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. red, green or orange), an effect known ed in 1995) Maverick brand, #SM0741A. 20 as a “crossette shell,” plus there is some shots, crackle that appears in the center of Also has item number DC032A on it Crackling Patriot, #200 each break, in the middle while the 4 Single-tube Aerial. Dapkus brand. (Last tested in 2000) color stars spread out away from the Drab label is more than made up for by crackle. An interesting variation on the phenomenal performance. Blue and crossette effect. (Last tested in 2005) white stars with crackle. Giant break of (Shown on PYROvideo #8) intense crackle. (Last tested in 2000)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 66 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Crackling Pearls Crackling Silver Dragon Cone Crackling Spider, #200 Base Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, Cone Fountain. Kellner’s brand, Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. #DE1046. 33 seconds. #3408. 32 seconds. Big gold burst with plenty of crackle - It’s a single base fountain with 4 crack- Terrific spray of bright silver crackle, impressive even fired singly. (Last tested ling balls attached to the side. Starts with the sparks from the crackle darting in 1995) with a spray of white flitter and red in all directions. Intense and sustained sparks. One of the crackling balls goes spray of crackle and very tall towards Crackling Star off, giving a burst of crackle. The foun- the end. It’s definitely a “wow” item. Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, tain changes to a spray of gold with (Last tested in 2003) #T0108. flashing white sparks, and another ball 36-inch stick. Thin comet on the way up goes off. A third ball goes off while the Crackling Sky Barrage to silver stars with whistle. (Last tested fountain continues, then finally the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black in 1995) fourth ball goes off. The fountain con- Cat brand, #BC-646. 19 shots, 26 tinues for a few more seconds. (Last seconds. Crackling Stars tested in 2004) Very nice bright green breaks, then Roman Candle, single. Wu Tai changing to breaks of green stars with Mountain brand, #SX409. 7 shots, Crackling Phantom Cannon crackle. Over too soon, but good, bright 25 seconds. Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom green colors. (Last tested in 1998) Each shot goes up as a white pearl, then brand, #G-255. comes open into a small cluster of small Crackling breaks with some color. Best crackling stars. Not particularly impres- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z fired in large quantities. (Last tested in Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new sive. (Last tested in 1999) 1995) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Crackling Storm Crackling Rose, #300 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. Lantern brand. 7 shots, 14 seconds. Rose? Ours was blue. A beautiful blue, The Best of Seven comets with a good amount of however. Tiny bit of crackle. (Last tested PYROvideo crackle in each one. (Last tested in in 1995) 1, 2 and 3 1995) Two hours and 27 minutes of pyro Crackling Surprise #100 Crackling Saturn Missiles fun! Visit fireworks Single-tube Aerial. Space Age brand. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great factories in China, Grizzly brand, #GG0357. 100 shots, twice. See three Excellent break of gold comets with 98 seconds. backyard shows, 3 plenty of crackle. (Last tested in 1996) Each shot is a whistling missile that fireworks stores, ends ina tiny amount of crackle - only and view demos of Crackling Tornado 3 or 4 pops in most cases. Very long 121 new fireworks! Flying Spinner. brand, #WG010. 5 duration. Would be best shot in quanti- seconds. ties all at the same time. (Last tested in Terrific variation on the usual flying 2000) spinner: crackles on the way up. (Last tested in 1995) Crackling Saturn Missiles Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Battery Crackling Tracer Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun FireworksLand.com Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon brand, #SSM1130-200C. 200 shots, Eggs brand, #DE4079. 81 shots, 27 54 seconds. seconds. There are indeed 200 missiles in this Crackling Sparklers, #10 Sends up a large number of comets at a one, arranged in 40 rows of 5. This cake Sparkler. Phantom brand, #S-009.. fast pace. All comets have color heads is 18.5 inches long. Each missile goes 56 seconds. (red, green or blue, in a random selec- up with a whistle and ends in a tiny Crackling sparklers are back! A pleasing tion), at a random pace, but pretty fast cluster of crackle rather instead of a sound effect, with white sparks. (Last throughout. Each comet emits a little firecracker report. There were a couple tested in 1996) bit of crackle at the top of its flight. At of gaps in the performance where it did the end, the last 9 or so comets are fired nothing for few seconds, but then start- Crackling Sparklers, #7 all at once for a finale. (Last tested in ed up again. About halfway through it Sparkler. Red Lantern brand, #0787. 2004) starts firing them at a much faster pace, 24 seconds. and that makes it more enjoyable. (Last Something really different: sparklers Crashers tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo with a distinct crackle sound. (Last test- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon #5) ed in 1995) Eggs brand, #DE4019. 19 shots, 17 seconds. Each shot is supposed to give 2 para- chutes. Most work, and most have color flares of red or green dangling from

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 67 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com them. A few of the parachutes give off Then a strobing green pearl goes up and break. The peony breaks alternate sprays of crackle. If you could fire a ends in a green peony break with crack- between green, red and crackling whole row of these at the same time, it le. Then a strobing blue pearl goes up breaks. These are fired at a fairly rapid might be very impressive, filling the sky and ends in a blue peony break with pace so there is no dead time. At the with hanging color flares. One unit by crackle. Then a strobing gold pearl goes end, 7 or 8 whistling comets are shot up itself isn’t that overwhelming. (Last up and ends in a gold peony break with very rapidly, and these end in breaks of tested in 2004) crackle. These 4 shots continue to alter- crackle flowers. (Last tested in 2004) nate until the end, when the last 4 (one Crashing Rainbow of each color) are fired all at once. (Last Crazy Jack Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo Ground Spinner. Angel brand, King brand, #PYK606. 25 shots, 46 #4) #O901C. 5 seconds. seconds. Similar to Jumping Jacks, in packs of Essentially the same item as Command Crazy Bees 12. Spin red to green. The ones I got Teste, reviewed in PYRO #1. Alternates Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse were “Angel” brand, though I had between red pearls that end in red brand, #T2019. 7 shots, 7 seconds. thought that was a discontinued brand. breaks with report, and green pearls Intense, but short-lived assortment of Guess not. (Last tested in 1999) that end in green breaks with report. effects, with swirling color stars. The “reports” are actually small titani- Terrible. (Last tested in 1997) Crazy Mardigras um salutes, giving a cluster of white Cone Fountain. Fire Bird brand, stars along with the report. The timing #FB237. 37 seconds. is amazing - the titanium report always A package of two cone fountains in a happens a split-second after the color This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z vinyl bag. One cone has a red label and break. How do they do it? Timing Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are the other a yellow label. But they per- between shots is just right, too. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, form the same. A red flame with a silver Exclusive to Victory Fireworks in please visit FireworksCatalog.com. spray, then a short whistle, then a flash- Wisconsin. (Last tested in 1998) ing white spray, changing to a multi- color spray. (Last tested in 2000) Crater Creator (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Grizzly brand, #GG5094. 10 shots, PYROvideo #10 is two hours of 16 seconds. Crazy Rugby Crackling comets that end in clusters of fireworks fun and excitement! See the incredible fireworks of Mexico Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai red or blue stars, and green pearls that in a 23-minute brand, #WB2036. 19 shots, 29 sec- end in whirlwinds. 16 shots. (Last test- documentary. And onds. ed in 1996) watch the perfor- Each shot is a buzzing gold spinner that mances of 62 new goes up, then spins off some white Crazy Aces fireworks. Three sparks, then flies away horizontally, Roman Candle, single. Brothers how-to projects while continuing to buzz. The sound brand, #BP3049. 5 shots, 15 sec- round out effect is similar to the old “Crazy Bees” this great onds. DVD. repeater, but I like this item a lot better. A pack of four candles, each with five The gold spinners seem to hang in the shots. You get one each of Crazy Spades, air a little bit, almost like miniature Crazy Diamonds, Crazy Hearts and Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! UFOs. This one was a real crowd pleas- Crazy Clubs. Each candle has five differ- FireworksLand.com er. However it was a little less impres- ent shots in it - nothing is repeated in sive in 2001. (Last tested in 2000) one candle. These candles are more sophisticated in their performance than Crazy Comets Creature any other roman candle to hit the mar- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great ket so far. I believe these candles will set Great Grizzly brand, #GG0258. 70 Grizzly brand, #GG0262. 7 shots, a new standard for performance quality seconds. in roman candles, and hopefully revive 14 seconds. Incredibly bright white comet heads Whistle, then white sparkly spray, then this category of fireworks. “Crazy with thick, fluffy trails of white sparks. another short whistle, then more white Spades” is the same as the “Magnum Dazzling. No sound effects. (Last tested sparkle spray, then another whistle, Repeater” candle in the Black Cat in 1999) then a lot of big crackles, then another brand. (Last tested in 1998) silver whistle, then white sparkle, whis- tle, and finally crackle. Not much on Crazy Creatures color, but good noise and a long burn Crazy Beautiful Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. time. (Last tested in 1999) Brothers brand, #BP2068. 36 shots, Glorious brand, #GCM0136. 16 49 seconds. shots, 25 seconds. Every shot produces a sparkling comet A strobing red pearl goes up and ends in which goes up and breaks into a peony a red peony break with a little crackle.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 68 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Critic’s Choice Crossbow Force with brilliant white heads, and the mid- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. Skyrocket. Brothers brand, dle one is a crackling comet. Then it 7 shots, 15 seconds. #BP1196. shoots 3 shots in a fan which give gold Crackling comets on the way up, then A pack of 4 rockets with plastic bodies. willow breaks. Then it shoots 3 shots in each shot ends in a respectably full Each rocket gives 2 effects. One gives a a fan which give “falling leaves” breaks, break of brilliant white stars and fluffy red crossette break (break is 4 red stars one of red, one of green and one of pur- white, almost comet-like projectiles. A splitting apart from each other) plus ple falling leaves stars. Then it gives 3 good one to get if you are looking for some green “falling leaves” stars which shots in a fan which each give 2 breaks white breaks. (Last tested in 1997) drift down. Another gives a green cros- of crackle. Then it gives 3 shots in a fan sette and yellow falling leaves stars. The which each end in 2 breaks of silver fly- Critical Acclaim third gives a red crossette break and sil- ing fish. Then it gives 3 shots in a fan Reloadable Shell Kit. World Class ver falling leaves. The last one gives a which end in 2 color peony breaks, one Fireworks brand, #MWC0054. silver crossette and red falling leaves red and one blue from each shot. Very One tube and (originally) six cylindrical stars. Excellent effects for a rocket! nice. (Last tested in 2003) shells: Whistling with Reports; Purple (Last tested in 2004) Stars; Red Stars; Red Comet Tail; Green Crossfire (now called Open Comet Tail; and Crackling. All of these Fire) are mine shells - they don’t shoot up Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. and then break into the air, the shoot Brothers brand, #BP2086. 33 shots, the effects from the ground up. Really 39 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z different and spectacular. Get at least Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Now called “Open Fire.” Please see one box of these. Since I first tested it in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are “Open Fire” for a description. (Last test- 2001, this kit has been modified to not in this file. To buy a membership in it, ed in 2005) include 10 different mines rather than please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 6. I’m not sure what year they changed Crotalid Missile it from 6 to 10, but that seems to be the Are you a Hard Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon standard packaging now. In 2001, the Core Eggs brand, #DE4069. 100 shots, 53 “Whistling with Reports” mine had Pyro? seconds. about 10 whistling comets, each ending This is a “Saturn Missile Battery” in reports, but in 2005, it appears to This shirt device, with 20 rows of 5 missiles per have changed to only 4 whistling is available row. Each row of 5 is shot at the same comets. Other than that one, the rest of in 9 sizes, time. These missiles end in sprays of the mines in the kit appear to be of the including 3 crackle rather than reports. I am not a child sizes! same quality as before. (Last tested in big fan of Saturn Missile Batteries, but I 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on High quality did like this one. (Last tested in 2004) “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Hanes Beefy-T Crown Brocade Classic Critical Attack Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden Phantom brand, #G-151. 30 shots, Bear brand, #FX-A033. 30 shots, 10 20 seconds. seconds. Each shot appears to give both a mine The demo units that I watched going off Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! and a shell, according to what I could fired the rows in a Z-pattern at an FireworksLand.com tell. The type of stars in the mine are extremely rapid pace. I am not sure if basically the same as in the shell - a actual production units of this that are sparkling gold willow effect. So you get on store shelves will fire as fast as this. Crossette King gold brocade “willows” from the ground The actual duration of the one you buy Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Far up, in a flowerpot shape, and above that may be significantly longer. But it was Ocean brand, #F4009. 9 shots, 18 sparkling gold willow breaks. The pace seconds. is very fast in this one, so this might be impressive for its speed and it filled the Unusual diamond-shaped piece. Each good for part of your finale. (Last tested sky. Red pearls went up to clusters of shot goes up as a comet with a bright in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) red falling leaves stars, then green green head and a fluffy silver tail, then it pearls went up ending clusters of green splits into either 3 or 4 smaller comets falling leaves. Then silver comets went with green heads and silver tails. (Last Crown rocket assortment up and ended in silver flying fish, and tested in 1999) Skyrocket. Brothers brand, #BP- crackling comets went up and ended in A001. good crackling dragon-eggs breaks. A very nice looking assortment tray of Very impressive when fired in groups. Crossfire 14 Brothers-brand rockets, including 2 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Air Force One, 4 Fire Phoenix, 4 (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Pyro brand, #UP3005. 18 shots, 28 PYROvideo #7) seconds. Sidewinder and 4 The Ariane rockets. Shoots three comets in a fan all at once. Excellent performances. (Last tested in The two outer ones are white comets 1998)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 69 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Crowning Glory this part should have lasted longer. stars and gold flying fish. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Then a taller silver spray which crackles 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Cat brand, #BC-6139. 12 shots, 25 very softly. Then another whistle with seconds. some blue sparks. Then another section Curse of the Mummy The first shot is what I would call a of the green, blue and orange mixture, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. “gold brocade” break, basically gold which quickly changes to a mix of red Great Grizzly brand, #GG0259. 51 trails with sparkling glimmers of silver with silver spray. Then one final whistle seconds. along the trails. They are very eye-pleas- to finish it off. (Last tested in 2004) Bright red spray, adding a short whistle, ing. I would like to see a whole cake (Shown on PYROvideo #5) changing to red and green mixed, and with nothing but this effect. The next another whistle, changing to a crackle shot is a break of red, blue and green Cuckoo spray. This and Blood of the Vampire are peony stars, but they crackle as they Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, collectible fountains due to the “mon- continue to spread out, so they are kind #BC-2014. 28 seconds. ster theme” artwork. (Last tested in of like red, blue and green “dragon egg” Starts with a short whistle, then gives a 1999) stars. These two shots alternate with spray of red and green sparks against a each other for the rest of the perfor- background of silver sparks. Then Custer Killer, #100 mance. (Last tested in 2005) another short whistle, and it changes to Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly brand. Cruel Intentions If a firework has only one shot, it better Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. be a good one. This isn’t. (Last tested in This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Brothers brand, #BP2907. 24 shots, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 1995) 30 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are A series of 5 thick, fluffy white comet not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Cyber Candle tails are shot up, one at a time, and each please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Roman Candle battery. Shogun one ends in a nice break of color stars. brand, #SMC140. 144 shots, 36 sec- Then a group of 3 crackling comets are PYROvideo #4 onds. shot up at the same time in a fan-shape, DVD Barrage of color shots for the first half, and they end in breaks of blue with and an almost continuous stream of crackle. Then five more white comets Two hours of fireworks crackle for the second half. First tested ending in color breaks, then 3 crackle fun! Watch three fire- in 2003 and tested again in 2005 (Last comets ending in blue and crackle works shows, and see tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo breaks. Then, the five-and-three one how they were set up. #8) more time. Very well-timed piece. (Last Make your own wheel, using commonly sold tested in 2000) fireworks. Visit a fire- Cyber Mine works factory in Brazil Base Fountain. Shogun brand, Crystal Ball and a sparkler factory #M66. 10 seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. in Ohio. Watch the Starts with a long whistle and silver Skybound brand, #VB4017. 55 sec- performance sparks, then gives a sudden blast of onds. of 93 new crackle. Startling and unexpected. Kind This brand is supposed to be a “bargain” fireworks! of reminiscent of the “Happiness” foun- brand and lower priced, so you would tain a long time ago. (Last tested in expect the performance to be a little less Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 2003) impressive or even junk. However, the FireworksLand.com few items I have tried so far from this Cyber Race brand have actually turned out to be a spray of silver sparks, silver balls and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. good ones - they are definitely not junk. some crackle. (Last tested in 2003) Brothers brand, #BP2662. 25 shots, Begins with a whistle and a spray of red 33 seconds. sparks and gold flitter, all at the same A series of red or white pearls with Cuckoo Cuckoo Fountain time and apparently out of one tube - or white comet tails go up. Then each one Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Red 2 tubes close together. Then it changes Lantern brand, #0852. 35 seconds. whips open into a white whirlwind. A to a mixture of blue sparks, green Still pretty good, but not quite as few of the whirlwinds also include a sparks, and globs of orange flames just intense as it was ten years ago. Two handful of color stars. Shots are spaced like those seen in some other fountains short whistles from the side tubes; gold, closely together, so that the sky is con- like Vesuvius, Dragon’s Breath and red and green spray from the main cen- tinuously filled with sparks. (Last tested Great Balls of Fire. This part has no ter tube. (Last tested in 1995) in 1999) “background” spray of orange or silver - just the colors and it is very effective. Cupid’s Dart Cybernetics Artillery Shells Reloadable Shell Kit. Fire Bird brand, Then it changes to a good spray of green Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star #FB5560. and a lot of soft silver sparks. Then brand. 22 seconds. another whistle, this time with green Every shot goes up as a gold pearl, Two tubes and twelve round 1.75-inch sparks. Then a great spray of tangerine which ends in a cluster of blue peony shells: Colorful Pearls with Dragon orange sparks mixed with blue sparks - Eggs w/Tail; Colorful Pearls with

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 70 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Twisting Flowers w/Tail; Small Colorful tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo Daffodil Chrysanthemum to 2 Silvery Fish #4) Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Crown w/Tail; Red Coconut with Silver #W664. 8 seconds. Glittering w/Tail; Crossette with Da Big Bad Bomb Box Floats on water. Doesn’t spin, but Whistling Silvery Swallow w/Tail; Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. shoots a nice gold/silver fountain. (Last Shuttle with Whistling Snake w/Tail; Brothers brand, #BP-A013. 36 shots, tested in 1995) Green Peony to 2 Silvery Swallow This is an assortment of four 500-gram w/Tail; Purple Peony with Silver “Heavy Weights” cakes. They include Daggerfall Crackling w/Tail; Silvery Twisting “Atom Bomb” (BP-A013-1), “Hydrogen Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower with 2 Big Glittering Pearls Bomb” (BP-A013-2), “Neutron Bomb” Brothers brand, #BP2620. 20 shots, w/Tail; Silvery Twisting Flower to Red (BP-A013-3) and “Cobalt Bomb” (BP- 30 seconds. Glittering w/Tail; Crown Willow with A013-4). Each one has 36 shots.The A beautiful variation on the “gold flying Small Silvery Swallow w/Tail; and manufacturer’s catalog states that they fish” effect as seen in “Warp Speed.” In Thunder Rain with Crackling to are sold as a kit, one of each in a box. this one, all shots go up as a strobing Thunder Rain with Crackling w/Tail. You may see it sold that way, or you may red pearl, which then opens into a small These are about average for 1.75-inch see them sold individually. I have cluster of blue stars and the gold flying round shells. (Last tested in 2000) noticed them listed individually on fish. The contrast in colors between the (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The some price lists I have seen. Since I glue and gold is really nice. No sound Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) effects - this is one to watch, not hear. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Unchanged in 2003. (Last tested in Cycad Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 2003) Cone Fountain. Glorious brand, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are #GCF042. 30 seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Dancer please visit . A cone fountain that comes in a box of FireworksCatalog.com Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Temple 2. Starts as a small spray of flashing sil- PyroTopia: Show of Shows of Heaven brand, #N209B. 48 shots, ver sparks, and it gets taller and bigger 27 seconds. as it goes along, but not really that The ultimate fireworks Another whirlwind item, this one with impressive compared to other cone DVD: a unique and red, green and reports added! (Last test- fountains of this brand (Red Ruby and unforgettable jour- ed in 1995) ney through music Wonder Cone). (Last tested in 2004) and pyrotechnics. Dancing Butterfly Cyclone Fountain/spinner combination. Red Lantern brand, #0902. 8 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon 90 minutes of Eggs brand, #DE4023. 20 shots, 13 nonstop music Brief fountain of red, green and silver, seconds. and fireworks! then out pop 3 red and 3 green ground Shoots 5 shots at a time, in fan-shapes. spinners! (Last tested in 1995) The first set of 5 goes up as red pearls that break open into nice red chrysan- Dancing Butterfly themums. Then, a fan of 5 green pearls Fountain/spinner combination. that open into green chrysanthemums. Phantom brand, #J-020. 10 seconds. Starts with a short spray of silver, then Then another row of 5 red ones, and Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! finally a row of 5 blue ones. No sound 6 red and green ground spinners come effects, but a good cake and reminiscent FireworksLand.com out. (Last tested in 2003) of some of the 500-gram cakes. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo know they might be sold individually, I Dancing Cat #4) have listed the individual cakes sepa- Ground Spinner. Black Cat brand, rately in this book. Please see each of #BC-812. 28 seconds. Cyclone of Colors the individual names for descriptions of Terrific, long-lasting silver spinner with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon the performances. (Last tested in 2003) intermittent flare-ups of red and green. brand, #Y03-084. 7 shots, 32 sec- (Last tested in 1996) onds. Daffodil Starts as a multi-color fountain with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dancing Colorful Serpents crackle, then it sends up 6 or 7 shots Brothers brand, #BP2115. 16 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. which whistle on the way up, then end 35 seconds. 30 shots, 13 seconds. in a cluster of crackle. It’s a small piece, All shots are identical: they go up as a Very loud whistles on these comets, but I liked it. (Last tested in 1998) white comet with a brilliant white head, which burst into small breaks. (Last then break open into a mixed break of tested in 1995) Cyclone Plane red and green with crackle. (Last tested Flying Spinner. Zenith brand. in 1999) Made by Zenith Specialties in Missouri. Flies up well with a gold spray, then ejects a cluster of stars at the end. (Last Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 71 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Dancing Flower & Flying Dancing Snakes Dancing with the Stars Lantern Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, brand, #WB2016. 25 shots, 21 sec- Pyro brand, #UP9015. 16 shots, 34 #K1141. 8 seconds. onds. seconds. Spins on ground, then, if it’s having a Green pearls fly up and open into spin- It was a pleasant surprise to see actual good day, takes off in green. This one ning white whirlwinds, with a soft “go-getter” stars in a consumer fire- may or may not fly. (Last tested in 1996) crackling sound. Besides the white work. All the stars in all the breaks of sparks, each whirlwind throws out a this cake are “go-getter” stars, which Dancing Fresh Flowers group of white “swimming eel” stars are bright and richly colored stars that Ground Spinner. Red Lantern brand, that fly away a little farther than the dart away in random directions. The #0952. 10 seconds. diameter of the whirlwind. Guess those effect is similar to “flying fish” stars but Sprays red sparks only, but an incredi- are the snakes. Very fast pacing. The these are much brighter and have much bly bright red. Powerful spinner. (Last catalog says there are red and green more color. Each break in this cake has tested in 1995) stars in it as well, but I didn’t see any. “go-getter” stars of one color only. The No sound effects, but the look is lavish shots alternate between breaks of green, Dancing Golden Snake and showy. (Last tested in 1999) red, gold, or blue go-getter stars. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red Definitely a valuable addition to your Lantern brand, #0853. 9 shots, 24 show. (Last tested in 2003) seconds. Gold fountain, then shoots up many This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Danger Zone swimming, spinning squiggles of silver. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Unique effect. (Last tested in 1995) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Grizzly brand, #GG0293. 12 shots, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 29 seconds. Dancing Lights please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Each shot is a screaming white comet Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black that goes up in a spiraling motion and Cat brand, #BC-630. 16 shots, 22 Black Cat T-shirt ends. No other effects. Bright white seconds. The famous sparks and loud whistles. (Last tested in Shots spiral up with a trail of gold Black Cat logo 2000) sparks and sparkling silver sparks, with on quality a soft spinning sound. Then each one shirts Dark Force comes open into a small cluster of red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda or green stars, which are very bright brand, #P5058. 16 shots, 46 sec- and sparkly. (Last tested in 1999) onds. Each shot is a brilliant white comet, Dancing Red Plum with a thick trail and a bright white Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower head. Some of the shots just go up and King brand, #FK24. 24 shots, 23 that’s it. Other shots may go up and seconds. then turn to the side and jet off in The first row is fired in a Z-pattern, and 7 sizes! another direction, or make a short Order at each shot is a silver comet with a color my web site. “wind” sound. Different. (Last tested in head that goes up and ends in a peony 2000) break of that same color (red, green, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! white, yellow, or blue). The next row is FireworksLand.com Dark Knight fired in the other direction, and more Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. rapidly, and those shots are unusual Brothers brand, #BP2819. 25 shots, mines of silver glitter with breaks of sil- Dancing Spinner Fireworks 40 seconds. ver glitter above them - nice to look at. Ground Spinner. Flower Basket Every shot is a green pearl on the way Then another row fired in the opposite brand, #K1134. 13 seconds. up, with a little bit of comet tail behind direction, which gives mines of silver Beautiful colors; red, blue and green; it, and ending with a silver whirlwind glitter with breaks of shimmering silver surprising from such a small, inexpen- and a cluster of red stars. The last 10 stars above them - even better. The next sive item. (Last tested in 1995) shots are fired almost all at once, creat- row is fired in the other direction, and ing a finale. (Last tested in 2003) those shots are mines of silver glitter Dancing White Snake with breaks of silver glitter above them. Skyrocket. West Lake brand, #L185. Dart Wheel Finally four shots are fired almost at Poor aerodynamics. Flew all the way Wheel. Dragon Eggs brand, #DPW- once, and they end in good crackle over a pond and crashed. Must be too 003. 26 seconds. breaks in which the crackle lasts a satis- heavy. (Last tested in 1995) Starts spinning with a green flame, fying length of time. One of the better which changes to a red flame. Then a cakes in this brand. (Last tested in silver spray, which changes to a blue 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) flame, then a purple flame with silver spray. Then a gold spray and then a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 72 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com green flame with a silver spray. Fast crackle. At first they are only gold stars, up like a rocket and ends in a red chrys- changes of color. (Last tested in 2004) then later they are red or green stars. anthemum break with silver glitter But all breaks have a good amount of mixed in. These two shots (the triple Dawn of Time crackle that seems to go off in a short, whistle and the red chrysanthemum) Mine. All Star brand. 11 seconds. quick group. (Last tested in 1999) alternate with each other, at different Starts with a silver whistling fountain, angles in a circular pattern. Then, at the then gives a crackle mine and a couple Dead Heat end, 12 shots are fired very rapidly, of aerial breaks of crackle above the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai almost all at once, in a circular pattern. mine. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on brand, #WB2043. 16 shots, 47 sec- These are silver comets with color PYROvideo #7) onds. heads, some of them green heads and Great assortment of breaks, all colors, some of them red. Each one of these Dayton Night crackle, etc. Very nice cake. Get this ends in two distinct clusters of color Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. one. (Last tested in 2002) (Shown on falling leaves, either red or green clus- Brothers brand, #BP2308. 12 shots, PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of ters. Very good ending. This cake covers 13 seconds. PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) a large area of the sky. (Last tested in A series of brilliant white comets, with 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) no sound effects, although a tiny bit of crackle sneaked in, and there were a few Dealer’s Choice color stars, but it’s primarily a white Base Fountain. Great Grizzly brand, comet show. (Last tested in 2000) #GG0300. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new A box of four fountains, which appear to Dazzling Comets web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are be the same fountains as Beihai Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Fireworks’ “Spirit Fountains.” These Cat brand, #BC-6105. 16 shots, 34 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. are named Acey Ducey, Joker’s Wild, seconds. Black Jack and Stud Poker. (Last tested Gold comets, with long gold tails, that PYROvideo #5 in 2000) also give off sparkling glitter as they go DVD or VHS up. The glitter is red in some shots, sil- Two hours of firewoks Death Ray ver in some shots and green in some Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great shots. No sound effects. This might be fun! Learn how to build a horizontal Grizzly brand, #GG0251. 19 shots, pretty effective if fired in long rows of wheel, ways to use a 22 seconds. these, fired at the same time. (Last test- roll of 16,000 fire- Each shot goes up dark and then seems ed in 2004) crackers, a way to to break open into two small breaks, I fuse rockets together, think. Mainly clusters of red or green Dazzling Diamonds a roman candle bar- stars. No sound effects. (Last tested in Hand-held Fountain. Great Grizzly rage, three separate 1998) fireworks shows, a brand, #GG0361. 60 seconds. stroll through The tube is 30 inches long and just over Boomland, Death Stalker 2 inches in diameter. It’s like a and 90 Skyrocket. Beihai brand, #WG003. California Candle on steroids. Starts new fireworks. Good all-around daytime-use rocket with orange globs and blue stars mixed with an ominous name. Goes up with a together, then an orange spray with Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! whistle and ends in crackle. (Last tested blue sparks, then a white crackle-flitter FireworksLand.com in 1995) spray. Very good blue. (Last tested in 2000) Deadly Peril Decapitation Strike Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Dazzling Shooting Star Brothers brand, #BP2187. 37 shots, Eggs brand, #DP0014. 36 shots, 73 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai 42 seconds. seconds. brand, #WB2013. 25 shots, 28 sec- The tubes are arranged in circles. It I don’t care for the name of this one at onds. begins with a rapid series of mines all, but I did like the effects it gave. The Each shot is a silver comet which whis- straight up, which produce crackle shots are all fired straight up, and they tles as it goes up. Overlap of whistle pro- flowers at a medium altitude. Then 6 have beautiful and unusual comet tails duces a continuous whistling sound for shots are fired in a circle, almost all at on the way up, which give off sparkling the entire duration. (Last tested in once, and these go up and end in clus- colored sparks instead of the usual gold 1999) ters of loud crackle plus color falling or silver sparks. The first 7 or 8 shots leaves stars (3 shots have green falling have red sparks on the way up, ending Dazzling Sky Poppers leaves and 3 shots have red falling in gold willow breaks with more Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black leaves). Then it fires up a silver sparkling red stars along the tips - very Cat brand, #BC-650. 19 shots, 27 whistling comet which goes up a long pretty. Then there is a mini-finale, with seconds. a group of these same red shots fired all Each shot goes up dark, then opens into way and whistles 3 times while going up. Then another fast-moving shot goes at once. Then about 7 or 8 shots of a cluster of stars with a sharp burst of sparkling green comets going up and Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 73 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com ending in gold willow breaks with liked this one. (Last tested in 2004) Derby Day sparkling green tips. Then another (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. mini-finale, with a group of these same Phantom brand, #H-169. 51 sec- green shots fired all at once. Then about Den of Monster onds. 7 or 8 shots which are sparkling bluish- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Horseshoe-shaped fountain similar to, silver comets on the way up, ending in Eggs brand, #DE4061. 16 shots, 21 and possibly the same as Magic gold willow breaks with sparkling seconds. Horseshoe. Starts with good crackle, bluish-silver tips. There are no sound Every shot is a pearl, either red or then nice gold flitter spray, a whistle, effects, but this is a very eye-pleasing white, that goes up and ends in a chrys- silver flitter spray, another whistle, display. In late 2004, this cake had some anthemum break with crackle. (Last green and silver spray, and ends with crackle in some of the breaks. (Last test- tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo abundant white flitter spray. Good pow- ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) #4) der load in this one. (Last tested in 1999) Def-Con Alert Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Derringer Phantom brand, #G-017. 9 shots, 19 Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat seconds. brand, #BC-6126. A very interesting display which alter- This is a smaller shell kit with six one- nates between red and green shots. inch shells, attractively packaged in Each shot goes up as a pearl of that shiny silver paper. The breaks are most- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z ly single-color peony breaks (red or blue color, which then splits in the air to a Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new small group (4 or 5) of that same color, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are or silver, etc.) and they break with a which fly away. Might be called a cros- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, pretty good bang. (Last tested in 2005) sette cake, but maybe not. It is similar please visit FireworksCatalog.com. to “Atom Splitter,” but the stars in the Derringer Glow-in-the-dark Shirt break are larger and travel further away. Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat brand. (Last tested in 2001) The aliens have Small shells () but very nice for their Delta Force landed, size. Crackle break, blue peony break, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. and silver glitter break, yellow peony break, Brothers brand, #BP2898. 25 shots, they purple peony break and red peony 35 seconds. want break. Do not break too hard, but lots of fireworks, All shots are crackling comets on the of course. stars in each one. (Last tested in 2006) way up, ending as white whirlwinds with a few color stars and a few reports. Desert at Night The final 10 shots are fired at a rapid Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West pace for a “mini-finale.” (Last tested in The Lake brand, #L930. 7 shots, 12 sec- 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on aliens onds. “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) on this Fountain, then 6 floral breaks. Label shirt glow claims blue and purple stars, but I only in the dark! Demon Fire saw red and green. Must have changed Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! after the first year. Tested again in 2005. Eggs brand, #DP0002-3. 19 shots, FireworksLand.com Started with a fountain of red, green 41 seconds. and silver which lasted for maybe 6 or 7 Artillery shells fired straight up: crack- seconds, then shot up 6 shots which ling comet with red head; crackling Denver ended in small clusters of peony stars, comet which ends in cluster of silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. alternating between red clusters and flying fish; green pearl which ends in Brothers brand, #BP2339. 25 shots, blue clusters. Not all that impressive, break of blue stars with crackle; crack- 60 seconds. but considering the item’s low price it’s ling comet which ends in dragon eggs All shots go up as crackling comets, not bad. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown break; crackling comet ending in silver then break into either crackle breaks or on PYROvideo #8) fish; green pearl ending in blue stars color chrysanthemum breaks (red or plus crackle; blue comet ends in mixed green). Alternates between the crackle Desert Fox green and red peony; crackling comet breaks and the color breaks. Slow pac- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ends in dragon eggs break; crackling ing is just right, and makes it seem to Brothers brand, #BP2888. 25 shots, comet ends in silver fish; green pearl last a long time. Excellent quality. (Last 40 seconds. ends in blue stars plus crackle; silver tested in 1999) Each shot whistles and crackles on the comet ends in green and red peony; way up, then breaks into either gold fly- crackling comet ends in dragon eggs ing fish or silver flying fish, with some break; and finally 3 shots fired at once, stars mixed in. Nice. The picture on the ending in silver fish, green and red label appears to be a caricature of peony, and blue stars with crackle. I Saddam Hussein. Oh well. (Last tested

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 74 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and Desperados IV Desperados VI on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Cat brand, #BC-6116-4. 16 shots, 30 Cat brand, #BC-6116-6. 16 shots, 30 Desert Opponent seconds. seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. This cake is all mines, with a variety of Every shot is a screaming silver comet Brothers brand, #BP2155. 25 shots, mine effects. One shot is a mine of red with a fluffy tail, which spirals as it goes 50 seconds. peony stars with some firecracker up, and then ends in a cluster of crack- Alternates between two types of shots. reports. Another shot is a mine of blue le, with a good amount of crackle stars One is a silver comet which ends in a peony stars with a few firecracker in it. No colors, but a very good noise break of crackle plus a group of silver reports. Another shot is a mine of mixed cake. (Last tested in 2004) flying fish. The other is a bright red red, blue and green stars, with a few comet head, which ends in a break of firecracker reports. Another shot is a Desperate Attempt crackle and a short whistle which goes mine of crackle, with a couple of fire- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai up in pitch. The whistles are inconsis- cracker reports. These four types of brand, #WB2039. 14 shots, 35 sec- tent, and some of them only produce shots alternate with each other onds. strange blowing sounds. Shots achieve throughout the performance. (Last A crossette comet cake, with each shot a high altitude. Essentially unchanged in tested in 2004) silver comet which goes up and splits 2003. (Last tested in 2003) into 4 silver comets. Highly unusual effect in consumer fireworks. Ends with Desperados I a break of green and a break of crackle. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z I strongly recommend this as true cros- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Cat brand, #BC-6116-1. 16 shots, 35 web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are sette breaks are unusual in consumer seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, fireworks (at least they were the year All shots give off some firecrackers as please visit FireworksCatalog.com. this item first came out). (Last tested in they go up. The first shot goes up as a 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on green pearl and ends in a glittering PYROvideo #6 “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) multi-color peony break. The next shot DVD goes up as a red pearl and then ends as Destination Mars a hummer, a spinner that zooms away This DVD is 2 hours Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red with a buzzing sound. The next 2 shots of company demos, Rhino brand, #CD-2416. 36 shots, end in glittering multi-color peony including Brothers, 19 seconds. breaks, then the next shot is another Cannon, Dragon Fires the shots in fans, but not all at the hummer. The next shot ends as a break Eggs, Fire Hawk, same exact instant, at very slight inter- Flower King, Hale, vals. So it’s not really a fan cake, and not of crackle and a few color stars. These 3 Black Cat, Mega Ton types of shots continue to alternate with and Red Rhino really a Z pattern cake, but somewhere each other for the rest of the perfor- brands. A total of in between. Starts by firing a fan of 6 mance. The most interesting effect in 140 new fireworks shots, which are silver comets with this one is the hummer, which gives an are shown, bright red heads. Then fires a fan of 6 unusual zipping sound in the air. (Last as well as shots, which are silver comets with sil- tested in 2004) 5 finales. ver heads. Then another fan, of silver comets with blue heads. Then another Desperados II Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! fan, of silver comets with green heads. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black FireworksLand.com Then another fan, of gold comets with Cat brand, #BC-6116-2. 16 shots, 35 bright red heads. Then another fan, of seconds. shots which go up dark and break into Every shot is a screamer which whistles Desperados V crackle breaks. Almost has the look and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black feel of a 500-gram cake. Excellent qual- twice on the way up, and ends in a clus- Cat brand, #BC-6116-5. 16 shots, 34 ter of crackle. (Last tested in 2004) seconds. ity. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on The first shot goes up as a red pearl, PYROvideo #6) Desperados III that ends in a good white whirlwind Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black (spinning shower of white sparks in the Devil Break Cat brand, #BC-6116-3. 16 shots, 33 air). The next shot goes up as a green Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. seconds. pearl, that ends in a good white whirl- Zenith/Black Cat brand. 15 seconds. Every shot is a mine, consisting of some wind. These two shots alternate with This is made by Black Cat and Zenith stars and two or three screaming silver each other for the rest of the duration. Specialties. It shoots up color mines of comets which continue on above the Some of the shots give off some fire- blue, green or red, alternating the col- stars. In one shot the mine stars are crackers as they go up, but not all of ors. Above the mines appear breaks of blue, and the screaming comets go them do. (Last tested in 2004) colors and crackle. Short-lived but pret- above that. In another shot the mine ty good. (Last tested in 2004) stars are glittering silver, and the screaming comets go above that. (Last tested in 2004)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 75 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Devil Triangle Diamond Collection Multi-Color end. Very nice changes in colors and Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Crackling effects, a well-designed fountain. (Last Beihai brand, #WB4006. 66 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Inter- tested in 2001) onds. Oriental brand, #DC032. 20 shots, Brilliant white shower of sparks, then a 30 seconds. Diamond Jubilee spray of crackling white flitter, then big Every shot goes up as a comet, then Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. crackles with red sparks, then a gold comes apart into a group of several We could not get this one to ignite - but spray, then a huge amount of white flit- crackling branches. No color but still I’ve heard it’s pretty good. (Last tested ter - lights up the whole area. They put nice to look at and good crackle. in 1995) a lot of stuff in this one. (Last tested in Supposed to be 20 shots, but only 19 1999) fired. (Last tested in 2000) Diamonds and Emeralds Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Devil’s Night Diamond Flitter, Purple/Gold Great Grizzly brand, #GG10001. 15 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. seconds. Phantom brand, #G-261. 15 sec- Gorgeous purple stars with gold trails, Similar to Jade Flowers, with copious onds. with some crackle mixed in. (Last tested green sparks, but short-lived. Green, Very high-flying comets, each one in 1995) gold, and silver spray. (Last tested in crackling heavily and loudly. (Last test- 1995) ed in 1995) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Diamonds in the Dark Devil’s Night Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Fireworks over America brand, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, #WB5017. #FOA2822. 25 shots, 14 seconds. please visit . One tube and six shells in the box: FireworksCatalog.com The first 2 shots go up and end in large Crackling; Whistling w/Green, Blue PyroTopia: Show of Shows breaks of gold crackle. The next shot Star; Blue Stars w/Crackling; Red Stars goes up and ends in a large break of sil- w/Crackling; Golden Stars w/Crackling; The ultimate fireworks ver crackle - much brighter than the Whistling w/Green and Purple Stars. DVD: a unique and first 2 breaks. Then a purple shot goes (Last tested in 1999) unforgettable jour- ney through music up and ends in crackle. Then another and pyrotechnics. shot just like that. Then, the shots are Devil’s Triangle fired 3 at a time, for the rest of the cake. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. All of them are purple pearls that go up Phantom brand, #H-149A. 71 sec- 90 minutes of and end in silver crackle. Very rapid onds. nonstop music pace after the first 4 shots. (Last tested Similar to Sunburst and Paradise, this and fireworks! in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) has a little bit of everything. Triangular in shape with 10 tubes, one of which Diamonds in the Sky crackles and one whistles. (Last tested Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Mega in 1995) Ton brand. 15 shots, 28 seconds. Every shot produces a mine of crackle at Devildom Fountain Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! the lower level and a silver comet which Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. goes up above that and breaks open into Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1034. 98 FireworksLand.com a crackle break. The last 5 shots are seconds. fired all at once for a crackle finale. No Starts with crackle, then red spray with colors, this is a crackle cake. (Last test- white flitter, then crackle again, then Diamond Flitter, Red/Gold ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) red and gold mixed spray, then purple Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. and gold mixed spray, then a long spray Down-pointing red and gold break; Digital Life of crackle. (Last tested in 2004) slightly lower altitude than most. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda brand, #P5218. 20 shots, 30 sec- Diamond Bouquet to Emerald onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Diamond Fountain Unusual combination shots - each shot Glorious brand, #GCM024. 16 shots, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. is both a crackling comet that goes 34 seconds. Black Cat brand, #BC-2002. 60 sec- straight up AND a mine of blue stars onds. The one I got shot up green pearls that go up all around the comet. Not a Beautiful red and white flitter spray, which opened into nice chrysanthe- lot of blue stars in each shot, but then adding green, then adding crackle. mum breaks of green with silver trails. enough to establish the effect. A very Then strong gold flitter, then big silver They did not break hard or symmetrical, nice enhancement to the common flitter, then red, green and crackle, then but they were pleasing to look at. (Last effect of crackling comets. All shots are a really interesting type of white flitter tested in 2000) the same. (Last tested in 2000) that kind of moves in different direc- tions, then a strong gold spray at the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 76 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Dino fountain Dirty Dozen Then more screaming comets and one Base Fountain. brand. 10 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great last gold willow break. The breaks are Nice mixture of crackle with red, green, Grizzly brand, #GG0221. 12 shots, nice and large in this one; the scream- and blue sparks. Good height, but way 12 seconds. ing comets a little distracting. (Last too short in duration. At least it’s cheap. Each shot goes up as a green pearl, then tested in 2003) (Last tested in 1996) breaks into falling white comets. Truly an uncommon effect. A few crackers Disco Flash Dinosaur also. (Last tested in 1996) Strobe. Flower Basket brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Far #NOV2007. 17 seconds. Ocean brand, #DE4008. 12 shots, Dirty Dozen Just another silver strobe light. (Last 12 seconds. Reloadable Shell Kit. Fireworks over tested in 1995) A superb, top-notch piece which com- America brand, #FOA2963. bines mines with shells. The first 6 These are single-break shells and there Disco Flash shots each give a crackle mine and a are some interesting effects here: comet Strobe. Shogun brand, #SDF2007. shell which breaks into crackle. The 20 seconds. final 6 shots give white comet mines, A series of very bright silver flashes for similar to Niagara Falls, etc. and shells This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z about 20 seconds. Even if the box claims which burst into nice crackle bursts. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new they are in colors, they aren’t; they are Terrific. Changed somewhat in 2004. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are all silver. (Last tested in 2005) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Still gives nice bursts of crackle at the please visit FireworksCatalog.com. top of each shot. But, on the way up, the Discoverer shots do not crackle. They are a single Spellout Single-tube Aerial. West Lake brand, white comet, surrounded by a group of T-shirt #L214A. stars that might be enough to be con- It’s an interesting package, designed to sidered a “mine” on the way up. Good This look like a missile, but it’s actually a pacing and good crackle in the breaks shirt mortar. The effect is basically a mine - a make this one still a winner, but not as says, single upward blast of stars with small good as when I first tried it in 2000. “Fireworks” flitter sparks. Unimpressive perfor- (Last tested in 2000) spelled out mance, but high collectible value due to in fireworks! the package design. (Last tested in See my web site 1998) Dinosaur Egg Smoke Balls for sizes and info. Smoke. Black Cat brand, #BC-710. 31 seconds. Discovery assortment A large white “egg” made of cardboard Skyrocket. Brothers brand, #BP- and painted white. You “crack open” the A008. egg to reveal the smoke balls inside. Ten rockets standing up in a cardboard Each ball produces a different color of stand - you don’t need to find any other smoke, for about 30 to 32 seconds each. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! support for them, just light them one by Large amounts of smoke and vivid col- one from the stand. Neat! The effects ors. Great smoke item. (Last tested in FireworksLand.com are: Silver Flying Fishes; Gold Flying 2000) Fishes; Yellow Flying Fishes; Red Flying tail on the way up breaking to chrys- Fishes; Green Flying Fishes; Reports; Dinosaur Twist anthemum with orange tips; red peony Multi-Color Pearls w/Whistle; Multi- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon break in which the red stars turn into Color Chrysanthemum; Multi-Color brand, #Y03-068. 16 shots, 38 sec- crackle; and a dragon eggs break are Pearls w/Crackers; and Crackling. All onds. some of the effects. (Last tested in 2004) are quality effects. (Last tested in 2000) It’s an interesting effect: not a whirl- wind, but each shot spins on the way up, Disco Ball Dislay [sic] Missile throwing off sparkles as it twirls Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Base Fountain. Flying Dragon brand, around. Each shot ends in a small, Pyro brand, #UP3026. 10 shots, 22 #W5-50. 21 seconds. insignificant cluster of red or green seconds. A very attractive package design. In fact stars. No sound effects. Shots spiral up The first shot is a group of 3 screaming I hated to use it up, so buy two - one to with a small amount of sparkling silver comets. The next shot gives a large gold light and one to keep. The performance coming out as they go up, then they willow break. Then there are more wasn’t bad - green spray with silver flit- open up quietly into a cluster of bright screaming comets. The next shot is a ter, changing to all-silver, then finally green stars. No sound effects. (Last test- yellow pearl which goes up and ends in red and green spray with silver flitter. ed in 2000) a yellow chrysanthemum break, with No sounds. Zero for spelling. (Last test- bright yellow stars followed by thin, ed in 1998) short silver trails. Then more screaming comets and then a red chrysanthemum break. Then more screaming comets and then a blue chrysanthemum break.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 77 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Disorderly Conduct Distorting Fireworks Dixie Flash Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red Roman Candle, single. Red Rocket brand, #Y63-029. 204 shots, 23 sec- Lantern brand, #0070. 37 shots, 13 brand, #RC2014. 10 shots, 15 sec- onds. seconds. onds. This is a rapid-fire “Z pattern” cake Unbelievable sight to behold. Intense Red Rocket fireworks. The current fad where the shots are fired at slightly dif- barrage of swirling comets. Declined in roman candles (at lest when I bought ferent angles, going across one row and somewhat in quality over the last 5 this one) is crackling sparks. Here’s one back the next row. All shots are either years, though. (Last tested in 1995) of the better ones. Each ball is either a green or red pearls on the way up, with red or green pearl, that leaves a trail of each shot ending in one splatter of gold Dixie Cannon crackles as it goes up. Irregular timing sparks, like a single “flower” in a so- Reloadable Shell Kit. No brand. between shots. (Last tested in 1996) called “crackle flower” break. This cre- Repackaging of typical Chinese reload- ates a continuous stream of red and able shells. (Last tested in 1995) Dixie Flash green shots going up in a Z-pattern, and Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. a continuous display of single gold Great Grizzly brand, #GG0188. 107 splatters in the air. At the end of the seconds. cake, a fan of 5 shots goes up all at once, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z White flitter, to mixed colors, to crack- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ling silver, to brilliant white spray, to and they are crackling comets on the web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are way up, opening into fluffy crackling not in this file. To buy a membership in it, strobing white flitter, to mixed colors, dragon-egg breaks. (Last tested in 2005) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. to tall bright white spray, ending with (Shown on PYROvideo #6) intense, loud silver spray. This one PYROvideo #7 starts good and keeps getting bigger Display Missile DVD and better! (Last tested in 1998) Base Fountain. Link Triad brand, #W550. 10 seconds. Two hours of fireworks Dixie Popping Fountain shaped as a missile. Nice high- fun! Learn how to Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super powered gold spray. (Last tested in make “poor man’s Blast brand, #SB-20. 110 shots, 20 1995) quick match,” how to seconds. make a volcano with Small, unimpressive fountain, with fire- an empty cone, and Display Party crackers and crackle. Towards the end it the proper way to ejects some nice color stars about 5-15 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West decorate a Christmas Lake brand, #L997. 37 seconds. tree. Watch five shows feet up. (Last tested in 1996) Fountain, mine, shell, fountain, mine, and finales, and see shell, fountain, mine then shell. Great 117 new Dixie Revenge combination of low- and high-level fireworks! Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly effects! (Last tested in 1995) brand, #GG0163. Pretty decent reports are contained Display Shell Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! within these ones. Average color breaks, Skyrocket. Horse brand, #T0642. FireworksLand.com each with report. (Last tested in 1996) Contains a small plastic shell in the pay- load area. Bright red stars shot out at Dixie Whistler Dixie Dynamite Base Fountain. Horse brand, end. (Last tested in 1995) Firecracker. Fireworks over America #T1016A. 15 seconds. brand, #FOA1209. Just like a Nite Howler in a smaller Distorted Whirlwind Just a tiny firecracker glued inside a package. Some silver sparks. Very loud Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Mega tube. This one carries the deception to whistle. (Last tested in 1995) Ton brand, #TM-265. 15 shots, 19 extremes. It’s not even a solid firecrack- seconds. er. It’s just a hollow paper tube into The first five shots are fired one at a which they glued an ordinary firecrack- DIY Fireworks time, and they go up as silver comets er - and only a 1-inch cracker at that! If Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, that end in clusters of silver flying fish. #BP2063. this is considered dynamite in Dixie, it’s DIY standing for, I assume, “Do it your- The next five shots go up dark and open no wonder the South lost the war. into silver whirlwinds. The last five self.” All 6 shells in this kit have four Comes in boxes of 36 or 72 pieces. Much distinct breaks in them. Amazing. The shots go up as silver comets and break improved over the 1996 version, this open into mixed-color peony breaks. shells are: Red, white and blue chrysan- one is built into the entire case of the themums and white flashing. Silver and (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on cracker, not just inserted into it. (Last PYROvideo #6) colored bouquets and purple and yellow tested in 2000) stars. Crackling, crackling, crackling and crackling. White, purple, green and blue stars. Colored bouquets (4). Silver, red and green palm and crackling. It’s amazing to drop one of these in a tube and get four breaks in the air from just

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 78 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com lighting one fuse. The shells break pret- tested in 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo green chrysanthemum which ends in ty close together, both in location and #4) crackle. The third shot goes up and ends in time. (This kit thrilled me back in in a nice large break which is almost 2002, but now in 2004, four-break shells Double Delight “dragon eggs” - crackle that continues are common.) (Last tested in 2002) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black to crackle along the paths as it spreads (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape and Cat brand, #BC-664. 16 shots, 26 out. These three shots then alternate for on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) seconds. the rest of the piece. (Last tested in Another two-level display similar to 2005) Dizzy Demon Aerial Double Decker. This one has Ground Spinner. Black Cat brand. 17 more variety: the ground-level mines Double Happiness seconds. alternate between blasts of single stars Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Very loud whistle, unusual for a ground and the white comets in groups (like Lake brand, #L996. 16 shots, 42 spinner. Silver spray and loud silver Niagara Falls). The aerial breaks alter- seconds. whistle. Good one for making noise on nate between white “swimming eels” 20-second fountain, followed by 15 gor- the ground. (Last tested in 2000) and breaks which combine crackle with geous, quiet aerial breaks. (Last tested the gold “darting stars” used in the in 1995) Dominator Rocket Skyrocket. Pyro King brand, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Double Header #PYK455. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- Pack of 4 in a vinyl bag, with a plastic web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 418. launching tube included in the bag. One not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Flies up and ends in two medium please visit FireworksCatalog.com. gives a terrific break of all blue stars. reports. Good construction quality, with Another gives a great break of glittering Fireworks videos • DVDs two 1-inch ladyfingers in the payload multi-color stars. Another gives a fine Buyer’s Guides • Links (they are a bit larger in diameter than break of glittering blue stars. The last Fireworks T-shirts the ones in the Cannon rockets). (Last one gives a superb gold willow breaks. Free articles tested in 1998) These are carefully and superbly made and more! rockets, and set the example for other Double Impact manufacturers of consumer-level sky- Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, rockets. (Last tested in 2002) (Shown #WB-02. on PYROvideo #7) Six shells and one tube per box. Orange w/crackling - Green Glitter; Red Doomsday, #300 w/crackling - Golden Star; Blue Single-tube Aerial. American w/crackling - Orange Star; Purple Thunder brand, #G-204A. w/crackling - Silver Glitter; Golden A gigantic ring of red stars with silver w/crackling - Green Star and Green tails. Expensive, but if you’re looking w/crackling - Purple Star. Each shell for a ring shell, try this one. Sold by contains two complete 1.75-inch ball Phantom. (Last tested in 1999) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! shells, one on top of the other. They are fused together inside the paper outer- Double Day Parachute with FireworksLand.com wrap. You light them just like any other crackers 1.75-inch shells. The result is that both Parachute. Horse brand, #T5513. Warp Speed cake. So much going on shells are shot up at the same instant, Two small chutes float down slowly to that it seems like two cakes together. and you get two complete (and differ- the accompaniment of a few reports. (Last tested in 1998) ent) breaks in the air. The shells must (Last tested in 1995) come apart on the way up, because the Double Dragon Fighting One two breaks are not at exactly the same Double Decker Wheel Ball spot in the sky, and they happen a split Wheel. Cannon brand, #Y29-007. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West second apart in time. Sometimes they 61 seconds. Lake brand, #L939. 19 shots, 22 are almost simultaneous, but some- Actually 2 wheels attached together, one seconds. times they are just a second apart. It’s a a little larger than the other. Begins Beautiful silver glittering comets swirl winner. (Last tested in 1999) (Shown on with a bright gold flame and silver around large red stars. (Last tested in PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of spray. Then changes to a blue flame 1995) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) with silver spray. Then changes to a nice spray of silver sparks with no flame. Double Exposure Double Impact Then it changes to a bright red flame Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, with silver spray. Then it becomes a Brothers brand, #BP2842. 14 shots, #WB02-T2. green flame with silver spray. And final- 33 seconds. Two tubes and 12 shells in this box. ly a gold flame with silver spray. Good The first shot goes up and ends in a red Each shell is a double-break shell, with duration and good color flames. (Last chrysanthemum which ends in crackle. two complete 1.75˝ spherical shells, one The next shot goes up and ends in a on top of the other. Crackling - Red Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 79 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Wave; Green Glitter - Red & White for the Pyro King brand. (Last tested in ring averages 14 stars and the inner Wave; Orange Star - Silver Glitter & 2005) ring averages 7 stars. I have only seen Golden; Silver Glitter - Red & White this effect in one other consumer fire- Wave; Green Glitter & Purple Star - Red Double Payload Rocket work, the “Double Ring Shell” from Wave; Orange Star - Golden & Purple Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- Starr Fireworks. Here it is in a pack of Stars; Crackling - Golden & Purple 466. rockets - and they’re all different! No Stars; Green, Golden Star - Red & Blue A pack of four rockets with 2 breaks in two rockets in the pack have the same Wave; Orange Star - Red & White Wave; each rocket. The two breaks are differ- combination of the 2 colors. You’ll White Wave - Red Star; Green Glitter - ent effects. For example, a purple peony probably want to get some of these for Red & White Wave; and Green Glitter - and a crackle break. Or, a green peony your show, even if you don’t use many Red Wave. So you are actually getting and a crackle break. Or a blue peony and rockets, because the effect is rare and 24 shells in this box; it’s just they are a crackle break. Or, a gold willow and a will be a crowd-pleaser. (Last tested in wrapped in pairs. (Last tested in 1999) crackle break. Excellent effects, for sky- 2004) rockets. (Last tested in 2005) Double Lantern Double Ring Rockets Roman Candle, single. Temple of Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O- Heaven brand, #N2081. 5 shots, 11 052A. seconds. In 2004 I tested another “Double Ring An interesting candle which shoots out Rockets” from this brand which had pairs of shots, one green and one red. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z single ball-shaped heads. This package The green ones end in nice reports. Not Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new has six rockets, each of which clearly very long-lasting, but it might be really web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are has two shells in its rocket head. The impressive in groups. (Last tested in not in this file. To buy a membership in it, entire rocket including the stick is 1998) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. about 31 inches long, and the rocket head and motor together are about 7 Are you a Double Lantern Salute Hard inches long. Each rocket does indeed Single-tube Aerial. No brand brand, Core give two ring shell breaks in the air. The #HF0401. Pyro? two rings are of different colors; for It shoots up two pearls, one red and one example, a purple ring and a green ring, green, at the same time. They go up and This shirt or a yellow ring and a blue ring, etc. each one ends in a very loud bang, is available Each ring averages about 13 to 14 stars about the same loudness as a good in 9 sizes, in the ring. A good way to add ring “Thunder King” cake bang. Wow. including 3 child sizes! shells to your show, although as with all Obviously this is not made for the U.S. rockets, you can never be exactly sure market as the reports are too strong. I High quality where the break will end up in the sky. see no reason why this type of aerial Hanes (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on report should not be made legal in the Beefy-T PYROvideo #8) U.S. for consumer fireworks. They seem perfectly safe to me, because the report Double Ring Shell, #400 goes off in the air where it can do no Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. harm to anyone or anything. (Last test- The label on this one shows two rings of ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! stars, one red and one blue. OK. That is FireworksLand.com indeed what you get, but the actual Double Lightning number of stars is much less than what Reloadable Shell Kit. Pyro King Double Ring Rockets is depicted on the label. I watched the brand, #PYK719. Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O-052. video carefully, and there were only 7 When you light one of these, you get These rockets are very attractively pack- blue stars and 13 red ones. Phooey. two comet tails going up, not only the aged with colored foil around the “ball” (Last tested in 1996) long white trail of sparks but also with a on top of each one. The foil is either red or green flame at the top of the blue, purple, red, yellow or green. The Double Thunder Rockets comet. Then you get two complete labels on the rockets and on the pack Skyrocket. Dragon Eggs brand, breaks in the air of two different colors also have excellent design and use of #DE2001. or effects. This would be my choice for color. Very strong shelf appeal. I hated A pack of 24 rockets. Each one flies up the best two-break shells on the market to open this one, I wanted to save it for and gives 2 firecracker reports. (Last at this time. There are many two-break my collection, but I only got one pack tested in 2004) shells that I have never tried, but so I reluctantly broke it open and tested frankly I don’t see how you could top them. The effect these rockets give is Double Time the performance of this one, in the two- very unusual. The break is a ring of Skyrocket. Glorious brand, break category anyway. These were stars of one color, and in the center of it #GCR042. made by the Beihai Fireworks factory is a smaller ring of stars, of a different A pack of 4 rockets in 4 different vari- color than the outer ring. The outer eties. Each rocket gives 2 breaks of 2

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 80 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com effects. One gives a nice silver comet on Silver Tiger Tail - Palm, Green Tiger Tail Double-Up the way up and ends in a good break of - Blue with Crackling, Red Tiger Tail - Reloadable Shell Kit. Fire Bird brand, red stars and a great break of white Blue with Crackling, and Green Tiger #FB5522. sparkling stars. The next one gives a sil- Tail - Golden Star. The double-break One tube and six double-break round ver comet and ends in a great break of shells are: Orange Crackling + Silver 1.75-inch shells: Silver Twisting Flower silver sparkling stars plus a break of Glitter, Orange Crackling + Green to Purple & Red Small Flowers with green and purple stars. The next one Glitter, Golden Crackling + Crackling, Tail; Whistling Mouse to Red and Silver has a silver comet on the way up and Golden Crackling + Green Star, Red Flying Fish with Tail; Green ends in a break of red and green stars Crackling + Golden Star, Purple Willow Chrysanthemum to Whistling Bees with plus a break of crackle. The last one has + Golden Willow, Red & Green Chry. + Tail; Red Peony to Silver Glittering with a silver comet on the way up and ends in Golden Star, Purple Star + Blue Tail; Silver Crackling to Silver a white chrysanthemum break plus a Crackling, and Green Crackling + Crackling with Tail; and Silver green peony break. One of the best con- Purple Star. The cylindrical shells are: Chrysanthemum to Red sumer-level skyrockets I’ve seen in a Red Peony with Golden Pistil, Chry. Chrysanthemum with Tail. Two breaks while. (Last tested in 2004) with Green Whirlwind, Dragon Egg, from each shell, with each break being Blue Peony with Crackling Pistil, about an average 1.75-inch shell break. Double Trouble Dragon Egg with Green Whirlwind, Good colors. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Golden Peony, Palm Tree, Green Peony (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Pyro brand, #UP3011. 25 shots, 16 Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Every shot gives two peony breaks of Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Dozens of Fun two different colors. For example, a pur- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black ple peony and a green peony, a gold not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Cat brand, #BC-6137. 25 shots, 32 peony and a blue peony, etc. Very color- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. seconds. ful. The manufacturer calls them The first five shots are red pearls ending “dahlia” breaks but it’s not clear to me PYROvideo #8 in breaks of red peony stars and fire- what they mean by dahlia. The look like DVD crackers. The next five shots are blue regular peony breaks to me, color stars pearls ending in breaks which are mix- with no trails behind them. (Last tested Two hours of fireworks tures of blue peony stars and silver glit- in 2003) fun! See how to set up ter stars. The next five shots are green your own self-firing pearls that go up and end in breaks of fireworks show, so green glitter stars. The next five shots Double Trouble that all you have to do Single-tube Aerial. Brothers brand, is light one fuse, sit are purple pearls that go up and end in #BP2999. back and enjoy the breaks which are mixtures of green glit- Four complete aerial breaks from this show! See three other ter stars and purple peony stars. The one tube. Red, white, blue and crack- fireworks shows, and last five shots are one each of the above ling. The breaks are full-sized and very watch 65 new fire- four effects. (Last tested in 2005) satisfying. Amazing. (Last tested in works for 2002) 2005 and 2006! Dr. Comet Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly Double Trouble brand, #GG0331. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly Twelve 1.75˝ ball shells and one tube. brand, #GG0310. FireworksLand.com Essentially the same kit as Top Secret. A kit with 36 shells, including 18 single The shells are: Silver Glittering with ball-style shells, 9 canister-style shells with Red Pistil, and Purple Peony with Silver Tail; Red, White, Blue with Silver and 9 double ball-style shells. Two Golden Pistil. Wow, what an assort- Tail; Crackling with Gold Tail; Blue strong tubes are also included. Wow- ment! (Last tested in 2000) Peony with Silver Tail; Green Peony nice assortment. If you can only get one with Silver Tail; Purple and Silver shell kit, get this one. Part of the Double Wheeler Glittering with Silver Tail; Red Palm instructions on the box says, “The PRO Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tree with Silver Tail; Purple Peony with MASTER mortar tube must be used by a Glorious brand, #GCM075. 10 shots, Silver Tail; Red and Silver Glittering responsible, sober adult.” The round 35 seconds. with Silver Tail; Green Palm Tree with shells are: Assorted Stars, Jumbo White Each shot goes up as a green pearl, Silver Tail; Green and Crackling with Chry., Jumbo Golden Chry., Jumbo Red which opens into a silver whirlwind - Silver Tail; and Red Peony with Silver Chry., Silver Palm, Green Stars with then, a half second later, it spins again Tail. All good quality. (Last tested in Crackling, Whistling with Crackling, as a second whirlwind. I don’t know 1999) Colorful Palm, Whistling - Blue with how they create this effect - somehow Crackling, Red Tiger Tail - Green Chry., they are putting two whirlwinds into Silver Tiger Tail - Golden Stars, Red one shell. (Last tested in 2004) Tiger Tail - Green with Crackling (two of those), Green Tiger Tail - Willow,

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 81 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Dr. Fiasco Dragon Balls Dragon Blaster Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, Roman Candle, single. Hot Shot Cannon brand, #Y22-118. 87 sec- #WB5016. brand. 10 shots, onds. This is a cute little shell kit, with a mor- Alternates between red pearls with sil- Starts with a beautiful combination of tar that is 9 inches tall and has an inside ver tails and green pearls with silver purple stars with silver flitter stars. A diameter of about 1.5 inches. The kit tails. (Last tested in 2000) very short whistle also happens during includes six shells, which have a diame- this part. Then, it changes to a silver ter of 1.25 inches. The six shells in the Dragon Blaster, #3 spray, then a gold crackle spray, then to kit I got were: Silver Glitter, Golden to Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand. 20 gold crackle with some blue sparks. Red, Red & Blue Stars, Blue Strobe, seconds. Then another short whistle, then a pure Green & Purple Stars, and Silver Palm Fairly nice tall fountain; good red and white spray, then a spray of gigantic Tree. I was surprised by the quality of gold; doesn’t change at all. Nice pulsat- gold crackle sparks, then a brief spray of these shells, in spite of their small size. ing spray of gold sparks. (Last tested in red and green sparks with silver flitter, Obviously they don’t hold as many stars 1998) then a pure white spray, then a gold as a standard 1.75-inch shell does, but crackle spray. Some terrific effects in they still hold a good amount and they Dragon Boat this one! (Last tested in 2005) (Shown Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, on PYROvideo #8) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z #W733. 24 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new You’ll hate to light it, because this is Dracula’s Blood web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are one of the best package designs to hit Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon not in this file. To buy a membership in it, the market in years. Buy two boxes, and brand, #Y23-151. 10 shots, 17 sec- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. keep one for posterity. When you finally onds. break down and light one, first make Each shot is a bright red pearl which PyroTopia: Show of Shows sure the metal wheels will spin freely. It breaks open into a large break of red The ultimate fireworks rolls forward with a silver spray behind and softly crackling gold stars. (Last DVD: a unique and it, then the interior is illuminated, then tested in 2001) unforgettable jour- the dragon’s mouth spews silver spray ney through music with green sparks. Not very exciting, Drag Strip and pyrotechnics. but it’s the package design that counts Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great here. (Last tested in 1996) Grizzly brand, #GG0306. 5 shots, 90 minutes of 45 seconds. Dragon Cake Silver Palm, White Stars, Green Wave, nonstop music and fireworks! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun Blue Star with Crackling, Gold Willow brand, #SM0202. 100 shots, 28 sec- according to the label. Starts with a nice onds. bright white flitter fountain, shoots up a Same as XL Twitter Glitter? Starts as a shell which breaks into a blue peony; crackling fountain with silver sparks, then another fountain and a shell which then begins shooting up green or white breaks into a green chrysanthemum; a shots and some aerial reports. Not par- third fountain and a shell which breaks Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ticularly impressive to me. (Last tested into what I think is a purple peony, then FireworksLand.com in 2000) a shell which breaks into a palm tree with silver branches and purple tips, give nice symmetrical breaks. The Dragon Candle with crackle mixed in; and finally a shell “Silver Palm Tree” shell also includes Roman Candle, single. Flower which breaks into another palm tree crackle mixed in with the break. The Basket brand, #K2254C. 25 sec- with silver branches and red tips, also “Golden to Red” has stars that do indeed onds. with crackle mixed in. (Last tested in change from gold to red as they spread Shoots up roaring loud comets with 2000) out. Considering the low price of this gold tails; time between shots highly kit, it’s a great buy. (Last tested in 2004) variable. (Last tested in 1995) Dragon 6 oz. (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Skyrocket. Dragon brand, #037A. Dragon Dancing May be a bit too heavy – flew only to Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu Dragon Before Phoenix brand, #LDS344. 25 shots, 36 sec- half-height, then crashed. (Last tested Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse onds. in 1995) brand, #T2553. 35 seconds. Fluffy swirling white comets with whis- Every shot is a “sizzling” silver comet Dragon Ball tles, speeds up towards end. (Last tested that goes up and breaks into a very nice Roman Candle, single. Flower in 1995) break of blue, red and green. Excellent. Basket brand, #K2254C. 8 shots, 20 (Last tested in 2000) seconds. Each shot is a raspy whistle ending in moderate report. Good for the daytime. (Last tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 82 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Dragon Dancing with Phoenix Dragon Era come down. No sound effects; get this Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Temple Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire one if you are looking for silver glitter. of Heaven brand, #N2039. 90 shots, Bird brand, #FB215. 16 shots, 23 (Last tested in 1999) 54 seconds. seconds. Temple of Heaven. A continuous, over- Gold comets that turn and swoosh Dragon Pearls lapping series of whistling silver around as they are going up, in random Roman Candle, single. Brothers comets, each ending by turning into a directions. Ultimately they open into 3 brand, #BP3030. 8 shots, 25 sec- red pearl before extinguishing. (Last or 4 big, bright stars of red or green, onds. tested in 1998) and the green ones seem to strobe a lit- Alternates between crackle, green, red, tle. No sound effects, but the whooshing blue shots with tails. Some of the can- Dragon Drum sound as they are going up is interest- dles include one whirlwind towards the Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. ing, and it’s really a neat one to watch. end. Nice rich colors. Excellent quality Golden Bear brand, #FX-B053. 58 A whole row of these placed closely candle. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on seconds. together would look like a wriggling PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of Starts as a fan of 4 sprays, which gives wall of gold comets. (Last tested in PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) gold crackle and some red, blue and 1999) green stars. Then they all change to sil- Dragon Report the News, 6- ver flitter spray. Then, they all change to inch a clean spray of red and green sparks Single-tube Aerial. brand. with very little background spray of Ejects a handful of crackers and a glori- gold. A few blue stars appear, but it is This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ous glittering comet. Yeah! (Last tested mainly red and green. Then they all web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are in 1995) change to a gold crackle spray which not in this file. To buy a membership in it, has a relatively soft crackle sound. This please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Dragon Rockets, 8-oz. gives way to silver crackle sprays. (Last Skyrocket. brand, #T0025. Black Cat T-shirt tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Has a dragon on it’s logo, but the label #7) The famous says, “Sole distributor Glorious Black Cat logo Fireworks Company, Ltd., Hong Kong.” Dragon Egg on quality There are two each of six different color shirts Display Firework (1.3G). Starcrafter labels, but they all say, “with color brand, #SCF511. 20 seconds. stars.” (Last tested in 2000) Fires shots in a Z pattern, at a rapid pace. Each shot is a silver comet that Dragon Salute goes up and breaks hard into a nice Skyrocket. Dragon brand. break with lots of crackle. The timing Superb comet on the way up to nice red and angle of each shot is perfect. The and green break. Foshan Native last row of shots is fired all at once, in a Produce I/E Corp. Flies up with a thin fan shape. This is a stunning cake and silver comet tail, then throws out a highly recommended for those who are 7 sizes! Order at small cluster of silver sparks and a cou- able to buy it. Unfortunately this item my web site. ple of firecrackers. (Last tested in 1999) can only be sold to buyers who possess the proper paperwork, including the Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ATFE permit to buy 1.3G Display Dragon Slayer FireworksLand.com Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Fireworks, and any licenses or permits Cat brand, #BC-640. 9 shots, 12 sec- required by the state or city in which onds. the fireworks will be used or stored. Dragon Farts Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Crackling gold comets, to about 50 feet (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on up, and perfectly timed. Not as big or PYROvideo #6) Great Grizzly brand, #GG0564. 35 seconds. high as the larger, 19-shot Mighty A spray of green flying sparks, then sud- Cobra and its many clones, but never- Dragon Eggs, No. 200 denly adding red and crackle into the theless impressive considering its tiny Single-tube Aerial. United brand. mix, then a silver whistle at the end. size and price. (Last tested in 1998) This is an interesting effect, which (Last tested in 2002) starts as a white comet tail going up, Dragon Spits Fire then breaking into a group of crackling Dragon Flying Novelty Firework. Fireworks over projectiles, which continue to crackle as America brand, #MAF3046. 10 sec- they fly off in different directions. It is Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda brand, #P5141. 25 shots, 27 sec- onds. distinctly different from a “crackle onds. A very bright green flame shoots up break,” which is basically just one big A white glitter effect. Each shot goes up with silver sparks, about 10 feet tall. cluster of random crackle. This is more as a red, green or white pearl, then Then, the head turns and whistles with like traveling comets which crackle as comes open into a cluster of very bright silver sparks. It might even spin if it’s on they spread apart. (Last tested in 2000) silver glitter stars, that flash as they smooth ground. Very similar to Fiery

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 83 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Dragon or Monoclonius. (Last tested in Dragster Dream World 1996) Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. #BC-319. 10 seconds. Beihai brand, #WB4010. 142 sec- Dragon’s Breath At least I think it’s called Dragster. It onds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. doesn’t have any name or item number Starts big with mixed colors with crack- Black Cat brand, #BC-233. printed on it. Just the Black Cat logo, le and silver flitter. Then it changes to a Orange globs jump out - the same effect that’s it. But the instructions printed on more subdued silver flitter spray, then a as in the Great Balls of Fire fountain. it mention the word “dragster,” so I red and silver spray, then crackle, which This one had to be relit twice. (Last test- assume that’s what it’s called. I like the goes on and on a little too long. (Last ed in 1996) design of this one, especially the large tested in 1999) wheels in the back which roll smoothly. Dragon’s Fire On a flat, smooth, hard surface this nov- Dreaming of Diamonds Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. elty can travel far. It rolls forward only, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Longhorn brand, #LH029. 19 shots, while whistling. After it was done and Brothers brand, #BP2929. 14 shots, 12 seconds. cooled off, we took the original tube out 45 seconds. My favorite of the crackling comet of it and replaced it with a Piccolo Pete, Every shot goes up and opens into 2 sil- items. Spaced closely together. (Last and it worked again! (Last tested in ver spinners. The shots have a colored tested in 1995) 1999) flame on the way up. It alternates between shots that go up red, those that Dragons Dancing go up green, and those that go up blue. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z (Last tested in 2001) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Cat brand. 16 shots, 16 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are White-headed comets to red and green not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Dreamland breaks - nice! (Last tested in 1995) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2929. 20 shots, Dragons Pearl 59 seconds. Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, Alternates between two types of shots, #BC-2097. 68 seconds. one that gives breaks of red and green Go out and buy several of these right with a few reports, and another that now, and keep some of them for your PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun gives breaks of blue and gold with collection. This is the most intricate and excitement, all about fireworks! reports. The breaks open softly, as if Make a sparkler waterfall, your own being poured out of the shells, rather and elaborate package design I have electric firing box, seen for any consumer firework so far. It and put together a than breaking hard. (Last tested in is certain to be a collector’s item years self-firing show-in- 2000) from now. The performance is complex, a-box. 65 new fire- interesting and beautiful, and you really works demonstra- Dreamland Fountain should see it rather than just read my tions and a musical Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. description of it. Two fountains at the montage Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1023. 61 ending are top of the archway start with a green seconds. also on Starts with an amazing mixture of blue, strobing flame on each one. Then they this DVD. turn into silver fountains with a little purple and green sparks - I don’t red and green, but mainly bright silver. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! remember seeing this exact combina- As they die down, three jets on the bot- FireworksLand.com tion of colors at the same time in any tom of the hanging dragons light up, fountain. Then a very loud whistle and cause the dragons to spin around, comes in as the colors continue. Then Dream World another whistle, and another - all while while the jets give off a nice spray of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon gold sparks and flashing silver sparks. the same colors keep coming. Then a Eggs brand, #DE4039. 16 shots, 23 fourth whistle and a fifth, and a sixth. Then, small jets on the backs of the seconds. dragons give off silver sparks for a few Every shot is a gold comet that goes up The whistles are a little distracting, but seconds, at various angles. Then, small and breaks into what I call the “Dragon the colors are beautiful in this one. fountains at the heads of the dragons Egg” effect, in which the breaks spread (Last tested in 2004) shoot sprays straight up, and these are out as gold comets in many directions silver whistles with some blue sparks and continue to crackle as they spread Driller Thriller mixed in. They continue to whistle out. This makes for a longer-lasting Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red while the blue is replaced by red. Then, crackling sound than the “crackling Pearl brand, #GG2027. 25 shots, 32 seconds. a spinner at the top of the dragons spins flowers” effect or clusters of crackle. horizontally giving off gold spray. What The first shot is a mine which consists This is a very good cake. (Last tested in of crackle and some bright red stars else is there to say about it, except that 2004) it’s a landmark achievement. (Last test- above the crackle. Then four more shots ed in 2004) just like that, at a fairly fast pace. The next shot is a mine which consists of crackle and bright green stars above the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 84 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com crackle. Then four more shots just like Dueling Dragons tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo that. The next shot is a mine which con- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No #7) sists of crackle and blue stars above the brand. 16 shots, 27 seconds. crackle. Then four more shots just like I’m sorry to say there is no brand or Dyno Mighty Mite that. The next shot is a mine which con- item number anywhere on the label of Combination firecracker. World Class sists of crackle and gold stars above the this item. Dazzling white comets, with Fireworks brand, #MM-DBC. crackle. Then four more shots just like crackle in them as they go up, and An unusual firecracker assembly in a that. The next shot is a mine which is an either red, white or green heads which red tube that looks like a stick of dyna- interesting mixture of red, green and are very bright. They don’t break open mite, and these are bundled in groups of blue stars, plus two whistling spinners or do anything when they get up there, 7 just like a bundle of dynamite, and that go up and whistle as they spin on but the comets are really nice and the they have black velcro straps around the way up, giving an unusual sound. heads are brilliant. (Last tested in 1999) them. This one would be a good one to The sound is reminiscent of “Killer buy for your collection because of the Alligator” or “The Beast.” Then, four package design and appearance. When more shots just like that. This is an you light it, a large number of regular unusual and interesting all-mines cake. firecrackers go off all at once, rather (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on like the head bomb of a celebration roll. PYROvideo #6) (Last tested in 2002) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of Drinker of the Wind This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Brothers brand, #BP2913. 25 shots, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Eagle Attack 34 seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon The shots are fired in groups of 5 shots please visit FireworksCatalog.com. brand, #Y03-089. 16 shots, 39 sec- at a time. The first five end in breaks of onds. silver swimming fish; the second five Glow-in-the-dark Shirt Not one of the better crackling comet whistle on the way up, with trails of The aliens repeaters. Enough crackle, but incon- white sparks, and spinning a little as have sistent height and it’s really too slow. they go up. The third group go up as landed, Gets a little boring towards the end. green pearls that end in white whirl- and (Last tested in 1997) winds which whistle a little bit and have they want a couple of crackers in them. The fourth fireworks, Eagle’s Talon group goes up as white comets that end of course. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon in breaks of red, blue and green; and the brand, #Y63-031. 33 shots, 56 sec- final group goes up as sparkling comets onds. which end in breaks of crackle. (Last The first three shots are fired one at a tested in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo The time, and go up and produce breaks of #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 aliens crackle in which the crackle all goes off on this in a very short time, like a “splatter” of & 3) shirt glow in the dark! crackle. Then the next three shots go up Drop Dead Gorgeous and also produce breaks of crackle, but Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. the crackle in these breaks takes longer Kellner’s brand, #3062. 44 seconds. FireworksLand.com to finish crackling. The next shot gives Starts with a silver whistle which whis- a red chrysanthemum break that ends tles 3 times. Then 3 tubes set at angles in crackle flowers. The next shot gives a spray silver flitter and red sparks in a Dust Devil, #8 green chrysanthemum break that ends fan shape. Then it changes to intense Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand. 35 in crackle flowers. The next shot gives a gold crackle spray from all 3 tubes. seconds. blue chrysanthemum break that ends in (Last tested in 2003) Beautiful blue flame to gold and silver crackle flowers. Then the previous shower. American-made. (Last tested in sequence of three shots is repeated Drum Fire 1995) three more times. The next shot is a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. dragon-eggs break with red tips, which Thunderbird brand, #TB1025. 19 Dynamic Duo also has some silver glitter mixed in. shots, 38 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star The next break is a dragon-egg break Crackling comets, at a very slow pace - brand. 42 seconds. with green tips, which does not have the if that’s what you want, this is the one to All shots whistle on the way up, though glitter mixed in. The next break is a get. (Last tested in 1997) there is no comet trail, just a whistling dragon-egg break with blue tips, which sound. All shots end in very small clus- does not have glitter mixed in. Then the ters of color peony stars, green or red, red dragon-egg break again, then the but they do break with a punch. green one. Then three shots are fired at Inconsisent height and direction. (Last once, one of each of the red, green and blue dragon-egg breaks. Then, three

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 85 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com more shots are fired at once, which pro- Ecstasy Eldorado duce dragon-egg breaks with red tips, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. but the crackle effect of the dragon eggs Brothers brand, #BP4238. 67 sec- Glorious brand, #GPH3077. 149 seems louder and the breaks look fluffi- onds. shots, 22 seconds. er. Very nice cake. (Last tested in 2005) Starts with a gold flitter spray, changing Very rapid series of shots fired in a Z (Shown on PYROvideo #6) to gold crackle spray. Then a brief spray pattern, from one end of the cake to the of silver flitter, then back to the gold other and back. All the shots are short Eagles crackle spray. Then a spray of orange silver comets ending in one blue pearl Roman Candle, single. Red Lantern globs of flame, which I liked very much. star each. Then this stops, and five shots brand, #0180. 10 shots, 12 seconds. Then it ends with the gold crackle are fired in a fan shape, which go up and Whistling shots end in reports. Not again. Lacking in color, but still inter- break into some very nice-looking impressive. (Last tested in 1995) esting. (Last tested in 2005) breaks of blue peony stars and pale sil- ver chrysanthemum stars. (Last tested Eagles in 2005) Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, #T0056. Electric Forest One person put it, “it went up and burst Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. into a few little gold sparks.” Not too Black Cat brand, #BCSF-201. 66 sec- impressive. (Last tested in 1995) onds. Part of the “Spectrum Force” collection. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Starts with pure green spray, fairly tall. Earth Force Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Then changes to a shorter green spray Cat brand, #BC-6063. 19 shots, 20 not in this file. To buy a membership in it, of sparks that last a little longer and seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. spread out a little more than in the first A rapid succession of mines, shot from spray. Then becomes taller again, with the ground up, each of which appears to Fireworks videos • DVDs long-lasting green sparks. If you’re contain red stars, green stars, blue stars Buyer’s Guides • Links looking for a fountain with nothing but Fireworks T-shirts green in it, this is the one. (Last tested and a lot of crackle. (Last tested in Free articles 2002) and in 2004) more! Earth Satellite Electric Gold Sparklers Cone Fountain. Rozzi brand. 39 sec- Sparkler. Shogun brand, #SEB8. 45 onds. seconds. Very good, but comes apart as it burns - 7-inch gold sparklers on yellow bamboo sparks shoot out the side. Nice-looking sticks. Each is coated with the sparkler American made cone, starting with a composition for about 3.5 inches of its red flam, then changing to a mixed length. Despite the short length they spray of gold sparks with silver balls. manage to burn for about 45 seconds Satisfying duration and amount of each. They are fine if you get them in an sparks. (Last tested in 1998) assortment, but if you are buying gold sparklers separately, I would opt for the Echo From Hell Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 14-inch version (SEB14) which burn for Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai FireworksLand.com nearly twice as long. (Last tested in brand, #WB2035. 19 shots, 27 sec- 2005) onds. Loud shrieking and crackling comets. El Dorado Electric Green No colors and no breaks. Just noise. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Single-tube Aerial. Fireworks over (Last tested in 2002) Brothers brand, #BP2189. 14 shots, America brand, #FOA2355. 34 seconds. Shoots up a single shell that breaks Echo of Freedom The first 6 shots are mines, which give open into a palm tree shape, silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai off crackle on the way up, then contin- branches with green tips, and one white brand, #WB2035. 19 shots, 29 sec- ue up as glittering gold willow stars - star that flies further than the rest. onds. similar to a sparkling gold willow break, (Last tested in 2000) Every shot is a comet which is whistling but all stars going up instead of spread- and crackling as it goes up. The timing ing out. The next shot goes up and ends Electric Illusion seems exactly the same between shots. in an actual gold willow break with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No color and no breaks, this is a sound crackle mixed in. Then there are four Phantom brand, #G-272. 12 sec- effect item only. (Last tested in 2000) more shots just like that. The final 3 onds. (Shown on PYROvideo #5) shots go up all at once, and they are all Starts as a silver fountain, then shoots gold willow breaks with crackle mixed up surprising whistling comets. (Last in. A unique piece. (Last tested in 2005) tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 86 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Electric Shock and four boxes of 8 green sparklers. Elite Force Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. (Last tested in 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fire Phantom brand. 111 seconds. Hawk brand, #FB277. 32 shots, 93 Starts with a mix of red, green and blue Electric Wave Battle seconds. sparks, and then changes to a big silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West The first 6 shots are gold willow breaks flitter spray. Then changes to an all- Lake brand, #L9913. 36 shots, 29 in which the tips turn into color stars. green spray, then to a silver flashing seconds. One break turns into red stars, and the spray. Then the silver flashing spray has Rich, gold, whistling, spiralling comets, next turn to green. These alternate for a red flame at the bottom. Then it with crackling heads. (Last tested in the first 6 shots. The next 6 shots are changes to a spray of red and green with 1995) silver comets that go up and break into a small amount of big crackle sparks - blue peony stars plus silver flying fish. this is interesting because rather than a Electrical Shock The next 6 shots are either red or green deluge of crackle, you get one big pop Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. pearls that go up and break into red every now and then. A pop here, a pop Phantom brand, #H-127. 85 sec- chrysanthemum breaks with silver glit- there, etc. Then it whistles briefly while onds. ter mixed in. The next 6 shots are red crackling for a pretty good ending. (Last The emphasis is on color here, and pearls that go up and break into green tested in 2003) plenty of it. Abundant red, green and flying fish mixed with a little crackle. blue sparks. (Last tested in 1995) The next 6 shots are silver comets that Electric Sky go up and break into clusters of blue peony stars mixed with crackle. The last Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z King brand, #PYK628. 10 shots, 37 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 6 shots are crackling comets that go up seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are and break into dragon eggs breaks. I’m The first shot is a gold chrysanthemum not in this file. To buy a membership in it, not sure where the extra 2 shots come with silver trails, that also has crackle please visit FireworksCatalog.com. in. Pretty nice variety and long dura- mixed in with the break. The second tion. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on shot gives a large break of green stars Spellout PYROvideo #6) with short gold trails behind each star. T-shirt The next shot is a gold chrysanthemum Elite Paratroops break. The next shot is a large break of This Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black green stars with short gold trails behind shirt Cat brand, #BC-1061. 20 seconds. each star. The next shot is a break of red says, This could really be used during the day chrysanthemum stars with silver trails “Fireworks” or at night. Some of the early shots give spelled out behind each star, but the silver trails in fireworks! parachutes that have green flares fade out and the red stars continue on See my web site attached to them, or small tubes as red peony stars. The next shot is a for sizes and info. attached to them which wave around blue chrysanthemum break with gold and give off crackle. Then some para- trails behind each blue star. The next chutes come down with little whistlers shot starts out as a gold spiderweb break attached - this is very attention-getting; but the gold trails turn into silver trails I can’t remember any other parachute before they burn out. The next shot is a device which had a whistler suspended red chrysanthemum break with crackle. from the parachute. This first part of The next shot is a nice break of blue and Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! the performance would be just as effec- orange peony stars. The final shot is a FireworksLand.com tive, if not more effective, at night. Then white chrysanthemum break with the next several shots give parachutes crackle. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown that give off colored smoke, and these on PYROvideo #7) Electromagnetic Gun would be much better during the day. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Either way, it’s one of the better para- Electric Sparklers Lake brand, #L950. 16 shots, 18 chute cakes I’ve seen. (Last tested in Sparkler. Shogun brand, #SEB14. 85 seconds. 2004) seconds. OK breaks of green and red with a few Gold sparklers, excellent quality, thick reports. Not very exciting. (Last tested Embroidered Ball spray of gold sparks, surprisingly long in 1995) Base Fountain. Temple of Heaven burn time - averaging from 80 to 90 brand. 7 seconds. seconds per sparkler. Top-notch. (Last Electronic Bomb Temple of Heaven. This one really puts tested in 2004) Combination firecracker. Brothers out for a package that’s only a couple brand, #BP0013. 15 seconds. inches tall. Green flame with a tall spray Electric Sparklers, No. 10 It strobes for about 10 seconds, with a of silver. Great, but only lasts about 7 Sparkler. Red Lantern brand, bright white light, then it changes to seconds. (Last tested in 1996) #O750. crackle for 4 to 5, then it blows up like Package contains four boxes of 8 blue any other firecracker. Fantastic. The sparklers, four boxes of 8 red sparklers, ultimate firecracker? Also sold as Thunder Crackle. (Last tested in 2000) Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 87 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Emerald City Enchanting are 10 tubes in this one. Aptly named, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. this is another multi-tube fountain that Phantom brand, #G-165. 16 shots, Glorious brand, #GCF045. 118 sec- seems like it’s never going to stop. It 32 seconds. onds. starts with a nice mixture of silver and 16 shots of green pearls that each end in Starts with a mixed red and green spray, purple sparks, then a short whistle clusters of green stars. No sounds. In then changes to green only. Then interrupts. Then a spray of silver and late 2005, this item performed very becomes a spray of silver flitter sparks. blue stars, changing to a spray of snap- well, with strong breaks of green stars Then changes to a spray of gold crackle ping white flitter sparks. Then a mix- and silver glitter, breaking with a hard sparks. Then becomes a blend of red ture of red sparks and flashing silver bang. Greatly improved. (Last tested in sparks, blue sparks and soft white tita- sparks, changing to a nice spray of 2006) nium sparks. Then a mix of red and blue snapping gold sparks, then a mixture of is very nice, then it becomes red and green, red and flashing white sparks, Emerald Crackling Diamond, green. Then it’s a thick spray of white then a mixture of silver and crackle, #300 flitter, then changing to gold crackle then another whistle, then silver flitter Single-tube Aerial. Patriotic brand, sparks. Then it’s the mix of red and blue spray, then red sparks mixed with silver #3004. sparks with soft white titanium. (Last flitter spray, then an intense silver Very high flying shell that breaks into tested in 2004) crackle spray, then a silver spray, then a green stars with some crackles in there mixture of red and crackle, then sud- too. (Last tested in 1995) denly a very intense crackle spray, then This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z a silver spray, then another intense Emerald Explosion Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new crackle spray at the end. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Grizzly brand, #GG0335. 16 shots, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Every shot is a crackling comet on the please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Energy Now way up, that bursts into a nice chrys- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red anthemum break of sparkling silver The Best of Rhino brand. 16 shots, 21 seconds. stars. Thought it would be green, with PYROvideo Shoots mines which have crackle at the “emerald” in the name, but there is no 1, 2 and 3 bottom and very rich blue stars above color. Pretty nonetheless. (Last tested in Two hours and 27 them. A few of the mines also carry with 2000) minutes of pyro them a screaming comet which contin- fun! Visit fireworks factories in China, ues on above the topmost blue stars of Emerald Illusion twice. See three the mine. Notable for the blue stars, this Base Fountain. Bald Eagle brand, backyard shows, 3 would be very effective in a long row of #EA418. 15 seconds. fireworks stores, about 24 units fired at once. (Last test- Big, bright green sparks, almost like and view demos of ed in 2004) strobes. It’s no illusion. (Last tested in 121 new fireworks! 1995) Eros Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Empire Gold Willow Barrage, Cat brand, #BC-6077. 16 seconds. No. 200 Alternates between green stars going up Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, and red stars going up, each star then #G-603. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ending in a very nice loud break of Part of the “Grucci Collection” from FireworksLand.com strobing silver stars with gold trails Phantom Fireworks. Produces a large behind them. Lovely effect, a great cake. gold willow break in the air, which also End of Time (Last tested in 2002) has a central break of crackle. (Last test- Mine. All Star brand. 9 seconds. ed in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Starts as a silver whistling fountain, Erupting Comets then gives a mine of blue peony stars, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Enchanter’s Box and above that 3 aerial breaks of mix- Cat brand, #BC-639. 7 shots, 15 sec- Box Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, tures of blue peony stars, red glitter onds. #DE1032. 101 seconds. stars and a little bit of crackle. (Last Each shot is a thick white comet, end- Sparkling white spray, then red spray tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo ing in a single-color break of red, blue with white flitter, then a silver whistle, #7) or green. No sound effects. (Last tested then a bunch of crackle with white flit- in 1998) ter, then a nice multi-color spray, then Enduring Freedom Fountain lots of crackle and one more silver whis- Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. Eruption tle to end it with. (Last tested in 2004) Phantom brand, #H-093. 202 sec- Reloadable Shell Kit. Red Rhino onds. brand. A large, oblong-shaped multi-tube This is a kit of reloadable mines, similar fountain, 9 inches tall, 13 inches long to “Critical Acclaim.” But the effects are and just under 4 inches in width. There different and also good. Each shell pro- duces a blast of color sparks and/or Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 88 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com crackle, which burns from the ground to them. Then it changes to a spray of Evil Enemy up. Each shot has a large amount of big gold crackles with a red flame at the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. stars, and in most of the shells the stars base. The red flame then goes away but Brothers brand, #BP2099. 36 shots, are not all of one color, they may be a the big gold crackles continue to the 29 seconds. mix of green and blue plus crackle, etc. end. (Last tested in 2004) The first 28 shots are fired at a fairly These are very good mines. Some of rapid pace and are color pearls that go them give some silver spinners (whirl- Eternal Spectrum up and end in silver whirlwinds. The winds) just above where the mines stop, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden color on the way up alternates between and a few of the shells in this kit also Bear brand, #FX-A036. 25 shots, 37 red and blue. The final 8 shots are fired sneak in an aerial break. But mainly it’s seconds. at a slower pace, and the first one is a a reloadable mine kit, and I recommend Red pearls go up and end in excellent gorgeous red chrysanthemum with sil- it. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on gold willow breaks with a color star at ver glitter mixed into it. The next shot is PYROvideo #6) the tip of each branch of the willow. The the same thing except green replaces color of the star is either blue, green or the red. Then another red one, and then Escape from Mothership red. Very nice breaks. Then silver another green one. Very nice, those 4 Flying Spinner. Black Cat brand, comets go up and end in gold willow breaks. The last 4 shots are silver glitter #BC-926. 7 seconds. breaks with blue tips. Then crackling breaks. (Last tested in 2005) This is a pair of flying spinners, one comets go up and end in clusters of piggy-backed on the other, and they crackle. Finally, screaming silver Evolution both fly up from the ground level. This Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Bird brand, #FB 216. 16 shots, 20 is different from “Trick Topper This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z seconds. Chopper,” in which the main one flies Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new up and the smaller one takes off from it. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are All shots go up dark, then end in whirl- (Last tested in 2005) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, winds with some long-lived red stars. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. No sound effects. (Last tested in 1998) Essence of Fire Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon Excalibur brand, #Y63-030. 21 shots, 29 sec- Reloadable Shell Kit. World Class onds. Fireworks brand, #J102. When I first tested this in 1999, it had This fills up the sky with stuff; it covers # PYROvideo 10 is two hours of cylindrical shells similar those in the a very large area. Each row of 3 shots is fireworks fun and excitement! See fired in a fan shape, giving a wide mine the incredible fireworks of Mexico Rambo Kid and Predator kits - in fact I of blue stars mixed with crackle, and in a 23-minute think they were the same shells, just re- break effects above that fan of mines. documentary. And labeled. Each kit comes with one sturdy The first fan has gold willow breaks watch the perfor- HDPE tube on a plastic base. Excalibur above the mines, the second fan has mances of 62 new contains these effects: Jumbo Purple breaks which are mixtures of sliver fly- fireworks. Three Stars with Silver Glitter Pistil; Green how-to projects Glitter with Crackling Pistil; Blue Star ing fish and blue peony stars. The next round out fan produces silver glitter breaks above this great with Crackle; Red Wave with White the mines. The next fan produces green DVD. Whirlwind; Jumbo Red flying fish breaks above the mines. The Chrysanthemum with Silver next fan produces silver chrysanthe- Whirlwind; Jumbo Purple Stars with mum breaks which turn into crackle. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Silver Glitter Pistil; Jumbo Green Stars The next fan produces nice dragon-egg FireworksLand.com with Silver Glitter Pistil; Jumbo Golden breaks with red tips. The final fan pro- Stars with Silver Glitter Pistil; Jumbo duces dragon-egg breaks with blue tips. Blue Stars with Green Glitter Pistil; Very impressive for the size of the comets are fired in a group. (Last tested Jumbo Red Stars with Green Glitter breaks and area of the sky covered by in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Pistil; Golden Stars with Crackling this one. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown Pistil; White Wave with Crackling Pistil; on PYROvideo #6) Ethereal Ship Blue Stars with Crackling Pistil; Green Flying Spinner. Beihai brand, Glitter with Crackling Pistil; Green Eternal Flame #W538. Crackling with Green Whirlwind; Red & Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Nice wide spray of silver as it flies up. White Wave with Green Whirlwind; Brothers brand, #BP-A023-2. 80 sec- (Last tested in 1999) Crackling with Green Whirlwind; onds. Jumbo Red Chrysanthemum with Silver This is either sold separately or in a Evening Party Whirlwind; Jumbo Green combination pack with “Refiners Fire,” Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Chrysanthemum with Silver called “Bright Future” fountain assort- #K706C. 20 shots, 6 seconds. Whirlwind; White to Red with Red ment. Eternal Flame begins with a mix- More like Evening Pity. 4, 16 or 20-shot Whirlwind; Silver Glitter with Red ture of white flitter and red sparks. This sizes available. Small, thin breaks of red Whirlwind; Dragon Egg with Red gives way to a big, full spray of white and green. (Last tested in 1995) Whirlwind; Red Wave with White sparks with a very soft crackling sound Whirlwind; and Assorted Peony with

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 89 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Red Whirlwind. They are not double shaped fountains. (Last tested in 2000) Exploding Rain shells, but each shell has 2 effects in it. (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United It’s a terrific variety of quality effects in Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Pyro brand, #UP3032. 15 shots, 29 one box. In 2005, this kit has been re- seconds. designed and the shells are completely Exotic Mash The first shot is a silver comet that goes different. They are still canister (cylin- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon up and ends in a break which is a mix- drical) shells, but now they are approxi- brand, #Y23-203. 19 shots, 36 sec- ture of red stars and crackling dragon mately 4 inches tall and 1.75 inches in onds. eggs stars, which continue to crackle as diameter, and they are pretty hefty. They Among the many cakes with the “flying they spread out from the break. The produce large, high-quality bursts in fish” effect this one stands out. Each next two shots are the same thing the air and the bursts have plenty of shot gives a good amount of both green except they have green stars rather than stars. The kit includes a high quality flying fish and red flying fish, and in the red. The next two shots are the same HDPE plastic mortar, which will last for middle of the break are some blue stars. except the color stars are purple. The years if you take good care of it. The No sound effects; this is a visual perfor- next two shots are the same except the shells included in the kit I bought in mance. Excellent color and quality. color stars are yellow. Finally the rest of 2005 are: Brocade Crown, Silver Wave (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on the shots go up and give dragon eggs to Green, Blue Chrysanthemum, PYROvideo #5) breaks without color stars. A very good Crackles, Dragon Eggs, Purple & Green piece. (Last tested in 2003) Peony, Brocade Silver to Yellow, Brocade Crown with Crackles, Brocade This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Explorer series Silver to Blue, Multi-color Peony, Multi- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Display Firework (1.3G). Beihai color Peony with Crackling Pistil, Silver web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are brand, #WB8025. 27 seconds. Wave to Red. The kit included 2 shells not in this file. To buy a membership in it, These are not 1.4G consumer fireworks each of those 12 listed above. The box please visit FireworksCatalog.com. in the United States, they are consid- that the kit comes in lists 24 different ered 1.3G display fireworks. But I have Are you a shells, which are different from the included them because many readers of Hard my books can and do buy 1.3G fireworks actual shells in the kit I got. Core Nevertheless, these are high-quality Pyro? for their shows and because these are so shells and a high-quality tube is includ- good. There are six different Explorer ed. You can’t go wrong with this kit, if This shirt cakes, and they all have the same item you can only buy one shell kit the entire is available number and they all have 25 shots. The year this would be a good choice. In in 9 sizes, six varieties are: Red, Red & Green, including 3 Crackling, Silver Palm, Royal Crown 2005, there seemed to be two different child sizes! versions of this kit, with one version and Red Tail with Crackling. All vari- having larger shells and breaking hard- High quality eties shoot white comets that go up and er, with more stars. It’s hard to tell Hanes split into several more comets, which which version of Excalibur you are get- Beefy-T means they could be considered a “cros- ting, so to be sure, buy one box before sette” shell, a comet that splits into sev- buying whole cases of it. (Last tested in eral smaller comets. The different vari- 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) eties indicate what the effects are at the top - Red, for example, splits into white Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Excalibur Morning Glory comets with red tails. Terrific and high- Sparkler. brand. 39 seconds. FireworksLand.com ly recommended, for those who can buy A pack of 6 boxes includes 2 boxes each them. Sadly though, I have heard that of green, red or gold. Standard-issue Exploding Comet the factory that makes this item (Beihai Morning Glory sparklers, burning in Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- General) has discontinued this and all one color only, for an acceptable burn- 416. other 1.3G fireworks it was making, ing duration. (Last tested in 1998) Emits a continuous stream of crackles many of which were of outstanding and silver sparks as it flies up. (Last test- quality. They are still making consumer Exodus ed in 1998) fireworks, but their decision to stop Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Hot making display fireworks is a big loss to Shot brand, #HS9147. 61 seconds. Exploding Palm the fireworks display business, in my Twelve fountain tubes, arranged in 3 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great opinion. The crossette effect can be seen rows of 4 tubes, in a fan shape. The Grizzly brand, #GG0226. 19 shots, in two other fireworks from this same outer two tubes put out gold flitter 23 seconds. factory, “America Fights Back” and sparks, while the inner 2 put out red Very large package (9 inches tall). “Desperate Attempt.” (Last tested in spray. Then they all stop and 4 more Tremendous altitude achieved by gold 1999) start, 2 snapping white and 2 red spray. comets with thick tails of long-lasting Then they stop, and 4 more start, all 4 of gold. (Last tested in 1998) which are snapping white which get fairly loud. Probably the best of the fan-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 90 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Explosions on Jupiter effects, but good color and sparks. break which starts as a mixture of blue Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Long-lasting. (Last tested in 1998) and green peony stars, and ends up as a Cat brand, #BC-633. 21 shots, 20 break of red peony stars. The next break seconds. Extraordinary Quest is a green peony break, which breaks Similar to Atomic Afterglow and Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, hard and spreads out far. The next break Cosmos Extravaganza. Excellent green #BP7092. 24 seconds. is a silver glitter break which has one pearls ending in white whirlwinds. (Last It’s a big tank, decorated in a large red star and one large green star tested in 1995) camoflauge pattern, with a radar anten- added. The next shot produces a break na on top. It starts with a whistle out which is a mix of blue peony stars and Exposure Great the back end, which has some red and bright orange peony stars. The next Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. green sparks in it, and this causes the break is a purple peony break. The next Brothers brand, #BP2273. 25 shots, tank to move forward a little. Then it break is what appears to be a green 41 seconds. changes to some crackle spray, then “falling leaves” break. The next shot All shots whistle and crackle on the way back to the whistle. The whistle part gives what appears to be a purple up, then burst into very nice red and seems to have more thrust to it and that “falling leaves” break. Then a purple green breaks. Excellent. (Last tested in part makes the tank move forward “falling leaves” break. Then the next 2000) again. That stops, then the radar anten- shot produces a break which starts out na on the top starts spinning and giving as a peony break of red and blue stars, Expression and ends as a silver chrysanthemum. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden Then there is a crackle break, and then Bear brand, #FX-A069. 200 shots, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new a break which starts out as a mixture of 33 seconds. blue and red stars, but the red stars Very rapid barrage of shots, most of web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, change to green as they spread out, so it which are red, blue or green pearls, but please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ends as a mix of blue and green stars. quite a few of them crackling comets Then there is a flying fish break, then a and some of them whistles. Like a large PYROvideo #4 couple of breaks which produce blue Twitter Glitter. A whole wall of these DVD peony stars mixed with stars which start might be effective. (Last tested in 2005) out as bright pink, then change to green (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Two hours of fireworks before they burn out. Then there is a fun! Watch three fire- mini-finale of four shots which produce Extra Commando works shows, and see color chrysanthemum breaks. This is an Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon how they were set up. Make your own wheel, interesting cake due to the color-chang- Eggs brand, #DP-0007-3. 33 shots, ing stars. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown 45 seconds. using commonly sold STarts with about five shots which are fireworks. Visit a fire- on PYROvideo #6) works factory in Brazil nice symmetrical breaks of peony stars and a sparkler factory Extreme Firepower of mixed colors. Then what I think is in Ohio. Watch the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black five shots of chrysanthemum breaks, performance Cat brand, #BC-6090. 55 shots, 41 which have lots of stars and spread out of 93 new seconds. fireworks! big. Then a series of shots of red peony Each shot is fired singly and goes up breaks, fired one at a time. Then a vol- and swirls open into a small cluster of ley of five “dragon eggs” breaks, with Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! color stars. Then about 5 comets are red stars. Then a few “gold willow” FireworksLand.com fired all at once, and they have red breaks, which have some silver sparkle heads, and they also give off some fire- in them; these are sometimes called off silver sparks - this is surprising and crackers as they fly up. Then a series of “brocade willow.” Then a group of shots fun. Then a gun at the front of the tank whistling and crackling shots are fired, fired all at once, which are good, thick sprays green and crackle. Overall, a then a series of silver comets which spi- silver comets with intensely bright red much more interesting performance ral upward and they open into breaks of heads. Wow. Then a group of shots fired than ordinary tanks. (Last tested in silver glitter. Then a series of very all at once, which go up and open hard 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS unusual “hummer” shots goes up - into breaks which are red peony stars tape only - not shown on “The Best of these spin and make a buzzing sound as and silver glitter stars. (Last tested in PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) they go up. A unique sound that you 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) don’t hear in many fireworks. These Extreme Fighters shots open into whirlwinds. Then a Extra Large California Candle Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon group of white comets that end in red Hand-held Fountain. Black Cat brand, #GG-2903. 18 shots, 49 sec- peony breaks. And finally a group of brand, #BC-313-04. 65 seconds. onds. comets with green heads. (Last tested in 20 inches long. Starts with a bright red The first shot produces a red chrysanth- 2004) flame, changing to a gold flame with emum break, in which the red stars fade some silver sparks, then a nice thick out and it ends as a silver chrysanthe- spray of large white sparks. No sound mum break. The next shot produces a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 91 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Extreme Machine big silver crackle sparks. Then it that they basically all fire at the same Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. World becomes a mixture of small but bright time. So essentially, with this system Class Fireworks brand, #MWC503. silver flitter sparks and purplish-red you can create a firing site, with up to 36 shots, 31 seconds. sparks. Then it becomes a big gold five fireworks at that site, and you can The shots are fired in groups of 6. Each crackle spray. The gold crackle contin- be up to 120 feet away from the site to shot whistles on the way up and ends in ues, and deep gold sparks are added to operate the remote-control transmitter. a break of crackle flowers. There are no this, and the whole spray becomes big- There’s nothing stopping you from buy- colors or any other effect - it is all whis- ger and taller for the ending. (Last test- ing several of these systems and have tles and lots of crackle flowers. (Last ed in 2005) several firing sites at different locations tested in 2005) in your show, as long as you are within F5 Pyro Ignitor 120 feet of them. This seems to be an F-1 Full Bore Accessory. Phantom brand, #Z-800. ideal solution for igniting fireworks in Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. This is the first firing system that I have spots that you can’t manually get to Black Cat brand, #BCGC-202. 153 seen on the mass consumer market. during a show, such as up on high seconds. Fancy, expensive firing systems have places, or on a floating launch pad in This is part of the Black Cat “Gold been available for sale for years, but this the middle of a small pond, and so forth. Collection” and its item number is its the first one I have come across that was It would also help you with the timing name. It’s a multi-tube fountain that designed for, and is marketed for, the of your show, if you want to hold off on starts with a mixture of green sparks, consumer fireworks enthusiast. The certain fireworks until a specific time in red sparks and white flitter sparks. Then the music, etc. Clever pyrotechnicians it changes to just green and flashing sil- will think of other ways to use it, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z ver for a few seconds, and then to a gold including having the clip on an E-fuse flitter spray with blue sparks mixed in. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are ignite a main fuse which then leads to a Then it becomes a mixture of red, blue not in this file. To buy a membership in it, series of fireworks, not just a single fire- and green sparks with some silver please visit FireworksCatalog.com. work. The kit includes detailed instruc- crackle added, and one short whistle tions for use. The transmitter that is goes off. Then the crackle changes to PyroTopia: Show of Shows included looks like a flashlight, and has big silver crackle sparks, while the a flashlight bulb in it, but apparently green, red and blue continue, although The ultimate fireworks DVD: a unique and does not double as a flashlight. At least they are overwhelmed by the crackle unforgettable jour- I couldn’t get the flashlight bulb to go and you can’t see the colors very well at ney through music on. The basic kit comes with 3 E-fuses, that point. The crackle stops and the and pyrotechnics. so you can light 15 fireworks with it. spray is green, blue, and red sparks with The manufacturer also sells E-fuses sep- white flitter sparks. Then it becomes arately, in boxes of 5. This system green and flashing silver again, with a 90 minutes of worked flawlessly for me when I tested few red sparks here and there. Then a nonstop music and fireworks! it. It was great fun to stand there, push gold flitter mixed with blue sparks. the button on the transmitter and see Then red, green, blue, crackle and one an orange puff of flame from the E-fuse short whistle. Finally for the last 10 sec- ignite the firework’s fuse, then a few onds or so it’s a spray of all crackle. seconds later see the firework go off - all (Last tested in 2004) while standing 100 feet away from it. (Last tested in 2005) F-117 Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, FireworksLand.com F5 Refill kit (5 E-fuses) #BP5020. 5 seconds. Accessory. Phantom brand, #Z-820. Big plane which whistles loudly as it This goes along with the F5 Pyro spins on the ground, then takes off, fly- basic kit contains a transmitter, a Ignitor kit, it consists of five “E-fuses,” ing away with a trail of crackle behind receiver, three “E-fuses” and the neces- each of which has 5 clips that attach to it. So heavy that it actually needs to sary batteries are included. The “E-fuse” fireworks fuses. Therefore this refill kit build up some speed before it can start plugs into the receiver and has five clips allows you to ignite 25 fuses (to do all flying. (Last tested in 1999) on the other end, each one of which 25 at one time would require five F5 attaches to a fireworks fuse. The cable Pyro Ignitor kits.) (Last tested in 2005) F-2 Pure Crackle part of the E-fuse is approximately 55 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. inches long. You spread apart the clips Fairy Chrysanthemum Black Cat brand, #BCGC-204. 112 at the end and split the cable into five Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red seconds. separate branches. You attach one clip Lantern brand, #B1102-19. 19 shots, Starts with a nice combination of red to each fuse. So, one E-fuse will ignite 5 20 seconds. sparks with silver crackle sparks. Then fireworks, all of which have to be within Red stars that go up and break softly changes to silver crackle spray only. a few feet of each other. The receiver into green clusters. Not that impressive. Then it becomes a mixture of gold allows you to fire the 5 fireworks either (Last tested in 2000) sparks with big silver crackle sparks. one at a time, or in rapid succession so Then it becomes a mix of red sparks and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 92 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fairy Lady of Flowers leaves” stars which last a long time and make it good any more. (Last tested in Base Fountain. Beihai brand, drift down before they burn out. Most 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) #WB4004. 19 seconds. breaks have 2 colors, such as red and Fairly lady. Big spray of white flitter, and green, or blue and silver, or blue and Family Delight lots of it. Really bright! (Last tested in red, etc. Because of the long-lasting Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 1999) breaks this cake almost appears to be Maverick brand, #F822. 35 seconds. taking place in slow motion. Towards Starts with a red flame and silver spray, Fairy Tale Opera the end, 5 shots are fired all at once which changes quickly to a very tall Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. which produce a bunch of falling leaves crackle spray. Then a green flame with Brothers brand, #BP2950. 14 shots, breaks in various colors. Then, 3 shots silver sparks, changing to the tall crack- 46 seconds. are fired in a fan shape, which produce le again. Finally a red flame with silver Each shot goes up and opens into 2 one red peony break, one blue peony, spray, ending with the tall crackle spray. spinners, with red or green centers and Excellent height. (Last tested in 2000) sprays of silver coming out as they spin. Very pretty, but no sound effects except This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Family Holiday the soft sound of the spinning motion. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Hand-held Fountain. West Lake (Last tested in 2001) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are brand, #L310. 32 seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Very nice red and crackling hand-held please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Fairy with Flowers fountain. I’d buy it again. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Black Cat T-shirt 1995) Lake brand, #L936. 36 shots, 50 The famous seconds. Fancy City Rapid-paced red pearls become red and Black Cat logo on quality Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. silver breaks. Inexpensive. The 36-shot shirts Winda brand, #P3002. 49 seconds. Fairy with Flowers (West Lake, #L936) Tall gold spray with blue sparks mixed has always been a favorite of mine, for in, changing to a short white flitter its low price and long duration. But it spray spray, then the tall gold spray with used to have red stars, and now it has blue mixed in, then the white flitter green stars. It’s just as good, but I won- spray again, then the gold/blue, then der if they just plain ran out of stron- the white flitter. I liked the gold/blue tium at the factory. “Hey, here’s some spray a lot, it’s a very pleasing color barium salts. Put this in it instead. combination. (Last tested in 2000) They’ll never notice.” Well, we did. 7 sizes! (Last tested in 1996) Order at Fandango my web site. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Falcon Rising Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Glorious brand, #GCM099. 30 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 36 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2893. 25 shots, FireworksLand.com Five breaks of red peony stars. Then five 58 seconds. breaks of green peony stars. Then five Crackling comets go up and break into and one white peony. It’s a winner. (Last breaks of white peony stars. So far a lit- nice chrysanthemum breaks of red, tested in 2004) tle boring. Then 5 shots that are fired green or blue; the red breaks have up at the same time, which give breaks crackle added. The last 10 shots are Fame and Fortune of crackle - for a good intense cluster of fired at a much faster pace to create a crackle. Then 5 shots are fired at the mini-finale. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Lake brand, #L925. 7 shots, 15 sec- same time, which give “dragon egg” (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The onds. breaks, where they continue to crackle Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Fluffy comets with colored heads, that as they spread out. This is one of the burst into small breaks of red and best “dragon egg” breaks I have seen, Fall Fantasy green. Tested again in 2005. Starts with very rich and intense with crackle. Kind Base Fountain. Bald Eagle brand, a fountain of pale green and gold sparks, of dull beginning but terrific ending. #EA415. 21 seconds. not very good color. This fountain con- (Last tested in 2004) Red and green spray, with a moderate tinues throughout the duration of the amount of crackle mixed in. (Last tested piece, rather than ending as the aerial Fantail Fantastico in 1995) shots start, as some of the other cakes of Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. this size do. The 6 aerial shots give Glorious brand, #GCM093. 45 shots, Fall Fury small clusters of green or red glitter 24 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black stars. Not all that impressive due to the Shoots 5 shots in a fan, which produce Cat brand, #BCSF-604. 23 shots, 48 weak colors. No comets as it had in some crackle mines at the lower level. seconds. 1995. This is a cake which should have Above that, they are gold comets that go Part of the “Spectrum Force” collection. been retired if they weren’t going to up and end in a row of red peony breaks, Every shot goes up as a sparkling comet then half a second later, a row of white and then ends in a break of “falling peony breaks. This fan is repeated 4

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 93 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com more times, but on the final time, the shots which go up as blue stars and then front whistles and makes it roll back- white peony breaks are replaced with end in huge breaks of crackle. Excellent ward, then a second tube on the front breaks of crackle which drift down quality. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on puts out a soft crackle spray. (Last test- while crackling. (Last tested in 2004) PYROvideo #4) ed in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Far Out Fast & Furious Fantastic 5 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United Grizzly brand, #GG0322. 16 shots, Pyro brand, #UP3053. 180 shots, 63 Pyro brand, #UP9005. 48 shots, 15 35 seconds. seconds. seconds. Groovy, baby. The label is cosmic. Far All the shots are fired at angles, more or First it fires a series of shots which end Out is hey, far out, man. White comet less in a “Z” pattern (starting at one end in red peony breaks and blue peony tails on the way up, mixed color breaks and firing down to the other end, then breaks. The contrast between the red at the top that break hard. Not only back the other direction for the next and blue is good. Then it fires crackling that, a little bit of crackle in each break. row). The first group of shots is red comets at angles, and peony breaks of Red, green, blue, and crackle in every pearls that end in reports. The next green, purple or red. Appealing display, break. Far out! What I’m trying to say, group is silver comets that end in but over very quickly. (Last tested in man, is this is one ga-rooovy piece, reports. Then another group of red 2003) dude. Trip out!It’s a cosmic psychedelic pearls that end in reports. Then another group of silver comets that end in reports. Then they start coming a lot Fantastic Garden This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new faster, and it really earns the name “Fast Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1043. 77 web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are and Furious” at this point. I think four seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, more groups of red pearls, alternating Starts with a good crackle spray, really please visit FireworksCatalog.com. with four more groups of silver comets loud. Then a short silver whistle , then (and some groups of what may be blue back to the crackle (which never really PYROvideo #5 pearls, but I was too far away to be sure DVD or VHS stopped). Then another whistle, and that they were blue), are then fired, in more crackle. Another silver whistle, the Z pattern. Every shot ends in a and more crackle. No colors - a great Two hours of firewoks report, so you get a steady parade of all-noise fountain. (Last tested in 2004) fun! Learn how to build a horizontal reports in the sky. There are no color wheel, ways to use a breaks here, like there are in “High Fantasy General roll of 16,000 fire- Stepper” but it’s still an interesting Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. crackers, a way to show due to the reports. (Last tested in Brothers brand, #BP2663. 25 shots, fuse rockets together, 2003) 36 seconds. a roman candle bar- Each shot goes up as a brilliant red, rage, three separate fireworks shows, a Fasthawk Rocket green or white pearl, which then sepa- Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- rates into 3 or 4 large stars of mixed red stroll through Boomland, 437. and green. These drift back down a lit- and 90 Each rocket flies up and ends in a small tle. No sound effects. (Last tested in new fireworks. cluster of color stars plus a small white 1999) whirlwind, an effect rarely seen in rock- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ets. (Last tested in 2000) Fantasy World FireworksLand.com Base Fountain. Po Sing brand, #T21. Fear No Evil 7 seconds. Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Very tall and bright, with rich red, gold, rainbow, brother. The finest 16 shots #BP2090. green and blue, but far too short-lived. you’ll see, at least in this dimension. This box has six shells and one tube, and (Last tested in 1995) (Last tested in 1999) all six shells are 5-break shells. The shells are 1.5-inch diameter shells, so Fantasylands Farmer’s Choice they have slightly fewer stars in them Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Novelty Firework. Hot Shot brand, than 1.75-inch shells have. Eggs brand, #DE4041. 21 shots, 22 #HS2226. 25 seconds. Nevertheless, they provide an impres- seconds. Nicely designed novelty in the shape of sive display of color in the air, since A big crackling comet, followed by two a tractor you might see on a farm in the each break seems to be of a different silver comets which break into blue U.S. The first tube that lights is the color than the previous break of the stars and silver fish. Then three red smokestack on the hood of the tractor, same shell. The timing between breaks stars that go up and each split into 4 red and this keeps putting out smoke for is very consistent. These shells break stars (crossette). Then 4 spinning silver most of the rest of the time. A tube on very hard and symmetrically. shots which go up and break into very the back whistles and puts out a few Oustanding quality. (Last tested in good red peonies with crackle. Then 5 color sparks, and makes the tractor roll 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) green shots which go up and break into forward. Then it stops, and a tube on the green peonies with crackle. Then 6

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 94 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fearless Floral Finale end in breaks of crackling flying fish. Ferocious Thunder Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Then 3 more shots are fired which are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Phantom brand, #G-136. 8 shots, 12 color pearls ending in breaks of long- Pyro brand, #UP3052. 18 shots, 38 seconds. lasting “falling” leaves stars, either red seconds. Alternates between excellent big breaks or silver breaks. Then 3 more shots are Every shot goes up and breaks into a of red stars and breaks of silver flying fired in a fan, one by one, which are large, symmetrical break of crackle. The fish. Does not last very long, but the groups of screaming silver comets, and only effect is crackle, nothing else. The shots it gives are really good. (Last test- below them are crackle mines. (Last shots are fired one by one, no multiple ed in 2001) tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo shots at the end. Good if you’re looking #4) for crackle only. For the best effect, Fearless Warriors light two of these about 1 second apart Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Feel the Rocket Power in time. (Last tested in 2003) Pyro brand, #UP3007. 25 shots, 41 Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, seconds. #UP6015. Ferocious Tunny The first shot is a red pearl, ending in a A pack of 11 rockets that give standard Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon red peony break. The next shot is a rocket effects such as color peony Eggs brand, #DE4004. 19 shots, 53 green pearl, ending in a green peony breaks, crackle breaks, and silver flying seconds. break. The next shot is a gold pearl, end- fish breaks. (Last tested in 2003) Starts as a multi-colored fountain, that ing in a gold peony break. The next shot changes to a crackling fountain, then is a blue pearl, ending in a blue peony the aerial shots start. Each shot goes up break. The next shot is a silver comet, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z dark and then ends in either blue stars Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ending in a white chrysanthemum web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are mixed with silver flying fish, or a crack- break. This sequence of 5 shots is then not in this file. To buy a membership in it, le cluster. (Last tested in 2004) repeated in that order for the rest of the please visit FireworksCatalog.com. performance, until the end, when the Ferris Wheel last 5 shots go up all at once, giving a Glow-in-the-dark Shirt Novelty Firework. Flower Basket colorful finale. (Last tested in 2003) brand, #K1287L. 13 seconds. The aliens Hard-to-find piece certain to be a col- have Feast of Fire landed, lector’s item someday. Basically a wheel Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. and attached to a base, with two side foun- Phantom brand, #H-084. 64 sec- they tains pointing up. The side fountains onds. want spray silver about a foot high, while the Begins with a mix of red and green fireworks, wheel spins in green, whistles briefly, of course. sparks. This is followed by a silver whis- then spins in red. It’s all over pretty fast tle. Then it changes to a mix of red, - not a memorable performance, but green and blue sparks. Then another sil- this item’s rarity and unique design ver whistle happens while the red, green The make it highly desirable for the collec- and blue spray continues. Then it aliens tor. Just about every unit I saw had changes to a mixture of red sparks with on this dents in it, though. (Last tested in 1998) white flitter sparks. Then it changes to shirt glow in the dark! an intense crackle spray. Another silver Festival Ball whistle happens while the crackle spray Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Single-tube Aerial. Red Lantern continues, and the crackle stops while FireworksLand.com brand, #0006. the silver whistle goes on for a few more Three separate breaks; one after the seconds. (Last tested in 2004) other, not all at the same time. Red, Ferocious green, white. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fire Feeding Frenzy Hawk brand, #FB247. 36 shots, 63 Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black seconds. Festival of Lights Cat brand, #BCSF-601. 18 shots, 33 All shots are crackling comets that go Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. seconds. up and open into breaks. The breaks Brothers brand, #BP2983. 12 shots, Part of the Black Cat “Spectrum alternate between color glitter breaks 32 seconds. Force”series. The first 3 shots are fired with crackle, and color chrysanthemum Shots go up dark and then open into a in a fan, one by one, and they are breaks, and blue peony breaks. Lasts a few small whirlwinds as well as some sparkling silver comets that go up and very long time. (Last tested in 2005) buzzing silver spinners that fly away. A end in breaks of silver flying fish with (Shown on PYROvideo #6) couple of the middle shots also have some blue stars mixed in. Then more some reports. Kind of misnamed, shots like that are fired, but they end in because it’s not much to look at, but it breaks of silver flying fish with red and does give interesting sounds. A sound green stars mixed in. Then 3 more are effect cake mainly. The last four shots fired, which end in silver flying fish with give unusual breaks of small buzzing some red stars. Then 3 crackling comets red or green spinners, and some are fired in a fan, one by one, and they reports. (Last tested in 2002)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 95 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Feverish Fortalice Fiery Falcons Fiery Fantasia Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai Brothers brand, #BP4046. 49 sec- Phantom brand, #G-313. 16 shots, brand, #WB2014. 16 shots, 16 sec- onds. 36 seconds. onds. Brilliant white flame with crackle com- The first shot is a red pearl that goes up Crackling comets, with plenty of crack- ing out of it, from the main tube. There and becomes a gold spinner in the air, le. (Last tested in 1999) are two smaller tubes on the sides, which then breaks open into a regular which each whistle briefly with a color break, of red peony stars mixed Fiery Trees & Silvery Flowers “whooshing” whistle sound. The main with silver glitter stars. It’s amazing, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link tube continues with more crackle. (Last really - it’s a shell that spins in the air Triad brand, #W584. 16 shots, 23 tested in 1999) before bursting into colors. I’m seconds. stumped as to how they achieve that Loud crackling comets shoot up. Unlike Field Artillery effect. The next three shots are identical other crackling-comet repeaters, these Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West to the first one. Then the next shot is a have red and green stars mixed into the Lake brand, #L980. 9 shots, 7 sec- green pearl which goes up and becomes comet tails! (Last tested in 1996) onds. a gold spinner in the air, before bursting All 9 shots came out so quickly it into a break of silver glitter stars mixed Fight Back seemed like a single barrage. The breaks with crackle. Then three more shots Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden were decent, but this item scared every- Bear brand, #FX-A053. 20 shots, 42 one. (Last tested in 1996) seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Alternates between red ring shells and Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new green ring shells. Each ring has approx- Field Artillery web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Single-tube Aerial. Brothers brand, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, imately 16 stars. Most of the cake is the #BP2306. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ring shells, then there are three shots of Box of four single-shot tubes. Each one crackle breaks, and finally three shots of goes up with a thick, very bright white PYROvideo #6 large chyrsanthemum breaks of green comet tail and breaks into a nice break DVD or red. These are very nice, but I would of color. (Last tested in 1999) have loved to see a cake like this of This DVD is 2 hours nothing but ring shells, possibly includ- Field Operations of company demos, ing blue rings as well as red and green. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. including Brothers, Nevertheless, this is a great one to get if Brothers brand, #BP2158. 19 shots, Cannon, Dragon you want to easily add 14 ring shells to 21 seconds. Eggs, Fire Hawk, your show. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown Alternates between whistling shots with Flower King, Hale, on PYROvideo #7) Black Cat, Mega Ton silver tails that break into small clusters and Red Rhino of green stars, and red pearls that break brands. A total of Fighter of Galaxy into clusters of green stars with silver 140 new fireworks Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon fish. Basically the same in 2003 as it was are shown, Eggs brand, #DE4032. 13 shots, 21 in 1999. (Last tested in 2003) as well as seconds. 5 finales. I liked this one. Alternates between Fierce Attack shots that go up as red pearls and shots Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! that go up as green pearls. The breaks brand, #P514. 24 shots, 34 seconds. vary from shot to shot, but they are nice Starts out with crackling comets, which FireworksLand.com breaks, with symmetrical patterns. end in small clusters of stars, either red Mixed green and purple peony is one, or green stars or white glitter stars. just like that one. The next shot is a red another is a red chrysanthemum, Then, one whistling shot, and one pearl that goes up and becomes a gold another is blue with sparkling silver whirlwind shot. Then a few shots of just spinner that breaks into a silver chrys- stars. No sound effects. (Last tested in small color breaks, then it’s more crack- anthemum break mixed with some 2004) ling comets. Then another whirlwind crackle. Then three more shots just like and some color breaks and white glitter that. The next shot is a green pearl Fighting Force breaks, then a couple crackling comets which goes up and doesn’t spin, it Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. and one whirlwind to finish it off. (Last breaks open into a mixture of blue Brothers brand, #BP2928. 37 shots, 64 seconds. tested in 1999) peony stars and some crackle. Then Alternates between shots that go up and three more shots just like that. This open into blue stars that change to red, Fierce Tiger Soaring cake is fascinating due to that gold spin- and shots that go up and open into Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, ner that becomes a floral break, in the green stars with a whirlwind. The shots #T0008. first 12 shots. I’m still mystified as to speed up towards the end. Very nice for Whistling on the way up, to red and how it works. (Last tested in 2005) the color-changing stars, otherwise green stars. (Last tested in 1995) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) rather ordinary. (Last tested in 2001)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 96 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Final Defense another whistle with a tall silver spray, actually be a relabeling of the Family Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai then a really intense spray of crackle, Holiday handle fountain (L310). (Last brand, #WB2042. 16 shots, 40 sec- ending with another tall silver whistle. tested in 1998) onds. The best way to bring in the new year Excellent large breaks, quite a variety. for states that do not allow aerial fire- Fire Dragon Red, green or blue chrysanthemums, works. (Last tested in 1999) Skyrocket. Winda brand, #P2003. crackle breaks, etc. All shots also have Three rockets in a vinyl bag, with 2 thick, fluffy comet tails on the way up, Fire Astral extra decorative cardboard inserts in some with colored heads too. The last 4 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. the bag to make it more attractive. shots are fired basically all at once for a Brothers brand, #BP2268. 25 shots, Interesting effects, a comet tail on the mini-finale. (Last tested in 2002) 56 seconds. way up, then a break of stars and crack- (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The This will certainly be a candidate for le, finishing off with a few “silver flying Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) best repeater of 1998. A long-duration fish.” Nice. (Last tested in 1999) show of high quality. Each shot goes up Finale Fountain as a very bright pearl of either red, Fire Eagle Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. green or an almost white-blue, with a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden Black Cat brand, #BC-231. 74 sec- small comet trail. After a small delay in Bear brand, #FX-A064. 16 shots, 20 onds. the air, each shot breaks open into seconds. Full, rich, powerful sprays of green, either a red or green chrysanthemum Most of the shots are crackling comets gold and white. Not tall, but good. (Last burst (with trails) or a blue peony burst that go up and end in clusters of crack- tested in 1995) le and a few color stars mixed in. At the This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z end, two or three shots are whistling Finale Freeball Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new comets. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are PYROvideo #7) Glorious brand, #GCM0155. 16 not in this file. To buy a membership in it, shots, 39 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Fire Fantasy The first shot goes up as a silver comet Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden that breaks very hard into a peony break PyroTopia: Show of Shows Bear brand, #FX-A032. 30 shots, 27 of small red peony stars and large green The ultimate fireworks seconds. peony stars. The second shot goes up as DVD: a unique and Fires a row of 6 shots in a z-pattern, a silver comet and breaks hard into a big unforgettable jour- which are red pearls going up and open- silver glitter break. The next shot goes ney through music ing fairly hard into red peony breaks. up as a silver comet and breaks hard and pyrotechnics. Then another row going the other into a break that turns into a whole direction, which are blue pearls ending bunch of small crackle flowers. The next in good blue peony breaks. Then a row shot goes up as a silver comet that ends 90 minutes of of green pearls is fired the other direc- as a large gold willow break. The above nonstop music and fireworks! tion which end in good green peony sequence repeats three more times. In breaks. The next row is crackling the last set of four, they are fired closer comets that end in crackle breaks. The together in time, but not all at the same final row of 6 is whistling comets. (Last instant. (Last tested in 2005) tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Finale Show Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Fire Fiend #S7045. 30 shots, 37 seconds. FireworksLand.com Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Superb chrysanthemum breaks in 2004, Eggs brand, #DP0002-1. 19 shots, large breaks that break with a bang, but (no trails). The color of the burst 42 seconds. not enough altitude. Still a definite matches the color of the pearl as it goes Fires a series of large color chrysanthe- “buy” in 2004. (Last tested in 2005) up. The relatively slow pacing lets you mum breaks which alternate between appreciate each individual shot. (Last red, blue and green chrysanthemums. I Fine Champagne tested in 1998) believe there is one purple chrysanthe- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. mum in there as well, but I would have Brothers brand, #BP4137. 55 sec- Fire Blaster to see it go off again in person to be onds. sure. At the end, two crackling comets The perfect fountain for New Year’s Eve. Hand-held Fountain. Great Grizzly brand. 9 seconds. are shot up at the same time and they A plastic bottle, which contains a multi- Hand-held fountain which sprays gold end in large breaks of crackle. tube fountain. You take the top of the with crackle, then adds some green Impressive for the size of the breaks. bottle off to light the fountain. Starts sparks. Unit we tested had very short (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on with the goldfish effect as in “Vesuvius” duration; other units are likely to last PYROvideo #5) fountain, adding a few blue stars, then much longer - possibly 30 seconds long. quickly changes to a whistle with silver Has a wooden handle; I think this may sparks, then a bright white spray, then

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 97 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fire Flight there for a second. This is an unusual Fire Phoenix Skyrocket. Great Grizzly brand, effect that you don’t see in too many Skyrocket. Beihai brand, #WG006?. #GG0303. Chinese-made repeaters. Good for vari- In my book Fireworks for Everyone!, I Now this is interesting. It flies up with a ety in your show. (Last tested in 2000) considered Fire Phoenix (Beihai brand) loud whistle, and about halfway to be the best consumer rocket ever. A through its flight, some crackle Fire it Up year later, it’s much more widely avail- appears, then when it reaches the top of Smoke. Great Grizzly brand, able. It is still rather expensive, but it’s the flight, a second cluster of crackle is #GG1268. still worth it. When I first tested it, all of ejected. So you get one whistle and two A little cone which puts out a nice quan- the rockets gave a silver comet on the clusters of crackle out of this little rock- tity of rich purple smoke. (Last tested in way up, then a big green break. The lat- et. Pretty cool. (Last tested in 1999) 2002) est batch still has the silver comet, but now the breaks are different for each Fire Hawk II Fire of Fury rocket — some are red, some red and Missile. Great Grizzly brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire green, and some are red, green and blue #GG0237. Bird brand, #FB208. 16 shots, 29 breaks. (Last tested in 1996) A unique piece with a large plastic seconds. attachment that serves as the “fins.” It Red or white pearls go up, then open Fire Phoenix flies up smoothly and beautifully, then into silver whirlwinds, with crackle Skyrocket. Brothers brand. ends in a small but nice break of white Brothers’ version of it. Looks exactly the stars and a couple of pops. Can’t really This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z same as the Beihai version, but has the compare in the break quality of a shell, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Brothers name printed on it. Flies up but it does fly well, and it’s so darn web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are with a tail of silver sparks, then breaks interesting to look at that I’ll bet you not in this file. To buy a membership in it, into a good-sized break of stars. About buy one just to keep for your collection. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. the same as all the other current ver- Is it a rocket, or a missile? (Last tested sions of Fire Phoenix - which is to say, in 1999) Spellout not as powerful as the original version T-shirt in 1995. (Last tested in 1999) Fire Hawk rockets Skyrocket. Fire Hawk brand. This Fire Ring shirt Good quality breaks with different Skyrocket. Horse brand, #T0514. effects. (Last tested in 2002) says, “Fireworks” Tiny spinner on a parachute is ejected at spelled out the end of the rocket’s flight. A much Fire & Ice in fireworks! bigger version would be better. (Last Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. See my web site tested in 1995) Brothers brand, #BP2932. 39 sec- for sizes and info. onds. Fire Serpents All shots go up as green pearls which Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, turn into silver whistles. Alternates #P012. 4 shots, 14 seconds. between shots that finally end as beauti- Excellent red and green crackling ful shimmering gold spinners, and comets. Inexpensive item. (Last tested shots that end as silver whirlwind. (Last in 1995) tested in 2000) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! FireworksLand.com Fire Spurters Fire in the Night Sparkler. Horse brand, #T6508. 42 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon seconds. Eggs brand, #DE4055. 21 shots, 39 added. An enhancement of the common 100 green and 100 silver sparklers, seconds. whirlwind effect. (Last tested in 1999) made of paper tubes. Interesting. 38 Starts wit a silver flitter fountain, then seconds. Thin paper tubes filled with shoots up 21 comets with colored heads Fire of Star loose composition. Green or silver. They of either red, green or blue. A couple of Base Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, frequently go out prematurely. (Last the comets are crackle comets. Other #DE1031. 11 seconds. tested in 1996) than those, no sound effects. (Last test- A pack of 4 very small fountains. Starts ed in 2004) with a bright colored flare, then Fire & Thunder changes to a mixture of color sparks Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super Fire in the Sky plus crackle. Impressive for such a Blast brand, #SB-47. 34 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. small piece - somewhat like “Sunlight Super Blast. Each of the 19 shots breaks Fireworks over America brand, of Florida.” (Last tested in 2004) into a cluster of blue stars and a handful #MAF2901. 12 shots, 24 seconds. of crackle on the way up. This is proba- Shoots up a series of gold comets with bly unintentional, but it does produce red heads. Each one breaks open into a an “elevated” mine effect. (Last tested gold willow break, with soft gold in 1996) branches that spread out and hang

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 98 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fire Tower Fountain diminishes while the red and green Firefly Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. spray continues, then it intensifies Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1017. 93 again for the finish. Changed in 2003. Brothers brand, #BP2071. 16 shots, seconds. Lasts longer, 101 seconds as opposed to 44 seconds. Starts with a mixture of red sparks and 83. Starts with a gold flitter spray, then A nice red chrysanthemum changing to flashing white sparks. Then changes to a silver flitter spray, then a spray of crackle flowers, then a blue chrysanthe- a nice combination of gold flitter with plenty of crackle for quite a while. Then mum changing to crackle flowers, then blue sparks. Then back to red, with a mixed spray of red sparks, green a blue peony break changing to crackle some softly crackling sparks mixed in. sparks and silver flitter. Then back to flowers. Then the previous 3 shots are Then flashing white sparks as the spray the heavy crackle. (Last tested in 2001) repeated three more times. Then it fin- gets taller. Then bright green and red ishes with four shots fired all at once, sparks mixed together. Then finishes off Firedrake Rockets which end in large breaks of crackle with a pretty good spray of crackle. Skyrocket. Dragon Eggs brand, flowers. (Last tested in 2004) (Last tested in 2004) #DE2021. The label on the package calls it Firefly Fountain assortment Fire Wheel, m “Firedrake Rocket,” but the individual Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, Wheel. Beihai brand, #WB6001. 33 rockets are labeled “Jupiter Rocket” #BC-253. 18 seconds. seconds. although with the same item number. Four to the bag: one each of red, green, See “Wild Wheel” for description, as this blue and gold. Each gives a flame of that is the same wheel. (Last tested in 2002) color, then changes to a mixed spray of This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z red, green and crackle. Same fountains Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Fire-fly Satellite web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are as Stray Beads. (Last tested in 1998) Flying Spinner. West Lake brand, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, #L021. 6 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Firestorm Green to red. Tends to hover, rather Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United than going up. Cute little one. (Last PYROvideo #7 Pyro brand, #UP9002. 24 shots, 29 tested in 1995) DVD seconds. Starts with a fast series of peony breaks Fire-Meteors Ball Two hours of fireworks of red, green, yellow and purple (the Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, fun! Learn how to stars change quickly from one color to #BP2162. make “poor man’s another). The shoots up several crack- Two tubes and twelve shells in the box: quick match,” how to ling comets which have a lot of crackle. Silver Palm Tree, Silvery Pearls, make a volcano with Then ends with several giant gold wil- an empty cone, and Crackling Yellow, Green Sparkling, Red the proper way to low breaks. I liked it. (Last tested in & Silver Pearls, Crackling, Colourful decorate a Christmas 2003) Sparkler, Crackling Blue, Crackling tree. Watch five shows Silver, White Flashing, Crackling Green and finales, and see Fireworks Fiesta and Red Wave. All with tails. Nice. (Last 117 new Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winco tested in 1998) fireworks! brand, #MEWP-634. 96 shots, 53 seconds. Fireball Fires a series of comets in fan shapes, in Skyrocket. Thunderbird brand, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! the “Z” pattern. The first row is silver #TB1053. FireworksLand.com comets with red heads, the next row is Same performance as Fire Phoenix. If silver comets with green heads. The you can’t find the Fire Phoenix rocket The red plastic caps over the fuses are next row is crackling comets. Then the (which I have been nagging you to buy hard to remove. The best way to remove above 3 rows are repeated. Then a row since time began), get this one instead. them is to hold the bottom of the rock- which is silver comets with red heads, It’s the same exact rocket as Fire et’s engine with one hand, and carefully but they also include some reports on Phoenix, just with a different label. rock the red plastic cap back and forth the way up. Then a row of green-headed Silver comet on the way up, then a until it snaps free, and then pull the cap comets with reports on the way up. break of mixed color stars equivalent to off. This must be done carefully so as Then a row of crackling comets with an average festival ball. (Last tested in not to damage the stick or the engine. reports, and a row of red-headed comets 1996) This pack of 4 rockets has 4 different with reports. Then it starts shooting effects: green and purple peony break; whole rows at a time in a fan shape. A Firecracker Fountain red, white and blue peony break; color row of green comets is quickly followed Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. chrysanthemum break; and brocade by a row of red comets, and then a row Phantom brand, #H-006. 101 sec- crown with color tips. The effects are of crackling comets, then another row onds. there, but the breaks stay in clusters of green comets and a row of crackling Starts with blue and gold spray with rather than spreading out wide. (Last comets. These last 5 rows are shot some crackling sparks, pretty nice. tested in 2004) closely together for a finale. Does a lot Then the crackle intensifies and red and for such a low-priced item. (Last tested green come into the mix. The crackle in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 99 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks Frenzy Fireworks Over America title, a smaller square has a pasted-on Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winco Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. label that says, “Silver to Red,” which brand, #MEWP-635. 52 shots, 62 Fireworks over America brand, leads me to believe there is more than seconds. #FOA2905. 10 shots, 29 seconds. one version of it. The one I got shoots Begins with a series of 7 breaks which Crackling comet that ends with a few up silver comets with bright white are gold comets with white heads, that red stars and a few reports, then anoth- strobing heads, that each split into 4 or break upward and outward. Then a er one that ends in blue stars and 5 smaller white comets, with bright red series of 7 breaks of flashing crackle. reports, then another that ends in white heads. (Last tested in 1999) Then a series of 7 breaks which are a stars and reports, then a green shot that mixture of red stars, blue stars and ends in a white whirlwind, then crackle Firing Line white glitter stars. Then a series of 7 comet to blue break, then one to red Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, breaks which are dragon eggs breaks, break, then white break, then blue #UP6013. crackling comets that continue to break, then green to whirlwind, and A launcher with 10 rockets already crackle as they spread out from the cen- finally one that ends in red stars. Give it assembled on it. You just light it and ter. Then 5 shots are fired at once in a points for variety. (Last tested in 2000) they all go up one at a time. They give fan, which end in breaks of silver color peony breaks, crackle breaks and a comets with red heads spreading out Fireworks Wide Open couple of chrysanthemum breaks. (Last from the break, and there is crackle Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. tested in 2003) mixed in. Then a fast series of 7 shots Fireworks over America brand, which are single color breaks with #FOA2826. 18 seconds. Firing Squad crackle mixed in, alternating green and Shoots peony breaks of red, multicolor, Display Firework (1.3G). brand, red. Then a fan of 5 shots which go up green, multicolor, and blue to red. The #W5-59. 51 seconds. and end in softly opening clusters of red Plain label, and no colors. Just 25 stars and crackle. Then a rapid series of This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z wickedly loud reports, fired at a leisure- 7 shots which end in gold willow breaks. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ly pace. Not for sale in the U.S., unless I believe it’s 52 shots altogether. (Last web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are you have the ATFE permit to buy 1.3G tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo not in this file. To buy a membership in it, fireworks. However, you might see a please visit FireworksCatalog.com. #4) “Firing Squad” for sale as a 1.4G con- Fireworks videos • DVDs sumer firework, but will not have the Fireworks Ignitors Buyer’s Guides • Links really loud bangs that the 1.3G version Accessory. Great Grizzly brand, Fireworks T-shirts has. It will likely have bangs that are #GG1211. Free articles like ordinary firecrackers in the air, or a It’s punk, packaged for retail sales. (Last and little louder, since aerial reports in 1.4G more! tested in 2002) consumer firecrackers are allowed to have 129.6 milligrams of powder as Fireworks Junkie opposed to only 50 milligrams for Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great ground firecrackers. (Last tested in Grizzly brand, #GG0340. 25 shots, 1996) 37 seconds. Whistling silver comets end in white First Strike whirlwinds. Fantastic name - buy two of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. these, one to shoot off and one to save Brothers brand, #BP2953. 10 shots, for your collection! (Last tested in 2000) It’s actually a combination fountain and multi-shot repeater, all in the shape of a Fireworks on Demand Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! silver rocket. A magnificent package Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. design - buy some extra of these for Brothers brand, #BP4216. 50 sec- FireworksLand.com your collection, as it will become highly onds. valuable a few decades from now. (Last Starts with bright white flitter sprays last 3 shots are fired at once. No sound tested in 2001) from 5 tubes in a fan shape. This effects, but the colors are very good. changes to sprays of white flitter sparks (Last tested in 2004) Fish Glitter and Comet with green flames at the bases - again Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Winco from 5 tubes in a fan shape. This gives Fireworks with Crossette brand. 45 seconds. way to softly crackling white sparks Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Starts big with a fan of 5 sparkling with red and green sparks mixed in - #K7459. 12 shots, 14 seconds. comets, fired in a row, close together from 5 tubes. Then 5 short whistles end This piece bears the item number but not at the same time. These go up it. Nice looking - make sure that the “K7459,” which would lead you to and end in breaks of red peony stars wide, flat side is facing the audience, or believe it is a Flower Basket brand item. plus scattered crackle, and then large else they won’t see the fan shape. (Last But, there is no Flower Basket brand crackle flowers open up a second later. tested in 2004) logo anywhere on the piece. So it is Then a fan of 5 are shot up in a row, almost impossible for me to tell exactly which are red pearls ending in breaks of where this came from. Below the main

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 100 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com red chrysanthemums with silver glitter one of these fans is actually two shots Flag Party Popper mixed in. Then a fan of 5 silver comets going off at the same time, because the Toy Trick Noisemaker. Horse brand, is shot up, one at a time, at a little slow- manufacturer calls this a 160-shot cake #T8542. er pace than the first 2 fans. These while I counted only 80 shots. However, I don’t know what the exact name of comets go up and end in very bright red it’s a unique display and a good one if this item is, it’s not marked anywhere peony breaks. Then another fan of 5 is you want all 5 colors going up at the on the item or the box of 12. But they shot at an even slower pace, and they same time. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown are marked with Horse Brand. Pull the are bright red pearls that go up and end on PYROvideo #6) string and out pop 5 colored streamers. in clusters of blue stars plus a lot of sil- (Last tested in 1999) ver flying fish. Then another fan of 5 is Five Sound Spray shot at the same pace, which are green Hand-held Fountain. Red Lantern Flags Over America pearls that go up and end in breaks of brand, #0635. 15 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun silver glitter plus a few reports. The Soft crackling sound. I don’t know brand, #SSD015. 7 shots, 50 sec- height of the breaks is inconsistent where the “five” comes in. 17 seconds. onds. across each row, but otherwise the Soft popping white sparks mixed in with Each shot gives four parachutes in the effects are of good quality. (Last tested gold sparks. Nice, but I would buy air, which hold flags - either American in 2004) Silvery Chrysanthemum over this. flags or Shogun brand flags. For day- (Last tested in 1996) time use only; you would see nothing at Fish in Water night. (Last tested in 2003) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Maverick brand, #SM0656. 9 shots, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Flak Attack! 14 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Alternates between shots which go up not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Patriotic brand, #8823. 8 shots, 35 red and open into gold flying fish, and please visit FireworksCatalog.com. seconds. shots which go up green and open into First shot ends in a red chrysanthemum silver flying fish. Really good for such a Are you a break and a ring shell with a lot of stars Hard tiny cake! (Last tested in 2001) - I counted about 20 stars, which makes Core for a well-defined ring. Next shot pro- Pyro? Fish-Bowl Commotion duces a blue peony break and a silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. This shirt flying fish break. The next shot gives a Brothers brand, #BP2955. 64 shots, is available break with blue stars and silver flying 37 seconds. in 9 sizes, fish break, an all-crackle break and a sil- Shoots a volley of red shots which end including 3 ver glitter break. The next shot gives a in either silver whirlwinds or silver fly- child sizes! green peony break and a red peony ing fish. Then shoots a volley of green High quality break. The next shot gives a beautiful shots which also end in either silver Hanes glittering willow break. The next shot whirlwinds or silver flying fish. Then Beefy-T gives two purple chrysanthemum shoots a volley of blue shots, which also breaks. The next shot gives one purple end in either silver whirlwinds or silver chrysanthemum and one green peony flying fish. Then shoots a group of break with crackle. (Last tested in whistling comets, mixed with blue shots 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) which end in reports. Then, the above Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! sequence is repeated. (Last tested in FireworksLand.com Flaming Arrow 2003) Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #L-012. Flies nicely, then ejects two red stars. Flag Day Five Lake Four Sea Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower Brothers brand, #BP2954. 9 shots, King brand, #FK160. 160 shots, 16 25 seconds. Flaming Boomerang seconds. First a group of red mines are shot up, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black This is an all-color cake which shoots then a group of brilliant green mines, Cat brand, #BC-6152. 40 shots, 29 up groups of color pearls, which might then blue mines, then red, then green, seconds. be called mines, but each group really then blue, then 3 groups of crackle This cake fires in a V shape, so make only has about 4 or 5 color stars. The mines. Very bright. The item fell over sure the correct side of the cake is first row is fired in a fan, and the left end during the performance, but this may pointed towards the audience, other- is about 4 red stars fired up, then next have been due to wind rather than any wise they wouldn’t see the V shape. The to that 4 green stars, then next to that defect in the manufacture. Performance first part of the display is a rapid series four purple stars, then next to that four essentially unchanged in 2003. Did not of roman candle-style pearls, with blue gold stars, and finally on the right side fall over. A very good mine cake, but ones going up to the left and yellow four blue stars. The effect is sort of a “Beyond Reality” is better. (Last tested ones going up to the right. Then two rainbow of color going up in a fan in 2003) shots are fired in a V shape, and the one shape. The next 15 rows are identical to on the left is a beautiful glittering red that one. It may be that each “shot” in comet which goes up and breaks into a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 101 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com good red glitter break. On the right, at Silver w/Crackling Pistil; Green Glitter Flashback Rocket the same time, a beautiful green glitter w/Crackling Pistil; Gold Stars w/Green Skyrocket. Fireworks over America comet goes up and breaks into a good Glitter Pistil; Red to Silver w/Gold brand, #FOA1553. green glitter break. This pair of shots is Glitter Pistil, and Green Flies well, then breaks open into a clus- then repeated three more times. (Last Chrysanthemum w/Silver Bees. (Last ter of red and green stars. The red and tested in 2005) tested in 2000) green are light, pastel colors rather than deep colors. The label and packag- Flaming Whirlwind Flash, Crash & Thunder ing of this rocket are beautiful and Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red Roman Candle, single. Great Grizzly appealing. (Last tested in 2000) Rhino brand. 42 shots, 22 seconds. brand, #GG0473. 28 seconds. There are no actual “whirlwinds” in this Shots that go up whistling, then end in Flashing Missile with Voice cake, at least in terms of what I call the reports. (Last tested in 2002) Missile. brand. whirlwind effect (a spinning silver Flash of silver at the end; the “voice” is shower of sparks in the air). The shots Flash Light House just a whistle on the way up. (Last test- are fired in a Z pattern, starting at one Base Fountain. Flower Basket brand, ed in 1995) end of the first row, down that row, and #K3312A. 22 seconds. back the next row, etc. The first row is Brilliant silver fountain, then the house Flashing Paint silver comets with red heads, that go up is illuminated from inside and you see Base Fountain. Fire Hawk brand, and end in breaks of red, white and blue #FB404. 47 seconds. A pack of five fountains, which start out peony stars. The next row is the same This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z thing except the comets on the way up Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new as slow strobe pots, giving a flash every have green heads. Then the sequence web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are second or two, then change to regular described above is repeated. The last not in this file. To buy a membership in it, fountain sprays. One gives a silver flitter row is fired all at once in a fan, and they please visit FireworksCatalog.com. spray, another a gold flitter spray, are comets with red heads that go up another a green spray, another one a red and end in breaks of crackle. All shots PYROvideo #8 spray and the last one a crackle spray. are fired at a rapid pace. (Last tested in DVD (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) PYROvideo #6) Two hours of fireworks Flaming Wings fun! See how to set up Flashing Signal your own self-firing Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Strobe. Link Triad brand, #W414. 13 fireworks show, so Brothers brand, #BP2338. 25 shots, seconds. that all you have to do 43 seconds. is light one fuse, sit Yet another silver strobe. (Last tested in Alternates between green pearls that back and enjoy the 1995) open into white whirlwinds, blue pearls show! See three other that open into white whirlwinds, and fireworks shows, and Flashing Signal red pearls that open into white whirl- watch 65 new fire- Strobe. Black Cat brand, #BC-213. winds. Good quality. (Last tested in works for 12 seconds. 2000) 2005 and Flashes brightly for 12 to 13 seconds, 2006! speeding up towards the end. Each box Flash Bombs contains 2 green, 2 gold and 2 silver Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Reloadable Shell Kit. Fireworks over flashers. (Last tested in 1999) America brand, #FOA2967. FireworksLand.com 24 cylindrical shells and one HDPE Flashing Signal mortar tube, in a beautiful yellow, pink Strobe. Cannon brand, #Y32-001. and purple box. The shell effects are: the light through the red windows. 15 seconds. Red Wave w/Silver Bees; Silver Glitter (Last tested in 1995) It’s a box of 6 strobe lights, which flash w/Red Bees; Yellow Palm; Silver to Red with a blindingly bright white flash for w/Red Bees; Dragon Eggs w/Green Bees; Flash Ray Gun about 12 to 15 seconds. (Last tested in Red Chrysanthemum w/Silver Bees; Red Novelty Firework. Red Lantern 2004) and White Wave w/Green Bees; Purple brand, #0275. 10 seconds. Chrysanthemum w/Silver Bees; Gold If your kids are amused by this, you’re Flashing Thunder Chrysanthemum w/Green Bees; Silver not raising them to be pyros. Stupid. Single-tube Aerial. Temple of Heaven Palm; Red Chrysanthemum w/Green For collectors only. Don’t bother to brand, #N2026A. Bees; Blue Stars w/Green Glitter Pistil; light it. (Last tested in 1995) One shot, and all it does is one report. Green Crackling w/Green Bees; Blue But it’s a nice loud one. Box is 10 pieces. Crackling Stars; Blue Stars w/Crackling Flash Thunder (Last tested in 1995) Pistil; Purple Stars w/Silver Glitter Roman Candle, single. Vulcan Pistil; Blue Chrysanthemum w/Silver brand, #RC302. 4 shots, Bees; Dragon Eggs w/Red Bees; Red pearls end in respectable bangs. But Variegated Peony w/Red Bees; Red to only 4 shots. (Last tested in 2000)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 102 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Flashing Thunder Flittering Snow Flake #100 Floral Starmine Skyrocket. No brand brand, #T0862. Single-tube Aerial. Space Age brand. Single-tube Aerial. Beihai brand, There is no brand on this package, but Shimmering white stars, burning #WB5001. the case has an item number of T0862. almost 10 seconds as they float down. A superb piece, with a silver fountain for This rocket flies up very high and then (Last tested in 1996) 10 seconds, then it shoots up a festival ends with an excellent titanium report. ball with a nice, thick white comet tail, It is probably intended for the European Flora Nova that breaks into a huge break of green market, as I believe this rocket would Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, stars. (Last tested in 1999) not be considered 1.4G consumer fire- #Y03-044. 61 shots, 34 seconds. works in the U.S. Therefore it may be Sudden barrage of whistles, with each Florescent Orange Bombshell, difficult, or impossible, to find. But it one breaking into a tiny cluster of stars. No. 500 was really a great rocket. (Last tested in Took a short break in the middle, then Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, 2005) resumed with the same intensity. #G-205D. Nothing to look at; useful for the I like the name of this one very much, Flashing Thunder Candle whistling sounds only. (Last tested in except that there is some confusion as Display Firework (1.3G). Temple of 1999) to what they meant. They spelled it “flo- Heaven brand, #N2026B. 14 sec- rescent,” which means “flourishing,” onds. Floral Bouquet, #3 but I wonder if they actually meant “flu- Gives off 8 very loud reports, but is also Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. orescent,” which means “glowing.” On a “1.3G” roman candle. (A 1.4G version Small mine of red and green stars. To their invoice they spelled it “fluores- of it exists, but it is not nearly as loud.) pint-sized people it seems big, though. cent.” At any rate, this is a very large (Last tested in 1996) A mine of red stars which change to single-shot tube, about 16 inches tall green. (Last tested in 2000) and about 3 inches in outside diameter. Flashing Thunder With Spike The thump when it takes off is enor- Single-tube Aerial. No brand, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z mous and is part of the show itself. The #SX450B. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new shell flies up and ends in a gigantic No brand indicated anywhere. Single web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are peony break of stars which are indeed a tube with a spike on the bottom. Shoots not in this file. To buy a membership in it, deep, rich orange. (Last tested in 2005) up one very loud aerial report, but not please visit FireworksCatalog.com. (Shown on PYROvideo #8) high enough in the air. (Last tested in PyroTopia: Show of Shows 2000) Florescent Purple Bombshell The ultimate fireworks #500 Flashing Wheel DVD: a unique and Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, unforgettable jour- Wheel. Red Lantern brand, #0945. #G-653. 27 seconds. ney through music and pyrotechnics. Tremendous thump at liftoff, then a Interesting intermittent jets of gold huge peony break of magenta-purple with a little silver - unusual effect. (Last stars. Great color and lots of stars. (Last tested in 1995) 90 minutes of tested in 2006) nonstop music Flashlight Fountain and fireworks! Florescent Yellow Bombshell Base Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, #500 #DE1045. 21 seconds. Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, Comes in a box of 6. Starts with a strobe #G-653. for about 5 seconds. Then changes to a Lift charge gives a huge “thump,” and red flame, then a spray of red sparks and the shell flies up and breaks open into a softly crackling silver sparks. Finally at Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! gigantic break of brilliant yellow peony the end there is about 4 seconds of stars. Wow. (Last tested in 2006) brightly flashing crackle. (Last tested in FireworksLand.com 2004) Flourishing Floral Butterfly Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Flashpoint Barrage Flying Spinner. West Lake brand. 6 Basket brand, #K7167C. 19 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. seconds. 42 seconds. Phantom brand, #G-067. 28 sec- 6 per box. Problematic fuse is the cause 19 crackling gold comets, exactly like onds. of moderate dud rate. But when it Mighty Cobra, etc. A few of the shots Rising red, green and blue pearls that works, it’s beautiful. Flies up and bursts had low altitude. (Last tested in 1996) are pretty bright, with good color. The into green and red stars. (Last tested in red and green ones have only thin trails 1995) of gold sparks following them as they go up, but the blue ones have silver comet tails on the way up. No sound effects. (Last tested in 1998)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 103 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Flower Child may be discontinued, but you still may get a case of 4 of these and light one, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red be able to buy some remaining stock of then another about halfway through the Rhino brand, #CD-2571. 16 shots, it. (Last tested in 1999) first one, then halfway through that 37 seconds. one, light the other two at the same The first shot is a nice silver comet with Flower Pagoda time. (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on a green head, that goes up and gives a Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not triple break. The first break is a red #W625. 7 seconds. shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 peony, the second a green peony, and Here’s a cute little novelty item which & 3”) the third a small titanium report. Very consists of three spinners attached to a good. All the rest of the shots are like pyramid-shaped base. You light the fuse Flower Power this, with three different effects from and all three spinners go off at the same Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. each shot. The colors vary from shot to time, which makes the item dance Phantom brand, #AR-341. 61 sec- shot. The second break is a little small- around a little. The spinners have green onds. er than the first, and the third is a little and red flame plus some silver sparks. Starts with brilliant silver fountain, smaller still. But the overall impression There is no fountain. (Last tested in then adds crackle, then adds some red is outstanding and pretty loud. (Last 1999) stars, then the crackle intensifies and tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo silver balls are shot out. Really puts out #6) Flower Pot Fireworks, #2 a lot of stuff for such a small piece. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 2003: Starts with a bright silver spray Flower Exhibition Horse brand, #T1540. 8 seconds. with silver balls. Then adds blue stars Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. Very short red and green fountain fol- into the silver - very nice looking. Then 100 shots, 27 seconds. lowed by 5 red-to-green ground spin- changes to a gold spray with blue. Then Shot fired in groups, mainly roman can- ners. (Last tested in 1995) a spray which is a mix of silver sparks, dle-type color pearls with tails, but also silver balls and lots of crackle. (Last some whistling shots similar to Saturn tested in 2003) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Missile Battery. (Last tested in 2000) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Flower Reappear Flower Market not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Basket brand, #K2204B. 16 shots, Basket brand, #K761D. 0 seconds. 12 seconds. Dud. Wouldn’t light. (Last tested in PyroTopia: Show of Shows Each shot becomes a silver helicopter 1995) The ultimate fireworks that spins off sideways. Neat. (Last test- DVD: a unique and ed in 1995) Flower Mine unforgettable jour- Skyrocket. Flower Basket brand, ney through music Flower Scattering Child #K6653G. and pyrotechnics. Skyrocket. Flower Basket brand, Part of assortment pack. Nice gold #K6604. comet, long lasting red, gold and green Good flight to small break of red and stars. (Last tested in 1995) 90 minutes of green stars. (Last tested in 1995) nonstop music and fireworks! Flower of Thunder Flower Thunder Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai Display Firework (1.3G). Link Triad brand, #WB2002. 25 shots, 36 sec- brand, #W243. 20 seconds. onds. Two versions exist – one much better. Each shot goes up as a green pearl, then The “good version” is really good. 25 breaks hard into a mixed red and green mixed breaks of red and green, breaking burst. The bursts tend to be lopsided Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! as hard and loud as the original Battle of and not nearly as symmetrical as in FireworksLand.com Colors, but with many more stars. But: Thundering Flower (Beihai, #W2-43) there is a much weaker version of and the red stars are more like pink, but Flower Thunder, with a nearly identical Flower Power otherwise a good piece and at the right label. The best version is “DeQili” Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. price, an excellent buy. In the latest one Brothers brand, #BP2980. 12 shots, brand. Green pearls go up and break I got, every fifth shot is a small titanium 35 seconds. hard into mixed breaks of red and report instead of a color break. So you Very high-altitude breaks, alternating green. Terrific. 36 seconds. This item get four color breaks, one report, four between red, green and blue breaks. can only be sold to buyers who possess color, one report, etc. This item can Each break has, in addition to the color the proper paperwork, including the only be sold to buyers who possess the stars about 4 or 5 white comet stars rep- ATFE permit to buy 1.3G Display proper paperwork, including the ATFE resenting a “pistil.” Nice big shell Fireworks, and any licenses or permits permit to buy 1.3G Display Fireworks, breaks, but a little short in duration. required by the state or city in which and any licenses or permits required by This would have been better as a 36- the fireworks will be used or stored. the state or city in which the fireworks shot cake with a 12-shot finale. I would (Last tested in 2000) will be used or stored. I think this item

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 104 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Flowering Shrub Flying Cranes, small Flying Fish Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse Single-tube Aerial. Red Lantern Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star brand. 8 shots, 12 seconds. brand, #0470. brand. 32 seconds. Shimmering, sparkling, white dotted- Blink and you’ll miss the quiet, droopy, The first shot gives a break which is a tail comets. Extraneous reports. (Last quick break of soft silver. (Last tested in cluster of crackle mixed with gold flying tested in 1995) 1995) fish. The next shot gives a break which is a mixture of crackle and silver flying Flowers Fountain Flying Double Swallows, 6-inch fish. These two shots alternate with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Wu Tai Single-tube Aerial. Horse brand, each other for the rest of the perfor- Mountain brand. 91 shots, 47 sec- #T4006. mance. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on onds. Ten gold pearls with trails, followed by a PYROvideo #7) Not a fountain despite the name. Small “Silvery Swallow”-type shot (sparkling aerial breaks of red, blue and green. No silver comet). (Last tested in 1995) Flying Fish sound effects except one break of crack- Flying Spinner. Red Lantern brand, ers at the beginning. This item went out #0421. 3 seconds. after a few shots, and had to be re-lit. Cylindrical item which flies almost (Last tested in 1996) straight up, with almost a wolf-whistle sound. Similar to the old Colourful Flowers of Spring Bird, this is a cylinder which spins and Base Fountain. WuTai Mountain flies up, nearly straight up in fact, with This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z brand, #SX8065. 5 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new a whistling sound. I never could figure Brief, intense spray of crackle. Not long web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are out how these fly, since they have no lasting enough. (Last tested in 2000) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, wings and are not that aerodynamic- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. looking. (Last tested in 1998) Fly Past Black Cat T-shirt Single-tube Aerial. Glorious brand, Flying Fishes #GPH3065. The famous Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. It’s a combination of a mine and shells. Black Cat logo 67 seconds. A mine of mixed color stars is shot up, on quality Sudden barrage of shrieking white and some silver spinners also go up and shirts comets, unevenly spaced. (Last tested in spin above them. Then, above all that, 1995) three breaks of mixed red, white and green peony stars break open. Quite a Flying Fortress lot of action out of just one tube! (Last Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo Eggs brand, #DP0028. 41 shots, 70 #4) seconds. This is five cakes assembled onto one tray and fused together. It starts with Fly the Flag 7 sizes! Parachute. Black Cat brand, #BC- Order at spectacular mines of mixed red, blue 1056. my web site. and green with lots of loud crackle. It’s a box of three parachute shells, each Then a red pearl goes up and breaks into with its own tube. Each shell gives a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! a red chrysanthemum. A blue pearl goes parachute which drifts down holding a FireworksLand.com up and breaks into a blue chrysanthe- flag. One of them is a Black Cat logo mum. A green pearl goes up and breaks flat, the next is an American flag, and Flying Dragon into a green peony. A blue pearl goes up the last one is a flag that says, “Happy Firecracker. brand. and breaks into a blue peony. A gold Holidays.” Definitely for daytime use. Uncommon brand, and you’re not miss- comet with a red head goes up and (Last tested in 2003) ing anything either. (Last tested in breaks into a gold willow with sparkling 1995) tips. That shot is repeated, then a red Flying Butterfly pearl goes up and breaks into a red Skyrocket. Horse brand, #T0510. Flying Dragon & Jumping Tiger chrysanthemum in a ring shape. This is Not as good as it was ten years ago. In Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Temple followed by blue pearl to blue chrys- Horse Brand assortment. Just a handful of Heaven brand, #N2031. 70 shots, anthemum, and green pearl to green of red and green stars. (Last tested in 26 seconds. peony. Then a blue pearl to blue chrys- 1995) The first Chinese repeating shell sold in anthemum, red pearl to gold willow, the United States. Raspy whistles shot another one, then a red pearl to red Flying Butterfly up rapidly. Loud. (Last tested in 1995) chrysanthemum, blue pearl to blue Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, chrysanthemum, green pearl to green #K4406. 10 seconds. peony, blue pearl to blue peony, red Flies around in a great spiral, never pearl to gold willow, another one, then going very high. Lots of fun. Three red pearl to red chrysanthemum, blue sizes. (Last tested in 1996) pearl to blue chrysanthemum, green

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 105 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com pearl to green peony, blue to blue peony, Couldn’t determine the item number. FoD (Fireworks on Demand) red to gold willow, and another one. (Last tested in 1998) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Then, at the end, is another series of Brothers brand, #BP4216. terrific mines with red, blue, green and Flying Squad See description under “Fireworks on crackle. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Demand.” (Last tested in 2004) PYROvideo #6) Glorious brand, #GCM076. 25 shots, 20 seconds. Font Flying Golden Dragon Five shots fired one at a time, which are Cone Fountain. Angel brand, #0819. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse green pearls ending in silver whirlwinds 20 seconds. brand, #T2513. 7 shots, 10 seconds. with reports. Then 5 shots which are sil- Thin, tall silver spray. Impressive con- Well, if it’s gold comets you’re after, ver pearls ending in clusters of silver sidering the item’s tiny size. It’s been then this would be the one. (Last tested flying fish. Then 5 shots each of which around a long time, and amazingly, it’s in 1995) is a crackle mine plus a brief silver still good - at least the ones I got are. whistling comet. Then 5 shots which The cone itself is only 3 inches tall, but Flying Grasshopper are sparkling comets that end in silver the spray of silver sparks it puts out Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. flying fish. Then 5 shots which are reach up to 10 feet towards the end. Glorious brand, #GCM0170. 19 Really impressive when the tiny size of shots, 53 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z the piece is considered. (Last tested in This is an unusual cake which sends up Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 1998) parachute shells. Each shell goes up and web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are opens into a parachute, from which not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Forces of Nature please visit FireworksCatalog.com. dangles a string with several red and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. green flares on it. The flares burn out Brothers brand, #BP2904. 24 shots, well before the parachute reaches the 20 seconds. ground. It’s not an overwhelming Shoots either groups of 3 shots in a fan “wow” display, but it is very interesting shape, or groups of 5 shots straight up. and unusual, and will provide a distinct PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun Starts with a group of 3 blue shots that change of pace and variety in your show. and excitement, all about fireworks! end in white chrysanthemums; 5 green (Last tested in 2005) Make a sparkler waterfall, your own shots that end in green chrysanthe- electric firing box, mums; 5 blue shots that end in blue Flying Ground Bloom and put together a peonies; 3 white shots that end in crack- self-firing show-in- Flying Spinner. brand, #SPJP-802. le breaks; and ends with 3 crackling a-box. 65 new fire- Spins and then suddenly flies up with a works demonstra- comets that end in crackle breaks. (Last loud shriek. May go in any direction, so tions and a musical tested in 2000) be careful if you use these with an audi- montage ence nearby. (Last tested in 2001) ending are Forget-Me-Not (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The also on Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) this DVD. Glorious brand, #GCM0131. 19 shots, 26 seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Flying Heart A strobing red shot is fired and ends in Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. FireworksLand.com a peony break of red stars with sparkling Golden Bear brand, #FX-B052. 104 white stars. Then a strobing white shot seconds. green pearls ending in silver whirlwinds is fired and ends in a white chrysanthe- Starts as a very clean spray of red and with reports. (Last tested in 2004) mum break. Then a strobing blue shot green sparks with very little distracting is fired and ends in a peony break of gold background spray. Then changes to Flying Victoria blue stars with sparkling white stars. a fairly good spray of gold crackle. Then Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda These 3 shots continue to alternate, it changes to a spray of flashing silver brand. 20 shots, 48 seconds. until the end when the final 4 shots are sparks. Then, it changes to a mixture of Alternates between shots that go up and fired all at once, and they are red shots flashing gold and flashing silver spray, break into crackle plus a lot of silver fly- going up and ending in breaks of red and then eventually to flashing gold ing fish, and shots that go up and break with sparkling silver stars. (Last tested only. Then it becomes a silver spray and into crackle plus a lot of gold flying fish. in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) quickly changes to silver crackle. (Last A good one for the flying fish effect. tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo (Last tested in 2001) Forty-Niner #7) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Flying Whistle Helicopter Cat brand, #BC-693. 34 seconds. Flying Killer Whale Flying Spinner. Horse brand, Large variety in one cake: red spinning Flying Spinner. Black Cat brand. 6 #T3708. 6 seconds. shots that open into red clusters, green seconds. Trilling whistle sound – a great flying spinning shots that open into green Spins up with a gold spray, then spinner for the whistle lover. (Last test- clusters, then shots that open into changes to a green flame with some ed in 1995) sparkling white clusters, then gold spin- white sparks. Interesting plastic wings. ning shots that open into gold clusters,

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 106 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com then shots that are whistling and crack- spray, then a silver flitter spray. Then it Fountain of Youth ling as they go up, then comets with becomes an all-crackle spray at the end. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. bright red heads and fluffy white tails, That fountain lasted 86 seconds. Black Cat brand, #BC-2083. 44 sec- then whistling comets that end in Overall, I liked this pack of fountains onds. reports, then comets with bright green very much. (Last tested in 2004) Begins with a spray of flashing white heads and fluffy white tails. (Last tested sparks, with some blue sparks mixed in. in 2000) Fountain of Glory, gold Then it changes to a spray of white flit- Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, ter sparks, with a little bit of blue sparks FOS-1 #HN91. 53 seconds. mixed in. (Last tested in 2004) Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, With spike. The Gold puts out gold flit- #BCGC-. ter (53 sec.). (Last tested in 1996) Fountain with Thunderclaps This is part of the Black Cat “Gold Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Red Collection” and its item number is its Fountain of Glory, green Lantern brand, #0337B. 93 seconds. name. The “FOS” is taken from the idea Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Starts with whistle; giant crackling of “Fountain on a stick.” This package #HN91. 28 seconds. sparks two feet across come out. I tried includes 7 fountains and a stand to set With spike. The Green goes from green this one again after 3 years, and it’s still them on to light them. The idea is to to crackle (28 sec.). (Last tested in good. One whistle and three tubes of elevate the fountains for a better show. 1996) crackle spray. It’s inexpensive and very One pyramid-shaped fountain gives a appealing, especially if you like crack- brilliant shower of white sparks, chang- ling fountains. Not as good any more, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z just OK. Sorry to see that it has not ing to white flitter spray from 3 tubes. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Duration is 28 seconds. Another one web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are maintained quality. I wouldn’t recom- gives a silver spray, changing to a blue not in this file. To buy a membership in it, mend it any more. (Last tested in 2000) and gold spray, then a red spray with please visit FireworksCatalog.com. white flitter, then blue stars are added Four Color Fountain Glow-in-the-dark Shirt to that mixture, then it finishes with a Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, #BC-215. 15 seconds. gold flake spray. Also 28 seconds. The The aliens third one starts with a red flame and sil- have Originally, phenomenal for their size. ver spray above it, then changes to a landed, Intense crackling with rich colored blue and gold spray, than a nice gold and flame. Eight in the box; two each of red, flake flitter spray with large gold sparks they green, blue and white. They last any- want where from 15 to 25 seconds, averaging added for the ending. This one lasted 36 fireworks, seconds. The next one starts with the of course. 20 seconds. Excellent crackle and rich orange globs of flame as also seen in the colors. Also sold as Spook Lights, “Great Balls of Fire” and “Dragon’s Coloured Flower, and TNT Flashing Breath” fountains. This is a neat effect Fountain. Still pretty good as of 2002, and benefits well from the fountain The but a little shorter in duration, maybe aliens 12 to 14 seconds. (Last tested in 2002) being on the stand. Then it changes to a on this blue spray, and a mixture of red and shirt glow blue, then red only. Then back to blue in the dark! Four Horsemen Barrage and gold, then red and blue. This was Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. my favorite of the fountains in this Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Phantom brand. 4 shots, 14 sec- pack, and it lasted about 38 seconds. FireworksLand.com onds. The next fountain starts with a pure This U.S.-manufactured item does not come cheap, but it is worth it for two blue spray, then changing to a gold flake Fountain of Glory, violet reasons. The first reason is the item’s spray mixed with silver sparks. Then a Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, spray of orange globs of flame, changing #HN91. 22 seconds. initial performance. A sparkling comet to a mix of green sparks and silver glit- With spike. The Violet goes from blue to ending in a glittering break, then two ter sparks. Then a crackle spray for the silver flitter (22 sec.). (Last tested in white comets ending in breaks of more ending. This one lasted exactly one 1996) white comets, then a sparkling comet minute. The next one starts with a com- ending in a break of crackle - lots of crackle, in fact. Then the second reason bination of blue sparks and silver flitter Fountain of Glory, white sparks, with a forceful spray. Then it Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, - what’s left after you fire it. A sturdy changes to green sparks mixed with #HN91. 29 seconds. board onto which is glued four tubes gold glitter sparks, then just the gold With spikes. The White goes from red to perfect for shooting 2-inch shells, such only. Then it changes to a silver flitter crackle (29 sec.). (Last tested in 1996) as West Lake #L742 Small Display spray, and then to a gold and blue spray Shells. The popular 1.75-inch shells fit a for the ending. This one went for 89 sec- little loosely into the tubes, meaning onds. The final one starts with a pure they wouldn’t achieve their normal alti- green spray, then changes to a gold flit- tude. (Last tested in 1998) ter spray. Then it changes to a pure red

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 107 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Four Performances Frankenstein’s Creation in a blue peony break. The next shot Skyrocket. Flower Basket brand, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. ends in a white chrysanthemum break. #KARG. Great Grizzly brand, #GG0257. 62 The next couple of shots are screaming In an assortment pack. Excellent multi- seconds. comets that end in a few reports. The stage break of red and green from this Red spray, changing to green and crack- next couple of shots end in gold willow one. (Last tested in 1995) le, changing to blue and gold, to just breaks. Then there is a finale of 4 shots gold spray. Generous amounts of that are red and green chrysanthemum Four Performances sparks. (Last tested in 1999) breaks. Variety is the key word here. Fountain/spinner combination. Red (Last tested in 2003) Lantern brand, #O841B. 15 seconds. Freak Show Fountain; then top pops off to release 4 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Free Birds spinners; second fountain. (Last tested Grizzly brand, #GG0345. 25 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. in 1995) 35 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2544. 25 shots, Alternates between red shots that go up 33 seconds. Four Seasons Flowers (box) and break into a small red break and a A unique item which just might fit Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. secondary silver glitter break, and green beautifully into your show. All shots are Horse brand, #T1300. 14 seconds. shots that go up and break into a small “mines” in that they are groups of stars Tiny box which has 4 tubes: green, red, shot from the ground up, not shells that gold and white. They go off one at a break in the air. Each shot is a group of time. Amazing, but now hard to find. about 10 color stars, all of the same This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z (Last tested in 1995) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new color. The first 5 shots are red, the next web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 5 green, then 5 white ones, then 5 gold- Four Seasons rocket not in this file. To buy a membership in it, en-orange ones, then the last 5 are a Display Firework (1.3G). Beihai please visit FireworksCatalog.com. beautiful purple-blue. No sound effects, brand, #WB1004. but great colors. (Last tested in 1999) Large rockets which unfortunately are Fireworks videos • DVDs categorized as “1.3G” fireworks in the Buyer’s Guides • Links Fireworks T-shirts Freedom Rocks United States. Four to the pack, one Free articles Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro each of Spring, Summer, Autumn and and King brand, #PYK617. 12 shots, 38 Winter. They carry quite a payload and more! seconds. put out a lot of stars, in the typical Whistling shell that ends in crackle, “directional” break of rockets rather then a red break, then a white chrys- than the symmetrical break of shells. anthemum break, then a double break One reader did report problems with of red and crackle, then a green break, these rockets about attaining sufficient then a double break of green and blue, altitude. But the breaks are terrific. then a triple break of red, green and Nice effects. Autumn is a break of yellow blue, then a whistling shell which with a crackle center; Spring is a break breaks into what looked like purple of falling red stars with white tails plus stars, then a double break of blue and some crackle; Winter is a dazzling red with crackle, then a triple break of bright break of white falling comets green, blue and crackle. Then a finale plus some crackle; and Summer is a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! which appeared to be five small breaks nice break of red with crackle. (Last FireworksLand.com of colors and crackle. Excellent quality tested in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo effects, and the single breaks are very #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 large. (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on & 3) green break and a small blue break. No PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of sound effects. (Last tested in 2000) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Fox Howl Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Freak Show Frenzy Hawk brand. 12 shots, 67 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Very long-lasting silver whistling shots Pyro brand, #UP3023. 16 shots, 19 Grizzly brand, #GG0298. 10 shots, that go up and a long way, and seem to seconds. 34 seconds. whistle three times on their flight. A little bit of everything in this cake. Each shot goes up as a red, green or There is a little bit of crackle along the The first shot goes up dark and ends in blue pearl, then breaks open into a very way also. but it’s the whistle that domi- gold flying fish. The next shot goes up nice chrysanthemum break of mixed nates. (Last tested in 2002) and ends in silver flying fish. The next red, green and blue, plus three addition- shot goes up and ends in red flying fish. al smaller breaks that happen a split The next shot goes up and ends in green second after the main break! The small- flying fish. The next shot goes up and er breaks are a red break, a green break ends in a large red peony break. The and a sparkling white break. There’s a next shot goes up and ends in a large silver screamer in there somewhere too, green peony break. The next shot ends but I’m not sure which of the smaller

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 108 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com breaks it comes from. Really interest- Friendship Fountain (small) and may fly away at angles. Nothing to ing! (Last tested in 2000) Box Fountain. Shogun brand, look at; a noise item. (Last tested in #SF830. 14 seconds. 1999) Frenzy Rocket Just a short-lived spray of bright silver Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O-050. flashing sparks. (Last tested in 2005) Frightened Birds, 6-inch These fly up and open into a small Single-tube Aerial. Horse brand, amount of silver flying fish. (Last tested Friendship in Blossom #T4546. in 2001) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Ten piercing shrieks all at once. For the Lake brand, #L947. 19 shots, 18 whistle lover in all of us. (Last tested in Fresh Fire seconds. 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fountain and aerial effects are virtually Brothers brand, #BP2185. 15 shots, simultaneous. Too short. Green stars Frightened Birds, small 39 seconds. and reports. (Last tested in 1995) Single-tube Aerial. Horse brand, First shot produces a strange break of #T4546. comets with purple heads and silver Five piercing shrieks all at once. For the tails, and each comet goes off in its own noise lover only. (Last tested in 1995) direction. There is also a whistling sound coming from that group. The This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Frog Fireworks next shot is the same thing, but the web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Novelty Firework. Flying Dragon heads of the comets are green instead of not in this file. To buy a membership in it, brand, #W416. 10 seconds. purple. Then another shot of the same please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Whistles twice and gives off red flames thing, but the heads are blue. Then and crackly white sparks. (Last tested in another shot of the same thing, but the Spellout 1996) heads are red. Then several more shots T-shirt like these, with either blue, red or green From Dusk ‘Til Dawn heads. The appearance in the sky is an This Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun irregularly-shaped group of comets, shirt brand, #SSM0672. 24 shots, 27 sec- rather like a large white spider in the says, onds. sky. Then the last 5 shots are fired “Fireworks” Clever packaging shaped like a coffin rapidly in a finale, and these are com- spelled out that a vampire “sleeps” in. Be sure to in fireworks! buy an extra one for your collection, if pletely different from the first 10 shots. See my web site These are glittering gold “spider web for sizes and info. that runs to your taste in collectibles. shell” type breaks with some faintly red Begins with alternating shots of blue glittering sparks in them. (Last tested in pearls going up, and silver comets with 2005) blue heads going up. Then it changes to alternating between crackling comets Friendship going up, and green pearls going up Box Fountain. United Pyro brand, that end in small breaks of silver flying #O830. 8 seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! fish. (Last tested in 2003) Disappointing spray of gold, almost FireworksLand.com nothing to it. (Last tested in 2003) Frontline Fountains assortment Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Friendship Pagoda Brothers brand, #BP-A022. Friendship Fireworks, large Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Box Fountain. Red Lantern brand, This is a package of two fountains, #W613A. 24 seconds. “Urban Action” and “P.O.W. Rescue.” #0830A. 16 seconds. Spins with nice sparks, then pops up See those 2 fountains listed separately Gobs of silver butterfly-type splitting into an illuminated house. One-of-a- in this book for descriptions. They may sparks. Inexpensive. (Last tested in kind item. (Last tested in 1995) 1995) be sold separately or as a pair. They are really good - get them. (Last tested in Friendship, small 2004) Friendship Flag Parachute Box Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Parachute. Black Cat brand, #BC- #0830. 5 seconds. 1003. Very nice sparkling gold spray, but I’ll Fuji Volcano Three flags tied together hang from this take the larger ones, please. (Last tested Cone Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1010. 36 seconds. parachute - Daytime use only! (Last in 1995) tested in 1995) Excellent small cone fountains, with tall silver sprays and a colored flame of Frightened Birds Friendship Fountain (large) either red or blue at the base of the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, spray. Near the end, the fountain Box Fountain. Shogun brand, #T232. 10 shots, 8 seconds. changes to a good mixture of white flit- #SF830A. 20 seconds. Unusual zipping sounds, like the Happy ter sparks and loud crackle. (Last tested A tall spray of flashing silver sparks. Bees candle, from each shot. They go up in 2004) (Last tested in 2005) as spinning, buzzing silver projectiles

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 109 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Full Bloom whatever. I finally gave up on it, so I Futuristic Colors Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, can’t say exactly what the effect is and I Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. #O613. 18 seconds. really don’t recommend this item, Glorious brand, #GPH3050. 50 sec- Very nice mid-size fountain with bright unless you get one that is from a new onds. red, green and silver sparks. Strong shipment. (Last tested in 1998) A mixture of red and green sparks with spray of red, green and silver flitter flashing silver sparks, changing to a sparks. (Last tested in 1998) Future Guy mixture of blue and red sparks with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda flashing silver. Then a mix of green and Fun Diggers brand, #P5204. 16 shots, 25 sec- gold with flashing silver, and finally a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. onds. mix of red, green, blue and gold with brand. 136 seconds. Cracking comets throughout the dura- flashing silver. (Last tested in 2004) Alternates between white sprays, color tion, along with unusual color breaks. sprays, white flitter, and some crackle. The color breaks go up as a color pearl, Galactic 2000 Meanwhile, four whistles fire along with which splits into 4 or 5 bright stars of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black the sprays. (Last tested in 1996) the same color, somewhat reminiscent Cat brand, #BC-688. 25 shots, 30 of “Atom Splitter.” The first 4 of these seconds. Funky Fantasy color shots are red, then 4 green, then 4 All shots are crackling comets which go Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. white, then 4 gold. Meanwhile there are up and end in breaks of crackle. No col- Fireworks over America brand, ors, just all crackle throughout. The #FOA2817. 16 shots, 32 seconds. final 10 shots are fired almost simulta- Bright pink and purple label. 16 shots, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z neously for a nice finale of crackle. Get Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new each one a green pearl which ends in a web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are this one if you are looking for a repeater sharp break of green stars with silver not in this file. To buy a membership in it, with a lot of crackle. (Last tested in tails. A few “go-getters”. The breaks please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 2000) would be considered green chrysanthe- mums, but there are not quite enough The Best of Galactic Nova stars to make it a really filled-out mum. PYROvideo Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. I liked this one a lot, however. (Last 1, 2 and 3 Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1054. 127 tested in 2000) Two hours and 27 seconds. minutes of pyro A mixture of red and green sparks with fun! Visit fireworks white flitter, is followed by a nice gold Funky Fish factories in China, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon crackle spray. Then the mixture of red, twice. See three green and white, with a little crackle in brand, #Y23-279. 9 shots, 21 sec- backyard shows, 3 onds. fireworks stores, it. Then, just red sparks with silver The shots alternate between red or and view demos of crackle. Then a nice gold crackle, to a green on the way up to red or green fly- 121 new fireworks! silver spray, changing to a silver flitter ing fish breaks. Each break has a small spray, then to a mixture of large green amount of blue peony stars in it as well. sparks with flashing white sparks. (Last A few of the shots have crackle on the tested in 2004) way up. Good one for the flying fish effect. (Last tested in 2005) Galactic Rainbow Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Roman Candle, single. Glorious Funny Car FireworksLand.com brand, #GCRC018. 8 shots, 29 sec- Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, onds. #BP7015. 8 seconds. A pack of 4 roman candles with 8 shots A cute paper novelty that rolls forward crackling comets all along. Very inter- in each candle. The pack contains 2 while whistling, and shoots red and esting and impressive. (Last tested in each of #GCRC018A and #GCRC018B. green sparks straight up from the tube 2000) Candle #GCRC018A shoots good breaks where the “driver” would be sitting. of: gold willow, red peony, green peony, Excellent design of the device itself blue peony, sparkling white peony, Futuristic Colors green, blue and red mixed peony, gold makes it a highly collectible item, in my Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. view. (Last tested in 1998) Glorious brand, #GPH3050. 80 sec- peony and one crackle break. Candle onds. #GCRC018B shoots good breaks of red Funny Holiday Starts with a mixture of green sparks, peony, green peony, sparkling white Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse red sparks and glittering silver sparks. peony, mixed red, blue and green peony, brand, #T2730. 12 shots, The flashing silver sparks look very red peony, green and purple peony, Strange construction with a paper case nice. A few blue sparks are mixed in. sparkling white peony, and a mixed that folds together. I had a terrible time Then it gets taller and bigger, but the color peony. These are roman candles getting this one to light, and in fact I mix of effects stays the same. (Last with actual breaks in them. (Last tested never did get all the tubes to fire. tested in 2003) in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Something was wrong with the internal fusing, or the unit I got was too old, or

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 110 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Galactic Stardust Galaxy Delight stars. Another one goes up and ends in Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Base Fountain. brand, #K1896L. 25 a cluster of crackle and a small crossette Phantom brand, #H-107. 49 sec- seconds. break of silver comets. Another one onds. Black Panther, a discontinued brand goes up and ends in a red crossette Extremely unusual; “transparent”-look- name. Crackling gold only. (Last tested break. Another goes up and ends in a ing curtain of golden sparks. Beautiful. in 1995) green crossette break. Another one goes (Last tested in 1995) up and ends in a break that qualifies as Galaxy Delight Fountain a dragon eggs break, though there are Galactic Warrior Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. only 4 or 5 crackling comets in it. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. Great Grizzly brand, #K1896L. 21 Another one goes up and ends in a break 100 shots, 33 seconds. seconds. of red and green peony stars and then Lower-altitude comets and whistles. Bright silver slitter sparks for the first crackle. Another goes up and gives a red (Last tested in 1995) two-thirds, ending with the “goldfish” and green chrysanthemum break. These fireball effect as in Great Balls of Fire are quality effects in the rocket heads. Galaxy 2000 assortment fountain or Dragon’s Breath fountain. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Skyrocket. Brothers brand, #BP- Set this one up high, so the orange PYROvideo #4) A005. “goldfish” can float down a long way. Assortment tray contains 17 rockets: 5 Also see Vesuvio/Vesuvius, a similar Galaxy War Moon Goddess (BP1187) and six each of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda two “unidentified” rockets with no brand, #P5091. 19 shots, 22 sec- name or number on them. They have onds. nice plastic bodies. There are two rock- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new The first shot is a crackling comet that ets each with the effects of: Silver Flying web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are goes up and ends in a break of greenish- Fishes, Ten Reports and Multi Color not in this file. To buy a membership in it, blue peony stars. The next break is a Pearl with Whistle; then there are 11 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. crackling comet which goes up and more rockets each with an effect unique ends in a break which has a small clus- to this assortment. Is this the ultimate ter of blue stars in the center, and silver rocket assortment? (Last tested in 1999) flying fish spreading away from it. These 2 shots then alternate for the rest of the Galaxy 7-inch assortment PYROvideo #10 is two hours of cake, although it speeds up near the Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, fireworks fun and excitement! See end, but not by firing a bunch of shots #G-250A. the incredible fireworks of Mexico all at once, just by picking up the pace. Cosmic Rain, Star Rider, Mars Stars and in a 23-minute (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Spit Fire. Excellent. (Last tested in documentary. And PYROvideo #5) 1995) watch the perfor- mances of 62 new fireworks. Three Galaxy War Galaxy Attack how-to projects Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden round out Eggs brand, #DP0001-3. 16 shots, Bear brand, #FX-A051. 33 shots, 61 this great 35 seconds. seconds. DVD. Sixteen artillery shells shot straight up. Starts with nice breaks that are mix- A white chrysanthemum, followed by an tures of red chyrsanthemum stars and all-crackle break, followed by a huge crackle. Then changes to breaks which Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! chrysanthemum with crackle mixed in, are mixtures of blue peony stars and red FireworksLand.com followed by a multi-color peony with “falling leaves” stars. Then several shots crackle. A sparkling red peony with of nice green chrysanthemum breaks crackle, a white chrysanthemum, an all- with crackle mixed in. Then changes to fountain shown at right. (Last tested in crackle break, and a red chrysanthe- breaks which are mixtures of blue 1998) mum with crackle. A multi-color peony peony stars and green “falling leaves” with crackle, then a red peony with stars. Then several shots of gold Galaxy of Strobing Stars, #300 crackle. The final 4 shots are mixed chrysanthemums with crackle mixed in. Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. color peonies and chrysanthemums, Finally, the last 3 shots are fired almost Broke much lower than it should have; and some crackle, all fired at the same all at once, and they go up as gold break of red strobing stars. (Last tested time. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on comets that end in breaks of crackle. in 1995) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) PYROvideo #6) Well-designed show. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Galaxy Pack Galaxy Wonder Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No 461-8. brand, #GCM020. 16 shots, 28 sec- A pack of 9 different skyrockets. One onds. whistles 3 times on the way up, then Thick white comets on the way up, ends in a cluster of long-lasting silver breaking into big, full breaks of mixed red and green with a little crackle in

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 111 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com each break. Breaks are fairly symmetri- Garden in Spring Garden of Eden cal and timing is just right. Lavish visu- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Base Fountain. West Lake brand, al display. No brand on label. Lake brand, #L901. 7 shots, 20 sec- #L410. 18 seconds. Apparently I forgot to photograph it onds. Nice little backyard item. Crackling before firing it (Last tested in 1998) Old standby; colorful fountain followed fountain with red and green. (Last test- by 6 rich, bright floral breaks. Different ed in 1995) Galileo grades of this item exist; only way to tell Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, if you got a good one is to light it. (Last Garden Party #BP5018. 6 seconds. tested in 1995) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. New flying spinners don’t come out very Black Cat brand, #BC-256. 78 sec- often, at least in comparison to multi- Garden in Spring onds. shot aerials and fountains. So it’s excit- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Green spray, to white flashing spray, to ing to see a new design for them. brand, #Y23-174. 7 shots, 28 sec- red, to multi color spray with white flit- Galileo is a design I have never seen onds. ter, to red with silver balls, to bright before - a plastic ring about 4 inches This cake has been around for at least white flitter, to multi-color. Impressive across, with “fan blades” set in it, and a 20 years under other brands (mainly for a fountain this small. (Last tested in single, long tube with two fuses coming West Lake brand). This is Cannon 1999) out of it, which meet together at the brand’s rendition of it, and like the center. It looks almost like a toy you Gardenia Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. could toss around. When you light the This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Glorious brand, #GCF056. 79 sec- fuses, they go to the holes at both ends, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new onds. and the whole thing goes up with a trail web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are of gold sparks. After 3 seconds it not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Starts with a mixture of gold, green and changes to silver sparks, and finally the please visit FireworksCatalog.com. silver sparks. Then changes to a good flight ends in a medium report. (Last silver spray for a few seconds, then to a tested in 1998) Are you a spray of red and silver. Then a whistle Hard which has 3 stages in it. Then a rare and Core beautiful segment which is purple Gallant Sight Pyro? Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. sparks with white flitter sparks. That Glorious brand, #GPH3082. 88 This shirt part is worth the whole price of admis- shots, 29 seconds. is available sion. Then it changes to a spray of pur- Rapid series of shots in a Z pattern. in 9 sizes, ple sparks with another kind of white Each shot goes up as a green pearl with including 3 flitter that has a slightly different a short silver comet tail behind it. The child sizes! sound. Then it changes to a spray of first two rows do this. Then, fans are High quality purple sparks with big crackle sparks. fired, each fan is 3 shots and the shots Hanes Finally it ends with another 3-stage are red pearls with silver tails behind Beefy-T whistle. This one’s a winner mainly for them. There are 10 of these fans. Then the purple sparks, which are still some- there are 10 more fans of 3, but these what rare in consumer fireworks. (Last are crackling comets with silver heads. tested in 2004) Then it ends with a barrage of shots which end in reports. (Last tested in Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Gargantua 2005) FireworksLand.com Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Phantom brand, #H-166. 137 sec- Gangsta Blast onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. other Garden in Springs, it starts with a Sensational item. Tall; red, green and Brothers brand, #BP2982. 12 shots, fountain. The fountain is a good mix- blue; 4 whistles; big crackles. (Last test- 29 seconds. ture of red sparks, green sparks and ed in 1995) The first shot gives a blue peony break flashing white sparks, and it continues with one silver whirlwind. The second for about 15 seconds. While it is going, Gathering Bees break gives glittering blue stars with a the 6 aerial shots start up, and they go Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger smaller spinner that makes a soft up and end in small clusters of red and Head brand, #T2034. 61 shots, 16 whistling sound. The third break is a green sparks, with one firecracker in seconds. bright red peony with a couple of each break. Not a barn-burner com- Intense, brief barrage of the same effect reports in it. These three shots alternate pared to some of the other cakes avail- as in Clustering Bee rocket, swirling for the rest of the duration. (Last tested able today, but on the other hand the white stars. (Last tested in 1995) in 2001) price of this one is very low. You get a short fountain and 6 aerial shots for a very small price. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 112 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Gatling Cannon are nice single comets which have color Georgia Peach Fountain Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. heads and very long, bright white tails. Box Fountain. Shogun brand, Phantom brand, #G-131. 90 shots, The heads alternate between green #SF705. 30 seconds. 43 seconds. heads, red heads and white heads. The Essentially the same thing sold years Furious volley of reports and whistles. next six shots are the same mines that ago as “Peach Flower in Spring.“There Some color. (Last tested in 1995) the first six shots are. The next six shots are five tubes in this, one of which is a are green pearls that go up and break small whistle tube that goes off simulta- Gatling Gun with a good bang into green glitter neously with the first fountain tube. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower breaks. The next six shots are bright The four tubes give off sprays of green, Basket brand, #K7778C. 25 shots, strobing white pearls that go up very red, silver and mixed colors. (Last test- 39 seconds. fast, with a rocket-like sound. The final ed in 2005) Poor altitude; some stars reach the ground. But long-lasting. (Last tested in German Bomb 1995) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Combination firecracker. Spear & Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Jackson brand, #No. 1. Gator rocket web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Also called No. 1 Original German Skyrocket. No brand. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Knockout Banger, or so it says on the please visit FireworksCatalog.com. No brand or item number. Lousy any- box of 5. These have match heads like way. Not to be confused with “Gator PYROvideo #4 other crackers made in Germany or in Tail” rocket, which is much better. (Last DVD China for the German market. You tested in 2000) strike the cracker like a match and Two hours of fireworks throw it down. A red flame appears Gator Tail fun! Watch three fire- briefly, then after a pause, the cracker Skyrocket. No brand, #GT100A. works shows, and see explodes. (Last tested in 1998) Outstanding mid-size rocket with a how they were set up. loud whistle on the way up, ending in a Make your own wheel, Geyser Fountain cluster of crackle. Similar to Screaming using commonly sold Base Fountain. Fire Hawk brand, fireworks. Visit a fire- Rattler and others. Great for daytime #FB314. 25 seconds. works factory in Brazil use. No brand or item number any- and a sparkler factory A package of four small fountains, one where on the package, though we found in Ohio. Watch the each of red, green, yellow and blue. out these are imported by Winco performance Each one produces a flame of that color Fireworks. (Last tested in 1998) of 93 new with a spray of silver sparks above it. No fireworks! sound effects. (Last tested in 2005) Gemmy Pebble (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Brothers brand, #BP4022. 57 sec- Ghost Bombs onds. FireworksLand.com Toy Trick Noisemaker. Phantom A 16-tube fountain. A very nice thick brand, #I-007D. spray of gold and silver flitter, which six shots are crackling comets that go The perfect thing to give out to trick-or- goes on for a long time and does not up and end in mixed color peony breaks. treaters on Halloween. (Last tested in change to anything else. No sound All shots appear to be fired straight up, 1995) effects and no color, but it’s a nice one though some of them go up at slightly to look at, for a while. (Last tested in odd angles. (Last tested in 2005) Ghost Killer 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Reloadable Shell Kit. Winda brand, #P8007. Gen Custers Last Atano [sic] Genie Appear to be very similar to the shell Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Skyrocket. Beihai brand, #WB1001. kits sold as “Airhawk Artillery” from Basket brand, #K7783E. 80 shots, Small rocket which really performs. Brothers brand, although the assort- 20 seconds. Loud whistle on takeoff, ending in a ment of effects in this one is slightly dif- Barrage of interesting, small, fast-open- nice amount of crackle - approximately ferent from either of the Airhawk kits. ing breaks which disappear quickly. the same as in a Cracker Bomb. A good Two tubes and 12 cylindrical shells in (Last tested in 1995) deal. (Last tested in 1999) the box: Silver Glittering w/Popcorn; Color Chrysanthemum w/crackers, Red Generation NX Chrysanthemum w/crackers; Silver Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fire Genie Mammoth Smoke White Smoke. Genie brand. 60 seconds. Palm Tree w/crackers; Silver Glittering Hawk brand, #FB292. 36 shots, 64 w/crackers; Silver Chrysanthemum seconds. Gobs of white smoke, for about a minute. (Last tested in 1998) w/crackers; Green Chrysanthemum The first six shots are a mixture of w/crackers; Dragon Egg w/popcorn; Red mines which are mixtures of color Palm Tree w/crackers, Dragon Egg peony stars and color chrysanthemum w/Silver Fish; Green Palm Tree w/crack- stars. No sound effects. Not a particular- ers; and Gold Palm Tree w/crackers. All ly impressive start. The next six shots excellent - nice thick white comet tails Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 113 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com on the way up, good breaks with rich Giant Bullseye Cone Giant Glittering Comet, #100 colors and effects. (Last tested in 2000) Cone Fountain. Apollo brand. 23 Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The seconds. Beautiful comet that turns into a single Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Tall gold spray. This one’s been around blue star at the end. Terrific altitude for for at least 30 years, though the label a #100 shell. A long, sparkling comet Ghost Plane has changed over the years. (Last tested tail follows it all the way to the end. It’s Flying Spinner. Flying Dragon brand, in 1995) a real beauty. Ends with a nice blue star. #W549. 8 seconds. (Last tested in 1996) Well-made flying spinner, with nice Giant Devil #4 name and pretty package. Gold and sil- Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand. 25 Giant Rocket ver spray. (Last tested in 1995) seconds. Skyrocket. brand. Cone. Pulsating shower of gold sparks Hard to find, but worth seeking out. Ghost Town only. (Last tested in 1996) Nice break of red, blue and green. (Last Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. tested in 1995) Brothers brand, #BP2905. 24 shots, 20 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Giant Verticle [sic] Wheel Five red shots are shot up that end in Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Wheel. Po Sing brand, #PS398. 14 red chrysanthemums; then 3 blue shots web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are seconds. in a fan shape, that end in blue breaks; not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Gold sparks, then dimming down to a then 5 white shots that end in white please visit FireworksCatalog.com. gold band, with thin spray. (Last tested chrysanthemums; then 3 red shots at PyroTopia: Show of Shows in 1995) angles that end in red chrysanthe- mums, then 5 blue shots that end in The ultimate fireworks Giga-Gorgeous blue breaks; then 3 white shots that end DVD: a unique and Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. unforgettable jour- in white chrysanthemums. The red, Brothers brand, #BP2169. 38 shots, ney through music white and blue theme makes it good for 47 seconds. and pyrotechnics. the 4th of July. (Last tested in 2000) The first shot goes up as a beautiful sparkling sliver comet, and ends in a Ghoster Sea Gladiator 90 minutes of nice break of silver glitter. The next shot Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. nonstop music goes up as a gold comet and ends in a Brothers brand, #BP2076. 16 shots, and fireworks! gold willow break. Then those two shots 15 seconds. are repeated. Then another shot like the Every shot goes up spraying off white first one (silver glitter). Then, 4 or 5 sparks in a spiral, then turns into a sin- shots are fired all at once, and they go gle bright white star that floats down up whistling, and then break into crack- with a small group of gold stars around le flowers. Then the entire above it. No sound effects. (Last tested in Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! sequence is repeated two more times. 1999) Finally, a group of 4 or 5 shots is fired FireworksLand.com all at once, and these are gold comets Ghostly Face with bright red heads, which go up and Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Giant Dragon Playing Pearl end in chrysanthemum breaks of green #W633. 14 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower and purple, and they also give a sizzling Spins with silver spray, then it drops Basket brand, #K7703A. 25 shots, sound as they spread out. (Last tested in open into a yellow lantern, with a red 30 seconds. 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) top and bottom, and a really dopey look- Ascending dark; then impressive, ing face painted on the yellow part. OK though not powerful, color breaks of Giraffe as a joke, I guess. (Last tested in 2000) red and green. (Last tested in 1995) Firecracker. brand. Commonly seen. Many case packs avail- Giant Beehive Giant Genie Smoking Cone able. (Last tested in 1995) Cone Fountain. brand. 12 seconds. Smoke. Longhorn brand. 140 sec- Pyrodyne brand. No changes in color or onds. GJWXDGP (Super Crackling effects; too short-lived. Gold and silver Large cone which could be mistaken for Whip) spray only. (Last tested in 1995) a cone fountain. Made by Longhorn, but Crackling Item. brand, #0204E. bears a Great Grizzly sticker on it. Puts 9 feet long; label claims 3,000 crackles. Giant Brilliant Cone out a steady stream of white smoke for Brand is TIANLDWGDAL, whatever that Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand. 35 well over 2 minutes. (Last tested in means. Long-lasting. Don’t be tempted seconds. 1998) to swing it around. (Last tested in 1995) Old standby. Pulsating gold/silver show- er. Label often changes; latest one I saw was dinosaur cartoon. Back in the 1960s it had a color foil label. (Last test- ed in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 114 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Gladiator crackle mixed in. Outstanding quality. Glittering Pearls Reloadable Shell Kit. Red Rhino (Last tested in 2000) Roman Candle, single. Flower brand. Basket brand, #K2222C. 10 shots, You get a good variety of single, double, Glittering Color Stars 16 seconds. and canister (cylindrical) shells in this Base Fountain. Horse brand, #T408. Dressed up in spinning spray, these kit. The effects are good, with symmet- 8 seconds. shots pleased the crowd. (Last tested in rical breaks of color peonies, color “That Glittering Color Stars was kind of 1995) chrysanthemums and crackle breaks. sorry” according to one person. A small (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on break of red and green. (Last tested in Glittering Ruby PYROvideo #4) 1995) Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, #T0105. Gladiators Conquest Glittering Flower 36 inch stick. Sparkling comet, to red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger stars. One stayed on ground. (Last test- Phantom brand, #G-108. 19 shots, Head brand, #T2040. 61 shots, 11 ed in 1995) 27 seconds. seconds. A series of whistling silver comets, that Yellow pearls end with falling, yellow Glittering Stars each end in a cluster of crackle. Almost glitter tails. Unique effect. (Last tested Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. continuous whistling sound, piercingly in 1995) Black Cat brand, #BC-2084. 81 sec- loud. (Last tested in 1998) onds. A top-notch fountain. Begins with a This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Glider Bomb spray of green, then a soft silver spray. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Then it becomes a spray of gold crackle, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Brothers brand, #BP2146. 9 shots, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, and then green and red sparks are 19 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. mixed in with the crackle. Then the soft Short but very sweet. Each shot is a silver spray again, and then huge gold rich, fluffy white comet on the way up, PyroTopia: Show of Shows crackle sparks. Then a gold flake spray, then breaks open into a big, showy red- then the soft silver spray again. Then a The ultimate fireworks dish chrysanthemum burst (with white DVD: a unique and spray of silver crackle with red stars trails) and a secondary titanium burst. unforgettable jour- mixed in finishes it off. (Last tested in High-quality. First came out in 1998 ney through music 2004) and still pretty good today. (Last tested and pyrotechnics. in 2003) Glittering Thunder Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Glitter Cone assortment 90 minutes of Cat brand, #BC-6133. 10 shots, 28 nonstop music Cone Fountain. Black Cat brand, seconds. and fireworks! #BC-269. 23 seconds. Each shot is a faintly glittering comet A box with four different cone fountains on the way up, ending in a break of in it, Crackling Glitter, Gold Glitter, bluish-white stars with faint gold trails Colorful Glitter and Silver Glitter. Good behind each star. No sound effects. (Last quality fountains which do not skimp tested in 2005) on the powder content. The sprays reach about 10 feet tall at their peak just Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Glittering Tiger Tail, Gold to before the fountain is over with. The FireworksLand.com Purple, #200 four fountains have an average duration Single-tube Aerial. Dapkus brand. of 23 seconds. (Last tested in 2002) Unsophisticated label art, but who cares (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The - sensational pyro content. Gold glitter Glittering Jewellery Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. comet with break of purple stars. (Last Brothers brand, #BP2147. 25 shots, tested in 1995) Glitter Green 43 seconds. Base Fountain. Tiger Head brand, 2.5 inches by 2.5 inches, by 2.75 inches Glorious Blast #T0158. 18 seconds. tall. Mis-spelled name. Each shot is a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Green, green, green. Good for Saint pair of bright color pearls shot up. Kellner’s brand, #9133. 25 shots, 52 Patty’s day. Also gold sparks. (Last test- Alternates between red pairs and green seconds. ed in 1995) pairs. No sound effects. Somewhat All shots are fired one at a time, until uneven timing between shots. (Last the last 5. The first 5 shots are blue Glitter Gulch tested in 2000) mines with blue peony breaks above Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly them. The next 5 shots are fluffy white brand, #GG0311. mines with fluffy white chrysanthemum Fountain/aerial combination. A bright breaks above them. The next 5 shots are silver fountain for about 11 seconds, green mines with green chrysanthe- then it shoots up a single shell which mum breaks above them. The next 5 breaks into a silver palm tree with shots are red mines with red chrysanth-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 115 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com emum breaks above them. The last 5 Glory Sparklers Goddess Cup shots are crackle mines with crackle Sparkler. Angel brand, #09881L. 25 Base Fountain. Link Triad brand, breaks above them - these shots are seconds. #W424. 15 seconds. fired at almost the same time. This is Red, to green, to red, to white. The Silver butterfly-type spray, then a sud- very similar to “Pyro Alert” and “Rock green is the unique factor here. 52 sec- den silver whistle. (Last tested in 1995) Your World” but in this one, the last 5 onds. The decline of Morning Glory are fired all at once. (Last tested in #0981 now makes this one basically Goddess Peak 2003) equal in quality. The same effects, Novelty Firework. Flower Basket except for the gold shower. (Last tested brand, #K7784. 17 seconds. Glorious Dream in 1996) Strange item with fountain, then six Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. paper cones pop up; 3 spinners. Not Glorious brand, #GCF014. 82 sec- Glow Beam sure what the point is. (Last tested in onds. Hand-held Fountain. Great Grizzly 1995) Tall multi-color spray, adding white flit- brand, #GG0361. ter sparks, then changing to green flit- The tube is 30 inches long and just over Going Courting ter spray, then a big shower of white flit- 2 inches in diameter. It’s like a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ter, then adding some crackle and some California Candle on steroids. Great Brothers brand, #BP2976. 15 shots, red sparks, then changing to crackle fountain. (Last tested in 2000) 31 seconds. and green, then pure crackle spray at Unusual star-shaped item, when viewed the end. (Last tested in 2002) from above. This is a crossette comet This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z cake. All shots are white comets going Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Glorious Spirit web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are up, and they alternate between red, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, green and white heads. Every shot goes Glorious brand, #GPH3009. 24 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. up and splits into 4 smaller comets shots, 40 seconds. which are also white, with the same Three shots fired at once, which pro- Black Cat T-shirt color heads as the shot had going up. duce a red peony, white peony and blue The famous This is the crossette effect. They do not peony. Then the same shots are fired Black Cat logo split apart with great force, but rather one at a time, for a while, then three on quality gently. The smaller comets that are pro- shots are fired at once which are green shirts duced may curve around, but they basi- pearls that end in silver whirlwinds. cally spread out in different directions. Finally 3 shots are fired at once which There are no sound effects, but you get are crackling comets ending in breaks what is essentially a true crossette effect of crackle. (Last tested in 2003) in consumer fireworks. (Last tested in 2002) Glorious Triangle Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Gold Bombardment Kellner’s brand, #9134. 21 shots, 35 Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. 7 sizes! seconds. Glorious brand, #GCM0162. 42 Order at First shot is a red pearl ending in a red my web site. shots, 24 seconds. chrysanthemum break. Next shot is a The first six shots are fired at an angle silver pearl ending in a silver chrysanth- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! to the right, and they are red pearls that emum break. Next shot is a purple pearl FireworksLand.com go up and end in gold willow breaks. ending in a purple chrysanthemum Rapid pacing. Then the next group of six break - great to see purple, which has shots is the same, but they fire up at an Glow Worms been rare but is finally starting to angle to the left. Then, the next 12 shots Snake. Mantsuna brand, #002. 20 appear in consumer fireworks. These seconds. are fired rapidly, in a V shape, and they three alternate for a while, then three Many brands. This is the Mantsuna one. are red pearls that go up and end in red shots are fired at once in a fan, and Long ash creeps out; black in the day- breaks of blue peony stars mixed with they end in red chrysanthemums. Then time, looks like embers at night. (Last silver flying fish. Then the last 18 shots a fan of three white chrysanthemum tested in 1995) are fired in a rapid succession, in fans of breaks, and finally a fan of 3 purple 3, and they are red pearls that go up and chrysanthemum breaks. Then a fan of end in breaks of crackle flowers. (Last Goblin’s Gold three crackling comets which end in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. tested in 2005) breaks of crackle. Terrific purple stars - Kellner’s brand, #9030. 16 shots, 47 buy this one if you are looking for pur- seconds. Gold Brocade Bash ple to add to your show. (Last tested in Alternates between breaks of purple Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro 2003) peony stars, and breaks that are gold King brand, #PYK621. 12 shots, 44 willows. They do not break hard. (Last seconds. tested in 2003) Every shot is a huge gold willow break, which sparkles softly as it spreads out. This break is reminiscent of the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 116 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com “kamuro” shells seen in professional Gold Fever Gold Lightning fireworks displays, which hangs in the Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. air a long time. This is the closest thing King brand, #PYK627. 49 shots, 25 Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B5-22. 30 to that effect that I have seen in 1.4G seconds. shots, consumer fireworks. (Last tested in The shots are fired in a slow Z-pattern. (Last tested in 2005) 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Each shot is a shimmering gold mine with crackle. The gold mines are fired Gold MIne Gold Comet, #3 from right to left, then left to right on Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. the next row, and so forth. The last row Cat brand, #BC-6032. 12 shots, 26 Exceptionally beautiful gold comet trail. is fired all at once, in a fan shape, and seconds. One of the best comets ever. (Last test- they are mines of loud gold crackle. Each shot gives a mine of bright gold ed in 1995) When I test fired it, everyone seemed to stars at the ground level, and gold love this one. (Last tested in 2005) breaks above it in the air. Pretty nice. (Last tested in 2001) Gold Comet, #5 (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. Beautiful, if not bright, gold column Gold Mine that appears slowly at first, and hangs in Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. the air for a while. (Last tested in 1996) Glorious brand, #GCM089. 30 shots, 23 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Shots are fired in fans of 3. In the mid- Gold comet, No. 3 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new dle of each shot is a gold mine that also web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. contains a shell which goes up and A nice thick gold trail of sparks follows not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. breaks into 3 gold willow breaks. On the this one up. (Last tested in 2000) 2 sides of this are crackling comets PYROvideo #5 which have lots of crackle. This fan is Gold Diadem to White Strobe, DVD or VHS repeated five more times. I liked this No. 200 one. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Single-tube Aerial. Dapkus brand. Two hours of firewoks PYROvideo #4) A beautiful gold chrysanthemum which fun! Learn how to build a horizontal turns into flashing white glitter. Very Gold Mine Fountain pretty. (Last tested in 2000) wheel, ways to use a roll of 16,000 fire- Base Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, crackers, a way to #DE1050. 71 seconds. Gold Dust fuse rockets together, A very nice spray of red sparks and silver Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. a roman candle bar- flashing sparks starts it out. Then a Glorious brand, #GPH3066. 49 rage, three separate short silver whistle, followed by a mix- shots, 27 seconds. fireworks shows, a ture of green sparks, red sparks, and Fires the shots in a “Z” pattern, starting stroll through white flitter. Then it changes to an all- Boomland, at one side and firing to the other side, crackle spray, with lots of crackle, then and back on the next row, etc. Each shot and 90 new fireworks. back to the mixture of red, green and is a group of sparkling gold comets, or it white flitter. Then a mixture of red might be called a gold mine. The stars Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! sparks and large white flowers, with a in the mine then turn into crackle. This FireworksLand.com small amount of beautiful blue flecks is a very unusual-looking display - I mixed in. Then some crackle for the can’t think of any other cake that gives ending, not really intense enough this same look. It looks like a shimmer- Gold Fish Vase crackle though. Excellent use of colors ing curtain of gold that waves back and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower in this fountain, although the name is forth across the sky. At the end, a row of Basket brand, #K1112A. 9 shots, 10 not appropriate - there is very little shots is fired all at once and they turn seconds. gold. (Last tested in 2004) into crackle. Definitely worth a place in First gold, then silver comets, shot 3 at your show for a change of pace. (Last a time. Very nice for its size. (Last test- Gold Panner tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo ed in 1995) Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. #4) Brothers brand, #BP4507. 59 sec- Gold Gusher onds. Gold Dust Exodus Cone Fountain. Trojan brand. 18 sec- Gives 3 silver whistles at the beginning, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon onds. then changes to crackle spray from 4 brand, #Y03-077. 19 shots, 24 sec- One that has actually improved (in sta- tubes simultaneously. A few red and onds. bility, at least) over the years. Gold and green stars appear here and there. Then Series of crackling comets shot up. silver spray. (Last tested in 1995) 3 more silver whistles. Then there is a (Last tested in 2000) green spray with a softer crackling white spray. Three more whistles. Then a soft white flitter spray with three more short whistles, which actually whistle

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 117 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com softly rather than with a shrill sound. Gold Strobe Mine Gold/Green Strobe Mine Then lots of crackle. This fountain Mine. All Star brand. 9 seconds. Mine. All Star brand. 8 seconds. always has 3 or 4 tubes going off at any A tall mine, which consists of gold glit- A very tall mine of bright green stars one time. (Last tested in 2004) ter on the way up, then the stars con- and flashing gold stars. The gold stars tinue burning as they drift down and continue flashing for a few seconds as Gold Rush, large become bright flashing gold sparks - they drift down. Very bright. (Last test- Base Fountain. Bald Eagle brand, really 2 shows, one on the way up and a ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) #EA415. 15 seconds. brighter one on the way back down. Plentiful gold spray - if it’s a gold foun- (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Golden Angels tain you’re after, rush to this. (Last test- PYROvideo #7) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. ed in 1995) Black Cat brand, #BC-2039. 81 sec- Gold Willow #100 onds. Gold Rush, small Single-tube Aerial. Zenith/Black Cat Gold crackle sparks, then changing to Base Fountain. Bald Eagle brand, brand. red, green and blue spray, then a bigger #EA420. 9 seconds. Huge gold willow break. Symmetrical, gold crackle spray, then the multi-color Pulsating gold spray. Get the larger size does not droop. Very nice. (Last tested spray again, then more of the gold of this instead. (Last tested in 1995) in 2002) crackle, and finishing with one whistle. (Last tested in 2002) Gold & Silver Shower Hand-held Fountain. Peacock brand, Golden Anniversary #126. 27 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Very quiet, nice soft spray of equal This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Cat brand, #BC-6104. 26 shots, 59 amounts of gold and silver. Quiet, soft Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new seconds. spray of gold and silver mixed together. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are A gold fountain starts at the ground From the Po Sing factory in Macau, a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, level. While this is going, the shots place best known for skyrockets. (Last please visit FireworksCatalog.com. begin firing, and they are gold comets tested in 1996) Fireworks videos • DVDs that go up and end in breaks of gold fly- Buyer’s Guides • Links ing fish with crackle, or gold comets Gold - Silvery Fireworks T-shirts that go up and end in gold breaks that Base Fountain. Link Triad brand. 24 Free articles turn into crackle flowers, or gold seconds. and comets that go up and end in beautiful Nice spray of white flitter sparks, with a more! sparkling gold glitter breaks. These 3 strong, forceful spray. (Last tested in shots alternate until the end, when 3 1999) shots are fired all at once, and they turn into large gold willow breaks. (Last test- Gold Sparklers, #36 ed in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Sparkler. Phantom brand, #S-016. 156 seconds. Golden Ball Excellent by itself, or as a lighting sta- Base Fountain. Tiger Head brand, tion for everyone’s sparklers. Stick one #T1007. 13 seconds. in the ground and light it. Burns for 2.5 Misnamed – no gold at all. Silver spray, minutes. (Last tested in 1995) tall and wide, and lots of it. (Last tested in 1995) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Gold sparklers, 4-inch Sparkler. Samrok brand. 17 sec- FireworksLand.com Golden Bee in Flower Bed onds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. This is a tiny bag of 12 sparklers on Flower Basket brand, #K130002. metal sticks. Each one is coated for just Gold-Fish Vase 117 seconds. less than half of the length. They burn Base Fountain. Flower Basket brand, From Guangzhou Gunflak I/E for anywhere from 15 to 20 seconds, #See below. Corporation. This might have the name depending on the length of the coating. Okay, the box says item No. K112B, and above, or it might have the name “Color These are perfect for using on birthday the individual piece says No. K205. So Glitter Stars” on it. Starts with a spray cakes, although if you have too many of you figure it out. Also the box says, of large red sparks mixed with gold flit- them it will generate too much smoke “California Candle” on it, while it is ter. An occasional green spark finds its for indoor use. Another consideration nothing like a California candle. It is a way in as well. Then briefly it changes to with using for birthday cakes is getting base fountain. And the name on it is crackling silver sparks. Then it becomes them all lit at the same time. The first Gold Fish Vase, although it is not a mixed spray of red sparks, green one lit may be finished burning by the shaped like a vase at all. It is shaped like sparks and soft gold. Then it turns to a time you get the last one started. a fish. So, good luck if you try to order spray of crackle for a few seconds. Then Otherwise, these are cute and fun this one off a list. (Last tested in 1999) it dies down completely, and starts up sparklers, and the kids will love them. again with a white flitter spray. Then it (Last tested in 2005) changes to a spray of dancing gold flake Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 118 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com sparks, that’s all I can think of to other than the gold of the comets. (Last group of 5 is repeated 4 more times. describe it. This continues while some tested in 1999) (Last tested in 2004) crackle is added. That crackle stops, and then a second or two later a much loud- Golden Comet with Crackling Golden Crown er spray of big crackle sparks begins. A Tail, #100 Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. good ending to a generally satisfying Single-tube Aerial. Magnum brand. Glorious brand, #GPH3048. 30 fountain. (Last tested in 2004) Magnum Fireworks. Intense crackle on shots, 35 seconds. the way up, then breaks into a loose sil- The first 5 shots are gold willow breaks Golden Bees ver cluster which hangs in the air. (Last in the air. The next 5 are mixed color Skyrocket. Flower Basket brand, tested in 1996) peony breaks of green, red and gold. The #T0109. finale is a series of 4 good blue mines, 36 inch stick. Sparkling comet; hit the Golden Corn above which happens 4 groups of gold ground. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. willow breaks that turn into crackle - Brothers brand, #BP2453. 16 shots, very nice contrast between the blue Golden Century 41 seconds. stars near the ground and the gold wil- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All shots are crackling comets, which lows above. (Last tested in 2004) Brothers brand, #BP2538. 19 shots, then end in silver whirlwinds, with (Shown on PYROvideo #5) 27 seconds. some red and green stars thrown in. If you’re looking for the “gold flying Golden Dawn fish” effect, such as in Warp Speed, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Phantom brand, #H-089. 116 sec- Raptor or Tower of Power, here is the Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new same effect in a Brothers-brand cake. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are onds. All shots give the gold fish effect and not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Green flitter fountain, to white sparkle nothing else. It’s really a startling con- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. and flitter fountain, to crackle, then trast from regular fireworks effects and adding green, then silver balls, then an provides a nice change of pace in your Glow-in-the-dark Shirt intense crackle spray, then a pure white shower with a red flame at the bottom. show. The effect is not bright, and it The aliens reminds me somewhat of the way have (Last tested in 2000) sparks swirl up and away from a camp- landed, fire. (Last tested in 1999) and Golden Diamond #3 they Cone Fountain. Fireworks over want America brand, #FOA1875. 23 sec- Golden Chandelier fireworks, onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. of course. Brothers brand, #BP2126. 12 shots, Shower of gold sparks with some silver 32 seconds. balls mixed in. (Last tested in 2000) Gold comet ending in gold willow break. Sparkling comet ending in gold The Golden Dragon willow with sparkling silver stars in it. aliens Cone Fountain. Fireworks over Red pearl ending in a spinner with sil- on this America brand, #FOA1885. 22 sec- shirt glow onds. ver sparks and red flame. Sparkling in the dark! comet ending in chrysanthemum break. Gold spray with some silver balls mixed Sparkling comet ending in silver glitter Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! in. (Last tested in 2000) break. Mine of red stars with spinner of FireworksLand.com silver sparks and red flame. Then the Golden Fish first 3 shots are repeated, and the final 3 Unusual diamond-shaped piece. Very Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, shots are shot up at once, and they are #BP6001. long time between shots - this one An immediately appealing paper novel- spinners of silver sparks with a red might be better with 2 units fired simul- flame. (Last tested in 2004) ty, shaped like a goldfish on wheels. taneously. (Last tested in 1999) Four tiny wheels on the bottom provide Golden Claw surprisingly smooth rolling action - but Golden Crown try to find the smoothest, flattest area Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cat brand. 12 shots, 18 seconds. possible. Rolls forward for 2 seconds, Glorious brand, #GPH3048. 30 stops and spits out red and green sparks Something different. I couldn’t find out shots, 39 seconds. the item number for it, though. Each The first 10 shots are fired one at a time, for 2 seconds, then lights an interior shot goes up as a gold comet, then it straight up. The first 5 shots are gold flame for 2 seconds. Good performance; opens into about 3 or 4 shorter gold spiderweb breaks. The next 5 shots are highly collectible; cats love them. (Last comets, pretty much pointing in the peony breaks in which the stars change tested in 1998) same direction. It might be called a type from green to red, at least that’s how it of “crossette,” which is an effect usually appears to me. Then 5 shots are fired all seen only in large professional fire- at once, which end in gold willow works. No sound effects and no colors breaks with crackle. Then that last

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 119 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Golden Flowers Blossom Golden Gate Spectacular Blue with Silver Glitter and Red Stars. Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Red & White Stars and Crackling Stars. #HN89. 17 seconds. Phantom brand, #H-101. 133 sec- Blue with Gold Glitter and Purple with Nice orange fountain followed by crack- onds. Silver Glitter. Blue Stars and Purple les. Part of a box of 4 items. (Last tested A gold spray with some silver flitter and Stars. Gold Glitter and Silver Glitter. in 1995) crackle, changing to red and green with Purple with Silver Glitter and Blue crackle, then the gold and silver with Stars. Red Stars and Green Stars. Blue Golden Flowers, large crackle, then the red nd green with & Crackling Stars and Red & Crackling Box Fountain. Red Lantern brand, crackle, then back to the Stars. Blue Stars and Silver Glitter. #0831A. 15 seconds. gold/silver/crackle, then Green Stars and White Stars. This kit is Beautiful fountain in a paper box. red/green/crackle. Long lasting. sold separately and also as part of the Common and reasonably priced. Gold Introduced in 2000, and tested again in “Scorching Good Gear” assortment and silver spray. (Last tested in 1995) 2003 - still lots and lots of sparks, and it (BP-A015). (Last tested in 2004) even lasted 12 seconds longer than Golden Flowers, small when I first tested it in 2000. (Last test- Golden Goose Box Fountain. Red Lantern brand, ed in 2003) Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, #0831. 6 seconds. #BP7047. 16 seconds. For its size, it puts out a fairly decent Sits still and shoots a large amount of spray of gold glitter. (Last tested in sparks out of the back, then emits a 1995) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z short whistle from the inside, and the Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new wings of the goose suddenly pop up. Golden Gate web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Good for the states that don’t allow nov- Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, elties to travel, such as California. (Last #BP7093. 74 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. tested in 1999) It’s a miniature replica of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, PYROvideo #6 DVD Golden Jubilee California. This one is 18 inches long Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black and 9 inches tall. It starts with a water- Cat brand, #BC-649. 19 shots, 20 fall, which is a row of silver fountains This DVD is 2 hours seconds. pointing sideways, along the length of of company demos, Lots and lots of crackle. Hard to distin- the bridge. Make sure that this side of including Brothers, guish from Crackling Golden Palms, the bridge is facing the audience. (As an Cannon, Dragon another 19-shot Black Cat repeater with Eggs, Fire Hawk, interesting piece of trivia, a fireworks Flower King, Hale, almost the same effect. If you want waterfall similar to this was actually Black Cat, Mega Ton crackle, crackle, and more crackle, get done on the real Golden Gate Bridge, as and Red Rhino this cake. (Last tested in 1998) part of the fireworks display on the 50th brands. A total of anniversary of the bridge in 1987.) The 140 new fireworks Golden Light Splendid are shown, waterfall part goes for about 15 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, as well as Then the waterfall stops, and fountains #037637. 37 shots, 7 seconds. 5 finales. on both ends of the bridge produce Timing is too quick between shots, you sprays of mixed red and green sparks, can’t appreciate each comet. Gold straight up. When those are done, silver Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! comets only. (Last tested in 1995) whistles start - also one of them on each FireworksLand.com end of the bridge. After the whistles, Golden Lion fountains of silver crackle - and lots of it Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon - are fired on each end of the bridge. Golden Glitter Eggs brand, #DE4026. 16 shots, 29 After the crackle, there is one more sil- Base Fountain. Link Triad brand, seconds. #W-457. 20 seconds. Every shot goes up as a dark orange ver whistle at each end of the bridge. You’ll strike gold. When they say gold What a display - the waterfall at the comet and then breaks open into a large glitter, they mean gold glitter. (Last gold willow break. After a short delay beginning is the best part though. You tested in 1995) will want to set this bridge up on a the tips of each willow break turn into table, because the rather long-burning color stars, for example all of them red, silver sparks of the waterfall will contin- Golden Goal all of them green, etc. The breaks are ue to burn as they fall down from the Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, not very symmetrical, they tend to open #BP2993. at different angles. Some might view bridge. (Last tested in 2003) (Shown on These are 1-inch diameter, cylindrical, PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not this as a liability, while some might view double-break shells. And they are quali- this as an asset, and light a whole bunch shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 ty products, with lots of good colors & 3”) of these at once in a row, to see how the including blue and purple stars. The kit different angles of the breaks play contains one tube and 12 different dou- against each other. (Last tested in 2004) ble-break shells: Crackling stars and (Shown on PYROvideo #5) blue stars. Red Stars and Gold Glitter.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 120 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Golden Majestic Waves #200 prisingly long duration. (Last tested in effects. Each shot is a gold comet that Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) goes up and breaks hard into a very nice Gold glittering stars mixed in with soft gold willow break that spreads out falling gold sparks. Very pretty. (Last Golden Rhapsody wide. Each star in the break starts as a tested in 1996) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. bright silver star, but the silver fades Brothers brand, #BP2536. 16 shots, out quickly, and the star continues to Golden Orange 47 seconds. burn giving off the soft gold sparks that Base Fountain. Tiger Head brand, All shots are crackling comets on the make up the willow. (Last tested in #T1036. 9 seconds. way up, and loudly crackling at that. 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Actually red flecks mixed with gold Each shot ends by breaking into spray; a little bit of silver. Too short. branches of crackle - two or three main Golden Shower, #3 (Last tested in 1995) ones and a little bit of extraneous crack- Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand, le. Not quite enough branches to be #C11. 17 seconds. Golden Paddy, #3 called a palm tree, but close. Crackle is Nice glittery gold shower, changing to Base Fountain. Horse brand, the feature of this one. (Last tested in gold and silver. A staple, everyone seems #T1511. 4 seconds. 2000) to have this one. (Last tested in 1995) Item is 1 inch tall. Brief spray of gold. (Last tested in 1995) Golden Sky Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Golden Palm, #100 This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z #Y03-052. 61 shots, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. It’s a repeating mine. Each of the 61 web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Gold comet on the way up; breaks into not in this file. To buy a membership in it, shots produces an upward blast of gold palm tree with blue tips. (Last test- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. bright, fluffy, pale gold sparks. The ed in 1995) effect is about 20 feet tall and the shots PyroTopia: Show of Shows fire very rapidly. (Last tested in 1996) Golden Pine Forest The ultimate fireworks Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. DVD: a unique and Golden Spider, #200 Phantom brand, #H-064. 65 sec- unforgettable jour- Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. onds. ney through music Long gold, descending trails of sparks in Begins with a mixture of red sparks and and pyrotechnics. the air - pretty nice. (Last tested in gold flitter sparks, but this quickly 1995) changes to a silver spray of small, long- lasting silver sparks. Then it changes to 90 minutes of Golden Spindle & Silver Rain nonstop music an intense spray of big gold crackle Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. and fireworks! sparks, and then back to the spray of sil- Flower Basket brand, #K130003. 71 ver. Then the spray of big gold crackle seconds. sparks returns, then it changes to an From Guangzhou Gunflak I/E interesting spray of gold leaf sparks, Corporation. Starts with white flitter which flit in different directions. Then spray mixed with red sparks. Then the spray of silver again, and then changes to a gold flitter spray, and then quickly to the gold crackle spray again Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! to a sizzling gold flake spray. Then for the finish. (Last tested in 2004) FireworksLand.com white flitter is added to the sizzling (Shown on PYROvideo #5) gold. Then it’s a mixture of white flitter, red sparks and crackle. Then a nice gold crackle with the gold flake sparks again. Golden Pyro Fusion Golden Rice Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Almost no color but color isn’t the point Phantom brand, #G-040. 18 shots, #0127. 19 seconds. in this one, the point is the gold and sil- 72 seconds. Red stars mixed with gold bursting ver and crackle. (Last tested in 2004) This cake alternates between two types sparks. (Last tested in 1995) of shots. One shot is a big gold comet Golden Strobelights, #200 which goes up and breaks into an all- Golden Shower Single-tube Aerial. Dapkus brand. crackle break, where all the crackle goes Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Wow! Big break of flashing gold stars. off almost all at once. The other shot is Eggs brand, #DE4010. 16 shots, 24 Big break of gold streams turning into a good crackling comet which goes up seconds. gorgeous, long-lasting stars of flashing and splits - a true crossette effect - into Unusual diamond shaped repeater in gold lights. Beautiful. (Last tested in four crackling comets. These 4 smaller 2000. Each shot is a bright gold comet 2000) comets don’t crackle immediately; there that breaks into a huge gold sparkling is a very short delay before they start willow break. Outstanding, really one of crackling, which makes it a little more the most unusual and impressive interesting. The shots are fired at a rel- repeaters of the year. Remade as a atively slow pace, giving this cake a sur- square repeater in 2003, with the same

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 121 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Golden Swallow the other, from each shell. You would some crackle. The next shot is a white Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Far need to find the right size tubes for a pearl which goes up and breaks into a Ocean brand. 12 shots, 22 seconds. finale, though. This kit is sold separate- white chrysanthemum with some Huge gold breaks. Terrific. Get this one. ly and also as part of the “Scorching crackle. The next shot is a green pearl (Last tested in 2002) Good Gear” assortment (BP-A015). which goes up and breaks into 6 large, (Last tested in 2003) (Shown on bright green peony stars and some Golden Swallow PYROvideo #3 VHS tape and on “The crackle. The next shot is a blue pearl Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) which goes up and breaks into 6 large #W419. 24 seconds. blue peony stars and some crackle. The Nice design. Bright red and silver spray, Good to the Last Shot next shot is a red pearl which goes up then adds green. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United and breaks into a red chrysanthemum Pyro brand, #UP9010. 12 shots, 30 with crackle The next shot is a green Golden Willow, No. 100 seconds. pearl which goes up and breaks into a Single-tube Aerial. United brand. Shoots a silver comet that ends in a green glitter break (no crackle). Then Goes up as a white comet tail, then gigantic red chrysanthemum break. four more shots just like that. Then, five breaks open into what I would call a Then another silver comet goes up and shots are fired all at once, which go up palm tree, a group of white comets with ends in another gigantic chrysanthe- and open into parachutes which give off bright gold heads that spread out. Not mum break, this one with stars that some crackle for a few seconds as they what I would call a willow effect, but spiral down. I liked that part a lot. The still a nice shell. (Last tested in 2000) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z next break is a green chrysanthemum Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new break with gold trails, but the green Golden Zia web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are stars flicker as they spread apart, so it’s Cone Fountain. Flaming Arrow not in this file. To buy a membership in it, almost a combination green glitter/ brand. 23 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. chrysanthemum break. Then a gold Pulsating gold shower, with silver balls “brocade” willow break which sparkles a mixed in. The silver balls almost seem Spellout little as it spreads. Then another green to float a little, rather than falling T-shirt glitter chrysanthemum, then another quickly like the gold sparks do. Pleasing gold brocade willow break, and one to look at. (Last tested in 1998) This more green glitter chrysanthemum. shirt Then five shots are fired all at once, says, which go up and open into clusters of Good Business “Fireworks” Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, spelled out blue peony stars and gold “falling #BP2990. in fireworks! leaves” stars. Then five shots are fired This kit contains four-break shells, See my web site all at once, which go up and open into which are cylindrical in construction for sizes and info. clusters of blue peony stars and green and they are 1 inch in diameter. The box “falling leaves” stars. Finally, three contains one tube and 11 four-break shots are fired all at once, which go up shells. The effects are: Purple Stars and as spiraling white comets, and break Green Stars and White Stars and open into big breaks of crackle for a Crackling Stars. Red Stars and Purple loud crackle finish. (Last tested in 2005) with Silver Glitter and Gold Glitter and (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Blue Stars. Crackling Stars and White Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Stars and Green Stars and Crackling FireworksLand.com Goshawk Missile Stars. Gold Glitter and White Glitter Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. and White Stars and Purple Stars. Red Brothers brand, #BP2145. 5 sec- & Crackling and Green & Crackling and start as red and change to green before onds. Silver & Crackling and Blue & the break is over. Then another silver The one we got only gave two shots: a Crackling. Red & White and Purple with comet goes up and ends in a gigantic red break and a green break with crack- Silver Glitter and Blue Stars and White red chrysanthemum. Then another one le. They were OK, but I don’t see the Stars. Blue Stars and Purple Stars and goes up and ends in a bright silver point of producing a repeater with only Blue with Gold Glitter and Purple with chrysanthemum. Then the above four 2 or 3 shots. (Last tested in 1999) Silver Glitter. White Stars and Blue shots are repeated two more times. The Stars and Crackling Stars and Silver size and symmetry of the breaks here is Grand Applaud Glitter. Multi-colored Stars and very impressive. (Last tested in 2003) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai Crackling Stars and Red & White Stars brand, #WB2040. 7 shots, 40 sec- and Blue Stars. Silver Glitter and Red Goodtime Bob onds. Stars and Green Stars and Silver Glitter. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Hale Large breaks with good colors and Crackling with Gold Glitter and Blue brand. 33 shots, 66 seconds. effects including crackle. Very nice Stars and Multi-colored stars and The first shot is a strobing red pearl on cake. (Last tested in 2002) Purple Stars. This kit is great for finales the way up, that ends in a break which because you get four breaks, one after has 7 red chrysanthemum stars and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 122 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Grand Canyon are 1-inch diameter shells. So there are Glitter and Crackling and Purple with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. a total of 96 breaks in the air with this Silver Glitter. Blue Stars and White Brothers brand, #BP2392. 16 shots, kit, although the breaks are of course Stars and Crackling Stars. Blue Stars 23 seconds. going to be smaller breaks, with fewer with Crackling and Silver Glitter and I wasn’t expecting a whole lot, since it’s stars, than standard 1.75-inch shell Green Stars. Multi-colored Stars and small and relatively cheap. And some- breaks. The colors are rich in this kit crackle and multi-colored stars. The one else tried to steer me away from and the contrasts of color from one timing between breaks is perfect. This buying it. But it turned out to be pretty break to the next break in a shell are kit is sold separately and also as part of nice: red or green pearls with rising sil- striking. The emphasis in this kit is on the “Scorching Good Gear” assortment ver tails, each ending in a nice break of color, although there is some crackle in (BP-A015). (Last tested in 2004) red stars mixed with crackle. A few of some breaks, it’s mainly a color show. the breaks even have one shooting This would be an excellent kit for your Grand Slam green star that shoots away from the finale, since you get a large number of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. main break with its own tail of white breaks with a relatively small number of Brothers brand, #BP-A020-3. 16 sparks. It’s a good performer for its size, tubes. (Last tested in 2005) shots, 35 seconds. in my opinion. (Last tested in 1998) See “All Star Action” for a description of this. (Last tested in 2004) Grand Finale Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Grand Wizard Maverick brand, #SM0533. 36 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z shots, 36 seconds. Great Grizzly brand, #GG0292. 76 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Continuous series of comets with silver web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are seconds. tails and very bright heads of red, blue, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Forceful silver spray, changing to nice or green, interspersed with crackling please visit FireworksCatalog.com. white flitter spray, then a whole lot of comets. (Last tested in 2000) big crackles, I mean lots of it. (Last test- PYROvideo #7 ed in 2000) Grand Illusion DVD Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Grapevine Brothers brand, #BP2010. 13 shots, Two hours of fireworks Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly 15 seconds. fun! Learn how to brand, #GG0244. A very interesting display of mines that make “poor man’s Label says, “Gold to Purple appear to have three levels. The lower quick match,” how to Chrysanthemum with Fountain Effect.” level is silver crackle, and above that is make a volcano with The tube is just under 3 inches in diam- gold crackle, then higher above that are an empty cone, and the proper way to eter and the entire piece is about 14.5 blue stars. How do they do it? Not long- decorate a Christmas inches tall. Starts with a silver fountain lasting, but a unique an interesting tree. Watch five shows for about 7 or 8 seconds, then shoots up show that you should consider buying. and finales, and see one shell. It goes up with a green head (Last tested in 2002) 117 new and a fluffy white comet tail, then fireworks! bursts open into a splendid blue-purple Grand Mac break, not quite a chrysanthemum, Reloadable Shell Kit. Big Stick because the tails are not well defined. brand. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! And there is another comet that comes This is the largest reloadable shell kit I FireworksLand.com out from the break, with a green head have seen yet. A total of 97 shells are in and a fluffy white tail. It’s a terrific it: 46 single-break shells, 30 double- piece. (Last tested in 1999) break shells and 21 triple-break shells. Grand Project That’s a total of 169 breaks in the sky. Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Great Balls of China #BP2989. Eight tubes are included in a box which Reloadable Shell Kit. United Pyro is 44 1/2 inches tall. Wow, what a col- The box contains 1 tube and 12 triple- brand, #UP5003. lection. It retails for just under $200 to break shells, and the shells are 1-inch This kit contains 6 shells. The breaks the best of my knowledge, and it diameter cylindrical shells. The 12 are average color peony breaks and sil- appears to be distributed exclusively by shells are: Red Stars and Blue Stars and ver glitter. (Last tested in 2003) Celebration Fireworks, of Indianapolis. Crackling Stars. Blue Stars and Green Stars and Purple Stars. Silver Stars and (Last tested in 2000) Great Balls of Fire Gold Glitter and Blue Stars. Blue Stars Reloadable Shell Kit. Super Blast Grand Ole Flag and Purple Stars and Silver Glitter. brand, #SB-5. Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Crackling Stars and Blue Stars and Variety of different effects, all of them #BP-A033. Crackling Stars. Silver Glitter and Blue outstanding. Superb colors. (Last tested The box contains 18 multi-break shells & Crackling Stars and Red with Silver in 1995) and three tubes. There are twelve 5- Glitter. Red Stars and White Stars and break shells which are 1.5-inch diame- Blue Stars. Silver Glitter and Red Stars ter shells, and six 6-break shells which and Silver Glitter. Blue with Gold

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 123 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Great Balls of Fire Great Moments Great Naval Battle Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai brand, #W4-4L. 48 seconds. #BP2992. Brothers brand, #BP2816. 25 shots, Unique effect: falling gold globs of fire, The first time I’ve seen canister (cylin- 39 seconds. like goldfish jumping out of it. Set this drical) shells that are 1 inch in diame- Every shot is a short, sparkling comet one up high. A unique effect that I have ter, like miniature size “Rambo Kid” on the way up, ending in a blue peony not yet seen in any other firework. shells. The breaks of course, are smaller break. The last 10 shots are fired very Yellow globs of flame jump out and drop than in 1.75-inch shells; that is to be rapidly for a finale. (Last tested in 2003) down. They look almost like goldfish. expected, because a 1-inch shell has Several tubes, all with that same effect. maybe 30% of the volume of a 1.75 inch Great Sitkin Volcano You lose interest about halfway shell. But don’t dismiss these, they Cone Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, through, but I give it a high rating actually perform very well, if their small #DE1052. 49 seconds. mainly for its uniqueness. Set this one size is taken into account. The low price This is actually 6 cone fountains fused up high above the ground for best together. You take it out of the box and results. (Last tested in 1996) set it up so that they are in a row. First This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z one cone starts with a green flame and a Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Great Godzilla web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are little gold spray. The two cones on Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, either side of it soon join and spray the Brothers brand, #BP2773. 10 shots, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. same. So you have 3 cones going with 28 seconds. green flames and strong gold spray. The These shots burst into three small Fireworks videos • DVDs fuse then burns down to the other 3 breaks, a nice small chrysanthemum Buyer’s Guides • Links cones and they all light, each one with a Fireworks T-shirts break, a small group of silver flying fish, Free articles red flame and a strong silver spray. No and something the manufacturer calls and sound effects. It’s interesting. (Last test- “whistling dragons,” which are very more! ed in 2004) short whistles that stop suddenly. Introduced in 1999 and still good in Great Spirit 2003. (Last tested in 2003) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2926. 15 shots, Great Grizzly 48 seconds. Cone Fountain. Great Grizzly brand. A very unusual cake which sends up 14 seconds. parachute shells. Each shell has a short Starts as tri-color fountain, then interi- “blowing” to whistling sound and gives or sparkler lights a bear’s face. Pretty off some red and green stars. (Last test- cool. (Last tested in 1995) ed in 2000)

Great Grizzly assorted candles Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Great Spirit Roman Candle, single. Great Grizzly FireworksLand.com Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. brand, #GG5000. 20 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2186. 24 shots, A pack of 4 roman candles, each with 10 42 seconds. shots. Flash Gordon gives 10 sparkling might be the deciding factor. There is The first shot goes up and gives a very silver comets. Alien Flashlight gives one tube and 12 different shells in the nice break which is a mix of red chrys- crackling shots. Black Hole gives blue kit. The twelve shells are: Red Stars. anthemum stars and green glitter stars. shots with a tiny bit of crackle. High Purple Stars. Green Stars. Crackling The contrast between the two colors Performance alternates between red Stars. Blue Stars. Silver Glitter. Multi- and types of stars is pleasing. The next and green shots, each one giving a small colored stars. Blue and crackling stars. three shots are the same as that one, report at the end. (Last tested in 2000) Purple stars with silver glitter. White except fired up at slightly different stars. Blue stars with golden glitter. And angles. Then, four shots are fired all at Great Grizzly Wheel finally, Silver and gold glitter. (Last test- once, which are blue pearls that go up Wheel. Great Grizzly brand. 33 sec- ed in 2004) and end in breaks of crackle which onds. burns very quickly, giving fast bursts of Huge wheel which spins in gold, then crackle. There is a little glitter that Great N-of Orion hangs in the air after the crackle is green, then silver, green, silver and end- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon ing in red. Four short whistles fire Eggs brand, #DE4033. 13 shots, 29 done. The next four shots are fired one meanwhile. Big sprays, good color and seconds. at a time, and they all end in breaks of lots of fast-changing action. (Last tested Each shot is a green pearl going up, and blue and green glitter stars - rather in 1998) breaking into a mixture of red and blue ordinary. Then another four shots fired stars, with a couple of “go-getter” white at once which are the same as the group stars flying away from the mixture. of 4 earlier, ending in breaks of crackle. Good breaks. (Last tested in 2004) Then four shots fired one at a time, all of which end in breaks of mixtures of green chrysanthemum stars and red

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 124 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com glitter stars. Very nice contrast there. (BP-A015). (Last tested in 2003) (Shown Green Emerald Green Comet, Then four more of the crackle breaks all on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape and on “The #100 at once. Finally, four breaks of crackle Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. flowers at the end. (Last tested in 2005) A single large green pearl (star). Very Green Apple Tree, #300 bright, but no comet tail, and not Great Wall Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. enough altitude - came down low. (Last Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. Way the hell up there! Gold glittering tested in 1996) Brothers brand, #BP4509. 111 sec- branches with green stars. (Last tested onds. in 1995) Green Flash Stars with Red Tail Starts at one end with a gold and green Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu spray, which changes to a crackle and brand, #LDS152. 10 shots, 12 sec- red spray, then gold and green again, onds. then red and crackle again, then back to Each shot goes up as a brilliant red star, the gold and green, then back to the red This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z then breaks open into a small cluster of and crackle, then just gold flitter, then Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new glittering green stars. (Last tested in just crackle, then red and crackle, then web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 2000) just crackle, then red flame with crack- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, le above it. then red flames with a silver please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Green Giant 16’s spray above, then a blue flame with sil- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Squirrel ver spray. Some of the sparks are long- Are you a Hard brand, #W2175. 16 shots, 21 sec- lasting, so set this fountain high up on Core onds. something for a better effect, rather Pyro? One of the best new cakes of the year than lighting it at ground level. (Last 2000. All shots are green pearls which tested in 2004) This shirt go up and break into beautiful big is available chrysanthemum breaks of green stars in 9 sizes, with white trails. Excellent quality Greatest Hits including 3 Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, when originally released. However, child sizes! #BP2994. notes from other fireworks enthusiasts The shells in this kit contain five breaks High quality indicate that this item was significantly each, so you get five separate breaks in Hanes weakened in the second year of its the air, one after the other, from each Beefy-T release. In 2003, I saw it again and it shell. I thought this was a pretty amaz- was dramatically weaker. (Last tested in ing accomplishment, until the same 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on company came out with six-break shells “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) later in the year. It’s still pretty impres- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! sive to see five breaks from one shell. Green Glitter with Crackle, No. The kit contains one tube and eight five- FireworksLand.com 500 break shells, and the shells are cylindri- Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, cal and one inch in diameter. The effects #G-205B. are: Red stars and blue stars and crack- Green Bamboo A giant peony break of green glitter ling and green stars and white flashing. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red stars, with a “pistil” of crackle in the Lantern brand, #0502. 11 seconds. Silver stars and red stars and blue stars center of the green break. (Last tested Brilliant green pearls that spin as they and crackling and purple stars. Blue in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) stars and purple stars and white flash- go up, and then do nothing. (Last tested in 1995) ing and yellow stars and crackling. Green Heaven Crackling and blue stars and crackling Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse and blue stars and golden flashing. Red Green Dragon brand, #T2027. 25 seconds. chrysanthemum and white chrysanthe- Roman Candle, single. Pine brand, Intense barrage of bright green; illumi- #FB1104A2. 10 shots, 17 seconds. mum and blue chrysanthemum and yel- nates the smoke. Some reports. (Last Ten green pearls shot up one at a time. low chrysanthemum and purple light. tested in 1995) No sound effects. (Last tested in 2000) Blue stars with crackling and white flashing and green chrysanthemum and Green Jade Green Dragon purple stars with silver flashing and yel- Ground Spinner. Red Lantern brand, Roman Candle, single. Temple of low chrysanthemum. Multi-colored #0162. 8 seconds. Heaven brand, #N2024F. 10 shots, chrysanthemum and crackling and red 18 seconds. Very attractive package, but has trouble & silver stars and golden flashing and Gives 10 very bright green pearls in a getting started spinning. Red, gold and blue stars. Purple light and blue stars & row. (Last tested in 1996) green sparks; whistles once. (Last tested golden flashing and white flashing and in 1995) crackling and red stars. This kit is sold separately and also as part of the “Scorching Good Gear” assortment

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 125 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Green Mag. Star Burst, #100 comet that gives off green sparkle as it tent series of silver balls. Satisfying Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. goes up, and ends in a cluster of green intensity. (Last tested in 1998) Great lift, great altitude, and a deep stars and some crackle. These two shots green break. Outstanding. (Last tested alternate with each other a few times, Griz’s Best in 1995) then a shot interrupts which is a comet Roman Candle, single. Great Grizzly that gives off green sparkle as it goes up, brand, #GG5005. 8 shots, 20 sec- Green Magnolia and ends in a large break of green glit- onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu ter. There are several more shots of that, Each shot ends in a few color stars and brand, #LDS348. 25 shots, 47 sec- and then it changes to shots that give two or three firecracker reports - onds. off green sparkle as they goes up, and though they are pretty decent reports. Each shot is a brilliant green pearl that ends in large gold willow breaks that (Last tested in 2000) goes up, and finally turns into a gold give off green sparkle as they spread out pearl before going out. The same effect and drift down. Finally at the end, 5 of Grizzly Growler over and over. (Last tested in 2000) those are shot all at once for the finale. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great (Last tested in 2004) Grizzly brand, #GG0239. 25 shots, Green Pasture 42 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Each shot is a silver comet that ends in Lake brand, #L988. 9 shots, 11 sec- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z a large single-color break of either red, onds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new green or blue. No sound effects, but lav- Whirlwinds that open on the way up! web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are ish white and color display make this not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Small amount of crackles. (Last tested please visit FireworksCatalog.com. one a winner. (Last tested in 1998) in 1995) PYROvideo #8 Ground Attack Green Peony with Red Palm, DVD Ground Spinner. Beihai brand, #100 #W609. 7 seconds. Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. Two hours of fireworks Beihai. Spins with silver, then the cen- This shell produces a large break of fun! See how to set up ter part crackles. Not quite as loud as green peony stars, and in the center of your own self-firing Crackling Cyclone, but basically the the break is a “pistil” which is a small fireworks show, so same item. (Last tested in 1996) break of about 4 or 5 white comets with that all you have to do is light one fuse, sit Ground Bloom Flier red heads. (Last tested in 2004) back and enjoy the Flying Spinner. Phantom brand. 16 show! See three other Green & Purples fireworks shows, and seconds. Base Fountain. Tiger Head brand, watch 65 new fire- Starts out like Ground Bloom Flower, #T1043. 25 seconds. works for then takes off. Discontinued? (Last test- Not exactly purple, but a nice blue along 2005 and ed in 1995) with green. Too short-lived. (Last tested 2006! in 1995) Ground Bloom Flower Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Ground Spinner. Red Lantern brand, Green Ring with Palm Center, #0901. 10 seconds. FireworksLand.com Many case packs available. Don’t last as #400 Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. long as they did 10 years ago, but still Large ring break of green stars with fun and inexpensive. Spins red, to Griz Attack green, to gold. (Last tested in 1996) short silver tails. Excellent. (Last tested Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great in 2002) Grizzly brand, #GG0230. 16 shots, 41 seconds. Ground Bloom Flower Green Umbrella, No. 8 An amazing performance, with each Ground Spinner. Shogun brand, #SGW901B. 12 seconds. Skyrocket. brand, #208G. shot going up with a small trail of gold Yet another average ground bloom Flies high and puts out a small amount sparks as it spins around a little before flower spinner, spins in red to green to of green sparks. (Last tested in 1999) finally breaking into a large, full break gold flame. I was hoping they might of red or green. The delay before the build them like “they used to” 30 years break is surprising and interesting, and Green with Envy ago, but these are the same as most oth- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black the breaks are big and mostly symmet- ers on the market now. (Last tested in Cat brand, #BC-6109. 25 shots, 35 rical. (Last tested in 1998) seconds. 2005) The first shot goes up as a comet that Griz Cone No. 3 gives off green sparkle as it goes up, and Cone Fountain. Great Grizzly brand. Ground Bloom Flower Ground Spinner. Lightning Bolt ends in a cluster of the “falling leaves” 28 seconds. effect in green. The “falling leaves” Made by Patriotic Fireworks, Elkton, brand, #LB-G0901B. 12 seconds. Typical ground spinner with red, green effect is made of long-burning stars that Maryland. A thick, rich spray of gold and gold flame. (Last tested in 2005) drift down slowly. The next shot is a sparks, into which is mixed an intermit-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 126 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Ground Pounder with Glittering peony break. Then a silver comet goes “New York Harbor Fountain” also bear & Crackle up and ends in a break of red stars both the Phantom and Grucci logos and Mine. Black Cat brand, #BC-111. mixed with flashing blue stars. These are considered part of the “Grucci The package contains six “Ground two alternate with each other for a Collection.” Please look under each Pounders,” three each of two kinds. One while, then the final 6 shots are fired all individual item’s name elsewhere in this produces a stunning mine of white at once, and they are gold comets with book for a description of the perfor- sparks that goes up to about 8 feet. It is red heads, that go up and end in breaks mance of each item. (Last tested in really startling and bright - definitely a of all crackle. (Last tested in 2004) 2004) “wow” item. The other produces a stun- ning mine of crackle. This does not go Ground Spinner Guest Pine as high as the white sparks version, but Ground Spinner. Black Cat brand, Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, it is still great and very loud. Both of #BC-805. 11 seconds. #0845. 23 seconds. these last only a couple of seconds, but Nice sprays of sparks in addition to the Tall, narrow box fountain with one tube. what a couple of seconds it is. There is brightly colored red and green flames. Puts out a pretty spray of gold flitter- another version of this, called Ground (Last tested in 1995) type sparks, and periodically tosses out Pounder (with reports), BC-110, but I a red or blue star. Towards the end, it gets taller. A good small, quiet fountain. was unable to get that version of it so I This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z can’t say exactly what it does. This ver- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new (Last tested in 1997) sion, BC-111, is sensational. (Last tested web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are in 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Guests from Heaven please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2542. 7 shots, Ground Salute PyroTopia: Show of Shows Firecracker. Pyro Valu brand, 29 seconds. #PV515. The ultimate fireworks An amazing sound-effect cake, which This is a bag of 12 individual firecrack- DVD: a unique and shoots up silver comets which whistle ers, with red cases approximately the unforgettable jour- three times as they fly up. The altitude size of an M-80. However, these are legal ney through music achieved is impressive, but the attrac- consumer fireworks with no more than and pyrotechnics. tion here is the whistling, which sounds 50 milligrams of pyrotechnic content “mournful” in a way. The second whistle per cracker. Each one gives a bang that in each shot is lower in pitch from the 90 minutes of may be louder than most firecrackers first, and the third whistle is lower still. nonstop music Weird. (Last tested in 1999) on strings, because the larger surface and fireworks! area of these firecrackers will get more air moving and thus create a larger Gulf War sound wave when the cracker explodes. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Squirrel But you certainly should not buy these brand, #WN-258A. 16 shots, 33 sec- with the expectation that they are going onds. to be anywhere close to the loudness of All shots go up as green pearls, that an actual M-80. (Last tested in 2005) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! open into a small cluster of red stars FireworksLand.com plus a very good report. Unchanged as of 2003 except the duration is a few sec- Ground Sea onds longer. (Last tested in 2003) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Grucci Collection Eggs brand, #DP0026. 61 shots, 135 Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand. seconds. This is a line of fireworks sold by Gun with Roses The first half is a series of color cros- Phantom Fireworks, mainly single-tube Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Old settes. A red pearl goes up and splits aerials but a couple of other items as Glory brand, #OG1. 61 shots, 13 seconds. into 4 red pearls. Then a green pearl well. They are made in China, and they Only one effect here: brilliant red stars goes up and splits into 4 green pearls. bear the Phantom logo as well as a with shrieking whistles are shot up. These 2 alternate for a while. This part Grucci logo on the label. The single- (Last tested in 1995) is very much like the “Atom Splitter” tube aerials are: Manhattan Crown cake. The pace is a little slow, but that Brocade No. 200, Empire Gold Willow could be compensated for by firing 2 of Barrage No. 200, Liberty Golden Willow Gunboat these cakes at the same time. Then, a No. 200, Times Square Silver - Green Novelty Firework. Flower Basket red pearl goes up and opens into a red brand. 35 seconds. Wave No. 200, Broadway Brocade Silver Like Aircraft Carrier, floats on water and peony break with a small amount of - Green No. 300, Park Ave. Peony crackle. This is followed by a blue pearl launches two airplanes. 24 seconds. Barrage No. 300, Rockefeller Gold Elaborate, long-lasting novelty. Rolls which goes up and ends in a mixed Glitter Crossette No. 300, Silver peony break of red and blue stars. These forward with a whistle, then two flying Crackling Palm No. 500 and Round Red spinners take off, then red and green two shots alternate with each other for Dahlia No. 500. In addition, the 500- a while, at a leisurely pace. Then a green sparks shoot from the “gun”. Terrific. gram multi-shot aerial cake “Mineshell (Last tested in 1996) pearl goes up and ends in a purple Mayhem” and the 500-gram fountain

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 127 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Gunga Din Hacker Attack which propels the truck forward force- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. fully. It travels quite a long way, then Cat brand, #BC-6107. 25 shots, 37 Brothers brand, #BP2772. 19 shots, stops. The top of the back springs up, seconds. 28 seconds. then tubes on the top shoot out bright The first shot sparkles on the way up Crackling comets, with lots and lots of red flames and then crackle. (Last test- and ends in a yellow peony break. The crackle. Impressive noise. (Last tested ed in 2004) next shot gives off sparkle on the way up in 1999) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and and ends in a peony break of green and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Hale Bomb purple stars. These two shots alternate Firecracker. Winco brand, #JPH-622. with each other for the first 23 seconds, Hail Fountain Double-fused for extra loudness. (Last then a shot appears which is a very nice Base Fountain. Flying Dragon brand, tested in 1995) dragon eggs break, with red stars mixed #W808. 24 seconds. in with dragon eggs stars (they contin- In assortment with Happiness and Hale Bopp Bursting Comet ue to crackle as they spread out). The Cherry fountains. Fantastic intense Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. tips of the dragon eggs stars turn red crackle. (Last tested in 1995) Fireworks over America brand, just before they burn out. This is a very #FOA. 19 shots, 13 seconds. sophisticated break. Then 2 shots are Mixture of red shots and whistling fired at the same time, one of which This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z shots, that go up and break into mixed gives a dragon eggs break that turns red Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are breaks of red, blue and green stars. just before burning out, and the other not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Some of the breaks have blue stars plus one gives a dragon eggs break that turns please visit FireworksCatalog.com. silver flying fish, and a couple of breaks green just before burning out. Then have a little crackle in addition to the three shots are fired at once, which are Black Cat T-shirt color. The shots are fired rapidly, and the same as the last two plus one which The famous some of the shots broke on the way up, is a dragon eggs break with no color. Black Cat logo giving them the appearance of mines Then another group of 3 just like that. on quality rather than shells. (Last tested in 2000) Finally a group of 5 shot at once, just shirts like the previous groups. This is a very Hale Storm professional-looking and sophisticated Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower display. (Last tested in 2004) Basket brand, #K7783S. 25 shots, 8 seconds. Guns A Blazin Very fast barrage of red and green Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. pearls. Perhaps nice if fired in large Cowboy brand, #JL003. 16 shots, quantities. (Last tested in 1995) 35 seconds. 7 sizes! Every shot is a sparkling comet on the Hale’s-A-Crackin’ way up, that gives off some glittering Order at my web site. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winco green sparks, and ends in a pretty good brand. 44 shots, 31 seconds. white chrysanthemum break. (Last test- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Green and red pearls; snappy reports; ed in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) brilliant silver comets at the end. (Last FireworksLand.com tested in 1995) Gyro Blooms Ground Spinner. Fireworks over Hail of Blizzard Halley’s Comet America brand, #AR403. 10 sec- Base Fountain. Brothers brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West onds. #BP4025. 21 seconds. Lake brand, #L927. 9 shots, 8 sec- Large ground spinner, like a giant Pack of 4 in vinyl bag. Small fountain onds. Ground Bloom Flower, but better than that starts with a bright green flare for a Pretty comets change from gold to sil- today’s Ground Bloom Flowers. They few seconds, then emits a loud, rocket- ver - just not enough of them. (Last spin with a red flame with white sparks, like sound similar to the Machine Gun tested in 1995) changing to a green flame with white cracker reviewed in PYRO 1, then sparks, then a gold flame to white changes to a red and green fountain Hand Held Flower Pot Torch sparks. Excellent quality. (Last tested in with crackles for the remainder. Not big Hand-held Fountain. Flower Basket 2000) effects, but does a lot for such a small brand, #K2212. 17 seconds. package. (Last tested in 1998) I’m a big fan of hand-held items, and H-Bomb this is one of the good ones. 13 seconds. Snap, crackle, pop! Louder than Silvery Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Hail Storm Grizzly brand, #GG0250. 19 shots, Chrysanthemum or Five Sound Spray, Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, 14 seconds. #BP7099. 32 seconds. with more silver than gold. (Last tested 19 tubes, label says 120 shots. A rapid A military-looking truck that shoots a in 1996) series of roman-candle type shots of red, strobing red flame out the front, then green and blue. No sound effects. (Last shoots a loud whistle out the back, tested in 1998)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 128 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Happiness flames, changing quickly to nice silver Happy Fireworks Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower sprays. Then, the six outermost tubes Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Basket brand, #K7255. 7 shots, 27 give gold flitter sprays. Finally, the large Basket brand, #K7702. 636 shots, seconds. central tube gives a nice spray of red 57 seconds. Slow-paced display of very full breaks of and green, which then changes to a fan- Thin, swirling breaks of red and green - red or gold. I got happy. (Last tested in tastic, intense crackle spray to finish it same effect through out. Available in 6, 1995) off. Amazing and beautiful to watch in 16 and 36 shots; the 36-shot one lasts 1998. (Last tested in 1998) 57 seconds. (Last tested in 1995) Happiness, Large Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Happy Birthday, small Happy Girl #O651A. 8 seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Starts with a brief silver spray, then a Brothers brand, #BP4037. 18 sec- Golden Bear brand, #FX-B051. 50 whistle happens, then at the end of the onds. seconds. whistle there is a blast of sparks with a Miniature version of BP4047. Of course Starts with a spray of flashing gold few firecrackers in it. (Last tested in it’s not as big or long-lasting, but the sparks, mixed with some blue sparks. 2003) effects are still pretty good. Three outer Then changes to a fairly good crackle tubes burn in red flame to green flame spray. Then that’s it. (Last tested in Happiness Messinger to silver sparks, then the center tube 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Reloadable Shell Kit. Golden Bear sprays mixed colors, finishing with a brand, #FX-H005. full spray of crackle. Outstanding in Happy Heaven They appear to be double-greak shells of 1998. (Last tested in 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, industry-average quality. Not bad, but a #B1034-19. 19 shots, 31 seconds. little disappointing compared to the Could not discern the brand on this This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z huge breaks that some of the 500-gram Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new one. The label looks a lot like the Red cakes in this brand have. (Last tested in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Lantern item of the same name (O889- 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 19). Each shot goes up as a crackling please visit FireworksCatalog.com. comet and turns into a small cluster of Happiness, small green stars and crackle which drifts Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, downward. (Last tested in 1999) #0651. 6 seconds. Used to be outstanding, but the latest Happy Heaven batch I bought had no reports. Red, gold Roman Candle, single. Red Lantern PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun and green spray; one whistle. (Last test- brand, #0889-8. 8 shots, 14 sec- and excitement, all about fireworks! onds. ed in 1995) Make a sparkler waterfall, your own electric firing box, Sad Hell would have been a better Happy Bees and put together a name. Good crackle but no height. (Last Roman Candle, single. Flower self-firing show-in- tested in 1996) Basket brand, #K2220B. 8 shots, 16 a-box. 65 new fire- seconds. works demonstra- Happy Hour The most fun roman candle. Each shot tions and a musical Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. brand, zings out of the tube as a red or green montage #PYK636. 16 shots, ending are spinner with a comical buzzing sound. also on (Last tested in 2005) What was that?!?! (Last tested in 1996) this DVD. Happy Lamp, large Happy Bees Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Roman Candle, single. Flower FireworksLand.com #W604. 17 seconds. Basket brand, #K2220C. 10 shots, Hangs from string, spins and opens into 10 seconds. elaborate, illuminated lantern. Buzzing spinners which fly away in any Happy Cones Excellent keepsake. If you want one to direction. The buzzing sound goes up in Cone Fountain. Cannon brand, hang up as a decoration, don’t light it, #Y22-074. pitch as the spinner flies away. These just carefully cut it open. Outstanding. A box of four cone fountains, each one candles are a lot of fun, but use them (Last tested in 1995) (Shown on different, putting out pretty decent only in a very wide open area. (Last test- PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of sprays. A good value. (Last tested in ed in 1999) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Happy Birthday, large Happy Lamp, small Happy Festival Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Brothers brand, #BP4047. 63 sec- #W602. 10 seconds. #0925. 24 seconds. onds. Hangs from string, spins and drops Beautiful blue stars, to green, to burst- A stunning piece; one of the most open into illuminated lantern. Neat, but ing gold stars. More blue! (Last tested in sophisticated fountains ever. Starts with if you can afford the large one, get that 1995) three of the tubes giving bright red instead. (Last tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 129 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Happy New Year Happy World spray of large white flitter sparks mixed Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. with red sparks. Then it changes to Lantern brand, #0143. 7 shots, 24 Maverick brand, #SM0634. 25 some crackle at the end. (Last tested in seconds. shots, 35 seconds. 2004) New Year’s Eve deserves better. Gold Alternates between red and green shots fountain; thin, pathetic breaks. Sorry. going up, with each one breaking into a Hat Trick (Last tested in 1995) break of color stars of that same color Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. and crackle. Speeds up towards the end. Brothers brand, #BP-A020-2. 16 Happy News in Sky (Last tested in 2000) shots, 34 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black See “All Star Action” for a description of Cat brand, #BC-619. 25 shots, 23 Happy Xmas this. (Last tested in 2004) seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Small white breaks with lots of reports. #K826. 18 seconds. Havana Heat Breaks get bigger later on, adding red Slowly-paced gold comets with very Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. and green. (Last tested in 1995) light crackling. Fell over near end. (Last Fireworks over America brand, tested in 1995) #MAF2012. 187 seconds. Happy Peacock Bright white flashing sparks are shot Novelty Firework. Flower Basket up, then a spray of silver balls, then a brand. 10 seconds. red, green and crackle spray, then a furi- A tiny piece that gives a brief spray of ous short whistle, then a gold and blue gold sparks, and then releases the pea- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z spray, then the silver balls again, then a cock’s feathers which spread out to Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are white flitter spray, another whistle, then form the shape of a peacock’s tail. For not in this file. To buy a membership in it, flashing white sparks, then silver balls, daytime use. (Last tested in 1996) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. then flashing green flitter, a whistle, then red and green, then silver balls, Happy Sky Glow-in-the-dark Shirt then big crackle spray, another whistle, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black then flashing white sparks, then silver The aliens Cat brand, #BC-607. 16 shots, 7 sec- have balls, then green flitter, a whistle, mixed onds. landed, red, green and silver, then just silver Barrage of whistles and reports. Not to and balls, white flitter, a whistle, then lots of my taste. For hard core noise lovers they crackle at the end. Wow - over 3 min- only. (Last tested in 1995) want utes and it never gets boring because fireworks, of course. there are so many changes. (Last tested Happy Spring in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying Dragon brand, #W5-22. 36 shots, Hawaiian Eruption 12 seconds. The Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Vulcan Available in 25-shot and 100-shot ver- aliens brand, #SM0203. 14 shots, 12 sec- sions. The 25-shot one is over quickly, on this onds. but it’s so intense that I highly recom- shirt glow Whistling shots on the way up, end in a in the dark! mend it. A chaotic barrage of color few stars, but really not much to look at. pearls, whistles and many reports. Wow! Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Useful for the whistles only. (Last tested They basically just threw in everything in 1999) they could think of — whistles, crack- FireworksLand.com les, reports, pearls — all at the same Hawaiian Heat time. We tested the 25-shot one, but Happy-Go-Lucky Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden there’s also a 100-shot version. It’s a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Bear brand, #FX-A055. 33 shots, 47 riotous and chaotic show. (Last tested Brothers brand, #BP2837. 36 shots, seconds. in 1996) 32 seconds. Begins with blue peony breaks - no Alternates between red, blue and green other colors or effects in the break, this Happy Valentine shots going up. Each shot opens into a gives a good impression of pure blue. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai silver whirlwind. (Last tested in 2002) Then it changes to blue peony breaks of brand, #WB2025. 20 seconds. a lighter shade of blue. Then it changes Groups of mines, alternating between Harmonious Colors to red and green chrysanthemum red groups and white groups. The mines Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. breaks with some crackle as they spread are like comets. No sound effects. (Last Glorious brand, #GPH3045. 86 sec- out. Then it changes to breaks of blue tested in 2001) onds. peony stars and red falling-leaves stars. A tall narrow spray of flashing white Then it changes to breaks of blue peony sparks, changing to white flitter spray, stars and green falling-leaves stars. then to red mixed with white flitter. Then it changes to breaks of blue peony Then it dies down and becomes a green stars and gold falling-leaves stars. Great spray mixed with gold, then a good colors. Then it gives several tremendous

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 130 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com gold willow breaks, which really break Heat Lightning Heaven’s Thunder with a bang and spread out large. All in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super all a terrific show. (Last tested in 2005) Fireworks over America brand, Blast brand, #SB-28. 25 seconds. (Shown on PYROvideo #7) #FOA2932. 25 shots, Wow! Seven shots, each breaking very Each shot gives a good break of crack- hard with a loud report, then turning Hawaiian Rainbow ling silver flying fish. The last 5 or so into crackle. (Last tested in 1996) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. shots are fired all at once. (Last tested in Brothers brand, #BP4196. 2004) Heavy Artillery A half-circle holding 5 fountain tubes at Reloadable Shell Kit. Fireworks over angles. They all light at once, starting Heaven Impression America brand, #FOA2968. with color flames (red, green, blue in Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden Massive collection of 48 shells - 24 of the center, red and green). Then all of Bear brand, #FX-A054. 33 shots, 48 them cylindrical style and 24 double- them gradually change to silver sprays seconds. break ball style shells. Two durable with no color, and finally they add a lit- Starts with a series of gold willow HDPE mortars are included in the box. tle bit of soft crackle to the spray before breaks, not bright brocade ones but nice The canister shells are: Red Wave burning out. Unusual. (Last tested in willows that break with a punch. Then it w/Silver Bees; Silver Glitter w/Red Bees; 2000) changes to several shots of breaks Yellow Palm; Silver to Red with Red which have green peony stars and a lit- Bees; Dragon Eggs w/Green Bees; Red Hawker Harrier 2 Chrysanthemum w/Silver Bees; Red and White Wave w/Green Bees; Purple Flying Spinner. Glorious brand, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z #GCH007. 4 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Chrysanthemum w/Silver Bees; Gold Flies up with a gold spray and ends in a web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Chrysanthemum w/Green Bees; Silver pretty respectable firecracker bang. I not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Palm; Red Chrysanthemum w/Green love flying spinners and this one is no please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Bees; Blue Stars w/Green Glitter Pistil; exception. (Last tested in 2004) Green Crackling w/Green Bees; Blue Fireworks videos • DVDs Crackling Stars; Blue Stars w/Crackling Buyer’s Guides • Links Haywire Fireworks T-shirts Pistil; Purple Stars w/Silver Glitter Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Free articles Pistil; Blue Chrysanthemum w/Silver Grizzly brand, #GG0296. 16 shots, and Bees; Dragon Eggs w/Red Bees; 56 seconds. more! Variegated Peony w/Red Bees; Red to Starts with a silver fountain that Silver w/Crackling Pistil; Green Glitter changes to a red and green fountain, w/Crackling Pistil; Gold Stars w/Green that changes to a crackling fountain, Glitter Pistil; Red to Silver w/Gold then it shoots up about 6 mines of Glitter Pistil; and Green mixed red, green and blue, then 8 shots Chrysanthemum w/Silver Bees. The which go up and break into silver flying double shells all have comets attached fish. Nice variety in one piece. (Last to the outside of the top shell, so they tested in 2000) give silver comet tails on the way up. The double shells are: Red Glittering Heart Shell, #400 Burst/Silver Glittering Burst; Red Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. Chrysanthemum/Green Yes, it qualifies as a heart shape, but it Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Chrysanthemum; Silver Glittering depends greatly on which angle you see FireworksLand.com Burst/Green Glittering Burst; Silver it from as it breaks. You would need to Strobe/Red Burst; Purple fire several of these in a row to make Chrysanthemum/Green sure it is identifiable as a heart shape. tle crackle. Then it changes to some Chrysanthemum; Silver Strobe/Orange (Last tested in 1996) shots which are all crackle. Then it Burst; Variegated changes to some shots which have blue Chrysanthemum/Green Falling Leaves; Heart Stopper peony stars and white crackle. Then it Gold Willow/Purple Chrysanthemum; Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black changes to some shots which have Silver Willow/Crackling Burst; Cat brand, #BC-6017. 20 shots, crackle and white flying fish. The last 3 Brocade/Gold Willow; Variegated Four rows of five tubes, and in each row shots are fired all at once, and they are Chrysanthemum/Silver Fishes; Red of five the tubes are angled, and shoot silver comets which go up and break Falling Leaves/Silver Fishes; Silver simultaneously so that the five shots go into huge red chrysanthemum breaks. Crackling Palm/Red & Green Burst; up in a fan shape. Spinning silver comet Good cake. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown Silver Crackling to red peony, silver coconut, strobing on PYROvideo #7) Chrysanthemum/Crackling Silver silver and crackle breaks. (Last tested in Fishes; Silver Crackling Palm/Silver 2001) Crackling Chrysanthemum; Red & Blue Burst/Red & Green Burst; Red Burst/Crackling Burst; Blue Burst/Crackling Burst; Green

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 131 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Burst/Crackling Burst; Red, Green & good firecracker report. (Last tested in Hellfire and Brimstone Blue Burst/Crackling Burst; Red & Blue 2002) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Burst/Crackling Silver Fishes; Yellow & Tannerite brand, #TR1010. 16 shots, Blue Crackling/Red & Blue Crackling Hell’s Fury 28 seconds. w/Silver Tail; Silver Crackling Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great The first shot goes up and opens into a Palm/Crackling Silver Fishes; and Grizzly brand, #GG0873. 37 sec- good cluster of silver flying fish plus sil- Green & Silver Glittering/Silver onds. ver crackle. The second shot goes up Crackling Chrysanthemum. Wow, what White comets go up and split into 3 or 4 and ends in a good cluster of gold flying a collection! (Last tested in 2000) pieces, which go off at angles. Almost a fish plus gold crackle. These two shots true “crossette” effect. May be the same alternate with each other, until the last Heavy Duty cake also sold as “Desperate Attempt.” four shots (two of each) are fired all at Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star (Last tested in 2002) once. (Last tested in 2005) brand. 32 seconds. Starts with crackling comets ending in Hellfire Barrage breaks of blue peony stars with crackle. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Shogun Then some shots of green pearls ending brand, #SM1010. 25 shots, 19 sec- in silver whirlwinds. Then repeats the onds. above sequence two more times. (Last Begins with five silver comets fired at tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo once in a fan shape, and they go up and #7) end in red peony breaks. Then five more This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z silver comets in a fan, and they go up Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new and end in green peony breaks. Then Heavy Metal web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro not in this file. To buy a membership in it, five more silver comets in a fan, and King brand, #PYK637. 16 shots, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. they go up and end in silver glitter (Last tested in 2005) breaks. Then five more silver comets in Spellout a fan, and they go up and end in blue Helicopter T-shirt peony breaks. Then five more silver Flying Spinner. Zenith brand. 12 sec- comets in a fan, and they go up and end onds. This in crackle breaks. (Last tested in 2003) Verify that wings are on properly. Wide shirt gold spray. At the end it ejects a few blue says, Helter Skelter stars. (Last tested in 1995) “Fireworks” Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black spelled out Cat brand, #BC-6011. 25 shots, 27 in fireworks! seconds. Hell Ghosts See my web site Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. for sizes and info. An interesting effect: each shot goes up Glorious brand, #GCM0167. 25 as a red or green pearl, which then shots, 20 seconds. turns into a white spinner which whis- Each shot goes up dark and opens soft- tles as it flies away. Very fast pacing. The ly into a “bowtie” shaped break which is main interest here is the sound effect of a mixture of bright purple peony stars the whistling spinners - kind of a vibrat- and green glitter stars. (Last tested in ing sound which ends in a high-pitched 2005) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! “tweet.” (Last tested in 2000) FireworksLand.com Hell Raiser Hen Laying Eggs Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Great Grizzly brand, #GG0614. 117 Hellbender #W701. 5 seconds. seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Did not do everything it was supposed Strong spray of white flitter with mild Brothers brand, #BP2930. 19 shots, to do for me; unreliable. Sits there on crackling sound, then it adds some 50 seconds. the ground and “lays” red and green green stars,then adding a long whistle, Each shot is either a red, green or blue “eggs” which are colored stars. Much then changing to a green flitter spray, pearl on the way up, that turns into a better novelties available now. (Last then a white flitter spray, and ends with whistling silver spinner, which seems to tested in 1995) a whistle. This fountain seemed to pro- metamorphose into a whirlwind. (The duce less extraneous smoke than usual. spinner speeds up and gives off more Heretic (Last tested in 2001) sparks.) Interesting. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon 2000) Eggs brand, #DE4038. 15 shots, 20 Hell Rising seconds. Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly Hellfire Alternates between shots that go up red brand, #GG0937. Missile. Pyro-Tech brand, #MI217. and break into red chrysanthemums, A sudden single blast of white swim- Pass it by - one broke its fins off. Very shots that go up green and break into ming comets, each of which ends in a unreliable flight. (Last tested in 1995) green chrysanthemums, and shots that go up blue and break into blue chrysan-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 132 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com themums. The last 4 or 5 shots are fired Hibiscus Mutabiles, #2 shells are 1 inch in diameter and 2-1/2 almost at the same time, for a finale. No Base Fountain. Tiger Head brand, inches tall, and are clearly marked as to sound effects. (Last tested in 2004) #T1019. 14 seconds. which end must be up when loaded into Powerful gold and silver spray. They the tube. The cylindrical shells are: Red Heretic meant Hibiscus Mutabilis. Nice one. Palm & White Strobe, Green Palm & Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. (Last tested in 1995) Time Rain, Yellow Peony & Crackling, Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1020. 104 Purple Peony & Green Strobe, Multi- seconds. Hicktown Heaven Color Peony, and Spring Flower. There Interesting silver flitter sparks, chang- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. are three tubes included with this kit, ing to crackle mixed with flashing white Brothers brand, #BP2978. 36 shots, one of which is smaller than the others. sparks, then a short whistle while the 49 seconds. Make sure you use this smaller tube flashing white continues, then green It’s a series of mines, with different mix- with the cylindrical shells in the kit. If mixed with crackle, then more crackle, tures of mine effects in each shot. Some you put those shells into one of the larg- then a beautiful blue spray with gold, are blue stars with small gold spinners, er tubes, they will not perform properly. then purple sparks with crackle. (Last some are blue stars with silver spinners, The single ball-style shells included in tested in 2004) some are mixed red and blue stars with the High Compression Shells kit are 1- reports, and some are purple stars with 1/4 inches in diameter, and they are: Hero goldish spinners. The final row of 6 Red Peony & White Strobe, Red/Blue Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Peony, Purple/Green Peony, Red/Green Golden Bear brand, #FX-B050. 55 This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Peony, Blue Peony, Dragon Eggs, seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Red/Green Peony, Brocade Crown, Red Begins with a brief crackle spray, then web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Peony, Harbinger-of-Spring, Green to a mixture of red sparks and silver flit- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Peony, and White Strobe. The double ter, then to a spray of gold crackle with please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ball-style shells are 1-1/4 inches in a little bit of blue sparks mixed in. diameter, and they are: Golden Willow + That’s it. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown The Best of Green Willow, Green Peony + White on PYROvideo #7) PYROvideo Strobe, Yellow Peony + Harbinger-of- 1, 2 and 3 Spring, Red Peony + Gold Strobe, Hero’s Welcome Two hours and 27 Purple Peony + Harbinger of Spring, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. minutes of pyro and White Strobe + Brocade Crown. Brothers brand, #BP2949. 19 shots, fun! Visit fireworks factories in China, “Harbinger” is misspelled as “har- 36 seconds. bringer” on the box, but it does not A group of shots, which are silver twice. See three backyard shows, 3 matter, the meaning is clear. The shells comets that break into multi-color fireworks stores, are not individually marked as to which breaks. Then a group of shots which red and view demos of one has which effect. The effects, colors pearls or sparkling comets which break 121 new fireworks! and symmetry were all first-rate. I rec- into crackle and blue breaks. Then a ommend this kit, for the variety and group of shots which are green pearls quality, but you need to make sure to that break into whistling silver whirl- use tubes that are the right size and a winds. Then fan-shaped groups of 3 red tight fit for the shells, to ensure that the shots, then fan-shaped groups of 3 shells reach their proper altitude. (Last green shots, then finally silver comets Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo which break into crackle breaks. Good FireworksLand.com #8) variety. (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) High Fashion shots is fired almost all at once, for a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. mini-finale. Introduced in 2002 and Skybound brand, #VB4010. 48 sec- Hestia still the same in 2003. (Last tested in onds. Flying Spinner. Hestia brand. 3 sec- 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS Starts with a spray of red sparks, green onds. tape only - not shown on “The Best of sparks, and small silver flitter against a One and a half inches tall, about 3/4 PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) background spray of gold. Then a short inch in diameter. Sound of Colorful whistle happens while the colors keep Bird may be an alternate name for it. It High Compression Shells coming. Then it changes to silver flit- spins up - or sideways - and ends in a Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom tering sparks which crackle. Another nice report with a couple of red and brand, #G-087. short whistle. Then it’s a nice spray of green stars flying away. Excellent. From Part of the “Grucci Collection” from silver flitter sparks which do not crack- Hunan area, but I’m not sure which fac- Phantom Fireworks. This package con- le. Then silver crackle is mixed with the tory. (Last tested in 2000) tains 24 shells (6 of them are double- silver flitter, and another short whistle break shells) and three tubes. The two happens. Then the mixture of silver flit- tubes are identical in diameter, even ter and silver crackle continues on for a though the shells in this kit have two few more seconds. (Last tested in 2003) different diameters. The cylindrical Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 133 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com High Five with crackle mixed in. (Last tested in shots fired all at once with more “falling Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, 2005) leaves” stars, this time it’s clusters of #WB-10. green, blue and silver stars. Then a third These are five-break shells. The kit High Performance Display group of 5 shot all at once, which is comes with one very nice fiberglass Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. clusters of blue, silver and yellow mortar tube, and six different 5-break Phantom brand, #G-155. 33 shots, “falling leaves” stars. Finally, 3 shots are shells. As each shell is fired in the tube, 51 seconds. fired all at once, which have gold comet five separate shells are launched into Part of the “Grucci Collection” from tails on the way up, and end in huge the air, giving five different and com- Phantom Fireworks. All shots are fired gold willow bursts, which break hard plete breaks in the air. The effects are a straight up. The first five shots of this and sparkle as they spread out. Some variety of color peony breaks, willow cake go up and produce peony breaks of might call these last 3 brocade shells, breaks and chrysanthemum breaks. glittering green stars with large num- but they are more similar to the Many of the shells leave a residual glit- bers of stars in them. The next shot goes “kamuro” type of willow break seen in ter in the air as the spent stars float up and ends in a break which has crack- professional displays. (Last tested in slowly down. These are high-quality le and silver flying fish. Then a shot 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) shells and this is an excellent way to fill which goes up and ends in a break the sky for a finale. You will get five which has crackle and gold flying fish. High Plains Blaster complete breaks from each tube. Highly Then another shot with crackle and sil- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. recommended. (Last tested in 2005) ver flying fish. Then another one with Fireworks over America brand, (Shown on PYROvideo #7) #FOA2818. 16 shots, 27 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Every shot goes up as a brilliant white High Heat Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new star, that opens softly into a cluster of Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fire web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are white sparks plus about 8 reports. The Hawk brand. 37 shots, 41 seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, reports are decent, about like firecrack- The first 14 shots are fired straight up, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ers. (Last tested in 2000) and are red or green pearls with white comet trails, that go up and end in dou- High Sierra Showdown ble breaks. One break from each shot is Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. a silver whirlwind, and the other break Phantom brand, #AR322. 63 sec- onds. is a small chrysanthemum break. The PYROvideo #10 is two hours of last shot of this part gives off some fire- fireworks fun and excitement! See Starts with red sparks and silver flashes cracker reports. Then the shots are fired the incredible fireworks of Mexico for 20 seconds, then changes to just sil- at angles, in a more or less random dis- in a 23-minute ver flashes for 20 seconds, then changes tribution rather than a z or fan pattern. documentary. And to silver flitter sparks before petering These shots go up and give breaks of watch the perfor- out. I wouldn’t want to depend on this mances of 62 new to defend me in any sort of showdown. color glitter stars, and some have fireworks. Three reports. Then the last 8 to 10 shots give how-to projects (Last tested in 1998) crackle breaks. (Last tested in 2005) round out (Shown on PYROvideo #6) this great High Stepper DVD. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. High Noon Patriotic brand, #AFW004. 220 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. shots, 21 seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 12 shots, 14 seconds. Begins with a startling and awe-inspir- Foshan Native Produce. Screaming FireworksLand.com ing barrage of shots fired very rapidly in shots go up and break into small clus- a Z-pattern. They are either red or green ters of color. Not too impressive. (Last crackle and gold flying fish. Then roman-candle type pearls, and they are tested in 1998) another shot with crackle and silver fly- fired so fast and the direction changes ing fish. Then a shot which produces so quickly, that it almost looks like High Octane what I call the “dragon eggs” effect, a someone is out there holding a giant Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. break of crackling branches which con- roman candle and waving it back and Brothers brand, #BP2130. 49 shots, tinue to crackle as they spread out. forth as the shots stream out. Above all 16 seconds. Then a break of all crackle, which goes that are soft gold breaks that contrast Most of the shots are fired in a zig-zag off all at once. Then another dragon nicely with the red and green pearls. pattern, and the first 42 shots are all the eggs break, and another all-crackle This is a continuous barrage that goes same thing: a blue mine. These are fired break and one last dragon eggs break. on for 12 or 13 seconds. The overall very rapidly in the Z-pattern. Then Then a group of 5 shots are fired all at impression is dramatic due to the very there is a short pause, and the final 7 once, straight up, and they end in rapid pace of the shots. Then it changes shots are fired in a Z-pattern, although “falling leaves” stars, clusters of blue to a different pace, firing entire rows all only one row. These 7 shots all go up as and either silver or a pale yellow. This at one time rather than the “Z” pattern strobing blue pearls, then open into looks lovely and hangs in the air for a where it goes back and forth across the upward-breaking red chrysanthemums few seconds. Then another group of 5 rows. A fan of red pearls is shot all at once, and they end in the small gold

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 134 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com breaks, same as before. Then a second Highway to Heaven fired, identical to the last row. Finally row is fired, the same as the last row. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. there are 4 shots at the end which are This would be an excellent piece to Black Cat brand, #BC-251. 42 sec- fired almost at once, and they go begin your show’s finale with, and onds. straight up and break into crackle maybe another one at the end of the Nice name, and a nice performance. breaks. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on finale. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Four tubes in the box go off in PYROvideo #6) PYROvideo #4) sequence. Soft white flitter spray, then more white flitter, then multi-color Hiney Flowers High Tower spray of red, green and blue, then long, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. generous crackle spray. Good one. Triad brand, #W536. 25 shots, 37 Black Cat brand, #BC-2093. 107 sec- When first tested in 1998, the duration seconds. onds. was 59 seconds. When tested again in I’m sure they intended the name to be Starts with a beautiful spray of orange- 2003, the duration was 42 seconds. “Honey Flowers” or else they’re playing red sparks. Then it’s a mixture of green (Last tested in 2003) a joke on us. Each shot goes up dark, and red sparks. Then a tall, rich spray of then ends in a burst of red stars with red. Then it stops for a second, then trails. The bursts are non-symmetrical starts up again with a crackle spray. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z and have no sound effects. Not too Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Then it changes to a rich, full spray of web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are impressive. (Last tested in 1998) orange-red sparks mixed with blue not in this file. To buy a membership in it, sparks. Very good color. Then it please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Hip Hip Hurray becomes an intense crackle spray with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. orange-red sparks mixed in. Long-last- Are you a Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B058. 16 ing and beautiful colors, a winner. (Last Hard shots, 20 seconds. tested in 2004) Core Each shot is a yellow pearl that goes up Pyro? and breaks into a peony break of purple, Higher and Higher This shirt green and yellow stars. I believe this Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Shogun is available cake is the same one sold as “Midnite brand, #SSM0753. 31 shots, 66 sec- in 9 sizes, Bonfire” in another brand. (Last tested onds. including 3 in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Begins by shooting up a series of child sizes! whistling silver comets. Then shoots up High quality Hissing Cobra a series of shots which alternate Hanes Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. between red pearls that end in whirl- Beefy-T Phantom brand, #H-095. 74 sec- winds and red pearls that end in spin- onds. ning whistle-type shots like those in Great variety; five whistles and plenty of “Killer Alligator.” Then sends up a series green and red in there. (Last tested in of crackling comets which end in thin 1995) breaks of green glitter. Then sends up a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! series of crackling comets which end in FireworksLand.com Hit Man thin breaks of silver glitter. Then sends Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. up a series of crackling comets which Great Grizzly brand, #GG0151. 57 end in a few whistling comets which seconds. Hill Flower in Blossom Primarily a noise fountain. Silver flitter start where the crackling comets ended, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower and go up from there. I guess that’s sparks, then a loud, short whistle, then King brand, #FK86. 86 shots, 23 green and silver, then gold, then green where they got the name “Higher and seconds. Higher.” Then sends up a series of Three rows of shots are fired very rapid- and silver again, then another loud crackling comets which end in breaks of ly in a Z pattern. They are color pearls, whistle, then a whole bunch of crackle. crackle. A little on the slow side. (Last first red, then silver, then blue. There is Not particularly tall, but good sound tested in 2003) a short pause, then a row of shots is effects. (Last tested in 1998) fired in a fan shape, and these are very Highland Fountain good crackling comets. Then three rows Hit the Dirt Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. are fired rapidly in a Z pattern, and they Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Brothers brand, #BP4158. 67 sec- are the red, silver and blue pearls like at Grizzly brand, #GG0702. 19 shots, onds. 27 seconds. the beginning. Another short pause, Crackling comets that end in pretty Nice tall white spray, with a soft crack- and then 7 shots are fired in a fan shape, ling sound, then changing to a multi- good multi-color peony breaks. (Last which are silver comets with red or tested in 2001) color spray with white flitter - really green heads. The center 3 are red, while nice to look at. Then it becomes crackle the 4 on the sides are green. The red spray for the last 20 seconds or so. (Last ones break into red crossette breaks, tested in 1999) while the green ones continue on as comets. Then another row of those is

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 135 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Holiday Shells, 1.5-inch (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape Homeland Trio Reloadable Shell Kit. Horse brand, only - not shown on “The Best of Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. #DG4091. PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) Brothers brand, #BP-A034. 32 shots, Plastic shells. Box is drab, but wrapper 43 seconds. on mortar is outstanding. Small and not Home on the Range This is an assortment of three 500-gram as impressive as newer shells. (Last test- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. cakes in one box. Each one has 32 shots. ed in 1995) Brothers brand, #BP2092. 7 shots, All three are good, but the “Mighty 28 seconds. River” was my favorite. “Bustling Cities” Holiday Shells, 2 1/4-inch Large gold willow break with red tips. (BP-A034-1) starts with 4 red pearls Reloadable Shell Kit. Jumping Jack Then a gold willow break with blue tips. going up almost at the same time and brand, #T9500. Then a gold willow break with crackling ending in red chrysanthemum breaks. Box bears both “Jumping Jack” and TNT tips. Then those 3 shots are repeated, Then 4 sparkling silver comets go up all logos. (Last tested in 2000) and finally one more shot which is a at once and end in glittering silver gold willow with crackling tips. (Last breaks. Then 4 blue pearls go up and Holiday Shells, 2.25-inch tested in 2004) end in blue peony breaks. Then 4 shots Reloadable Shell Kit. Horse brand, go up and end in dragon eggs breaks. #T9500A. Then the entire sequence above is Highest-flying consumer shell I’ve ever repeated. “Mighty Rivers” (BP-A034-2) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z seen. Four different effects. Great. (Last Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new starts with 4 silver comets with pur- tested in 1995) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are plish-red heads going up almost at the not in this file. To buy a membership in it, same time and ending in purple chrys- Hollywood Nights please visit FireworksCatalog.com. anthemum breaks which also crackle as Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. they spread out. Very nice. Then, the Fireworks over America brand, PYROvideo #4 same 4 shots except green replaces the #FOA2001. 70 seconds. DVD purple. Then, the same 4 shots except Brilliant snapping sparks mixed in with it’s back to purple again. Then, the same the color. Hard to find. Mixed red, green Two hours of fireworks 4 shots except blue replaces the purple and blue spray, with some white flitter. fun! Watch three fire- (the shots are strobing blue on the way Deep rich colors, really excellent color. works shows, and see up, and the breaks are blue chrysanthe- Does not change, keeps the mixture how they were set up. Make your own wheel, mums which also crackle as they spread same throughout. (Last tested in 2000) using commonly sold out.)Then the entire sequence above is fireworks. Visit a fire- repeated. “Vast Plains” (BP-A034-3) Hollywood Park works factory in Brazil starts with 4 strobing purple shots Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. and a sparkler factory going up at the same time, and all end- Winda brand, #P3013. 80 seconds. in Ohio. Watch the ing in mixed red and green peony Good rich red and green spray with performance breaks. Then 4 shots all at once which white flitter, then a couple of silver of 93 new fireworks! are sparkling silver comets ending in whistles, then a red, blue and green red glitter breaks. Then 4 shots all at spray with lots of big crackles, then just once which are sparkling green comets the red and green spray, then another Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ending in green glitter breaks. Then 4 whistle, then a bright white flitter spray FireworksLand.com shots all at once which are whistle on with blue balls, then mixed red, green, the way up and end in breaks of crackle. blue and crackle spray. (Last tested in Home Sweet Home Then the entire sequence above is 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. repeated. This one lasts a little shorter, “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Beihai brand, #WB4029. 102 sec- probably 36 seconds. (Last tested in onds. 2005) Home of the Brave Clever packaging designed like a blue, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. 2-story house makes this a collectible Hometown Favorite Brothers brand, #BP2047. 16 shots, item. Six fountain tubes are embedded Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 41 seconds. in the house’s roof. Starts with a white Brothers brand, #BP2904. 24 shots, Three shots of “scrambling comets” flitter spray, then a spray of red and blue 18 seconds. which are breaks that open into white sparks with gold crackle, then to a silver Starts with 3 shots fired in a fan shape, comets with color heads (red, green or flitter spray, then a green spray with sil- which end in crackle breaks, then a blue) and fly away in different, some- ver flitter, then to gold crackle with sil- group of red shots which open into red times overlapping directions. It is an ver sparks, then finally a spray of gold chrysanthemums, then a group of green interesting effect, as if the stars are self- crackle only. (Last tested in 2005) shots which open into green chrysan- propelled, and not just moving from the (Shown on PYROvideo #8) themums, then a group of blue shots force of the break. Then one shot of which open into blue chrysanthemums, crackling flowers. Then the above then a fan of shots which open into sequence repeats three times, with the crackle breaks. Nice colors. (Last tested final time having all 4 shots fired rapid- in 2001) ly together. (Last tested in 2002)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 136 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Hometown Hero Horse Racing to a pure gold crackle spray, then to a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire mixture of white flitter sparks with red, Brothers brand, #BP4223. 103 sec- Bird brand, #FB221. 19 shots, 40 green and blue sparks, then to the pure onds. seconds. gold crackle spray, then to a mixture of Begins with a spray of white flitter, then A huge piece, 9 inches tall and 7 inches silver flitter and gold crackle. Finally a changes to a mixture of white flitter and in diameter. All shots are the same final spray of lots of gold crackle. At 2 or red and green sparks. Then a different thing: a short shrill whistle on the way 3 points during the long duration, you type of silver flitter that is interesting to up, with a thin trail of white sparks, think it’s all over, but it starts up again look at. Then back to the white flitter ending in a chrysanthemum break. I with another furious spray. Generous with red and green, and a short silver think they are green stars, but they are amounts in this one. (Last tested in whistle is added. Then silver crackle is pretty pale, not richly colored. The 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) added to the mixture. Then the other breaks are adequate, and the timing is effects go away and it’s just the silver absolutely perfect, but it really needs Hot Rod crackle by itself. (Last tested in 2004) more stars in the breaks and better Novelty Firework. brand. 5 sec- color formulas should be used. (Last onds. Hong Kong tested in 1999) Jiangxi. Large car rolls forward and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon whistles. A few insignificant sparks. Eggs brand, #DE4056. 20 shots, 24 Hot Colors (Last tested in 1996) seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Starts with a multi-color fountain, then Great Grizzly brand. 121 seconds. Hot Rod shoots up 20 crackling comets. The last The package is 12 inches tall. Sprays a Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, 5 or so comets are shot up at the same mixture of crackle with red, green and #BP7103. 25 seconds. time. (Last tested in 2004) Brightly colored “Indy”-style racing car, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z which rolls forward propelled by a whis- Hornet’s Blast Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new tle coming from the back, spinning Skyrocket. Great Grizzly brand, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are around. Then stops and gives a nice #GG3000. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, blue flame straight up from the “driver” Four rockets in a vinyl bag. Flies up please visit FireworksCatalog.com. of the car, and the flame then changes with a trail of gold sparks and then PyroTopia: Show of Shows to red. At this time a whistle from the comes open into a cluster of orange fly- front of the car propels the car back- ing fish. (Last tested in 2000) The ultimate fireworks wards, while the red flame from the dri- DVD: a unique and ver changes to a silver spray. If only the Horror Night unforgettable jour- ney through music real Indy cars did all this! (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. and pyrotechnics. 2004) Brothers brand, #BP2899. 12 shots, 25 seconds. Hot & Sassy Silver comets go up and change to spin- 90 minutes of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star ning silver whistles. Interesting sound nonstop music brand. 15 seconds. effect. (Last tested in 2000) and fireworks! The early shots have silver comet tails on the way up, ending in smallish Horse Brand Celebration Roll breaks of red or green, with crackle Firecracker. Horse brand, #T804. mixed in with the green breaks. Then it My, oh my. It’s too bad this can’t be sold changes to screaming silver comets. to the public in the U.S. On one of my (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on road trips, someone we met produced Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! PYROvideo #7) this out of thin air, and minutes after I took the picture shown here, we FireworksLand.com Hot Shots unrolled it, hung it up and set it off. BIG Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great crackers! About 500 crackers, including blue sparks. Well-named, because the Grizzly brand, #GG0342. 24 shots, 28 big ones, and a head bomb at the red, green and blue sparks are indeed 40 seconds. end. (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on rich, deep and vibrant. Goes on longer Starts with 3 shots of crackling comets PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of than necessary to make its point, but if which end in clusters of reports, then a PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) the richness of the colors is what you’re green shot which ends in a whirlwind, after, this is the one. (Last tested in then a whistling shot, then a few red Horse Brand Celebration Roll 1998) and green shots which end in clusters of Firecracker. Horse brand, #T805. red or green, then 3 more crackling About 1000 crackers, including 56 big Hot Potato comets that end in reports, then green ones, and a head bomb at the end. (Last Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. to whirlwind, then whistling shot, then tested in 2001) Brothers brand, #BP4236. 160 sec- a few more red and green shots which onds. end in clusters of color, then 3 more Starts with a white flitter spray, chang- crackling comets and one final green ing to a quiet red and green spray, then

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 137 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com shot which ends in a whirlwind. (Last Howl of the Wolfman Howling Tiger tested in 2000) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Grizzly brand, #GG0256. 81 Brothers brand, #BP2081. 25 shots, Hot Stuff seconds. 44 seconds. Cone Fountain. Maryland brand. 14 With its name, I expected this one to Screaming white comets on the way up seconds. whistle, but it didn’t. It put out a steady to nice hard breaks. With the first unit I Burns with a red flame, and gold and spray of crackle for nearly a minute and tested, the breaks were loud crackle silver sparks. Somewhat weak. (Last a half, intermittently throwing in some breaks, not color. But with the second tested in 1995) red and green stars. But not a whistle to unit I tested, the breaks alternated be heard. (Last tested in 1999) between red, green and blue single- Hot Summer Night color breaks, making it identical to Pyro Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Howling Beasts Pandemonium. Significantly weaker in Cat brand, #BCSF-603. 27 shots, 47 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United 2001. In 2003, it still gives breaks of red, seconds. Pyro brand, #UP3045. 25 shots, 66 green or blue, but they don’t break Part of the “Spectrum Force” series. seconds. nearly as hard as they did when this Shoots sparkling red comets that end in All shots are whistling comets on the cake originally appeared on the market. very nice looking breaks which are a way up. Some end in reports. The rest If you’ve never seen it before, it’s a good mixture of blue stars and strobing red piece and you will like it, but if you saw stars. After a few shots it changes to it when it first came out in 1998, you breaks of blue stars and strobing silver will be disappointed because you will be This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z stars. Then it shoots sparkling green Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new comparing it in your mind to the origi- comets which go up and end in breaks web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are nal version. There is still a “good” ver- of blue stars and strobing green stars. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, sion of it being made, but only for the Then it shoots sparkling silver comets please visit FireworksCatalog.com. European fireworks markets, not for the which go up and end in breaks of the U.S. The manufacturer won’t allow the same sparkling comets. Then it shoots Black Cat T-shirt European version to be sent to the U.S. several crackling comets all at once, The famous (Last tested in 2003) that go up and end in gold breaks that Black Cat logo spread out and end in crackle. Then it on quality HPP-1 shirts shoots up several screaming comets Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black which whistle 3 times on the way up Cat brand, #HPP-1. 34 shots, 27 sec- and end in small clusters of crackle. I onds. liked this one a lot for the color breaks This is part of the Black Cat “Gold in the earlier part. (Last tested in 2004) Collection” and its item number is its (Shown on PYROvideo #4) name. All shots are fired in fans of 3 at one time. First fan is a silver comet with Hot & Wild Candle a green head that ends in a green peony break, in the middle a red pearl that Roman Candle, single. Pyro King 7 sizes! brand, #PYK405. 30 seconds. Order at splits in to red stars (crossette), and a When this candle first came onto the my web site. blue pearl that ends in a sparkling market in 2003, I thought it was just an orange break. The second fan is a comet average candle comparable to others Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! to purple peony on the left, a green currently available at that time. But in FireworksLand.com crossette in the middle, and a blue glit- 2005 it seems to be significantly ter break on the right. These two fans improved, with more of a punch to each described above alternate with each break. All shots go up as either red, blue end in single-color peony breaks, either other for the rest of the performance. or green pearls, and then end in either a red, blue or green. (Last tested in 2003) This display has a very clean, elegant report, a chrysanthemum break or a look in the sky. (Last tested in 2004) glitter break. Pretty good this year. (Last Howling Coyote tested in 2005) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. HPP-10 Phenomenal Easy-Lite brand, #FN99. 28 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Hovering Swallow Starts with bright white sparks which Cat brand, #BCGC-615. 35 shots, 57 Skyrocket. Flower Basket brand, last long, then adds silver sparks. Seems seconds. #K6605. to shoot out clusters of stars now and This is part of the Black Cat “Gold Small, but bright break of silver stars. then, and the fountain fell over towards Collection” and its item number is its Not that impressive, really. (Last tested the end. (Last tested in 1999) name. Starts with a break which is a in 1995) mixture of red stars, blue stars and red glittering stars. Then four more shots are fired one at a time, just like that one. The next shot is similar, but is a mix of red stars, blue stars and sparkling silver glitter rather than the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 138 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com red glitter of the first 5 shots. Then 4 The next 5 are crackling comets. The dragon eggs breaks, so you can’t fully more shots just like that one. Then 5 next 5 have no comets but go up dark appreciate the beauty of the gold wil- shots of what I would call dragon egg and end in good peony breaks of blue lows. Then some shots fired at once breaks, which crackle and continue to and a glittering silver. The next 5 go up which give huge gold spiderweb breaks, crackle as they spread out. Then a break dark and end in good peony breaks of with spreading crackling. Fantastic end- which has 3 kinds of effects: blue stars, blue with glittering red stars. The final ing. (Last tested in 2004) scattered crackle, and some white 5 go up dark and end in dragon egg whistling things that swim away briefly. breaks with silver glitter mixed in. (Last HPP-4 Then another shot like it, but without tested in 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black the swimming things. Then a break of a Cat brand, #HPP-4. 12 shots, 42 sec- mixture of blue stars and blue “falling HPP-3 Spectacular onds. leaves” stars. For the finale, several Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black This is part of the Black Cat “Gold shots are fired all at once, which give Cat brand, #BCGC-606. 28 shots, 47 Collection” and its item number is its mixed breaks of red stars, gold stars, seconds. name. A large gold spiderweb break and crackle. (Last tested in 2004) This is part of the Black Cat “Gold which turns into sparkling tips starts it Collection” and its item number is its off. Then a gold chrysanthemum break HPP-11 Awe-inspiring name. Starts with a large peony break of with a little bit of glitter at the center. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black mixed yellow and blue stars. Then Then another gold spiderweb like the Cat brand, #BCGC-616. 9 shots, 41 first break. Then a beautiful gold willow seconds. with blue stars mixed in, and the gold This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z This is part of the Black Cat “Gold Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new willow becomes a dragon eggs break. Collection” and its item number is its web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Then a gold spiderweb with a few red name. The first shot might be called a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, stars at the center, that spreads out into mine, it is a group of 9 screaming silver please visit FireworksCatalog.com. sparkling silver stars. Then a gold comets that go up and spiral around as chrysanthemum with some green stars they fly up. The next shot is another PYROvideo #5 at the center. Then the gold spiderweb DVD or VHS mine, which sends up some buzzing with sparkling stars spreading out. spinners. The sound they make is simi- Then the gold spiderweb to dragon lar to that of “Jumping Jacks” ground Two hours of firewoks eggs, with blue stars. Then the gold spi- fun! Learn how to spinners, not exactly the same, but that build a horizontal derweb with sparkling stars spreading is the nearest equivalent. It is startling wheel, ways to use a out. Then the final 3 shots, the gold to hear that sound coming from the air. roll of 16,000 fire- chrysanthemum with green, the gold The manufacturer calls this effect crackers, a way to spiderweb with sparkle and the gold spi- “hummers.” This sound effect is rare in fuse rockets together, derweb with dragon eggs, are fired all at consumer fireworks, at least in the aer- a roman candle bar- once. (Last tested in 2004) ial ones. It will really grab your audi- rage, three separate fireworks shows, a ence’s attention. Then another shot just stroll through HPP-5 like shot #1, the screaming comets. Boomland, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Then another shot of the hummers. and 90 Cat brand, #HPP-5. 25 shots, 43 sec- Then a shot of screaming comets, then new fireworks. onds. a shot of hummers. Then a shot of This is part of the Black Cat “Gold screaming comets, then a shot of hum- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Collection” and its item number is its mers. The final shot is the screaming FireworksLand.com name. These shots are fired in fans, but comets, same as shot #1. The shots are one at a time, not all at once. The “Z” fired at a very slow pace in this cake, but pattern. The first 5 are red pearls that you won’t want to have anything else another break just like it except there end in red peony breaks. The next 5 go going at the same time as this cake, are a few red stars in it too. Then three up dark and end in gold peony breaks, because it would distract attention from more peony breaks of just yellow and these shot one at a time in the opposite the unusual sound effects. (Last tested blue stars. Then a peony break of mixed direction than the red ones. Then the in 2004) red stars, blue stars and silver glitter above sequence is repeated. Then the stars. Then for more shots just like that. final 5 shots are fired at once in a fan, HPP-2 Excite Then five shots of the yellow and blue and they go up dark and end in glitter- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black peony breaks like the first shot. Then ing gold breaks. (Last tested in 2004) Cat brand, #BCGC-604. 33 shots, 33 two shots fired at once which result in seconds. beautiful silver dragon egg breaks com- HPP-6 This is part of the Black Cat “Gold bined with blue stars. Then several Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Collection” and its item number is its shots fired at once which produce very Cat brand, #HPP-6. 28 shots, 29 sec- name. All shots are fired in fans of 5 at a nice gold willow breaks with blue tips. onds. time. The first 5 are beautiful sparkling However these are fired too soon after This is part of the Black Cat “Gold gold comets, with bright gold heads. the dragon eggs breaks just before Collection” and its item number is its The next 5 are comets with green tails. them, and they sort of get lost in the name. The first 4 shots are fired at once The next 5 are sparkling silver comets. in a narrow fan, and they are a gold, a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 139 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com green, a blue and a red pearl, and they same, except the red is replaced with glitter stars mixed in. Then 4 more go up and end in mixed color peony green. Then another one, in red, then shots just like that one. Then a break breaks that become dragon eggs breaks, another one, in green. Then another which is red stars with crackling tails. with a tremendous crackling sound one, in red. Then, 4 green shots are Then a break which is green stars with from the 4 breaks combined. Then a red fired at once in a fan, and they open into crackling tails. Then another red one, and a green shot are fired at the same breaks which become lots of crackle and another green one. Then one more time, and the green opens into a green flowers. Then a sparkling silver comet red one. Then a break which is a mix- crossette (just the green only, no trails) which goes up and opens into a gold spi- ture of blue peony stars and a big clus- while the red opens into a red crossette. derweb break with sparkling silver glit- ter of very long-burning red stars, that Then that pair is repeated 4 more times. ter mixed in. Then 3 more shots just drift down and finally go out. The man- Then a green and a red shot are fired up, like that one. Then, 2 green shots and 2 ufacturer calls it a “falling leaves” effect. and the green opens up into a cluster of red shots are fired at once, in a fan. They The next break has blue stars and green green stars, while the red opens into a go up and end in peony breaks, 2 green “falling leaves” stars. The next break has cluster of red and blue stars. That’s ones and 2 red ones. These breaks have blue stars and yellow “falling leaves” repeated 4 more times. Then 4 gold a sizzling sound with them as well. The stars. These last 3 shots are very unusu- comets are fired in a fan, and they end next 4 shots each produce a ring shell in al for consumer fireworks. Then a in gold willow breaks with sparkling sil- the air, shot one at a time. One green, finale, several shots are fired at once, ver stars. Then 4 red shots are fired in a one blue, one red, and another blue which go up and open into a large fan and they end in breaks of crackle amount of crackle. (Last tested in 2004) flowers. (Last tested in 2004) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Hula Dancer HPP-7 Fantabulous web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Ground Spinner. Black Cat brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black not in this file. To buy a membership in it, #BC-815. 9 seconds. Cat brand, #BCGC-610. 25 shots, 41 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. This ground spinner has two fuses, seconds. which come out of holes at the ends of This is part of the Black Cat “Gold Glow-in-the-dark Shirt the tubes, then meet in the center. You Collection” and its item number is its The aliens light the fuse at the center, so that both name. The first 20 shots are fired in the have fuses are lit. When it starts to spin, a “Z” pattern. The shots in this cake pro- landed, green flame comes out of one end and a duce unusual breaks which I don’t and red flame out of the other. It really does remember seeing before in any other they dance around in an unusual fashion - I want firework. Each star in the break is a tiny fireworks, haven’t seen any ground spinner that crackling comet with a color head. The of course. does exactly what this one does. The red stars spread away from the center of the flame stays on top and the green on the break while giving off crackle as they bottom. Unusual and interesting. (Last spread. Normally I would call this a tested in 1998) “dragon eggs” break, but there is not The enough of the crackle to make it a true aliens on this Hula Girl dragon eggs break. The crackle is light. shirt glow Base Fountain. Brothers brand, It can’t really be called a chrysanthe- in the dark! #BP4212. 41 seconds. mum break because the trails behind A box of four fountains in the shape of each star are not long enough. It does- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! hula dancers. The performance starts n’t really look like a crossette break FireworksLand.com with a yellow flame from the top (the either. So it’s something entirely new. head of the dancer). Almost immediate- In the first 5 shots the stars have red ring. The rings have an average of 17 ly, the two arms of the hula dancer heads, and in the next 5 green, the next stars per ring. Ring shells are rarely move from pointing up to pointing out, 5 gold, the next 5 blue. The final five seen in cakes, so this is an unexpected and they also emit yellow flames. Those shots of the cake are fired at once in a treat. The final shot is a gold brocade yellow flames continue while the foun- fan, and they are crackling comets that shell that turns into red tips. (Last test- tain from the top changes to a gold go up and open into breaks of crackle ed in 2004) chrysanthemum spray which is fairly flowers. (Last tested in 2004) intense. (Last tested in 2004) HPP-9 Superlative HPP-8 Excellent Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Humdinger Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Cat brand, #BCGC-612. 33 shots, 60 Cone Fountain. Apollo brand. 15 Cat brand, #BCGC-611. 20 shots, 59 seconds. seconds. seconds. This is part of the Black Cat “Gold Just a cheap whistler glued inside a This is part of the Black Cat “Gold Collection” and its item number is its cone. Come on! (Last tested in 1995) Collection” and its item number is its name. Begins with a gold brocade break name. The first shot is a red pearl which that turns to red tips. Then 4 more goes up and opens into a nice break of shots just like that one. Then, a gold red chrysanthemum stars, mixed with spiderweb break with sparkling silver silver glitter stars. The next shot is the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 140 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Humming Bird tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Hyper Viper Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. #6) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Glorious brand, #GCM0130. 16 Cat brand, #BC-6157. 58 shots, 34 shots, 35 seconds. Hurricane Mitch seconds. Every shot is a silver comet which goes Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Begins with a multi-color fountain up and becomes a whistling silver spin- Brothers brand, #BP2900. 25 shots, spray, then emits a rapid series of color ner, then ends in a peony break of one 59 seconds. pearls, mainly red, orange and magenta. color. The color varies from break to Alternates between red pearls and green Three shots fired up are whistling break, alternating between red, blue pearls, with each pearl ending in 2 comets. (Last tested in 2005) and green. The breaks could use a few white whirlwinds. (Last tested in 2000) more stars and break a little harder, but Hyper-8 otherwise a good piece. (Last tested in Hydrogen Bomb Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. #BP7022. 12 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP-A013-2. 36 It looks like a type of racing car. Rolls Humming Jacks, #300 shots, 44 seconds. forward with color sparks and a whistle, Single-tube Aerial. Patriotic brand. This cake might be sold individually, or then sparks come out of the top for a Apparently they put Jumping Jacks, or a as part of a collection of four different few seconds, then it rolls backwards and similar item, into the shell. (Last tested akes of this brand, sold collectively as whistles. (Last tested in 1999) in 1995) Hypersonic X-Celerator This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Hundreds of Flower Greeting Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Bees web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Phantom brand, #G-090. 18 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 50 seconds. King brand, #FK21. 21 shots, 30 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. This is an enormous round cake, 12 seconds. inches tall and just under 14 inches in The shots are fired one at a time, at PYROvideo #6 diameter, and fairly heavy too - the extra slightly different angles, and most of the DVD weight must have been added to prevent shots end in single-color peony breaks, the possiblity of a tip-over. This is one of either red or green. Then a couple of the This DVD is 2 hours the more exciting item names that has shots end in mixed color peony breaks. of company demos, come through the fireworks industry Then about five of the shots end in sil- including Brothers, recently, in my opinion. The first shot is ver flying fish. Then about five of the Cannon, Dragon either a group of crackling comets or a Eggs, Fire Hawk, crackle mine, depending on how you shots are fired all at once and end in Flower King, Hale, gold willow breaks. Not the best one of Black Cat, Mega Ton define it. The next shot goes up and this brand. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown and Red Rhino ends in a cluster of blue peony stars plus on PYROvideo #6) brands. A total of silver flying fish. The next shot is a 140 new fireworks crackling comet, then the next shot Hurricane are shown, goes up and ends in a cluster of blue as well as stars plus silver flying fish. Then anoth- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 5 finales. Brothers brand, #BP4015. 107 sec- er shot of crackling comet, and another onds. shot of blue stars and silver fish, then Green and red spray, changing to white, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! one more crackling comet and one then crackle, then red white and green, FireworksLand.com more shot of blue stars and silver fish. then a whistle, then green, then white The next shot after that goes up dark flashing, then crackle, then red, green and ends in a fairly large cluster of red and crackle, then another whistle, then “Da Big Bad Bomb Box.” This one and blue peony stars mixed with silver white, green and red, white sparkle, begins with a shot that is a mine of blue glitter stars. There are quite a few stars (Last tested in 2000) stars with some small white stars mixed in this break. The next shot goes up and in, which spin away. The next shot is a ends in a large peony break of green Hurricane Georgia mine of blue stars plus spinning white peony stars mixed with (I’m pretty sure) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Hale stars, like small whirlwinds. The next purple peony stars. Then a big break of brand, #783. 64 seconds. shot is a mine of red stars and white blue peony stars that ends with crackle. Each shot is a nice silver comet on the whirlwinds. These three shots continue This one breaks surprisingly hard com- way up with either a red or green head, to alternate with each other until the pared to the 2 previous breaks. Then and ends in a triple-break shell. I think ending, when 12 shots of these mines another shot which ends in the silver this might be the same cake also sold as are fired very rapidly, for an impressive glitter plus red and blue peony stars, “American Power” in the Winda brand. finale of mines that is red, white and another shot of the green and purple This one has hard breaks and the effects blue. (Last tested in 2003) peony break, and another one of the are good, although the third break in blue peony stars ending in crackle. each shell is a little on the small side Finally, the last three shots are fired all and some of the breaks are lopsided. at once, and they end in breaks of softly Overall I liked this one very much. (Last glittering red and green “flake” stars,

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 141 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com very nice to look at. (Last tested in thick and rich and contain lots and lots shot just like that one. A lot of show 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) of crackle. The last 7 shots in this one here. (Last tested in 2003) are fired all at once, effectively creating Hyperspace a large crackle mine. (Last tested in Illuminant Stars Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. #BP2106. Brothers brand, #BP2270. 25 shots, A nice looking package with good shelf Ice Fountain 55 seconds. appeal. The box contains 2 tubes and 14 Indoor FW or Special FX. Fire Hawk All shots are brilliant white stars that shells, six of them double-break shells brand. 70 seconds. end in small clusters of a few reports. and 8 of them quadruple-break shells. Smokeless indoor fountain which gives The white stars seem to strobe a little They have good colors and nice crackle silver glittering sparks. Indoor on the way up. (Last tested in 2000) effects, some of them with the large pyrotechnics require special licensing crackle flowers that are typically seen to purchase and use. (Last tested in Illuzion only in the 500 gram cakes. These shells 2002) Wheel. Cannon brand, #Y29-009. are 1.5 inch diameter shells. (Last test- 42 seconds. ed in 2004) This is a very unusual-looking wheel This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z with 6 drivers in various positions on a I Love USA Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new wooden back. It comes with a nail taped web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red to it, which you insert into the hole in not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Pearl brand, #GG-2020. 24 shots, the red plastic center and nail it onto a please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 21 seconds. post. It begins spinning with a green The first five shots go up one at a time, PyroTopia: Show of Shows flame and a nice sparkling gold spray. and are red pearls that go up and break This then changes to a red flame with hard into red peony breaks. The next The ultimate fireworks the same sparkling gold spray. Then, for five shots are pale green pearls that go DVD: a unique and a while, both red and green flames are up and break into gold willow breaks unforgettable jour- spinning around, still with the gold ney through music with green tips. The next shot is a silver and pyrotechnics. spray. Then it whistles while spinning comet that goes up and breaks into a sil- around with the green flame and some ver chrysanthemum break. Then all the gold spray, though not as much as remaining shots go up in a rapid suc- 90 minutes of before. The whistle stops, and a few sec- cession to create a finale, and they are a nonstop music onds later the green stops, and it’s just a mixture of all the types that were shot and fireworks! silver and gold spray for a few more sec- one at a time. Good hard breaks. (Last onds before ending. (Last tested in tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) #6) Imagination Ice Breaker Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Bear brand, #FX-A065. 16 shots, 17 Glorious brand, #GPH3005. 25 seconds. shots, 24 seconds. FireworksLand.com The shots are color pearls that go up Every shot is a very bright white comet, and end in very nice breaks of color glit- that goes up and ends in a white whirl- ter or of green stars with crackle. The wind, which in addition to spinning, Illegal as Hell last 3 shots are fired all at once and they gives off some blue stars and some silver Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United are crackling comets. xOne of the better Pyro brand, #UP9009. 33 shots, 39 flying fish stars. (Last tested in 2004) seconds. 200-gram cakes of this brand. (Last This cake begins with four shots, one at tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Ice Breaker a time, which end in gold brocade wil- #7) Roman Candle, single. Black Cat low breaks. Then it shoots 5 shots one brand, #BCSF-502. 5 shots, 20 sec- at a time, which end in green peony Imperial onds. stars and lots of crackle. Then it shoots Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Part of the Spectrum Force series. Each 5 crackling comets that end in breaks of Brothers brand, #BP-A021-2. 16 shot is a sparkling and crackling comet, pure silver crackle. Then it shoots a shots, 40 seconds. with a blue star as the head. (Last tested shot that ends in a break of blue peony See description under “Brothers in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) stars and a whole bunch of gold flying Choice.” (Last tested in 2004) fish. Then it shoots a shot that ends in a Ice Comet break of blue peony stars and a whole Impressive Blossom Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. bunch of silver flying fish. Then the last Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Glorious brand, #GXM095. 19 shots, 2 shots are repeated. Then it shoots a Black Cat brand, #BC-278. 118 sec- 25 seconds. onds. Sends up a series of crackling comets, shot which ends in a huge red chrys- A very nice fountain with not much similar to the old “Mighty Cobra” anthemum break, and then another color but good sound effects and a long repeater, but in this one the comets are burn time. Loud silver whistle, to softly

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 142 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com crackling silver spray, to another silver In Your Face (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on whistle, to a rich crackle spray, to silver Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United PYROvideo #7) whistle, to soft pulsating silver spray, to Pyro brand, #UP9008. 16 shots, 44 silver whistle, to rich crackle spray, to seconds. Independence Day silver whistle, to soft pulsating silver The first shot goes up dark and ends in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. spray, to silver whistle, to rich crackle a large red and blue peony break with a Brothers brand, #BP2908. 25 shots, spray. A quality fountain. First tested in “pistil” of silver comets in the center. 35 seconds. 2000 and tested again in 2003 - just as Then a big green peony break, and a big All mines (groups of stars or effects shot good if not better, and it lasted 9 sec- red peony break with a smaller center from the ground up) - alternating onds longer. Huge showers of crackle break of silver glitter. Then a red, green between red groups, white groups, blue during the crackle segments. (Last test- and blue peon break, and a blue peony groups and crackle groups. The final 9 ed in 2000) break with a red center. Then a couple shots are fired at a rapid pace for a of more green peony breaks and red “mini-finale.” Good to compliment a In High Glee peony breaks with centers of silver glit- display of aerial breaks at the same Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West ter. A finale of 4 of these breaks all at time. Introduced in 2000, and still good Lake brand, #L961. 9 shots, 11 sec- once at the end. Very good, large peony in 2003. (Last tested in 2003) (Shown onds. breaks here with lots of stars. (Last test- on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of Undistinguished breaks of red and ed in 2003) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) green, one small bit of crackle. (Last tested in 1995) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Independence Day Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. In the Money web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Cannon brand, #Y22-064. 101 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, onds. Brothers brand, #BP2131. 20 shots, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Bright, intense red shower, then chang- 39 seconds. ing to green, red, and white flitter, then The first shot is a beautiful sparkling Spellout all green, then all crackle, really intense silver comet, which goes up and breaks T-shirt crackle, then a silver whistle, then a into a beautiful break of mixed blue and green and red flitter spray, then crackle, green glitter stars. Then 7 more shots, This then mixed red, green and crackle, then one at a time, which are exactly the shirt bright white flitter added. Good foun- same as the first. They are very nice says, tain with lots of powder in it. (Last test- shots, but 8 in a row of the same thing “Fireworks” ed in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 is a little bit too long. Anyway, the next spelled out and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & in fireworks! shot is also a sparkling silver comet, but See my web site 3) it goes up and breaks into a beautiful for sizes and info. break of mixed blue, green and red glit- Independence Spirit ter stars. Then 3 more shots the same as Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. that one, one at a time. The next shot is Glorious brand, #GPH3049. 45 a sparkling silver comet, which goes up shots, 20 seconds. and breaks into a break of blue and Advanced pyrotechnics in this one. All green glitter stars, which seem to turn shots are fired in fan shapes of 5, at one into faint red at the very end of their Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! time. Each shot produces 3 effects. The burn time. Then 3 more shots just like FireworksLand.com fan starts with crackle mines at the bot- that one. The final 4 shots are fired all at tom, and above that red pearls go up and open into breaks of red, white and once, and they are also sparkling Incredible comets, but they go up and end in Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. blue, then above that, breaks of crackle. breaks which start out as blue chrys- Fireworks over America brand, This fan is then repeated four more anthemum breaks with gold trails, but #FOA2910. 25 shots, 12 seconds. times. The breaks of crackle happen a the blue turns to glittering silver as the All shots are fired in fans of 5 at a time. second or two after the other effects are break continues to open, and they end The first fan gives breaks of red peony, done, but still close enough to show up as gold chrysanthemum breaks with the next fan green peony breaks, the clearly how they are higher up than the silver glittering tips. All in all, very nice next one silver glitter breaks, the fourth others. Impressive 3-level display. (Last to look at. (Last tested in 2005) one blue peony breaks, and the final fan tested in 2004) produces crackle breaks. (Last tested in In the Red 2004) Indian Country Base Fountain. Great Grizzly brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great #GG0563. 33 seconds. Incredibly Wild Grizzly brand, #GG0129. 7 shots, 8 seconds. Combination of red spray and flashing Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star white flitter sparks. No sound effects. brand. 21 seconds. Not very long-lasting, but nice color. (Last tested in 2002) Alternates between blue peony, green Blue and red breaks. (Last tested in peony and red peony breaks. Most shots 1995) have silver comet tails on the way up. Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 143 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Indian Uprising Intruder Invader Fountain Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Phantom brand, #G-106. 36 shots, #BP5007. Beihai brand, #WB4012. 136 sec- 26 seconds. Apparently a renamed “B2PER” of the onds. Starts with whistling, swimming silver same brand, because it bears the same Nice red spray, then crackle with white comets, then changes to white comets item number as B2PER, and is the same sparkle, then a nice green sort of flittery that end in white whirlwinds, then size and shape. (Last tested in 1999) sparks, then crackle and sparkle, then crackling gold comets, and finally a mixed colors (red, green and blue), then mixture of the crackling comets with Invader crackle, then red and silver, crackle shots that are bright red or green pearls Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great again, green flitter, crackle, mixed, then with white comet tails. (Last tested in Grizzly brand, #GG0300. 19 shots, silver whistle, then red and silver, crack- 1998) 44 seconds. le, green, crackle, white sparkle, and Each of the 19 shots goes up as a color ending with a mixed color spray. Wow - Indy Air pearl of either red, green or white, then did I get that right? Seventeen changes Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black opens up into a silver whirlwind that of effect in just over 2 minutes. (Last Cat brand, #BC-6167. 16 shots, 40 seems to spin more slowly than those in tested in 1999) seconds. other repeaters. That combined with Starts with a silver fountain, then the leisurely firing pace makes this item Invasion in the Sky shoots up the first shot straight up, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super which ends in a break of purplish-blue Blast brand, #SB-31. 18 seconds. glitter stars. Then three more shots just This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 19 whistling comets, which fly up in a Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new like that one. Then, three shots are fired web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are spiral motion. The whistles overlap, cre- in a fan, and they go up and end in not in this file. To buy a membership in it, ating one continuous sound. (Last test- breaks of blue peony stars and silver fly- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ed in 1996) ing fish. While they are still finishing, a mine of red stars mixed with crackle PYROvideo #7 Invasion of Normandy goes up in the center, below the previ- DVD Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ous breaks. This is followed by a mine of Phantom brand, #G-153A. 37 shots, blue stars with crackle, and then a mine Two hours of fireworks 38 seconds. of green stars with crackle. Then a mine fun! Learn how to Nine or ten of the shots are flying of what I think is purple stars mixed make “poor man’s screamers. The rest are parachute with crackle goes up. Then, three shots quick match,” how to shells, with a red, green or white flare are fired in a fan, and they first become make a volcano with hanging from each parachute. The an empty cone, and mines of red and blue stars, and then the proper way to white flares strobe. Several flares gold brocade willow breaks appear decorate a Christmas burned to the ground. (Last tested in above the mines. (Last tested in 2005) tree. Watch five shows 1997) and finales, and see Indy Car 117 new Invasion of Roswell Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, fireworks! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. #BC-318. 8 seconds. Kellner’s brand, #9068. 16 shots, 39 Performed very well for me, even on a seconds. relatively rough surface! Green flame Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Every shot is a swirling silver comet on with silver spray comes out. Two whis- FireworksLand.com the way up, ending in a small break of tles. Fun! (Last tested in 1995) either red stars or crackle. The comets on the way up are nice-looking, but the Intergalactic Travel seem almost like it is running in slow- breaks are weak and small. (Last tested Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. motion. (Last tested in 1999) in 2003) Brothers brand, #BP2827. 21 shots, 42 seconds. Invader Inverted Aerial Thick silver comets go up and open into Missile. Peacock brand, #FX212C. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black clusters almost at the top, as if opening Long, high flight. Whistles when it gets Cat brand, #BC-6169. 32 shots, 33 into a bouquet - either clusters of red up there. But a thin break. (Last tested seconds. and green stars, or clusters of silver fly- in 1995) The first shot is a green pearl on the way ing fish, or clusters of crackle. (Last up, which opens into a silver whirlwind tested in 2000) plus a cluster of red and green stars. Invader Then, 10 more shots just like that are Skyrocket. Peacock brand, #FX212C. fired, one at a time. Then, four shots are Interplanetary Fighting Long, high flight. Whistles when it gets fired at once, which give breaks of red- Roman Candle battery. West Lake up there. But a thin break. (Last tested dish-silver glitter stars. Then, four shots brand, #L935. 14 seconds. in 1995) Battery of candles; variety of small are fired at once, which give blue peony effects; some dart off to the side. Red breaks. Then, four shots are fired at and green pearls. (Last tested in 1995) once, which give silver glitter breaks.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 144 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Then, four shots are fired at once, w/Golden, Green Chrysanthemum; and Island Paradise which give blue peony breaks. Finally, Green Tiger Tail w/Orange, Blue Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black four shots are fired which give sliver Chrysanthemum. Nice variety in one Cat brand, #BC-6061. 23 seconds. glitter breaks. (Last tested in 2005) box. (Last tested in 1999) (Shown on Alternates between white palm tree- (Shown on PYROvideo #6) PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of type shots and what I would call “clus- PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) ter bomb” type breaks, where each Invincible Army break opens into some stars, and each Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Iron Tree star then opens into what looks like a Brothers brand, #BP2176. 16 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse very small titanium report, or at least, a 54 seconds. brand, #AR106. 37 shots, 25 sec- splatter of white sparks. Interesting to Impressive height - one of the tallest onds. look at and unusual. (Last tested in we’ve seen for quite a while. Each shot Beautiful, pinkish-gold comets, not 2002) goes up with a bright green head and a crackling for a change! Nice to look at. silver comet tail, then breaks open into (Last tested in 1995) ISS - International Space a small cloud of sparks with two or Spinner three whistling silver spinners that spin Wheel. Brothers brand, #BP6032. 30 away or down. Well-made, with amazing This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z seconds. altitude, but it would have benefitted by Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new This is a rather strangely shaped item. faster pacing between shots. That could web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Just looking at it, you can’t quite tell if be solved by firing more than one unit please visit FireworksCatalog.com. it’s a novelty, a ground spinner, or a fly- at a time. (Last tested in 1998) ing spinner. Nothing else has ever been Fireworks videos • DVDs shaped like this. But it’s actually a wheel Invincible Devil Buyer’s Guides • Links that you nail to a post like any other Display Firework (1.3G). Beihai Fireworks T-shirts wheel. It starts with a blue flame and a brand, #WB2001. 37 seconds. Free articles silver spray, then changes to rings of A terrific assortment of effects in one and more! green and blue, then to more silver cake. Starts out with five Thunder King- spray with a blue flame, then a whistle style shots (green pearls ending in loud with a blue flame and silver spray. (Last reports), then five shots of crackling tested in 2005) comets, which each end in a very small cluster of green stars, then five floral J.A.S.F. (Just Another Stinkin’ break shots similar to Thundering Fountain) Flower or Flower of Thunder, then five Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. shots of green pearls which end in silver Fireworks over America brand, whirlwinds, then the final five shots are #FOA2013. 100 seconds. just like the old Thunderous Torch can- Starts with red spray, then green and dle - green pearls ending in titanium red mixed, then adds silver flitter, then reports (not as loud as the first five Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! just silver flitter, then adds crackle, then shots, but each report gives off a small FireworksLand.co a silver whistle, then red, crackle and splatter of white sparks.) Wow - a whole m silver, then just red and silver, then sil- show on one fuse! I would have reversed ver flashing spray, then crackle added, the order of the effects, but nevertheless Island Palm then red added, then another short it’s a great one. Caution: there are two Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great whistle, then red, silver and crackle, versions of this, a “Class C” (1.4G) ver- Grizzly brand, #GG0289. 9 shots, then flashing silver with red. Certainly sion and a “plain brown wrapper” ver- 15 seconds. not just another stinkin’ fountain. Not a sion. I was only able to get the latter, so Label says, “Gold willow,” though it’s very tall spray at any time during the I don’t know yet if the “1.4G” version is more like a palm tree than a true willow performance. But they put plenty of just as good. This item is classified as effect. Each shot goes up dark, then stuff in it. (Last tested in 2000) 1.3G fireworks in the United States and breaks open into 3 or 4 gold comets, all cannot be sold to the public in the U.S. of which point in the same direction Jack Mine without the buyer having the proper and spread out a little. For each shot, Mine. Maverick brand, #M55. 10 ATFE paperwork. (Last tested in 1999) the group of gold comets goes off in a seconds. different direction from the previous Starts as a whistling silver fountain for Iron Revenger shot. No sound effects and no colors, about 6 seconds, then ejects a huge Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, but it’s something different which can blast of green stars and crackle stars, all #WB5019. add variety to your show. One unit fired at once. Smaller than Star Mine. (Last One tube and six 1.75˝ shells. Crackling by itself doesn’t give the full impression tested in 1999) Tail w/Willow; Red Tiger Tail w/Golden, possible for this firework - if a whole Red Chrysanthemum; Silver Tiger Tail - row of 12 were fired all at once, it would Silver Palm; Green Tiger Tail w/Orange, create a “forest” of gold palm fronds. Green Chrysanthemum; Red Tiger Tail (Last tested in 1999)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 145 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Jade Flowers, large Jazz Club Jet Star Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Missile. Glorious brand, #GCR028. #0837A. 22 seconds. Eggs brand, #DE4075. 12 shots, 18 Strong flight, ending in a few color stars Was a fantastic display several years seconds. and a tiny amount of crackle. (Last test- back. Now, it’s just average. Green and Each shot has a mine and a shell. The ed in 2000) gold spray. (Last tested in 1995) mines are just a handful of color stars ejected from the ground up at the same Jewel Pegasus Jades time the shell is ejected. A blue mine is Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower topped by a beautiful break of blue brand, #Y03-062. 10 shots, 18 sec- Basket brand, #K7716D. 36 shots, chrysanthemum with sparkling red onds. 27 seconds. stars mixed in. This type of shot alter- Three types of shots: crackling gold Beautiful rich colors, but I thought jade nates with a red mine topped with a red comets, red pearls with silver comet was supposed to be green, not red and chrysanthemum. (Last tested in 2004) tails that end in strobing flashes, and blue. Nice color in the breaks and a few green pearls which end in silver whirl- reports. (Last tested in 1995) winds. Unfortunate timing - a couple of dead spaces, but two or three simulta- Jaguar bangers This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z neous shots at other times. Ends Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Display Firework (1.3G). brand, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are abruptly; this one really needs to be a 25 #K0009. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, shot cake to make any impression. (Last These are single firecrackers, in packs of please visit FireworksCatalog.com. tested in 1998) 8 (not fused together). The shipping case says “Thunder,” item number Are you a Jewels Fountain, assorted Hard K0009. But packs of crackers simply Base Fountain. Maverick brand, Core say, “Jaguar Banger.” May also be sold as #F1006. 20 seconds. Pyro? item number T911. Crackers are in Box of 6 contains two each of Crackling, packs of 8 individual pieces, not strung This shirt Silver and Multicolor. Lavish amounts together, each with its own visco fuse. is available of crackle and color sparks from each Crackers are 2 inches long and slightly in 9 sizes, one. Very nice medium-size fountains. under 1/2 inch in diameter. Wording on including 3 The “crackling” has blue sparks with a cracker is in German. This is clearly child sizes! softer crackle than the “silver” one. intended for the European market. I High quality (Last tested in 2000) think the crackers would not be legal Hanes 1.4G firecrackers in the U.S. (Last test- Beefy-T John Dillinger ed in 1998) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Great Grizzly brand, #GG0135. 97 Jammin’ It’s Party Time! seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Nice sprays of white flitter sparks, Fireworks over America brand, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! changing to red spray, then back to #FOA2916. 25 shots, 47 seconds. FireworksLand.com white flitter, then gold spray, then white Interesting cake - each shot is a silver flitter. Some of the white flitter sparks comet with a brilliant silver head, that and gold sparks fly out a good ways from goes up and then becomes a silver spin- the main spray, giving a nice “tossing- ner in the air, with a spinning sound Jealous Condor around” effect. (Last tested in 1998) that changes to a short “tweet,” and at Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon brand, #Y03-071. 36 shots, 49 sec- that point it becomes a small cluster of onds. Journey to Limbo color stars, either red, blue or green. Cannon. Starts as red breaks with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, (Last tested in 2000) crackle. Then, red breaks with crackle. #Y03-001. 37 shots, 30 seconds. Followed by red breaks with crackle. Swimming fish fly up, spin around, Jasmine’s Gun And to top it all off, red breaks with then dart away as comets. All shots Ground Spinner. Red Lantern brand, crackle! Disappointing for Cannon whistle too. (Last tested in 1995) #0993. 7 seconds. brand. Great name, though. (Last tested Firecrackers that turn into ground in 1996) Jovial spinners. Wish it were vice versa (see Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. “Plum Blossom Bouquet). Ground spin- Jet Helicopter Glorious brand, #GPH3069. 25 ners are red and green. (Last tested in shots, 45 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West 1995) Lake brand, #L949. 16 shots, 14 Shoots up a red pearl that becomes a seconds. red and green peony break, opening Strikingly bright red pearls burst into softly. Then 2 more shots the same. strikingly dull white breaks. (Last tested Then a green pearl that becomes a break in 1995) of red and glittering silver. Then 4 more shots the same. Then a blue pearl which ends in a multi-color break of red, green

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 146 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com and blue. Then 4 more shots the same. July 4th Jumbo Anaconda Snakes Then a green pearl that becomes a break Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Snake. Phantom brand. 75 seconds. of red and glittering silver. Then 4 more Beihai brand, #WB4028. 109 sec- The largest snake pellet I’ve seen. Great shots of that. Then the finale is 4 shots onds. for the snake fan (and there are a lot which go up and break into falling Very impressive fountain, perfect for the more people that like snakes than I ever crackle. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on 4th of July celebration. Don’t be fooled realized.) There’s not much change in PYROvideo #4) by the package’s light weight - this one snakes from year to year. This is about really puts out. Strong sprays of all col- the only new or different snake I have Jr. Cuckoo ors, crackle and whistles, and a perfect seen in many years. The pellet is about Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Link finish: red windows spelling out “July 3 times the size of a normal snake pel- Triad brand, #W466B. 20 seconds. 4th,” illuminated from inside by a let, and it burns about twice as long, Smaller version of the ubiquitous strobe light. Make sure that the side giving about twice the amount of Cuckoo Cuckoo, and not junk. Red, with the cutout paper windows is facing “snake ash.” If you are into snakes, you green and silver spray; crackle and 2 the audience. A knockout piece. (Last will want to seek this one out. (Last whistles. (Last tested in 1995) tested in 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo tested in 2002) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) #4) Jubilation Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Jumbo Bloom This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Black Cat brand, #BC-249. 43 sec- Ground Spinner. Cannon brand, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new onds. #Y07-002. 10 seconds. Red and green spray, changing to a web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Like Zoomers or Gyro Blooms, these are short silver whistle, then lots of big please visit FireworksCatalog.com. a larger version of Ground Bloom crackles, then another short silver whis- Flowers, that outperform the currently tle, then finally a strong white spray PYROvideo #8 made Ground Bloom Flowers. They spin with a green flame at the base. (Last DVD with a red flame to green flame to gold tested in 1998) flame, with a spray of silver sparks Two hours of fireworks throughout. No sound effects, but still Jubilee fun! See how to set up very nice. Almost as good as when Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. your own self-firing Ground Bloom Flowers first came out Black Cat brand, #BC-298. 104 sec- fireworks show, so in the early 1970s. (Last tested in 2000) onds. that all you have to do (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Starts with a white spray with a tiny is light one fuse, sit Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) crackling sound, then adds gold flitter, back and enjoy the then it gets bigger, then another tube of show! See three other fireworks shows, and Jumbo Candle Assortment crackling white, and it continues this watch 65 new fire- Roman Candle, single. Shogun pattern for a total of 1 minute and 44 works for brand, #RC21. 5 shots, 12 seconds. seconds. No colors that I could discern, 2005 and The pack consists of two each of: just gold and silver, but nice looking 2006! Glittering Stars, 5 shots (RC-G); Multi nonetheless. Lots and lots of sparks. Color Stars, 5 shots (RC-M); and (Last tested in 2001) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Crackling Comet, 5 shots (RC-C). They FireworksLand.com have quite a kick to them, so make sure Judgement Day they are secured tightly to their sup- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, ports. The effects are good quality, but #GCM041. 16 shots, 35 seconds. Jumbo 16 just basic roman candle effects, not Shots alternate between green pearls Skyrocket. Peacock brand, color breaks or anything. (Last tested in that go up and break into green #211G/R. 2001) chrysanthemums, blue pearls that go Flies powerfully, then ejects green up and break into blue chrysanthe- strobing stars. (Last tested in 1999) Jumbo Carnival mums, and red pearls that go up and Skyrocket. Peacock brand, #217WS. break into red chrysanthemums with Jumbo 2 Inchers Very long flight; whistles at top of flight. crackle. (Last tested in 2000) Combination firecracker. Winco (Last tested in 1995) brand, #WP-012. July 4 Sparkler First it emits a brief fountain of colors Jumbo Carnival Sparkler. Samrok brand. 129 sec- and crackle, then it blows up. Terrific, Cone Fountain. Trojan brand. 20 sec- onds. but the lack of any brand or item num- onds. The package includes one “July 4” ber makes it hard to find. (Last tested in Gold spray to red flame, to gold & silver sparkler and two 7-inch gold sparklers. 1998) shower. (Last tested in 1995) (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 147 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Jumbo Dragon a good pastel blue. If you want to create sky is full of them. Some may burn all Skyrocket. Dragon brand, #L121. a beautiful sight, set them up in a line the way to the ground. (Last tested in Two breaks! Not huge breaks, but one of about 8 feet apart from each other, and 1996) the best rockets we tried. Red and blue have friends help you light them all at stars. (Last tested in 1995) the same time. (Last tested in 2004) Jumbo Parachute Rocket Skyrocket. Glorious brand, Jumbo Giant Cone Jumbo Mars #GCR040. Cone Fountain. Kent brand. 23 sec- Missile. Space Age brand. A pack of 10 rockets in 5 different vari- onds. Really big green star pellet in payload, eties. Each rocket flies up and ejects a Gold and silver spray only. (Last tested which burns out all too quickly. (Last parachute, from which dangles a color in 1995) tested in 1995) flare which burns for about 7 seconds - long enough to appreciate it. The color Jumbo Jumping Jacks flare varies from rocket to rocket, one is Flying Spinner. Phantom brand, #J- red, another green, another blue, and 022. 3 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z the fifth variety gives a crackle spray. I These are individual spinners. This item Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new enjoyed these. (Last tested in 2004) flies up rather than spinning on the web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are ground only. The package does state on not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Jumbo Rocket Fountain the side that the item “Spins on ground, Base Fountain. Great Grizzly brand, then flies into the air.” But the term PyroTopia: Show of Shows #GG0540. 33 seconds. “Jumping Jacks” is so common in the A pack of four rockets in a vinyl bag, but fireworks business that unless you read The ultimate fireworks each “rocket” is actually a fountain. You the box completely, you might be DVD: a unique and stick it firmly into the ground, remove tempted to think that this is just a large unforgettable jour- the cap and light it. Red and green ney through music version of the ubiquitous “Jumping and pyrotechnics. spray, changing to bright silver flitter Jack” ground spinners. This item is spray, changing to crackle spray. Very actually very similar to “Flying Ground nice single fountain. (Last tested in Bloom” in another brand. You light 90 minutes of 2000) this, and it spins on the ground with a nonstop music red flame for a second or two, then and fireworks! Jumbo Rocket Fountain changes to a green flame and takes off Base Fountain. Cannon brand, #Y22- in any direction for another couple of 112. 109 seconds. seconds. The sound effect is the best This fountain is on a stick and looks like part of this, it is a buzzing sound that a large skyrocket. It starts with a silver starts at one pitch and then changes to spray, then a mixture of red, green and a higher pitch as it takes off. The sound Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! crackle, then a flashing silver spray, is more interesting than the visual then a mix of silver flitter with red and aspect, and the sound is almost comical. FireworksLand.com green sparks, then a mix of gold crackle These are unpredictable as to which with red and green sparks, then just the direction they are going to go in when red and green, then a mix of gold crack- Jumbo Mighty Cobra they fly up, so use these only in a wide le with gold and blue sparks. (Last test- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) area and keep the spectators at a safe Maverick brand, #SM0618. 37 distance. Professional pyrotechnicians shots, 25 seconds. and experienced hobbyists who make Impressive crackling comet piece. Each Jumbo Smoke Canister their own shells should consider these shot is a comet with both white sparks Smoke. Dragon Eggs brand, spinners as an insert to large aerial and crackling sparks, and lots of both. #DS004. 112 seconds. shells. The effect of putting a whole Shots are fired at a very fast pace, but Comes in a pack of 2. Starts with purple bunch into a large aerial shell and hav- since there are 37 shots, it still lasts an smoke, changing to yellow, then to ing them go off way up in the air would acceptable length of time. A good one white, and finally to blue. Colors are be terrific - like the rarely-seen but for fans of Mighty Cobra, Mighty well defined. (Last tested in 2004) delightful “hummer” shells. (Last tested Python, Dragon Fire, Blazing Asteroids in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) and the similar 19-shot crackling comet Jumbo Sparkling Torch pieces. (Last tested in 1999) Sparkler. Phantom brand, #S-014- Jumbo M-8 Smoke Cartridge BA. 90 seconds. Smoke. Black Cat brand, #BC-713. A gold sparkler on a wooden stick. Jumbo Parachute Parade Burns with gold sparks for about 90 sec- 55 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse A box of 6 cartridges, one each of red, brand, #T2606. 61 shots, 20 sec- onds. (Last tested in 2000) blue, green, orange, gold and white. onds. Each one puts out richly colored smoke 61 shots that each produce a small para- from 45 to 65 seconds. I’ve seen deeper chute. From each chute dangles either a blue color in other smoke items, but it’s red or green flare. Towards the end the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 148 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Jumbo Tower of Jewels same as the Horse Brand. (Last tested in Jumping Jacks Base Fountain. Longhorn brand. 15 1995) Ground Spinner. Horse brand, seconds. #T3500. 5 seconds. Bears California seal, but not seen in Jumping Jack 100s Characteristic buzzing sound. This is California. Nice while it lasts. Red and Ground Spinner. Shogun brand, the older version we all love. Red to silver spray. (Last tested in 1995) #SGW3500. green spinners, 12 to a string. The orig- Finally, somebody made what should inal version lasted longest. “Copycat” Jump Shot have been made 10 years ago or earlier - versions of this item vary greatly in Single-tube Aerial. Fireworks over Jumping Jacks in strings longer than quality. (Last tested in 1996) America brand, #MAF1767. the 12s that are commonly sold. It’s Six per box. It’s a single shot of the same great to see this, even though the indi- Jumping Lantern effect seen in the multi-shot items vidual spinners do not really last as long Ground Spinner. Horse brand, called Mighty Cobra, Mighty Python, as the old Jumping Jacks of 20 years #T3508. 8 seconds. Dragon’s Fire and others. A crackling ago. Just enjoy it for what it is and for- 7 tubes in it! Spins with red and green gold comet, about 50 feet tall. I prefer get about the old great Jumping Jacks flames simultaneously, but it didn’t the multi-shot ones. (Last tested in they used to make. Light this on a hard jump. (Last tested in 1996) 1996) paved surface. They will not spin as well on dirt or sand. (Last tested in 2002) Jumping Wheel Jumpin’ Jack Flash Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. #K1122. 9 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Fireworks over America brand, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Three times it takes to the air. Gold #MAF2806. 70 shots, 30 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are spray only. A personal favorite of mine, Identical in performance to Flying not in this file. To buy a membership in it, because it does jump up and down. Dragon and Jumping Tiger – raspy please visit FireworksCatalog.com. (Last tested in 1995) whistles. Small cake which shoots out a Black Cat T-shirt barrage of raspy whistling shots. A Jungle Flower sound effect item. (Last tested in 1995) The famous Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Black Cat logo brand, #Y03-096. 36 shots, 26 sec- Jumping Cat on quality onds. Ground Spinner. brand, #W626. shirts Starts with crackling silver comets, Individual ground spinners, like small then changes to a mixture of whistling Ground Bloom Flowers. Spin first in silver comets, and red or green pearls red, then change to green. (Last tested that open into small silver whirlwinds. in 1999) (Last tested in 1998)

Jumping Cat, medium Jungle Nights Ground Spinner. Beihai brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. #W626M. 7 seconds. Fireworks over America brand, 7 sizes! #MAF2840. 13 shots, 12 seconds. Individual ground spinners, like small Order at Ground Bloom Flowers. Spin first in my web site. Red pearls change to angular, flat red red, then change to green. (Last tested breaks. No sound effects. Shots go up in 1999) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! and open into a cluster of crackle, quite FireworksLand.com a bit of crackle in each one, plus a little Jumping Frog bit of color in each one. (Last tested in 2000) Firecracker. brand. Jumping Jack, 50s These have been around for decades, Ground Spinner. Shogun brand, and were also called “Grasshoppers” at #SGW 3500. Jungle Rage one time. It’s hard to decide whether Finally! Jumping Jacks in strings of 50 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great these are a firecracker or a novelty. A (Last tested in 2000) Grizzly brand, #GG0879. 25 shots, paper strip containing small explosive 46 seconds. charges is folded into a bundle and tied Nice one which sends up crackling Jumping Jacks comets, each of which opens into a good tightly with string. The tightness of it Ground Spinner. Tiger Head brand, makes the thing bounce around crazily break. The breaks alternate between red #T360. 3.5 seconds. with crackle, green chrysanthemums with each explosion. Use only in a wide- Distinctive high-pitch buzzing sound. and white chrysanthemums. The final open area, and watch out! (Last tested String separates into buzzing spinners 10 shots are fired rapidly, and these are in 1998) that change from red to green. (Last different from the previous 15. The final tested in 1995) shots go up as green stars, that break Jumping Jack open into either crackle, blue stars, or Ground Spinner. Jumping Jack brand. 5 seconds. white whirlwinds. (Last tested in 2001) “Jumping Jack” brand, made in Guangdong, China. Apparently the Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 149 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Junior Cuckoo Just Dandy (formerly Yankee groups, four groups of red with crackle, Base Fountain. Shogun brand, Doodle) and four groups of green with crackle. #SF852B. 19 seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. (Last tested in 2001) Surprisingly good for such a small, Brothers brand, #BP4226. 60 sec- cheap fountain. Two brief whistles and onds. Kaleidescope Kandle then a spray of mixed red and green Begins with a spray of gold crackle Roman Candle, single. Black Cat sparks, changing to a surprisingly good mixed with red sparks. Then it changes brand, #BC-503. 10 shots, 29 sec- crackle spray for the finish. (Last tested to gold crackle only. Then more tubes onds. in 2005) light and the gold crackle intensifies. Whistle shot, then a red pearl with (Last tested in 2004) white tail, then two report shots, then a Junkyard Dog crackle shot, then a whistle shot, then a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Just Looking green pearl with white tail, then two Grizzly brand, #GG0343. 19 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great more report shots, then a crackle shot. 38 seconds. Grizzly brand, #GG0878. 25 shots, All of that in one candle! Try shooting a Alternates between red shots going up 34 seconds. dozen of them at one time. They really and green shots going up. The red shots The first five shots are brilliant red should have spelled it “Kaleidoscope” end in clusters of silver flying fish, while pearls that open into terrific red chrys- but I guess they were being cute about the green shots end in clusters of silver anthemum breaks, then the next five it. (Last tested in 1998) flying fish plus clusters of crackle. (Last shots are brilliant white pearls that tested in 2000) open into great white chrysanthemum Kaleidoscope breaks. Then the next five shots are blue Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse Jupiter’s Fire III brand, #T2512. 15 shots, 10 sec- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z onds. Cannon brand, #Y22-057. 65 sec- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Dazzling comets, but not much in the onds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are way of color. Not overly loud reports. Mixed color spray, with a funny, very not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Inexpensive. (Last tested in 1995) short whistle, then changing to silver please visit FireworksCatalog.com. spray with crackle, then another very Kaleidoscope short whistle, then color again, then sil- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ver, then adding crackle. (Last tested in Brothers brand, #BP2971. 21 shots, 2000) 19 seconds. PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun This cake is sold individually or also as Jurassic Paradise 3 and excitement, all about fireworks! part of the “Brothers Pro Pack” assort- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Make a sparkler waterfall, your own ment (BP-A012). The first shot is fired Black Cat brand. 70 seconds. electric firing box, straight up, and it is a green pearl end- Starts with gold flitter, then adds silver and put together a ing in a silver whirlwind. Then 2 shots sparks, then changes to white flashing self-firing show-in- are fired in a V, which are blue pearls, sparks. Nice, but lacking in color, so if a-box. 65 new fire- ending in breaks of silver flying fish. works demonstra- you want a colorless fountain, get this. tions and a musical Then 3 shots are fired in a fan, which (Last tested in 1999) montage are red pearls, ending in red chrysanth- ending are emum breaks. Then 4 shots are fired in Jurassic War also on a fan, which are blue pearls, ending in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon this DVD. beautiful blue peony breaks. Then 5 brand, #Y03-057. 45 shots, 14 sec- shots are fired in a fan, which are Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! onds. screaming comets. Then 6 shots are Cannon. 44 shots of screaming white FireworksLand.com fired in a fan, which are green pearls, eels, then a single white whirlwind at ending in silver whirlwinds with the end. (Last tested in 1996) pearls that open into blue peony breaks. reports. (Last tested in 2003) Then the next five are green pearls that Just 2 Good open into white whirlwinds with a few Kaleidoscope Reloadable Shell Kit. Fireworks over reports in them. Then the final five Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. America brand, #FOA2964. shots are crackling comets that open Glorious brand, #G-T2512. 15 shots, These are double shells, each shell gives into crackle breaks. (Last tested in 13 seconds. 2 different breaks in the air. Effects 2001) This is a remake of an older item with include red and green peony with the same name. This one shoots up a sparkling peony, blue peony with variety of shots in a haphazard fashion, Just One More Time orange peony, orange peony with mixed Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great some of which are silver comets, some green and orange peony, and mixed red Grizzly brand, #GG0876. 16 shots, of which give small color breaks, and and blue peony with mixed green and 33 seconds. some of which give reports. Not bad for orange peony. (Last tested in 2004) Each shot is basically a mine, a group of a small and inexpensive item, in fact if stars shot from the ground up in a thick might be very impressive if all 50 of mass. Four red groups, four green them from one case were fired simulta-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 150 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com neously in a straight line. But it pales in ners continue until they finish, and you Kiev Class - Light Fleet Carrier comparison to so many other cakes now think it’s all over, but suddenly each of Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, on the market that it’s difficult for me them spits out a bunch of crackle, for a #BP7096. 85 seconds. to rave about this one. (Last tested in loud finish. This is the most startling The most elaborate novelty firework yet. 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) and surprising firework I’ve seen in the It’s an entire aircraft carrier, with 12 last several years. You will need a much planes parked on the deck, and two Kamikazi wider area to light this item in than you tanks hiding inside. It begins with a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. would normally think for a fountain. It’s strong whistle from a tube at the back Thunderbird brand, #TB-1033. 37 definitely a “wow” item for the surpris- end, and this changes to a spray of red shots, 54 seconds. es, providing that it arrives from China and green and then to a silver spray. Skinny gold comets soar high and leave with the same performance as described Then, a fountain tube at the top of the behind them eerie, strobing trails of here and makes it through all the regu- ship begins flashing with a strobe effect. crackle. All one effect, but terrific alti- latory hurdles. This manufacturer As that continues, the planes parked on tude. Tall enough and long enough to deserves a pat on the back for some bold the deck take off as flying spinners, one be considered a major-league repeater. innovation here. (Last tested in 2005) by one. Also, a color ground spinner (Last tested in 1997) comes off of the carrier and spins in red and then green. The strobe at the top of the ship continues to flash, and the Kango Hop This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new small planes continue to take off, one by Brothers brand, #BP4501. 142 sec- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are one. A few more of the color ground onds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, spinners also come out and spin on the Starts with a spray of red sparks and please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ground around the ship. Finally, two white flitter. Then changes to blue spray tanks come out from inside the ship, with white flitter. Then three short Glow-in-the-dark Shirt and roll away from the ship, and when white whistles, accompanied by silver The aliens they come to a stop, they each give a sparks - the last of the whistles has a lit- have spray of crackle for a few seconds. Wow tle silver crackle with it. Then a spray of landed, - quite an engineering job! Needless to crackle with red sparks in it. Then it and say, buy this item, and buy an extra one changes to green and blue with white they for your collection - and an extra one if flitter. Then three more short whistles want fireworks, you will have kids in the audience, as before. Then a spray with a little red of course. because they will love it and be fascinat- and random crackle sparks. Then the ed by it. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on crackle intensifies and the red also PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not increases before it ends. (Last tested in shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 2004) The & 3”) aliens on this Karaoke Fountain shirt glow Killer Alligator Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. in the dark! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Cat brand, #BC-218. 15 sec- Brothers brand, #BP2154. 25 shots, onds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 60 seconds. A version of the Junior Cuckoo foun- FireworksLand.com Unique series of events: each shot goes tain, with two whistle tubes and one up as a silver comet, then turns into a central tube which sprays red and green whistling silver spinner in the air - not Kent Roman Candle sparks. The whistles may go off at or a whirlwind; smaller than a whirlwind Roman Candle, single. Kent brand. 8 near the same time, giving a weird but spinning and whistling. Then it “detuned” whistling sound. The whis- shots, 25 seconds. 8 red or green balls, good color and tim- ends in a soft, small break of stars in tles are only about 3 seconds long, while ing. American-made. (Last tested in either red or green. The spinning part the main tube continues to spray for 1995) varies in speed from one shot to the about 15 seconds. (Last tested in 1999) next - some spin very fast, giving almost a buzzing sound; others spin fairly slow, Kent Roman Candle Keg Party Roman Candle, single. Kent brand. like someone was up there twirling it by Fountain/spinner combination. 10 shots, 35 seconds. hand. Unchanged in 2003. (Last tested Brothers brand, #BP4244. 54 sec- in 2003) onds. 10 red or green balls, good color and It starts as a gold fountain, changing to timing. Hard to find. (Last tested in 1995) Killer Bees a red, green and silver fountain, then to Missile. Link Triad brand. a red, blue, green and crackle fountain. I got the one with reports; flies OK, but Then something very unexpected hap- Keystone Giant Cone Cone Fountain. brand. 44 seconds. no color or show to look at. (Last tested pens - the fountain falls over and from in 1995) out of the bottom of it comes a blast of Keystone brand. Green flame with ade- crackle and about 20 or so ground spin- quate gold sparks. Gets better. (Last ners of red and green! The ground spin- tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 151 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Killer Bees Killer Heat peony break. The next shot gives a red Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Link Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. peony break. The next shot gives a gold Triad brand, #W499. 18 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2575. 10 shots, peony break. The next shot gives a Killer package design in any case. Green 21 seconds. peony break which is a mix of blue and and red fountain with six short whistles. Each shot goes up dark and breaks hard green stars. The next shot gives a green (Last tested in 1995) into a large break of color glitter stars of peony break. The next shot gives a gold mixed color. Very nice. The last four peony break. The next shot gives a Killer Bees shots are fired almost all at once, and peony break which is a mix of blue and Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. they go up and break into color glitter red stars. The next shot goes up and brand, #W499A. 27 seconds. plus crackle flowers. (Last tested in gives a break of green stars with short Six short whistles from the side tubes, 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) gold trails behind them, and in this one while the main central fountain burns the green stars are strobing a little bit. with white flitter, green spray, and Killer in the Mist The next shot gives a peony break which mixed red, green and white spray. (Last Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United is a mix of blue and red stars. The next tested in 2001) Pyro brand, #UP3016. 25 shots, 29 shot goes up and gives a break of white seconds. peony stars which are strobing a little Killer Candle Shoots a series of color pearls (red, bit and give off a soft wind sound effect Roman Candle, single. Pyro King green, gold or purple) that also whistle if you are within earshot. The next shot brand, #PYK407. 8 shots, 32 sec- goes up and gives a break of a mixture of onds. red and green stars with short gold The package of 4 has two of PYK407-1 This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new trails behind them. The final shot is an and two of PYK407-2. Both are 8-shot web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are all-crackle break. (Last tested in 2004) candles. PYK407-1 shoots two shots not in this file. To buy a membership in it, (Shown on PYROvideo #5) each of Red Peony, Green Peony, Silver please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Peony and Multi-Color Peony. PYK407- Fireworks videos • DVDs Killer Typhoon 2 shoots one shot each of Gold Willow, Skyrocket. Vulcan brand, #R210. Red Peony, Green Peony, Blue Peony, Buyer’s Guides • Links Fireworks T-shirts Vinyl bag of 4 includes plastic launching Silver Peony, Multi-Color Peony, Yellow Free articles tube and a short punk. Flies up with a Peony and Crackling. These candles are and gold tail and ends in a good cluster of 29 1/2 inches long. The shots produce more! orange swirling stars, similar to “gold actual color breaks in the air, like a swimming fish,” but brighter and not small multi-shot aerial cake. They of moving quite as fast. (Last tested in course are not as big as breaks from 1999) shells or large cakes, but they are cer- tainly impressive for a roman candle. King Claw There is almost no sound - only one Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great shot each from two of the four candles Grizzly brand, #GG0220. 12 shots, gave a little bit of crackle. Otherwise, a 22 seconds. quiet show. Excellent in groups or fans. 12 shots, all the same: each shot goes up (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on dark, and ends in a massive report and a PYROvideo #7) wide spread of crackle. Yeah! (Last test- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ed in 1996) Killer Crocodile FireworksLand.com Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United King Crab Pyro brand, #UP3055. 25 shots, 69 Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, seconds. on the way up. Each one turns into a #BP7012. 9 seconds. Every shot is a silver comet that turns small cluster of crackle in the air. (Last It’s cute - it’s fun - it’s irresistible. Two into a whistling spinner as it is still tested in 2003) paper crabs come in each box - one blue going up. They make an unusual sound and one orange. They both perform similar to that in “Killer Alligator” and Killer Knight exactly the same. You light it, and it “The Beast.” After each one spins for a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro rolls sideways with a red, green and sil- second or two, it opens up into a small King brand, #PYK611. 16 shots, 40 ver spray, then stops and shoots a crack- cluster of peony stars, either red, green seconds. le spray out of the crab’s “mouth.” or blue. The color of those stars alter- The first shot goes up and gives a break Entertaining family item. Be sure to use nates from shot to shot. (Last tested in of all crackle. The second shot goes up it on a hard, flat, clean, smooth, level 2003) and gives a break of green stars with surface - bumps, dips, and objects will short gold trails behind them. The next stop it cold. (Last tested in 1998) break goes up and gives a break of red stars with short gold trails behind them. The next break goes up and gives a break of red peony stars and some crackle. The next shot gives a blue

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 152 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com King Neptune’s Party King of Universe Kiss Your Ass Goodbye Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Black Cat brand, #BC-238. 37 sec- #BP2920. Grizzly brand, #GG0885. 19 shots, onds. One tube and 12 round shells. The 31 seconds. Four-tube fountain of unusual wedge effects are: Crackling & Blue Sparkle All shots give good breaks of sliver fly- shape. Continuous gold spray, alternat- w/tail; Flashing w/two whistles w/tail; ing fish. No sound effects. Good timing ing between glittery silver sparks and Blue Stars w/Bees w/tail; Red, White, between shots. (Last tested in 2001) crackle with green sparks. Not very tall. Blue & Reports w/tail; Blue Stars (Last tested in 1996) w/Double Spinners w/tail; Crackling & Kitty Hawk Aircraft Carrier Blue Flower Double Shells w/tail; Red Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon King of Artillery Shell Stars to Crackling w/Double Spinners; Eggs brand, #DP-0013. 50 shots, 22 Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Red Peony to Crackling w/whistling seconds. #BP2702. w/tail; Green Palm w/Crackling Tail, Starts with a very rapid series of color A very unusual-looking kit. The shells Yellow Peony w/Green Palm; Green mines, probably 10 shots of them. I themselves are six different colors, Ring; and Red Ring. (Last tested in liked seeing a barrage of mines like that. rather than the usual brown. They are 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on Then it changes to a fast barrage of red, red, orange, yellow, green, light blue “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) green and blue pearls that end in peony and dark blue. Includes Red, White, breaks of the same color. Then it Blue & Reports with Tail; Red Ring; changes to crackling comets that Green Palm with Crackling Tail; Blue This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z change to crackle breaks, also at a fast Peony with Red Palm, Red Peony to Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new pace. The whole cake is over with in 22 Crackling with Whistle Tail, and web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are seconds, but it’s impressive for the Crackling & Blue Flower Double Shell. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, speed of the shots and amount of stuff it (Last tested in 1999) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. puts up in the air. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Spellout King of Kings T-shirt Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Knight Armor Brothers brand, #BP2079. 28 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire 39 seconds. This Hawk brand. 12 shots, 22 seconds. One red-headed comet goes up and ends shirt A wonderful display which shoots up says, in a red chrysanthemum. Then 2 green “Fireworks” groups of effects, most of which are comets go up and end in green chrysan- spelled out mines topped with aerial breaks. The themums. Then 3 color-headed comets in fireworks! first group is whistling silver comets (red, blue and green) go up and end in See my web site which end in breaks of silver flying fish. chrysanthemum breaks. Then 4 red and for sizes and info. Then, sparkling comets which end in green comets go up and end in red and angular breaks of green plus crackle. green peony breaks. Then 5 sparkling Then, crackling comets which end in comets go up and end in crackle breaks breaks of green and red. Then, glitter- with gold stars. Then 6 purplish-blue ing comets which end in breaks of large pearls are shot up and end in purplish- amounts of crackle. Great cake. (Last blue chrysanthemum breaks. Finally, 7 tested in 2002) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! red-headed comets go up and end in crackle breaks. (Last tested in 2004) FireworksLand.com Knock Three Times Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, #WB-06. King of Questing Kingdom Fountain Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon This shell kit is also sold as “Triple Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Eggs brand, #DE4045. 10 shots, 27 Impact.” Each of the shells in this kit is Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1014. 159 seconds. seconds. a cylinder which contains three com- Each shot is a comet which is silver Mixture of green and white flitter, plete shells, with three effects. The near the head and gold at the tail end, changing to a sparkling white spray, shells themselves are slightly smaller and gives off some silver glitter on the then a short silver whistle, and back to than the usual 1.75-inch artillery shells, way up - then breaks into about 6 the sparkling white spray. Then, a red but they are quality shells nonetheless. comets just like that, giving off beauti- and silver spray, and a short silver whis- You insert one cylinder into the mortar ful sparkling silver as they spread apart. tle. Then a white flitter spray, and and when you light it, it shoots the Very nice to look at. Very good height. another short whistle. Finally, a mix- whole thing up and they quickly go off - (Last tested in 2003) (Shown on ture of red, green and crackle. Too long there is not much time between when PYROvideo #4) between changes of color or effect, not the shell is launched and when the particularly exciting. (Last tested in shells go off in the air. But they do go 2004) high enough. Each shot produces three effects, for example, a green break, a blue break, and a crackle break. The three breaks go off very close together

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 153 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com in time, though they are spread apart background of crackle flowers from the down the row. The next row is seven enough in distance from each other. first two shots. Then, the next row of blue pearls fired up, which end in clus- The effects are: Crackling, Golden five is fired in a sweep going the other ters of blue peony stars plus silver flying Peony and Red Peony; Red Crackling, direction, but slightly slower than the fish. Then a row of seven comets which Green Crackling and Blue Crackling; previous five. These five shots are gold are both whistling and crackling on the Crackling, Green Peony and Blue comets with green heads. The next row way up, and end in reports. Finally, Peony; Red & Blue, Crackling and of five is fired sweeping in the other three shots are fired straigh up, simul- Crackling; Crackling, Crackling and direction, and these are silver comets taneously, and they all end in large Crackling; Green Purple, Green Purple which also give off reports as they go green glitter breaks. Long performance and Green Purple; Crackling, Green up. The next row is five crackling and interesting variety of effects. (Last Glitter and Purple Peony; Red Glitter, comets. The next row is five glittering tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Green Purple and Silver Glitter; Red & gold comets. The next row is five more #8) Blue, Green Peony and Orange Peony; glittering gold comets, but fired across Green Golden, Green Glitter and Green the row in the other direction. The next Komodo 3000 (Fountain) Purple; Green Purple, Green Glitter and row of five is blue pearls on the way up, Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. Orange Peony; and finally Green ending in clusters of blue peony stars Phantom brand, #H-019. 209 sec- Golden, Green Glitter and Silver Glitter. plus silver flying fish. The next row is onds. (Last tested in 2000) five comets which are both whistling One of the largest fountain packages I have seen, this one is almost 10 inches tall and almost 10 inches in diameter, Knockout This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new with a cartoon of a komodo dragon on United Pyro brand, #UP2008. 156 web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are the label. It starts with big gold flitter seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, spray, changing quickly to a gold crack- Begins with a red spray, changing please visit FireworksCatalog.com. le spray of good intensity, then adding quickly to a green spray. Then it some red sparks into it, then a brief changes to a silver flitter spray, then to The Best of whistle happens while the colors are a glittering green spray. Then it’s a PYROvideo going, and then it changes to a red and spray of silver crackle, then it’s a spray 1, 2 and 3 green spray. Then a nice silver spray, of silver flitter with blue. Then a silver Two hours and 27 then full, rich silver flitter spray, then whistle, and then a mixed spray of red, minutes of pyro silver crackle, then a mix of silver crack- fun! Visit fireworks green and blue sparks with some silver factories in China, le with red sparks, then a good spray of flitter. Then it’s gold crackle mixed with twice. See three red and silver with some green mixed green sparks, then mixed with red backyard shows, 3 in, another short whistle, a tall silver sparks. Then it’s red, blue, and green fireworks stores, spray, then gold crackle mixed with sparks mixed with crackle. Keeps and view demos of green and red sparks, then a gold flake changing height throughout, some- 121 new fireworks! spray with red sparks, then another times it’s very tall, other times only half whistle. Another tall silver spray, chan- as high. (Last tested in 2003) ing to silver crackle, then a spary of gigantic gold crackle sparks, then Komodo 3000 (Aerial) adding some red sparks to the huge gold Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. crackle sparks. This fountain lasted 3 Phantom brand, #G-049. 119 shots, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! minutes and 29 seconds for me, though 58 seconds. FireworksLand.com some people have reported seeing it last This is physically the largest consumer 4 and half minutes. Most of the time cake I have held in my hands, with a and crackling on the way up, and end in during the performance there is more length of about 28 inches, a width of 16 a couple of reports each. Then there are than one tube going off simultaneously. inches and a height of about 7-1/2 inch- two shots that are fired straight up, and (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on es. Make sure to set this with the short- they end in big gold willow breaks. The PYROvideo #8) er side facing the audience, otherwise next row is seven gold comets with red the audience will not see the angles of heads, similar to the beginning of the Kong Fu rocket the shots. This is crucial for a cake like cake, but seven shots instead of five, and Skyrocket. Beihai brand, #WB1005. this, as the angle effect will be com- these also give off reports on the way This is the type of firework that reaf- pletely lost if the cake is not positioned up. The next row is seven gold comets firms your faith in the Chinese factories properly. The first couple of shots go with green heads, and they also give off to produce a quality product. Just look- straight up and end in breaks of crackle reports on the way up. This is followed ing at the piece, with the carefully twist- flowers. While these crackle flowers are by a row of seven silver comets with sil- ed paper around the fuse, and the solid, still playing out, a row of five shots is ver heads, and they also give off reports strong stick, tells you that it was made fired almost at once, not quite simulta- on the way up. Then a row of seven with care and precision. Each one flies neosly as a fan but in a rapid sweep crackling comets. Then a row of seven strongly, almost straight up with no across the row more like the “Z” cakes. gold glitter comets, and another row of curving trajectory, and ends with a dif- These shots are gold comets with red them fired in the opposite direction ferent display, such as red stars with a heads, and they look nice against the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 154 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com crackling comet - or else it crackles on Ladybugs Landmarks the way up and ends in a break of stars. Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Not an inexpensive rocket, but if we buy #BP5035. 5 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2031. 16 shots, this in large numbers it will tell the fac- This is a package of 3 ladybug-shaped 46 seconds. tories that quality is what sells. I raved spinners which will be highly collectible Alternates between red breaks with about the Kong Fu rocket in one of my in the future, due to the item’s unique crackle, blue breaks with crackle, and newsletters, but there are actually two design and artwork. They spin briefly on huge breaks that expand into lots of versions of it, a “European version” the ground, then fly straight up with a crackle flowers. Nice big, full breaks. All which is a 1.3G rocket in the U.S., and bright white light, similar in perfor- shots fired straight up. (Last tested in the 1.4G consumer version sold in the mance to “Magic Crystal” from the 2002) (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS U.S. The latter is nice, with 2 breaks in same manufacturer. However, “Magic tape only - not shown on “The Best of each rocket, but they are not as power- Crystal” whistles on the way up, and PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) ful as the original ones that I tested. these don’t. They don’t really do any- (Last tested in 1999) thing in the air after they get up there, Large Carnival Fountain so it’s slightly disappointing in the per- Cone Fountain. Beihai brand, Kruger Park formance, but the package design is #WB4003. 45 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. excellent. (Last tested in 2005) Tall spray of brilliant white sparks. Maverick brand, #SM0631. 16 Reminds me of the old Snow Drop foun- shots, 25 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z tain made in England in the 1960s. Alternates between green breaks with Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Bright red flame and tall silver shower. crackle, blue breaks with crackle and web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are No other colors and no sound effects. red breaks with some reports. Good not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Cone remained on fire after perfor- color, but not really enough stars in please visit FireworksCatalog.com. mance was finished, so be prepared to each break, and the breaks are angular put it out. (Last tested in 1999) and not very symmetrical. (Last tested in 1999) Large Fountain Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Kung Fu Show PYROvideo #10 is two hours of #0560-9. 55 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower fireworks fun and excitement! See Dumb name, but this one is made to Basket brand, #K7745E. 100 shots, the incredible fireworks of Mexico order for the noise lover. Alternates 124 seconds. in a 23-minute between crackling and whistling (four One of only three repeaters I know of documentary. And times each). Loud! (Last tested in 1996) that last more than two minutes. watch the perfor- Groups of pearls - red, green or silver - mances of 62 new fireworks. Three Large Gyro Blooms are shot up, alternating with flying how-to projects Ground Spinner. Phantom brand, #J- whistles. Drags on and on...this is one round out 007. 8 seconds. repeater which desperately needs faster this great If like me, you never tire of the original timing between the 100 shots. (Last DVD. “Ground Bloom Flower,” which has tested in 1996) been on the consumer fireworks market for more than 30 years, you will enjoy Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! La Piñata this one. It spins with a red flame, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. FireworksLand.com changing to a green flame, then to a Brothers brand, #BP2170. 19 shots, gold flame, and then it ejects some 37 seconds. crackle. Yes! (Last tested in 2003) Every shot goes up and ends in some Land Mine Firecracker. Great Grizzly brand, flashing reports plus silver flying fish. #GG1391. Larry The last 4 or 5 shots go up all at once A head bomb- type firecracker cluster Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. and are the same thing. I liked this one which lights all the firecrackers in it Brothers brand, #BP2591. 20 shots, a lot because it’s unusual - no color, just within a few seconds. Provides a very 39 seconds. the bright flashes of the reports and the loud blast of noise for a couple of sec- Kind of an unusual event: a green pearl silver of the flying fish. This would be onds. (Last tested in 2002) goes up and turns into a whistle, which impressive when fired in a long row of is suddenly cut off when it breaks open this one item. (Last tested in 2005) into a break of white trails of sparks, Land of the Midnight Sun like a lopsided palm tree. This is repeat- Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. Lady Night Raider Parachute An intensely bright white star is shot ed 20 times. The unusual thing about it Mission up, along with a small group of red and is the way the whistling sound stops Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, green stars, but the white star burns suddenly when it breaks open into the #P005. 19 shots, 24 seconds. longer and flies up. It is really bright. white trails. (Last tested in 1999) Good concept, but parachutes burn to (Last tested in 2000) ground. Parachutes with silver spray and crackle. (Last tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 155 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Las Vegas Nights “whooshing” sound, not whistling or globs. The color flame globs are in red, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. screeching, just a wind-like sound. No orange, green or blue. Long-lasting for Kellner’s brand, #9140. 7 shots, 22 other effects, just the bright white this type of fountain. A winner and defi- seconds. lights and the wind sound. (Last tested nitely deserves to be in your show. Set it The first shot goes up very high and in 1998) up above the ground. (Last tested in ends in a good break of red peony stars 2005) with a small center “pistil” of white Latin Beat chrysanthemum stars. The next break is Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lawman a good break of green peony stars with a Brothers brand, #BP2951. 19 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower small center “pistil” of white chrysanth- 28 seconds. Basket brand, #K7704. 825 shots, emum stars. The next break is a good Three shots fired at once at angles 17 seconds. break of blue peony stars with a small which open into white chrysanthe- If it’s reports you’re after, this is the one. center “pistil” of white chrysanthemum mums, then shots which go up and Get the 25-shotter. Every shot breaks stars. Then a red break and a green open into blue with silver flying fish, open in to gold with a bunch of reports. break, but for some reason these are then 3 shots fired at once which are (Last tested in 1995) smaller than the previous ones - was green pearls that open into white whirl- this shot a double-break shell? Then a winds with a little silver flying fish, then Lazer Flash terrific blue peony break with a white three more shots of the same, then a Strobe. Phantom brand, #M-032A. pistil center. Then a final red break with 13 seconds. a white pistil center. Most of the breaks Another silver strobe light. These must This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z are huge and impressive. (Last tested in Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new all come from the same place. (Last 2003) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are tested in 1995) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Laser 16 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Lemon Cherro Firecracker. brand. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. I was told that these had titanium in the Are you a Glorious brand, #GPH3072. 103 sec- Hard composition - this gives white sparks as onds. Core Starts with a silver flashing spray, then well as the bangs. (Last tested in 1995) Pyro? changing to a spray of silver snapping Laser Blast This shirt with red and green sparks, then a very Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great is available nice combination of yellow and magen- Grizzly brand, #GG0252. 19 shots, in 9 sizes, ta-purple sparks. Then it changes to sil- 34 seconds. including 3 ver crackle mixed with red sparks. Then Each shot goes up dark, then breaks child sizes! it’s a thin spray of silver flashing sparks, open into a crackle burst, with a good High quality then a silver crackle spray with red and amount of crackle in each one. No other Hanes green. The best part is the yellow and sound effects and no colors. Lasts a sur- Beefy-T magenta spray in the middle, too bad prisingly long time for a 19-shot cake. that part doesn’t last longer. (Last test- (Last tested in 1999) ed in 2005)

Laser Bullet Leonid Skyrocket. Po Sing brand, #SR125A. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Pack of 4 rockets; the pack label says FireworksLand.com Eggs brand, #DP0005-3. 12 shots, “Star Break,” but the individual rocket 33 seconds. labels call it “Laser Bullet.” These break Red pearl ending in big red peony with into silver flying fish. (Last tested in group of crackling comets which end crackle. Green pearl ending in huge 2001) good in crackle breaks. Good variety. green peony break. Blue pearl ending in Unchanged in 2003. (Last tested in blue peony break with 4 comets with Laser Jack 2003) blue heads spreading out from the Ground Spinner. Horse brand, break. Blue-headed comet ending in break of crackle plus 4 white comets #T3020. 7 seconds. Lava Lamp Two each of red, gold, green and blue. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. spreading apart. Red pearl ending in big The blue is incredibly rich and deep. Fireworks over America brand, red peony with crackle. Green pearl Eight separate spinners in a pack. (Last #FOA2023. 74 seconds. ending in huge green peony break. Blue tested in 1996) Fantastic piece which is almost entirely pearl ending in blue peony break with 4 the color “globs” or “fish drops” which comets with blue heads spreading out Laser Tank colored flames rather than sprays of from the break. Blue-headed comet Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. sparks. Gets up to a very tall spray of ending in break of crackle plus 4 white Brothers brand, #BP2078. 25 shots, these flames, almost 7 feet - much high- comets spreading apart. Red pearl end- 57 seconds. er than most fountains of this type. ing in big red peony with crackle. Green Exceedingly bright white projectiles are Color flames from the top of the tubes pearl ending in huge green peony break. sent up, one at a time, and give off a accompany these sprays of color flame Blue pearl ending in blue peony break

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 156 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com with 4 comets with blue heads spread- stars. Nice looking. The next shot is a large gold willow break in the air. (Last ing out from the break. Blue-headed green pearl on the way up, ending in a tested in 2004) comet ending in break of crackle plus 4 break which has green chrysanthemum white comets spreading apart. This cake stars and silver glitter stars. Also very Liberty Torch almost has the look of professional fire- nice. These two shots alternate with Hand-held Fountain. Flower Basket works. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on each other a few times, then there is a brand, #K285. 22 seconds. PYROvideo #6) row of 4 shots which are fired all at I can’t resist any hand-held fountain or once, and they go up and break into torch. This one has 3 fountains fused Let ‘er Rip crackle flowers. The next 5 shots are together, and a long handle to hold it Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great fired one at a time, and they are gold with. The central, largest tube puts out Grizzly brand, #GG0835. 23 sec- comets which go up and end in breaks a brilliant whitish-gold spray; then the onds. of gold willows with some silver sparkle other two tubes ignite, one at a time, Alternates between green and red shots along the gold trails. Then four shots each with a short, muffled whistle and that open into whistling silver spinners are fired all at once, which are two red the same beautiful white spray of that fly away a little. Then it changes to and two green pearls, and they to up sparks. (Last tested in 1997) crackling comets which have very and end in breaks of red and green bright heads. (Last tested in 2001) chrysanthemums with crackle mixed in. Lie, Cheat and Steal Finally 3 shots are fired at once, which Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Let’s Get After It United Pyro brand, #UP2002. 208 Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Cat brand, #BC-6098. 76 shots, 21 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Starts with a flashing silver spray, then seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are a tall spray of silver sparks, a short whis- First a rapid series of red pearls and not in this file. To buy a membership in it, tle, and then a mix of red, green and crackle mines are fired. Then a rapid please visit FireworksCatalog.com. crackle. Then a silver spray, changing to series of green pearls and crackle mines a gold flitter spray, then a short whistle, are fired. Then a whole bunch of comets PYROvideo #4 then a silver flashing spray. Then a tall which are both whistling and crackling DVD silver spray, then a short whistle, then a are fired. Then a group of red pearls are good mix of red and green sparks. Then fired all at once which go up and end in Two hours of fireworks a silver spray, then a short whistle, then breaks of red peony stars, blue peony fun! Watch three fire- a whole bunch of gold crackle, then a stars and a little crackle. All over very works shows, and see silver spray, then a short whistle, then a quickly but a good piece to include in how they were set up. tall spray of green, red, blue, and silver, Make your own wheel, your finale because of the barrage of using commonly sold changing to just silver, then silver flit- shots in the first half. (Last tested in fireworks. Visit a fire- ter, then a short whistle, then silver 2004) works factory in Brazil flashing spray, then a tall silver spray, and a sparkler factory then a mix of red and green sparks and Let’s Get Ready to Rumble in Ohio. Watch the gold crackle. Goes on too long, but Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great performance many changes of color and effect keep it Grizzly brand, #GG0742. 30 sec- of 93 new from getting boring. (Last tested in fireworks! onds. 2003) All shots are crackling comets which also have blue stars in them on the way Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Life Form up. May be the same item as “Digital FireworksLand.com Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Life.” Very nice effect of crackling comet Brothers brand, #BP2175. 28 shots, with blue mine at the same time. (Last are gold pearls that go up and end in 26 seconds. tested in 2001) gold willow breaks. Very good cake. The “dragon egg” effect is what I call the (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on stars that spread out from the center of Leviathan PYROvideo #6) the break and continue to crackle as Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. they spread further apart. All the shots Brothers brand, #BP2083. 16 shots, in this cake have that effect, although Liberator rocket 46 seconds. the breaks start with various colors, Crackling comets which end in small Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- 456. such as a red break that turns into drag- clusters of blue stars. (Last tested in Flies up with three short whistles, then on eggs, etc. The shots here are fired in 2000) ends in red and green stars. (Last tested groups of 4 or 5 at a time, straight up. in 2002) Each shot is a softly crackling comet on Liberator the way up. Then each shot opens into a Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red Liberty Golden Willow, No. 200 single color break (red, yellow, blue or Rhino brand, #CD-2630. 20 shots, green) that then changes to a dragon 40 seconds. Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, #G-602. eggs break. All the breaks in one group The first shot is a red pearl on the way have the same color. The result is a very up, ending in a break which has red Part of the “Grucci Collection” from Phantom Fireworks. Produces a very professional-looking display. (Last test- chrysanthemum stars and silver glitter ed in 2004)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 157 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Light of USA Lightning Storm (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fire Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black PYROvideo #5) Hawk brand, #FB278. 25 shots, 75 Cat brand, #BC-663. 19 shots, 23 seconds. seconds. Liquid Gold The first five shots are bright pink The silver “swimming fish” effect, and Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. strobing pearls that go up and end in lots of it in every shot. The stars seem to Brothers brand, #BP2196. 78 shots, very nice glitter breaks of sparkling “swim away” from the center in all 25 seconds. pink. Excellent beginning. The next 5 directions. This one elicited genuine Fires all shots in a Z pattern. Most of the shots are strobing green pearls that go “oohs” and “ahhs” from the chair-sit- duration is taken up by the cake firing up and end in very bright mixed color ters. No sounds, but a distinctive effect up and down each row a series of shots peony breaks. The next five shots are in generous amounts made this a which are all the same: a glittering sil- strobing red pearls that go up and end crowd-pleaser. (Last tested in 1998) very comet, which is not a long comet, in in breaks of red peony stars mixed rather short in length. It goes back and with a little crackle. The next five shots forth from row to row. Then at the end are strobing green pearls that go up and This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z an entire row is fired almost all at once, end in in breaks of green peony stars Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new and these shots go up and end in breaks mixed with a little crackle. The last five web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are of red and green glitter, then they turn shots are crackling comets on the way not in this file. To buy a membership in it, into crackle flowers. (Last tested in up, ending in crackling “dragon egg” please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 2005) breaks. These last 5 shots seem to be PyroTopia: Show of Shows fired a little faster than the previous 20 Little Big shots, but even so the cake lasts a long The ultimate fireworks Bottle Rocket. Brothers brand, time. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on DVD: a unique and #BP1197. PYROvideo #6) unforgettable jour- Bottle rocket which flies up and ends in ney through music a small report. (Last tested in 2001) and pyrotechnics. Light Tracer Roman Candle, single. West Lake Little Big Top brand. 5 shots, 12 seconds. 90 minutes of Ground Spinner. Black Cat brand. 5 Each red or green shot ends with a nonstop music seconds. medium report. (Last tested in 1995) and fireworks! Box of four separate ground spinners shaped like tops. They spin with a red Lighthouse flame, then change to a green flame Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. before dying out. (Last tested in 1997) Black Cat brand, #BC-252. 32 sec- onds. Little Red Lightning Bugs It starts with a huge shower of bright Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Strobe. Starr brand. 15 seconds. white sparks. Then, one at a time, the It’s a sealed cylinder with a fuse coming eight outer tubes fire. Each one of them FireworksLand.com out the top. You light it, and it falls over, whistles loudly and also gives off a short and several red strobe lights come out spray of sparks, either green, red or Lightning Strike of it, which strobe on the ground for blue. These showers of color sparks Firecracker. brand. about 15 seconds. (Last tested in 1999) spray in all directions, including hori- I think I’d rather be struck by lightning zontally, not like a regular shower than to sit through this one. Might be Liu Yang pointing straight up. Very unusual per- more exciting. (Last tested in 1995) Roman Candle battery. Red Lantern formance. Everyone laughed when it brand, #0603. 80 shots, 12 seconds. was over. It’s an entertaining little foun- Now we’re talking. Intense barrage of tain. Stay back away from it though. Liling Salute, 10 guns Roman Candle, single. Red Lantern small red and green breaks. (Last tested First tested in 1999 and then again in brand, #063510. 24 seconds. in 1995) 2003. Still good. (Last tested in 2003) Slow going; no distinguishable color. Far too long between shots. Each shot Liu Yang Lightning Flash ends in a medium report. (Last tested in Roman Candle, single. Red Lantern Strobe. Black Cat brand, #BC-213. 1995) brand, #06328. 8 shots, 8 seconds. 22 seconds. Rapid sequence of small color breaks, Gold, green and silver in each box. unimpressive singly. Red, green and Some last longer than others. (Last test- Lion War Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai gold stars. (Last tested in 1995) ed in 1995) brand, #WB2010B. 37 shots, 43 sec- onds. Every shot is a green pearl going up, then opening into a small cluster of red and green stars plus a fairly good report.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 158 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Liu Yang Lock and Load Locusts in Flight Roman Candle, single. Red Lantern Reloadable Shell Kit. Fireworks over Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West brand, #063210. 10 shots, 9 sec- America brand, #FOA2970. Lake brand, #L906B. 19 shots, 10 onds. This kit contains chained shells - sepa- seconds. Rapid sequence of very small color rate shells that are already fused togeth- Many whistles ejected, then one color breaks, unimpressive singly. (Last test- er. Large chained shells are commonly break at end. Too short to make an ed in 1995) used in professional fireworks displays, impression. (Last tested in 1996) especially at the end of the show for the Live Free or Die finale. This is the first time I have seen London Bridge Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. chained shells in consumer fireworks. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Phantom brand, #G-140. 21 shots, In the box are 8 chains, with each chain Shogun brand, #SF33. 104 seconds. 27 seconds. consisting of 3 cylindrical shells similar Starts with a plentiful gold flitter spray Make sure to place this so that the to “Rambo Kid” shells. They are already from 2 tubes. That goes on for quite a shorter side is facing the audience, oth- fused together by the manufacturer while. Then it becomes a big red flame, erwise the audience will not see the (chained). So for lighting one fuse, you then a big yellow flame, then a big angles of the shots correctly. First a fan get 3 different, full-sized breaks in the green flame. Then four tubes fire at of mines of blue peony stars mixed with air. For example, a purple break, a green once, in a fan, and they are silver sprays crackle is fired, then these are topped break, and a crackle break. The effects for a few seconds. (Last tested in 2003) with breaks of gold willows with blue tips. Then another row of mines of blue This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Lone Pine Geyser stars with crackle is fired, and these are Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new topped with small clusters of blue peony web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Black Cat brand, #BC-263. 139 sec- stars and small amounts of crackle. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, onds. Then another row of blue mines with please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Red spray, changing to crackle spray, crackle, and these are topped with silver then green spray, then crackle spray, glitter breaks. Then another row of Black Cat T-shirt then red and crackle mixed, then slowly mines of blue, topped with clusters of The famous fades out. (Last tested in 1999) blue stars, gold flying fish, and a little Black Cat logo crackle. Then another row of blue on quality Long & Loud mines, topped with silver chrysanthe- shirts Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great mum breaks ending with a surprisingly Grizzly brand, #GG0358. 25 shots, large amount of crackle. Then another 33 seconds. row of blue mines, topped with some Every shot is a bright white star that pretty good dragon-eggs breaks. One goes up and bursts open in to a final row of blue mines is fired, topped respectable break of mixed red, green, with some breaks which are basically blue and crackle. Good color. (Last test- dragon-eggs breaks (crackling as they ed in 2000) spread out) but they also have blue tips. 7 sizes! Long Rifle A good one to get if you are looking for Order at Roman Candle, single. brand, a lot of blue in your show. (Last tested my web site. in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) #Y05-014. 10 shots, 8 seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Guangdong. Uninspired candle; weak Loch Ness Monster FireworksLand.com green and white shots; no sound effects. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon (Last tested in 1995) Eggs brand, #DE4012. 19 shots, 43 are a variety of color peony shells, color seconds. chrysanthemum shells and crackle Long-Petaled Chrysanthemum Alternates between three interesting break shells. The kit also includes a rack Base Fountain. Yuen Loong Hong types of shots. One goes up as a red of 3 mortar tubes on one base. The mor- brand, #T1543. 7 seconds. Very tiny fountain that looks like a spinner, which then comes open into a tars are attached at slight angles to each ground spinner - no base. Gold and sil- cluster of red stars with crackle. The other. You take one chain of 3 shells, ver spray. (Last tested in 1995) next is a green spinner, which breaks and place one shell into each mortar open into green stars with crackle. The tube. You light it at only one place, and next is a blue spinner which opens into the fuses to all 3 shells will automatical- Longhorn Roman Candle blue stars with crackle. It’s interesting ly light. Because of the angles of the Roman Candle, single. Longhorn brand. 10 shots, 39 seconds. to see the shots spin and give off a color tubes, the shells will be fired in a fan Big gusts of gold sparks accompany flame and white sparks as they are going shape. So it is best to position the mor- each shot. Final shots split. (Last tested up. (Last tested in 2004) tar rack so that the audience will see the in 1995) fan shape. This kit almost makes you feel like a professional pyrotechnician. (Last tested in 2004)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 159 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Loose Cannon red and gold ribbon at the end. (Last comes open into a few red or green Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United tested in 1999) stars, and a couple of firecracker Pyro brand, #UP9019. 13 shots, 40 reports. Almost continuous noise. (Last seconds. Loud Little Sucker tested in 2000) Shoots a silver comet straight up, that Reloadable Shell Kit. Winco brand, breaks into a huge red chrysanthemum #MEJP-620. Love on Fire break - great. The next shot is another Box of 6 tiny cylindrical shells and one Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. comet that goes up and breaks into a tiny tube. (Last tested in 2001) Brothers brand, #BP4508. huge green chrysanthemum break. Shaped like a heart. Starts with a red Then another red chrysanthemum Loud Rhythm assortment and white spray, then adds some gold, break. Then a brilliant silver chrysanth- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. then changes to a sizzling gold crackle emum break. Then the above sequence Brothers brand, #BP4228. 35 sec- spray with some green flecks. Then a is repeated two more times. The final onds. tall gold spray, followed by a gold flitter shot is a mine of crackle. The breaks in This is a pack of 2 fountains, “Rocker” spray with a soft crackling sound. Then this one a huge and have great symme- and “Rapper.” Rapper gives a spray of a snapping crackle spray with some gold try - excellent breaks for consumer fire- gold crackle mixed with red sparks, for sparks. Then it dies down and you think works. (Last tested in 2003) about 35 seconds. Rocker gives a spray it’s over, but an intense gold crackle of gold crackle mixed with green sparks, spray starts up. Then suddenly 3 tubes Lord of Thunder of the gold crackle are burning at once, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z increasing the intensity, giving a loud Bear brand, #FX-A050. 12 shots, 38 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new and satisfyingly sustained crackle fin- seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are ish. (Last tested in 2004) Some very nice color dragon-eggs not in this file. To buy a membership in it, breaks (color stars with crackle trailling please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Lovely Lava behind each star), first in red then in Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. PYROvideo #5 green. then in blue. then repeating that United Pyro brand, #UP2011. 57 DVD or VHS two more times, then the final 3 shots seconds. are fired all at once. Excellent quality This one gives the orange globs of flame breaks. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Two hours of firewoks also seen in “Dragons Breath,” PYROvideo #7) fun! Learn how to build a horizontal “Vesuvius” and “Great Balls of Fire” wheel, ways to use a fountains, but it also mixes blue globs of Lotus, #2 roll of 16,000 fire- flame in with the orange ones. Set this Ground Spinner. Horse brand, crackers, a way to one up on a stand, so that you can bet- #T3505. 13 seconds. fuse rockets together, ter see the globs of flame falling. The Spins with a gold spray, changing to a a roman candle bar- combination of orange globs and blue red flame, then green and red flames rage, three separate globs is very appealing. Lasts a long forming a ring around the bottom,while fireworks shows, a time, too. This effect appears briefly in a red flame points straight up from the stroll through Boomland, many other fountains, but in those it center. Spins fast. (Last tested in 1998) and 90 usually comes and goes before you even new fireworks. realize it fully. In this fountain it is Lotus, #3 there for a long time - almost a minute Ground Spinner. Horse brand, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! - giving you a good chance to appreciate #T3506. 16 seconds. FireworksLand.com it fully. (Last tested in 2003) Rich, bright colors, including a beauti- ful blue flame in the center. Very nice Lucky Bird spinner. (Last tested in 1995) for about 36 seconds. (Last tested in Roman Candle, single. Temple of 2004) Heaven brand, #N2010. 4 shots, 8 Lotus Celebration Rolls seconds. Firecracker. Lotus brand. Louie Louie Whistles ending in reports. No color. Their celebration rolls (L765 with 1388 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. (Last tested in 1995) crackers, L766 with 2492 crackers, and Fireworks over America brand, L767 with 4582 crackers), are strung #MAF2904. 25 shots, 28 seconds. Lucky Space together three layers thick, giving three Maybe we just got a bad one. Certainly Skyrocket. Horse brand. times the sound level of a regular cele- does not live up to the label’s claim of Rocket sticks are about 37 inches long, bration roll. All of the rolls end with two “World’s Greatest Fireworks Show”. and the rocket body is 2 inches in diam- head bombs, one of which contains a Short whistles on the way up to thin red eter at its widest. (Last tested in 1999) red and gold ribbon that hangs down breaks with crackle. Poor altitude and and reads, “Happy Holidays.” The larger wildly uneven timing. Much improved rolls contain more crackers, (16,294 in since I last tested it in 1996. Emits a the L770), and they are strung five lay- series of comets which whistle and ers thick! Each roll also contains the crackle as they go up, and also have two head bombs, one of which gives the bright white heads. Each one then

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 160 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Ludicrous blue stars are already higher up than Chrysanthemum, Orange Peony, Green Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire where the crackle goes off. Then above & Purple Peony, Golden Glitter Tail to Hawk brand, #FB244. 16 shots, 45 all the rest, three breaks of sparkling sil- Golden Palm Tree, Crackling Tail to seconds. ver glitter open up, and they turn into Crackling, Red Tiger Tail to Green with It starts as a crackling fountain for crackle. A lot of action out of what is Crackling, and Silver Tiger Tail to Red & about 10 seconds, then the first three basically just one tube! (Last tested in White Chrysanthemum. Canister aerial shots are mines of crackle. The 2004) Shells: Blue Peony w/Red Pistil, Green next shot is a red pearl which goes up Peony w/Crackling Pistil, Purple Peony and opens softly into a mixed color M-100 w/Green Pistil, Silver Peony w/Green peony break, with some “falling leaves” Skyrocket. Beihai brand. Pistil, Silver Palm Tree, Golden Peony stars mixed in. Then three more shots Excellent, well-made rocket with loud w/Silver Glitter, Blue Peony just like that. The next four shots are whistle and three reports. (Last tested w/Whirlwind, and Crackling the crackle mines like at the beginning. in 1995) w/Whirlwind. Double-break Shells: Blue Then the last four shots are fired all at Crackling + Orange Peony, Crackling + once, and they are a bunch of screaming Golden Palm Tree, Jumbo White gold comets. (Last tested in 2005) Chrysanthemum + Red & Blue, Jumbo (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Red Chrysanthemum + Green & Purple, Red & Green Chrysanthemum + Golden Luft Pfeifer Peony, Red Peony + Green Glittering, Chaser. WECO brand, #1709. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Green Crackling + Golden Crackling, Whistling chaser. Actually this turned Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new and Crackling + Orange Peony. (Last out to be a whistling chaser with no web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are tested in 2001) report. Just about the same as a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, whistling bottle rocket without the please visit FireworksCatalog.com. M-2 Master Mines stick, lasting only a couple of seconds. It Mine. Black Cat brand, #BCGC-613- Glow-in-the-dark Shirt does nothing you haven’t seen before. 2. 6 seconds. (Last tested in 1996) The aliens This is part of the Black Cat “Gold have Collection” and its item number is its Luminous Pearls landed, name. This is a one-shot mine, which Single-tube Aerial. Horse brand. and starts with a short whistle at the ground One shot comet. Nice gold comet! (Last they level. Then a mine of sparkling red want tested in 1995) fireworks, comets is fired up. Finally above the of course. mine appear 3 mixed color peony breaks Lustrous Lights of red and blue stars. A lot from just one Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black tube. (Last tested in 2004) Cat brand, #BC-648. 19 shots, 21 The seconds. M-2K Eye-popping show all in white. This is aliens on this Firecracker. Fireworks over America probably my favorite of the current crop shirt glow brand, #FOA1211. of Black Cat 19-shot cakes. First, sever- in the dark! Similar to “Dixie Dynamite.” Individual al fluffy, bright white chrysanthemum red crackers in a bag, in a box. 50 mil- breaks. Then a series of spinning white Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ligrams. (Last tested in 2000) “whirlwind” shots, but they seem to FireworksLand.com spin open on the way up, filling the air M-45 Tank with white sparks. Finally, five or six big M-100 Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, white comets with incredibly bright Firecracker. brand. #BP7072. 20 seconds. white heads end it off. No sound effects, The large, single crackers. Pretty loud, Rolls forward with a whistle, then but a visual feast! (Last tested in 1998) due to the large casing. But 50 mg. con- shoots blue flame and crackle from the (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The tent. (Last tested in 1995) “missiles” on the top, then rolls back- Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) ward with a whistle. Can travel quite a M-100 Military Artillery distance, so use it in a wide open area. M-1 Master Mines Reloadable Shell Kit. Pyro King (Last tested in 2000) Mine. Black Cat brand, #BCGC-613- brand, #PYK711. 1. 8 seconds. A superb variety of shells for a great M-70 firecracker This is part of the Black Cat “Gold show. You get 24 shells (8 singles, 8 Firecracker. Great Grizzly brand, Collection” and its item number is its doubles and 8 cylinder-type), for a total #GG1381. name. This is a one-shot mine, which of 32 colorful explosions in the sky. Two Individual firecrackers in a bag. Do not starts with a short whistle at the ground sturdy fiberglass launching tubes are contain more than 50 mg. of powder, level, then shoots up in a single shot, included in the box. This kit includes but because of the larger size and larger three effects. First you see blue stars the following shells: Spherical: Red & surface area, they may be louder than going up, and then some crackle Golden Peony, Jumbo White appears in the air, but by that time the Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 161 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com an ordinary 1.5-inch firecracker. (Last with a red flame at the base, and this version with wheels is more fun - how tested in 2002) makes the whole upper assembly turn a could it not be? (Last tested in 2004) little while the main body of the tank M-80 Brand stays put. Then a jet on the other side of Machine Gun crackers Firecracker. brand. the top starts, and this causes the whole Combination firecracker. Winco “M-80” is only brand given on label. 50 top part of the vehicle to spin while the brand, #WP-011. mg. crackers. (Last tested in 1995) bottom stays motionless. Very clever! An amazing little device. First it emits a The jet sprays out silver and gold sparks powerful, loud, rocket-like red flame M-80 Smoke 3-color in a circle. Then another jet lights and which shoots out a stream of crackles Smoke. No brand. 37 seconds. causes the top part to spin in the other for about four seconds, then it blows up. A little spray of gold sparks. Changes direction, and gold and silver sparks are There’s nothing else quite like it. (Last color midway through. Yellow smoke again sprayed in a circle. Then a bright tested in 1998) changing to blue smoke. (Last tested in silver spray goes straight up from the 1995) top, and a brief spray of gold crackle Machine Gun Shell comes out of one of the angled turrets. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. M-85 Cruiser The lengthy and complex performance Phantom brand, #G-228. 19 shots, Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, makes this one a sure-fire winner, espe- 20 seconds. #BC-350. 51 seconds. Huge gold palm-tree breaks with crack- A large tank with large wheels. Rolls ling tips. A definite “wow” item. (Last tested in 1995) forward with a silver spray and silver This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z whistle from the back. Then, a gun from Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new the front gives a brief silver spray. Then web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Mad Bomber two guns pointing out at angles give not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly brief sprays of silver and green sparks. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. brand, #GG0321. Then the longest gun on the front gives 1.5 inch shells. Each individual one not PYROvideo #6 named. Breaks are small, and there are a silver spray which changes to a silver DVD strobe. After a few seconds it changes to no sound effects. I would say, buy the a silver whistle, and another gun on the Thunder Balls kit instead. Cute packag- other side also starts with a silver whis- This DVD is 2 hours ing. (Last tested in 1999) tle, and these two cause the top of the of company demos, including Brothers, Mad Cow Capers tank to spin while they spray silver and Cannon, Dragon Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red whistle. Then another gun, pointing the Eggs, Fire Hawk, Rhino brand, #CD-2640. 18 shots, other way, gives a silver whistle and this Flower King, Hale, causes the top of the tank to spin in the Black Cat, Mega Ton 48 seconds. opposite direction. Finally one gun and Red Rhino The shots are fired one at a time, but pointing up at an angle sprays crackle, brands. A total of the angles of the tubes vary slightly, so while a final fountain spray of pure 140 new fireworks the shots end up in different places in are shown, white is emitted straight up from the the sky. All shots have silver comet tails as well as on the way up. The effects are beautiful top of the tank. This does far more than 5 finales. an ordinary “Tank” firework does. This and varied, with combinations of effects item also comes without wheels (BC- such as chrysanthemum stars mixed Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 351) for states which do not allow nov- with silver glitter, some color-changing elties to travel, but that takes away FireworksLand.com stars and even a break which crackles in some of the fun of it. It still does most two distinct stages. I highly recommend of the same things, but doesn’t roll. Buy cially with the kids in attendance. (Last this one. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown the kind with wheels if possible. (Last tested in 2004) on PYROvideo #6) tested in 2005) M-85 Tank (without wheels) Mad Hornet M-85 Tank (with wheels) Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, Firecracker. brand. Great artwork on the label. Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, #BC-351. 67 seconds. #BC-350. 52 seconds. This is basically the same thing as the Unfortunately, the raves end there. Starts by spraying out silver from the version with wheels, but this one was (Last tested in 1995) back end, then a silver whistle from the apparently made for states and cities back end makes it roll forward. Then it that don’t allow novelty fireworks to Mad Man Titanium Crackers stops and the turrets in the front shoot travel (California is one such state). So Firecracker. Great Grizzly brand, up a brilliant white spray for a few sec- the vehicle itself stays in one spot dur- #GG1392. onds. Then the turrets on the sides ing the entire performance. Other than Good quality firecrackers sold in packs spray out green and silver. Then a gun that it performs identically to the ver- of sixteen. Roughly equivalent to on the front of the top sprays out red sion with wheels. If the one without “Roller Coaster” brand in size and con- then a strobing green flame. Then that wheels is the only one you are able to tent. (Last tested in 2002) same turret changes to a silver whistle get, it’s still worth buying. Of course the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 162 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Maelstrom show, you will definitely want to get this No sound effects at all, but a great dis- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. cake. (Last tested in 2005) play of color. Completely different in Glorious brand, #GCM0133. 28 2003: It’s all mines. Each mine is a shots, 27 seconds. Magic Ball group of stars of one color, with white First one shot, which is a strobing red Novelty Firework. Thunderbird trails. The color of the heads alternates pearl going up and ending in a great brand, #TB1010. 5 seconds. from shot to shot - either red, blue or dragon eggs break with red tips. Then Also says Huevos de Dragon on the label green. I preferred the original Magic two shots at the same time, which are - must be intended for a Spanish-speak- Carpet, frankly. (Last tested in 1998) strobing green pearls going up and end- ing market. Similar to Crackering Ball, ing in dragon eggs breaks with green Dragon Eggs or Cracker Bomb. Creates Magic Crackers tips. Then 3 shots, which are strobing a nice cluster of loud crackles on the Firecracker. brand. gold pearls going up and ending in ground. (Last tested in 1998) I’ve heard this one was discontinued. dragon eggs breaks with gold tips. Then Snap up any that you see. Titanium in 4 shots, which are strobing red pearls Magic Black Snakes the formula gives white sparks. (Last going up and ending in dragon eggs Snake. Apollo brand. 20 seconds. tested in 1995) breaks with red tips. Then 5 shots, Apollo/Mantsuna. The same as any which are strobing green pearls going other snake. (Last tested in 1995) Magic Crystal up and ending in dragon eggs breaks Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, with green tips. Then 6 shots, which are #BP5028. 7 seconds. strobing gold pearls going up and end- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Spins on the ground while whistling, ing in dragon eggs breaks with gold Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new and giving out red sparks, then it zooms tips. And finally 7 shots, which are web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are straight up while still spinning and still strobing red pearls going up and ending not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. whistling, and giving off silver sparks. in dragon eggs breaks with red tips. I Very exciting and crowd-pleasing. (Last liked this one a lot. (Last tested in 2004) PyroTopia: Show of Shows tested in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo (Shown on PYROvideo #4) #2 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 The ultimate fireworks & 3) Magenta Action Display DVD: a unique and unforgettable jour- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black ney through music Magic Dragon Cat brand, #BC-6150. 30 shots, 40 and pyrotechnics. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. seconds. Maverick brand, #SM0657. 9 shots, Here’s an innovation in consumer fire- 13 seconds. works - true magenta stars in aerial 90 minutes of Alternates between crackling comets breaks. The shots are fired in groups of nonstop music with red heads, crackling comets with three, in a slow Z pattern. The first shot and fireworks! green heads and crackling comets with is a magenta peony break, the second a blue heads. The color heads are very, break of green flying fish stars and blue very bright. (Last tested in 2001) peony stars, and the third another magenta peony break. The next row is Magic Face the same three shots, but going in the Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. other direction. The next row is a blue Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Golden Bear brand, #FX-B054. 109 peony mine, a magenta peony break, seconds. and a blue peony mine. The next row is FireworksLand.com Begins with a mix of red sparks, green the same as that, but going in the oppo- sparks and silver flitter. Then changes site direction. The next row is a magen- to flashing silver spray. Then changes to ta peony break, a green shot to silver Magic Carpet gold crackle spray. Then changes to sil- whirlwind and another magenta peony Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ver flitter spray. Then changes to a gold Brothers brand, #BP2422. 25 shots, break. The next row is the same, but 48 seconds. flashing spray. Then changes to sizzling going in the other direction. The next A pleasing color show; not quite the silver crackle. (Last tested in 2005) row is a magenta mine, a magenta glit- equivalent of the 1995 version of Cajun (Shown on PYROvideo #7) ter break and a magenta mine. The next Pageant, but still good enough to rec- row is the same but in the opposite ommend for a color display. Each shot Magic Fox direction. The next row is a row of three goes up as a white pearl (some are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon magenta breaks, with the middle one slightly strobing as they go up) with a Eggs brand, #DE4016. 19 shots, 37 also ending in crackle flowers. The great small comet trail, then bursts into a sin- seconds. thing about this cake is the magenta gle-color break of red, green or blue. Color-headed comets, alternating colored stars. It may or may not be the The red and green breaks are large between red heads, green heads and first time magenta stars have appeared chrysanthemums with good color, blue heads. Pretty good color. No sound in consumer fireworks, but it is certain- mostly symmetrical but a couple of lop- effects until the last 3 shots, which are ly the first time they have been so sided ones. The blue breaks are smaller crackling comets. (Last tested in 2004) prominently featured in a consumer and thinner, without the trails of sparks. item. If colors are important in your

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 163 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Magic Genie Magic Sing First tested in 1998 and tested again in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Wheel. Red Lantern brand, #0194A. 2003. Starts with a silver spray, then Lake brand, #L907. 19 shots, 10 31 seconds. changing to a green flitter spray, then a seconds. 5 drivers. Whistle and colored or silver mixed red and green spray, then an all- Pretty whirlwind effect, but dangerous- spray simultaneously. It’s an unusual red spray, then a gold flitter spray, then ly low to the ground. (Last tested in whistling wheel with five drivers. Plenty a silver flitter spray. No sound effects, 1995) of red and green flames, silver sparks although it did last longer: 83 seconds and lots of whistles. But this wheel does in 1998, and 119 seconds in 2003. But Magic Horseshoe not turn powerfully - make sure this to no avail, it did not hold my interest Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. one spins freely with no resistance at very much. (Last tested in 2003) Fireworks over America brand, all. (Last tested in 1996) #MAF2009. 61 seconds. Magic Stick, gold Multi-tube fountain, constructed in a Magic Sing Hand-held Fountain. Beihai brand, semi-circular shape. Crackle at begin- Hand-held Fountain. Red Lantern #WB4005a. 20 seconds. ning, then gold and silver sprays with brand, #0194. 9 seconds. Golden Flower Magic Stick. A big, full four whistles. (Last tested in 1996) Brief gold spray, then a loud whistle shower of gold sparks - really nice. with mixed red and green sparks. (Last These candles are almost 21 inches Magic Mountain tested in 1996) long. 4005a says Silvery Glittering on Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. the label, and gives a big, wide spray of Fireworks over America brand, large silver sparks, and big silver flitter, #MAF2004. 91 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new with a leasing soft crackly sound. Gold spray with silver balls, adding 4005b, Golden Flower, gives a gorgeous white flitter, eventually adding crackle, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, spray of gold flitter sparks. 4005c, Red and some flecks of color. (Last tested in please visit FireworksCatalog.com. and Green Flower Rain, is just like a red 2000) and green fountain. These candles give Spellout huge sprays of sparks. (Last tested in Magic Night T-shirt 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden Bear brand, #FX-A041. 16 shots, 22 This seconds. Magic Stick, red and green shirt Hand-held Fountain. Beihai brand, Each shot is a color pearl that goes up says, #WB4005c. 21 seconds. and ends in a break which has chrys- “Fireworks” A big, full spray of red and green sparks. anthemum stars in one color mixed spelled out Like holding base fountain in your hand with glitter stars in another color. in fireworks! - but this is safe! These 3 Magic Sticks Pretty nice-looking breaks. The final 4 See my web site for sizes and info. are high-quality, highly recommended shots are fired all at once. (Last tested in hand fountains These candles are 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) almost 21 inches long. 4005a says Silvery Glittering on the label, and gives Magic Saxophone a big, wide spray of large silver sparks, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. and big silver flitter, with a leasing soft Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1018. 143 crackly sound. 4005b, Golden Flower, seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Starts with a mixed red and blue spray, gives a gorgeous spray of gold flitter changing to a green and gold spray, FireworksLand.com sparks. 4005c, Red and Green Flower then a flashing white spray, then a red Rain, is just like a red and green foun- and gold spray, then a white flitter Magic Sparklers tain. These candles give huge sprays of spray, then white flitter with crackle. Sparkler. Easy-Lite brand. 26 sec- sparks. (Last tested in 1998) (Last tested in 2004) onds. Easy-Lite brand. Red flame, to green Magic Stick, silver flame, to silver. The only wooden one Hand-held Fountain. Beihai brand, Magic Show with a green flame! (Last tested in #WB4005b. 21 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fireworks over America brand, 1996) Almost 21 inches long. Label adds the #MAF2893. 10 shots, 20 seconds. description, “Silvery Glittering”. Big, Crackling comets to red/purple breaks; Magic Stardust wide spray of large silver sparks, and big one whirlwind. Consists of crackling Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. silver flitter. Pleasing soft crackly comets that end in either clusters of red Cannon brand, #Y02-029. 119 sec- sound. Not extremely long-lasting, but stars and a few fairly good reports, or onds. a good show. These candles are almost ending in clusters of green stars with A fountain that looks like a 16-shot aer- 21 inches long. 4005a says Silvery reports. There are two shots that are ial cake - in fact, we shot it with the Glittering on the label, and gives a big, green pearls that end in white whirl- cakes because we thought it was one. wide spray of large silver sparks, and big winds. (Last tested in 2000) Gives a long-lasting display changing to silver flitter, with a leasing soft crackly many colors, but no whistles or crackle. sound. 4005b, Golden Flower, gives a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 164 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com gorgeous spray of gold flitter sparks. tion. Great stuff - this was my favorite just 100 red, blue and green pearls 4005c, Red and Green Flower Rain, is new firework of 2003, although I’m going up. (Last tested in 1995) just like a red and green fountain. biased in favor of hand-held fountains. These candles give huge sprays of Did not test it in 2004, so I don’t know Magical Drum sparks. (Last tested in 1998) if the quality is still the same, but it was Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. great in 2003. (Last tested in 2002) Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1051. 121 Magic Suns seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Magic Wand Fountain Shaped like a type of drum. Begins with Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B065. 16 Hand-held Fountain. Dragon Eggs a mixture of red sparks, green sparks shots, 12 seconds. brand, #DE1059. 67 seconds. and white flitter. Then, changes to The first shot is a red pearl which goes Starts with a nice silver spray (that goes crackle. Then white flashing sparks up and ends in a break of red peony on just a bit too long) then changes to a mixed with white flitter sparks. Then a stars and a small amount of crackle. The very good spray of red, green and flash- very nice red spray with gold flitter. next shot is a green pearl which goes up ing white sparks, then changes to a Then an all-crackle spray for the end- and ends in a small break of blue peony great spray of crackle. I love hand-held ing. (Last tested in 2004) stars and green chrysanthemum stars. fountains and this is no exception. (Last The next shot is a blue pearl which goes tested in 2004) Magical Parachute Popper up and ends in a break of blue peony Toy Trick Noisemaker. Kellner’s stars only. The above 3 shots alternate brand, #T8533. with each other for the rest of the cake. Magic brand. When you pull the string, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Even though the breaks have relatively Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new out shoots a paper parachute, which few stars in them, I still liked this one web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are may or may not open. (Last tested in for the fast pace. You could light about not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 1996) 4 in a row, timing each one to start just please visit FireworksCatalog.com. as the last one is ending, and it might be Magical Roman Candle effective, especially if a whole case of 24 PYROvideo #7 Roman Candle, single. Horse brand, units were fired, in 4 rows of 6, with one DVD #T6514. 8 shots, 13 seconds. row staring just as the previous row was First roman candle I ever bought. Red, finishing. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown Two hours of fireworks blue and green pearls. Not as high-qual- on PYROvideo #5) fun! Learn how to ity as in past years. (Last tested in 1995) make “poor man’s quick match,” how to Magic Thunder make a volcano with Magical Roman Candle Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. an empty cone, and Roman Candle, single. Horse brand, Fireworks over America brand, the proper way to #T6515. 10 shots, 15 seconds. #FOA2983. 17 shots, 37 seconds. decorate a Christmas Extremely common. Older, yellow label Fires a silver comet which ends in a tree. Watch five shows is prettier. A staple item. (Last tested in good, large red chrysanthemum break. and finales, and see 1995) Then a shot which goes up dark and 117 new ends in a big green chrysanthemum fireworks! Magical Shots break. Then another one which ends in Roman Candle, single. Horse brand, a big gold chrysanthemum. Then a sil- #T6236. 10 shots, 9 seconds. ver comet which goes up and ends in a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! “Copyright 1960” on the label. Ten col- big blue chrysanthemum. Then the FireworksLand.com ored pearls, with good height. Very above sequence is repeated two more small candle. Seems to have declined in times. Then the next shot ends in a big quality in the last couple of years. (Last crackle break. Scores points for the size Magic Whips tested in 1995) Crackling Item. Red Lantern brand, and symmetry of the breaks. (Last test- #0204. ed in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) We tested the 30 inch ones, No. 0204E. Magical Shots Many other lengths offered. Crackles all Roman Candle, single. Horse brand, Magic Wand along the length of the strip as it burns. #T623B. 20 shots, 22 seconds. Hand-held Fountain. Brothers brand, This was apparently the “original” item, “Copyright 1960” on the label. Twenty #BP3076. 63 seconds. now it is sold under other names shots! Excellent duration. (Last tested I am a big fan of hand-held fountains around the U.S. O204A is the 20 inch in 1995) and other hand-held fireworks. These (Last tested in 1999) are high-quality hand-held fountains Magical Shots like “California Candles” but with the Roman Candle, single. Horse brand, Magical Barrage Brothers level of quality. They start with #T6240. 30 shots, 27 seconds. Roman Candle battery. Horse brand, Incredibly long-lasting and pretty. silver crackle, then change to a very #T2516. 100 shots, 15 seconds. bright white spray, then change to a red Lacks the comet it once had. They Incredibly long-lasting and pretty. This flame with silver spray, then a green should have just left it as it was. Now it’s item also comes in 100-shot size, a very flame with silver spray, then they end long skinny tube, which really does put with a silver whistle. Satisfying dura- out exactly 100 shots, but it lasts so

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 165 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com long it gets boring after a while. (Last Magnum Artillery Shell Magnum Bravo tested in 1995) Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro brand, #MEBC575. King brand, #PYK630. 12 shots, 35 Magical Shots Twelve different effects per box. seconds. Roman Candle, single. Horse brand, (Actually we got 2 of one effect.) There Each shot appears to give two complete #T6234. 5 shots, 6 seconds. are many excellent shell kits, but if I breaks or effects. The first shot is a The warning label on it is in four lan- had to buy only one of them, it would be stunning mine of silver comets and a guages. This is a tiny candle, with five the Magnum Artillery Shell kit (Black mine of crackle all at the same time. shots of red and green. Pretty under- Cat brand), because you get 12 shells, a Very bright and loud - wow. The second whelming, but maybe a whole case of strong tube, and a wide variety of shot is a break in which the stars appear them (which is 1,440 candles) lit all at effects. It has 2 different shells each of: to start as blue, then change to red, and the same time would be pretty spectac- strobing, crackling, peony, cascading finally to white before burning out. ular. (Last tested in 1998) pearls, and two-break effects, and two of There is also some crackle mixed in the salute shells. Strobing white stars with this break, or else the crackle came Magical Whirly with report, strobing white stars, blue from a separate break. Then, two breaks Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. chrysanthemum with dragon tails, of red chrysanthemums appear in the Brothers brand, #BP2048. 25 shots, crackling with blue stars, silvery pearls, air at the same time. Then two mines 44 seconds. dragon eggs, red chrysanthemum with are fired at the same time, one is blue Each shot goes up as either a red, green dragon tails, red peony to strobing sil- stars and the other is green stars with or white pearl, then whips open into a ver, etc. (Last tested in 1998) silver comet tails. These green stars white whirlwind. (Last tested in 1999) continue up and end in silver whirl- winds, which also give off some crackle This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z at the end. The next shot is a ring shell Magician Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are of stars which change from green to Lake brand, #L963. 9 shots, 9 sec- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, red, and a good break of crackle in the onds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. middle. The next shot ends in two large I like the effect, but it’s unsatisfyingly breaks, one of which is a mixed color short-lived. Very nice label. Whistling Fireworks videos • DVDs peony break and the other is a mixed gold comets end in breaks of crackle. Buyer’s Guides • Links color chrysanthemum break. The next (Last tested in 1995) Fireworks T-shirts Free articles shot is a mine of green stars and a mine and of silver stars which turn into whistles Magnificent 5 more! at the top. The next shot is a ring shell Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire of stars which change from gold to red, Hawk brand, #FB259. 20 shots, 22 and a good break of crackle in the mid- seconds. dle. The next shot is two breaks of The first five shots are fired all at once, crackle. The next shot is a mine of red in a fan-shape. The outside 2 are thick stars and a mine of silver comets which fluffy crackling comets, and the inside 3 turn into silver whirlwinds, which also are blue pearls which open into blue give off crackle. The next shot gives two breaks with only 4 or 5 big stars, like breaks, one of which is a green ring, “Atom Splitter.” Then the next 5 shots with crackle in the center, and the other are fired at once, all of which are fluffy is a fluffy white chrysanthemum. Highly crackling comets. Then the next 5 shots sophisticated effects make this one of are fired, all of which are red pearls that Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! the most impressive 500-gram cakes I open into clusters of red stars. Then the FireworksLand.com tested this year. (Last tested in 2005) last 5 shots are fired, which are crack- (Shown on PYROvideo #7) ling comets ending in really good wil- Magnum Artillery with Tail & low breaks. This piece was very impres- Magnum Champagne sive in 2001. (Last tested in 2001) Shooting Stars Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. brand, #MEBC580. Brothers brand, #BP4198, 4198A. Magnolia Candle Ten shells, all with comets attached. All There are two versions of this item. Display Firework (1.3G). Temple of breaks include a comet which shoots off BP4198A is a multi-tube fountain, last- Heaven brand, #2025. 32 seconds. ing for about 90 seconds. It includes Not as good as when it first came out, away from the break. Crackling blue diamond, silver palm, blue diamond, just about all the fountain effects cur- but still beautiful silver breaks. Has rently on the market, all colors, crackle, declined in quality dramatically. Don’t red palm with tail, red, white and blue, silver strobing stars, golden palm (2), whistles, etc. A very nice display. The bother buying this, which originally other version, BP4198, starts as a foun- gave 7 powerful silver breaks, but is now dragon eggs, and blue diamond. (Last tested in 1998) tain, just like the fountain-only version, much weaker despite its “1.3G” classifi- but after the 90-second fountain it cation. (Last tested in 1996) shoots up two artillery shells. Both have silver comet tails on the way up; one

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 166 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com ends in a multi-color break and the Magpies gives way to a spray of pure crackle other ends in a break of crackle. (Last Roman Candle, single. Red Lantern sparks, not the big crackle flower sparks tested in 1999) brand, #0192. 12 seconds. but a sparkling crackle spray. I liked this We expected something special; nope, one for the force that the sprays come Magnum Flasher just 10 normal red and green stars shot out, really furiously rather than just Strobe. Black Cat brand, #BC-260. out. (Last tested in 1995) casually flowing out. (Last tested in 21 seconds. 2004) 5 to the box. Normal-sized flashing Main Event strobe item, which gives intensely Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Majestic Geyser bright white flashes, starting about 2 Grizzly brand, #GG0332. 25 shots, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. per second and then speeding up as it 38 seconds. Phantom brand, #H-105. 61 sec- goes. Each flash is distinct and separate Green shots that end in white whirl- onds. at the beginning, then blending into winds. The one we tested came apart as Beautiful colors including blue, which almost a “vibrating” light by the end. it was firing, and shot at a variety of is always difficult to achieve. (Last test- (Last tested in 1998) angles. Best to tape up this one tightly ed in 1995) before using it. (Last tested in 2000) Magnum Popper Majestic Night Toy Trick Noisemaker. brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. #0769. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Maverick brand, #SM0435. 19 Another pistol-shaped party popper. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new shots, 21 seconds. Questionable toy for kids. (Last tested in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Alternates between crackling comets not in this file. To buy a membership in it, with green heads, and crackling comets 1995) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. with red heads. (Last tested in 2001) Magnum Reloadable Fountain Are you a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Hard Majestic Rainbow Black Cat brand, #BC-270. 20 sec- Core Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. onds. Pyro? Phantom brand. 71 seconds. A unique item, designed to look like a A fan-shaped fountain which gives 5 This shirt reloadable shell kit, with a tube and six is available sprays of gold flitter. I don’t know where cylinders. But they are fountains, not in 9 sizes, the “rainbow” comes in because there shells. You load one at a time in the including 3 were no colors other than gold. (Last tube, and light it. The box contains 2 of child sizes! tested in 2001) Silver Pearls, and one each of Gold High quality Glittering, Red Pearls, Multi-color Hanes Major Combat Sparks, and Crackles. Not particularly Beefy-T Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. tall sprays but good effects, with lots of Brothers brand, #BP2122. 119 sparks in each one. The “Crackles” one shots, 89 seconds. gives intense crackle. They last about 20 This is the same item as “Task Force” - seconds each. The sprays get taller same brand, same item number, same towards the end. (Last tested in 2001) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! performance - just an alternate name. FireworksLand.com Please see “Task Force” for a descrip- Magnum Repeater tion. (Last tested in 2004) Roman Candle, single. Black Cat brand, #BC-501. 5 shots, 33 sec- Majestic Major Riot onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. King brand, #PYK625. 16 shots, 39 Could not find an item number. A large Brothers brand, #BP-A021-4. 16 seconds. roman candle which starts with a crack- shots, 20 seconds. ling comet shot, then a dazzlingly See description under “Brothers The first shot is a very large gold chrys- bright white comet, then a green pearl Choice.” (Last tested in 2004) anthemum break. The next shot is a which ends in two small reports, then large silver chrysanthemum break. The another green pearl ending in 2 reports, next shot is a large blue peony break Majestic with lots of stars. The next shot is a then a crackling comet. It appears to me Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. to be the exact same candle as Crazy Glorious brand, #GCF058. 77 sec- break of crackle flowers. The above Spades, which is one of the four candles onds. sequence is repeated three more times, in the Crazy Aces assortment described Starts with an excellent, forceful spray with the last repetition being all four in PYRO #4. (Last tested in 1999) of white “flake” sparks mixed with blue shots fired at once for a finale. (Last sparks. Then changes to a spray of tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo sparkling white sparks which is still #7) forceful. Then changes to a spray of white flitter with some red and green sparks mixed in. Then a tall, forceful spray of white titanium sparks, which

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 167 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Malibu Madness crackle. Good combinations of colors, white sparks. Then a mixture or red Base Fountain. Fireworks over and the purple sparks are a rarity in sparks and blue sparks - very nice to America brand, #MAF1998. 77 sec- consumer fireworks. (Last tested in look at. Then a combination of crackle, onds. 2004) red sparks and green sparks. Then all Starts with a short whistle, then a white crackle at the end. A good foun- bright silver flitter spray, then another Mandarin Duck, #2 tain, but the best part (the mixture of whistle, and another, while the silver Base Fountain. Tiger Head brand, red and blue) was too short. (Last tested flitter continues, then it adds some #T1018. 20 seconds. in 2004) crackle, then changes to a silver ball Tall green flame, then soft gold spray, spray, then back to the silver flitter then furious red and silver spray. (Last Maneating Bee spray, another whistle, then adds crack- tested in 1995) Base Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, le, and finishes with a whistle. (Last #DE1047. 31 seconds. tested in 2000) Mandarin Duck Bullet Comes in a box of 2. Starts with a spray Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. of mostly silver, with some green flecks Mammoth Fountain 7 shots, 13 seconds. in it. Red flecks are added to the mix, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Big, authoritative red and green breaks, then 4 short whistles go off one at a Black Cat brand, #BC-230. 54 sec- each with a couple of good reports. time, while the fountain continues. onds. (Last tested in 1995) During the 4th whistle, the fountain Big sparkling white spray, then adding a changes to crackle spray and continues little bit of green and red, adding in on for a few more seconds. (Last tested some crackle, then changing to all This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new in 2004) crackle for the ending. (Last tested in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 1999) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Manhattan Crown Brocade, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. No. 200 Mammoth Parade Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. PYROvideo #8 #G-604. Brothers brand, #BP2017. 25 shots, DVD Part of the “Grucci Collection” from 34 seconds. Phantom Fireworks. Produces a large A small piece which sends up crackling, Two hours of fireworks gold willow break which sparkles as it sizzling comets with bright white fun! See how to set up spreads out. (Last tested in 2004) heads. (Last tested in 1999) your own self-firing (Shown on PYROvideo #5) fireworks show, so Mammoth Smoke that all you have to do is light one fuse, sit Manhattan Lady Smoke. Great Grizzly brand, back and enjoy the Skyrocket. brand, #CN0005. #GG1217. 89 seconds. show! See three other Lascivious label artwork with a bare- All white smoke. Lots and lots of it. fireworks shows, and breasted woman. Very long flight, then (Last tested in 2002) watch 65 new fire- ended in green stars which burned all works for 2005 and the way to the ground. (Last tested in Mammoth Smoke, 2-color 1999) Smoke. Chu Feng brand. 108 sec- 2006! onds. Rich yellow, to pale white. Lasts pretty Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Manhattan Sunset long, however. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. FireworksLand.com Glorious brand, #GCM0153. 20 shots, 23 seconds. Man’s Unexpected World The manufacturer calls the breaks “bro- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Mandarin Duck Disporting Water cade crown” and they basically are. The Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1008. 106 breaks contain stars that are gold but seconds. Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Starts with a very nice-looking mixture #W616. 11 seconds. also have flashes of silver in them as of blue sparks and white flitter sparks. Spins like a ground spinner with gold they spread out. There are also blue Then changes to a silver spray, then a and green sparks, then 2 paper ducks stars mixed in with every break. The mixture of red, green and crackle. Then, pop up and drop out some flashing sil- breaks tend to open upwards. The last 8 a nice combination of red sparks with ver sparks. Apparently designed to float shots are fired in V shapes. (Last tested gold flitter sparks, with the red chang- on water. (Last tested in 1995) in 2005) ing to blue. Then, a silver spray, then a mixture of red, green and crackle. Then Mandarin Duck Fountain Marble City a purple and gold spray, then a silver Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. spray, then mixed red, green and crack- Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1055. 104 Brothers brand, #BP2456. 25 shots, seconds. 37 seconds. le, then a silver spray, then back to the Five shots are fired in rapid succession mixed red, green and crackle, then a A mix of red and green sparks with white flitter sparks starts it off. Then, a in a fan shape, and they are sparkling nice red and gold spray, then white flit- silver comets. Then, five shots are fired ter spray, and finishing with big gold mixture of red sparks with flashing

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 168 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com in a slower succession, in a fan shape in one, then a third just like those. At the that look like crackle, but don’t make a the other direction, and they go up and end, 3 shots are fired at the same time, sound at all.The next shot gives a crack- end in breaks of red glitter and silver each one giving a large break of crackle. le break. The next shot gives a red glitter. Then, five shots are fired in rapid (Last tested in 2004) chrysanthemum break. The next shot succession, in a fan shape in the other gives a mixed color peony break. Then a direction, and they are sparkling green Marksman Mickey green glitter break, a silver glitter comets. Then, five shots are fired in a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon break, another one of those gold flake slower succession, in a fan shape in the Eggs brand, #DE4048. 25 shots, 21 breaks. Then what appears to be a silver other direction, and they go up and end seconds. flake break. Then a red chrysanthemum in breaks of green glitter and purple Each shot is a color pearl that goes up break, a mixed color peony break, a glitter. Then, five shots are fired in rapid and, on the way up, turns into a silver green glitter break, a silver glitter succession, in a fan shape in the other spinner, which then breaks hard into a break, and a finale of 4 shots fired at direction, and they go up and end in red multi-color peony. Terrific. Get it. (Last once which makes a finale of a chrys- chrysanthemum breaks which also turn tested in 2004) anthemum break, a couple of peony into crackle. (Last tested in 2005) breaks and a crackle break. Interesting (Shown on PYROvideo #6) effects and good timing and hard This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z breaks. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new PYROvideo #6) March of Comets web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon not in this file. To buy a membership in it, brand, #Y03-070. 25 shots, 40 sec- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Mars Attacks (original) onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red Nice thick white comets with heads that PyroTopia: Show of Shows Rhino brand. 25 shots, 48 seconds. sort of crackle and sizzle as they go up - The first 5 shots are superb blue mines not crackling tails, just the heads snap, The ultimate fireworks DVD: a unique and and superb blue breaks above them. crackle and pop, though not loudly. Not unforgettable jour- GREAT start. Then the next 5 shots are really a sound item, more for the comet ney through music white mines and white chrysanthemum effect. (Last tested in 1999) and pyrotechnics. breaks above them. The next 5 shots are green mines, with green chrysanthe- Marching Cicada mum breaks above them. Then 5 shots Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger 90 minutes of of red mines with red chrysanthemum Head brand, #T2010. 61 shots, 16 nonstop music breaks above them. Finally the last 5 seconds. and fireworks! shots are fired all at once, and they are Whistling comets turn into red and crackle mines with crackle breaks above green floral breaks. Terrific mess. (Last them. A good cake, and the blue at the tested in 1995) beginning is exceptional. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Marine Corps USA Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Mars Rocket Eggs brand, #DP0015. 28 shots, 85 FireworksLand.com Skyrocket. Dragon Eggs brand, seconds. #DE2022. The first 7 shots are all the same: a gold This is a package of 4 different rockets. comet with a red head goes up and Marooned!! The red plastic caps on the fuses are a breaks into a red chrysanthemum break little bit hard to remove; see the method with crackle mixed in. Then the next 6 Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2984. 12 shots, described under “Firedrake Rocket” for shots are red pearls that go up and end 37 seconds. how to remove them. The four effects in breaks of red peony stars with a larg- Each shot gives 2 chrysanthemum listed on the label are: silver tail to red er amount of crackle. Then the next breaks, such as a red chrysanthemum coconut with crackling, silver tail to shot goes up as a red pearl then breaks and a blue one, or a red one and a green green coconut with crackling, silver tail into red peony breaks with slightly larg- one, or a green one and a blue one. The to blue coconut with crackling, and sil- er stars then before. Then a blue pearl final shot gives 2 crackle breaks. Very ver tail to yellow coconut with crack- which goes up and breaks into a good good quality breaks in this one. (Last ling. The effects are pretty good, but I blue peony with lots of small stars. Then tested in 2001) wish they broke harder. (Last tested in another red peony break, and another 2004) blue peony break, then another red one, Mars Attacks (2005) and then a break which appears to be Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red Mars Tank purplish-red stars, then another pur- Rhino brand, #CD-2320. 20 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda plish-red break, then a red peony break 33 seconds. brand, #P5063. 7 shots, 32 seconds. with a small amount of dragon eggs, The first two shots are silver comets Every shot is a whistling silver comet, then another shot just like that one, going up and breaking hard into green that actually produces three short, sep- then a crackling comet which becomes glitter breaks. The next two shots break arate whistles as it flies. It spirals a little a blue break with some dragon eggs into some interesting gold flake breaks, and may actually change directions stars, then another shot just like that

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 169 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com with each short whistle. The whistle which are mixtures of green peony stars crackles, then flashing white spray and sound is almost animal-like or like a plus a good amount of crackle. The next a short whistle, then silver spray, and large bird. Strange and interesting. row of three shots is fired all at once in flashing white spray. Lots of color (Last tested in 2000) a fan, and they go up and end in silver changes keep it interesting. (Last tested glitter breaks. The next row of three in 2004) Mars Trotter shots is fired in a fan, and they go up Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon and end in breaks which are a mixture Master of Orion brand, #Y23-295. 8 shots, 22 sec- of nice purple peony stars, mixed with Display Firework (1.3G). Brothers onds. green glitter stars. The next row of brand, #BP8026. 71 seconds. Every shot is a very nice sparkling three is shot in a fan, and they go up and This item is classified as a 1.3G firework comet on the way up, ending in an end in good breaks of purple and green in the United States. A large, heavy cake unusual break which consists of silver peony stars plus some crackle. I am not with 36 relatively large tubes. Each shot glitter stars plus four large chrysanthe- certain if this cake fired all the shots it goes up as a color pearl of either red, mum stars - one each of red, green, gold was supposed to, it seemed to end a lit- blue or green. Each shot ends in a break and blue stars with silver trails behind tle early and I only counted 15 shots on of color stars (mixed red, green and them. Very nice looking breaks. (Last my video of it, so maybe the ending did blue) plus a small titanium report in tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo not fire. But the purple stars in this one addition to the color break. Seems to go #6) make it worth buying if you’re looking on forever. Superb quality. This item is classified as 1.3G fireworks in the Marsian Delight This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z United States and cannot be sold to the Fountain/spinner combination. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new public in the U.S. without the buyer Brothers brand, #BP4154. 11 sec- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are having the proper ATFE paperwork. onds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on Similar in performance to the please visit FireworksCatalog.com. PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of Tasmanian Devil fountain of the Black PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Cat brand. In fact it might be the same Black Cat T-shirt exact thing. Starts as a red flame with The famous Match Box silver spray, then changes to a short Black Cat logo Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. whistle, then 6 ground spinners pop out on quality Brothers brand, #BP4214. 19 sec- of it and spin for a few seconds in red shirts onds. and green. (Last tested in 1999) A beautiful blue flame with a silver spray, changing to a red flame with sil- Martian Meteorite ver spray, then green flame with silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. spray, then a bright silver shower ends Fireworks over America brand, it. Nice colors and height. (Last tested #FOA2935. 12 shots, 16 seconds. in 2002) (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS Each shot is a crackling comet that tape only - not shown on “The Best of opens in an upward break, to color stars PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) plus a few reports. The motion is always 7 sizes! Order at upward, making it look a little like ele- my web site. Matrix vated mines. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Cat brand, #BC-6093. 26 shots, 30 Martin Bombers FireworksLand.com seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Stars with a red pearl, a blue pearl, and Brothers brand, #BP2001. 16 shots, for some good color in your show. (Last a green pearl shot up one at a time. 32 seconds. tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Then several green shots are fired rapid- Each shot is a silver pearl with some #8) ly, which go up and end in silver whirl- sparkling silver coming out of it on the winds with small clusters of red glitter way up, then it ends in a nice bright stars. Then several green shots are fired Master of Magic white chrysanthemum break. No sound which end in clusters of crackle. Then effects, but pleasing to look at. (Last Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1019. 139 several whistling shots are fired which tested in 2000) seconds. go up and end in tiny amounts of crack- Bright white flashing spray, then silver le. Then several shots are fired rapidly Mass Detonation spray with a short whistle, then big which go up and end in peony breaks of Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. crackle sparks, then red, green and red stars, peony breaks of blue, or Phantom brand, #G-072. 19 shots, crackle mixed, then silver spray, then breaks of green stars with faint gold 36 seconds. crackle, then red, then a short whistle, trails, and the green stars give off a lit- The first three shots are fired all at once then purple sparks, then blue and pur- tle crackle as they spread apart. Then 4 and they all end in breaks of red peony ple, then silver spray, then green sparks, green shots are fired at once, which go stars mixed with green glitter stars. The then mixed red, green and blue, a short up and end in green crossette breaks, next row of three shots is fired in a fan, whistle, then silver spray, then the big and there is a break of crackle at the and they all go up and end in breaks very end. (Last tested in 2004)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 170 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Maverick Candle tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo Willow, Purple Willow, and Purple and Roman Candle, single. Maverick #5) Green Stars to Crackling brand, #RC13. 10 shots, 26 seconds. Chrysanthemum. These are good per- Pack of 6 candles contains two each of: Maximize formers. The plastic egg casing that Multi-color Stars; Crackling Comet; and Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. they have is delicate, and may fall apart Glittering Stars Candle. Each candle Glorious brand, #GCM077. 21 shots, before you use the rocket, so handle does exactly what it says. Basic effects; 20 seconds. these rockets carefully when storing or good quality. (Last tested in 1999) One shot which gives a green mine and transporting them. (Last tested in 2005) a green and red peony break. Then 2 (Shown on PYROvideo #6)(Shown on Max Blast shots at once which give a green mine PYROvideo #7) Reloadable Shell Kit. Red Rhino and 2 chrysanthemum breaks. Then 3 brand. shots at once which give a green mine Maximum Load Artillery Shell This is a shell kit which contains cylin- and green and red peony breaks. Then 4 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Mega drical shells similar to, if not exactly the shots at once which give a green mine Ton brand, #TM-684. 12 shots, 17 same as, Rambo Kid shells from Beihai. and 4 mixed chrysanthemum breaks. seconds. It may be the same shells, just renamed. Then 5 shots at once which give a green This cake gave some very nice shots In any case, the effects are varied and mine and red and green peony breaks. which were silver comets on the way up, excellent. There are color peonies, color Finally, 6 shots at once which give a ending in chrysanthemum breaks with chrysanthemums, crackle breaks, and green mine and mixed color chrysanth- crackle, or mixed color peony breaks, or color glitter breaks. Some have short emum breaks. (Last tested in 2004) crackle breaks. They all broke with a comet tails on the way up, some do not. bang. One or two of the breaks were A good choice. (Last tested in 2004) very low in the air, so this one may have This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new had some problems with the lift web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are charges. Hopefully the factory has cor- Max Performance not in this file. To buy a membership in it, rected this in the meantime. If it works Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon please visit FireworksCatalog.com. properly, it’s a very good cake. (Last brand, #Y63-018. 30 shots, 54 sec- tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo onds. #6) The first 5 shots are fired one at a time, and each one goes up and produce a Mean Green large peony break of blue stars and glit- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun tering red stars. The next 5 shots are Cat brand, #BC-6034. 13 shots, 33 and excitement, all about fireworks! fired one at a time, and each one goes seconds. Make a sparkler waterfall, your own up and ends in a very interesting break. electric firing box, Each shot produces a mine of green The break is a soft gold color, and when and put together a stars from the ground up, and a break the break spreads out a bunch of soft self-firing show-in- above it a second later of mixed red and gold flitter appears in the air with a very a-box. 65 new fire- green stars plus a little crackle. Not soft fluttering sound, not crackle but works demonstra- especially big breaks, but interesting for definitely a sound effect. I can’t remem- tions and a musical the two-level display it produces, both ber seeing that exact effect in any other montage at the ground and in the sky. (Last test- ending are firework and I don’t know if it has an also on ed in 2001) official name. I like the effect a lot this DVD. though, it is subtle and a good contrast Mechanical Bug to the typical mayhem. The next 5 shots Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. are fired one at a time, and each ends in FireworksLand.com Brothers brand, #BP2838. 100 a break which has a cluster of blue shots, 54 seconds. peony stars, a cluster of crackle, and a This cake was originally called “Millennium Bug” but was renamed lot of red (or purplish-red) flying fish. Maximum Altitude Also nice. The next 5 shots are fired all because another fireworks company got Skyrocket. Brothers brand, a trademark on the use of the word at once, and they end in breaks which #BP1212. have clusters of blue peony stars, clus- Impressive package design with large “millennium” in relation to fireworks. ters of crackle, and a lot of green flying plastic heads, more or less egg-shaped How stupid. Anyway, this is a fast-paced, fish. The next 5 shots are fired all at black plastic. The pack includes four action-packed show. It alternates once, and they end in breaks which have rockets, all of them different. They pro- between two types of shots: one goes up clusters of blue peony stars, clusters of duce breaks of color and crackle which dark, then breaks open into blue stars crackle, and a lot of silver flying fish. are basically the equivalent of small and silver flying fish. The other type The final group of 5 is fired all at once, artillery shells (maybe 1-inch shells). A goes up whistling and crackling, then and they go up and end in gold spider- winner based on the package design and ends in a nice little report. These types web breaks and a good amount of crack- good enough performance. The package alternate in groups of about 10 of each le. All in all, an interesting and unusual contains one each of: Blue Crackling type, but the pacing is so fast that there collection of effects in one piece. (Last Willow, Red and Green Crackling is some overlap between the groups. The result is a lot of action and noise.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 171 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com The only colors seen are blue and white. Mega Cycle Megaton Bomb (Last tested in 2000) Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United #BP7073. 15 seconds. Pyro brand, #UP3017. 37 shots, 15 Mechanical Shark Runs forward and then backward while seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda whistling, also puts out smoke! (Last The first part is a rapid barrage of shots brand, #P5049. 16 shots, 30 sec- tested in 2000) that go up and end in small clusters of onds. orange stars or blue stars. The next part Each shot goes up and breaks into blue Mega Magnum Roman Candle is a rapid series of screaming shots that stars that change to red. There is also a Roman Candle, single. Cannon go up and end in reports. The final part small amount of crackle in each break. brand, #Y25-036. is a rapid series of shots that go up even (Last tested in 2001) Nice comet tails on some shots, other further and end in silver whirlwinds. A shots end in small clusters of red or good piece for a finale due to the very Medieval Delight green stars, plus some silver flying fish. fast pace of the shots. (Last tested in Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. No sound effects. (Last tested in 2001) 2003) brand, #FN27. 36 seconds. Made in Jiangmen, China, but I couldn’t Meltdown find any brand on it. Good multi-color This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. sprays, six of them, one after the other. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new United Pyro brand, #UP2003. 101 (Last tested in 1999) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Starts with a silver shower, then please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Medieval Fantasy changes to a mix of red and green, then Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Glow-in-the-dark Shirt to a tall silver spray with a short whistle. Dong Yang brand, #FN28. 132 sec- Then it’s a mixture of blue sparks and onds. The aliens big gold sparks. Then another tall silver Dong Yang factory. Gold flitter with red; have spray with a short whistle, then a silver silver flitter with green; crackle with landed, flashing spray. Then another silver red, green and blue; and three whistles, and spray with a short whistle, then a mix of they one at a time throughout the perfor- want red, green and crackle. This continues mance. A good quality fountain. (Last fireworks, while another short whistle goes off. tested in 1996) of course. (Last tested in 2003)

Medusa’s Rocket Mercedes Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O-006. The Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 8 rockets in a vinyl bag, four each of two aliens World Class Fireworks brand, different color labels. (Last tested in on this #MWC0075. 59 seconds. 1999) shirt glow Starts with a mixed spray of red, green in the dark! and blue sparks against a gold back- Mega California Torch Candle Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ground spray. Then changes to a lot of Hand-held Fountain. Shogun brand, silver crackle. Then a short whistle hap- #FH29. 85 seconds. FireworksLand.com pens while the fountain is changing Impressive package - this candle is 29 from the silver crackle to a spray of inches long and 2 inches in diameter! green flitter sparks. Then it crackles Mega Signal Everyone picks it up and wonders about again briefly, and then the green flitter Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro spray continues. (Last tested in 2003) it. The label promises 120 seconds of King brand, #PYK650. 12 shots, 40 effects, but the one I tested only lasted seconds. for 85 seconds. The first 74 seconds The first few shots go up as red pearls Mercurial Bee were a red torch. Then it changed to a that break into large, round, red peony Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda flashing silver spray for a few seconds, breaks with center “pistils” of silver glit- brand, #P5010. 16 shots, 30 sec- then a mixture of red, blue and green ter stars. Very nice to look at. The next onds. Each shot is a spinning, whistling silver sparks for a few seconds, then a spray of few shots go up as silver pearls that comet on the way up, that ends in a silver crackle for a few seconds before break into large blue peony breaks with couple of firecracker reports. (Last test- ending. The problem here is that the center “pistils” of silver glitter stars. ed in 2001) red torch part is way too long. You get The next few shots go up as red pearls bored of just seeing that red flame. The that break into large green peony packaging is excellent and the duration breaks with center “pistils” of silver glit- Mercury Action is long enough, even at 85 seconds. The ter stars. The last few shots go up as red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda performance should be changed, brand, #P5005. 10 shots, 20 sec- pearls that break into large purple onds. though, to include a wider variety of peony breaks with center “pistils” of sil- effects and more frequent changes of Alternates between white chrysanthe- ver glitter stars. It’s the center glitter mum breaks (almost “palm trees”) effect. That would make this item a win- stars which distinguish these breaks. ner. (Last tested in 2004) which end in clusters of crackle at the (Last tested in 2005) tips, and red peony breaks which end in

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 172 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com small clusters of crackle at each star. Meteor red pearls going up and ending in silver Interesting. (Last tested in 2001) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West spinners. There are 10 repetitions of Lake brand, #L959. 19 shots, 19 this fan, so the entire cake contains Mercury Rising seconds. approximately 120 to 150 silver whirl- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Ascending dark, to thin, bright white winds. No sound effects. (Last tested in Black Cat brand, #BCSF-202. 73 sec- breaks. Low-altitude problem. (Last 2005) onds. tested in 1995) Part of the “Spectrum Force” collection. Mezz-Merre Starts as a brilliant orange and red Meteoric Shower, #5 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon spray, then changes to a bright red Single-tube Aerial. New Jersey brand, #Y03-091. 16 seconds. spray, with some purplish sparks mixed brand. I apologize for not having the number. in. Then back to the orange and red Mine-type. Only reached about 12 feet Nine shots, all with the same beautiful spray. Definitely represents “heat” in high. Almost no color at all. (Last tested effect. Glittering, softly crackling gold this series. (Last tested in 2004) in 1995) elevated mines, with clusters of blue stars at their centers. It’s gorgeous. Message in the Wind (Last tested in 1996) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Brothers brand, #BP2925. 19 shots, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Mezzmerre 61 seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon Each shot whistles on the way up and not in this file. To buy a membership in it, brand, #Y63-040. 25 shots, 27 sec- sort of spins or vibrates as it is going up, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. onds. giving an unusual sound. Each shot This cake fires all shots in a Z pattern. ends in a cluster of crackle. No colors, Fireworks videos • DVDs Buyer’s Guides • Links Each shot is a nice gold comet with this is a sound item. Amazingly long Fireworks T-shirts sparkling silver along its length. The lasting for a 19-shot cake. (Last tested Free articles shots go up and break into color peony in 2001) and breaks or color glitter breaks. The more! fourth row of shots produces mines of Messenger of Wind blue stars plus breaks of blue stars. The Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. last row produces crackle breaks. I liked Brothers brand, #BP2925. 19 shots, this one a lot. (Last tested in 2005) 49 seconds. (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Each shot goes up with a “whooshing” wind sound, sort of like the sound of a Mi Mi jet that passes you quickly. Then the Ground Spinner. Angel brand, shot ends with a short whistle and a #O728. 7 seconds. cluster of sizzling white stars, not exact- A tiny ground spinner, which is a coiled ly crackle, but a sizzling sound. No col- tube of paper packed with powder. It ors, this is a sound-effect item. (Last spins with a gold spray for only a few tested in 2000) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! seconds. Not that impressive, when FireworksLand.com you’re used to seeing bigger and more Metal Dino colorful ground spinners. But, you Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda Meteorite could entertain some kids for a while by brand, #P9000. 29 shots, 48 sec- Crackling Item. Phantom brand, #M- lighting them in groups (the spinners, onds. 046. not the kids). (Last tested in 1998) Alternates between red and white chrys- Something brand new to the consumer anthemum breaks. (Last tested in 2001) market. It looks like a Hershey’s Kiss, Miami Nights with a firecracker sticking out of it. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Metallic Scorpion Light it and you’ll first get a tiny foun- Brothers brand, #BP2191. 9 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda tain of silver sparks, followed by a loud 20 seconds. brand, #P5043. 20 shots, 53 sec- First shot is a crackling comet on the onds. burst of crackle. Four per box. (Last tested in 1996) way up, which ends in a red chrysanth- Each shot goes up and breaks into a emum break that ends in crackle. The mixed color break, with a couple of next shot is a crackling comet on the reports in it and also a small amount of Meteorite Attack Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. way up, which ends in a green chrys- silver flying fish. Long-lasting cake. anthemum break that ends in crackle. (Last tested in 2001) Glorious brand, #GCM0166. 30 shots, 29 seconds. The next shot is a crackling comet on Fires the shots in groups of 3, in fan the way up, which ends in a blue chrys- shapes. Each group of 3 shots consists anthemum break that ends in crackle. of 4 or 5 bright red pearls, that go up The above sequence then repeats two and become silver spinners (whirl- more times. (Last tested in 2005) winds). So each fan has about 12 to 15

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 173 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Mid-Night Surprise Midnight Madness Midnight Rider Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, #Y03-063. 10 shots, 24 sec- Fireworks over America brand, Fireworks over America brand, onds. #FOA2900. 12 shots, #FOA2926. 16 shots, Starts as a small fountain of mixed col- Each shot goes up as either a red or I liked the effects in this one very much. ors plus crackle. Then each of the 10 green pearl, and ends in a small titani- Each shot goes up and breaks into a outer tubes shoots up and give a nice um report with a splatter of white dragon eggs break (spreading out while snappy report in the air. Nice little item! sparks. (Last tested in 2004) continuing to spread) with some blue (Last tested in 1998) stars mixed into the break. (Last tested Midnight Mirage in 2004) Midnight Dawn Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. #K1325L. 29 seconds. Midnight Thunder Brothers brand, #BP2974. 21 shots, Jiangxi. Don’t be fooled - it looks like a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red 19 seconds. repeating aerial display, but it’s a foun- Lantern brand, #0306-19. 19 shots, This cake is sold individually or also as tain. Deceptive packaging. (Last tested 28 seconds. part of the “Brothers Pro Pack” assort- in 1996) Shots start promising - a brilliant red ment (BP-A012). The first shot is a pearl with a gold comet trailing from it green pearl straight up, ending in a sil- as it goes up. But they end poorly, with ver whirlwind. Then 2 shots are fired in This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z pathetic small breaks of glitter stars or a a V, and they are crackling comets that Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new few firecracker reports - but no thunder. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are end in breaks of crackle. Then 3 shots not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Wholly inadequate for midnight on New are fired in a fan, and they are green please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Year’s Eve. (Last tested in 1997) pearls that end in silver whirlwinds. Then 4 shots are fired in a fan, and they Spellout Midnight Zapper are crackling comets that end in breaks T-shirt Roman Candle, single. Black Cat of crackle. Then 5 shots are fired in a brand, #BCSF-503. 5 shots, 15 sec- fan, and they are green pearls that end This onds. in silver whirlwinds. Then 6 shots are shirt Part of the “Spectrum Force” collection. fired in a fan, and they are crackling says, Five terrific shots which are all the comets that end in breaks of crackle. “Fireworks” same: a crackling comet with a bright (Last tested in 2003) spelled out green head. Loud crackle. (Last tested in fireworks! in 2004) See my web site Midnight Finale, #200 for sizes and info. Single-tube Aerial. brand. Midnite Bonfire Whistles on the way up to a very bright Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro red peony-type break. (Last tested in King brand, #PYK616. 16 shots, 9 1995) seconds. Originally tested in 2001. Fast-paced shots which go up and come apart into Midnight Hunter Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! mixed red and green breaks of differing Brothers brand, #BP2761. 25 shots, FireworksLand.com shapes and angles. One unit by itself is 41 seconds. not impressive, but a whole line of these Bright white comets, that go up and end lit at once would be a nice sight. No in small single-color clusters of stars, sound effects. Tested again in 2004, and Midnight Monsoon and about 5 crackers. The color of the it was different. Each shot is a yellow Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. clusters alternates between red, green pearl that goes up and breaks into a Phantom brand, #G-229. 19 shots, peony break of purple, yellow and glit- and blue. (Last tested in 1999) 35 seconds. A beautiful show that alternates tering green stars. I believe this cake is Midnight Madness between two types of shots. One type is the same one sold as “Hip Hip Hurray” Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Famous a crackling gold comet; the other is a in another brand. In this one, the last 4 Herbie brand. 23 shots, 20 seconds. shot that goes up dark and then breaks shots are fired at once. (Last tested in All shots go up as crackling comets, open into a huge gold willow break, 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) then turn into either a red or green with long, drooping trails, very reminis- pearl, which then proceeds to blow cent of the “kamuro” effect seen in large Mighty Cobra apart into a small titanium report. professional displays. Use this one Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Pretty good! (Last tested in 2000) towards the end of your show - even Basket brand, #SM2006. 19 shots, 11 seconds. though it is not the loudest cake on the Big comets with terrific crackling market, it is still very much a “wow” heads. Over too fast, however. Some item. Seems a little less impressive in units seem to last longer than others. 2001 than the original version of 3 years (Last tested in 1995) ago, but still nice. (Last tested in 2001)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 174 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Mighty Mite ers who have the ATFE permit. (Last Millennium Festival Firecracker. brand. tested in 2002) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Remarkably loud for a 1-inch cracker. Brothers brand, #BP2815. 25 shots, (Last tested in 1997) Millennium Bag 31 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Each shot goes up with a nice bright Mighty Rivers Brothers brand, #BP-A009. white comet tail, then breaks open into Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. This is an assortment of fireworks in a a mixed red, blue, green and crackle Brothers brand, #BP-A034-2. 32 clear vinyl bag with handles. Includes break. Starts out shooting the shots shots, 43 seconds. one each of the two 2000 fountains, and about 2 seconds apart. Towards the end, Part of the “Homeland Trio” assort- one each of Millennium Festival, the shots start coming much faster, ment. See under “Homeland Trio” for a Millennium Bug, Beyond 2000 and even in groups of 2 or 3 shots at once - description of this cake. (Last tested in Voices of Century. Also includes 2 pieces a built-in finale. (Last tested in 1999) 2005) of the Bridal Chair novelty, which is (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The described in PYRO #7, on page 17. If you Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Mighty Warrior find this assortment, get at least 2 of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire them - one to use and one to save, Mine of Serpents Hawk brand. 56 seconds. because it is sure to become a collec- Mine. Black Cat brand, #BC-642. 16 All shots are whistling comets that go tor’s item. (Last tested in 1999) seconds. up and end in clusters of crackle and a Label indicates that it has a height of 15 report. No color, it is a noise item. (Last feet and a spread of 20 feet. Label also This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z says, “This firework is a mine not a tested in 2002) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are fountain and special precautions should Military Smoke not in this file. To buy a membership in it, be taken for its use. This mine will Smoke. Longhorn brand. 92 sec- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. begin with a subdued shower of sparks onds. and will end in a magnificent display of Puts out a lot of smoke, for a long time, The Best of color and sound. You must make sure but it’s only white smoke. The device PYROvideo that you have plenty of area that is clear looks like a huge firecracker. You could 1, 2 and 3 of spectators, buildings and overhangs.” play a great joke on someone, by remov- Two hours and 27 Indeed, it is a small fountain of red, ing the label and painting the thing red! minutes of pyro green and silver sparks for most of the (Last tested in 1996) fun! Visit fireworks performance. Then at the end, it sud- factories in China, twice. See three denly blasts out a group of about 8 or 9 Millennium 4000 rockets backyard shows, 3 whistling comets that fly up and away, Display Firework (1.3G). Vulcan fireworks stores, but are short lived. (Last tested in 2000) brand, #R4000. and view demos of I have seen these being demonstrated at 121 new fireworks! Mine Sweeper the conventions. They are the largest Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black and best skyrockets I have seen so far. Cat brand. 45 seconds. They were designed to be sold in some A variety of mine effects. The first shot European markets where rockets can be gives a blast of reports in the air. The much larger than in the U.S. Only next shot gives a group of screaming sil- licensed professionals with the proper Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ver comets that end in small reports. ATFE permits can buy these within the FireworksLand.com The next shot gives a mine of “hum- United States. These rockets are very mers” or something similar to them, large and expensive. The effects are Millennium Bug they give off a sound on the way up like complex and sophisticated, equal in per- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. air being let out of a tire. Next shot is a formance to many 3 or 4 inch display Brothers brand, #BP2838. 100 bright silver comet with a brilliant red shells. For example, one rocket may go shots, 54 seconds. head, and a few reports going off along- up and break into a nice break of blue Since it first came out in 1999, this cake side it on the way up. Next shot is the stars, then when you think that’s it, has been renamed “Mechanical Bug,” same thing except the head is brilliant each of those blue stars breaks into a I’m guessing because another fireworks green. Next shot is the same except the smaller break of blue stars - a true “shell company got a trademark on the word head is gold. Next shot is the same of shells” effect. Or, another rocket may “millennium” when used in connection except the head is blue. Then a mine of break into bright red stars, and then with fireworks. Please see “Mechanical crackling comets. Then a shot which eventually each of those red stars ends Bug” for a description. (Last tested in goes up dark and breaks into a peony in a nice loud report - dozens of reports 1999) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on break of red stars with silver glitter. in fact. A third one broke into a large “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Then a shot which goes up dark and silver chrysanthemum whose tips breaks into a peony break of blue stars turned into green stars. These are fan- with silver glitter. Then a shot which tastic rockets. Sadly though the U.S. goes up dark and breaks into a peony laws allow them to be sold only to buy- break of red stars with silver glitter. Then a break which is a red chrysanthe- Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 175 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com mum. Then a blue chrysanthemum, repeated. This cake had me spellbound. Mini Howitzer then a green chrysanthemum. Then You will probably want to fire this item Reloadable Shell Kit. Cannon brand, another red one and another blue one. by itself, and not try to mix any other #Y23-236. Then 3 shots fired at once, one of which items with it at the same time. (Last This is a very small shell kit, with 10 gives a break of 5 or 6 big red stars and tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo assorted shells and one launching tube. crackle mixed in. Another one is a break #5) The shells are one inch in diameter at of 5 or 6 big green stars and crackle their widest point, and two inches tall in mixed in. The third is an all-crackle Mini Cone total. Obviously, they cannot be used in break. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Cone Fountain. Black Cat brand, standard 1.75-inch mortars. They are PYROvideo #4) #BC-275. 16 seconds. individually labeled, with names such as A very small cone about 2.5 inches tall. “Red to Crackling,” “Blue to Crackling,” Minelayer Mishap But surprisingly, puts out a lot of sparks “Red Peony,” “White Peony,” “Green Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. for such a small piece. A red flame at the Peony,” “Yellow Peony,” “Blue Peony,” Brothers brand, #BP2906. 24 shots, bottom, with a tall spray of silver sparks “Variegated Peony,” “Silver Glittering,” 37 seconds. above it. (Last tested in 2000) and “Crackling.” Each shell flies up Starts with bright red pearls which about 50 to 75 feet up and breaks open open into big white whirlwinds with This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z into the named colors. Breaks are not reports in them, then some green pearls Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new completely symmetrical, there are some which open into big white whirlwinds web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are lopsided breaks and some gaps where with reports in them, then some blue not in this file. To buy a membership in it, there are no stars, but this is often to be pearls which open into big white whirl- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. expected from such small shells with so winds with reports in them. Each of few stars per shell. But for their size and these colors are shot in individual shots, price, they perform well. (Last tested in then in a fan shape. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) 2001) PYROvideo #10 is two hours of Mini Mag Mineshell Mayhem fireworks fun and excitement! See Reloadable Shell Kit. Winco brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. the incredible fireworks of Mexico #MEJP-622. Phantom brand, #G-016. 16 shots, in a 23-minute Box of 12 tiny cylindrical shells and two 29 seconds. documentary. And tiny tubes. (Last tested in 2001) Part of the “Grucci Collection” from watch the perfor- mances of 62 new Phantom Fireworks. This is a spectacu- Mini Monster lar and dazzling piece, the best new all- fireworks. Three how-to projects Base Fountain. Monster brand, mine cake since “Beyond Reality” and round out #CP409. 19 seconds. one of the top new items for 2004, in my this great Fiercely bright red flame with thin gold opinion. Every shot is a mine (a blast of DVD. spray. (Last tested in 1995) stars and effects from the ground up) and there are no shells. The tubes in Mini Pyro Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! this one are set at angles, so each mine Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. is fired at a slightly different angle from FireworksLand.com Black Cat brand, #BC-2040. 54 sec- the previous one. The first mine has a onds. whole bunch of crackle and includes red Starts with a blue fountain, then a red Mini Geyser and green stars that go a little above the Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, fountain, then a silver whistle, then a crackle. The crackle itself sparkles quite #BC-246. 12 seconds. blast of crackle, then a green and silver a bit too. The next shot is similar but Four to the box. Similar to “Meteorite” whistle, then a blast of crackle, then a blue stars replace the red and green, in the Phantom brand and “Solar silver whistle, then a blast of crackle. and the angle is slightly different. Still Flares” in the TNT brand. Gives a small Then it repeats this sequence twice plenty of crackle. The next shot is simi- white fountain and then ends with a more. (Last tested in 2002) lar, but bright gold stars replace the cluster of crackle. (Last tested in 1999) blue, and again the angle is slightly dif- Mini Stepper ferent, and there is lots of crackle. Then Mini Green Hornet Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Glorious brand, #GCM0168. 105 another shot, which either white stars Flying Spinner. Black Cat brand, shots, 31 seconds. or very pale green stars replace the pre- #BC-920. vious colors, and lots of crackle is A green plastic ring with the spinner in This cake has the “look and feel” of a included. Then about 4 shots fired the center. Flies up and gives off silver 500-gram cake but it has only 200 rapidly, not at the same instant but in a sparks and some crackers. Good little grams of powder in it. The shots are rapid sequence, and they are mixed one. (Last tested in 2003) fired rapidly in a “zig-zag” pattern, color stars and plenty of crackle. The starting at one end of the first row, angle for each one is slightly different going down that row, and back the from the previous, so you get a wide other way on the next row, and so on. swath of crackle and color stars. Then The shots are basically color pearls, first the entire sequence described above is red, then green, then blue, then gold,

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 176 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com then silver, and then purple. The last Missile Group Missouri couple of rows also include firecrackers Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, that go off in the air along with the Eggs brand, #DP0020. 25 shots, 53 #BP7013. color pearls. No color breaks, but it has seconds. You would think it was designed to float the zig-zag pattern that some 500-gram Eye-catching package design, with 25 on water, but it has wheels on the cakes have. (Last tested in 2005) black “rockets” set at slight angles from underside, so it can work on solid each other. Attractive shelf appeal. Each ground. As with all novelties that have Mirage 4000 shot is fired one by one, and goes up in wheels, it works best on a hard, flat, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon the sky at a slightly different angle from level, smooth surface such as concrete. Eggs brand, #DE4030B. 16 shots, 22 the last shot. The first 5 shots each pro- Notice the American flag on the boat. seconds. duce a small gold mine topped by a The boat rolls forward with a whistle, Every shot is a green pearl that goes up large gold willow break. The next 5 each then shoots sparks out of the guns in and splits into 4 or 5 green pearls. This produce a small red mine topped by a the front, and the round piece near the would be considered a “crossette” effect. red peony break. The next 5 shots each front spins with sparks, then a “flag- Speeds up for the last 5 or 6 shots. (Last produce a small gold mine topped by a pole” sticks up, holding the American tested in 2004) crackle break. The next 5 are shot all at flag about 10 inches up. Wow - now once in a fan shape, producing small that’s a performing boat! (Last tested in Missile Base gold mines topped by large gold willow 1999) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Basket brand, #K7715C. 36 shots, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Mobile Mission Control 24 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, Similar to Saturn Missiles Battery. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are #BP7089. 44 seconds. Barrage of screaming gold shots. (Last not in this file. To buy a membership in it, It’s a platform with a 16-shot aerial cake tested in 1995) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. built into it, and two flying spinners attached, and several fountain jets Missile Base Are you a around the sides, pointing up at angles. Hard Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Core First the 16-shot cake goes off, and it Glorious brand, #GPH3064. 12 Pyro? gives red and green pearl shots, and shots, 30 seconds. then crackling shots. Then the two fly- It’s basically 12 rockets on a tray, fired This shirt ing spinners take off, one at a time, but one by one. Very high shelf appeal. The is available close together. Finally it sprays silver rockets are fired at exactly the right in 9 sizes, and colors from one end, then from the pace. Each rocket goes up with a silver including 3 other end, and the spray from that end child sizes! comet tail behind it. The breaks are the suddenly makes the whole thing move end of the flights are very small, unim- High quality forward in a curve. It completes a cou- pressive clusters of color stars or crack- Hanes ple of curves and that’s the end. (Last le. (But most rockets give unimpressive Beefy-T tested in 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo breaks anyway, so this is typical.) The #3 VHS tape only - not shown on “The loud “whoosh” sound that each rocket Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) gives as it is flying up is part of the show too. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Molotov Cocktail Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! PYROvideo #4) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. FireworksLand.com Phantom brand, #G-133. 19 shots, Missile Defense Shield 19 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. A big-ticket item at $29.95. The first two Brothers brand, #BP2015. 39 sec- breaks. The final 5 are shot all at once, shots gave stupendous bursts of big onds. producing small gold mines topped by 5 crackles. Then a few shots were devoted Starts with a green fountain, which peony breaks of red and green. (Last to thick, wide white comets, which changes to silver flitter spray, then a tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo ended in nice clusters of crackle. Then a crackle spray, then one crackling comet #6) few more shots of big loud breaks of it shot up, then a mine of crackle, then crackle, with some long-lasting green two whistling rockets take off, each end- Missite Single Shot stars drifting downward. It seemed over ing in a report. This item is hard to clas- Single-tube Aerial. Link Triad brand. with way too soon, but the spectators sify because it includes four major types yes, Missite. It’s a shell, not a “missite” cheered wildly. (Last tested in 1998) of firework: fountain, comet, mine and (missile?). Nice crackling comet, that rocket. So if you’re on a limited budget, breaks into decent red and green stars Monarch of the Forest you can get a whole miniature fireworks about 50 feet up. (Last tested in 1996) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. show just by buying this one item. (Last Brothers brand, #BP4036. 119 sec- tested in 2002) onds. Starts with a spray of red sparks against a gold background spray. Then green sparks are added, and it’s a mixture of

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 177 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com red and green. Then flashing silver then even more gold flitter with red, Monster Parade sparks are added. Then the red sparks and it’s more intense now, then just Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. and silver flashing sparks stop, and big gold crackle only, and a silver whistle, Monster brand, #CP241. 53 seconds. gold crackle is added. So it’s a mixture then gold sparks with blue, then gold Five multi-color fountains and four of big green sparks and big gold crackle. crackle with blue, then loud silver brief silver whistling fountains. (Last The green sparks end and blue sparks crackle with red. It’s a good one. (Last tested in 1995) are added, so it’s a mixture of blue tested in 2004) sparks and big gold crackle. Very appeal- Monster Snaps ing. Then the blue sparks continue Monster Boxer Toy Trick Noisemaker. Monster while a short silver whistle happens. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, #CP407. Then it is a mixture of red, blue and Monster brand, #CP548. 7 shots, 20 Terrific “Rat Fink”-style artwork on two green sparks, all of which have good, seconds. different boxes. Regular snappers deep rich color. Then it becomes a mix- Bright silver comets on the way up, inside. (Last tested in 1995) ture of green sparks and flashing silver which open quietly into pleasing sparks. Then a moderate amount of gold umbrella-shaped breaks of mixed col- Monster Trio crackle is added, not intense but just an ors, with one or two crackling comets Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. accent. Then it becomes a mix of red coming out of each break. Star colors Monster brand, #CP432. 93 seconds. sparks, green sparks and gold crackle. are red, blue and green in every break. Low-altitude fountain with abundant Then blue is added so it’s a mix of red, crackle, then gets taller and fuller with even more crackle. Satisfying duration. green and blue sparks with gold crackle. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z The crackle stops and is replaced with Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new (Last tested in 1996) softer gold flitter sparks. Then it’s back web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are to the red, green and blue mix with gold not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Moody Blues crackle. This fountain goes on for just please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Single-tube Aerial. Fireworks over under 2 minutes and the colors and America brand, #FOA2350. effects are almost constantly changing. PYROvideo #4 Shoots up a single shell that breaks (Last tested in 2003) DVD open into a palm tree shape, silver branches with blue tips, and one white Mongol’s Campfire Two hours of fireworks star that flies further than the rest. fun! Watch three fire- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. (Last tested in 2000) works shows, and see Maverick brand, #F813. 126 sec- how they were set up. onds. Make your own wheel, Moon Cake Canton Bright red spray, then adding flashing using commonly sold Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Vulcan white lights, then a silver whistle, then fireworks. Visit a fire- brand, #SM0302. 152 shots, 28 sec- bright green and white spray, then works factory in Brazil onds. another whistle, then a red, green and and a sparkler factory An exotic, romantic name for what crackle spray, then (Last tested in 2000) in Ohio. Watch the turns out to be a fast and furious bar- performance rage of red and green pearls. 152 shots of 93 new are dispensed at the rate of more than 5 Monitor Meltdown fireworks! Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. per second. No sound effects. In 2004, Brothers brand, #BP4188. 140 sec- this one included whistles on the way onds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! up and crackle on the way up as well as Green flitter spray, to red flitter spray, to FireworksLand.com color. (Last tested in 2004) a bright white flitter spray, to crackle spray, to a multi-color spray, then a sil- Moon Cake Peking ver whistle, then green flitter, then red Impressive shots, but I wished there Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Vulcan flitter, then bright white, then crackle, were nineteen of them, not just seven! brand, #SM0303. 73 shots, 18 sec- then multi-color, then silver whistle, (Last tested in 1997) onds. then a bright white shower, then multi- Groups of comets with white strobing heads, that also carry some reports with color, then bright white, then a silver Monster King whistle ends it. At some times, it is not Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. them. Shot in groups rather than one very tall. (Last tested in 2002) Brothers brand, #BP2803. 17 sec- long series. Not that impressive. (Last onds. tested in 1999) Monkey Business Each shot opens into a white buzzing Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. spinner which flies away at some angle. Moon Cake Shanghai Brothers brand, #BP4225. 82 sec- The sound effect of the buzzing spinner Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Vulcan onds. is the main interest here. (Last tested in brand, #SM0301. 152 shots, 38 sec- Begins with a nice spray of red sparks 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on onds. mixed with blue sparks. Then changes “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Assortment of red, green or blue roman to a gold flitter spray with red sparks. candle-type pearls, with thin gold trails. Then a silver whistle. Then more gold Some of them end in a few crackers. flitter with red, then a silver whistle,

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 178 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Uneven timing. Dull. (Last tested in Moon Lander white sparks. Then it breaks open into a 1998) Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, small cluster of white trails, like a #BP5027. 5 seconds. chrysanthemum burst without the lead- Moon Cake Taipei Flies up while whistling, and ejects a ing stars, and a whistling projectile, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Vulcan few reports. (Last tested in 2000) which produces the same weird brand, #SM0304. 73 shots, 30 sec- whistling sound as heard in Killer onds. Moon Light, Fire Bright Alligator and The Beast. A lot of action Green or red heads with thin trails. A Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. for a small piece. (Last tested in 1999) few of them also bring up small crackers Brothers brand, #BP2996. 96 shots, which go off in the air. There are some 36 seconds. Moon & Stars shots which are whistling silver spin- Color pearls shot up at angles, a red Wheel. Po Sing brand, #PS396. 18 ners with no color. (Last tested in 1999) group, a green group, a white group, a seconds. blue group, then a gold group. Then, a Brilliant red circle of flames with thin Moon Comers lot of color pearls shot up that open into silvery spray around outside. (Last test- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse small clusters of color stars. Then, a ed in 1995) brand, #T2607. 91 shots, 40 sec- bunch of white comets, some with onds. green heads, are shot up while reports Moon Tower Ninety-one shots of whistling red and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. green pearls. Very loud. (Last tested in Brothers brand, #BP2768-2. 25 This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 1995) shots, 40 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are In this one, the shots go up whistling Moon Coronal not in this file. To buy a membership in it, and crackling at the same time - Saxon. Red Lantern brand, #0115. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. whistling at two different pitches. They 24 seconds. turn into red or green at the end, but Highly unusual shape and construction. PyroTopia: Show of Shows don’t break. (Last tested in 1999) Beautiful rings of color. May be hard to The ultimate fireworks find now, but it’s worth seeking out. (A DVD: a unique and Moon Travel Barrage “saxon” is a type of wheel that is shaped unforgettable jour- Bottle Rocket. Red Lantern brand. like a stick or tube, rather than a round ney through music Assembled into a pack of 12 and fused wheel, and shoots out sparks from one and pyrotechnics. together to all go at once! (Last tested in or both ends, causing it to spin around 1995) the center.) (Last tested in 1995) 90 minutes of nonstop music Moondance Moon Devil and fireworks! Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse Phantom brand, #H-091. 41 sec- brand, #T2608. 37 shots, 43 sec- onds. onds. Same as Purple Rain fountain. Blue and Whistles, spinners and comets. gold spray, white flitter spray, then pro- Dazzling show. (Last tested in 1995) fuse crackle spray. Excellent. First test- ed in 1996 when it lasted 31 seconds for Moon Flitting Phoenix Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! me - and tested again in 2003, and it Helicopter FireworksLand.com lasted 41 seconds! Still just as good; the Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, blue stars at the beginning are nice and #K4401. 5 seconds. the crackle at the end is loud. (Last test- Rare. Much louder than Colourful Bird, appear in the air at about half the height ed in 2003) with more sparks as well. Whistles as it that the comets go to - not sure where takes off at high speed. (Last tested in these reports came out of. Then a bunch Moonport with Missile 1995) of crackling comets, then a group of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West white comets that end in flying fish. Lake brand, #L916. 36 shots, 40 Moon Goddess Then red pearls that end in red stars, seconds. Skyrocket. Brothers brand, and finally a fan-shaped group of crack- Dumb label, but lots of action in this #BP1187. ling comets that end in a little bit of fly- one. Satisfying duration. Red, green and A bag of 4 rockets, with 26-inch sticks. ing fish. Everything here is shot at white breaks, whistles and crackle too. They are unusually shaped, with plastic angles, nothing goes straight up. (Last Nice. (Last tested in 1995) bodies. Terrific “shelf appeal,” due to the tested in 2002) unique shape and bright green and yel- Moonshine Cocktail low colors. All whistle on the way up, Moon Rally Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great then end in either crackle, green stars, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No Grizzly brand, #GG0346. 25 shots, silver strobe stars or multi-color stars. brand, #WPP-602. 16 shots, 32 sec- 29 seconds. Excellent quality. (Last tested in 1999) onds. All shots are screaming white comets, No brand shown. Each shot goes up that end in small clusters of crackle. with some crackle and some sparkling Some of the shots also eject a single red

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 179 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com star that darts away, but otherwise there er will take up the cause and make this Morning Glory sparklers, they are worth is no color. It’s mainly a sound effect item really good again. (Last tested in seeking out. (Last tested in 2005) item. (Last tested in 2000) 1997) Morning Star Moonwalk Morning Glories, giant Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Mega Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Sparkler. Red Lantern brand, Ton brand, #TM-2420. 20 shots, 74 Lake brand, #L974. 81 shots, 149 #O981-36. 89 seconds. seconds. seconds. They are made in Hunan, China, so I The first shot goes up as a strobing Label erroneously says 16 shot. Not assume they are Red Lantern brand. green pearl, then ends in a gold willow based on the Michael Jackson dance There are two types of giant-size break with green sparkle along the gold step of the same name, this is a series of Morning Glories that I have seen. Both trails. The next shot goes up as a strob- 81 small red and green breaks with are 36 inches long including the length ing green pearl and ends in a large, very reports. It’s the longest lasting repeater of the stick. One had about 25 inches of pale blue peony break. The next shot is I have tested - hell, it lasted almost as sparkler, and burned just like a regular a strobing gold pearl on the way up, long as Jackson’s marriage to Lisa- Morning Glories (O981) except every ending in a break of gold glitter. These Marie! (Last tested in 1996) stage lasted about twice as long. The three shots alternate with each other others here have about 14 1/2 inches of until the end of the cake. All of the shots Moonwalker sparkler, but they are fatter than any are good, but the pale blue stars are very Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. unusual, I can’t remember seeing that Brothers brand, #BP2148. 16 shots, shade of blue stars before. (Last tested This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 31 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) A sound-effect cake. Each shot goes up web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are with a rough, wind-like sound, and it not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Mortal Danger spins as it’s going up, giving the sound please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. a vibrating quality. There is a steady Brothers brand, #BP2188. 37 shots, stream of silver sparks coming out of it Black Cat T-shirt 45 seconds. at the same time. The shot ends with a The famous This is a circular-shaped piece which very short, high-pitched whistle and a Black Cat logo fires shots at angles all around the cir- small cluster of small firecrackers. (Last on quality cle. First it sends up about 6 shots tested in 1999) shirts straight up, almost all at the same time, which are silver comets with very bright Morning Glories red heads. Then, 3 shots are fired in a Sparkler. Red Lantern brand, #0981. fan all at once, which are silver comets 45 seconds. with red heads, that go up and break The wooden sparkler called Morning into red peony breaks which also have Glories (Red Lantern brand, #0981) has crackle mixed in. Before those are even been an outstanding buy, not only for done, another fan of 3 shots is fired, its terrific effects, but for the low price- which go up as comets with red heads 7 sizes! per-sparkler. Lasting about 45 seconds, Order at and break into red “falling leaves” with gold spray changing to a red flame, my web site. breaks that also have some crackle. then to a thin gold spray with snapping Then another red-headed comet goes white sparks, to a final white “snow fall” Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! up and ends in a sparkling willow break effect. It saddens me to report that the FireworksLand.com with red tips. Then a green-headed latest box of Morning Glories I bought comet, at a slightly different angle, goes are much weaker. They still last the other Morning Glory I have seen. They up and ends in a sparkling willow break same amount of time, but the red flame come in bundles of 6, just like the regu- with green tips. Then a yellow-headed is a washed-out pink, the snapping lar Morning Glories. These are Great comet, at a slightly different angle, goes white sparks are fewer in number, and Grizzly brand, #GG5004. Both are up and ends in a dragon eggs break. the snow fall effect is less intense. Still excellent and perform like real Morning This series of 3 is repeated three more worth buying, but not as good as when Glories should. (Last tested in 1999) times. Each of these shots is at a slight- it first came out. Gold shower, to red ly different angle from the last, breaking flame, to snapping white sparks, to Morning Glory at a different point along an imaginary white snow fall. Long-lasting and cheap. Sparkler. Lightning Bolt brand. 38 circle in the sky. The total area of the In the 1980s, this was a high-quality seconds. sky that is covered little by little is huge sparkler. I wish I had bought cases and This is an unusual Morning Glory-type - the distance between the breaks on cases of it around 1985. It steadily sparkler, because these have both a red one side and the other side is remark- declined in quality throughout the flame, and later a green flame, in one able. Then, the last 10 or so shots are 1990s and it is not really worth buying sparkler. Most Morning Glory sparklers fired in a very rapid succession, and any more, unless you can get it at a have only the red flame. If you can buy around the circle. These shots are all rock-bottom price - and even then it’s a these separately rather than in an silver comets with bright red heads, disappointment if you saw it in the assortment, and you are really into which go up and break into a finale of 1980s. I keep hoping some manufactur-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 180 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com willow breaks with color tips. (Last test- Mosaic Mountain Flowers in Full Bloom ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Temple Maverick brand, #SM0747. 30 of Heaven brand, #N2033. 90 shots, Mortar Load Fountain shots, 27 seconds. 48 seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. The first 5 shots go up as gold comets, Large chrysanthemum breaks, and lots Phantom brand, #H-080. 3439 sec- which break open into silver flying fish. of them. Good finale item. Quality onds. Then a whole bunch of shots go up as varies from year to year, though. (Last This kit contains six individual separate crackling comets that end up as crackle tested in 1995) fountains and one “mortar” similar to breaks. Then the last 10 shots are fired one that you would launch shells out of. in 2 groups of 5 simultaneous shots Mountain Fountains However, this mortar has a paper disc in each, and each shot is a red pearl that Base Fountain. Great Grizzly brand, it about 3-1/2 inches down from the top, ends in a mixed break of red and green. #GG0278. 25 seconds. held in place with a couple of small Good variety in one piece. (Last tested Box of 4 base fountains, 9 inches tall. nails. You insert one of the individual in 2001) Sierra, with red and green stars mixed cylinder fountains into the top of this in with the silver spray; Rockies, green tube, light it, and when it’s done, dump spray changing to white flitter spray; it out and insert another one. The tube This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Andes, green spray with white flitter; Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new and the best one, Alps, a terrific all- has a plastic base, and in the kit I got, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are the base was not glued to the tube, so not in this file. To buy a membership in it, crackle fountain. (Last tested in 1999) you might want to glue the tube into it please visit FireworksCatalog.com. before using it. The six fountains Mountain Spring Waterfall included are: Blue Pearls; Green & PYROvideo #5 Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Yellow Pearls; Red, White and Blue DVD or VHS #0658. 15 seconds. Pearls; Silver Pearls with Crackles; Red Gobs of white “popcorn” sparks with & White Stars and White Two hours of firewoks abundant crackling sounds. Nice effect. Chrysanthemum. The fountains are not fun! Learn how to (Last tested in 1995) build a horizontal individually marked as to which is wheel, ways to use a which, so you won’t know which one roll of 16,000 fire- Movie you are lighting next until you actually crackers, a way to Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, light it. But I guess the surprise is part fuse rockets together, #BC-2095. 62 seconds. of the fun of it. Each of these cylinders a roman candle bar- I’m not sure quite how to classify this has 3 tubes in it, so you get either 2 or rage, three separate one; there has never been anything like 3 effects from each cylinder - more than fireworks shows, a it in consumer fireworks. Mostly it’s a stroll through fountain, but it’s on a triangular base just what is named on the box. For Boomland, example, one of them starts with a nice and 90 that allows it to spin. It starts by send- spray of blue sparks against a back- new fireworks. ing a shower of bright red and very ground of soft gold sparks, then after 27 bright white flitter sparks from one of seconds of that, changes to a silver Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! the fountain tubes on it. Then the next crackle spray for 11 more seconds. FireworksLand.com fountain tube, at one of the other cor- Another one starts with a gold flitter ners, gives a spray of blue, green and red spray for about 12 seconds, then sparks and silver flitter - also very bright. Then the final fountain tube, on changes to a thick spray of silver sparks Mount Everest for about 10 seconds, then to a mixture Base Fountain. Cannon brand, #Y22- the last of the 3 corners, which gives a of red, blue, green and crackle for 073. 103 seconds. green, blue and silver spray. Up to this another 12 seconds. Another one pro- Starts with a bright green spray, then point it was just a fountain, but here it duces red and green sparks with silver changes to a mix of blue sparks with sil- gets interesting. There are transparent flashes for about 26 seconds, then ver flitter sparks, then changes to a mix- windows on the 3 sides of the piece, and changes to a good crackle spray for ture of bright red sparks with fairly after the fountains stop, there are flares another 13 seconds. (Last tested in intense gold crackle, then to a gold flit- inside which light up, and you see the 2004) ter spray, then to a shower of soft silver light through the transparent windows. sparks with a red flame at the base, then The flares inside give strobing light, Mortar Reloadable Fountain a mix of blue sparks and gold crackle. mimicking the flicker of old movies. Base Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, Then there is a short silver whistle, fol- And if that wasn’t enough, suddenly #DE1061. 21 seconds. lowed by a very bright green spray with three jets on the outside of the device This is a kit with one mortar tube and 6 fairly intense silver crackle. Then it light up, and cause the whole thing to different cartridges that you load into becomes a mixture of red sparks with spin on the base. These jets put out a the tube one at a time, and each car- huge gold crackle sparks. Then some beautiful shimmering spray of bright tridge is a fountain. The fountains are blue spray is added to that mixture. gold, and the result is gorgeous - like a pretty good, each one giving 3 effects, Long lasting and interesting effects. wheel fired horizontally, with beautiful for example: strobing flame, to silver (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on gold sparks around the outside and a spray to crackle. (Last tested in 2004) PYROvideo #6) red and green center. That part doesn’t last very long, but it’s one of the best

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 181 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com sights I have seen in consumer fire- branches are sparkling gold. These 3 The final 2 shots are green pearls which works. (Last tested in 2004) shots then alternate (silver, green, gold) go up and end in white whirlwinds and until the end. The final 2 shots are fired a few red and green stars. This cake is Movie Time at the same time, and they go up and fired at a very slow pace, but the purple Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. produce whirlwinds (spinners) in the stars are a rare treat. (Last tested in Brothers brand, #BP4213U. 73 sec- air. (Last tested in 2004) 2004) onds. This was called “Showtime Popcorn” MS-2 MS-4 when I bought it and tested it, but the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black name was changed. They added a “U” to Cat brand, #MS-2. 19 shots, 24 sec- Cat brand, #MS-4. 16 shots, 26 sec- the end of the item number. I am guess- onds. onds. ing that they changed the name to avoid This is part of the Black Cat “Gold This is part of the Black Cat “Gold any conflict with another brand of fire- Collection” and its item number is its Collection” and its item number is its works which uses the word “Showtime” name. The shots in this cake alternate name. This one shoots a fairly rapid in many of their products. The package between gold willow mines and gold series of mines alternating with glitter- design of this fountain is really cute and willow breaks. The manufacturer calls ing color peony breaks. The mines are would make it a collectible firework. It them willow brocades. The last 3 shots all silver crackle and are very brief. The is shaped like a paper carton of popcorn are fired all at once. A good choice if you color peony breaks are: 4 breaks of that you would buy at a movie theater. green glitter, 4 breaks of red glitter, 4 Starts with a spray of silver flitter, then breaks of silver glitter, and 4 breaks of a This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z some blue stars are added to it. Good Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new beautiful combination of red glitter and combination - the onlookers oohed at web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are blue and purple stars. (Last tested in this. Then the gold flitter continues not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 2004) while the blue sparks are replaced with please visit FireworksCatalog.com. green and red. Then it becomes a thin MS-5 Glow-in-the-dark Shirt gold flake spray briefly, then it’s back to Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Cat brand, #MS-5. 19 shots, 25 sec- the silver flitter with blue stars - happi- The aliens onds. ly. Then it shoots out very large flecks of have green sparks which flip away at different landed, This is part of the Black Cat “Gold angles, and this is mixed with silver flit- and Collection” and its item number is its ter. Then suddenly another tube lights they name. First shot is a red pearl ending in want a red glitter break. Then a green shot which sends up a lot of crackle sparks, fireworks, and there is also a spray of soft white of course. ending in a blue peony break. Then a sparks mixed with some red and green. gold shot ending in a purple peony (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on break. Then 5 shots fired rapidly, which PYROvideo #5) end in clusters of blue stars, clusters of The silver glitter stars, and clusters of green aliens Mr. Lincoln “falling leaves” stars, which last a long on this time and drift down slowly. Then a blue Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. shirt glow Great Grizzly brand, #GG0556. 102 in the dark! shot goes up and ends in a good break of seconds. blue stars with red glitter stars. Then a Starts with a whistle, then changes to a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! green shot goes up and ends in a green bright green flitter spray, changing to FireworksLand.com peony break with a tiny amount of red red, then to red, green and crackle, then glitter. Then a green shot goes up and the crackle intensifies, and a silver ball ends in a purple peony break. Then 5 spray is added to the crackle. Ends with are looking for willow effects. (Last test- shots fired rapidly go up and end in a silver whistle. (Last tested in 2001) ed in 2004) clusters of blue stars, silver crackle, and large clusters of yellow “falling leaves” MS-1 MS-3 stars. Then the finale is a giant white Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black chrysanthemum break which then Cat brand, #MS-1. 12 shots, 29 sec- Cat brand, #MS-3. 19 shots, 45 sec- becomes a lot of crackle flowers. (Last onds. onds. tested in 2004) This is part of the Black Cat “Gold This is part of the Black Cat “Gold Collection” and its item number is its Collection” and its item number is its Mule Brand name. First shot is a sparkling silver name. If you’re looking for purple Firecracker. brand. comet that goes up and breaks into a breaks, get this one. The shots alternate Here’s the famous Mule Brand fire- sparkling silver “palm tree” effect, with between mines and shells. The mines cracker, with the new label design and branches that are themselves small are a combination of crackle and blue new formulation, according to the peo- sparkling comets of silver. The next shot stars which rise above the crackle. The ple at Wald & Company. (Last tested in is the same thing except the branches shells are beautiful purple chrysanthe- 1998) are sparkling green stars instead of sil- mum breaks (purple stars which have ver. The next shot is the same except the white trails of sparks behind each star).

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 182 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Multi Color Blooming with (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on not create much of a stir among our Crackling PYROvideo #8) group. (Last tested in 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu brand, #LDS107. 7 shots, 21 sec- Munitions Dump Musical Cone onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Kent Shots go up as a red or green pearl, then Brothers brand, #BP2127. 20 shots, brand. 15 seconds. end in either a silver whirlwind or a 45 seconds. Nostalgic value only. Just a whistler cluster of reports. Not really crackle, it The first shot is a beautiful sparkling glued inside a paper cone. (Last tested seemed to me to be more like a cluster silver comet that goes up and ends in a in 1995) of firecrackers. (Last tested in 2000) break of a mixture of red peony stars and sparkling silver glitter with gold Musical Pyramid Multi Color Chrysanthemum #5 trails. Then another shot just like that, Base Fountain. Longhorn brand. 10 Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. except the red peony stars are replaced seconds. This shell produces a large break of red with blue ones. The above two types of Impressive package, but it’s just a Nite peony stars, beautiful blue peony stars, shots alternate with each other until Howler fountain in there. (Last tested in and sparkling silver glitter stars. Lots of the end of the cake, when several shots 1995) stars in it. The name is not really accu- are fired all at once, and they result in rate, though. It’s not a chrysanthemum clusters of red peony stars and crackle Mutant Freak break, because there are no trails of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Bird brand, #FB 204. 36 shots, 31 sparks following each star. It’s a peony This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z seconds. break, and a good one. (Last tested in Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 2004) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Screaming white comets go up and end not in this file. To buy a membership in it, in breaks of white sparks. Towards the Multi Head Torpedo please visit FireworksCatalog.com. middle they start ending in breaks of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Long crackle, then they go back to breaks of PYROvideo #6 March brand, #L951. 37 shots, 62 white sparks, then finally crackle again DVD seconds. at the end. Not colorful, but good Red and green pearls that break into amounts of crackle. (Last tested in bright, angular shapes of silver. (Last This DVD is 2 hours 1998) tested in 1995) of company demos, including Brothers, Muzzle Loader Cannon, Dragon Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat Multibarrel Launcher Eggs, Fire Hawk, brand, #BC-604. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Flower King, Hale, Lake brand, #L934. 25 shots, 22 Black Cat, Mega Ton One tube and twelve round 1.5-inch seconds. and Red Rhino shells: Glittering Silver, Multi-color Had powerful titanium reports (white brands. A total of Peony, Green Stars & Crackling, Red sparks) when first introduced. Now 140 new fireworks Circle, Silver Palm Tree, Multi-color to much weaker. (Last tested in 1995) are shown, Crackling, Golden Willow, Green Wave, as well as Dahlia Red, Red Peony, Crackling Palm 5 finales. Mumbo Jumbo Tree, and Brocade Crown. I wasn’t Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black expecting much because these shells Cat brand, #BC-670. 20 shots, 51 Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! are a little on the small side. But wow - seconds. FireworksLand.com they break as good as most 1.75-inch Each shot is a green pearl on the way up shells on the market, and they have (with a small silver comet tail) that great rich colors. This kit was a pleasant turns into a brief whistling silver spin- which burns quickly for a very short surprise. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown ner, which finally breaks open into a intense crackle burst. Very nice to look on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of group of 15 to 20 white “swimming at. (Last tested in 2005) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) eels” which spread out. Pretty sophisti- cated for a small consumer firework. Mushroom Cloud MX Mine Lasts much longer than you expect it to. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower (Last tested in 1998) Lake brand, #L969. 19 shots, 10 Basket brand, #K725A. 6 shots, 15 seconds. seconds. Mummy’s Wrath Silver whirlwinds with green centers. Strange-looking hexagonal device. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Beautiful, but over too fast. (Last tested When lit, the top quickly pops off, Cannon brand, #Y22-061. 53 sec- in 1995) revealing 7 cylinders. One at a time, onds. they take off with red or green flames Bright flecks of red and green, two short Music Man and fly away with a buzzing sound. whistles, crackle with flashing white, Base Fountain. Elkton Sparkler Similar to Happy Bees candle or the two more whistles, then red and white brand, #F1021A. 19 seconds. repeating Small Bees. (Last tested in flitter spray, then one final whistle. Starts with a whistle, then gives a red 1996) flame with a shower of color sparks. Did

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 183 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com MX Space Lamp green peony with a little crackle. These Napalm Ladies Base Fountain. Flying Dragon brand, two shots alternate for a while, at a lit- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, #W427. 29 seconds. tle bit faster of a pace than earlier in the #P013C. 30 shots, 30 seconds. Exceptional package. Silver flare, to performance. Finally at the very end, 4 Tacky name; sexist label; thin breaks; popcorn-type effect. A winner. (Last red shots (2 pearls and 2 gold comets low altitude. Total disaster. (Last tested tested in 1995) with red heads) are shot up all at once, in 1995) and end in crackle breaks. (Last tested Mysterious Invasion in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Narcissus Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Ground Spinner. Black Cat brand, Brothers brand, #BP2926. 15 shots, Mystic Warrior #BC-404. 12 seconds. 36 seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Good quality spinner, with bright red Rather unusual performance, each shot Golden Bear brand, #FX-B055. 109 and green flames. (Last tested in 1995) goes up and opens into a parachute, seconds. which drifts downward with a small, Starts with silver crackle mixed with NASA, We have a Problem weak-sounding whistle, and finally red and green sparks. Then changes to Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great opens up into a small cluster of red and all crackle with a few blue sparks mixed Grizzly brand, #GG0745. 50 sec- green stars. It’s definitely a change of in. Then changes to gold flitter with onds. pace from the usual color breaks. (Last green sparks. Then it’s gold crackle with Very nice crackling palm tree effect. tested in 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo Beautiful to look at and lots of noise. #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 (Last tested in 2002) (Shown on & 3) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Mystery Lights not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Naughty Croco Great Grizzly brand, #GG0291. 128 Base Fountain. Cannon brand, #Y22- seconds. PyroTopia: Show of Shows 113. 45 seconds. Bright red fountain, suddenly adding a Starts with a very nice blue spray, and The ultimate fireworks lot of loud crackle, then changing to DVD: a unique and also there is a fuse running in a spiral green, then crackle, then white flitter, unforgettable jour- around the outside, and this is burning then red, green, blue and crackle, then ney through music at the same time, giving off a short sil- red, then red and crackle, then green, and pyrotechnics. ver spray as it burns around and down. then crackle, then nice white flitter, Then the spiral on the outside contin- then red, blue green and crackle, then a ues while the fountain changes to a red silver whistle, then red, then red and 90 minutes of flame at the bottom and a silver spray crackle, then green, then crackle, then nonstop music above. The fountain then changes to a and fireworks! white flitter, then red, green blue and mixture of blue stars and gold crackle, crackle. Fast, precise changes from one while the burning spiral fuse finally effect to the next make this one of the reaches a smaller tube which is next to best-made fountains I have tried. (Last the main tube, and this lights produc- tested in 2000) ing a series of three brief whistles with silver spray accompanying each whistle. Mystic Blockhouse Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Very interesting performance, and very Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon FireworksLand.com similar to the “Spiral Lite” fountain Eggs brand, #DP0025. 42 shots, 85 except the colors are different. (Last seconds. tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Begins with some very impressive color some blue sparks. Then a mixed red and #6) mines, which are mixed mines of red, green spray. Then gold crackle. The blue and green stars with crackle also crackle with red and green sparks. (Last Naughty Elephant mixed in. There are two bursts of these tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, and they are “wow” shots. Then it #7) #BP7078. 31 seconds. changes to a series of crackling comets Rolls forward with a silver whistle, and with color heads. The color heads alter- Myth of Paradise a few red and green sparks. Stops, then nate between red, and green. They are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai rolls backward with another silver whis- pretty long-lasting comets and some brand, #WB2008. 36 shots, 48 sec- tle and a few color sparks. Finally, it also start to come down a little way after onds. stops and the ears of the elephant both reaching their highest point. This sec- Alternates between shots which go up spin, with silver sparks. Cool! (Last test- tion is a little too slow-paced. That whistling and end in a small cluster of ed in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 could be compensated for by firing 2 of crackle; green shots which end in white and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & these cakes at the same time. Then, a whirlwinds, and red shots which end in 3) red pearl goes up and opens into a red small clusters of stars. Pretty average. peony break with a little crackle, fol- (Last tested in 2000) lowed by a green pearl opening into a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 184 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Navigation Mark up, making them look like aerial mines. fish mixed in. Those two shots are then Base Fountain. Brothers brand, Don’t know if this was the intended repeated two more times in the same #BP4136. 40 seconds. effect or not, but it looked nice. (Last order. Then a bunch of screaming shots Looking at the box, you think this is tested in 2000) go up, and then a finale of 12 shots gives going to be another re-labeling of the 1- a mixture of all the effects seen in the inch crackling fountains sold under the Neutron Bomb cake. A very good display. (Last tested in names Four Color Fountain, TNT Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. 2003) Flashing Fountain, Spook Lights, etc. Brothers brand, #BP-A013-3. 36 But it’s completely different. In one box shots, 54 seconds. Never Forget are one each of red, green, blue, yellow This cake might be sold individually, or Box Fountain. Black Cat brand, #BC- and silver fountains. Each one starts out as part of a collection of four different 2048. as a white strobe light, with about 50 to akes of this brand, sold collectively as This is a boxed fountain with 2 tubes in 60 flashes. Then it changes to a color “Da Big Bad Bomb Box.” This one it. There are pictures of the twin towers flare of the named color, which lasts begins with a shot that is a white comet of the World Trade Center on the sides. only a few seconds, then it’s over. This with a bright white head. The next shot The top flap of the box says, “In lighting should really be considered more of a is a white comet with a green head. The this fountain you are not reliving the strobe item than a fountain per se. It’s next shot is a white comet with a red tragedy but remembering the many amazing for its size. (Last tested in head. The next shot is a white comet innocent lives that were lost.” (Last 1999) tested in 2002) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Navy Seal Cracker Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new New Age Madness Firecracker. Great Grizzly brand, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. #GG1395. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Phantom brand, #AR344. 104 sec- Small individual firecrackers in a box. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. onds. Good performance, may be waterproof Beautiful blue and gold spray to start it enough to toss onto water. (Last tested Spellout off. A rich, deep blue. Then changes to a in 2002) T-shirt mixture of blue sparks and “gold fish” spray. Then a short whistle, followed by Nebula This lots of silver flitter. Then another whis- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West shirt tle, and the silver flitter intensifies, Lake brand, #L970A. 19 shots, 20 says, becoming a sparkling silver flitter spray. seconds. “Fireworks” Then crackle is added, lots of it too. Very bright breaks of long-lasting red spelled out in fireworks! (Last tested in 2001) and green stars, but not very high up in See my web site the air. (Last tested in 1995) for sizes and info. New Dimension Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden Neighbor Annoyer Bear brand, #FX-A056. 12 shots, 29 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No seconds. brand, #NA-MF01. 25 shots, 47 sec- The first few shots are silver comets onds. which go up and end in enormous red Each shot goes up as a color pearl, then chrysanthemum breaks. The next few ends in a very loud bang. The color on Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! shots are silver comets which go up and the way up alternates - one shot is red FireworksLand.com end in enormous green chrysanthe- on the way up, the next shot green, and mum breaks. The next few shots are sil- so forth. (Last tested in 2004) ver comets which go up and end in with a bright white head. The next shot enormous blue chrysanthemum breaks, Neon Lights is a white comet with a green head. The although the blue is rather pale. The Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Bald next shot is a white comet with a red final 3 shots are fired all at once and go Eagle brand. 30 seconds. head. The next shot is a sparkling comet up and end in terrific silver chrysanthe- Lots of crackling sparks mixed in with that ends in a white chrysanthemum mum breaks. Impressive for the size red and green flecks. Three whistles. break. The next shot is a silver comet and spread of the breaks. (Last tested in (Last tested in 1995) with a green head that ends in a green 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) chrysanthemum break. The next shot is Neon Rainbow a silver comet with a red head that ends New England Estate Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. in a red chrysanthemum break. Those Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Fireworks over America brand, last 3 shots are then repeated three #BP-A019. #FOA2816. 16 shots, 31 seconds. more times, in the same order. The next This kit contains 24 shells and 3 tubes, Each shot goes up as a spinning gold shot goes up dark and ends in a blue and the shells are a variety of types, sin- comet, then opens softly into a small peony break with gold flying fish mixed gle break, triple break, cylindrical and cluster of color stars, either red, blue or in. The next shot goes up dark and ends ball types. You get a total of 40 breaks in green. No sound effects. Some of the in a blue peony break with silver flying the air. The shells are the standard 1.75 shots open into the clusters on the way inch diameter. They are good breaks,

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(Last tested in onds. onds. 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) “Red Silver Golden Tree Up, followed by Part of the “Grucci Collection” from Whistling & Crackling Single Shells Phantom Fireworks. One of the longest- New York Street Legal with Green, Gold Star, ended with Three lasting fountains I’ve tested - this one Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Shogun Shots Double Break Shells with Jumbo seemed like it was never going to quit. brand, #SSM1016. 19 shots, 54 sec- Red Chrysanthemum and Blue Star, This one features, at certain points, a onds. Golden Willow and Green Purple Star, combination of silver and purple sparks All shots are fired one at a time, straight Crackling & Crackling.” Excellent qual- which is beautiful and unusual - I can’t up. The first shot goes up and breaks ity effects and good-sized breaks. Not remember any other fountain with that downward into a gold willow break. long-lasting, but well worth trying. exact combination. It starts with a Then two more shots like that. The next (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on green and red spray, then changes to a shot is a glittering comet that goes up PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of and opens into a small cluster of blue PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) stars with a few reports. Then three This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new more shots just like that. The next shot New Festival Ball web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are is a beautiful comet that gives off red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger not in this file. To buy a membership in it, sparks on the way up and opens into a Head brand, #T2006. 7 shots, 14 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. nice red chrysanthemum break of red seconds. stars with gold trails, that breaks down- Whistling, spinning silver comets that PYROvideo #7 ward and also has some nice crackle in end with small silver breaks. (Last test- DVD it. Then four more shots just like that. ed in 1995) The next shot is a beautiful comet that Two hours of fireworks gives off green sparks on the way up and New Festival Ball fun! Learn how to opens into a nice green chrysanthe- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger make “poor man’s mum break of green stars with silver Head brand, #T2007. 61 shots, 14 quick match,” how to trails, that breaks pretty symmetrically make a volcano with seconds. and also has some nice crackle in it. I tested it 3 years ago, and it’s still the an empty cone, and the proper way to Then four more shots just like that. same now. 61 screaming silver comets, decorate a Christmas Those green shots are fired at a faster almost all at once, each ending in a tiny tree. Watch five shows pace than the red ones were. Then the cluster of silver stars. It’s impressive for and finales, and see last three shots are fired one at a time its intensity: a very loud swarm of silver 117 new and they are breaks of crackle only. whistles appears in the air - then all of a fireworks! Although the breaks don’t break hard sudden it’s over. Poorly named since it enough for my taste it’s still a pretty is not like “festival balls” at all, but very good show. (Last tested in 2003) suitable for a short, intense barrage of Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! whistles. (Last tested in 1998) FireworksLand.com News Transmitter Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse New World brand, #T2508. 24 shots, 16 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. forceful silver spray, then a little bit of onds. Brothers brand, #BP2113. 24 shots, crackle, then green and red mixed, then 24 loud silver whistles. Not as good as 38 seconds. green and red with crackle, then the sil- when originally introduced. (Last tested Good blue and yellow peony break, fol- ver flitter spray with purple sparks, a in 1995) lowed by 3 more exactly like it. Then a whistle, more of the silver/purple, then break which is a mixture of red glitter- a forceful silver spray, then an intense Niagara Falls ing stars and blue glittering stars. This crackle spray, then a tall silver flitter Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. is followed by 3 more exactly like it. spray with some purple sparks, then a Brothers brand, #BP2172. 10 shots, Then a shot which produces 4 sparkling forceful silver spray, then a crackle 20 seconds. silver comets. Then a shot which pro- spray, then a gold flitter spray, then a If you’re still mourning the loss of the duces 4 clusters of blue stars mixed with whistle, then the beautiful combination original 91-shot Silvery Swallow to the long-lasting gold stars - lovely. Another of purple sparks with a goldish-silver “Class B” 1.3G realm, and bemoaning manufacturer calls that the “falling flitter spray, then a forceful silver spray, the lackluster performance of it’s “Class leaves” effect but I don’t think that term then a spray of crackle mixed with red C” 1.4G replacement, this item will has become an industry standard. Then sparks, then a short whistle, then brighten your day - literally, in fact. a shot which produces 4 crackling almost a pure red and blue spray, then Each of the ten shots is a group of 8 or comets that end in excellent gold willow 9 brilliant white comets, shot up at the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 186 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com same time. It’s essentially a repeating separate into a bunch of crackle. (Last then a blue group, then a group of mine effect, with ten groups of the tested in 2002) crackling comets. (Last tested in 2004) white comets. The comets achieve nowhere near the height of the original Night Magic! Night Shell Silvery Swallow, but these are much Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, brighter - so bright it’s almost hard to Fireworks over America brand, #W800. 7 shots, 15 seconds. look at. No sound effects. In 2004, this #FOA2928. 25 shots, 44 seconds. Highly dangerous. Tips over. DO NOT item has now been re-named as It appears to be the same item as buy this, or the original “Gorilla Bomb.” “Victoria Falls” and given the item Command Teste, Command Test, or (Last tested in 1995) number BP2172U. (Last tested in 2004) Crashing Rainbow, with each shot a two-break shell, one color break and Night shell, Comet and Stars Nice Flower one titanium report. The shots go up as Single-tube Aerial. brand. Fountain/spinner combination. Link a red or green star, but the color of the Hunan. Excellent, high, very bright Triad brand, #W418. 38 seconds. break does not necessarily match the comet, but where are the stars? (Last Outstanding blue flame, to red flame, color on the way up. Excellent quality. I tested in 1995) then opens up to 4 spinners! Super. saw one blue break in there, don’t know (Last tested in 1995) where that came from. (Last tested in Night Shell, Stars & Report 1999) Single-tube Aerial. brand, #L130. Night Flyer Ours had a nice red break, but there was Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z no report to be heard. (Last tested in Cat brand, #BC-6057. 25 shots, 19 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 1995) seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are The tubes in this cake are angled in fan not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Night Stalker shapes of 5. The first 5 shots go off in please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. rapid order from left to right in the fan Fireworks over America brand, Fireworks videos • DVDs shape, and each shot is a red pearl that #FOA2878. 7 shots, 13 seconds. Buyer’s Guides • Links ends in a cluster of red stars plus a few Fireworks T-shirts All shots go up and break upward into a firecrackers. The next 5 shots are green Free articles “bouquet” of red and green stars plus a pearls that end in green stars plus a few and good amount of crackle. The upward firecrackers. The next 5 are spiraling sil- more! shape of the break makes them look ver comets that end in reports. The next almost like mines going off in the sky. 5 end in clusters of blue stars with (Last tested in 2000) reports. The last 5 end in a variety of color clusters with firecracker reports. Night Vision The breaks are not big, but the arrange- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ment, angles and timing make this an Brothers brand, #BP2132. 105 interesting display. (Last tested in 2002) shots, 26 seconds. Rapidly fires the shots in a “Z” pattern, Night Invaders Light the Sky starting at one end of one row, down Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. that row and back the other direction 32 seconds. on the next row, etc. All shots are color Many, many whistles and small breaks. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! pearls, some with faint comet trails Not particularly impressive. (Last tested FireworksLand.com behind them. First couple of rows are in 1995) red, then rows of green, then blue, then Night Magic white, then red, then purple, then one Night Jet Jumbo 747 Cone Fountain. Bald Eagle brand, row of red, one row of blue and one row Flying Spinner. Black Cat brand, #EA606. 20 seconds. of purple. These last 3 rows include fire- #BC-904. 12 seconds. Lots of gold and silver sparks, in a pul- crackers shot up into the air along with Basically it’s a re-labeled Plane Flying at sating rhythm. (Last tested in 1995) the pearls, giving aerial reports. (Last Night, and just as good. Gold spray, red tested in 2004) flame, green flame. Good quality. (Last Night of Hawaii tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Nightmare Eggs brand, #DE4051. 70 shots, 30 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Night Lights seconds. brand, #Y03-088. 25 shots, 22 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire All shots are comets fired in groups of 7, onds. Hawk brand. 13 shots, 30 seconds. in a fan shape. First group is red, then a One of the most intriguing labels to The first 12 shots alternate between red green group, then a red group, then a come out in a long time, in my opinion. and green. The effect is a cluster of very blue group, then a group of crackling But the performance is forgettable. 25 long-lasting stars, that drift down in the comets. Then the next group is red, bright white pearls turn into thin red air. One red cluster, then one green then a green group, then a red group, breaks or into small, weak whirlwinds. cluster, etc. The final shot is a group of (Last tested in 1996) screaming silver comets that go up and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 187 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Nightraider Nite Siren Whistling Fountain No. 5, Brocade to Green Shell with Firecracker. brand. Base Fountain. Angel brand, #F099. Green Tail No. 5, Red Crackling Shell Great artwork, but so-so crackers. (Last 28 seconds. No. 5, Crackling Peony Shell No. 5, and tested in 1995) The siren (whistle) part lasted only 4 Thunderstorm Shell No. 5. The seconds, then the fountain continued to Crackling Peony shell gave a peony Nightraider Crackling Wheel spray gold sparks for another 24 sec- break of red, blue and green stars with Crackling Item. brand. onds, but it wasn’t much to look at. crackle mixed in. The Green Static shell You can leave it rolled up, in which case (Last tested in 1999) gave a green peony break with crackle it will be intense and short. Or, unroll it mixed in. The Brocade to Green shell and light it at one end, and watch it Nitro Bomb gave a green pearl which went up and crackle. (Last tested in 1995) Firecracker. Zenith brand, #J-4314C. ended in a green chrysanthemum break Here’s one that looks like a child did the (gold trails spreading out, with green Nightraiders Thunder Troopers art, but the crackers are great. (Last stars at the tip of each trail). The Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. tested in 1995) Crackling Shell gave a break of all 7 shots, 12 seconds. crackle. The Blue to Silver Wave shell Red pearls burst powerfully into snappy had a silver comet on the way up and gold crackling breaks. (Last tested in This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z ended in a break of blue peony stars plus 1995) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new silver “wave” stars which are like chrys- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, anthemum stars, each one is a short sil- NIMBY Antidote please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ver trail of sparks. The Red Crackling Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shell had a glittering gold tail on the Brothers brand, #BP2007. 51 shots, Are you a way up and ended in a break of red 59 seconds. Hard peony stars mixed with crackle. When I NIMBY stands for “Not in my backyard” Core fired these, I simply taped them togeth- Pyro? but the manufacturer hopes this item er in a row, and fused them together will change that attitude. Starts with This shirt with green visco fuse, from one shell’s spinning comets shot at various angles, is available fuse to the next. This makes it easier to each ending in small clusters of color in 9 sizes, light them, but of course you can just stars. Then white buzzing shots that fly including 3 light them one at a time if you want. away with a humming sound. They are child sizes! (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on called variously, “typhoons” or “hum- High quality PYROvideo #8) mers.” Then whistling white comets Hanes that end in reports. The sequence Beefy-T No Hitter described above is repeated two more Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. times. (Last tested in 2002) Brothers brand, #BP4237. 75 sec- onds. Ninja Starts with gold flitter spray, changing Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! to gold crackle spray, then a very short Grizzly brand, #GG0219. 9 shots, whistle, then a mix of gold crackle with 24 seconds. FireworksLand.com red and green sparks. Then, white flitter Brilliant white comet heads go up and with red and green sparks, then another break into soft, fluffy breaks of bright short whistle, then gold flitter, then sil- white. The breaks are not too symmetri- Nitro Stick Combination firecracker. Winco ver crackle. (Last tested in 2005) cal and tend to point down. No sound brand. effects. Useful only for a bright white Shaped like a stick of dynamite, it gives Noah’s Ark portion of your show. (Last tested in a series of 3 loud barrages of firecrack- Novelty Firework. Hot Shot brand, 1998) ers. (Last tested in 2002) #HS2227. 17 seconds. Whistles, and puts out color sparks and Ninja shells No. 36 Gold Sparklers a little crackle from several tubes. (Last Reloadable Shell Kit. brand, #G310. Sparkler. Great Grizzly brand, tested in 2001) Small in size, but not junky. Whistling #GG0366. 149 seconds. on the way up, to good breaks of red, Made in China. Gold sparks. (Last tested Noise in North Carolina green, blue and white. (Last tested in in 2000) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 1995) Black Cat brand, #BC-2080. 67 sec- onds. No. 5 Floral Power Assortment Starts as a silver whistle with a red Nite Howler Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, Base Fountain. Longhorn brand. 32 #A-036. flame at the base, and some blue stars seconds. Here is a collection of 6 single-shot aeri- are also coming out while the whistle is Standard large whistler. For the whistle als, all of them #5 size. The box contains going. Then changes to a very bright lover – truly nerve-wracking whistle. one each of these six shells: Blue to spray of gold and red, with some silver (Last tested in 1995) Silver Wave No.5, Green Static Shell flitter sparks. Then another silver whis- tle with the red flame at the base, and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 188 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com then a mix of red and green sparks with only - not shown on “The Best of Not In My Yard silver flitter sparks. Then another silver PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. World whistle. Then it turns into a crackle Class Fireworks brand. 16 shots, 39 spray with red and green sparks mixed Northern Light seconds. in. (Last tested in 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Beautiful break of green stars with a Glorious brand, #GCM072. 36 shots, palm tree of glittering silver stars. Then Noisy 30 seconds. another beautiful break of green and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Alternates between crackling comets flashing red stars, with some silver glit- Brothers brand, #BP2271. 19 shots, with red heads, and crackling comets ter palms too. These two shots alternate 43 seconds. with green heads. No breaks. (Last test- with each other until the end, when the Definitely a sound-effect item. All shots ed in 2004) last few shots are fired at once, and they are comets which crackle and whistle at are green stars, red stars, and crackle all the same time. Not much to look at, but mixed together. (Last tested in 2006) Noisy is an appropriate name for this This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z one. Precise timing between shots - Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Nu Concept nearly identical interval between shots web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United not in this file. To buy a membership in it, for the entire duration. (Last tested in Pyro brand, #UP3015. 16 shots, 16 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 1999) seconds. All shots go up dark and then end in PYROvideo #8 color chrysanthemum breaks, either Noisy Shell DVD Display Firework (1.3G). brand, red chrysanthemum, purple chrysanth- #N1000. emum, green chrysanthemum or gold Two hours of fireworks chrysanthemum. Very nice breaks. The Box is Temple of Heaven N1000 box, but fun! See how to set up “Noisy Shell” name is glued onto box. your own self-firing last 4 shots are fired all at once. (Last Individual shells are not marked with fireworks show, so tested in 2003) anything. Terrific loud report with a that all you have to do bright flash rather than a titanium is light one fuse, sit Nuclear Bomb splatter. This is a 1.3G Display Firework back and enjoy the Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon and can’t be sold to the public in the show! See three other Eggs brand, #DP0001-1. 16 shots, fireworks shows, and U.S., you need to have a permit from the 26 seconds. watch 65 new fire- Sixteen festival balls shot straight up. ATFE to buy it. (Last tested in 2000) works for (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The 2005 and Silver comet to green and silver peony; Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) 2006! blue-headed comet to crackle break; whistling to green and silver; then a crackle break; red pearl to green and sil- Normandy Landing Craft Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, ver break with crackle; silver comet to #BP7083. 38 seconds. FireworksLand.com green and silver break with crackle; Another elaborate novelty piece, similar another crackle break; whistling to green and silver peony; another crackle to “Kiev Class - Light Fleet Carrier” but Northern Lights not as big. This piece commemorates break; then a break of green, sparkling Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. silver and crackle; silver comet to green the D-Day invasion (June 6, 1944) at Patriotic brand, #8808. 8 shots, 30 Normandy, France - a major battle of seconds. and silver peony; another crackle break; World War II and the largest fleet ever Beautiful silver comets; red and green and then the final 4 shots are fired all at assembled in history - more than 6,500 star mines with crackling. (Last tested once for a finale, and they are color ships were involved in the invasion, and in 1995) pearls to color peony breaks with crack- many of them were this type of ship, le. (Last tested in 2004) that is depicted in the design of this Northern Praying Mantis firework. Anyway, it starts with a short Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Nuclear Bomb whistle at the back, which changes to a Brothers brand, #BP-A014-3. 16 Reloadable Shell Kit. World Class flashing silver spray, and then a heli- shots, Fireworks brand. copter takes off. Then a bright white As far as I know, this one is sold only as These two kits are basically the same fountain on top starts, and then turns part of an assortment of three 500-gram kit. Both contain 24 cylindrical shells, into a rich spray of silver crackle. Then “Heavy Weights,” called “Shaolin similar those in the Rambo Kid and the guns on the front of the boat shoot Tradition.” Please see “Shaolin Predator kits. The boxes are 23 inches out some crackle spray. Then a tank Tradition” for a description of this one. tall, 123/4 inches wide and 6 inches escapes from the inside of the ship, and (Last tested in 2004) deep. Each kit comes with one sturdy rolls forward on the ground, and then HDPE tube on a plastic base. Nuclear stops and shoots out some crackle Bomb contains these effects: Jumbo spray. Great piece. (Last tested in 2003) Purple Stars with Silver Glitter Pistil; (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape Green Glitter with Crackling Pistil; Blue Star with Crackle; Red Wave with White Whirlwind; Jumbo Red

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Dragon Pistil; White Wave with Crackling Pistil; Each shot has a mine of gold willow Eggs brand, #DE4063. 109 shots, 29 Blue Stars with Crackling Pistil; Green stars, plus a shell hidden in that mine seconds. Glitter with Crackling Pistil; Green which goes up and breaks into a shim- First gives a rapid series of red and Crackling with Green Whirlwind; Red & mering gold willow break. The last 3 green pearls (100 shots) and then gives White Wave with Green Whirlwind; shots are fired all at once for a finale. 9 pretty good breaks of willows and Crackling with Green Whirlwind; (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on crackle breaks. (Last tested in 2004) Jumbo Red Chrysanthemum with Silver PYROvideo #7) Whirlwind; Jumbo Green Chrysan- Numerous Flowers themum with Silver Whirlwind; White Nuclear Powered Submarine Ground Spinner. Angel brand, to Red with Red Whirlwind; Silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West #3034. 6 seconds. Glitter with Red Whirlwind; Dragon Lake brand, #L957. 16 shots, 29 Spins powerfully with green and red Egg with Red Whirlwind; Red Wave seconds. flames simultaneously. (Last tested in with White Whirlwind; and Assorted Too many stars hit the ground. Get 1995) Peony with Red Whirlwind. They are them up higher in the air, folks. Each not double shells, but each shell has 2 shot goes up as a red pearl, then opens Nutty Monkey effects in it. It’s a terrific variety of qual- Base Fountain. Fireworks over America brand, #MAF1979. 17 sec- ity effects in one box. (Last tested in This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 1999) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new onds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Bright white flitter, then red and green flitter, then two short whistles join in. Nuclear Bomber not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit . Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West FireworksCatalog.com (Last tested in 2000) Lake brand, #L975. 19 shots, 15 PyroTopia: Show of Shows seconds. O’ Christmas Tree, O’ Thin gold comets break into small The ultimate fireworks Christmas Tree breaks of red and green, plus a little DVD: a unique and Base Fountain. Brothers brand, crackle, and a few spinners. (Last tested unforgettable jour- #BP4211. 42 seconds. in 1995) ney through music Comes in a package of 2. Buy at least 2 and pyrotechnics. packs, because you’ll want to save one Nuclear Fusion pack as a collectible. The other one you’ll want to light, because the perfor- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star 90 minutes of brand. 20 seconds. nonstop music mance is unique and interesting. The The first four shots are silver comets and fireworks! fountain is designed to look like a with bright white heads. The next few Christmas tree. Starts with a green shots are red pearls that go up and end flame from the top, then strobing white in small clusters of red stars. The next flames come out sideways from the next four shots are comets that are both level down. Then the tube at the top whistling and crackling at the same changes to a spray of mixed green and time on the way up and they sprial red, while the strobe flames on the side around on their way up. The final four Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! continue. The strobe flames end, but as shots are green pearls that go up and FireworksLand.com the fountain at the top continues, the end in clusters of green and purple next level below where the strobes were peony stars. (Last tested in 2005) starts, and these are red and green (Shown on PYROvideo #7) into a small, unimpressive cluster of red flames coming out sideways from the or green stars and a few firecracker bottom level of the tree. As they contin- Nuclear Meltdown reports. Poor quality overall. (Last test- ue, the fountain at the top changes to a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. ed in 1999) crackle spray. The color flames on the Black Cat brand, #BC-277. 121 sec- sides end, and the crackle spray at the onds. Nuclear Spallation top continues a little while longer. This Beautiful blue and gold spray with soft Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon is almost a novelty firework rather than crackle, then a big flitter-crackle spray, Eggs brand, #DE4068. 428 shots, just a fountain, since the package then a red spray with silver balls, then a 135 seconds. design and performance are so complex. powerful, forceful orange spray, then Not quite sure what they meant by But the manufacturer calls it a foun- adding red flecks while the powerful “spallation.” Anyway, it’s a “Saturn tain. Don’t hesitate - pick up a few packs orange continues, then suddenly Missile Battery” device, but round in of this one. (Last tested in 2004) Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 190 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Oasis Ohio River and end in attractive breaks which mix Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. silver glitter with “palm trees” which Brothers brand, #BP2424. 25 shots, Brothers brand, #BP2303. 8 shots, are 4 or 5 white comets in the break, 28 seconds. 20 seconds. with color heads. In one break, those All mines. They are shot up in groups of Large cake with 8 shots that are basical- color heads are red, and in the next about 8 comets each. The comets have ly festival balls. Each shot goes up with break they are green, and those alter- green heads and silver tails. When they a very thick, wide, bright white comet nate throughout the cake. The glitter- reach the maximum altitude, they turn trail, then comes open into a group of ing silver contrasts nicely with the palm into crackle. Completely different from falling color stars plus some crackle. tree effect in each break. The timing any other repeater I have tried before. They do not break hard, it’s almost as if between shots is just perfect, creating Certainly a good one to consider for a the stars are “poured out.” But, it’s non-stop action. The last 12 shots are change in your show. (Last tested in pleasing to the eye. (Last tested in 2000) fired at a much more rapid pace, giving 1999) an extended finale. This cake is very OK Hawaii similar to “Parrot’s Prattle” and “Cobalt Ocean Fighter Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Bomb,” and all three might be the same Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Lake brand. 37 shots, 24 seconds. exact cake, though I’m not sure. (Last Eggs brand, #DP0005-1. 12 shots, Starts out as a fountain for a few sec- tested in 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo 29 seconds. onds, then changes to what could be #3 VHS tape only - not shown on “The Blue pearl goes up and ends in a huge Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) blue peony break. Then a blue pearl goes up and ends in a huge break of sil- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Old Faithful ver plus crackle. Then a red pearl goes web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black up and ends in a break of small red stars not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Cat brand, #BC-658. 10 shots, 16 plus 4 big green stars. Then a blue pearl please visit FireworksCatalog.com. seconds. goes up and ends in a big gold willow The same item also sold as Niagara Falls break. Then a green pearl goes up and Black Cat T-shirt and Silver Bullet Barrage. Ten groups of ends in a big crackle break. Then a blue The famous white comets shoot up about 50 feet. pearl ends in a blue peony break. Then Black Cat logo Each group has about 8 to 10 bright blue ending in silver sparks plus crack- on quality white comets in it. It should be classi- le. Then red ending in the red and 4 shirts fied as a “repeating mine.” By the way, a green stars break. Then blue ending in few reports came in from readers that big gold willow break. Green ending in this item (under all three names) occa- big crackle break. Blue ending in huge sionally has a tendency to tip over, so blue peony. Finally, blue ending in sil- either glue it to a board or surround it ver sparks plus crackle. Really big with bricks before firing. (Last tested in breaks here! (Last tested in 2004) 1998) (Shown on PYROvideo #6)

7 sizes! Old Glory Odyssey 2001 Order at Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. my web site. Hawk brand. 30 seconds. Phantom brand, #H-024. 123 sec- Bright white comets that go up and end onds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! in clusters of crackle. (Last tested in White flitter, to red, green and crackle, FireworksLand.com 2002) to white flitter, to red, green, blue and crackle, to white flitter, to Old Time Shoot Out red/green/blue/crackle. Long duration called a repeating mine. A series of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black but a little bit dull. (Last tested in 2000) upward blasts of red, green and silver Cat brand, #BC-682L. 21 seconds. sparks comes out of it, going about 6 to Shoots up a series of aerial firecrackers, Ohh Soo Good 8 feet up and spreading out. These hap- with decent firecracker reports. (Last Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. pen in rapid succession, though the tested in 2002) Fireworks over America brand, timing is somewhat uneven. It’s quiet - #FOA2008. 78 seconds. the only sound really is the soft hissing Old West Express Bright white flitter spray, then red and sound of the sparks themselves. Label Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, white flitter, then all red, then crackle actually calls it OK Hawail. (Last tested #BP7016. 13 seconds. with silver balls, then just white flash- in 1999) One of the best-constructed novelty ing spray, then red and white flitter, fireworks I have seen. Good quality then green flitter. (Last tested in 2000) Oktoberfest large plastic wheels provide a sure, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. smooth motion - as long as you use it Brothers brand, #BP2049. 36 shots, on a flat, smooth, hard surface. Rolls 45 seconds. forward about 15 feet while whistling, The shots are sort of whistling and sort then stops and rolls backward about the of buzzing on the way up. They go up same amount. The kicker is that a Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 191 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com smokestack on the top gives off smoke, One Wild Ride Oneheckuva Firework just like a real steam engine. This one Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. brought laughter and applause to our Fireworks over America brand, Brothers brand, #BP2677. 53 shots, 4th of July crowd. (Last tested in 1998) #FOA2984. 16 shots, 34 seconds. 16 seconds. Shots are fired in fan shapes, one at a Fires the shots in a zig-zag pattern, one Olde Glory time. First shot is a comet that goes up row at a time. All the shots in the first Firecracker. brand. and opens into a break of silver glitter row are the same: a red mine is topped Nice patriotic label, and virtually dud- and long-burning red falling stars. Then with a break of crackle above it. These free. Good one for the 4th of July. (Last a comet which opens into a blue break mines are fired one at a time in rapid tested in 1995) with silver glitter. Then a break which succession down the row. The next row opens into a red and green peony break is fired in the opposite order, and these Olympic Fever of large stars that move as if propelled are green mines topped with crackle Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. on their own. Then a break of purple above the mines. Then these first two Brothers brand, #BP2957. 5 shots, peony stars and strobing silver stars. rows are repeated in the same order two 16 seconds. Then a mixed break of blue stars and red more times. So six rows have been fired Five tubes on a base, each of which stars. Then 3 shots fired at once in a fan at this point, three of red mines and gives a ring shell (a shell which pro- which give a break of gold and blue three of green mines. The final row is duces a circle of color stars in the air). stars, a crackle break and a very bright red pearls going up and ending in nice The rings are single-color breaks of red and green peony breaks, in which green, red, yellow, white and blue. Ring This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z the peony stars also emit crackle as they shells are unusual in consumer fire- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new spread apart from the break. Not very works, so that alone makes this worth web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are long lasting, but very eye-pleasing. buying. But I would suggest buying a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on please visit FireworksCatalog.com. whole case of this item and lighting PYROvideo #6) them off all at once; that would be a lot more impressive than just lighting one Ooh La La!! piece. These are the best-made ring Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. shells I have seen in consumer fire- Great Grizzly brand, #GG0333. 115 works so far, with each ring averaging PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun seconds. about 35 stars. (Last tested in 2001) and excitement, all about fireworks! Tall bright silver flitter spray, then a (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Make a sparkler waterfall, your own softer flitter spray, then a whistle, then Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) electric firing box, a green and blue spray, then crackly and put together a white flitter, then another whistle, then self-firing show-in- silver crackle. (Last tested in 2000) One Bad Mother a-box. 65 new fire- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. World works demonstra- Class Fireworks brand, #MWC0093. tions and a musical Open Fire (formerly 16 shots, montage “Crossfire”) Alternates between two types of shots: ending are Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. one is a shot that goes up and ends in a also on Brothers brand, #BP2086. 33 shots, huge gold willow break, and the other this DVD. 39 seconds. goes up and breaks into a lot of crackle Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! A well-planned display. Three shots (a flowers. The last 4 shots are fired rapid- red pearl, a blue pearl and a sparking ly and are huge gold willows. The audi- FireworksLand.com comet) are shot up at the same time at ence loved this one. I believe this cake is one angle, and they end in a red chrys- also sold under the names “Mother green break. Then a break which is a anthemum, a blue chrysanthemum and Lode” and “Baby Boomers” in other mix of silver glitter and red “falling a blue peony break. Then the same brands. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on leaves.” Then a shot which is a mix of three shots are shot up at the same time PYROvideo #5) blue stars and silver glitter. Then anoth- but at a different angle. Then, a fan of 5 er break which opens into a red and shots is fired, which are silver comets One Big Bad Fountain green peony break of large stars that with red heads, and these end in pretty Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. move as if propelled on their own. Then good reports with gold willow breaks. United Pyro brand, #UP2010. 250 a break of blue glitter, and a break of Then a single comet with a purple head seconds. mixed blue and gold stars. Then 3 shots is shot straight up, and it ends in a pur- This is a 500-gram fountain that fired at once in a fan which give a break ple chrysanthemum. Then a sparkling includes a great variety of colors and of gold and blue stars, a crackle break comet is shot up, and ends in a blue effects, including vivid blue stars. Goes and a very bright green break. (Last chrysanthemum. Then a blue pearl is on for more than 4 minutes. A good one tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo shot up and ends in a blue peony. for the finale of your show, to keep stuff #4) Another purple shot ends in another going at the ground level while the aer- purple chrysanthemum. Then the same ial finale is going. (Last tested in 2003) 3 shots that were fired at the beginning are fired straight up and end in the same 3 breaks. Then 3 or 4 whistling

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 192 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com shots are fired straight up all at once, between shots. Some breaks go off too this one very much. (Last tested in and they end in a green chrysanthe- soon, before reaching the proper alti- 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) mum, a red chrysanthemum, and a tude, but otherwise an impressive show. sparkling silver break. Then a fan of 5 No brand, just a plain brown label. (Last Oriental Thunder comets with red heads is fired and they tested in 1998) Display Firework (1.3G). brand, end in gold willow breaks. Finally, a #MN002. 25 seconds. group of 6 crackling comets is fired in a Oriental Lamp Each of the 25 shots from “Oriental fan, and they end in breaks of crackle Novelty Firework. Phantom brand, Thunder” is either a red or green pearl, flowers. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on #M-020. 17 seconds. which flies up about 60 feet, then ends PYROvideo #4) Phantom’s version of the large Happy in a truly righteous report with flash. Lamp, with different external artwork Similar to “Thunder King” but it alter- Opening Flower but the same internal artwork. nates between red and green, whereas Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Functions just like Happy Lamp - spins in “Thunder King” all the shots are #0338A. 50 seconds. with 6 drivers, then drops open into a green on the way up. This item is a 1.3G Big crackles mixed in with red and lantern, illuminated for a few seconds display firework so it can only be sold to green sparks; two short whistles thrown from inside. If you really want to keep customers who possess the proper ATFE in. (Last tested in 1995) one as a decoration, don’t fire it, just paperwork. (Last tested in 1996) carefully cut it open. Out of curiosity I Opening Flower & Happy Bird Oriole Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Red This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Roman Candle, single. Vulcan Lantern brand, #0623. 55 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new brand, #RC301. 4 shots, 16 seconds. Needs more color variety, but a pretty web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Loud orange whistling comets. But only good little backyard item. Long lasting. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 4 shots - wish it were at least 7 shots. Green is the only color seen. Whistles 3 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. (Last tested in 2000) times. (Last tested in 1995) Glow-in-the-dark Shirt Oriole Fountain, Red Operation Orange The aliens Base Fountain. West Lake brand, Smoke. Cannon brand, #Y16-010. have #L431. 12 seconds. 30 seconds. landed, Red flame, to nice crackling effect to Big tube which puts out a strong, force- and weird, abbreviated whistle. (Last tested ful column of deep orange smoke for 30 they in 1995) want seconds. If there is no wind, it spirals fireworks, upward, looking quite reminiscent of a of course. Orion Fireball volcanic eruption. (Last tested in 1998) Roman Candle, single. Orion brand, #OR1023. 5 shots, 17 seconds. Orbital Bomb From Patriotic Fireworks. A pack of 4 Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, The candles with 5 shots each. These can- aliens #UP6002. dles shoot a series of stars which change on this A pack of 6 rockets that give ring shirt glow in color from green to red in mid-flight. breaks, with about 15 to 17 stars in the in the dark! (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on ring of one color, and a tiny cluster of PYROvideo #4) stars in the center of a contrasting Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! color. Superb effect - buy this rocket FireworksLand.com Orion’s Eye without hesitation. (Last tested in 2003) Wheel. Orion brand, #21012. 69 took one apart, and I was amazed at the seconds. Orchid & Grass Fountain complexity of the internal fusing and This wheel starts with a green flame and Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. construction. (Last tested in 1998) a big silver spray. Then the green flame Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1002. 62 changes to red, then it changes to gold. seconds. Oriental Storm The silver spray continues during these Starts with a green and white flitter Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden changes. Then the whole wheel changes spray, then adds some red to it, and just Bear brand, #FX-A044. 19 shots, 24 to a sparkling silver glitter spray, and a continues as a red, green and blue spray seconds. whistle happens during the silver spray. with white flitter. No sound effects. Mines of mixed color stars, with blue Then it changes to a big white snow (Last tested in 2004) peony stars that go up higher than the spray with what appears to be a red- mixed color stars, and huge clusters of orange flame in the center, or maybe a Oriental Flower gold crackle above the blue mines. Then spray of gold sparks at the center. On Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No the mines continue but above them are closer inspection of the videotape of this brand, #TB25-A1. 25 shots, 18 sec- breaks of crackle flowers. Then more item, this “snow” spray appears to have onds. mixed color mines, with crackling drag- blue and green sparks mixed in with the Green pearls go up and break with force on eggs breaks above them. I enjoyed white sparks, but I can’t be sure about into red chrysanthemum breaks (white this until I see it going off in person tails on the stars). Very fast pace

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 193 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com again. This goes on for a little while, Outer Space Visitor Overdrive then it changes to spray of white flitter Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon sparks and another whistle happens Lake brand, #L977. 14 shots, 30 brand, #Y63-035. 16 shots, 51 sec- while the white flitter continues. Then seconds. onds. it’s a white spray with a red flame in the First half is bright white and red sprays, The first shot, or group of shots (it’s center. Then it changes to a crackle then crackling-tail whistle comets. hard to tell), produces a mine of spin- spray with some blue flecks mixed in. A (Last tested in 1995) ning shots which go up and open into third whistle happens during this part. some small whirlwinds that are larger This wheel really puts out large quanti- Outrageous than the shots were as they were spin- ties of sparks, so set it up high above the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ning on the way up. In addition to this, ground for the best effect. (Last tested Fireworks over America brand, about 5 silver comets with red heads, in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) #FOA2879. 25 shots, 51 seconds. which go away in all directions. Some “All hell breaks loose!” declares the manufacturers call those “traveling Out of the Blue label. Each of the 25 shots gives a big, comets” or “motion comets.” Then Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. full break of blue, red or green. White another mine of spinners is fired, but Great Grizzly brand, #GG0347. 125 comets go up and break into red, green these turn into clusters of crackle, with seconds. or blue breaks. Not as many stars in the a break of 5 or 6 “traveling comets” Red, blue and crackle - very nice. Then break, and they do not break as hard as above it. Then, the above sequence is suddenly the color is replaced by flash- repeated. After that, the next 12 shots ing white flitter while the crackle con- all give the traveling comet breaks. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z tinues. Then green comes back, while Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on the silver crackle continues. Then just web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are PYROvideo #6) the silver crackle for a while, then it not in this file. To buy a membership in it, stops. There is always crackle through- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Overlord in Sky out the performance. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link 2000) Fireworks videos • DVDs Triad brand, #W553A. 16 shots, 30 Buyer’s Guides • Links seconds. Fireworks T-shirts Red- and green-headed comets to thun- Outbreak Free articles Mine. Fire Hawk brand, #FB250. and derous reports. Overload in Sky? (Last This is a box of three different single- more! tested in 1995) shot mines. The first one produces a blast of color stars of mixed colors plus Overlord in Sky a group of firecrackers above it. The sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link ond one produces a blast of green glitter Triad brand, #W553. 37 shots, 39 stars plus a group of firecrackers above seconds. it. These are good quality mines. (Last For some reason, not nearly as loud as tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo the 16-shot version. W553B - Very pow- #6) erful reports (Last tested in 1996)

Outcast Overlord in Sky Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai Single-tube Aerial. Flower Basket Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! brand, #WB2034. 15 shots, 27 sec- brand, #W553. onds. FireworksLand.com I like it in the multi-shot versions, but Each shot is a big, fluffy white comet one by itself isn’t that great. Green pearl which also crackles on the way up (with goes up and ends in a bang. (Last tested quite a bit of crackle) and has a bright they did in 1996, but it’s still pretty in 1995) color head, of either red, green or blue. good. (Last tested in 2000) They do not break, they are just comets, Overtime but very nice ones. (Last tested in 2000) Over the Rainbow Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Base Fountain. Po Sing brand, Great Grizzly brand, #GG0680. 47 seconds. Outer Space Craft 2-Stage #M07/1074. 23 seconds. Red and green spray, then a silver whis- Flying Spinner. Horse brand, Colorful, but you could get by with the #T3726. 7 seconds. cheaper Tri-Color fountain. Mixed spray tle, then a red spray, then a silver whis- Plastic body, similar to Rozzi’s Silver of red, green and silver with a small tle, then red and crackle, then another Jet. Two powerful stages. Gold sparks amount of crackle. Stays the same silver whistle. (Last tested in 2002) and green flame. (Last tested in 1995) throughout - no changes. (Last tested in 1998) Ozonation Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon brand, #Y23-280. 12 shots, 28 sec- onds. The first shot goes up dark and breaks into a nice peony break of red stars

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 194 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com mixed with silver glitter stars. The sec- whistles, and no crackle - but dazzling Painted Desert ond shot goes up dark and breaks into a nonetheless. If you want a brilliant Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. nice peony break of purple stars mixed white fountain, this is it. (Last tested in Fireworks over America brand, with green glitter stars. These 2 shots 1998) #FOA2007. 23 seconds. alternate with each other until the end, Big, full spray of white flitter, but it fell when the last 3 or 4 shots give all-crack- Pack Attack over halfway through. Set bricks around le breaks. I liked the purple stars in this Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great this one before lighting it. (Last tested one. (Last tested in 2005) Grizzly brand, #GG0311. 16 shots, in 2000) 29 seconds. P.G.I. Brand A clear winner. Each shot goes up with Painted Galaxy Firecracker. brand. sparkling white flashes around it, then Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. This was a firecracker that appeared in it breaks hard into a chrysanthemum Phantom brand, #G-256. 25 shots, the mid-1990s to commemorate the break (white trails of sparks) but not 30 seconds. 25th anniversary of the Pyrotechnics much color, if any. Everyone asked me, Green pearls to silver whirlwinds at var- Guild International, Inc. Ironically it “What was that one, Bob? (Last tested in ious angles, about 50 feet up. Some turned out to be one of the weakest fire- 1998) color in the center of the whirlwinds. crackers of the year. Now it serves only Very nice item. (Last tested in 1995) as a collectible item. (Last tested in 1997) Palm Palms Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z brand, #MEBC595. P.O.W. Rescue Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Ten shells. Silver palm, silver with tail, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Brothers brand, #BP-A022-2. 85 sec- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, green/gold with tail, gold palm, glitter- onds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ing silver with tail, blue/gold with tail, This one may be sold separately or in a glittering silver palm, gold with tail, combination pack along with “Urban Spellout blue/gold palm, green/gold palm. Action,” called “Frontline Fountains.” T-shirt Superb palm tree breaks. (Last tested in P.O.W. Rescue starts with a white flitter 1998) spray, changing to a good crackle spray This with red and green sparks mixed in, shirt Palm Tree then a silver whistle takes over. This is says, Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly “Fireworks” brand, #GG0243. followed by a spray of flashing white spelled out sparks, then another spray of crackle Label says, “Silver Tail to Silver Palm in fireworks! with Fountain Effect.” The tube is just mixed with red and green sparks. Then See my web site a short silver whistle, followed by a for sizes and info. under 3 inches in diameter and the spray of gold flashing sparks. Then back entire piece is about 14.5 inches tall. to the spray of crackle with red and Starts with a silver fountain for about 7 green. The changes from one effect to or 8 seconds, then shoots up one shell. the next are smooth and continuous. It flies up with a silver comet tail behind (Last tested in 2004) it and breaks open into an exceptionally nice shell break - a silver palm tree Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Pacific Blue break with 7 branches, and a large clus- ter of crackle that goes off quickly just Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great FireworksLand.com Grizzly brand, #GG0295. 25 shots, as the branches are spreading out. (Last 41 seconds. tested in 1999) Alternates between two shots: a crack- Paddlewheel Palace ling comet that goes up and breaks into Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Palm Tree Brothers brand, #BP2987. 40 shots, a nice burst of blue stars mixed with Base Fountain. Horse brand, 44 seconds. crackle; and a fluffy white comet that #T1525. 4 seconds. Starts with a silver fountain, then a long Nice green sparks. Also sold in combi- goes up and breaks into a nice break of series of shots go up, basically alternat- red, green and blue stars. The final 10 or nation with Snow Flake (see Snow ing between red shots that end in small Flake for more). (Last tested in 1995) so shots are fired at a much faster pace white whirlwinds, silver comets that for a “mini-finale.” (Last tested in 2000) whistle three times as they fly up, and Palms Away green shots that end in flying fish. Then Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Pacific Paradise a group of crackling comets, followed by Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Cat brand, #BC-6119. 22 shots, 53 a nice group of crossette type breaks seconds. Fireworks over America brand, (green star that goes up and splits into #MAF2003. 112 seconds. The first break is a big “dragon eggs” several green stars, also some red ones Abundant white flitter sparks for the break, with branches that continue to that do the same). Then the above first 45 seconds, then changing to a crackle as it spreads apart. The tips of sequence of shots is repeated. (Last test- sparkling white “diamond” effect for the the branches are red. Then 4 more shots ed in 2002) remaining 51 seconds. No color, no of the same thing. Then another shot

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 195 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com just like those, but the tips of the Panther and open into parachutes, and from branches are green. Then 4 more shots Firecracker. brand. each parachute dangles a spinning fire- of those, with the green. The next shot A 50-milligram firecracker sold in work. Most of them give off crackle as is just like those, but the tip of each strings of 100. Better than ordinary they spin and float down, but a few of comet is a blue star. Then 4 more of Thunder Bomb crackers. (Last tested in them give off a red flare. They combine those. Then a row of the cake is fired all 1998) in the air to produce a nice canopy of at once, I believe it’s 4 shots but it crackle overhead. Night use. (Last test- might be 5. All of those shots produce Parachute ed in 2000) the same effect, breaks of crackling Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, comets spreading out with red tips. The #T0513. Parachutes over Dixie final volley is 4 or 5 shots of those, and 36 inch stick. Ours didn’t make it 10 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. a shot mixed in it which produces large feet off the ground. Whoops. (Last test- 30 seconds. crackle flowers. (Last tested in 2004) ed in 1995) Slowly falling red and green flares, (Shown on PYROvideo #4) many reaching the ground. (Last tested in 1995) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Panda Acrabatic Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Novelty Firework. Flying Dragon web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Parade Violet brand, #W709A. 8 seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower They should have spelled it “Panda please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Basket brand, #K7733D. 61 shots, Acrobatic” on the label. The two outer 35 seconds. tubes give brief fountain sprays, then The Best of Beautiful blue pearls and breaks. Not the panda becomes an attached spinner PYROvideo really violet as advertised. (Last tested and does about 25 flips within the span 1, 2 and 3 in 1995) of 3 or 4 seconds. Now that’s an acro- Two hours and 27 batic performance. (Last tested in 1999) minutes of pyro Paradise fun! Visit fireworks Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Bald factories in China, Eagle brand, #EA909. 60 seconds. Panda Display Show twice. See three Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower backyard shows, 3 That’s where you’ll be with this. Ten Basket brand, #K7827B. 6 shots, 32 fireworks stores, tubes, each with a surprise. Red, gold, seconds. and view demos of green, blue sparks, one whistle and one Huge item with 7 shots in it, each one a 121 new fireworks! crackle fountain. (Last tested in 1995) festival ball. Red, green and blue breaks at high altitude. Very slow pace. One Paradise in Sky shot did not fire. (Last tested in 1996) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai brand, #WB2015A. 25 shots, 21 sec- Pandora’s Box onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Crackling comets that turn into single brand, #Y23-150. 19 shots, 34 sec- FireworksLand.com color stars, either red, blue or green, onds. and either drift down or dart away. (Last Bright silver pearls go up and open into tested in 1999) Parachute Battalion silver flying fish. The unit we tested had Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red many low breaks. (Last tested in 2000) Lantern brand, #0160. 7 shots, 13 Paris seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Panorama Geee-ronimo! A whole army of 70 para- Eggs brand, #DE4057. 24 shots, 33 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire troopers pops out of the 7 shots.. For seconds. Hawk brand. 20 shots, 30 seconds. daytime use - you won’t be able to see it Begins with a sparkling fountain, then Alternates between two effects. One is a at night. (Last tested in 1995) shoots up 24 shots that go up as red group of spinning, screaming comets, pearls and then open into either clus- about 4 or 5 of them, shot up in a group. ters of blue stars, or silver flying fish Parachute with 7 flares mixed with crackle. (Last tested in The other effect is a color-changing Parachute. Red Lantern brand, break, of good size and with good col- #0247. 2004) ors. These breaks alternate between Seven red or green flares dangle from ones with blue-to-red changing stars one chute. When it works, it’s a true Paris at Night and ones with red-to-green changing crowd-pleaser. But it doesn’t always Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Vulcan stars. Color changing stars are unusual work. (Last tested in 1995) brand, #SM1202. 7 shots, 16 sec- in consumer fireworks, so this is an onds. I first tested this in 1996, and it fell over unusual and very nicely done display. Parachutes over America (Last tested in 2002) then. So I never got a really good look. I Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. tried this again in 2004, and it per- Fireworks over America brand, #FOA2065. 19 shots, 24 seconds. formed properly. Each shot is a red Mid-America Fireworks. Same item as pearl that goes up and breaks into Aerial Parade. Red flares. All shots go up crackle plus a few red stars that go off in Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 196 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com a group. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown reports - either green clusters or red Patriot Missile on PYROvideo #5) clusters. (Last tested in 2000) Missile. Longhorn brand. Sorry, but it performed poorly for us, Park Avenue Peony Barrage, Party Finale crashing quickly. (Last tested in 1995) No. 300 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, Glorious brand, #GPH3007. 17 sec- Patriotic Shells #G-607. onds. Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Part of the “Grucci Collection” from Starts with gold comets that end in sil- #BP2334. Phantom Fireworks. It fires one shot ver flying fish, then changes to groups Very nice shell kit, with comet tails on which goes up and breaks hard into a of screaming silver comets, then each shell, and good breaks of color and symmetrical break of mixed colors plus changes to groups of green pearls that crackle. Contains one each of: Crackling crackle. It is somewhere between a end in silver whirlwinds, then changes Blue, Green Flashing, Crackling, peony break and a chrysanthemum to gold comets that end in mixed-color Colorful Sparkle, Silver Palm Tree and break, because the color stars have peony breaks, then finally crackle Red Wave. All have tails. (Last tested in slight gold trails behind each star, but comets that end in crackle breaks. (Last 1998) not as distinct as with a true chrysanth- tested in 2005) emum. It is a mixture of red, green and Peacekeepers blue stars. After a very short delay there This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, is a short blast of crackle from the cen- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new #BP7104. 30 seconds. ter of the break. A very nice shell. (Last web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are A large tank-style vehicle. A whistle not in this file. To buy a membership in it, from the back propels the tank forward, tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo please visit FireworksCatalog.com. #5) if the tank is on a smooth surface and nothing is blocking it. Then a brief mul- Parrot’s Prattle ticolor fountain shoots straight up from Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. one of the tubes on the top of the tank. Brothers brand, #BP2985. 36 shots, Then a nice crackle spray from the front 46 seconds. PYROvideo #10 is two hours of end of the tank propels it backwards. Strange sounds from each shot as it fireworks fun and excitement! See Then a whistle spray propels the tank goes up - almost a whistle, but not shrill the incredible fireworks of Mexico forward, and the other tube on the top or musical, more like an air sound. in a 23-minute of the tank sprays a silver fountain documentary. And Each shot goes up like that and ends in watch the perfor- straight up. Then another backwards a break of sparkling stars plus about 3 mances of 62 new trip while shooting crackle spray out or 4 white comets that spread out. The fireworks. Three the front. Long duration for a novelty, final group of shots is fired closely how-to projects good sound effects. (Last tested in 2004) together for a barrage finale. The inter- round out esting thing about this cake is the this great DVD. Peach Flower in Spring sound of the shots on the way up. This Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Red cake is very similar to “Oktoberfest” and Lantern brand, #O705. 30 seconds. “Cobalt Bomb,” and all three might be Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Loud whistle, then four individual, typ- the same exact cake, though I’m not ical Chinese fountain effects; red, green sure. (Last tested in 2002) FireworksLand.com and silver sprays, one whistle. (Last tested in 1995) Party 2000 Poppers Patriot Toy Trick Noisemaker. Phantom Reloadable Shell Kit. Golden Bear Peach Flowers brand, #I-026C. brand, #FX-H006. Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, A delightful marketing gimmick, and Single-break shells of industry-average #HN90. 40 seconds. yet another soon-to-be-collectible to quality. Not bad, but a little disappoint- In a pack of 4 different ones. Red and stock up on. A clear plastic “champagne ing compared to the huge breaks that silver to very nice silver spray. (Last bottle” filled with 20 party poppers, some of the 500-gram cakes in this tested in 1995) each with “2000” on them. Sold almost brand have. (Last tested in 2005) anywhere, even at a grocery store (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Peach Garden California. (Last tested in 1999) Base Fountain. Link Triad brand, Patriot Defender #W4-11. 22 seconds. Party Animal Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Zenith Red, green and silver stars in the gold Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great brand. 19 shots, 14 seconds. spray. Lightly crackling. (Last tested in Grizzly brand, #GG0348. 12 shots, Noisy show; whistling red, green or blue 1995) 28 seconds. pearls end in reports. (Last tested in All shots go up as crackling comets, 1995) which give off quite a bit of white sparks in addition to the crackle. They end in tiny clusters of color sparks plus a few

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 197 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Peacock Missile Phantasm white flake sparks. Then the silver spray Missile. Po Sing brand. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. with the red flame at the base again. Now we’re talking. Choose the biggest, Phantom brand, #G-105. 25 shots, Then a nice combination of gold crack- with stars or with report. (Last tested in 38 seconds. le with blue sparks. Then green sparks 1995) Twenty-five single-color breaks of red, are added to that mix. Then it becomes blue or green. Breaks are well-timed, just a mix of gold crackle and green Peacock’s Tail symmetrical, richly colored; and they sparks. Then the silver spray with red Novelty Firework. Flower Basket break with a powerful bang. (Last test- flame again, and then a mix of red, brand, #K1109. 9 seconds. ed in 1996) green and blue sparks with some gold Short fountain, then tail pops open (or crackle. Quick changes and interesting maybe not) into peacock tail. Small Phantasmic Fountain combinations of colors and effects make fountain of gold spray with red and Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. this a winner. (Last tested in 2004) green flecks. As the fountain goes off, Phantom brand, #H-007. 135 sec- (Shown on PYROvideo #7) the peacock’s tail spreads open. Fire onds. before total darkness, or else you won’t Bright red stars with silver flitter, Phantom California Candle be able to see it. (Last tested in 1996) adding some green and a little blue, Hand-held Fountain. Phantom then changing to an intense crackle brand, #C-017. 68 seconds. Pearls of the Orient spray. Long lasting, but not enough Red flame, to green with gold sparks, to Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. light crackling silver spray. (Last tested Phantom brand, #H-151. 50 sec- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z in 1995) onds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Unusually shaped piece, that starts with web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Phantom Chopper red spray, changing to green, then not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Flying Spinner. Phantom brand, #K- white flitter, then green again, then please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 045. 5 seconds. crackle, then blue and gold spray. Good Elaborate construction, but like Cat amounts of powder in this one. (Last Are you a Copter, erratic flight. Collectible. (Last Hard tested in 1999) Core tested in 1995) Pyro? Pearls of the Orient Phantom Crackling Missile Base Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. This shirt Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1013. 51 is available Phantom brand, #G-054. 300 shots, seconds. in 9 sizes, 38 seconds. Three tubes in a fan shape spray out lots including 3 Most 300-shot Saturn Missile Battery- of crackle. Very intense. No colors or child sizes! type cakes I have seen are arranged in other effects, just crackle. This goes on High quality 60 rows of 5, making a very long, nar- for nearly a minute. It’s a great substi- Hanes row piece. But this one is arranged in 30 tute for firecrackers if you live in a place Beefy-T rows of 10, a much more sensible con- where firecrackers aren’t allowed. (Last figuration, for packaging and shipping tested in 2004) purposes at least. This one fires rapidly, and each shot gives a whistle on the way Peony Ball up and then turns into crackle. The Reloadable Shell Kit. Red Lantern Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! pace increases and the intensity builds brand, #O008. FireworksLand.com as it goes along, and at the end there is Same as the original Small Festival a tremendous barrage of whistles and Balls. The shells are Glittering Redlight, crackle. I’m not really a big fan of Whirling Snow, and Rising Blue Waves. changes to keep it interesting. This is Saturn Missile Batteries, but I did like (Last tested in 1995) the fountain that was shown at the this one and the other 300-shot ones beginning of my PYROvideo #3 tape, the I’ve seen, because they fire so many Peony Shell, #100 one on top of the large rock. (Last test- missiles at once it becomes an intense Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. ed in 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 barrage. (Last tested in 2004) Great lift, high altitude, generous sym- and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & metrical break of blue stars. (Last tested 3) Phantom Fiesta in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Phantom Blast Phantom brand, #G-120. 110 shots, Petardino Lampeggiante Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 12 seconds. Crackling Item. brand. Phantom brand. 69 seconds. Furious barrage of color, reports and U. Borggnomo brand. Apparently Starts with a brief white flitter spray whistles shot straight up. Short, but designed for the Italian market, but I with red sparks, then changes to a silver sweet. (Last tested in 1995) bought these in New Mexico. Similar to spray with a red flame at the base. Then the paper-wrapped Cracker Bomb, these it changes to a mix of gold crackle with crackle nicely for a few seconds (Last large gold sparks. Then it changes to an tested in 1998) excellent mix of purple sparks with Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 198 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Phantom Fire, large a fan shape, which are blue pearls that certainly didn’t skimp on stars when Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. go up and end in breaks which have assembling this one. (Last tested in brand, #O-092. 59 seconds. blue stars and some silver trails, but not 2005) Starts and ends with a whistle, in quite a true chrysanthemum break. The between, gorgeous red and green next row of 5 is shot in a fan shape, and Phoenix & Dragon sprays. (Last tested in 1995) these are blue pearls that go up and end Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse in true chrysanthemum breaks of blue brand, #T2553. 19 shots, 16 sec- Phantom Fog 8” Smoke stars with white trails. The final row of onds. Assortment 5 is shot in a fan shape, and they are Very nice sparkling silver comets, fol- Smoke. Phantom brand, #P-056. 45 blue pearls that end in gold willow lowed by gold comets. (Last tested in seconds. breaks. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on 1995) A pack of 3 smoke fountains: Two PYROvideo #4) Phantom Fog smoke fountains Phoenix Facing Sun (although the labels have different color Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower schemes) and one Smolderin’ Smoke This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z King brand, #FK108. 108 shots, 34 Stack smoke fountain. All put out lots of Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are This starts as a variation on a Z-pattern, smoke for about 45 seconds. The blue not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Phantom Fog puts out really nice rich please visit FireworksCatalog.com. where two shots in the center of the blue smoke. (Last tested in 1999) cake are fired, one red and one blue, PYROvideo #4 then two shots on either side of those Phantom Missile Base DVD are fired, one red and one blue, and so Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. on. The result is a “spreading out” or Phantom brand, #G-020. 225 shots, Two hours of fireworks “butterfly” pattern of firing, different 100 seconds. fun! Watch three fire- from a Z pattern or fan shape. Three A huge Saturn Missile Battery, with works shows, and see more of these red-blue butterfly rows whistling silver comets going up and how they were set up. are fired. Then, screaming silver comets ending in small reports. Goes on so long Make your own wheel, are also fired in a butterfly pattern. that you might get tired of it, but it using commonly sold Then, a row of shots is fired in a butter- fireworks. Visit a fire- fly pattern, with purple stars on the left could be used during a finale to keep the works factory in Brazil action going. (Last tested in 2001) and a sparkler factory and green stars on the right. Then three in Ohio. Watch the more butterfly rows just like that. Then Phantom of the Opera performance four shots are fired straight up which Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. of 93 new end in large breaks of mixed color peony Great Grizzly brand, #GG0254. 120 fireworks! stars with added crackle. (Last tested in seconds. 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Because of its triangular shape, I Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! thought this was going to be just anoth- FireworksLand.com Phoenix Silverwave Rockets er re-labeled Triangle Whistling Flower Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O- fountain, also sold as Sunburst, Space 069A. Walk and Alcatraz. But it was better, A pack of 6 rockets, three each of lasting exactly two minutes, with a good Phantom Wheel Phoenix rocket and Silverwave Rocket. variety of effects. Red and white spray Wheel. Phantom brand, #T-023. 71 (Last tested in 1999) seconds. with good color, changing to green Red, green, blue pearls, whistles, spray with white flitter darting away, reports - wow, what a show. (Last tested Phoenix Tail Howl then blue and white, then a gold flitter in 1995) Base Fountain. Tiger Head brand, spray, then back to red and white, then #T1016. 15 seconds. green with darting white flitter, to a Ultra-loud whistle with red and green strong gold flitter spray, to one loud, Phantom’s Fury spray at the same time. (Last tested in Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 1995) short whistle, then intense crackle, and Phantom brand, #H-113. 95 sec- finally a tall soft silver spray. No blue, onds. but a complete, satisfying fountain. Also A little too short in height. Nice colors; Phoenix Tail Howl, small sold as Tropical Sunlight (Beihai no sound effects. (Last tested in 1995) Base Fountain. Tiger Head brand, brand). (Last tested in 1999) #T1077. 5 seconds. Brief but loud whistle and a small show- Phat Fire er of gold sparks. Green flame with gold Phantom Strike Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon #BP-A035. sparks, while it whistles throughout. Eggs brand, #DP0009. 29 shots, 33 The box contains twelve triple-break Nice, but pretty short. (Last tested in seconds. shells and 2 tubes. They are mainly 1998) Shoots 5 shots in a fan shape, which are color peony breaks but some have blue pearls that go up and end in very crackle mixed in. I was impressed with nice breaks of blue stars mixed with the amount of stars in each break; they crackle. Then shoots another row of 5 in

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 199 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Photon Rocket gold with blue sparks mixed in. Then it gold trails behind them. I liked this cake Base Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, turns into a big spray of white flitter a lot, because the burst charge in each #DE1058. 34 seconds. sparks, then again to a nice mix of gold break has quite a punch to it, and the Although these look like skyrockets on and blue. A little crackle starts, and effects are well done. (Last tested in sticks, they are fountains. They start another short silver whistle goes off, 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) with a nice silver spray with a blue and when the whistle finishes, then it is flame at the base. A few gold flitter just a crackle spray with a little bit of Pin Ball Crazy sparks are also mixed in with the silver blue sparks mixed in. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun spray. Towards the end it changes to a 2004) brand, #SSM0674. 24 shots, 32 sec- gold spray with flashing white sparks, onds. and right in the last few seconds it Piercing Comet Shoots up a series of 6 red pearls which becomes a furious spray of red, green, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fire are slightly strobing. Then shoots a blue and a little crackle. Pretty impres- Hawk brand, #FB291. 30 shots, 35 series of 6 whistling comets. Then sive. (Last tested in 2004) seconds. shoots up a series of 6 crackling comets. All shots are fired in a Z pattern. The Then shoots 2 shots at the same time Piccolo Pete first 5 shots are white pearls that go up which end in peony breaks of mixed red Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, and break with a bang into a cluster of and green stars. Then shoots 4 shots at #0710P. 12 seconds. blue peony stars. The next row of shots, the same time when end in crackle Just a single whistle that starts at a high going the other direction, goes up as breaks. (Last tested in 2003) pitch and gradually lowers in pitch. silver comets that end in small silver (Last tested in 1995) chrysanthemum breaks, that break with Pirate’s Gold a bang. Each of these breaks has 5 fluffy Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Piccolo-Corsair (Mini Cicciolo) silver trails. The next five shots are red Phantom brand, #H-085. 117 sec- Combination firecracker. WECO pearls that go up and break into red onds. brand, #1303. dragon eggs breaks, with each star a red Not your usual multi-tube fountain Cracker itself says, “Mini Ciccolo.” You with everything but the kitchen sink. This one offers only blue and gold, six get 60 of them in each box! Strike the This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z tip on a matchbook to light it. First a Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new tubes of the same effect: gold sprays red flame, then a pretty damn good web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are with some of the sparks splitting into report considering the item’s tiny size. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, more gold. Into this are thrown rich Not as loud as Böller A, but with 60 of please visit FireworksCatalog.com. blue accents at certain times during the them in the box, these are a great value. performance. A subtle, soft display to (Last tested in 1996) PyroTopia: Show of Shows contrast with the more intense foun- The ultimate fireworks tains. (Last tested in 1998) Picnic Basket DVD: a unique and Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. unforgettable jour- Pirates Treasure Black Cat brand, #BC-2042. 42 sec- ney through music Base Fountain. Lightning Bolt brand, onds. and pyrotechnics. #LB-F008. 26 seconds. Starts with 3 red and blue fountains all Box of four base fountains, Blue Jewels, at once, at slight angles to form a fan Crackling Jewels, Silver & Green 90 minutes of shape, then changes to 2 green foun- nonstop music Jewels, and Red & Green Jewels. Very tains on the sides and a silver fountain and fireworks! nice sprays; some may be the same in the middle. Then a gold fountain in fountains as “Spirit Fountain.” The the middle with silver fountains on the “Crackling Jewels” lasted 59 seconds, a sides, then some whistles start while the continuous mixture of red, silver and fountains change to crackle. Very nice crackle. (Last tested in 1999) display, just make sure that the fountain is positioned correctly (the long side Plane Drops Parachute by night Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! should be facing the audience). (Last Flying Spinner. Red Lantern brand, tested in 2002) FireworksLand.com #0434. 6 seconds. Plane Drops Parachute (Red Lantern, Picturesque peony star that has a trail of crackle #0434) has always been a cool idea: heli- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. behind it. The next five shots go up and copter goes up, then ejects the pilot out Glorious brand, #GCF047. 89 sec- break hard into gold willow breaks. The with his own parachute. This one has onds. next five shots are green stars with always suffered from flimsy construc- A white flitter spray starts, then a silver white trails that go up and break into tion, and hardly ever worked. I gave the whistle combines with the white flitter, green dragon eggs breaks, with each item one last chance recently and was then just white flitter. Then a combina- star a green peony star that has a trail of pleasantly surprised: all six in the box tion of gold and silver is sprayed. A little crackle behind it. The last five shots are worked perfectly! At the top of the bit of blue sparks is added to the mix, green stars that go up and break into flight, a tiny parachute is ejected, and and another silver whistle joins in the breaks of bright green stars with thin falls slowly down, carrying a green flare. fun. Then it becomes a nice spray of (Last tested in 1996)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 200 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Plane Flying at Night, large of firecrackers that changed into Plum Flowers Report Spring, Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, ground spinners - an amazing feat in small #W522A. 10 seconds. itself, but I would rather have the spin- Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Gold spray, changing to green flame ners end as firecrackers instead. Well, I #0835. 12 seconds. with silver sparks. Awesome. (Last test- finally got my wish. Plum Blossom Exquisite package – you’ll want to keep ed in 1995) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 Bouquet is an outstanding new ground it. Many lovely effects. Blue, gold, green, and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & spinner very similar to Jumping Jacks, and red sprays. No sound effects. (Last 3) but with each spinner ending in a tested in 1995) respectable little report. They don’t Plane Flying at Night, medium travel far, but they are terrific. The Pluto Invader Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, Horse Brand factory makes a comeback! Skyrocket. Vulcan brand, #R737. #W522. 8 seconds. (Last tested in 1997) Pack of 4 rockets with very long sticks. Classic, superb item. Spins up with gold Two each of two kinds: one kind flies up spray and green circle. Used to also have and ends in a cluster of gold flying fish red circle, but not any more. (Last test- like the “Warp Speed” repeater. The ed in 1995) other kind flies up and ends in silver fly- ing fish plus a couple of firecrackers. Plane Flying at Night, small Both have comet tails on the way up and Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, they fly a long way. Quality rockets, but #W525. 4 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z expensive. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown Not as impressive as the larger versions, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of but good for its price. Green flame and web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) silver spray. (Last tested in 1995) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Poison Ivy Planet Fireworks Black Cat T-shirt Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2174. 25 shots, Fireworks over America brand, The famous 55 seconds. #MAF2830. Black Cat logo A green pearl goes up and ends in a Starts as a red, green and crackling on quality break which has some green stars and fountain, which lasts almost 30 sec- shirts some purple stars, and these stars leave onds, then erupts into a barrage of color sparkling trails as the slowly spread out pearls (red, blue and green), whistling and downward. Then 19 more shots shots and loud reports. Pretty impres- identical to that one. Then the last 5 sive two-stage performance! (Last tested shots, which are identical to all the rest, in 2000) are fired all at the same time for a finale. No sound effects, but pleasing to look Plastic Tip Bottle Rocket at. Changed for 2005 season: A strobing Bottle Rocket. Flying Dragon brand, 7 sizes! green pearl goes up and ends in a break #W502B. Order at which has blue peony stars and stars Six to the pack. Large for bottle rockets, my web site. which give gold willow trails plus with a loud whistle. (Last tested in sparkling green stars as they spread out. 1995) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Lovely. The next shot is the same, FireworksLand.com except red replaces the blue. The above Pleasant Surprise sequence is repeated nine more times - Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star Plum Flowers Report Spring, a bit repetitive if you ask me. The final brand. 26 seconds. large five shots are fired all at once and all Starts with a fountain of red sparks with end in crackle flowers. Lasts longer for silver flashing sparks, then gives mines Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, #0835A. 29 seconds. the 2005 season. (Last tested in 2004) of mixed colors with one crackling Elegant package. Many beautiful effects, comet in each mine. (Last tested in but slightly inconsistent. Blue, green, Police Car 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) red, gold and some crackle. First tested Novelty Firework. Flying Dragon in 1995 and it was excellent then. Has brand, #W730. 19 seconds. Pledge of Allegiance, #100 declined in quality over the years, but I There’s great satisfaction in aiming two Single-tube Aerial. Old Glory brand. tested it again in 2003. It gave a silver of them exactly at each other. Rolls for- A giant red break. Very impressive for a flashing spray, changing to a mixed red ward, shooting silver sparks out the #100. (Last tested in 1996) and gold spray. It’s a nice looking pack- back, the rolls backward, shooting gold age, but they are not filling it with the sparks out of both holes in the front. Plum Blossom Bouquet right effects any more, the effects it Then, whistles briefly from the tube in Ground Spinner. Horse brand, gives are just ordinary. I’m very sorry to the top. (Last tested in 1999) (Shown on #T3532. 6 seconds. see that this one has gone down the PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of A few years back there was an item drain. (Last tested in 1995) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) called Jasmine Gun, which was a string

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 201 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Pop Goes the Fountain Potent Palm While this smoke continues, three short Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro whistles at the back end of the tractor Black Cat brand, #BC-2009. 64 sec- King brand, #PYK648. 19 shots, 17 propel it forward, then this changes to a onds. seconds. red flame at the back, while several Starts with a big spray of gold crackle, Each shot gives a chrysanthemum spinners exit from the back of the trac- and lots of it. Also a continuous spray of break, with white trails of sparks and tor and spin around it on the ground soft gold sparks comes out at the same color at the leading tips of each trail. with a white spray. They stop, and a time. Then it changes to silver crackle The color alternates from one shot to whistle on the front of the tractor pro- with silver balls, also intense and nice. the next, it is either blue, green, red or pels it backward, and that whistle No colors and no whistles, but plenty of gold. The final 3 shots are fired all at changes to a green and white spray. crackle. A great crackle fountain com- once, and all 3 are white chrysanthe- Pretty impressive performance. (Last parable in quality to “Ratta Tat Tat.” mum breaks with no color. (Last tested tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) #3 VHS tape only - not shown on “The PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Potted Landscape Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Pop Pop Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Toy Trick Noisemaker. Horse brand, Flower Basket brand, #K1822. 23 not in this file. To buy a membership in it, #T8500. seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Fizz fizz. Small insignificant snappers. Starts with a spray of gold sparks and (Last tested in 1995) PYROvideo #5 silver balls. Then it sprays silver from DVD or VHS three tubes simultaneously in a vase Pop Rockets shape. Not particularly impressive, Skyrocket. Great Grizzly brand, Two hours of firewoks though. (Last tested in 2003) #GG0308. fun! Learn how to Smaller rocket which goes up with a build a horizontal Powder Buster wheel, ways to use a gust of gold sparks and ends in a fair Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. roll of 16,000 fire- report, not as loud of a report as with Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B5-02. 16 crackers, a way to shots, 40 seconds. Terminator rocket but a nice little snap- fuse rockets together, py report. (Last tested in 1999) a roman candle bar- This one was a winner for me. The first rage, three separate shot went up and gave a gigantic red Pot O’ Gold fireworks shows, a peony break which also had a smaller Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. stroll through chrysanthemum break of 5 silver Brothers brand, #BP2907. 24 shots, Boomland, comets in the center of the break. The 43 seconds. and 90 next shot was the same, except the red The first 5 shots are fired straight up, new fireworks. stars were replaced by purple stars. It one at a time, and they are fluffy comets Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! still had the small break of chrysanthe- going up and ending in good mixed- mum stars in the center. The next shot color chrysanthemum breaks. Then the FireworksLand.com was the same, except the purple stars next 3 shots are fired at once in a fan, were replaced by blue stars. It also had and they are crackling comets that go the small break of chrysanthemum up and end in breaks of crackle. Then Potent Puller Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, stars in the center. The next shot was the above sequence is repeated two #BP7098. 36 seconds. the same, except the blue stars were more times. Excellent cake. (Last tested It’s a tractor with a trailer in the back. replaced by green stars. It also had the in 2002) First the tractor’s engine gives a small small chrysanthemum break in the cen- fountain of gold, and then changes to ter. The above sequence of shots is then Pot of Gold Fountain smoke, which continues on. A tube at repeated two more times. The final 4 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. the back of the trailer gives a silver shots of the cake are fired all at once, Black Cat brand, #BC-2008. 63 sec- whistle, which pushes the entire device and they go up and give a whole bunch onds. forward, and it changes to a red flame. of chrysanthemum breaks (possibly 2 A gold flitter spray for about 22 seconds, Then from somewhere in the device, breaks from each shot) that fill the sky then a very unusual and very nice soft some silver ground spinners come out for a few seconds. The purple stars in gold “firefly” spray for about 20 seconds, and dance around the whole thing for a some of the breaks are a great asset then a gold crackle spray for 21 seconds. few seconds. Finally a silver whistle in here, and overall this is one of the bet- The middle section is the most interest- the front of the tractor pushes the trac- ter 500-gram cakes I have tested. (Last ing; this is the only fountain currently tor backwards, and changes to silver tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo on the market that I know of which has spray before going out. (2002) A tractor, #5) this effect. The effect is not bright or which starts with a gold spray pointing loud, but it is really nice: soft gold up from a pipe on the front hood of the ember-like sparks spray up and swirl tractor, followed by a continuous around. (Last tested in 2001) stream of smoke from the same pipe.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 202 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Powder Keg Power Fighter Power of America Reloadable Shell Kit. No brand. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Reloadable Shell Kit. Red Rhino Very nice box and tube artwork, but no Eggs brand, #DP0003-3. 25 shots, brand. brand or item number is anywhere to be 51 seconds. The shells in this kit produce a variety found. Blue Stars with Crackling, Silver Most of the way through, this one sends of large breaks, including mixed-color Tiger Tail Palm, Jumbo Green up sparkling comets that end in gold peony breaks, some nice color chrysan- Chrysanthemum, Green Tiger Tail to willow breaks with sparkling points on themums, and best of all, a couple of Blue Stars, Jumbo Golden Stars, Silver the tips, alternating with sparkling good ring shells, an unusual effect of a Glitter, Whistling to Assorted Stars, Red comets that go up and open into gold ring of stars in the sky. (Last tested in & White Wave, Red Tiger Tail to Green willow breaks with sparkling green tips. 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) with Crackling, Green Stars with Something different from the usual Crackling, Silver Palm, and Whistling cake. At the end, it sends up 5 crackling Power of Magic to Assorted Stars. Superb performances comets all at once, which all open into Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden - about the best rising tails I’ve seen so red peony breaks with some sparkling Bear brand, #FX-A047. 21 shots, 30 far. (Last tested in 1998) silver stars in them. (Last tested in seconds. 2004) Mines of crackle, with blue peony stars Powder Keg above the crackle, and gold willow Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. breaks above the blue peony stars. Then it changes to mines of crackle and blue, Phantom brand, #H-090. 114 sec- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z onds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new with breaks of red flying fish and silver Bright white sprays, crackle sprays, and web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are glitter above the mines. Then it changes color sprays all take turns. Four whis- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, to mines of crackle with pale blue-green tles. (Last tested in 1996) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. glitter breaks above the mines. Then, mines of crackle with breaks of blue Glow-in-the-dark Shirt Power 2000 peony stars and green flying fish above Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon The aliens the mines. Then more blue and crackle Eggs brand, #DE4011. 19 shots, 43 have mines, with some excellent chrysanthe- seconds. landed, mum breaks above the mines. Finally Alternates between shots which are and some crackle flower breaks and some crackling comets with bright white they crackling dragon eggs breaks with blue want heads, and shots which go up dark and fireworks, glitter along the branches of the breaks. then open into a variety of effects. Those of course. Top-notch. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown effects alternate between breaks of sil- on PYROvideo #7) ver flying fish, and breaks of chrysanth- emum with crackle. (Last tested in Power Play 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) The Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star aliens Fireworks brand. 7 shots, 13 sec- on this onds. Power Bomb shirt glow Skyrocket. Dragon Eggs brand, in the dark! All breaks are sparkling gold willow #DE2018. breaks. A good one to shoot multiple This is a package of 6 different rockets Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! units of, about 50 feet apart. (Last test- with artillery shell-type heads, beauti- FireworksLand.com ed in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) fully wrapped in 6 different colors of foil. The red plastic caps on the fuses are Power Man Power Play a little bit hard to remove; see the Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star method described under “Firedrake Eggs brand, #DP0003-1. 25 shots, brand. 14 seconds. Rocket” for how to remove them. The 57 seconds. Large gold willow breaks. (Last tested in six effects in this pack are: red coconut Artillery shells shot straight up. Red 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) with green stars, yellow coconut with pearl to red peony with crackle; green blue stars, blue coconut with crackling, pearl to green peony with crackle; blue Power Shells green coconut with purple stars, silver pearl to blue peony with crackle; dragon Reloadable Shell Kit. Pyro King coconut with crackling, and silver and eggs break; that sequence is repeated brand, #PYK725. crackling coconut. These rockets fly four more times. Then the final 5 shots This shell kit has two tubes in it and 24 well and give off a good amount of stars, are fired all at once, they appear to be assorted shells, with a very impressive but I really wish they would break hard- one of each of the previous sequence look. All the shells are covered with col- er, like shells. (Last tested in 2004) plus one more crackling comet. Long- ored foil of gold, green, blue or magen- lasting. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on ta. Twelve shells are regular ball-style PYROvideo #4) with a cylindrical base, 6 are shaped like ice cream cones with pointed bases, and 6 are double-break shells where the top break is a little smaller than the lower one. Most of these shells have comets

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 203 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com on the way up, and all shells in this kit Power Surge crackle - really intense crackle, then a give large breaks with excellent effects. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. red flame/silver spray, then much more The chrysanthemum breaks are espe- Phantom brand, #G-090. 24 shots, crackle. (Last tested in 2000) cially good, with fluffy tails of white 42 seconds. sparks following each star in the break. Alternates between two effects: a blue Power Tower If you can only get one shell kit, this pearl goes up and breaks into a few gold Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black would be a good choice. The breaks are stars and crackers, or small wiggling sil- Cat brand, #BC-6156. 58 shots, 35 huge and of superb quality, with a pro- ver comets whistle twice on the way up seconds. fessional look to them. And the packag- - two short, but distinct whistles. Weird. Begins with a fountain of silver flitter ing of the kit has very high shelf appeal (Last tested in 1998) sparks. Then it shoots up a rapid stream - the brightly colored foil on the shells of sparkling silver comets and roman- draws the eye directly to this box. It’s Power Surge candle style color pearls. Three of the almost like a birthday present that you Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. shots are whistling comets. (Last tested don’t even need to wrap, it looks so Great Grizzly brand, #GG0307. 130 in 2005) appealing already. The only thing I don’t seconds. like about this shell kit is that every Red balls with white flitter sparks, Powerdome Rockets shell has a piece of tape on the end of its changing to a tall spray of green with Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O-057. fuse, which says “FUSE” and it com- white flitter, changing to a crackling Four rockets on wooden sticks, sold pletely wraps the end of the fuse. You together as a package. Ball-style tops with color foil on them. You get one have to manually peel that tape off in This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z addition to unwinding the fuse. It’s very Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new each of Silver Blue, Blue Crackling, tedious and boring to do this, and there web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Silver Red and Green Silver. Good flight are 24 shells in this kit you have to do not in this file. To buy a membership in it, and good breaks similar to ring shells. this to! They shouldn’t even bother with please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Tested again in 2004. These are “ring the tape - if they want to protect the end shell” rockets, which break with a circle PYROvideo #6 of color stars in the air. One gives a of the fuse, they should put a paper or DVD plastic cap over it, that you can just pull green ring with silver trails behind each off quickly. Other than that complaint, I star. Another gives a red ring with silver love this shell kit. The kit has four types This DVD is 2 hours trails behind each star. Another gives a of shells in it. The round ball shells are: of company demos, blue ring with silver trails behind each including Brothers, star. The last gives a ring of blue peony Silver Wave Chrysanthemum, Green to Cannon, Dragon Purple Peony, Gold to Red Peony, Silver Eggs, Fire Hawk, stars (no trails) and then some crackle Wave Chrysanthemum To Green, Blue Flower King, Hale, after a second or two. Good perfor- Strobe and Yellow Strobe. The second Black Cat, Mega Ton mance. (Last tested in 2004) type is called “snake tail shells” and they and Red Rhino are: Red Snake Tail to Red Strobe, Red brands. A total of Powerful Fountain Snake Tail to Green & Purple Peony, 140 new fireworks Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. are shown, Beihai brand, #WB4026. 95 sec- Silver Snake Tail to Crackling, Silver as well as onds. Snake Tail to Silver Palm Tree, Green 5 finales. Snake Tail to Silver Glitter, and Green Nice green flitter spray, changing to Snake Tail to Red & Blue Peony. The crackle spray, then white flitter with third type is called “big head shells” and Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! soft crackle, then multi-color spray, they are: Green & Orange Peony, FireworksLand.com with red and green, adding crackle, Crackling, Silver Wave then green flitter spray, then a whistle, Chrysanthemum, Red Palm Tree, Gold then crackle at the end. First tested in Palm Tree and Silver to Green Peony. spray with green mixed in, then to a red 1999, then tested again in 2003, and The final type is called “bouquet tail and green spray with crackle. Several still just as good, if not better. Although shells” and they are: Silver Bouquet Tail short whistles are also fired throughout it lasted a little shorter (112 seconds in to Red Peony, Silver Bouquet Tail to the performance. A pause between color 1999 and then 95 seconds in 2003) the Silver Strobe, Red & Silver Bouquet Tail changes fools you a couple of times, effects and intensity were still top- to Gold Willow, Red & Silver Bouquet making you think it’s done, and then it notch. (Last tested in 1999) (Shown on Tail to Jumbo Gold Peony, Green starts up again. Very long-lasting. (Last PYROvideo #8) Bouquet Tail to Purple Wave tested in 1999) Chrysanthemum, and Green Bouquet Powerpop Tail to Blue Crackling. (Last tested in Power Surge Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Pyro brand, #UP3013. 16 shots, 19 Phantom brand, #H-068. 51 sec- seconds. onds. Every shot gives a break of crackling fly- Bright white spray with a red flame at ing fish, which are bright silver. Good the bottom, changing quickly to an sizzling sound effect. The last 4 shots intense crackle spray, then a green are fired all at once. (Last tested in flame with silver spray, then more 2003)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 204 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Precious Gems Premier Cognac Premium Moon Travellers Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Bottle Rocket. Cannon brand, #Y01- Brothers brand, #BP2125. 7 shots, Winda brand, #P3011. 60 seconds. 020. 14 seconds. Appears to be the same fountain sold as A brand-new bottle rocket, which flies The stars used in this cake are formu- “Fine Champagne” in the Brothers up quietly and ends in a tiny, snappy lated to burn longer than normal. The brand. It’s in the shape of a black plastic report. (Last tested in 1998) breaks open and the stars drift down “champagne bottle,” and you take the slowly as they continue to burn. The top half off to light the fountain which Prime Artillery Shell effect is unusual and very pleasing to is sitting in the bottom half. Starts with Reloadable Shell Kit. No brand. the eye. It is reminiscent of the original brilliant orange globs with blue stars Two tubes and twelve shells in the box, 1995 version of “Cajun Pageant.” Each mixed in, then a nice softly crackling with 12 different effects. All have tails break gives clusters of stars in blue and silver spray, then a sudden loud whistle, and break into very nice breaks. These a reddish-orange. The blue stars burn then a mixed red, blue and green spray, appear to be the same shells as in the out sooner, but the red stars continue then another whistle, then a crackle Cannon kit. Crackling, Crackling Silver, burning for a while. Although it doesn’t spray, then another loud whistle. Good White Flashing, Crackling & Green, last very long, I enjoyed this one. (Last variety of effects and good colors. (Last Crackling & Yellow Sparkling, Red & tested in 2004) tested in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo Silvery Pearl, etc. Probably the best #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 external artwork of any of these boxes. Predator & 3) No brand or number. (Last tested in Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly 1998) brand, #GG0251. Twelve canister shells and two tubes. Prime roman candle This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Crackling with Whirlwind; Red Stars Roman Candle, single. No brand, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new with Crackling; Green Stars with Red #GCRC004. 10 shots, 18 seconds. Pistil; Red Chrysanthemum; Purple web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, No brand on label, but a great logo of a Chrysanthemum; White Wave with please visit FireworksCatalog.com. boy in a straw hat, going fishing with a Whirlwind; Crackling; Silver Palm; string of firecrackers hanging out of his Golden Stars; Red White Wave; Blue PyroTopia: Show of Shows back pocket. Nice red and green pearls Stars with Pistil; and Silver Glitter. with silver trails. No sound effects. (Last Outstanding quality. I believe the shells The ultimate fireworks DVD: a unique and tested in 1998) are the same shells that are used in the unforgettable jour- Rambo Kid shell kits. (Last tested in ney through music Primula 1999) and pyrotechnics. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Glorious brand, #GCF055. 83 sec- Predator onds. Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly 90 minutes of Red sparks mixed with silver flitter, brand, #GG0251A. nonstop music then changing to a spray of red and The popular Predator shells, same as and fireworks! green sparks. Then a mixture of blue Rambo Kid shells, but in a box of 6 sparks with gold flitter sparks. The shells and one tube. Golden Stars, Red briefly a white spray, then back to the Stars with Crackling, Silver Glittering, mix of red and green sparks. Then at the Crackling with Whirlwind, Blue Star end, it changes to a red spray with big with Pistil, and Purple crackles. (Last tested in 2004) Chrysanthemum. (Last tested in 2000) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! FireworksLand.com PRO Assorted Comets and Predator Single Shot 11” Crackling Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Winco brand, #GG0944. Premium Jumping Jack brand. 25 shots, 15 seconds. Box of 4 single-shot shells each with it’s Shoots 5 beautiful sparkling comets at own tube and base. Excellent perfor- Ground Spinner. Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-G001. 9 seconds. once in a fan, and these end in tremen- mance. (Last tested in 2001) Ordinary jumping jacks, I can’t see what dous blue peony breaks. Then it appar- is “premium” about them, they appear ently shoots 3 rows at once, a total of 15 Predator Single Shot 8” to be the same as all the other average shots fired at one time, in a fan shape. Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly jumping jacks currently being sold. These 15 shots are sparkling comets brand, #GG0945. (Last tested in 2005) which go up and end in some very nice Box of 4 single-shot shells each with it’s breaks of red and green peony stars and own tube and base. Excellent perfor- a bunch of crackle. I’m not sure if all 3 mance. (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on rows were supposed to go off all at once, PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of but they did. Then another fan of 5 is PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) shot at once, and they are sparkling comets which go up and end in big

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 205 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com breaks of crackle flowers. This is not a flitter spray with red sparks, then a gor- Public Outrage very long-lasting cake, but it is still a geous and fairly intense gold crackle Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. “wow” item, with excellent sparkling spray with blue and red sparks mixed in, Brothers brand, #BP2997. 137 comets throughout, and beautiful blue then to a mixture of blue sparks and shots, 76 seconds. at the beginning. (Last tested in 2004) flashing gold sparks, another one-sec- A big triangular-shaped piece that starts (Shown on PYROvideo #5) ond whistle, then the gorgeous gold with some ordinary color pearls, then crackle spray again, then to a mixture of changes to crackling comets, then some Pro Connector Series red sparks with gold crackle spray. shots that open into small clusters of Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Excellent. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown color stars, then some comets that are Hale/Black Cat brand. 129 seconds. on PYROvideo #8) both whistling and crackling as they go This is a set of 3 500-gram cakes and up, then a mixture of colored-head one 500-gram fountain, bearing the comets and crackling comets, then Black Cat logo but imported and sold by more of the ones that open into small Hale Fireworks. The connectors are clusters of color stars, then the built into the devices, and connecting whistling and crackling comets start fuses are included. You simply plug in again, then that’s it. Long duration and the connectors and light one fuse. It a lot going on, but no real “breaks” of starts with silver fountains and a crack- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z stars. (Last tested in 2002) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ling fountain. The fountain continues web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are for more than one minute before the not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Pulsar cakes start. I think it would be better for please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Strobe. Winco brand, #NVJP-300. the cakes to start right away, or soon 33 seconds. after the fountain starts, so that you Spellout Starts with a red flame, but changes would have fountain and aerial effects at T-shirt quickly to a brilliant white strobe light, the same time. The aerial effects start flashing for about 10 seconds, almost just as the fountain ends, and they are This too bright to look at. Then it changes to groups of gold comets that go up and shirt a fountain of red, green and some soft end in soft gold breaks. Then there is a says, crackle. (Last tested in 2003) series of gold mines sweeping from “Fireworks” right to left, and some aerial breaks of spelled out Puppy Love in fireworks! Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. crackle. The gold and crackle mines See my web site Brothers brand, #BP4239. 94 sec- continue in a zig-zag pattern, the stop for sizes and info. eventually as the aerial breaks continue. onds. These are mainly crackling comets that Shaped like a heart. Starts with a spray go up and end in breaks of crackle plus of red, green and crackle, then chang- several chrysanthemum stars in each ing to just crackle, then to a white flit- break. This set is basically a two-minute ter spray. Then several tubes light at fireworks show starting with fountains, once, which give red flames, while the then mines, and finally aerial breaks. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! central tube continues with mixed It’s a very nice idea and it makes it easi- FireworksLand.com green, red and crackle. The red flames er than ever to put on a fireworks show. die down, and another tube starts up It makes me wish that ALL multi-shot with mixed red, green and crackle. Then that changes to a crackling silver spray. cakes, both 200-gram and 500-gram, Prowler had this type of connection capability. It Skyrocket. Cannon brand, #Y01- Then a very short whistle, and a very would make it exceedingly easy to set up 015. unusual orange flitter spray. Then a sil- a nice fireworks show, just connecting These three rockets all perform the ver spray with a very soft crackling whatever cakes you want in series or in same, and they appear to me to be iden- sound. Finally a gold crackle spray. parallel, then just light one end and sit tical in construction - just the labels are (Last tested in 2005) back and enjoy the show. (Last tested in different. Each rocket whistles loudly 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) on the way up and ends with three small Pure Party reports. Inside the payload of each rock- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pro Fountain et are three 1-inch ladyfingers. (Last Fireworks over America brand, #MAF2927. 19 shots, 18 seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Pyro tested in 1998) King brand, #PYK805. 103 seconds. Huge gold palm-trees with crackling Starts with a good spray of red and blue tips. Big gold palm tree breaks with Pterosaur Fountain clusters of crackle. Excellent quality. sparks against a background of soft gold Cone Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, spray. Then it changes to a spray of red #DE1012. 24 seconds. Similar to Crackling Golden Palms, sparks with flashing white sparks, then Starts with a mixture of red sparks and Coconut Grove Song, Machine Gun to a beautiful combination of gold flitter crackle, then changes to all-crackle for Shell, and others. (Last tested in 2000) and blue sparks, then a very brief whis- the ending, and pretty intense crackle at tle (only a second or two), then a silver that. (Last tested in 2004)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 206 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Purple Bullet Purple Haze the top, blue stars appear, though not in Roman Candle, single. Phantom Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. what I would call a break. They just sort brand. 10 seconds. Fireworks over America brand, of come up from the top of the gold Dangerous; most shots explode inside #FOA2814. 20 shots, 34 seconds. comet. This cake was a disappointment the case. Do not buy this. (Last tested in It’s about time someone honored Jimi to me. If they are going to use the word 1995) Hendrix in fireworks, but is this one purple in the name and/or description, good enough? Crackling comets end in it really should feature purple stars or Purple Chrysanthemum small clusters of purple or lavender have purple in it somewhere. (Last test- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying stars. Purple is rare in pyro, but give us ed in 2004) Dragon brand, #W583. 25 shots, 25 more than this. Crackling comets end seconds. in purplish-blue clusters of stars. But Purple Pearl, #2 Green pearls up to spinning gold with the clusters of stars aren’t really big Base Fountain. Tiger Head brand, purple floral break. Great color! Several enough nor do they break hard enough. #T1040. 15 seconds. “strengths” available. (Last tested in (Last tested in 2000) Soft gold spray interspersed with 1995) extremely beautiful purple stars. (Last tested in 1995) Purple Chrysanthemum, No. 100 Purple Pearls Single-tube Aerial. United brand. Roman Candle, single. West Lake A nice white comet tail goes up and brand, #L314. 10 shots, 13 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z breaks into a large chrysanthemum Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Very nice blue pearls. They should have burst, of colored heads with white web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are called it Blue Pearls instead. (Last test- comet trails. Nice, but the color heads not in this file. To buy a membership in it, ed in 1995) are not purple as stated on the label, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. they are actually a pale blue-green. Purple Rain (Last tested in 2000) PYROvideo #7 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, DVD #CP433. 37 shots, 23 seconds. Purple Dragon Dongguan, China. Fast-paced shots Roman Candle, single. Temple of Two hours of fireworks which give off strobing, bluish-purple Heaven brand, #N2024P. 10 shots, fun! Learn how to stars. Small breaks, but it keeps stars 28 seconds. make “poor man’s almost continuously in the air. Six of Ten pretty good purple pearls shot up quick match,” how to the tubes did not fire. (Last tested in make a volcano with one at a time. No sound effects. (Last an empty cone, and 1996) tested in 2000) the proper way to decorate a Christmas Purple Storm Purple Fireworks tree. Watch five shows Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Red and finales, and see Glorious brand, #GCM0158. 25 Lantern brand, #1011. 57 seconds. 117 new shots, 45 seconds. Mixed spray of gold, green and white fireworks! The first shot goes up and breaks into a flitter. I thought I saw a few blue sparks break which is a combination of purple at certain points, but mainly just the “dahlia” stars with silver glitter stars. green and white. This item is mis- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! What the manufacturer calls “dahlia” named, because there really isn’t any FireworksLand.com stars is like peony stars (no trails) but purple to be seen in it. But it’s not a bad larger and longer-lasting. Then four display. (Last tested in 1998) more shots just like that. The next five Purple Heaven shots are the same except the silver glit- Purple Galaxie Base Fountain. Great Grizzly brand, ter stars are replaced by green glitter. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon #GG10023. 9 seconds. Then the next five shots are breaks of brand, #Y03-064. 16 shots, 34 sec- Gorgeous purple and gold sparks, but dahlia stars, a mix of purple and green. onds. should last two or three times as long! Then five shots all at once which give Each shot goes up as a gold crackling (Last tested in 1995) breaks of purple dahlia stars, green comet, which spins around as it goes dahlia stars, and crackle. Then another up, then it breaks open in to a small Purple Pageant five shots all at once just like the last cluster of blue stars, with a few ladyfin- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. one. All in all, a good source of purple ger-size reports. They didn’t really look Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B003. 25 for your show. (Last tested in 2005) too purple to me, the looked like blue shots, 32 seconds. stars. (Last tested in 1998) The label led me to believe that there Pyramid would be purple stars in this. There Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Link aren’t any, although there are blue Triad brand, #W467. 20 seconds. stars, and someone got the terminology Four tubes are attached to the inside. mixed up. Every shot is a crackling gold You light the fuse on the top tube, comet on the way up. When it gets to which burns with a red flame, changing

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 207 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com to green flame. Meanwhile, the 3 side Pyro Boy them are about 3 seconds apart, giving tubes ignite simultaneously and spray Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden each one a duration of about 15 sec- silver sparks, while the top tube contin- Bear brand, #FX-A057. 12 shots, 36 onds. These are good if you are looking ues to spray. Like a large version of the seconds. for comets, but they have no breaks. Silvery Water fountain, which performs Alternates between gigantic gold willow (Last tested in 2004) in a similar manner. (Last tested in breaks and gigantic brocade willow 1998) breaks. Impressive size and spread. Pyro Glyphics (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyramid Fountain PYROvideo #7) Phantom brand, #G-119. 16 shots, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 37 seconds. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1029. 49 Pyro Fever Alternates between shots which go up seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon green and break hard into a large break Two opposing sprays, almost at a 45 brand, #Y23-249. 16 shots, 36 sec- of red and green stars with a small degree angle from each other, come out onds. amount of silver flying fish, and shots from the top of the pyramid, giving red The first few shots go up dark and break which are identical to that except they sparks and flashing white sparks. They into gold willow breaks, then the next are red on the way up instead of green. then change to white flitter with red few shots go up dark and break into (Last tested in 2001) and green. Finally straight up from the peony breaks of mixed green and purple top of the pyramid comes a bright white peony stars. The next few shots go up Pyro Icon spray, which turns to crackle at the end. and break into nice breaks of blue peony Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro A beautifully constructed piece - I liked King brand, #PYK608. 19 shots, 26 seconds. the angles and the distance the sprays This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z reached - but I wish it had a little more Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new The first shot goes up as a red pearl and punch to it. (Last tested in 2004) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are breaks into a peony break of red stars not in this file. To buy a membership in it, and some silver glitter. The next shot is Pyro Alert please visit FireworksCatalog.com. a white pearl that goes up and breaks into a white chrysanthemum break. The Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro Fireworks videos • DVDs King brand, #PYK607. 25 shots, 41 Buyer’s Guides • Links next shot is a blue pearl that goes up seconds. Fireworks T-shirts and breaks into a break of silver glitter Each shot appears to give 2 effects: a Free articles with some blue peony stars. These 3 mine at the ground and a break above it. and shots alternate with each other until The first five are blue mines topped with more! the end, when 3 shots are fired all at blue breaks, then the next five are silver once and they are peony breaks with mines topped with silver chrysanthe- mixtures of red stars, blue stars and sil- mum breaks, then five green mines ver glitter. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown topped with green chrysanthemum on PYROvideo #5) breaks, then five red mines topped with red chrysanthemum breaks, and finally Pyro King five crackle mines topped with crackle Reloadable Shell Kit. Pyro King breaks. Excellent quality, but this cake brand, #PYK715. has a tendency to tip over while it’s Excellent variety of shells, most with going. Make sure to glue it down or tape nice thick comet tails on the way up. In it down well. Similar to “Rock Your 2004, the kit I got had these 12 shells in World” and “Glorious Blast.” (Last test- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! it: Golden Glitter Tail with Green and ed in 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 FireworksLand.com Purple Stars. Silver Tiger Tail with and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & Silver Palm Tree. Green Tiger Tail with 3) stars mixed with crackle. The final few Green Glitter. Green Tiger Tail with shots give breaks of all crackle. Pretty Orange & Green Stars. Crackling Tail Pyro Blaster nice. (Last tested in 2005) with Golden Willow. Red Tail with Red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. and Blue Stars. Red Tiger Tail with Monster brand, #CP443. 19 shots, Pyro Fun Stick Green Wave. Crackling Tail with 35 seconds. Roman Candle, single. Brothers Crackling. Crackling Tail with Orange 19 shots. Whistling comets, red pearls, brand, #BP3091. 5 shots, 15 sec- Crackling. Green Tail with Willow. crackling comets, green pearls, and onds. Silver Tail with Red and White finally comets with reports. Simple This is a pack of 4 roman candles, with Chrysanthemum. And finally, Golden effects, precisely timed. (Last tested in each candle having 5 shots. One candle Glitter Tail with Red Crackling. The 1996) gives a series of 5 silver comets that quality is still very high; the comet tails travel pretty far. The next one gives a on the way up are full and the breaks are series of 5 gold comets with sparkling symmetrical and satisfying. The shells silver trails behind them. Nice looking in this kit are probably the best single- effect. The next one gives a series of 5 break ball shells I have tried so far. The crackling comets. The shots in all of only thing I don’t like about this shell

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 208 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com kit is that every shell has a piece of tape Pyro Master Pyro Overdrive on the end of its fuse, which says Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro “FUSE” and it completely wraps the end Cat brand, #MEBC6101. 51 seconds. King brand, #PYK623. 16 shots, 43 of the fuse. You have to manually peel This has the Black Cat brand on it but is seconds. that tape off in addition to unwinding distributed by Winco Fireworks in the The first shot produces a large break of the fuse. It’s very tedious and boring to U.S. Begins with a crackling comet mixed color peony stars and a good do this, and they shouldn’t even bother which ends in a peony break of red and amount of crackle. The next break is a with the tape - if they want to protect white. Then another crackling comet beautiful, big peony break of red stars, the end of the fuse, they should put a which ends in a break of red and green. green stars and blue stars mixed togeth- paper or plastic cap over it, that you can Then these 2 shots alternate for a bit. er. The stars last long enough to get a just pull off quickly. Other than that Then a bunch of screaming white good look at the colors. These 2 shots complaint, I love this shell kit. (Last comets is fired all at once, and each one then alternate with each other until the tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo gives two whistles as they fly up, and end of the cake, when the final 4 shots #2 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 they also give off some crackle on their are fired almost all at once. Those shots & 3)(Shown on PYROvideo #5) way up. Then 2 or 3 nice dragon eggs are 2 each of the shots described above. breaks happen. Then a series of crack- Excellent mixed color breaks here. (Last Pyro Madness ling comets which go up and end in tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United mixed color chrysanthemums. Then #5) Pyro brand, #UP9014. 16 shots, 37 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Pyro Paint Balls The first shot gives a red chrysanthe- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Roman Candle, single. Brothers mum break, but the stars move not just web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are brand, #BP3094. 7 shots, 14 sec- from the force of the break but on their not in this file. To buy a membership in it, onds. own as well, sort of distorting the per- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. This is a package of ten roman candles. All candles are 7-shots, and all shots are fect symmetry of the break into a differ- Are you a ent shape. The manufacturer calls this Hard crackling on the way up, with color effect “moving comets.” The next break Core heads. All shots in one candle are iden- is a peony of stars that start out red and Pyro? tical. Each candle has a different color change to blue. The next break is a for the head; for example, in one candle, green chrysanthemum that is also the This shirt all the shots are crackling with red is available heads, in another, green, and in the “moving comets” effect. The next break in 9 sizes, is an ordinary white chrysanthemum including 3 third, blue, the fourth, white, and the with some red peony stars mixed in it. child sizes! fifth, yellow. The shots are fired fairly The next break is a white chrysanthe- rapidly (2-second intervals). This would mum with the “moving comets” effect. High quality be a good candle for using in fan-shaped Hanes candle racks. (Last tested in 2005) Then a green and blue peony break, Beefy-T then a red “moving comets” break. (Shown on PYROvideo #8) Then a red and blue peony break, then a green “moving comets” break. Then a Pyro Pandemonium break of white chrysanthemum mixed Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Phantom brand, #G-259. 25 shots, with red peony stars. Then a white Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! “moving comets” break. Then four 37 seconds. shots fired all at once which are one FireworksLand.com Aptly named repeater which is virtually each of the “moving comets” breaks and an entire fireworks show on one fuse. one or two peony breaks of silver glitter. another blast of the screaming comets The first shot was an upward “mine” (Last tested in 2003) which crackle and whistle twice. The blast of red stars. Each of the remaining ending is a group of 3 very large, very 24 shots was a whistling, spiralling Pyro Maniac pretty gold willow bursts. (Last tested in comet of silver sparks on the way up, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) ending with a big, strong, symmetrical Monster brand, #CP449. 61 shots, single-color break of either red, blue or green stars. They don’t get much better 16 seconds. Pyro Monster than this, in the world of consumer fire- Recalled? 61 shots. A mixture of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. whistling comets; red, green and blue Monster brand, #CP434. 20 shots, works. I first tested this in 1998, and pearls with fluffy comet tails; and 18 seconds. tested again in 2005 because the pack- “swimming eel” comets. The dealer I 20 shots. This one elicited praise from aging changed. The package is taller bought this from told me it was recalled even the most jaded pyros in atten- than before, although the artwork is by the distributor, because it exceeded dance. Blue stars with “go-getters” basically the same. It was so good when the 200-gram pyrotechnic composition (stars that dart away), and a little bit of it was first introduced in 1998 that it’s limit for repeaters. (Last tested in 1996) crackle with each shot. Outstanding and worth another look. The performance is unique. (Last tested in 1996) very similar: each shot is a whistling sil- ver comet on the way up, which spirals around and still manages to go up. Each

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 209 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com shot then breaks into a single-color group of 5 shots is fired all at once, Pyrodeo break of red, green or blue peony stars. straight up, and they end in a mixture of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black They don’t break as hard as they did blue stars, gold flying fish and crackle. Cat brand, #BC-6158. 15 shots, 29 when this cake first came out in 1998; it Then another group of 5 just like that is seconds. appears that black powder is now used shot up. Then another group of 5 is shot The first shot goes up dark and ends in in the break charges while flash powder up all at once, and they end in a mixture what I would call a “dragon eggs” break, was being used in 1998. Other than of green stars, silver flying fish, and which are crackling branches that con- that, the performance is basically the crackle. Then another group of 5 just tinue to crackle as they spread out. The same except that it did last longer this like that is fired. Finally, 3 large shots tips of the branches are red. The next year - 53 seconds in 2005 compared are fired all at once, pretty much shot is the same, except the tips of the with 37 seconds in 1998. (Last tested in straight up, and they are bright silver branches are green. The next shot is the 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) comets that go up and end in large, nice same, except the tips of the branches chrysanthemum breaks of red stars are blue. The next shot is the same, Pyro Pandemonium with silver trails. (Last tested in 2004) except the tips of the branches are gold. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black The next shot is the same, except the Cat brand, #BC-6117. 19 shots, 30 tips are white. These shots alternate seconds. with each other until the end, when the Starts with a mine of crackle and blue last 5 shots are the same, but fired all at stars above the crackle, then a large This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z once. There is one shot at the end which break of crackle above the blue stars. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new goes up as a silver comet and ends in a Then all that is repeated two more web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are break of crackle flowers. (Last tested in times. Then, it changes to a crackle not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) mine with blue stars above it, and a cou- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ple of dragon eggs breaks above that. Pyromaniac PYROvideo #8 Then all that is repeated two more Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United DVD times. Pretty impressive 3-level display Pyro brand, #UP3018. 10 shots, 22 of mostly crackle and some blue. (Last seconds. tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo Two hours of fireworks Starts with a brilliant red mine of stars fun! See how to set up at the ground level, and shoots up a nice #4) your own self-firing fireworks show, so shot which has blue stars and yellow Pyro Pop M-60 Firecrackers that all you have to do “falling leaves” stars. Then a beautiful Firecracker. No brand. is light one fuse, sit mine of blue stars at the ground level, No brand or item number anywhere, back and enjoy the and a nice break of red stars and silver but they say, “Made in Guangxi, China” show! See three other spinners above it. Then a mine of yellow if that’s any help (not really). Comes in fireworks shows, and stars at the ground, and a break of green watch 65 new fire- stars with silver spinners above it. These a box, and in the box is a bag of 36 works for pieces. (Last tested in 1999) 2005 and four shots alternate with each other for 2006! the rest of the cake. (Last tested in Pyro Portrait 2003) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Cat brand, #BC-652. 19 shots, 23 Pyronormal Experience seconds. FireworksLand.com Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, A good variety of effects in one piece: #BP2946. red breaks, then dazzlingly bright green One tube and twelve double “peanut- Pyro-Torch shaped” shells. Each shell gives two breaks, then a few deep blue breaks, Accessory. Phantom brand, #I-027. then finally several breaks containing 5 minute torch for lighting fireworks complete breaks in the air. The effects both screaming eels and crackle. (Last with. Package has 4 pieces, so one pack- are: Red Bouquet w/two spinners and tested in 1998) age will give 20 minutes of firing time. Crackling Silver w/blue stars; Green Two packs are enough for a small back- Bouquet and Yellow Peony w/Green Pyro Pulverizer yard show. Burns with a green flame Palm; Red Palm and Blue Stars w/silver Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. about 1/2 inch long. Excellent, depend- flying fish; White Flashing w/two whis- Phantom brand, #G-159. 33 shots, able source of ignition, and not so tles and Green Palm w/two spinners; 58 seconds. bright that it overwhelms the fireworks Multi-Colored Stars w/reports and The first five shots are fired one at a as regular road flares do. (Last tested in Green Palm w/two spinners; Blue time, and go straight up, and end in 1998) Bouquet w/two whistles and Red Peony large gold willow breaks which sparkle to Crackling Silver; Blue Stars w/report along their branches as they spread out. and Red Stars to Crackling Silver w/two The next five shots are fired one at a spinners; Red Ring and Green Ring; Red time, straight up, and they go up and to Green Stars and Blue to Red end in green breaks with crackle. The Chrysanthemum w/two spinners; next five shots go up one at a time, and Purple Stars w/silver glittering and appear to be all-crackle breaks. The next Green Palm Tree; Dragon Eggs and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 210 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Green Peony w/silver glittering; and few of the breaks were a little short on performance as - “Derby Day” and finally Crackling Silver and Crackling stars, I still would recommend this kit “Magic Horseshoe.” (Last tested in Silver w/two spinners. (Last tested in highly. (Last tested in 2003) 2004) 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Queen of Leopard Racing Car Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Quad Banger Bear brand, #FX-A068. 36 shots, 43 #W703. 10 seconds. Reloadable Shell Kit. Fireworks over seconds. Looks like a motorcycle to me. Rolls America brand. The first 6 shots give very nice red forward while whistling and shoots Each shell in this kit gives 4 breaks in peony breaks which also have some sparks. (Last tested in 1995) the air. For example, a green chrysanth- crackle that appears after a second. The emum, a red chrysanthemum, a crackle next 6 shots are the same except green Racing Day break and a red peony break. Or, four rather than red. The next 6 are silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon peony breaks of four different colors. Or, peony breaks with the same crackle. Eggs brand, #DE4074. 21 shots, 22 two breaks of gold willow and two drag- Then 6 shots of blue peony breaks with seconds. on eggs breaks. Or, four crossette breaks no crackle, but they break with a punch. Shoots 3 shots at a time in a fan shape. of four different colors. Quality shells. Then 6 shots of silver glitter breaks. All 3 shots in a group are the same. (Last tested in 2004) Finally, 6 shots of silver whistles, each First, comets with purplish-red heads. one ending in a tiny bit of crackle. (Last Then comets with green heads. Then Quad Power tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo comets with red heads. Then comets Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. #7) with green heads. Then comets with red Zenith/Black Cat brand. 8 shots, 37 heads. Then strobing red stars that end seconds. in breaks of red peonies with crackle. Made for Black Cat by Zenith Specialties This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Then green stars that end in chrysanth- of Missouri. Every shot gives 4 breaks, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new emum breaks with crackle. Then crack- spaced apart about 1/2 of a second. All 4 web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are ling comets. And finally silver comets breaks from one shot are different, for not in this file. To buy a membership in it, which end in big breaks of all crackle. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. example, the first shot gives a red peony, (Last tested in 2004) a blue peony, a green peony, a blue PyroTopia: Show of Shows peony, and a silver glitter peony, in that Rack Pack The ultimate fireworks order. The next shot gives a crackle Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United DVD: a unique and break and 3 color chrysanthemums. Pyro brand, #UP9012. 8 shots, 23 unforgettable jour- seconds. The next one gives a purple peony, a ney through music gold willow, a blue and red peony with and pyrotechnics. The first shot is a silver comet that goes crackle, and a bright silver chrysanthe- up and breaks into a big red peony break mum with red tips. The next one gives a and a break of silver glitter. The second silver glitter break, a purple chrysanth- 90 minutes of shot is a silver comet that goes up and emum, a red peony and a dragon eggs nonstop music breaks into a peony break of blue stars break. The next one gives a red peony, a and fireworks! with 3 or 4 white chrysanthemum stars blue and green peony, and a purple glit- spreading out from the center, for a nice ter break. The next one gives a crackle contrast between the blue and white. break, and 3 color chrysanthemums The next shot produces a red peony (red, green, blue). The next one gives a break and a peony break that appears to purple peony, a gold willow, a red peony be changing from red to blue. The next with crackle, and an all-crackle break. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! shot is a break of silver flashing crackle. The next one gives a silver glitter break, Then the above sequence is repeated. a purple chrysanthemum, a red peony, FireworksLand.com (Last tested in 2003) and a dragon eggs break. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Race Ground Radar Controlled Gun Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Quad Squad Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1028. 79 Lake brand, #L914. 19 shots, 12 Reloadable Shell Kit. United Pyro seconds. seconds. brand, #UP5008. Horseshoe-shaped multi-tube fountain. Gold comets each end in small color Six four-break shells in the kit. The Red, green and blue spray, followed by breaks. A few whistlers at the end. Not shells in this kit have a knack of break- flashing white spray, then a triple whis- that exciting. Am I getting too jaded for ing the four breaks in each shell at tle with silver spray, then mixed red, this job? (Last tested in 1996) almost the same time, at different loca- green and blue, then another triple tions in the sky. The result seems like a whistle, then a nice purple spray with Radical Recoil Shells large break with different effects in dif- white flashing, then another triple Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom ferent areas - almost like a “shell of whistle, then red, green and blue. brand, #G-215. shells” without the delay. Even though a Similar package to - but not the same Interesting collection of shells which are in color - I mean the shells them-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 211 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com selves are red, pink, yellow, blue or one Raging Rottweilers Rain Forest of two shades of green. The labels on the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. shells do not name the effects. Two Phantom brand, #G-266. 16 shots, Thunderbird brand, #TB1051. 19 tubes. Good quality effects. (Last tested 13 seconds. shots, 13 seconds. in 1999) We had fuse trouble with both of the Shots go up dark, then break upward units we tried - they each had to be re- into loud clusters of “dragon eggs” Radical Rocket fused. But it was worth it - suddenly out (crackle). Extra-loud for a crackling Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, came 16 very loud whistling comets, item, but it’s over too fast for my #UP6016. with crackle and bright white sparks. money. (Last tested in 1997) Pack of 18 rockets, which give good Intense noise item. (Last tested in breaks of crackle or color. There are a 1997) Rain of Fire few of them that give chrysanthemum Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. breaks too. (Last tested in 2003) Ragtag Parade Phantom brand, #G-125. 16 shots, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 35 seconds. Rag Time Skybound brand, #VB4007. 120 I think the one I tested traveled too far - Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great seconds. some of the powder had gotten loose in Grizzly brand, #GG0872. 16 sec- Starts with a spray of silver with a soft the bottom. All 16 shots went up in onds. snapping sound. Then adds green flash- about 5 seconds. The result was a pleas- Each shot goes up as a whistling and ing barrage of color, almost like a finale crackling comet. Not that impressive. of color mines. But I don’t think this This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z was the intention at the factory. It is a (Last tested in 2001) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are series of color breaks, with no sound Ragin’ Cajun not in this file. To buy a membership in it, effects. The one I tested in 2001 turned Skyrocket. brand, #RR005. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. out to be a lot better - huge red breaks Small gold comet on the way up, then with crackle. A great one. (Last tested in just a single report. (Last tested in Black Cat T-shirt 2001) 1995) The famous Black Cat logo Rain Willow, #200 Ragin’ Red on quality Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. shirts Single-tube Aerial. Fireworks over Very long-lasting break; either silver or America brand, #FOA2345. it’s very weakly colored. (Last tested in Shoots up a single shell that breaks 1995) open into a palm tree shape, silver branches with red tips, and one white Rainbow star that flies further than the rest. Base Fountain. Horse brand, (Last tested in 2000) #T1542. 30 seconds. For such a small item, it really puts out. Color-changing torch (red to green to Raging Blitz 7 sizes! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Order at gold to blue). (Last tested in 1995) Pyro brand, #UP3034. 80 shots, 36 my web site. seconds. Rainbow Crackling Palm A very fast-paced series of color pearls, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun either red, green or blue, is fired FireworksLand.com brand, #SSM0805. 19 shots, 30 sec- straight up, and each one ends in a sil- onds. ver whirlwind. Then it changes to The first shot is a red pearl that goes up screaming silver comets, also fired up at ing sparks to that. Then gets taller and and breaks into a red chrysanthemum a very fast pace, and each comet ends in becomes a spray of gold flitter sparks. with crackle. The next shot is a green some reports. A good finale piece since Then becomes a very nice spray of blue pearl that goes up and breaks into a the shots are fired so quickly. (Last test- sparks and tiny silver flitter sparks. green chrysanthemum with crackle. ed in 2003) Then becomes a spray of silver flitter The next shot is a blue pearl that goes sparks against a gold background spray. up and breaks into a blue chrysanthe- Raging Bull Then it becomes a spray of red sparks mum with crackle. These three shots Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire against a gold background spray. Then alternate with each other until the end, Hawk brand. 13 shots, 30 seconds. it becomes a spray of silver with a soft when three shots (one of each) are fired Crackling comets, that go up and end in crackling sound. Low-priced and a good all at once. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown either a cluster of crackle that goes off bargain. (Last tested in 2003) on PYROvideo #7) in one rapid blast, or a bouquet of about 6 large red and green stars. The final 3 shots are fired up all at once, and end in clusters of crackle. (Last tested in 2002)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 212 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Rainbow Fire which end in sparkling silver clusters, Rainbow Splatter Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. then a group of green pearls which end Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red Black Cat brand, #BC-2105. 132 sec- in silver flying fish, then gold comets Pearl brand, #GG-2901. 31 shots, onds. which end in gold flying fish, then 25 seconds. This fountain is identical to “Wailing bright silver comets which end in silver The first few shots are fired rapidly, and Whales Singing” of the same brand. It is flying fish, and finally blue pearls which they are color pearls that go up and outstanding. See “Wailing Whales end in nice long-lasting clusters of break into glitter breaks. In addition, Singing” for a complete description. crackle. (Last tested in 2001) firecrackers are ejected along with the (Last tested in 2004) shots and they go off in the air as the Rainbow Sea shots go up. Then it slows down and Rainbow Fountain Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun gives single shots which are color pearls Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. brand, #SM0744S. 25 shots, 25 sec- that go up and break into flying fish of Black Cat brand, #BC-247. 165 sec- onds. all one color (green, red, purple). Mixed onds. Shoots 5 shots straight up at once, in with some of these flying fish breaks The performance of the unit I got was which are red pearls that end in clusters are 3 or 4 color stars of a contrasting different from the description in the of silver glitter. Then shoots 5 shots at color. Then about 5 or 6 shot go up all Black Cat catalog, which promised red, once, which are green pearls that go up at once and they go up as color pearls gold, silver, green and blue sparks. I saw and end in breaks of green flying fish. that turn into falling crackle. Then no red or blue in the one I tested. Gold Then shoots 5 gold comets at once, another group of shots goes up all at flashing sparks for the first 30 seconds, once and breaks into a group of color followed by gold flitter sparks, then a chrysanthemum breaks, and some glit- handful of green, then silver balls, then This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z ter breaks. Then there is a mine blast of silver flitter, and finally gold. Tested Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are crackle, and then another group of again in 2003. Starts with a silver spray, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, color breaks, of all colors. This is a nice- then changing to a green spray, then a please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ly designed cake which seems to have 3 gold spray with silver balls, then a silver finales in it. (Last tested in 2005) spray which crackles softly, then a large (Shown on PYROvideo #6) white flitter spray, then a brilliant red spray, then a tall silver spray with a soft Rainbow Triangle Wheel crackling sound. When I first tested it in Wheel. Superior brand, #W67. 25 1998, it lasted for 165 seconds, but PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun seconds. when I tested it in 2003, it lasted for 119 and excitement, all about fireworks! Nice orange spray, but that’s all it does. seconds - still pretty long-lasting. (Last Make a sparkler waterfall, your own electric firing box, Three drivers. (Last tested in 1995) tested in 2003) and put together a self-firing show-in- Rainbow Warrior Rainbow Knight a-box. 65 new fire- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. works demonstra- Bird brand, #FB217. 25 shots, 24 Brothers brand, #BP2163. 25 shots, tions and a musical seconds. 43 seconds. montage Each shot goes up whistling and emit- Very nice thick white comet trails on ending are ting a trail of crackle as well. They look the way up, breaking into mixed-color also on this DVD. unusual - the shot has a white star at breaks of red, green and blue stars. No the top, and a trail of sparks and crack- sound effects. (Last tested in 1999) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! le coming out below it. No colors, but FireworksLand.com unusual appearance and a lot of sound. Rainbow Rock (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Bird brand, #FB218. 25 shots, 29 which go up and end in breaks of gold Rainbow Wheel seconds. flying fish. Then shoots 5 bright white Saxon. West Lake brand, #L511. 20 A terrific piece, which sends up 25 comets at once, which go up and end in seconds. screaming shots with silver comet breaks of silver flying fish. Then shoots Inexpensive and beautiful; hypnotic trails. Each one bursts open into a nice 5 blue shots all at once, which go up rings of changing colors - red, gold, chrysanthemum break of color stars and end in breaks of crackling flying green and blue. Really nice item. (A with trails. The color stars are very fish. Good interpretation of the item’s “saxon” is a type of wheel that is shaped short-lived, but otherwise this is a top- name. (Last tested in 2003) like a stick or tube, rather than a round notch repeater. (Last tested in 1999) wheel, and shoots out sparks from one Rainbow Snakes or both ends, causing it to spin around Rainbow Sea Snake. Apollo brand. 18 seconds. the center.) (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. So where’s the rainbow? I don’t see any Maverick brand, #SM0747. 25 shots, 19 seconds. color at all. Identical to black snakes. Very nice assortment of effects shot in (Last tested in 1995) groups. The first group is red pearls

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 213 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Rainmaker Random Action Raptor Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beyond Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 2001 brand, #W5-81. 25 shots, 46 Fireworks over America brand, Phantom brand, #G-139. 19 shots, seconds. #FOA2892. 16 shots, 24 seconds. 27 seconds. Green pearls on the way up, changing to Silver comets with white heads, each Nice variety in one piece. Starts with medium-size white whirlwinds with a one going up and then spinning around swirling silver comets which spread out few color stars in the middle of each with a short whistle, a small break of on the way up. Then, a few shots of the whirlwind. Perfect pacing between red and green stars and a little bit of gold “flying fish” effect as in Warp shots. (Last tested in 1997) crackle. A lot going on here. (Last test- Speed. Then, a few shots of richly crack- ed in 1998) ling comets. Then one final floral break Rambo Kid of red and green with a big burst of Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, Random Rambling crackle. (Last tested in 1999) #W515C. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United These shells set a new standard in con- Pyro brand, #UP3002. 16 shots, 21 Raptor struction quality, safety, performance seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great and reliability. Each shell is meticulous- Silver comets go up and swirl around Grizzly brand, #GG0349. 19 shots, ly wrapped in cellophane, which you do on the way up, then end in drooping 19 seconds. not need to unwrap before firing the clusters of red flying fish, blue flying Crackling comets that end in thin shell. The kits are not all identical in bursts of red and green stars. Fast pace. which effects you get - there seem to be (Last tested in 2000) more than 6 varieties, and you don’t This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new know exactly which 6 will be in any par- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Rapture ticular box. Possible shells in the not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Rambo Kid kit include: Red w/whirl- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. #GCM043. 16 shots, 33 seconds. wind, Green w/whirlwind, Blue w/whirl- Each shot goes up as a strobing white wind, Silver w/whirlwind, White Glow-in-the-dark Shirt star, that breaks fairly hard into a nice w/whirlwind, and Crackling w/whirl- break of blue stars. Good blue. (Last The aliens tested in 2000) wind. The shells do not have comet tails have on the way up, but achieve good altitude landed, and produce outstanding displays in the and Ratta Tat Tat air. More expensive than standard festi- they Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. val ball kits, but the care that went into want Black Cat brand, #BC-255. 49 sec- fireworks, onds. the construction of these shells and the of course. quality of the effects produced will real- Starts with a screaming silver fountain, ly pay off at showtime. Or WB-03 (Last then changes to a huge spray of crackle tested in 1999) (Shown on PYROvideo - very tall and lots of crackle, with silver #2 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 The balls mixed in. That stops and it does & 3) aliens another silver whistle again, then back on this to the enormous crackle spray with sil- shirt glow ver balls. A huge amount of crackle Rambo Kid Double Tube kit in the dark! Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, composition. Great. Introduced in 2000 #WB-01. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! and still maintains high quality in 2004. A big box with two tubes and twelve FireworksLand.com (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on cylindrical (canister) shells. The box I PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of got had: Crackling w/silver whirlwind; PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Orange Peony w/crackling; Green fish and green flying fish. Somehow this Peony w/Red Pistil; Silver Palm; Silver one just didn’t do it for me. (Last tested Rattlesnake missile Peony w/Crackling; Golden Peony in 2003) Missile. Link Triad brand. w/Crackling; Red Palm Tree; Red Peony No item number anywhere on it. Stupid w/Golden Pistil; Purple Peony Rapid Blaster anyway. Flimsy fins, unpredictable w/Crackling; Willow Tree; Blue Peony Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great direction. Don’t bother to buy it. (Last w/Red Pistil; and Crackling w/Green Grizzly brand, #GG0304. 25 shots, tested in 1998) Whirlwind. What an assortment. 24 seconds. Supposedly there are actually 30 differ- A series of crackling comets are shot up, Rave ent shells in this line, and each box con- similar to Mighty Cobra and other Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United tains 12 different shells, but which exact pieces. But in this one, each comet Pyro brand, #UP3022. 10 shots, 22 shells you get varies from box to box. turns into either a red or green pearl at seconds. Superb performances and rich colors. the top, which comes down a little way Each shot gives 3 effects. The largest (Last tested in 1999) before extinguishing. Somewhat slow effect is a red peony break, a purple pace. (Last tested in 1999) peony break, a yellow peony break, or a blue peony break. The second and third effects from each shot are smaller, and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 214 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com are either a silver spinner, or a smaller and it lasts about 17 seconds. The last Rebel Blaster break of color, a little break of silver one gives a series of bright gold Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. glitter, or a little crackle. (Last tested in sparkling comets and it lasts 13 sec- Brilliant red comet breaks into nice 2003) onds. (Last tested in 2004) large peony-type break of red. (Last test- ed in 1995) Rave Party Reaper’s Rampage Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Reconnaissance Plane Brothers brand, #BP2977. 16 shots, Phantom brand, #G-145. 13 shots, Flying Spinner. Red Lantern brand, 30 seconds. 25 seconds. #0433. 9 seconds. Small silver whistling comets are shot This would probably be classified as a This went up about 30 feet, came all the up in groups of five, and each individual crossette effect. Each shot starts as a way back down, then took off again! A 9- one ends in a tiny silver whirlwind. This beautiful, glittering gold comet, which second reconnaissance mission. (Last continues, until the final 3 shots are goes up and then splits into 4 or 5 tested in 1996) fired rapidly together, and they end in smaller glittering gold comets, just as reports rather than whirlwinds. pretty only smaller. No sound effects Red and Gold Spindle Unusual and different, you might con- but nice to look at. All shots are fired Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. sider this one to use after a bunch of straight up, one at a time, until the final Flower Basket brand. 43 seconds. color breaks. (Last tested in 2002) 3 shots which are fired all at the same From Guangzhou Gunflak I/E Corporation. The entire performance is a tremendous spray of red sparks mixed Razzle Dazzle This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new with crackle. It gets bigger and even Brothers brand, #BP4115. 72 sec- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are more intense as it goes along. A winner. onds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, (Last tested in 2004) Silver flitter spray, changing to multi- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. color spray, then a sparkling white Fireworks videos • DVDs Red & Blue spray, then a short white snow-like Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. spray, then crackle, then four short Buyer’s Guides • Links Fireworks T-shirts Maverick brand, #SM0431. 36 whistles. 2004: Starts with a bright sil- Free articles shots, 48 seconds. ver flitter spray, then adds green and and Every shot goes up as a red-headed gold red, then becomes a spray of green, red more! comet, which then changes into a blue and purple sparks with a silver back- star. Excellent deep rich colors, but no ground spray. Then it becomes a silver breaks. Rather slow-paced. (Last tested flashing spray. Then it becomes a silver in 2001) spray with a bright red flame at the base. Then it becomes a spray of silver Red Cherry Blossom balls and silver crackle, with four short Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, whistles at the same time. (Last tested #BC-304. 24 seconds. in 1999) Spins in red, almost exactly in one place, then top pops open into flower. Razzle Dazzle 5 Cool. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon brand, #Y03-097. 25 shots, 26 sec- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Red Chrys with Whistling Tail onds. FireworksLand.com Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu Silver comets that end in clusters of brand. crackle - pleasing crackle that burns in Terrific shots which go up whistling and quick bunches rather than delayed. A time for a mini-finale. (Last tested in then break into huge red breaks. Great few shots are green pearls, but most are 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) cake, but may be classified as 1.3G so the silver comets with crackle. (Last the public might not be able to buy it in tested in 1998) Reaping Harvest the United States. I’m not certain if this Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. one is 1.4G or 1.3G. (Last tested in RC-1 Black Cat brand, #BCSF-203. 69 sec- 2001) Roman Candle, single. Black Cat onds. brand, #RC-1. 5 shots, Part of the “Spectrum Force” collection. Red Chrysanthemum This is part of the Black Cat “Gold Begins with a spray of bright lemon yel- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link Collection” and its item number is its low sparks and some silver sparks, Triad brand, #W25. 25 shots, 18 name. This is a pack of 4 roman candles, against a background of soft gold spray. seconds. and each has 5 shots. One gives a series Then changes to a gold crackle. Then to Pure red breaks don’t break hard of 5 sparkling white comets, and it lasts a bright orange spray. Then silver flitter enough, but still a nice display. 12 seconds. Another gives a series of is added to the orange. (Last tested in Different from the Winda brand cake. nice red sparkling comets, and it also 2004) (Last tested in 1995) lasts 12 seconds. The third gives a series of even nicer green sparkling comets,

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 215 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Red Chrysanthemum made a very weird, short buzzing stars plus red flying fish. Towards the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda sound! (Last tested in 1996) end, the shots start coming in groups of brand, #P5137. 25 shots, 34 sec- 3 or more. No sound effects. If you’re onds. Red Devil Maximum Blast, #5 specifically looking for the red flying Not the same as the cake of the same Single-tube Aerial. Longhorn brand. fish effect, this one would be good to name under the Link Triad brand. This Ours acted like a mine; not sure if it was buy, but otherwise it’s not that impres- one’s an excellent show, which starts supposed to; but pretty. Blast of red and sive overall. (Last tested in 2005) with brilliant pearls of red, green and green sparks. (Last tested in 1995) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) blue, shot in groups of 3, followed by richly crackling comets, then green Red Dragon Red Ground pearls which spin open into white Roman Candle, single. Pine brand, Ground Spinner. Link Triad brand, whirlwinds (with a few color stars). #FB1103A2. 10 shots, 17 seconds. #W606. 12 seconds. Then there are some bright white Pine brand. Ten red pearls shot up one Box calls it “Ground Covered with Red comets with red heads, then some shots at a time. No sound effects. (Last tested Light”. Five color changes! Terrific which whistle and crackle on the way in 2000) spinner. Seems to have disappeared up, ending in small clusters of color from most dealer lists. (Last tested in stars. Wow - all that out of one piece? 1995) Lacks an ending, but you could follow it up with a loud-report cake. (Last tested Red Hot in 1999) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 430. Red Comet web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Red stars with a little bit of crackling. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Adequate for fooling around. (Last test- Cat brand, #BC-631. 25 shots, 12 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ed in 1995) seconds. Actually red and green heads on the Spellout Red Hot 25’s comets. Fired in groups. Lots of crackle T-shirt Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great too. (Last tested in 1995) Grizzly brand, #GG0247. 25 shots, This 43 seconds. Red Coral Fountain shirt Looks like another Saturn Missiles Box Fountain. Shogun brand, #BXF says, Battery, but each shot actually produces 10. 15 seconds. “Fireworks” two whistles -one on the way up, then Starts with a nice red flame, then spelled out in fireworks! another shorter one as it flies away. The changes to a silver whistle for the last 6 See my web site result is a continuous series of squeaks to 7 seconds. (Last tested in 2005) for sizes and info. either raising or lowering in pitch. Nothing to look at; this is a sound item. Red Crackling Dragon (Last tested in 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu brand, #LDS221. 16 shots, 31 sec- Red Hot and Blue onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. The shots go up as bright red stars, Fireworks over America brand, which burn and give off crackle as they Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! #FOA2823. 25 shots, 34 seconds. go up. Not a trail of crackle behind FireworksLand.com Alternates between red peony breaks, them; the crackle seems to come from white peony breaks and blue peony the red star itself. (Last tested in 2000) breaks. The last 5 or so shots are fired Red Flame Wheel all at once. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown Red Crackling Shell, No. 5 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, on PYROvideo #4) Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, #L968. 19 shots, 34 seconds. 19 very unusual shots. Ejects colored #G-036F. Red Hot Comet This one has a silver comet on the way spinners into the air, which change Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black up, then a large, symmetrical break of from red to green, surrounded by gusts Cat brand. 3 shots, 7 seconds. red peony stars, and then some crackle of sparks. Does not shoot high enough. 3 shots, each a bright red star with a sil- distributed evenly across the area of the (Last tested in 1996) ver comet tail. It’s over way too soon - red break. Pretty impressive for a small I’d choose the 9-shot version. (Last test- tube. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Red Flying Fish with White ed in 1996) PYROvideo #5) Glittering Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower Red Lantern lady crackers Red Dawn, #200 King brand, #FK21A. 21 shots, 40 Firecracker. Red Lantern brand. Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. seconds. These are 11/16 inch by 1/8 inch. Small Brilliant red head and fluffy silver tail - All shots are fired straight up, one at a but fun. (Last tested in 1995) would be awesome in quantity. Bright time, and they are red pearls on the way red star with a thick gold tail. It also up, ending in clusters of glittering silver

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 216 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Red Mag Star Burst, No. 100 Red Razzle tion of the shell shows a red ring and Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro two clusters of red stars going away A large break of red stars in the air. Very King brand, #PYK618. 25 shots, 45 from the ring. On the shell I tested, the nice but I’m not sure if this one is still seconds. ring was indeed made of red stars but being made. (Last tested in 1999) Every shot is the same: a bright gold the two clusters going off to the sides comet with an even brighter red head is were blue stars instead of red. This is Red Palm Tree, No. 100 fired straight up. There is no sound actually better than if it was all red, Single-tube Aerial. United brand. effect and no other colors or effects. It is because the contrast between the red A white comet tail goes up and breaks very quiet. The shots are fired with pre- ring and blue side clusters is more obvi- into a palm tree with about 12 branch- cision at an average of 1.8 seconds ous. If it was all red, the ring wouldn’t es, each with a bright white head and a between shot, and there is little varia- stand out as much. This is a shell pat- fluffy white tail. (Last tested in 2000) tion of this time period. This cake might tern that is often seen in large, profes- lend itself well to a musical application, sional fireworks displays but is still very Red Peony to Crackling Flower if the rhythms in the music fit well with rare in consumer fireworks, in fact, this the timing of the shots. (Last tested in #400 is the first one I have tested with this Single-tube Aerial. United Pyro 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) pattern. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown brand, #UP4003. on PYROvideo #8) This is a one-shot aerial shell which gives a comet on the way up with a red Red Rose Blooms head, and ends in a huge red peony This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Ground Spinner. Phantom brand, #J- break and then a bunch of crackle flow- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 030. 11 seconds. ers in the air. Very impressive. (Last web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are I liked this ground spinner very much. tested in 2003) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Make sure, however, that you have a please visit FireworksCatalog.com. very flat, smooth surface to light it on. Red Plum in Snow Concrete would be the best. You might The Best of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda get away with asphalt as long as it is not PYROvideo brand, #P5142. 25 shots, 36 sec- excessively bumpy. Dirt or sand won’t 1, 2 and 3 onds. work, as we found out. It is likely to get Not to be confused with Red Plum With Two hours and 27 stuck in just about any obstacle in its minutes of pyro way. When you light this on the right Snow of the Black Cat brand. All shots fun! Visit fireworks are white whistles on the way up. They factories in China, surface, such as concrete, it stands up, break hard and loudly into either red twice. See three spins and dances around. The top is a stars or white stars. They go in every backyard shows, 3 red flame, and below that is a green direction - one unit seems to fill up the fireworks stores, flame spinning around. It does remind sky. Label shows some kind of giant bee- and view demos of you very much of a cut rose. This one is tle - strange. (Last tested in 1999) 121 new fireworks! a winner, just make sure to light it in the right place. (Last tested in 2004) Red Plum with Snow (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Cat brand, #BC-609. 19 shots, 23 Red Sky seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Ascending as red pearls, changing to Dragon brand, #W551. 36 shots, 87 sparkling white soft breaks. 12 seconds. FireworksLand.com seconds. When I tested it a while back, each shot Red-headed comets with fluffy white was a red pearl on the way up, opening tails, that go up with small clusters of into a soft white break of stars. This Red Ring crackle next to them. Pretty, but not Flying Spinner. Hoihing brand, loud, and gets somewhat boring year, the one I tested gave the soft white #HH1005. 9 seconds. breaks, but the shots went up dark. The Spins up with a red flame, so it looks towards the end because it’s the same white breaks seemed to appear out of like a small red circle flying up and effect over and over. (Last tested in thin air, an interesting variation. No away. (Last tested in 2000) 1998) sound effects. Nice label. Not the same as “Red Plum in Snow.” (Last tested in Red Ring Bowtie, No. 500 Red Sky 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Mega Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, Ton brand, #TM-22. 20 shots, 32 #G-205C. seconds. Red Rat (red label) This tube is over 16 inches tall and Every shot is a red pearl on the way up Smoke. Peacock brand, #123. 4 sec- about 3 inches in diameter. The effect of that breaks hard, and for the first sec- onds. the shell is a combination of a ring of ond you see nothing, then a huge shim- A little red smoke. “Pffffft.” That’s it. red stars and two clusters of stars that mering cloud of red glitter stars (Last tested in 1996) spread out opposite of each other, per- appears. The last 3 or 4 shots are fired pendicular to the ring, thus creating a all at once for an even denser cloud of bowtie shape. On the label, the illustra-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 217 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com red glitter. Very eye-pleasing. (Last test- Red White and Bluetiful edly white peony stars included in the ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United mix, but they are hard to distinguish - Pyro brand, #UP9017. 18 shots, 24 to me it looked like a mix of red and Red Spike seconds. blue stars. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu Begins with three mines, one red, one on PYROvideo #7) brand, #LDS349. 36 shots, 47 sec- white and one blue. Then three ring onds. shells, one red, one white and one blue. Red Zone Every shot goes up with a big, brilliant Then three peony breaks - you guessed Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great red head and a nice thick comet tail it - one red, one white and one blue. Grizzly brand, #GG0777. 18 sec- behind it. No breaks and no sound Then three more mines and three more onds. effects. Perfect timing between shots. peony breaks. Perfect for the 4th of July. Red shots that open up into whirlwinds (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on (Last tested in 2003) with both white and red stars. They are PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of hanging from parachutes. Interesting PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Red, White and Boom! look. No sound effects. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 2001) Red Storm Phantom brand, #G-099. 16 shots, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon 20 seconds. Redd G Missile brand, #Y03-104. 25 shots, 36 sec- Very well-designed label really stands Missile. Longhorn brand. onds. out. The performance alternates American-made; flies very well; ours put All shots are the same: red breaks with between three types of shots: a red pearl out almost no stars. (Last tested in crackle. I suspect it might be the same goes up and ends in a red peony break, 1995) shells as in the 36-shot Jealous Condor or a white pearl goes up and ends in a of the same brand. They’re not bad Redeye Missile breaks, but they do get a bit monoto- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon nous after about 20 of them, so this 25- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Eggs brand, #DP0019. 24 shots, 63 shot version is actually a better buy web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are seconds. than Jealous Condor. (Last tested in not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Very attractive package design, looking 1998) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. like 24 black rockets of three different heights, arranged and ready to go off. Red Wave Silver Peony, No. The performance alternates between 500 color mines and color aerial breaks. Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, Purple mine, then red and blue peony, #G-205A. PYROvideo #10 is two hours of then those are repeated 3 more times. A tremendous thump sends this shell fireworks fun and excitement! See Then, green mine followed by green and into the air, which breaks open into a the incredible fireworks of Mexico purple peony, then those are repeated 3 huge break of red peony stars (without in a 23-minute more times. Then, red and green mine, trails) and also silver trails mixed into documentary. And followed by red pearl that goes up and watch the perfor- the break. These silver trails are sepa- mances of 62 new breaks into red chrysanthemum, purple rate and are not attached to the red fireworks. Three mine, green pearl that ends in green stars. Very impressive. (Last tested in how-to projects chrysanthemum, red pearl ending in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) round out red chrysanthemum, then a silver this great comet with a blue head, that goes up Red, White and Blue Stars DVD. and ends in what starts out to be a blue Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower chrysanthemum, but some of the stars King brand, #FK156. 156 shots, 17 Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! split into two, actually producing a type seconds. of crossette effect. Then those last 4 A very rapid Z-pattern cake which FireworksLand.com shots are repeated again. Then a crackle shoots a continuous series of color mine followed by a break of crackle pearls. The first 5 rows are red pearls, white peony break, or a blue pearl goes flowers, followed by 3 more of those 2 down one row and back the next. The up and ends in a blue peony break. All shots. Finally, 4 shots at the end are next 5 rows are blue pearls, and the next shots are fired with a good thump, and fired all at once, and they produce 5 or 6 rows are blue pearls. Then a break hard with a bang. A good one for breaks of crackle flowers in the air. (Last whole row of 7 shots is fired in a fan the 4th of July, with the colors in the tested in 2004) shape, and these are silver comets with right sequence, although they may red, white or blue heads, which go up overlap because they are fired quickly. Refiners Fire and end in color peony breaks of the (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. same color that the head was. (Last test- PYROvideo #5) Brothers brand, #BP-A023-1. 82 sec- ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) onds. Red, White & Blue Mine This is either sold separately or in a Mine. All Star brand. 6 seconds. combination pack with “Eternal A tall mine, which is a mixture of red Flame,” called “Bright Future” fountain and blue peony stars. There are suppos- assortment. Refiners Fire starts with a Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 218 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com very nice spray of big gold sparks mixed Report Good News Revolutionary War with blue sparks. This changes to a gold Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Old crackle spray with some blue sparks #T0057. Glory brand, #OG3. 25 shots, 30 mixed in. Then, a silver crackle spray Perfectly balanced mix of green and red seconds. with some red and green mixed in. This stars and reports - an excellent rocket. Pathetic, thin, small breaks – but they sequence is repeated two more times. (Last tested in 1995) make an interesting sound. (Last tested Fast changes of effect keep the interest in 1995) going in this piece. (Last tested in 2004) Reporting Purple Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. Rhinoceros Reflections 61 shots, 35 seconds. Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Screaming purple-headed pearls each #BP7048. Space Age brand. 45 seconds. end with a small report. (Last tested in Shoots a lot of white sparks and a red Low-height colors with crackle, then a 1995) flame out of its butt, which looks rather whistle, then taller silver spray. (Last strange, then changes to shooting tested in 1996) sparks out of its mouth, and finally, at This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z the end gives a short whistle out of its Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new mouth. Does not travel, so it could be Regal web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, approved for sale in California. (Last Brothers brand, #BP-A021-1. 16 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. tested in 1999) shots, 35 seconds. See description under “Brothers Are you a Riders on the Storm Choice.” (Last tested in 2004) Hard Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United Core Pyro brand, #UP3003. 10 shots, 44 Pyro? Reign of Heroes seconds. The first shot goes up as a silver comet, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. This shirt Brothers brand, #BP2606. 60 shots, is available then ends in a bunch of red flying fish. 48 seconds. in 9 sizes, The next shot goes up as a silver comet, A long-lasting and very interesting including 3 then ends in a bunch of green flying show alternating between noise and child sizes! fish. The next shot goes up dark and color. Starts with 9 shots which produce High quality ends in a large gold willow break. These whistling and crackling mines, then 6 Hanes three shots alternate with each other shots which are red mines (groups of Beefy-T for the rest of the cake, and the final red stars shot up), then 9 more whis- shot is a large gold willow break. (Last tle/crackle mines, then 6 green mines, tested in 2003) then 9 whistle/crackle, then 6 white mines, then 9 whistle/crackle, then 6 Ring rockets purplish-blue mines. Similar to Free Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Skyrocket. Red Rhino brand. Birds but with the addition of whistling These are excellent skyrockets which and crackling effects. (Last tested in FireworksLand.com produce a ring of stars in the air (about 1999) 15 to 16 stars make up each ring) and a small cluster of stars in the center of the Revenge Bomber ring, of a different color from the ring. Repeating Comet Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Bear brand, #FX-A046. 23 shots, 52 For example, a ring of red stars will Longhorn brand. 5 shots, 18 sec- seconds. have a cluster of green stars in the cen- onds. Green pearl goes up and ends in pale ter. This is almost approaching the Five tubes glued onto one base and fuse blue glitter break - excellent. Green design of professional fireworks, but together - apparently made entirely in pearl goes up and ends in good green with these you get the look of profes- the U.S.A. Only three of the tubes fired chrysanthemum break. Several shots of sional fireworks while still using actual on the unit we tested, so if all 5 tubes green pearls going up and ending in sil- consumer fireworks. (Last tested in fire it would probably last about 45 sec- ver chrysanthemums with some crack- 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) onds. Each comet had a short silver tail le. Several shots of red pearls going up and reached an impressive altitude. No and ending in silver chrysanthemums Ring Shell Color Changing, No. sound effects. (Last tested in 1999) with some crackle. Several shots of 400 green pearls going up and ending in Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. Repeating Rockets Without green chrysanthemums with some A ring shell, but depending on which Stick crackle. Then a finale of several chryan- angle it breaks at, it may look like a Missile. Red Lantern brand, #0414. themum breaks of different colors with ring, an ellipse or a straight line. Could Violates a law of pyro-dynamics: rockets crackle. A beautifully designed cake, I not quite make out which color it was need a stick! Dangerous. Pass on this recommend highly. (Last tested in supposed to be. (Last tested in 2000) one. (Last tested in 1995) 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 219 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Ring Shell With Strobing Rising Ghosts Riverboat Gambler Center, No. 400 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. brand. 37 shots, 43 seconds. brand. 48 seconds. A circle of six bright red stars, and in No brand or item number anywhere on White spray, changing to crackle with a the center is a small white chrysanthe- label. Wow - a really weird sound effect whistle, then back to white, then crack- mum burst. Nice to look at, but it would item and a good name for it, for they le/whistle, then back to white. (Last be better if there were at least 12 of the almost look like ghosts flying away tested in 1996) red stars in the ring. (Last tested in while wailing. Silver comets swirl and 2000) spiral up and away, with a dramatic RK-100 Series Rocketeer whistle sound to each one. The whistles Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BCGC- Ringo Stars dip in pitch then rise again as the ghosts 401. Skyrocket. Orion brand, #04003. fly away. Unusual and ideal for a sound This is a pack of six different rockets. These rockets whistle on the way up, effect item. (Last tested in 1999) RK-101, “Green Palm Ring,” gives a then produce a ring of stars in the air, nice ring break of 18 green stars, with a all of one color. The color could be small burst of crackle in the center of green, red or blue. Each ring has about the ring. RK-102, “Purple Palm Ring,” 15 to 16 stars in it. (Last tested in 2004) gives a nice ring break of 15 purple (Shown on PYROvideo #7) stars, with a small burst of crackle in the center of the ring. RK-103, “Brocade Crown,” gives a fairly nice Rings of Saturn This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Skyrocket. Great Grizzly brand, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new gold willow break which sparkles a little #GG0211. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are as it drifts down. RK-104, “Sky Blue Stick rockets with the performance or not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Brocade,” gives a gold willow break aerial shells. Amazing ring shell effect please visit FireworksCatalog.com. which sparkles a little as it spreads out, in the air. Highly recommended. (Last and the tips of the willows are light blue tested in 2001) PYROvideo #4 stars. RK-105, “Green Palm & Crackle,” DVD gives a break of four green chrysanthe- Riptide mum stars plus a good amount of crack- Two hours of fireworks Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. le. And RK-106, “Red Strobe,” gives a fun! Watch three fire- Phantom brand, #H-131. 66 sec- break of strobing red stars. (Last tested works shows, and see onds. in 2005) how they were set up. Large hexagonal cake, many effects and Make your own wheel, colors. Some fuse problems. (Last test- using commonly sold Road Queen 1901 ed in 1995) fireworks. Visit a fire- Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, works factory in Brazil #BP7065. Rising Aurora and a sparkler factory You’ve gotta buy at least two of these, in Ohio. Watch the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon one to light and one to keep for your performance brand, #Y03-081. 19 shots, 18 sec- permanent collection. It’s an elaborate of 93 new onds. fireworks! paper miniature of an early automobile, An unusual effect: silver-white comets and it rolls forward with a whistle, then turn into spinning showers of white backwards with another whistle. Finally sparks while still going up. Not whirl- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! the spinner sitting in the middle of the winds, which spin open once they get FireworksLand.com piece spins briefly. (Last tested in 1999) up there; these come open on the way up, giving off a lot of white sparks, plus Road Rage a gold spinner emerges at the top and Rising Moon, small Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire spins away. Interesting. (Last tested in Flying Spinner. Angel brand, Hawk brand. 20 shots, 20 seconds. 1998) #G0005. 7 seconds. The tubes are set at angles and all shots May have fuse problems, but when it are fired in fan-shaped groups of five. Rising Flag works, it has nice red and green color. The first group bright white comets Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Comes in three sizes. (Last tested in with red heads. Then blue pearls that go #W623. 6 seconds. 1996) up and break into blue bouquets with Spins and rises up to become a flagpole crackle. Then red pearls that go up and with an American flag. Two spinners on Rising Whistle Cicada, 6-inch break into red bouquets with silver fly- both sides of it spin with silver sparks, Single-tube Aerial. Horse brand, ing fish. Then gold comets that go up then somehow a flag pole pops up with #T4543. and break into gold willow breaks. Nice a small American flag on it, which does- One damn whistle. I’d rather spend the display. (Last tested in 2002) n’t really unfurl, but you get the idea. money on bottle rockets. (Last tested in Do this one in the daytime. (Last tested 1995) in 1999)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 220 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Road Rager Rock and Roll Rock -n- Roll Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Brothers brand, #BP2082. 28 shots, Lake brand, #L986. 16 shots, Grizzly brand, #GG0312. 25 shots, 34 seconds. A complete dud. Wouldn’t fire at all. 46 seconds. A whistling shot goes up and ends in a (Last tested in 1998) An outstanding color show. Each shot multi-color peony. Then 2 whistling goes up as a single color pearl of either shots go up and end in breaks of Rock and Roll red, green or blue, with a nice white sparkling stars with a few go-getter Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. comet trail behind it on the way up. comets with green or red heads. Then 3 Brothers brand, #BP2367. 10 shots, Then it breaks open into a single-color whistling shots go up and end in color 28 seconds. break of the same color as the pearl on chrysanthemums. Then 4 whistling Starts out as a nice fountain of mixed the way up. No sound effects, but excel- shots go up and end in multi-color red, green and crackle sparks for the lent breaks. (Last tested in 1999) peony breaks. Then 5 whistling shots go first 12 seconds. Then it shoots up 10 up and end in breaks of crackle plus a aerial firecrackers, one at a time, with Rock Star few color-headed go-getter comets. nice small reports. Pretty impressive for Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Then 6 whistles go up and end in drag- such a small piece. (Last tested in 1999) Glorious brand, #GCM0138. 16 on egg breaks. Then 7 whistles go up shots, 25 seconds. and end in breaks which have color Shoots 3 green shots in a fan shape, that chrysanthemum stars, sparkling silver end in peony breaks of pink and yellow. stars, and a spinning whistle. (Last test- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Good beginning. Then 10 more shots of ed in 2004) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new the same effect, fired straight up one at web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are a time. Then a fan of 3 shots which are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, red pearls going up and ending in gold Roaring Lion please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. West willow breaks that turn into crackle as Lake brand, #L438. 44 seconds. PyroTopia: Show of Shows they spread out - becoming dragon eggs Nice medium-size display; whistle, then breaks. Nice beginning and ending, but green, then red, then crackle. (Last test- The ultimate fireworks the middle part is just ordinary. (Last DVD: a unique and tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo ed in 1995) unforgettable jour- ney through music #4) Roaring Volcano and pyrotechnics. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Rock the House Super Blast brand, #SB-41. 44 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great onds. 90 minutes of Grizzly brand, #GG0805. 60 sec- Scores points just for its package: a nonstop music onds. large cone shape giving a clearly vol- and fireworks! Crackling comets go up and break into canic look. Several fuses are shown on respectable breaks of green chrysanthe- top, and we lit them all at once, which mums, blue chrysanthemums, or red I’m not sure is what the manufacturer chrysanthemums with crackle. Speeds intended. But it did produce a more up towards the end. Really an excellent intense show, even if it did shorten the display. (Last tested in 2002) duration to 44 seconds for us. We got Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! silver sparks, green sparks and continu- Rock the Sky ous crackle. (Last tested in 1998) FireworksLand.com Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fireworks over America brand, #FOA2979. 16 shots, 14 seconds. Roboshot Rock ’n’ Roll Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Rapid series of color chrysanthemum Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2073. 15 shots, breaks (red, blue or gold), then a couple Fireworks over America brand, 47 seconds. of crackling comets at the end, and #MAF2903. 19 shots, 32 seconds. three large gold willow breaks with red Starts with a red chrysanthemum, fol- Small, bright white whizzing breaks. or white tips. (Last tested in 2004) lowed by two crackling breaks, three Each shot goes up and becomes a short- (Shown on PYROvideo #4) breaks of crackle flowers, another red lived white spinner in the air, which chrysanthemum, a break of crackle then ends in a couple of firecracker flowers, a red chrysanthemum, a break reports. Would be best if large quanti- Rock Your World of crackle flowers, and then a finale of 5 ties were fired all at once. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2959. 25 shots, shots fired at once, all of which give 2000) breaks of mixed red and green stars plus 50 seconds. crackle. Big breaks but a fairly slow pace Each shot has 2 effects in it: a mine of - would be better if 2 units were fired at colors that burns from the ground up, the same time. (Last tested in 2004) and a color break of the same color above that. The first five shots are red, then five green, then five white, then five blue, and finally five which give

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 221 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com crackle mines and crackle breaks. This and green flying fish; Red & green stars plastic pipe. You can bend it to set the cake really does a lot! Similar to and red-to-green stars; Multi-colored correct angle, and use it to launch rock- “Glorious Blast” and “Pyro Alert.” (Last stars and blue stars with reports; Multi- ets up to and including 4-ounce size. tested in 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo colored stars and white flashing with Perfect for shooting small to medium #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 reports; Golden palm and dragon eggs; rockets. The manufacturer is in & 3) Blue stars with white flashing and drag- Knoxville, Tennessee at (615) 693-3938, on eggs; White flashing and purple stars or you can buy one for only $1.50 plus Rock’em Sock’em with reports; Purple peony with crack- shipping from Premium Fireworks in Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United ling and yellow peony with crackling. Kentucky at (606) 431-0606. (Last test- Pyro brand, #UP9013. 16 shots, 35 Nice colors and good variety in one box. ed in 1998) seconds. (Last tested in 2002) All shots are fired at a variety of angles, Rocket Man one at a time. The first shot is a silver Rocket Fountain Skyrocket. Winco brand, #ARJP-400. comet that ends in a break of glittering Base Fountain. Peacock brand, Could not locate any brand or item silver and red falling leaves stars. The #165. 16 seconds. number anywhere on the rockets or on next shot is a big green peony break A fountain on a stick, which you might the cardboard header of the vinyl bag. with a smaller cluster of blue stars in be tempted to buy thinking it’s a sky- Packed 4 to the bag. Two of the 4 rock- the center. The next shot has about 12 ets in the bag came unglued from their to 14 huge red stars and a couple of This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z sticks, but were easily glued back on. huge green stars. The shot after that is Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Very long flight, ending in a small clus- a terrific purple peony break with a web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are ter of stars and a few pops, but not small center of silver glitter stars. That not in this file. To buy a membership in it, much else. (Last tested in 1999) shot is fantastic and approaches the please visit FireworksCatalog.com. quality of a professional fireworks show. Black Cat T-shirt Rocket Science The next shot is a break of reports and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. crackle right after the reports. The The famous Brothers brand, #BP2003. 61 sec- above shots are then repeated again Black Cat logo onds. until the end. High-quality display. on quality It’s a combination of fountains and (Last tested in 2003) shirts rockets. First a red fountain, then a whistling rocket flies away, then a green Rockefeller Gold Glitter fountain, another rocket, gold fountain, Crossette, No. 300 rocket, silver fountain, rocket crackle Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, fountain, and a rocket. (Last tested in #G-608. 2002) Part of the “Grucci Collection” from Phantom Fireworks. Produced a large Rocket Silo break of crackling branches that split 7 sizes! Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, apart from each other in a crossette pat- Order at #UP6012. tern. (Last tested in 2004) my web site. Package of 6. These rockets give breaks of green peony with crackling, red Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Rocket America peony with crackling, or mixed red and Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, FireworksLand.com green with crackling. Respectable #UP6009. breaks for rockets, with good amounts Pack of 5 rockets, which give pretty nice rocket. But it just stands there and of stars and symmetrical shape of the breaks of red with crackle. (Last tested sprays gold with a few red and green break. (Last tested in 2003) in 2003) sparks thrown in. (Last tested in 1999) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The Rocket Sled Rocket Club Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, #BP7106. 23 seconds. #BP2968. Rocket Gun Cute bobsled with three “passengers.” Very clever package design with each Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Starts with a short, loud whistle point- shell shaped like one of the early space #W711. 15 seconds. ing straight up from the front of the program orbiters (early 1960s or so). Rolls (if it feels like it and the surface is sled, then changes to a spray at the back Buy an extra pack of these just for their smooth), then ejects brilliant white of the sled which causes the sled to collectible quality. Every shell has 2 sparks and reports. Similar to Tank. move around in circles. Then a short effects in it. Red palm and purple stars (Last tested in 1995) green flame appears at the back of the with flying fish; Red peony and green sled for a second, and suddenly two palm; Yellow peony and green with Rocket Launcher “arms” of the sled pop up and give red golden palm center; Green peony with Accessory. CSL Enterprises brand. flames while the sled continues to spin white flashing and red flying fish; A block of wood, onto which is attached around in circles. Then a spray from the Jumbo purple stars with white flashing a coiled wire and a 7.5-inch-length of front end starts up and whistles, and the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 222 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com red flames on the “arms” change to Rolling Thunder mine a large group of about 10 loudly strobing flames, which continue to Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great crackling comets, and there are six strobe for a few seconds more after the Grizzly brand, #GG0897. 15 shots, groups. It’s really surprising after the sled comes to a stop. Charming design 36 seconds. relative quiet of the rest of the perfor- and impressive performance. Kids and Green shots that end in white whirl- mance. Terrific. (Last tested in 1999) adults will both be amused. (Last tested winds, alternating in groups of 2 with in 2004) screaming silver comets. (Last tested in Rome Age 2002) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Rocketing Stars Eggs brand, #DP-0007-2. 33 shots, Roman Candle, single. Brothers Romantic Encounter 49 seconds. brand, #BP3095. 18 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai The first five shots are silver comets A set of 4 roman candles wrapped in a brand, #WB2025. 12 shots, 15 sec- that go up and open into silver whirl- missile-shaped package. Each candle onds. winds. The next row of five shots is fired has 5 shots of 5 different effects. Pretty Groups of comets shot from the ground all at once and all are crackling comets good as roman candles go, but not huge up; might also qualify as mines, but - very nice blast of crackle up into the breaks as in large cakes or reloadable they are more like comet groups similar air. Then there are five shots which are shells. Attractive packaging gives this to “Niagara Falls”. Some of the groups silver comets with color heads (red, item extra shelf appeal. (Last tested in have red heads on the comets, some are green, gold, silver, red). Then five shots 2005) are fired almost at once, which go up and break hard into purple peony This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Rocky Mountain Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new breaks - good. Then there are five shots Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are of gold willow breaks, which are fired Brothers brand, #BP2011. 25 shots, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, close together. Then there is a group of 34 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 5 shots fired all at once which give very All shots go up as small white comets good clusters which start out as bright that break medium, into mixed breaks PYROvideo #5 red stars and then change into blue DVD or VHS of red, blue, green and crackle. (Last peony stars and falling glitter stars (or tested in 2000) maybe they are glittering “falling Two hours of firewoks leaves” stars. Excellent. Then there are fun! Learn how to Rocky Mountain High build a horizontal three large chrysanthemum breaks all Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. wheel, ways to use a at once, with a little bit of glitter in Fireworks over America brand, roll of 16,000 fire- them. Quality effects. (Last tested in #FOA2005. 23 seconds. crackers, a way to 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Mixed red, green, blue and crackle fuse rockets together, spray, adding a few whistles. Short, but a roman candle bar- Rome Ruler rage, three separate intense display. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. fireworks shows, a Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1044. 93 stroll through Roller Coaster Boomland, seconds. Firecracker. Cassorla Brothers brand. and 90 Starts with red sparks and white flitter. Connoisseur’s cracker. Two sizes; we new fireworks. Then changes to green with crackle. tried the 1 5/8-inch size. Titanium in Then a sparkling white spray. Then a sil- the mixture. (Last tested in 1995) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ver whistle with a red flame at the base. FireworksLand.com Then red sparks and white flitter. Then Roller Coaster green with crackle. Then sparkling Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. white spray. Then finally another silver Black Cat brand, #BC-2113. 101 sec- just bright white comets. Very bright whistle with a red flame at the base. onds. and pretty. No sound effects. (Last test- (Last tested in 2004) Shaped like an old wooden roller coast- ed in 2000) er. Begins with a strobing green flame, Roseate Clouds then changes to a good gold crackle Romantic Trip Wheel. Red Lantern brand, #0989. spray, then it whistles, then gives a good Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 15 seconds. mix of big silver crackle and red sparks. Brothers brand, #BP2623. 40 shots, Box drops open, 3 colored wheels Then it whistles again and gives a gold 40 seconds. appear, going off simultaneously. flake spray, crackling softly. Then that Starts out by shooting groups of three Unusual. (Last tested in 1995) spray of big silver crackle mixed with large bright color pearls (one red, one red sparks returns, and then another green and one blue), then changing to Rosy Cheeks whistle, then it’s a mixture of red shots that open into small clusters of Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. sparks, green sparks and flashing silver either red stars, green stars or silver Glorious brand, #GCF050. 59 sec- sparks. Then it whistles again and glitter stars. Next is a group of actual onds. another time, and one last time. (Last comets with sparkling tails. Then more Starts with a tall spray which is a mix- tested in 2004) of the clusters of stars. Finally a fantas- ture of green sparks, red sparks, and tic ending, of crackle mines - each crackling gold sparks. Then changes to

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 223 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com a spray of silver sparks that dance crackle in them. A third of the way the base, then a mix of green sparks around a little in the air. Then blue through the gold mines change to silver with silver flitter, then a terrific mixture sparks are added to that. Then red is mines. Two-thirds of the way through, of blue stars with bright silver crackle, added, and the fountain gets taller - it’s they change to red mines, still in the Z- then changing to a bright white shower about 8 to 9 feet tall at this point. Then pattern. The final row of shots fired in with a red flame at the base, then a it’s a combination of red sparks, white the Z-pattern is a row of whistles that go spray of green and red sparks with white flitter sparks, and a background spray of up and break into crackle breaks. flitter, then finally green and yellow gold. Then some green sparks are added Stunningly beautiful show. (Last tested sparks with silver crackle. Excellent to the mix, and then some flashing sil- in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) changes of effects and colors. (Last test- ver sparks are added. The green goes ed in 2005) away and a few blue sparks are added. Royal Flush, #5 (2003) Starts with a mixture of green Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand. 24 Royal Salute and red sparks with some soft silver seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai crackle sparks. Then it becomes a spray Spray is a bit too thin, but colored flame brand, #WB2006. 25 shots, 35 sec- of sparkling silver glitter. Then a nice- is nice. Gold and silver sprays, red and onds. looking spray of fluffy silver sparks blue flames. (Last tested in 1995) Each shot goes up as a green pearl, then mixed with red stars. Then a spray of ends in a cluster of rich blue stars with green mixed with gold. Then a nice a few crackers. Good color. (Last tested spray of red and green mixed with flash- in 1999) ing silver sparks. No sound effects, but This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z it’s kind of nice to look at. (Last tested Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Royal Salute in 2004) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Skyrocket. Flower Basket brand, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, #K6654G. Roulette Wheel please visit FireworksCatalog.com. A whole barrage of them would be great; Wheel. Dragon Eggs brand, #DPW- just one by itself is dull. Reports. (Last Glow-in-the-dark Shirt 002. 31 seconds. tested in 1995) Starts spinning with a whistle and a sil- The aliens ver spray. Then changes to a green have Royaltini flame. Then a gold spray with a burst of landed, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. purple and blue stars. Then a purple and Glorious brand, #GCF074. 77 sec- flame with silver and blue stars. Then they onds. want Starts with a very nice mix of purple another burst of blue stars, then a red fireworks, flame with a spray of silver sparks and of course. sparks with silver flitter sparks. Then it blue stars. Good colors. (Last tested in changes to a mix of a type of silver 2004) crackle which the manufacturer calls “pine needles,” mixed with purple stars. The Then it becomes yet a different type of Round Red Dahlia, No. 500 aliens Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, silver crackle, also with purple stars. on this Then it becomes a gold crackle with #G-650. shirt glow Part of the “Grucci Collection” from in the dark! purple stars. I liked this one a lot due to Phantom Fireworks. It gives a tremen- the purple, which is still uncommon in dous thump as it fires the shell up. The Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! consumer fireworks, and the variety of shell then goes up and breaks into a FireworksLand.com types of crackle. (Last tested in 2005) huge break, which I would call a chrys- anthemum if the label hand’t already Rubbin’ is Racin’ called it a dahlia. The stars are red at the Royal Garden Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black tips, and have silver tails behind each Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Cat brand, #BC-6129. 130 shots, 50 Glorious brand, #GPH3078. 116 sec- seconds. star. I’m not sure what the difference onds. would be between this and a chrysanth- The shots are single color pearls (until Starts with a strong bright white spray the end) and they are fired in a medium- emum, but if there is, it’s a very small with a yellow flame at the base, then difference. An impressive single break. speed Z pattern. The first row is green changes to a spray of silver flitter, then pearls, the next row red pearls, the next (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on changes to a mixture of silver crackle PYROvideo #5) row orange pearls, the next row gold and red stars, then to a bright white pearls, and the next row silver pearls. spray with a green flame at the base, Then the entire above sequence is Royal Crown then a mixture of red and yellow sparks repeated. Finally, two rows of shots are Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red with silver flitter, then to a nice mixture Rhino brand, #CD-2625. 49 shots, fired in a Z pattern. The first of these of green sparks with silver crackle, then rows ends in silver glitter breaks, and 25 seconds. a mixture of red and yellow sparks with Shoots soft gold mines in a Z-pattern, the second row of these is crackle silver flitter, then to a mixture of gold similar to “Time Trap” or “Gold Dust.” breaks. (Last tested in 2005) crackle with pale green sparks, then a These mines, however, include some bright white spray with a red flame at

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 224 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Ruby Fireworks, 5-inch novelty size of the item that is signifi- shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, cant here. (Last tested in 2000) & 3”) #T0066A. Slightly glittering comet, to small red Run for the Roses Run Like Hell break. (Last tested in 1995) Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. #BP7097. 29 seconds. Great Grizzly brand, #GG0675. 104 Ruby Red It’s a horse attached to a round pedestal seconds. Cone Fountain. Glorious brand, in the center. You light the fuse and the A short whistle, followed by a good #GCF011. 20 seconds. horse races around the pedestal with a crackle spray, changing to a white flitter Once in a while I come across a real sur- gold spray behind it. Then a bright sil- spray, then a multi-color spray with prise - something I expect to be ordi- ver fountain in the center of the crackle, then all of a sudden 2 or 3 tubes nary turns out to be much better than pedestal ignites and the spray from the of pure crackle spray out at the same the expectation. This is one such exam- horse changes to a loud silver whistle. time, for an intense finish to this foun- ple. The label on this cone is rather The horse gets tired and stops, but the tain. Pretty good one for noise. (Last plain, compared to the beautiful mini- fountain in the pedestal changes to a tested in 2001) masterpieces that adorn most of the nice gold shower and then silver flitter other items in this brand. This cone is spray before finishing. (2002) It’s a S.A.M. II Missile assortment only 6 inches tall and 2.5 inches in horse attached to a circular stand, rep- Missile. West Lake brand. diameter at its base. So I was just Two each of red, blue, green, gold, white expecting an average cone spray. But it and report. The one I recommended in This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z started immediately with huge red Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 1995, but now has quality problems. sparks and loud silver crackle, and it web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are This is the missile assortment I used to built up as it went along. I was very not in this file. To buy a membership in it, recommend, with two each of six differ- impressed with the quality of the per- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. ent effects in the box. But, readers are formance given by this small, nonde- reporting the quality has dropped to an script-looking piece. (Last tested in PYROvideo #6 abysmal level this year. Out of a box of DVD 2004) twelve, says one reader, only three even flew at all. (Last tested in 1996) Ruf & Tuf This DVD is 2 hours Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon of company demos, S.R. Missile assorted including Brothers, brand, #Y23-264. 20 shots, 28 sec- Missile. Flower Basket brand, Cannon, Dragon onds. #K6659L. Eggs, Fire Hawk, The first shot is a red pearl that goes up Flower King, Hale, Power-packed little missiles. Only five and ends in a break of red peony stars Black Cat, Mega Ton inches long, each whistles loudly as it plus silver glitter stars. The next shot and Red Rhino flies up. (Last tested in 1996) goes up as a green pearl and ends in a brands. A total of break of green stars plus silver glitter. 140 new fireworks S.R. Repeater #2 are shown, The next shot is a blue pearl which goes Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower as well as up and ends in a break of blue peony Basket brand, #K7739D. 48 shots, 5 finales. stars plus some greenish-silver glitter 67 seconds. stars. These three shots alternate with 48 wiggling, whistling eels. Same effect each other until the end. Pretty good for Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! over and over. (Last tested in 1996) a small, inexpensive cake. (Last tested FireworksLand.com in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Saber Rattling Rocket resenting the “victory” stand after a Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O-008. Rug Rat Artillery horse race. It starts with a gold spray up On the way up, it whistles and gives a Reloadable Shell Kit. Hot Shot from the horse’s neck. Then a gold spray nice comet trail of silver sparks, then it brand, #HS6644. from the back end of the horse causes ends in about 3 or 4 firecrackers and a The smallest reloadable shell kit I’ve the horse to spin around the circular cluster of red and green stars. Four ever seen. The shells are made of green stand. Then a blue flame from the stand effects in one rocket! (Last tested in plastic, and are one inch in diameter. shoots straight up. While this is going, 1998) The entire shell, with the lift charge, the spray from the horse’s end changes stands 1 5/8 inch tall. The launching to a whistle. The horse stops, and the Sailing Junk tube included with the kit is a grand blue flame changes to a red flame - Firecracker. Eykwok Hung brand. total of 6 5/16 inch tall. You get one apparently signifying the roses that the It’s a relatively rare, and somewhat col- tube and six shells, although the shells horse has just won. This red flame then lectible cracker, with loud bangs and a are not individually identified as to gives way to a bright white fountain beautiful label in pastel colors. Comes effect. The whole thing is so cute that which continues for a few seconds in a string of 176 crackers, wrapped you’ll want to buy an extra box just for more. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on rather loosely in paper. Buy one to your collection. The breaks are small PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not shoot off, and one to keep. (Last tested and not all that impressive, but it’s the in 1998)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 225 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Salute Cracker Satisfaction Saturn 22 Firecracker. brand. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Skyrocket. Peacock brand, #216. 50 milligrams in this silver tube. Loud Basket brand, #K7705C. 20 shots, Excellent flight; one medium report. due to large surface area. (Last tested in 30 seconds. (Last tested in 1995) 1995) Good variety of effects, but none really killer. But, I’d buy it just for the variety. Saturn Missile Battery Salute to USA Red, green, blue and white breaks, whis- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red tles, crackle. (Last tested in 1995) Basket brand, #K1130C12. 100 Rhino brand. 24 shots, 16 seconds. shots, 30 seconds. A rapid barrage of shots, which include Satisfactory Available in 5, 12, 16, 20, 25, 36, 50, 72, red pearls that go up and end in red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower 81 and 100 shot sizes. Loud whistles go chrysanthemums, blue pearls that go Basket brand. 20 shots, 32 seconds. up. Some shipments of this item up and end in blue peony breaks that Variety of effects, none really spectacu- include reports at the end of the whis- disappear quickly, and silver comets lar, but good all-around show. (Last tles, but some don’t. The 100-shot ones that go up and end in chrysanthemum tested in 1995) last about 30 seconds. There is a 150- breaks. It’s all over so quickly that you shot version available from some deal- ers which lasts 2 minutes. (Last tested should light 2 of these, one after the This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z other, to get a better look at it. (Last Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new in 1995) tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are #6) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Saturn Missile Battery please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Hale Samurai Hunter brand. 800 shots, 107 seconds. Skyrocket. Vulcan brand, #R610. PyroTopia: Show of Shows Each shot is a whistler on the way up Quality construction, with a plastic The ultimate fireworks ending in a little bit of crackle. In the body and a strong, rigid stick. Flies up DVD: a unique and first part it is like any other Saturn to an amazing altitude, with a gold unforgettable jour- Missile Battery. Then at about the 30 comet tail on the way up. Ends in a nice, ney through music second mark, it suddenly speeds up dra- full break of effects such as strobing and pyrotechnics. matically, and adds color pearls in addi- stars, etc. Not cheap, but the quality tion to the whistling missiles. The color makes it worth buying. The ones with pearls are red and green, and they only 90 minutes of go up about one-fourth as high as the “T1” printed along the spine seem to be nonstop music a little more powerful. Excellent rocket and fireworks! screaming shots. It’s like a gigantic with nice big burst of red, green and “Twitter Glitter.” The intensity builds blue stars. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown slowly towards the end. (Last tested in on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Saturn Missile Battery, 750 shot San Francisco Trolley Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. #BP7063. 22 seconds. FireworksLand.com Lightning Bolt brand, #LBM-29. 750 Rolls forward with a whistle and colors, shots, then stops, and shoots from the other (Last tested in 2005) end a whistle and colors. Needs a flat, Saturday Night Special smooth, level area. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Saturn Missile Battery, Pyro Brothers brand, #BP2979. 36 shots, King 200 Shot Sans Chlorate Ni Perchlorate 54 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro Firecracker. Tiger Head brand. Nice white comets with color heads King brand, #PYK612. 200 shots, The title of this firecracker indicates (red, green or blue), then changing to 105 seconds. that it is a black powder cracker, not a comets that break into good chrysanth- Very long series of whistling missiles flash powder one. Still, they are large emum breaks, then some shots with no which end in reports. Speeds up and loud, though technically not legal comets that break into blue stars plus towards the end. (Last tested in 2002) for sale in the United States. (Last test- silver or gold flying fish, then a bunch ed in 1998) of whistles shot up, then a very nice Saturn Missile Battery, Pyro finale of a bunch of crackle breaks. King 300 shot Santa Claus Basically a whole miniature fireworks Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro Cone Fountain. Great Grizzly brand. show in one piece. (Last tested in 2002) King brand, #PYK614. 300 shots, 42 14 seconds. (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape seconds. Starts as tricolor fountain, then an only - not shown on “The Best of This cake does indeed have 300 Saturn internal sparkler shows Santa Claus. PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) Missile shots in it, arranged in 60 rows (Last tested in 1995) of 5. The cake is 26 inches long, 3 inch- es high and 2.75 inches wide. It sends up missiles at a very rapid pace, starting

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 226 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com in groups of 5, and picking up the pace virtually straight up in the manner of Greatest Hits (BP2994) and Grand as it goes along. About halfway through “Magic Crystal.” While this one is flying Project (BP2989). All shells are 1 inch it intensifies, basically spraying them up, it has a green flame at the top, a sil- diameter canister (cylindrical) shells. A out by the dozen. Each missile whistles ver trail of sparks coming down from it, great collection of 2-break, 3-break, 4- on the way up and ends in a firecracker and a whistling sound - three effects on break and 5-break shells. (Last tested in report. The one I tested lasted for 42 the way up. Once it gets up there, it 2004) seconds, though there may be a slight then opens up to a break of color stars - variation in the duration from piece to not a hard break, but color stars that Scorpion piece. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on spread out in all directions, so definite- Skyrocket. Brothers brand, PYROvideo #5) ly a break. The whistling also continues #BP1188. on for a few more seconds. Very satisfy- Four to the bag, with black plastic bod- Saturn Ring ing performance from this one. (Last ies in a bullet or torpedo shape. You get Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. 4 different rockets, ending in either a A perfect ring of bright red stars, 17 color chrysanthemum, or a color peony stars in the one I tried. (Last tested in with whistle, or 10 bangs, or the silver This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z “swimming fish” effect. (Last tested in 2000) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 1999) Say No More not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Scorpion’s Sting Pyro brand, #UP9011. 19 shots, 41 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. seconds. Spellout Cannon brand, #Y22-062. 112 sec- The full title of this cake is, “Say No T-shirt onds. More - Effect that Leave You Nice color and crackle spray, then stops Speechless.” The first shot is a silver This and starts again with the same combi- comet with a green head that goes up shirt nation of crackle and color, and keeps and breaks into a large peony break of says, going like that for almost 2 minutes. mainly green stars but also a smaller “Fireworks” Not really enough variation; pretty core of red stars. The next shot is a sil- spelled out much the same throughout. (Last test- in fireworks! ed in 2000) ver comet with a red head that goes up See my web site and breaks into a large peony break of for sizes and info. mainly red stars but also a smaller core Screamin’ Demon of silver glitter stars. The next shot is a Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand. 6 silver comet with a yellow head that seconds. goes up and breaks into a large peony Nice artwork on label, but essentially break of mainly yellow stars but also a like a glorified Piccolo Pete. Gold spray smaller core of green stars. These three with loud whistle. (Last tested in 1995) shots alternate with each other for a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! while, then a group of silver screaming FireworksLand.com Screamin’ Dragon comets is shot up, then a finale of quite Skyrocket. Fireworks over America a few red, white and blue peony breaks brand, #FOA1464. is fired. Nice ending. (Last tested in tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Excellent medium size rocket that takes 2003) #6) off with a loud whistle, and ends in a cluster of crackle. (Last tested in 2000) Scarlet in Lace Scorching Comet Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Screamin’ Willy Fireworks brand. 27 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2269. 25 shots, Base Fountain. Fireworks over Shoots exquisite comets that give off 40 seconds. America brand, #MAF1958. 12 sec- red stars on the way up - very unusual. All shots are bright white strobing stars onds. Each of the comets then goes up and that go up and break into beautiful Whistles with an angry red flame for 12 ends in a break which starts out as a sparkling bursts of white glitter stars. A seconds. (Last tested in 2000) gold willow but soon, red stars appear “wow” visual item. (Last tested in 2000) and it really becomes a glittering red Screaming Crackler Rocket break. Unusual effect. Excellent piece. Scorching Good Gear W/Report (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Skyrocket. No brand, #JL005. PYROvideo #5) #BP-A015. No brand shown on label. We bought This is an assortment of four shell kits this at a stand in Wyoming. Whistle Sci-Fi Flyer from Brothers Pyrotechnics. See the ending in crackle. (Last tested in 2000) Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, individual kits listed in this book for #BP5036. 7 seconds. descriptions of each one. The four shell A package of 2 flying spinners, which kits included are: Golden Goal whistle and spin on the ground, then fly (BP2993), Good Business (BP2990),

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 227 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Screaming Cracklers Screaming Ghost Screaming Sidewinder Skyrocket. Brothers brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon #BP1152. 16 shots, 12 seconds. brand, #Y03-101. 16 shots, 33 sec- Excellent small rocket which whistles Strange sounds emanate from shots onds. as it flies up, then ends in a small clus- that can’t decide whether to be All shots are silver comets which go up ter of crackle. Inexpensive and a great whistlers or whirlwinds. Small color whistling, and then turn into crackle. deal. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on breaks and a few scattered reports. (Last tested in 2000) PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of (Last tested in 1996) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Screaming Stinger Skyrocket. Lightning Bolt brand, Screaming Demons #LB-R012B. Roman Candle, single. Lightning Bolt This rocket flies up with a short whistle, brand, #LB-L022. 5 shots, 19 sec- and ends in a cluster of crackle and one onds. firecracker report. The sound of the When it works properly, this is a good report is mixed in with the sounds of roman candle. Each shot goes up both the crackle, but you can distinguish it whistling and giving a little crackle, and This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z because it is a little louder than the then ends in a break of color stars. Far Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new crackle. The whistle on the way up is web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are better than the normal shots in many not in this file. To buy a membership in it, not as loud or long as that in candles, that just fly up and do nothing please visit FireworksCatalog.com. “Screaming Cracklers” rockets. (Last else. However this candle is a little tested in 2004) inconsistent. A couple of the shots PYROvideo #7 broke into colors too early, on the way DVD Screaming Wheel up instead of after getting all the way Flying Spinner. Black Cat brand, up. A couple of times, 2 shots fired Two hours of fireworks #BC-812. 9 seconds. together rather than one after the other. fun! Learn how to Label says “shoots upward”. Spins on If they could fix the inconsistencies, it make “poor man’s the ground while whistling three times would be a top-notch roman candle quick match,” how to and it even jumps up about 3 feet! (Last with excellent effects. (Last tested in make a volcano with tested in 1996) an empty cone, and 2004) the proper way to decorate a Christmas Screech and Scream Screaming Dragon tree. Watch five shows Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, and finales, and see Black Cat brand, #BC-2085. 52 sec- #Y03-006. 91 shots, 12 seconds. 117 new onds. Intense, short-lived barrage of whistling fireworks! Begins with a spray of white, red and gold comets. (Last tested in 1995) green, with a short whistle. Then anoth- er brief spray of white and red, with Screaming Eagles Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! another short whistle. Then a brief Single-tube Aerial. Fireworks over FireworksLand.com whistle all by itself, and another one by America brand, #FOA2081. itself. Then another whistle, but this If you have sons between the ages of 4 time with white, red and green sparks at and 12, you really should get this one Screaming Magic Genie the same time. Another whistle with the because they will really love it. It’s a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. white sparks and red and green. Then pack of two single-shot aerial shells. Glorious brand, #GCM027. 20 shots, another short whistle with a strong Each one shoots a shot that goes up and 20 seconds. spray of silver. Then another short whis- opens into a parachute that is red, white It’s hard to tell, but I think every shot tle by itself. Then two more whistles and blue. On one, the parachute emits whistles on the way up. About 13 of the accompanied by red and green and crackle as it drifts down, and on the shots end in white whirlwinds; the rest white sparks. The second of these whis- other it emits smoke. Dangling from only whistle - but they whistle clearly. tles is a little longer than the first. Then each parachute is a small action figure, (Last tested in 1997) a soft gold flitter spray with a red flame like boys love. They will have a ball at the base. If I counted right, it’s 10 hunting down the fallen parachute and Screaming Mee Mee whistles in all. (Last tested in 2004) retrieving the prize - an action figure Base Fountain. Trojan brand. 34 sec- with movable parts! Of course you will onds. Screeching Eagle have to buy enough of these to have one Astro. Two Nite Howlers and one Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Bald for each boy in your audience aged 4 Screemer. There goes my hearing - this Eagle brand, #EA912. 22 seconds. through 12. (Last tested in 2004) is LOUD. (Last tested in 1995) Gold flitter fountains with a few silver sparks, interspersed with short whistles. Four fountains and 3 whistles. Total duration of 51 seconds. (Last tested in 1998)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 228 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Scrolls Fireworks the balloon much, but if it does work, it panic. This piece works well on a very Novelty Firework. Flower Basket ends up looking like a seal balancing a flat, smooth surface such as concrete. brand, #K3311A. 18 seconds. rubber ball on it’s nose. (Last tested in (Last tested in 1999) Spins with red and green; drops open 1999) into keepsake paper scroll. One-of-a- Seek and Destroy kind item. Hard to find. (Last tested in Second Coming Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Pyro brand, #UP3048. 25 shots, 49 #GCM042. 10 shots, seconds. Sea Blue Shell, No. 500 Each shot is a “mine” of white comets, Begins with very bright red pearls going Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, consisting of about 7 or 8 bright silver up, some of which take off in another #G-205E. comets shot from the ground up. direction - very unusual, as if they are Part of the “Grucci Collection” from Appears to be the same item as “Niagara self-propelled. Then some blue shots go Phantom Fireworks. This is a very large, Falls,” “Old Faithful” and “Silver Bullet up and do the same thing - they sud- single-shot tube. The thump of the lift Barrage.” (Last tested in 2000) (Shown denly change direction. Very strange charge is impressive and is part of the on PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of and interesting. Then some more red show. The shell flies up and ends in a PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) ones, then some green ones. Then they large peony break of pastel blue stars, start coming a little faster, and the col- just as advertised. (Last tested in 2005) ors are mixed up - a red one, a green (Shown on PYROvideo #8) one, a blue one, etc. This is a fascinating This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z effect that I have seen to some extent in Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Sea Hog web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are some aerial chrysanthemum breaks, but Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon not in this file. To buy a membership in it, never before in comets from the ground Eggs brand, #DE4003. 19 shots, 41 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. up. (Last tested in 2003) seconds. Each shot is a gold comet with a red Fireworks videos • DVDs Selene Buyer’s Guides • Links head, that opens up into a cluster of Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Fireworks T-shirts gold flying fish. (Last tested in 2004) Eggs brand, #DP0006-2. 30 shots, Free articles 57 seconds. and Sea of Faces more! Strobing red pearl that ends in a peony Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. break of red and sparkling silver. Blue Flower Basket brand, #K1816. 37 pearl that ends in blue peony break. Red seconds. pearl that ends in a break of blue stars Good collection of effects and colors. plus red flying fish. Silver comet that Loud, overlapping whistles, plus crack- ends in silver flying fish. Those shots le. Nice fountain. (Last tested in 1995) alternate for the rest of the perfor- mance, until the final 10 shots. The next Sea Sparrow Missiles to last 5 are shot all at once, and are red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. pearls that go up and end in peony Phantom brand, #G-044. 91 shots, breaks of stars that appear to me to start 46 seconds. as red and then change to blue just Every shot is a “Saturn Missile” type of Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! before burning out. The final 5 shots are shot which goes up whistling, and FireworksLand.com fired all at once, and are blue pearls that comes back down partway, crackling as break into pale green chrysanthemum it comes down. The shots are fired one breaks. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on at a time in the beginning, but the pace See You Later Alligator PYROvideo #6) gradually increases as time goes down, Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, #BC-324. 13 seconds. and at the end a couple of rows are fired Senko Hanabi all at the same instant for a finale. (Last Here’s a really cute piece. It comes in a box of 2, so you will probably want to Sparkler. brand. 17 seconds. tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo Japanese sparklers. Rare in the United #5) shoot one piece and save the other as a collectible. The front plastic wheel States. Teeny bursts of gold. The coating under the alligator’s head is designed so on the end melts into a liquid, and then Seal Disporting Ball that when the alligator rolls forward, starts giving off gold branching sparks Novelty Firework. Silk Road brand, the mouth opens and closes repeatedly. in all directions - very unusual conver- #W731. 7 seconds. sation piece. (Last tested in 1995) Article was originally printed with When you light it, a whistle from the Flying Dragon brand on it, but a sticker back end makes it roll forward, then it Series of Pearl Flowers with “Silk Road” brand is pasted over stops and just sprays sparks from the back, then it rolls forward again with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Wu Tai the Flying Dragon logo. This stands up Mountain brand. 25 shots, 14 sec- and shoots a few sparks out the back, another short whistle. The mouth stays open and a tube in the mouth gives off a onds. then attempts to inflate a small balloon The top label says Crackling Star, which which is attached to the top, at the seal’s raspy-sounding whistle, and the entire alligator spins in place. That part is a is a much more accurate name for this. “mouth.” The ones I got didn’t inflate It gives a continuous, overlapping series

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 229 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com of loud crackling clusters - 49 clusters a group of firecrackers! What is it? The three have 16 shots. The first one is in all. (Last tested in 1996) whistle part is not a clear, shrill whistle, “Black Crane” (BP-A014-1). It begins it is a raspy, almost buzzing sound, sim- with a break of gold stars mixed with Serious Equipment ilar to Machine Gun crackers. (Last test- crackle, then gives a break of mixed red, Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, ed in 1998) green and blue stars. These two shots #BP-A011. continue to alternate with each other When this kit was first introduced onto Shagadelic Mojo until the end, when the last 4 shots (2 of the market, it had 60 shells in it. In Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. each) are fired almost all at once. Lots 2004, it was changed to comply with Phantom brand, #G-083. 16 shots, of stars in each break. Duration is 38 regulations regarding shell kits. This kit 54 seconds. seconds. The second cake is “White now contains 48 assorted shells and six Label misspells it as “Shagadellic.” Each Tiger” (BP-A014-2). It begins with a tubes to fire them with. It has a variety shot goes up as a green pearl and then large red chrysanthemum break, then of single-break, double-break and triple- breaks open hard into a mixed break of gives a large blue chrysanthemum break shells, with a total of 82 breaks. red and blue, with a little bit of crackle. break, then a big, beautiful blue peony Pretty much every shell effect that this Excellent color and break symmetry - break, then a break which turns into company offers is included in this kit. an outstanding item in 2001. Seemed to crackle flowers. These four shots alter- Many of the shells in this kit are of very break with a slighly weaker punch in nate with each other until the end, high quality. One of the ring shells had when the last four shots (one of each about 30 stars in the ring, a very high This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z effect) are fired almost all at once. number for a consumer firework ring Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Duration is 41 seconds.The last cake is shell. If you’re only going to buy one web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are “Northern Praying Mantis” (BP-A014- shell kit, why not spring for this one not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 3). It alternates between breaks which and that way you’ll be sure to get a little are large gold willows that sparkle soft- bit of every effect. You really can’t go Are you a ly as they spread out and drift down; and wrong with this kit, in my opinion. The Hard breaks that turn into crackle flowers. only disadvantage is the high price of it, Core The last 4 shots (2 of each effect) are but if you were going to spend a lot on Pyro? fired all at once for the finale. Duration shell kits anyway, then it’s a good deal. This shirt is 38 seconds. (Last tested in 2003) (Last tested in 2004) is available in 9 sizes, Sheena Serpent Charmer including 3 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Famous Snake. brand, #TF1813. 36 sec- child sizes! Herbie brand. 16 shots, 24 seconds. onds. High quality Relaxed, falling gold sparks and soft Much easier way to light a snake. Snake Hanes crackle. (Last tested in 1995) creeps eerily out of bright orange or red Beefy-T flame. (Last tested in 1995) Shell Fountain Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Serpent Roar Cannon brand, #Y22-067. 50 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire onds. Hawk brand. 40 seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Begins with four sprays simultaneously Alternates between red and green shots. in a fan shape, and they are spraying red Each shot goes up in that color, then FireworksLand.com and green sparks against a gold back- splits open into 3 or 4 large stars of that ground spray. Then they change to sil- same color. These stars spin away slow- 2005. (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on ver flitter sparks against the same gold ly with a crackling sound. (Last tested PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of background. Then they change to a soft- in 2002) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) er silver spray with some gold flitter sparks. This part is very attractive. Then Serpent Strike Shake N Quake the gold flitter becomes gold crackle Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. while the soft silver spray continues. All 36 seconds. Phantom brand, #H-153. 66 sec- this continues while green sparks and Crackling comets shoot straight up; onds. red sparks are added. Make sure the first singly, then in bunches. (Last test- One continuous mixture of red and long side of the fountain is facing the ed in 1995) green with large crackling stars. (Last audience. (Last tested in 2003) tested in 1995) Seven-Shooter Shell of Shell Combination firecracker. Brothers Shaolin Tradition Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon brand, #BP0036. 3 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. brand, #Y63-009. 28 shots, 45 sec- A whistling firecracker? No such thing, Brothers brand, #BP-A014. 16 shots, onds. right? Wrong - here it is. The tube whis- This is an assortment of three “Heavy This is not the right name for this piece. tles then ejects 7 firecrackers out of it. Weights” 500-gram cakes. As far as I can The “Shell of shells” effect in profes- Wow! It’s a whistling fountain! Wait! It’s tell, they are sold only as the assortment sional fireworks shows is a large shell of 3; you can’t buy them individually. All which goes up and breaks apart into a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 230 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com bunch of smaller shells. You don’t see end of the flight are pretty good, but not Shimmering Crackling Gold any effects until the smaller shells really impressive enough by themselves Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai break, and then you see a whole sky full to justify the price. However an enter- brand, #WB2029. 25 shots, 34 sec- of smaller breaks all at the same time. prising pyrotechnician could find a way onds. It’s a fantastic effect and it would be to put more pyrotechnic material into A good cake, but don’t buy it on the great to have it available in consumer the empty plastic ball. (Last tested in assumption that you are getting the fireworks, but it requires a large shell to 2001) “1.3G” version of Shimmering begin with, probably larger than would Crackling Gold, which has very loud be allowed in consumer fireworks. This Sheriff’s Posse reports in it. This one sends up the cake doesn’t have that effect so the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. crackling comets, all right, but each name of this cake is not relevant to its Kellner’s brand, #9127. 15 shots, 27 one ends in a small cluster of red and performance. Anyway, the first shot is a seconds. green stars, not a loud report. If you’ve red chrysanthemum with white trails, All shots are comets with color heads never seen the “1.3G” version of this then the next shot is a green chrysanth- that go up and break into peony breaks then you’ll be perfectly happy with this emum with gold trails. Then a double- one. (Last tested in 1999) break shell of red peony and white Shimmering Crackling Gold chrysanthemum. Then a red chrysanth- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z emum, and then a double-break shell, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new (1.4G) with a blue peony break and a silver glit- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai ter break. Then a chrysanthemum of not in this file. To buy a membership in it, brand, #W5-59F. 25 shots, 25 sec- gold stars with white tails. Then a gold please visit FireworksCatalog.com. onds. spiderweb break with blue tips. Then a A “consumer” version of a 1.3G fire- red chrysanthemum, and then a double- PYROvideo #8 work. 25 richly crackling comets end in break shell, one green peony and one DVD small clusters of red or green sparks, red peony. Then a white chrysanthe- which almost get lost among all the mum break, and then a red chrysanthe- Two hours of fireworks crackle. The 1.3G version, made by a mum. Then a double-break shell, with a fun! See how to set up different factory, ends instead with blue peony break and a silver glitter your own self-firing extra-loud reports. This version is actu- fireworks show, so break. Then a chrysanthemum of gold ally pretty good fireworks, providing that all you have to do you’ve never heard the 1.3G version. stars with white trails, and then a gold is light one fuse, sit spiderweb break with blue tips. Then it back and enjoy the Bizarre artwork. (Last tested in 1998) stars firing the shots at a somewhat show! See three other faster pace. Then a red chrysanthemum, fireworks shows, and Shimmering Stars and a green peony break, followed by a watch 65 new fire- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black small red peony break and a small white works for Cat brand, #BC-653. 19 shots, 25 2005 and seconds. chrysanthemum break. Then a red 2006! chrysanthemum break, followed by a Red breaks with crackle, then green peony break of beautiful purple stars. breaks with crackle, then gold breaks Then a break of silver glitter, and a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! with crackle. The crackle sounds are chrysanthemum break of gold stars FireworksLand.com more spread out than in Dazzling Sky with white trails. A gold spiderweb Poppers where they are in bunches. break with blue tips Then a whole (Last tested in 1999) bunch of shots - I think 7 - are fired all of red, blue, white, or green. (Last test- at once, and they all go up and break ed in 2003) Shining Armour into crackle for the ending. (Last tested Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Shimmering Crackling Gold Glorious brand, #GPH3067. 16 shots, 24 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying Shoots 3 shots straight up, one at a Shell Over the Lady Dragon brand, #W559F. 25 shots, 14 seconds. time, which are green pearls ending in Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, mixed red and white breaks. Then #W520E. Plain brown label. Possibly not allowed Beihai Fireworks. Great effects, but they for consumer sales. 25 shots. Another shoots 4 shots all at once in a fan, which break just a little too low. 5 shells. one in the gray area, banned in stores are green pearls ending in mixed red Lopsided breaks, but good color. Some but easily available at the conventions. and white breaks. Then shoots 3 more whistle on the way up. (Last tested in Crackling gold comets, each ending in a shots of these straight up, one at a time. 1996) thunderous report – or not, since there Then shoots 3 red shots in a fan, which is late word that a new shipment came end in these same red and white breaks, in without the extra-loud reports. Plain but this time, crackle flowers are added, Shell Rocket Large which end the breaks. (Last tested in Skyrocket. brand. brown label. (Last tested in 1996) 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Pack of 5 with large plastic tops; unfor- tunately the plastic ball at the top appears to be empty. The breaks at the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 231 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Shining Golden Light Shock Wave Shock Wave Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. #O138. 16 seconds. Eggs brand, #DE4035. 25 shots, 21 Phantom brand, #H-114. 92 sec- Nice spray of gold flitter sparks, about 6 seconds. onds. feet tall, but rather short duration. (Last Each shot is a silver comet that goes up Three whistles; lots of crackle, and good tested in 1998) and breaks into a large break of crack- colors later on. (Last tested in 1995) ling flowers. Very impressive. (Last test- Shining Saucer ed in 2004) Shocker Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Brothers brand, #BP4243. 52 sec- Shock Wave Cat brand, #BC-6008. 36 shots, onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon A very unusual piece in that most of 36 Shaped just like a flying saucer - this Eggs brand, #DP0003-2. 25 shots, tubes are set at angles. There are 6 rows will certainly be a collectible fountain. 51 seconds. of 6 tubes, and within the first row, all Starts with a spray of silver from the Artillery shells all shot straight up. Red the tubes are tilted in the same direc- center of the top, then three smaller sil- pearl to sparkling silver peony; crackle tion and at the same angle. In the next ver sprays around the top also start up, break; blue pearl to crackle break; red row of 6, all the tubes point straight up. giving a total of four silver sprays in a pearl to crackle, red pearl to sparkling In the third row, all 6 tubes are tilted at nice arrangement. Then the three silver peony; crackle break; blue pearl to the same angle, but it is in the opposite smaller sprays die out, and the center crackle break; blue pearl to crackle direction of the first row. The final 3 one keeps going but changes to a gold break, crackle break; crackle break; blue rows repeat the pattern of the first 3 flitter spray. That stops and the center pearl to crackle break; crackle break; rows. The effects are mainly individual spray becomes a very good mixture of blue pearl to crackle break; crackle blue, red or green pearls that open up lots of gold crackle with red and green break; blue pearl to crackle break; into small clusters of the same color sparks. This changes to a mixture of lots (but the blue ones open up into red of silver crackle, with red, blue and clusters). A few shots at the end open green sparks. (Last tested in 2005) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z into sparkling white clusters with some Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are reports. The colors are deep and rich. Shining Star not in this file. To buy a membership in it, (Last tested in 2000) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Red please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Lantern brand, #0124. 42 seconds. Shogun Long-lasting, colorful fountain. Hard to PyroTopia: Show of Shows Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Maverick brand, #SM0637. 19 find, but worth seeking out. Red, green, The ultimate fireworks gold and silver sprays. (Last tested in DVD: a unique and shots, 34 seconds. 1995) unforgettable jour- Alternates between these two effects: a ney through music red pearl goes up and breaks open into Shiny Gadget, medium and pyrotechnics. silver flying fish; or a whistling silver Hand-held Fountain. Brothers brand, comet goes up and breaks open into red #BP3007. 252 seconds. and green stars and a couple of reports. Astonishingly long-lasting shower of 90 minutes of (Last tested in 2000) softly snapping white sparks - this one nonstop music and fireworks! goes on, and on, for almost two and a Shogun 5-inch Assorted half minutes. It lasts so long that you Fountains get tired of holding it. My mom made Base Fountain. Shogun brand, the comment, “That’s too much for a #SF1016. 22 seconds. backyard firework.” Stays the same These are small but quality fountains, in throughout - a rich, full spray of small, a pack of 6. All burn for 21 to 22 seconds pinpoint-sharp silver sparks. This item Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! each. The pack has 2 each of the follow- comes in three sizes, though I was only FireworksLand.com ing 3 fountains. SF1016A, Phoenix Tail able to get the medium one. I think for Whistle Fountain, which starts with a ordinary, backyard use, the small size good red flame, then changes to a long, would be sufficient. The large size - to crackle break; blue pearl to crackle loud whistle with silver spray. SF1016B, think how long that one must last. (Last break; red pearl to sparkling silver X’mas Tree Crackling, which is a combi- tested in 1998) peony; crackle break, blue pearl to nation of green sparks and silver crack- crackle break, then the final 5 shots are le. SF1016C, Multi Color, a mixture of Shock 10 a blend of color peonies with crackle. red, blue and green sparks amidst a gold Roman Candle, single. Red Lantern Long-lasting, but too many crackle background spray. All 3 are good quali- brand, #0532. 11 seconds. breaks in this one and not enough vari- ty, and are reasonably priced. (Last test- The shock is: you just spent $ on a ety of other effects. (Last tested in 2004) ed in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Saturn Missile Battery in a stick. Whistles ending in reports. (Last tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 232 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Shogun Color Smoke Balls some cakes. I liked the Double Burst anthemum. The final shot gives a mine Smoke. Shogun brand, #SNOV2060. one best, but you can’t buy it separately, of mixed colors, a red and green peony Box of 72 (6 bags of 12). Each bag has 3 you can only buy the assorted candles. and a red and green chrysanthemum. each of blue, purple, green and yellow (Last tested in 2001) The first break of each shot has a good smoke balls. Good color. (Last tested in enough amount of stars in it, but the 2004) Shogun Power Pack second break has a lesser amount of Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Shogun stars and the third break of each shot Shogun Cone Fountain brand, #SSM1621. 8 shots, 37 sec- has barely enough stars in it to qualify Cone Fountain. Shogun brand, onds. as a break. (Last tested in 2003) #SFC03B. 34 seconds. This cake may be advertised as a 24-shot Starts with a red flame, then adds a lit- cake but in reality it’s an 8-shot cake, Shoot the Works tle bit of silver sparks, then changes to with each shot giving three breaks. I Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. all crackle, and ends with gold spray and studied the videotape of it and listened Great Grizzly brand, #GG0299. 74 crackle. (Last tested in 1999) for the lift charges and there were 8 lift seconds. charges. The shots contain three-break Nice gold flitter spray, then a spray of Shogun Cone Fountain, multi- shells, so each shot gives three effects in white balls, then red, green and crackle, color the air, almost at the same time, just a then nice silver flitter. (Last tested in Cone Fountain. Shogun brand, fraction of a second apart. So you do get 2000) #SF03C. 30 seconds. Starts as a brilliant green flame with a This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Shooting Star thin spray of gold, then changes to a Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. rich spray of red and green. Very bright web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Brothers brand, #BP4215. 41 sec- and good color. (Last tested in 2000) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, onds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. These unusual star-shaped fountains are designed to float on water. You set Shogun Cone Fountain, silver PyroTopia: Show of Shows Cone Fountain. Shogun brand, the item flat on water, and light the #SF03A. 25 seconds. The ultimate fireworks fuse. The center tube emits a series of Dazzlingly bright red flame with a thin DVD: a unique and strobe flashes, while tubes from each of silver shower, changing to a brilliant sil- unforgettable jour- the star’s points emit a beautiful color ver shower. (Last tested in 2000) ney through music flame, starting with blue, changing to and pyrotechnics. red, and finally green. Then the strobe Shogun Electric Sparklers light continues for a few more flashes. If you don’t have water, you can just set Sparkler. Shogun brand, #SEB10A. 90 minutes of Each pack of 12 boxes has 4 boxes of 8 this one on the ground. But the effect is nonstop music more beautiful if you can put it in some blue sparklers, 4 boxes of 8 green and 4 and fireworks! boxes of 8 red. (Last tested in 2001) kind of water, at least a tub of water or something. The force of the side foun- Shogun Morning Glory tains makes the device swim around a Sparkler. Shogun brand, #SSP0981. little on top of the water. Someone at 26 seconds. this factory really put their thinking 36-inch long sparklers, with about half caps on to come up with this one. It’s of that length as the sparkler and the Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! very clever. (Last tested in 2002) other half as a handle. Burns with a red FireworksLand.com flame, then eventually to silver snap- Shooting Stars ping sparks, then to a silver spray. Good Skyrocket. Horse brand, #T0521. quality. (Last tested in 2002) 24 breaks in the air, but I call this an 8- Small rocket, and not particularly shot cake. The first shot gives a red impressive when shot singly. Green Shogun Power Candle peony, a blue peony and a silver glitter stars. (Last tested in 1995) Assortment break. Next shot gives a gold willow, a Roman Candle, single. Shogun green chrysanthemum, and a red chrys- Shot Gun brand, #SRC400. 15 seconds. anthemum. The next shot is the same as Roman Candle, single. Glorious The pack consists of one each of: the last one. The next shot gives a green brand, #GCRC017. 5 shots, 18 sec- Starlight Power Candle, 5 shots peony, a red chrysanthemum, and a onds. (SRC401); Crackling Power Candle, 5 glittering crackle break. The next shot A pack of 4 different roman candles. shots (SRC402); Flashbang Power gives a mixed green and red peony, a red Each one shoots 5 shots. Candle Candle, 6 shots (SRC403); Double chrysanthemum, and a glittering crack- #GCRC017A shoots silver comets that Whistle Power Candle, 6 shots le break. The next shot gives a blue end in small clusters of silver glittering (SRC404); Whirlwind Power Candle, 6 peony, a green chrysanthemum and a stars and a few crackers. Candle shots (SRC405); and Double Burst white chrysanthemum. The next shot #GCRC017B shoots gold comets that Power Candle, 4 shots (SRC406). The gives a mine of mixed colors, a red and end in small clusters of blue stars with a effects are good, almost as good as in green peony and a red and green chrys- few crackers. Candle #GCRC017C is more impressive, gold comets end in

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 233 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com peony breaks of red, green or mixed col- nice color chrysanthemums of red and Show Time Mini Smoke ors. Candle #GCRC017D shoots comets green with sparkling white stars. Some Smoke. Fireworks over America which are both whistling and crackling whistling spinners are included. Good brand, #FOA1716. 15 seconds. at the same time. (Last tested in 2004) beginning. Then another group of 6 A pack of 4 small smoke canisters, each whistling shots fired up all at once, of which puts out one color of smoke for Shot in the Dark which end in big breaks of crackle flow- 13 to 17 seconds. You get one each of Roman Candle, single. Great Grizzly ers with some firecracker reports. Also green, yellow, blue and a purplish-red. brand, #GG0326. 10 shots, 16 sec- good. Then the above sequence is Excellent colors. (Last tested in 2000) onds. repeated two more times. Silence in Alternates between red and green color between each group of 6. Seems like it Show Time smoke pearls. No sounds. (Last tested in 2000) should go on a little longer than it does, Smoke. Fireworks over America but since shots are fired in groups of 6, brand, #FOA1718. 46 seconds. Shot in the Dark they are used up quickly. (Last tested in A bag of 4 large smoke canisters, each of Roman Candle, single. Brothers 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) which puts out one color of smoke for brand, #BP3083. 5 shots, 12 sec- 45 to 48 seconds. You get one each of onds. green, yellow, blue and a purplish-red. An assortment of candles. One gives five Good rich colors. (Last tested in 2000) crackling shots. The second gives a vari- ety of effects (crackle, whistle, flying Showbiz fish, and even an actual color break.) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Another one alternates between silver Glorious brand, #GPH3047. 30 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new whistling shots that come out and shots web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are shots, 30 seconds. that crackle and whistle. The last one not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Five mines of color and crackle are shot gives a variety of effects including please visit FireworksCatalog.com. up one at a time, with slightly different crackle, whistle, flying fish, a whirl- angles for each shot. Then a whole wind, and even a break of crackle stars. Black Cat T-shirt group of mines are shot up all at once, Outstanding quality for roman candles. The famous I’m not sure how many tubes because (Last tested in 2002) Black Cat logo they all mix together. Then 3 shots are on quality fired in a fan, with the center one end- Shotgun Shells shirts ing in a white whirlwind and the 2 outer Reloadable Shell Kit. Pyro Valu ones being silver comets that go up brand, #PV310. higher than the whirlwind. Then the This kit contains 12 shells and one tube. same fan of 3 shots is repeated, but this The box lists the effects, but the individ- time in addition there are two really ual shells are not marked on them with good aerial breaks added, apparently the effects. So it’s a guessing game as to two extra tubes were fired. Those breaks which shell is which, if this is important are big gold willows. Then another fan to you when loading them up into racks of 3 like the last one, but there are no 7 sizes! for your show. If you’re just shooting Order at aerial breaks above this group. Then them one by one for fun, then I guess it my web site. another fan of 3, but the center one is a doesn’t matter which is which. The mine of color stars that become whirl- effects are: Red, blue and white glitter- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! winds. Two more of those big gold wil- ing stars. Blue stars with crackling. FireworksLand.com lows break above it. This piece succeeds White glittering stars with red palm. at creating a design in the air with the Golden stars with green palm. Red Show of Force placement of different effects. (Last test- palm. Crackling. Green palm. Golden Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, ed in 2004) and purple stars. Purple and green #BP-A037. stars. Green and crackling stars. Golden A kit with 40 shells, a mixture of single- Showtime stars with crackling. White glittering , double- and triple-break shells. The Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. with blue stars. No comet tails on the breaks are large and high-quality, with Fireworks over America brand, way up on any of these. These are good good colors. There are large amounts of #FOA1999. 83 seconds. quality shells at a moderate price, so if stars per break, especially in the single- Nice spray of gold and silver, then you are on a tight budget you will do break round shells. Most are color bright silver spray, then a red spray with very well to buy this kit. (Last tested in peony breaks, though some have silver big giant crackles and lots of them, then 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) glitter mixed in and others have crackle a gold and blue spray, then a green and mixed in. There are a few willow breaks blue spray, then adding white flitter, Shotgun Wedding as well. (Last tested in 2005) then silver balls. Great fountain. (Last Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. tested in 2000) Brothers brand, #BP2064. 36 shots, 35 seconds. Starts with 6 whistling shots fired straight up all at once, which end in

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 234 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Showtime Popcorn Sidewinder much alternate between those three Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Skyrocket. Brothers brand, effects. (Last tested in 1999) Brothers brand, #BP4213. 80 sec- #BP1019. onds. Flies very fast and straight up, then Silver Bullet Cute package design, like a box of pop- breaks into a respectable cluster of Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United corn that you would get at the movies. stars. Pretty darn impressive for a medi- Pyro brand, #UP9003. 24 shots, 42 Nice gold flitter spray from the center um-size rocket. (Last tested in 1999) seconds. tube, changing to nice silver flitter The first shot goes up dark and ends in sparks, a good green flitter spray, then Signals a sparkling silver glitter break. The next gold flitter again, then white flitter, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. shot goes up and ends in a white chrys- then green, then a mixture of crackle Brothers brand, #BP2965. 12 shots, anthemum break. The next shot goes up and white sparks. See more info under 34 seconds. and ends in a white peony break. The “Movie Time.” (Last tested in 2002) Each shot is a color pearl of red or green next shot goes up whistling and ends in going up with a white comet tail. Each a dragon eggs break. The above Showy shot ends with a white whirlwind and a sequence is repeated three more times. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. group of 3 stars which are comets, with Then 4 bright silver comets are fired all Glorious brand, #GCF046. 69 sec- heads the same color as the shot when at once. Then 4 shots are fired all at onds. it went up, and a white tail behind it. once, which end in color peony breaks Red and green spray with white flitter These comets basically drift down of red, gold, green and blue. (Last tested sparks, changing to a gold crackle spray, in 2003) then a quieter gold flitter spray, then a spray of big yellow sparks mixed with This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Silver Chrys gold flitter sparks. Then a mix of white Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu flitter with red and green sparks ends it. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are brand, #LDS120. 7 shots, 23 sec- (Last tested in 2004) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, onds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Bright white pearls go up and then Showy Color burst into beautiful bright white chrys- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. anthemum breaks. No color at all - Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1056. 83 refreshing after the constant parade of seconds. red, green and blue - this one’s pure sil- Mix of flashing white sparks with red ver. (Last tested in 2000) and green, then a beautiful section of PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun and excitement, all about fireworks! red sparks and blue sparks mixed Make a sparkler waterfall, your own Silver Chrysanthemum together. That section lasts only 10 sec- electric firing box, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link onds, but it’s gorgeous. Then green and put together a Triad brand, #W537. 16 shots, 10 mixed with flashing white sparks, then self-firing show-in- seconds. red mixed with gold flitter. Then green a-box. 65 new fire- Small silver whirlwinds, not spectacu- with silver flitter, then a silver spray works demonstra- lar; too much of the same thing. (Last tions and a musical with a very soft crackling sound. Then a montage tested in 1995) loud crackle spray with red and green ending are sparks mixed in, and a short whistle at also on Silver City the very end. (Last tested in 2004) this DVD. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Kellner’s brand, #3056. 47 seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Shrieking Wheel Starts with a shimmering spray of gold Wheel. Black Cat brand, #BC-818. FireworksLand.com flitter, then gets taller and becomes a 18 seconds. spray of silver flashing sparks. (Last Four-inch wheel with three drives. rather than flying away. (Last tested in tested in 2003) Shoots out red and green flames with 2002) sparks, and each driver also whistles. Silver Claw Elegantly designed and constructed, Silver & Blue Thunder Cone Fountain. Great Grizzly brand. and a good performance. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black 14 seconds. 1998) Cat brand, #BC-672. 25 shots, 29 Oddity with green whistling fountain to seconds. silver/gold mixture. U.S.A. Made by Shuttle Jet Could not locate item number. There Patriotic Fireworks, Elkton Maryland. Flying Spinner. Cannon brand, #Y06- are three types of shots here, all of Intense spray of gold sparks, with silver 004. 6 seconds. which start out as a red pearl going up. balls thrown out now and then. Taller Large helicopter which lifts off with Thus the item is misnamed, because than Griz Cone #3, but not as long-last- gold spray, changing to bright silver there is little or no blue. One type of ing. (Last tested in 1998) spray slightly reminiscent of the old shot ends in a cluster of crackle, the Rozzi Two Stage Silver Jets. Then it second type ends in a handful of fire- ends with two firecrackers. (Last tested crackers, and the third ends in the “sil- in 1998) ver flying fish” effect. The shots pretty

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 235 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Silver Coconut Tree looking. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown Silver Flowers in Full Bloom Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu on PYROvideo #4) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Temple brand, #LDS227. 16 shots, 39 sec- of Heaven brand, #N2032. 90 shots, onds. Silver Dragon 45 seconds. Each shot goes up as a very bright white Roman Candle, single. Temple of Big breaks of silver, and lots of them. comet, then it breaks into a group of 5 Heaven brand, #N2024. 10 shots, Expensive, but a good finale. Varies in or 6 bright white comets that fly away in 17 seconds. quality from year to year. (Last tested in separate directions, pretty far. Almost Intensely bright silver pearls. 1995) could be considered a crossette cake. Wonderful label artwork as well. (Last Very nice. (Last tested in 2000) tested in 1995) Silver Flying Fish with Crackling Silver Comet, #5 Silver Fan Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. King brand, #FK21B. 21 shots, 40 Not nearly as impressive as the #3 Gold Black Cat brand, #BC-273. 42 sec- seconds. Comet from the same manufacturer. onds. Each shot is a silver comet on the way (Last tested in 1995) Turn the black plastic base feet so that up with a bright white head, and ends in they are perpendicular to the fountain. a cluster of silver flying fish plus some Silver Comet, No. 5 This piece contains four fountain tubes, crackle. The last 5 or so shots are fired Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. all at once. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown Goes up with a short comet tail that on PYROvideo #6) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z sparkles a little. (Last tested in 2000) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Silver Fox Silver Crackling Palm, No. 500 not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Bottle Rocket. Black Cat brand. Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. A small bottle rocket, packed 144 to the #G-651. pack, which gives off a silver comet tail Part of the “Grucci Collection” from Glow-in-the-dark Shirt on the way up and ends in a report. Phantom Fireworks. Goes up with a tail The aliens (Last tested in 2004) of gold sparks, and breaks open into have what I call the “dragon egg” effect, a landed, Silver Lining palm-tree type of break where the and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. branches consist of crackle, and contin- they Brothers brand, #BP2973. 21 shots, want 19 seconds. ue to crackle as they spread apart. (Last fireworks, tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo of course. This cake is sold individually or also as #5) part of the “Brothers Pro Pack” assort- ment (BP-A012). The first shot is fired Silver Crown straight up, and it is a whistling comet Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No The that ends in a silver whirlwind. Then 2 aliens brand, #GCM028. 25 shots, 44 sec- shots are fired in a V, which are green on this onds. pearls that go up and end in silver shirt glow Very bright white pearls with fluffy in the dark! whirlwinds. Then 3 shots are fired in a white comet tails on the way up, break- fan, a red, a green and a blue pearl, and ing open into fluffy white breaks with 4 Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! they go up and each one ends in both a or 5 small crackers per burst. The same FireworksLand.com silver whirlwind plus a break of the effect over and over, but it’s nice to look same color they were on the way up. at. This one would be very effective in Good one! Then 4 shots are fired in a large quantities. No brand on label. set at angles. Each tube puts out a silver fan, which are whistling comets that (Last tested in 1998) fountain spray. Set this fountain so that end in silver whirlwinds. Then 5 shots the flat side is towards the audience. are fired in a fan, which are green pearls Silver Diadem (Last tested in 2000) ending in silver whirlwinds plus Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. reports. Then 6 shots are fired in a fan - Glorious brand, #GCM092. 25 shots, Silver Fizz 2 red, 2 blue and 2 green, with each one 39 seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. ending in a silver whirlwind plus a The first 15 shots are fired straight up, Glorious brand, #GCF073. 58 sec- break of stars of the same color that the one at a time, and they are strobing red onds. shot was on the way up. Really great dis- shots that go up and end in very nice Starts with gold crackle in a fan shape. play. (Last tested in 2003) silver chrysanthemum breaks. Then a Then changes to a mixture of blue stars mine of red stars is shot up, and either and silver flitter in a fan shape. Then Silver Palm, #100 4 or 5 shells are also shot up all at once, changes to a mixture of red and green Single-tube Aerial. Starr brand. and end in the same silver chrysanthe- stars plus white flitter, also in a fan With purple crown. Gigantic silver palm mums. Then the red mine and 4 or 5 sil- shape. Emits huge amounts of spray at tree with purple center. (Last tested in ver chrysanthemums is repeated. Nice this point. (Last tested in 2005) 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 236 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Silver Palm & Gold Willow Silver Slug might want to consider. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Combination firecracker. Cannon 1999) Cat brand, #BC-6052. 29 seconds. brand, #Y15-021B. A silver fountain starts and continues Exactly like the Center Fire cracker pre- Silver Storm on the ground while aerial shots are viously described. I can’t tell any differ- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon fired, each of which breaks open into ence in performance between the two. Eggs brand, #DE4015. 19 shots, 41 either a silver palm tree-type effect or a Both have traces of color in with the seconds. large gold willow break. One of the sparks. These crackers are miniature Each shot is either a red pearl or green shots at the beginning breaks open into fireworks shows, all in a single two-inch pearl on the way up, which, before it silver flying fish which last a long time, tube. (Last tested in 1996) gets all the way up, changes into a silver but the rest of the shots are as above. spinner. Then the spinner opens into a Good variety in one cake. (Last tested in Silver Springs small cluster of mixed red and green 2002) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. stars. No sound effects other than the Black Cat brand, #BC-2077. 67 sec- buzzing of the spinners. (Last tested in Silver Palm Tree, No. 200 onds. 2004) Single-tube Aerial. United brand. Begins with a very bright silver spray, A white comet tail goes up and breaks then changes to a flashing silver flitter Silver Sunrise into an intensely bright palm tree of spray, then an intensely bright silver Base Fountain. Monster brand. 8 about 12 white comet branches with seconds. Though short lived, they shoot very brilliant white heads. (Last tested in This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 2000) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new high for such small items. Gold and sil- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are ver spray. (Last tested in 1995) Silver Phoenix not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Cone Fountain. Temple of Heaven please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Silver Swallow Going Out Of brand, #N2009. 4 seconds. Nests Fireworks videos • DVDs A short whistle, with silver sparks. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower Buyer’s Guides • Links That’s all. Why even bother to make it. Fireworks T-shirts King brand, #FK180. 180 shots, 32 (Last tested in 1999) Free articles seconds. and This cake fires the shots in a rapid Z- Silver & Red & Silver Tail more! pattern. All shots are screaming comets. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu Creates quite a racket. There are a few brand. 15 shots, 12 seconds. reports at the end. (Last tested in 2005) Shots are fired in groups of 3. Each (Shown on PYROvideo #6) group is two silver comets, one on each side, and a strobing red pearl going up Silver Thunder Dragon in the center. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu brand, #LDS324. 19 shots, 34 sec- Silver Salutes onds. Firecracker. Great Grizzly brand, Every shot is a bright white head which #GG1385. also gives off crackle as it flies up. (Last Individual firecrackers in a bag. Do not tested in 2000) contain more than 50 mg. of powder, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! but because of the larger size and larger FireworksLand.com Silver Tiger Tail surface area, they may be louder than Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu an ordinary 1.5-inch firecracker. (Last brand, #LDS308. 19 shots, 25 sec- tested in 2002) flitter spray. Then it changes to very onds. bright silver crackle for the ending. All Each shot is a thick, fluffy white comet with a bright white head. No sound Silver Shock Wave silver and very bright. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) effects, but dazzlingly brilliant to look brand, #Y03-040. 61 shots, 34 sec- at. (Last tested in 2000) onds. Silver Stars Made in Guangdong, China, but no Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda Silver Wheel brand on it. A fast barrage of white brand, #P5139. 25 shots, 29 sec- Wheel. Tai Chung brand, #S-3. 4 comets, with bright white heads (a few onds. seconds. of them have red heads). No sound Another inappropriate name, but a Two drivers, with a nice spray of silver, effect other than the soft fluttering unique effect. Every shot releases green but so short-lived that it’s a disappoint- sound of the comets, which is reminis- stars on the way up - not exactly a ment. If you could do a whole wall of cent of the original Silvery Swallow, comet or a mine, but rather just throw- these, it might be nice. (Last tested in though the comets do not go nearly as ing off green stars. When the shot gets 1998) high as that one. (Last tested in 1998) to its apex, it turns into a cluster of crackle. It’s a unusual repeater that you

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 237 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Silver Wheel with whistle Silvery Chrysanthemum strings of 12. If you look at each piece, Wheel. New Jersey brand, #M84. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai though, you’ll see that the hole 25 seconds. brand, #WB2032. 16 shots, 18 sec- punched in each tube is right about in (4-oz.) Old-time classic. Gold & silver onds. the center of the tube, whereas with spray, to gold & silver whistle. (Last Not exactly whirlwinds, these shots spin Jumping Jacks the hole is close to one tested in 1995) open and give off the silver sparks as end so that the tube will spin. The result they are going up. No sound effects, but with this item is that they don’t really Silver Whistling Candle an unusual visual effect. (Last tested in spin, they just sort of fly away and give Roman Candle, single. Maverick 1999) off green and silver sparks. It’s over very brand, #RC13-8W. 8 shots, 25 sec- quickly, though, so this must be an onds. older item that the factories are not A series of 8 screaming comets are shot putting their hearts into any more. out, with a small trail of silver sparks (Last tested in 1999) behind each one. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Silvery Eagle Ball Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new brand, #T2002. 7 shots, 9 seconds. Silver Willow web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Screaming silver comets - that’s it. (Last not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Flying Spinner. Phantom brand, #K- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. tested in 1995) 029. 7 seconds. Dependable flight; abundant silver Spellout Silvery Flower sparks. Slightly flimsy wings. (Last test- T-shirt Base Fountain. Link Triad brand, ed in 1995) #W471. 13 seconds. This White flare, changing to red flare with SilverSonic Warhead shirt white spray, changing to green flare Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. says, with white spray. Over quickly, and no Phantom brand, #G-031. 12 shots, “Fireworks” sound effects, but good color. (Last test- 22 seconds. spelled out ed in 2000) Each shot is a green pearl which goes in fireworks! up and breaks into a terrific break See my web site for sizes and info. Silvery Glittering Flowers, #1 which could be called a “palm tree” or Base Fountain. Horse brand, #T106. possibly a chrysanthemum; in any case 4 seconds. it is a large diameter break of silver One inch tall item. Nice spray of silver, trails. Outstanding quality item. Tested but extremely short-lived. (Last tested in late 2001, let’s hope it will be just as in 1995) good in 2002 - this brand seems to have pretty good consistency. (Last tested in Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Silvery Glittering Flowers, #2 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on Base Fountain. Horse brand, #T106. “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) FireworksLand.com 9 seconds. Powerful, although short, shower of Silvery Silvery Chrysanthemum very bright glittering silver. (Last tested Cone Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Base Fountain. brand, #W-409. 24 in 1995) #O362B. 30 seconds. seconds. The box of 4 says, “Cone Fireworks,” but Nice snapping silver sparks with soft Silvery Lights the cone itself is just called “Silvery.” gold spray, then green at end. (Last test- Base Fountain. Great Grizzly brand, This is a major advancement in the area ed in 1995) #GG10021. 9 seconds. of cone fountains. Puts out a thick, rich Similar to Horse brand Silvery Glitter spray of silver sparks (not bright white Silvery Chrysanthemum fountain, but weaker. (Last tested in sparks, off-white) that builds in height Hand-held Fountain. Red Lantern 1995) and spread, it reaches about 15 feet in brand, #0641. 14 seconds. height towards the end. Lights up the Hand-held fountain of soft gold and sil- Silvery Sandstorm whole area around you. First tested in ver spray. Beautiful and lavish shower of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 1998, and tested again in 2003 - just as golden sparks with long-lasting, fluffy Phantom brand, #G-270A. 37 shots, good, a huge spray of silver sparks. No silver sparks. Nearly silent. Hold it up 25 seconds. colors, no sound effects, but still very high. Has declined in quality somewhat. Pinkish-gold comets, quite beautiful. A much a “wow” item, for the height and (Last tested in 1996) quite one for a change. Closely spaced, the amount of spray. (Last tested in glittering pinkish-silver comets, with a 1998) Silvery Dragon Play Pearls soft, quiet sound to each one. Same Ground Spinner. Red Lantern brand, effect as Iron Tree, though the latter #O184. 5 seconds. lasts longer. Similar to the 91-shot Brick is 48 packs of 12. These look like Silvery Swallow which is now a “1.3G” Jumping Jacks, in the same type of item. (Last tested in 1996)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 238 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Silvery Stars Singing Magpie Single Shot Magnum Shell Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly Dragon brand, #W5-31. 25 shots, #W5-25. 12 shots, 33 seconds. brand, #GG0195. 29 seconds. Each shot goes up and ends in a mixed Not as impressive as the Sky Thunder I would call this one a repeating mine, color break of red, green, yellow and Three Breaks, but a passable break of actually. They’re not exactly comets and purple. No sound effects, no “singing,” green stars. I would say, if you have a not exactly shells. Bright, sparkling but good colors. (Last tested in 2002) choice, buy #GG0213 instead, since it upward blasts of white glitter stars at a gives a much more interesting a perfor- very fast pace. Slows down and thins out mance. (Last tested in 1998) for the last few shots, though. (Last test- ed in 1998) Sirius Blast Fountain/spinner combination. Silvery Swallow Showtime brand, #FOA1990. 47 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse onds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z brand. 91 shots, 35 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new This fountain has a wheel attached to Originally, stunning, sparkling silver web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are the front, which is fused to the foun- comets, with a soft waterfall-like sound. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, tain. This is the first time I’ve ever seen But that one was re-classified as a 1.3G please visit FireworksCatalog.com. a wheel attached to a fountain, and the item. Reintroduced as Class C, and not concept is terrific. You light the foun- as good. Pinkish-silver comets which The Best of tain’s fuse, not the wheel’s. It starts as a are not as sparkly and don’t go as high. PYROvideo mix of gold crackle with blue sparks. (Last tested in 1996) 1, 2 and 3 Then it changes to a mix of red and blue Two hours and 27 sparks, and the wheel begins, with a sil- minutes of pyro ver whistle. (However, the wheel on the Silvery Water Fountain (Extra fun! Visit fireworks Selected) factories in China, one I got did not turn; apparently there Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Link twice. See three was too much friction between the Triad brand, #W461. 17 seconds. backyard shows, 3 wheel and the fountain tube. You can’t Red, then green flame from top; silver fireworks stores, turn the wheel too much before you sprays from all three sides! Very nice. and view demos of light it, because if you do you will dis- (Last tested in 1995) 121 new fireworks! connect the fusing to the wheel. The best you can do is turn it a little bit to Simply Wonderful try to make it looser.) The fountain con- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star tinues with its red, green and blue spray brand. 32 seconds. with gold crackle, while the second dri- An unusual variation on the whirlwind ver of the wheel ignites, and it too is a cake. Each shot is a green pearl which Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! silver whistle. The wheel still did not goes up and ends in three silver whirl- FireworksLand.com spin. The fountain continues on for a winds, rather than one whirlwind. A little while longer. I like the idea of this nice surprise. If you like whirlwinds Single Mines with Whistle one very much, but it should be con- (spinning showers of sparks in the air) Display Firework (1.3G). Lidu brand. structed a little differently to make sure definitely get this cake. (Last tested in 8 seconds. that the wheel will spin freely. If the 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) This is classified as a 1.3G firework in wheel just sits there motionless, it is the U.S., so it can’t be sold to the gener- not all that impressive. (Last tested in Singing Dragon al public, without a permit anyway. It 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Link starts with a whistling fountain with sil- Triad brand, #W21. 16 shots, 13 ver sparks, for about 4 to 5 seconds. The Six Shooter seconds. fountain abruptly stops when a mine of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Abundant crackling sounds from the silver comets is fired. They go up about Patriotic brand, #LH012. 6 shots, 24 comets, but not whistling. (Last tested 50 feet and then end in a group of about seconds. in 1995) 8 very loud reports. It’s a terrific piece - Sampler of six shell breaks; red, strobe, too bad it’s not legal to the public in the gold tails, blue, white, crackling. Good Singing Flower U.S. (Last tested in 2002) (Shown on variety of USA-made shells in one piece. Ground Spinner. Flying Dragon PYROvideo #5) (Last tested in 1995) brand, #W5-39. 20 seconds. Green and red at the same time; then Single Parachute with crackers Sizzling Hot two simultaneous whistles. (Last tested Parachute. Horse brand, #T5512. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. All Star in 1995) Good crackers. Parachute works proper- Fireworks brand, #SSD-004. 16 ly about half the time. (Last tested in shots, 32 seconds. 1995) All shots are crackling comets that go up and end in breaks of crackle flowers. Lighting 4 of these at once, about 30 to 40 feet apart, will fill the sky with crack-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 239 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com le. Good cake. (Last tested in 2004) Sky Cruiser You’re probably better off not using (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Flying Spinner. Hestia brand, them anyway, since they seem to have #HE0015B. trouble flying straight up. (Last tested Skull Brand This was made for the European mar- in 2005) Firecracker. brand. kets. This is a cylinder which is 3 inch- Ominous artwork on label. Perhaps a es long and 1 1/6 inch in diameter. Sky Dancer warning that these crackers are DOA. There is a hole in the center of one end, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black (Last tested in 1995) and it goes about 1 3/8 inch deep into it. Cat brand, #BC-645. 25 shots, 17 You should place this standing up, so seconds. Sky Bolt that the hole is on a nail which is on a Bright white comets, with brilliant Skyrocket. Peacock brand, #FX212B. wooden base. However, no wooden base white heads, that turn into soft whis- Mainly the takeoff “whoosh” is the most is supplied with this item, so you should tles, with almost a “ghostly” sound, exciting part. Red stars. (Last tested in make your own base with a short piece they’re so soft. Rapid pace. (Last tested 1995) of nail sticking up from it. The setup in 1999) should be similar to “Warhead Sky Charger Launcher.” This item spins as it flies up. Sky Dominator Skyrocket. Cannon brand, #Y01- The spin is supposed to provide more Reloadable Shell Kit. Pyro King 016. stability in the air. Even though this brand, #PYK720. See description under “Prowler” rocket. item has a label on the box which says, Excellent quality shells, no comet tails (Last tested in 1998) “Consumer Fireworks UN0336 1.4G,” on the way up, but big, beautiful breaks this may not be legal in the U.S. and you in the air. There is one that gives a huge Sky Climber are not likely to find it for sale in the red ring of stars with crackle in the cen- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black ter. Another one gives a giant peony Cat brand, #BC-6096. 10 shots, 14 break of beautiful purple stars. Another seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z one gives a beautiful break which has The first shot goes up while giving off Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new blue and green peony stars in it, mixed web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are sparkling green stars on the way up, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, with some red chrysanthemum stars then ends in a break which has red please visit FireworksCatalog.com. (white trails). Another one gives a peony peony stars and four silver chrysanthe- break of stars that change from gold to mum stars (like 4 small silver comets blue as the break spreads apart. Another going out from the break). The next gives a peony break of stars that change shot goes up giving off green sparkle, from red to green. Another gives a large and it ends in a break which has some white chrysanthemum break, and # silver crackle and 3 comets with red PYROvideo 10 is two hours of another gives a large red chrysanthe- fireworks fun and excitement! See mum break. Another gives a gold willow heads going out from the break. The the incredible fireworks of Mexico next shot goes up giving off green in a 23-minute break. These are very large breaks, sparkle and ends in what I would call a documentary. And although without tails on the way up, dragon eggs break, branches that con- watch the perfor- still they are high-quality shells with tinue to crackle as they spread out. mances of 62 new almost a professional look to them. The These 3 shots then continue to alter- fireworks. Three only thing I don’t like about this shell nate with each other for the rest of the how-to projects kit is that every shell has a piece of tape round out on the end of its fuse, which says duration. Nice, but it’s all over much this great too quickly. (Last tested in 2004) DVD. “FUSE” and it completely wraps the end of the fuse. You have to manually peel Sky Communicator that tape off in addition to unwinding Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! the fuse. It’s very tedious and boring to Bear brand, #FX-A066. 19 shots, 17 FireworksLand.com do this, and they shouldn’t even bother seconds. with the tape - if they want to protect The first 12 shots go up dark and then the end of the fuse, they should put a break hard into gold brocade willow U.S. This item is intended to fly straight paper or plastic cap over it, that you can breaks - very good. Then there are four up, but for me they did not always go just pull off quickly. Other than that shots which go up dark and end in reg- straight up, they often flew at an angle complaint, I love this shell kit. (Last ular gold willow breaks - also very good. and one even went horizontally. (I was tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo The ending is three crackling comets not using a wooden base, though, so #5) which go up and end in three quick that may have been a factor.) They breaks of crackle. It’s fast-paced and crackle on the way up and then end in a Sky Fest Pyro-Pak over quickly, but still impressive. (Last very loud bang, so they are worth buy- Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo ing if you can figure out a way to make brand, #G-241. #7) sure they go straight up. But since they Whistles on the way up, then busts open are not made for the U.S. market they into nice breaks of green, blue and may be very hard to find in the U.S. white. (Last tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 240 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Sky Fighter Sky on Fire a small amount of crackle - not too Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super impressive. (Last tested in 2000) Cat brand, #BC-6069. 17 shots, 20 Blast brand, #SB-27. 19 shots, 39 seconds. seconds. Sky Scorcher Several breaks of pure crackle with no Same effect as Coconut Grove Song and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. color, followed by an interesting effect all the others: large breaks at high alti- Phantom brand, #G-265. 4 shots, 8 which I have no name for. The breaks tude turn into crackling at the tips of seconds. open with no color or stars, just dim every trail. In this one, the shots are Groups of whistles, mixed in with single gold sparks, but then white sparks fired at a slower pace, making the device crackling comets. Intense. (Last tested appear that dart away quickly, sort of last much longer. (Last tested in 1996) in 1995) like short-lived go-getters. It’s a cool effect that I haven’t seen before this Sky Thunder year. Then 3 big crackling comets, then Roman Candle, single. Maverick several large breaks of red and green brand, #RC13-8R. 8 shots, 29 sec- with crackle. (Last tested in 2002) onds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Each shot is a red star that goes up and Sky Fox Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ends in a report about the equivalent of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are a good firecracker. Would be best shot not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Cat brand, #BC-6091. 20 shots, 17 in large quantities at once. Reports are please visit FireworksCatalog.com. seconds. decent. (Last tested in 2000) All shots are fired in fans of 5 at once. Are you a The first fan is comets that turn into red Hard Sky Thunder, Three Breaks pearls, which end in breaks that give Core Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly blue peony stars and 2 red stars that end Pyro? brand, #GG0213. in silver whirlwinds. The next fan gives Outstanding performance for a single- breaks of all crackle. The next fan is This shirt shot aerial item. Shot goes up as a is available green pearls that go up and end in clus- in 9 sizes, bright silver pearl, then a red break, fol- ters of green glitter and a silver whirl- including 3 lowed by a green break, and a soft silver wind. The final fan gives breaks of glit- child sizes! glitter break. Wow - I’ve never seen that tering green peony stars and crackle happen before with any consumer-level High quality mixed in. (Last tested in 2004) Hanes shell. Not loud, but still a great single- Beefy-T shot shell. (Last tested in 1998) Sky Garden Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying Sky Tiger Canister Shells, day- Dragon brand, #W580. 36 shots, 27 time seconds. Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, Frenetic-sounding whistles mixed with Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! #WB-05. red or green pearls and crackling. (Last Two shells each of: Red Color; Green tested in 1995) FireworksLand.com Color; and Silver Wave with Crackling. Nice color flares on parachutes. Bright Sky Jacks Sky Pack enough for night time use. Each one Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Skyrocket. Black Cat brand. lasts only 3 to 4 seconds, though. (Last Cat brand, #BC-6035. 13 shots, 37 A highly collectible package of 12 rock- tested in 2000) seconds. ets and 3 flying spinners. You get 6 each Crackle mines at ground level at the of the Three-Peat rockets and Exploding Sky Travel Barrage same time as breaks in the air which Comet rockets, with 3 Flying Killer Bottle Rocket. Flower Basket brand, alternate between red chrysanthemum Whale helicopters. Such a neat packag- #K7701B. breaks with crackle, and white chrys- ing idea, you hate to even open it. (Last If you’re a bottle rocket fanatic, this anthemum breaks with crackle. (Last tested in 1998) piece was made for you. More than a tested in 2001) gross of bottle rockets (180 to be exact) Sky Paradise are standing up inside this box. Open Sky Monkey Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black the top and light the fuse, and they all Skyrocket. Flower Basket brand, Cat brand, #BC-629. 25 shots, 15 go up in a very rapid succession. The #K6603B. seconds. effect is a terrific blitz of reports in Very nice effect of swirling orange stars, Beautiful gold and silver comets. (Last every direction. (Last tested in 1998) but some burned to ground. (Last test- tested in 1995) ed in 1995) Sky Tweaker Sky Racket, No. 5 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. Cat brand, #BC-6172. 14 shots, 26 Perhaps this one was better a few years seconds. back, but all it did for me was shoot up The first shot is a red pearl going up, accompanied by some silver glitter on

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 241 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com the way up, and it ends in a red cros- Skyfest Panorama Shells green, silver, blue and gold sparks, sette break (the red pearl splits into 4 Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom crackle and one whistle. Great design. red pearls which go off in different brand, #G-050. (Last tested in 1999) directions). The next shot is a green One tube and six “Rambo Kid” - style pearl going up, that splits into a green cylindrical shells, all top performers. Skyrider crossette (4 green pearls). The next shot Most have whirlwinds. They are not Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro is a crackling comet on the way up, identical to the shells shown in the King brand, #PYK646. 12 shots, 53 which splits into a crackling crossette photo of this kit in the 1999 Phantom seconds. (4 crackling comets spread out). This catalog. (Last tested in 1999) The first shot is a silver comet that goes break is very similar to a “dragon eggs” up and ends in large break of blue peony break but with only 4 branches. These Skyjark stars and gold glitter stars. A few crack- three shots alternate with each other Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, le flowers also appear. The next shot is a until the end, when three shots (one of #K416. 5 seconds. silver comet that goes up and ends in a each) are fired all at once. (Last tested They mangled the spelling of “Skylark,” large red chrysanthemum break with in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) but it’s a nice package. Flies weakly and some crackle in the center of the break. whistles. (Last tested in 1996) Then there is a shot which goes up and Sky Wheel breaks into a “bowtie” shape of blue Parachute. Horse brand, #T5505. peony stars, with some crackle flowers A parachute that holds a spinner. (more crackle flowers than the first break had). These 3 shots alternate with Terrific when they actually work, which This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z is about half the time. (Last tested in Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new each other until the end, when the last 1995) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 3 shots are fired all at once, and they go not in this file. To buy a membership in it, up and produce large peony breaks of Sky Willow please visit FireworksCatalog.com. mixed red and green stars. (Last tested Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fire in 2005) Hawk brand, #FB2000. 15 shots, 42 PYROvideo #4 seconds. DVD Skyscraper The first shot goes up dark and breaks Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. into a large gold willow break with red Two hours of fireworks Beihai brand, #WB4011. 81 sec- tips. The next shot goes up and breaks fun! Watch three fire- onds. into a “brocade crown” willow, a gold works shows, and see Every once in a while, something comes how they were set up. along that just amazes me. When I first willow break which has some silver Make your own wheel, sparkle along the gold trails. The next using commonly sold picked up this piece, I could somehow shot goes up and breaks into a lot of fireworks. Visit a fire- tell just by its look and feel in my hand crackle flowers. Then the above works factory in Brazil that it was a winner. Four tall tubes are sequence of 3 shots is repeated three and a sparkler factory surrounded by four short tubes, with more times. The final 3 shots of the in Ohio. Watch the label art that makes it look like a build- cake are fired rapidly together, and they performance ing. The performance is superb - eight of 93 new whistles in all, abundant crackle, rich give terrific, symmetrical breaks which fireworks! have sparkling silver tips and give off colors, good height and a long enough crackle along their trails as they spread burning time. A beautifully designed out. Beautiful ending. I’d like to see a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! and produced fountain. (Also see Super whole cake of just that effect! (Last test- FireworksLand.com Skyscraper.) (Last tested in 1999) ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Slam Dunk Skylab Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Sky Writer Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Brothers brand, #BP-A020-1. 16 #UP6008. shots, 37 seconds. Cat brand, #BC-696. 21 shots, 21 A pack of 4 rockets that give color seconds. See “All Star Action” for a description of breaks of red or green peony stars. (Last Seven rows of 3 tubes, each row of 3 this. (Last tested in 2004) tested in 2003) goes off simultaneously, the middle one straight up and the outer two at angles. Small Bee (no wing) Each of the 3 shots is the same effect, Skyline Fountain Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, such as white comets with red heads, or Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. #K4403. 3 seconds. Black Cat brand, #BC-268. 103 sec- Junk. Many are complete duds; those white comets that end in silver fish, or onds. crackling comets with bright gold that do work go all directions. (Last A highly collectible piece, consisting of tested in 1995) heads, or red stars that open into white 10 tubes of different lengths bundled whirlwinds, and finally just crackling together. It looks very much like a comets. Very nice. (Last tested in 2000) downtown cluster of skyscrapers. Brilliant thinking on the part of whoev- er designs packaging for Black Cat. Red,

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 242 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Small Bee (with wing) eyes and mouth stars. This is a sure-fire the purple color. It put out a large vol- Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, crowd pleaser. You’ll want to fire a ume of smoke which was deep, rich #K4403N. 4 seconds. whole bunch of these at once, since fir- purple, really beautiful. Great colors in Kids will like them. Spins up and flies ing only one might result in it breaking these. Burn time right around 2 min- away with green flame and buzzing at an angle which does not make it obvi- utes each. (Last tested in 2000) sound. Kid stuff. (Last tested in 1996) ous that it is a “happy face.” (Last tested in 2006) Smoke Fountains Small Bees Smoke. Great Grizzly brand, Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, #GG0234. 92 seconds. #K4403. 5 seconds. Four to the package: green, white, blue 6, 10, 12 and 16-shot sizes. Sounds like and yellow. Huge clouds of smoke for a “Vooop! Vooop! Vooop!” Kind of fun, minute and a half. Deep, rich colors. because you don’t know which direction (Last tested in 1998) they will go. Neat sound effect. (Last tested in 1995) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Smoke. Black Cat brand, #BC-714. Small Display Shells, 2-inch web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 35 seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Reloadable Shell Kit. West Lake Each smoke ball is decorated like an please visit FireworksCatalog.com. brand, #L742. eyeball. Maybe a good one for Decent shells, with pastel-colored stars Fireworks Dealers of the USA Halloween. In the package are one each and long-lasting white stars. (Last test- of blue, yellow, green, red, orange and ed in 1996) This is an e-book that you can buy white smoke balls. It’s actually kind of and download from my web site. fun in a morbid way. Put two of them on It lists 833 fireworks deal- Small Festival Balls ers throughout the the ground, about as far apart as eyes Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red United States. It also typically are, and it will look like a pair Lantern brand, #005719. 19 shots, covers the various of eyeballs on the ground with colored 12 seconds. state-by-state laws, smoke coming from them. (Last tested Very nice breaks of red and green. buying and in 2004) Consistent height and symmetry. (Last shipping, tested in 1995) wholesale and retail, permits and licenses Smoke Grenade and more. You can print Smoke. Horse brand, #T8571. 33 Small Festival Balls, 1.75-inch it on your printer (54 seconds. Reloadable Shell Kit. Red Lantern pages) or just read it on Your average garden variety run-of-the- brand, #0008. your screen. mill plain ol’ smoke grenade. White Two each of red, white and blue. The smoke. (Last tested in 1995) first reloadable shell kit. Now overshad- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! owed by other kits in performance, but Smoke Grenade still available. Glittering Redlight, FireworksLand.com Smoke. Mantsuna brand. 35 sec- Whirling Snow, and Rising Blue Waves. onds. (Last tested in 1995) Smoke Balls Mantsuna (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Made in Smoke. World Class Fireworks Thailand. White smoke. (Last tested in Small Festival Balls, 1.75-inch brand, #MWC0057. 13 seconds. 1995) Reloadable Shell Kit. Temple of A nice box with shrink-wrapped cello- Heaven brand, #N1000. phane to keep the smoke balls dry. The Smoke Grenade White Chrysanthemum, Multi-colour box contains 12 smoke balls - a mixture Smoke. Brothers brand, #BP7054. Chrysanthemum, Green of blue, green, orange, yellow and white 49 seconds. Chrysanthemum, Yellow smoke balls. Each one puts out smoke 2 pieces to the bag. Puts out a steady Chrysanthemum, Blue of that color for 12 to 15 seconds. (Last stream of white smoke for 49 seconds. Chrysanthemum, and Red tested in 2005) (Last tested in 1999) Chrysanthemum. (Last tested in 1998) Smoke Chimney Smoke Jumpers Smiling From Ear to Ear Smoke. Starr brand. 120 seconds. Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly Skyrocket. World Class Fireworks There are two types of packaging, a solid brand, #GG0267. brand. paper canister about the same size and Six shells and one tube. These are 1.75- Highly unusual and unique rocket, shape as “Little Red Lightning Bugs,” inch canister shells, very similar to which produces a break in the air which and a larger package which is a paper those in the Sky Tigers kit, and each one is a ring shell (circle of stars) plus two cylinder with a hole in the top, and gives a parachute in addition to the reg- stars in the center for eyes, and four there is a smaller plastic canister inside, ular effects. Includes two each of: Silver stars below that in the shape of a smile. with its fuse sticking up through the Wave with Crackling; Red Color; and The result is a “happy face” in the sky. hole in the outer paper cylinder. The Green Color. The Silver Wave with The ring of stars has about 14 stars in it, one we got was the solid paper one, in Crackling one was my favorite, because and they are a different color from the of the rich crackling sounds coming Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 243 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com from an object which seemed to hang these do seem to have lots of stars or Crackling Golden Palms, Pure Party and there in the sky. The red and green flare effects in each break. (Last tested in Machine Gun Shell. Large breaks at ones even illuminate the parachute so 2005) high altitude turn into crackling tips. that you can see it. Adding a few of these Hard to photograph because it is not parachute shells to your show will real- Smoker’s Snow Pills bright. (Last tested in 1996) ly make it a memorable display. (Last Joke or Trick Item. brand. tested in 1999) Says “Raucherschnee” on the package. Smoking Missile Supposed to form “snow” when put on Smoke. Black Cat brand, #BC-708. Smoke Monster cigarette. I have never been able to get 37 seconds. Smoke. Starr brand. 60 seconds. them to work. (Last tested in 1995) Has plastic fins like a regular missile. The smoke cartridge to end all smoke You light it at the bottom, like a missile. cartridges. It’s a metal canister 3.5 inch- Smoking Crackers Puts out white smoke and a “blowing” es long and 3 inches in diameter, and it Smoke. Horse brand, #T8508. 11 sound that makes you think it is getting weighs close to 2 pounds before firing. seconds. ready to take off, but it doesn’t, it just You lay the canister down on its side - Practical joke; looks like firecrackers; smokes. (Last tested in 1999) not standing on end, because smoke everyone will plug their ears. Each comes out of holes at both ends. The cracker puts out a tiny amount of yellow Smoking Oregon Rainbow canister spews out massive quantities of Candle either red, green or yellow smoke, Smoke. Tai Chung brand. 57 sec- depending on the color of the canister This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z onds. itself. The smoke continues for a good Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Good yellow, to white, to light blue 60 seconds. After it’s done, don’t touch web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are smoke. A smoke item you can wave it for another 10 minutes while the not in this file. To buy a membership in it, around! Starts with yellow (Last tested metal cools down. If you want a really please visit FireworksCatalog.com. in 1998) big smoke-out, light one of each color, Black Cat T-shirt about 50 feet apart. (Last tested in 1998) Snake Eyes The famous Ground Spinner. Brothers brand, Black Cat logo #BP7094. 11 seconds. Smoke Pot on quality Smoke. Phantom brand, #P-017. 20 A clever package design; it’s a giant die shirts seconds. as if you were going to roll the dice and First a flame, then comes the white play a game. They are sold singly but I smoke. (Last tested in 1995) think it would be fun to buy 2 and see which numbers end on top. It starts by Smoke Rocket, 2-color spinning around horizontally with a Smoke. brand, #TF1248. 55 sec- whistle and silver sparks. Then a second onds. silver whistle makes it spin again. Then Deep, rich color smoke, changing color a sudden jet of gold sparks makes it hop midway through (from red to yellow). 7 sizes! around as if someone was shaking a (Last tested in 1995) Order at giant cup of dice. It could land on any my web site. side up. This one is fine for daytime use, since the sparks are insignificant and Smoke Spreader Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Parachute. brand. the main feature is the package design Parachute with tiny smoke canister. FireworksLand.com and motion. In fact, it would actually be Excellent for daytime. Yellow smoke better in the daylight, so you can see the trail in the air. (Last tested in 1995) or bluish-white smoke. (Last tested in motion and what number ends up on 1995) top at the end. (Last tested in 2003) Smoke-N-Mirrors (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Smoking Fountains only - not shown on “The Best of #BP-A036. Smoke. Phantom brand, #P-045A. PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) The manufacturer claims this is a newly 28 seconds. developed technique for shell manufac- Rich colors emanate from this base Snake Pit turing. There are 18 cylindrical shells in fountain-shaped smoke item. Each one Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon this kit, rather attractively packaged in puts out either red, yellow, blue or brand, #Y23-140. 19 shots, 43 sec- silver paper. They are all single-break green smoke. (Last tested in 1995) onds. shells and they all seem to have large A series of crackling comets shot amounts of stars in them. The effects Smoking Gun straight up and nothing more. But the are the standard chrysanthemums, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great comets are rich and full with lots of peonies, willows, and crackle flowers Grizzly brand, #GG0190. 19 shots, crackle, and the cake goes on pretty that are typical of these shells. I don’t 18 seconds. long. (Last tested in 2000) see a huge difference between these and Yet another re-labeling of item also sold other quality shells on the market, but as Coconut Grove Song, also known as

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 244 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Snap Dragons Snow Flake Snowman Fountain Toy Trick Noisemaker. Fireworks Base Fountain. Horse brand, Base Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand, over America brand, #MAF1700. #T1526. 3 seconds. #DE1048. 27 seconds. Snappers in a bag of 50 in the box. Very bright white sparks. Often sold in Unusual shape makes it somewhat col- Throw them on the ground individually assortment with Palm Tree. Very tiny lectible for later years. Starts with a nice or in groups. (Last tested in 2000) fountains, which put out a very small silvery-blue spray, then changes to sil- amount of sparks. (Last tested in 1995) ver flashing sparks, and ends with a very Snap-Crackle-Pop! good amount of crackle. I liked this one. Base Fountain. Great Grizzly brand, (Last tested in 2004) #GG0648. 18 seconds. White flitter spray, changing to crackle Soaring Rocs Rocket spray - those big giant crackles that are Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, neat to look at as well as hear - but the #T0075. fountain is small and does not last long This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Loud whistle as it flies up. Pretty shock- enough. (Last tested in 2002) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ing. (Last tested in 1999) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Sniper not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Sodom and Gomorrah Skyrocket. Brothers brand, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Mega #BP1199. Ton brand, #TM-2428. 12 shots, 40 Whistling rocket which ends in about 3 PYROvideo #5 seconds. DVD or VHS regular firecracker reports. (Last tested All shots produce double breaks. The in 2001) first shot gives a big green peony break Two hours of firewoks and a big red chrysanthemum break. fun! Learn how to The next shot gives a bright white Snow build a horizontal Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, wheel, ways to use a chrysanthemum break which disap- #T0110. roll of 16,000 fire- pears quickly, and a very nice gold 36 inch stick. Slightly glittering comet, crackers, a way to chrysanthemum break with short gold ending in break of white stars. (Last fuse rockets together, trails. The next shot gives a break which tested in 1995) a roman candle bar- is a mix of blue peony stars and gold rage, three separate chrysanthemum stars, and a break fireworks shows, a Snow and Red Plum stroll through which is a mix of green peony stars and Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, Boomland, crackle. The next shot gives a silver #T0003. and 90 chrysanthemum break, and a break Inconsistent performer, but at its best, new fireworks. which is a mix of red peony stars and its a real beauty. Cheap, too. Red and crackle. The next shot gives a green white sparks are ejected. Tested again in Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! chrysanthemum break, and a blue 2005. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on FireworksLand.com chrysanthemum break with gold trails. PYROvideo #8) The next shot gives a red peony break Snow Flower and a blue peony break. The next shot Snow Blizzard Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, gives a red peony break and a beautiful Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. #0531. 31 seconds. silver glitter break which seems to have Shogun brand, #SF824. 78 seconds. So tall, it’s almost an aerial item. two sizes of silver stars in it. The next Starts with a very tall spray of silver flit- Spinning white glitter comets. Quiet shot gives a mixed color peony break ter sparks, then a spray of dancing silver silver comets with bright white heads - and a crackle break. The next shot gives sparks, then a spray of big silver crack- in fact, an amazing amount of these a mixed color peony break and a crack- le, then a spray of dancing gold sparks, comets considering the item’s smallish le break. The next shot gives a gold then a spray of big gold crackle, then a size! Sudden, intense barrage of small chrysanthemum break and a break spray of dancing gold sparks, then a white comets, with one flying spinner at which is a mixture of silver glitter and spray of big silver crackle. Lots of stuff the end. (Last tested in 1997) crackle. The next shot gives a blue in this one. (Last tested in 2003) peony break and a crackle break. The (Shown on PYROvideo #8) Snow White and the Seven final shot gives a blue peony break and a Dwarfs red chrysanthemum break. (Last tested Snow Dragon Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Tiger in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Head brand, #T1069. 6 seconds. #HH1001. 7 shots, 12 seconds. Big spray of color and flashing white Soiree Bright white spray. One tipped over, so sparks, but it was all over so fast, we Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse use within a concrete block. (Last tested think we got a bad specimen of this one. brand, #T2503. 7 shots, 9 seconds. in 1995) (Last tested in 1999) Bright color breaks of red and green; soft breaks, no beginning or ending. Beautiful label. (Last tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 245 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Soiree Acrobatics would be best for you to glue it down to crackle. Essentially unchanged in 2003. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Long a board or at least a heavy piece of card- (Last tested in 2003) March brand, #L966. 19 shots, 37 board, before using it. (Last tested in seconds. 2004) Solar Thunder Crackling fountain, then wide-swinging Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great whirlwinds with blue centers. I like this Solar Flare #3 Grizzly brand, #GG0214. 9 shots, 7 one. (Last tested in 1995) Cone Fountain. Black Cat brand, seconds. #BC-288. 22 seconds. Intense crackling gold comets, almost Solar Assignment A spray of silver sparks with a soft crack- all at once. Useful to punctuate your Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda ling sound. (Last tested in 1995) show with crackle. (Last tested in 1998) brand, #P5227. 10 shots, 26 sec- onds. Solar Wave #3 Big breaks of red and blue peony stars Cone Fountain. Black Cat brand, that also give off clusters of crackle. I #BC-288. 27 seconds. liked this one for the size of the breaks An attractive spray of gold flitter sparks. and the crackle clusters. Of the 12 or so (Last tested in 2003) Winda brand cakes I tested in early This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 2002, this one was the one I liked best. Solar Wind Tested again in 2004 and the perfor- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Wheel. Black Cat brand, #BCSF-801. mance is the same. (Last tested in 2004) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 84 seconds. (Shown on PYROvideo #5) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Part of the Spectrum Force series. Futuristic-looking device with 6 drivers Solar Cyclone Glow-in-the-dark Shirt in 2 groups of 3. Starts with a red flame Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No and a gold spray, then changes to a brief The aliens brand, #WP-007. 19 shots, 28 sec- have silver spray, then to a green flame. Then onds. landed, another brief silver spray and then it No brand or item number on label. and changes to an orange flame. Then Green pearls end in white whirlwinds, they another brief silver spray and then it rich and fluffy ones with lots of stars. want changes to a red flame. Then another (Last tested in 1999) fireworks, of course. brief silver spray and then it changes to a green flame. Then another brief silver Solar Explosion spray and then it changes to a red flame. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Interesting and long-lasting, but Phantom brand, #G-227A. 19 shots, The where’s the blue flame? That would 13 seconds. aliens have made it a little better. (Last tested Superb breaks of red and green. All at on this in 2004) roughly the same altitude. (Last tested shirt glow in 1995) in the dark! Solid Gold Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Base Fountain. Great Grizzly brand. Solar Flare FireworksLand.com A box fountain in the same size and Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro shape as Golden Flowers. The unit I got King brand, #PYK631. 14 shots, 65 apparently travelled too much and had seconds. gotten jostled around - it sprayed for a A giant birthday-cake shaped piece. The Solar Ice second or two, then went out. I can only first shot is a huge gold willow break, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red guess that it’s the same fountain as the and the tips of it turn into red stars after Rhino brand. 10 shots, 32 seconds. Golden Flowers box fountain. (Last test- a second or two. The short delay before Every shot appears to give 3 breaks, a ed in 1998) the stars light up in red is interesting. main break which is a peony of blue, The next shot is the same thing, except red, silver and green stars mixed togeth- the tips light up in green after a short er, then 2 smaller secondary breaks Song Display Shell delay. The next shot is a huge gold wil- which also have a mixture of color Single-tube Aerial. Black Cat brand, #BC-628. low break which sparkles with soft sil- peony stars. Very interesting! (Last test- Shoots up a whistling silver comet in ver lights as it spreads out (similar to ed in 2004) the air, which ends in a couple of fire- the “kamuro” effect in professional fire- crackers. (Last tested in 1999) works). These 3 shots alternate with Solar Striker each other for the rest of the cake, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. except the last 2 shots are fired at the Maverick brand, #SM0630. 16 Sonic Blast shots, 28 seconds. same time, and they are both the same Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Each shot goes up with some crackle, Bird brand, #FB211. 25 shots, 30 as the very first shot. Slow pace then bursts open into a break of crack- seconds. throughout seems OK because the le. No colors, that I could see, just Each shot goes up as a white comet, breaks last a while in the air. This cake crackle. Perfect if all you want is just then it spins with a short whistle, and is very large and relatively light. It

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 246 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com goes off into a small cluster of red and the next 5 are red pearls that go up and by tubes of different lengths. It doesn’t green stars. (Last tested in 2000) end in very loud titanium reports, with quite work like they wanted, but you get a splatter of white sparks in addition to at least 4 or 5 differently-pitched whis- Sonic Boom the bang. Another pause, and the next 5 tles, so you get the idea. If it had been Skyrocket. brand. shots are silver comets that go up and constructed a little more carefully Takes off whistling, to a thunderous end in the same loud titanium reports, maybe it would have worked like they overloaded report. Unstable. (Last test- only somehow they got 8 reports out of intended. (Last tested in 1999) ed in 1995) those 5 shots, at least in the one I fired. A couple of those 8 are flash reports Soundster Flower Sonic Jacks without titanium. Another pause and Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, Fountain/spinner combination. then the final group of 5 shots are white #K4403. Horse brand, #T1071. 14 seconds. pearls that go up and end in loud High dud rate. Similar to the Small Bee Brilliant colors; nice blue flame; amus- without wings, but slightly larger. Zips ing whistles; ground spinners of red and up with a green flame and an audible green comet out one at a time. Cool. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z squeak. 24 per box. Unfortunately, these First tested this in 1995, and it lasted 24 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new are very inconsistent, with a high dud seconds. Tested it again in 2003, and it web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are rate. Flimsy quickmatch fuse is the not in this file. To buy a membership in it, problem here. (Last tested in 1996) lasted only 14 seconds. Dramatic please visit FireworksCatalog.com. decline in quality is disheartening. This was a really fun item when it was made PYROvideo #6 South Pearls well. (Last tested in 2003) DVD Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2368. 19 shots, 54 seconds. Sonic Space Chopper This DVD is 2 hours Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super of company demos, It’s kind of hard to pin this down - it’s Blast brand, #SB-16. 16 shots, 18 including Brothers, not really a whirlwind effect, or a tour- seconds. Cannon, Dragon billion (flying spinner). But the projec- Bright red and green pearls go up, but Eggs, Fire Hawk, tiles that are shot out of it do spin and most do nothing. A few break into gold Flower King, Hale, emit silver sparks as they are flying up sparks with crackle. No, thanks. (Last Black Cat, Mega Ton and some of them spin off in other tested in 1996) and Red Rhino directions. They are shot two at a time, brands. A total of 140 new fireworks one red and one green. The sparks com- Sound King are shown, ing out of both are silver. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. as well as 1999) Brothers brand, #BP2025. 25 shots, 5 finales. 39 seconds. Southern Pride, No. 300 Alternating red, green or blue pearls go Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Single-tube Aerial. Texas Outlaw up and break open into good, full breaks brand. of the same color. Along with each FireworksLand.com Label says, “Red Peony w/Red Glittering break is an unusual sound, not exactly w/Flying Fish.” Nice white comet tail on reports, not exactly crackle, but rather reports - I counted 8 in that group, the way up to a red burst that breaks in like the sound of a Geiger counter. Very some flash reports and some titanium one direction. (Last tested in 2000) good color and good timing between reports. This item is classified as 1.3G shots. This is not the same as the 1.3G fireworks in the United States and can- Southern Storm “Sound King” cake also made by not be sold to the public in the U.S. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai Brothers. (Last tested in 1998) without the buyer having the proper brand, #WB2017. 25 shots, 31 sec- ATFE paperwork. (Last tested in 2004) onds. Sound King (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Starts with two dazzling, bright white Display Firework (1.3G). Brothers comets shot up at the same time, then two comets with red heads and white brand, #BP2825A. 36 seconds. Sound of City This is not the same item as the 1.4G Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. tails also shot simultaneously. Then a “Sound King” from Brothers. This one Horse brand, #T1064. 22 seconds. long series of crackling comets, with a has a plain brown label. The outside of Two competing whistles, guaranteed to lot of loud crackle on each one. It’s real- the case of 12 of this item says, scare dogs and cats away. Piercingly ly a lot of crackle. Then the last 5 shots “Assorted Strobing Thunder King” on loud. (Last tested in 1995) are green pearls which become white it, but the individual cakes are named whirlwinds. (Last tested in 1999) “Sound King.” The shots in this cake Sound of Music are fired in groups of 5 at almost the Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Sovereign same time, just a split second apart. The Horse brand, #T1010. 7 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. first 5 are screaming silver comets. If you like whistling fountains, try this Brothers brand, #BP-A021-3. 16 After a pause, the next 5 are crackling one. It is intended to produce a series of shots, 43 seconds. comets that go up and end in loud whistles at different pitches, produced See description under “Brothers breaks of crackle. After another pause, Choice.” (Last tested in 2004)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 247 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Space Attack shape, and they end in green and white thick trail of silver sparks, then ends Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai peony breaks. Then 3 strobing white with either a cluster of crackle or color brand, #WG004. 10 shots, 22 sec- shots are fired in a fan, and they end in stars with a couple of reports. onds. mixed blue and white peony breaks. Outstanding. (Last tested in 2000) Crackling comets, followed by color Then 4 red shots are fired in a fan, and pearls with comet tails, and two whirl- they end in mixed breaks of red and Space Flare wind shots. (Last tested in 1996) strobing silver stars. Then 5 white Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. comets are fired in a fan, and they and Great Grizzly brand, #GG0260. 20 Space Attack in they end in white peony breaks that seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black change into crackle. (Last tested in Pack of 3. Each one has two whistle Cat brand, #BC-6154. 28 shots, 56 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) tubes and one main tube. Silver spray seconds. changing to crackle spray. (Last tested Each shot is basically a crackling silver Space Fantasy in 1999) comet with a sizzling sound on the way Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. up, that turns into a red or green spin- Glorious brand, #GCM026. 16 shots, Space Fleet ning star briefly at the top, before burn- 37 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda ing out. Some shots do not turn into A series of single-color breaks, each brand, #P5051. 16 shots, 36 sec- the spinning star, they are just the with a very short comet tail of sparks. onds. crackling comet only. The cake pro- Alternates between shots that go up red duces a virtually continuous sizzling and break into red flying fish with some sound in the air. (Last tested in 2005) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z blue stars mixed in, and shots that go Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are up green and break into green flying Space Banger not in this file. To buy a membership in it, fish with some crackle mixed in. Some Flying Spinner. Fireworks over please visit FireworksCatalog.com. flying fish burn a long time, possibly to America brand, #FOA1266. 14 sec- the ground. Excellent colors here. (Last onds. Fireworks videos • DVDs tested in 2000) The one we got flew up about 6 feet and Buyer’s Guides • Links Fireworks T-shirts then exploded. A lot better than 2 years Space Flyer ago, it flies up and ends in a firecracker. Free articles and Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, (Last tested in 2000) more! #W524. 8 seconds. Some are red, some green. Spins on Space Cadets ground first, then takes off. Bright col- Skyrocket. Brothers brand, ors. Neat item. (Last tested in 1995) #BP1202. Each of the four rockets in this pack has Space Intercepter two shells on it. Double break rockets Skyrocket. Vulcan brand, #R620W. are not new (Big Top rocket also has 2 Superb large rocket which flies up a breaks in each rocket), but these are long way with a comet tail and ends in a actual shells on the rocket. Silver huge burst of color stars with white Palm/Golden Palm, Golden comet tails and some crackle mixed in Palm/Reports, Red Palm/Green Palm, too. Outstanding. “Interceptor” would and Blue Palm/Red Palm. The effects Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! have been the correct spelling, but so are a little small, but the shells on the FireworksLand.com what. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on rockets are small. Considering their PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of small size they are actually pretty good PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) performers. (Last tested in 2002) The breaks are either red, green or blue, and they break loudly, with good color. Space Invader Space Explorer The show is not rushed - timing aver- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Space ages over 2 seconds between shots. The Winda brand, #P3031. 124 seconds. Age brand. 36 shots, 26 seconds. blue breaks are a bit thin and asymmet- White flitter spray with silver balls, then Mixture of crackling comets with red rical, but otherwise it’s a pretty darn a silver whistle, then a red and white and green pearls. Not as much crackle impressive repeater. Introduced in 1998 spray, then another whistle, then a red, as in Artillery Barrage, but otherwise and still pretty good in 2003, but not green and white spray, then another very similar. (Last tested in 1996) really breaking as hard any more. (Last whistle, then a mixed white and crackle tested in 1998) spray. (Last tested in 2000) Space Express Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Space Fighter Space Invader Glorious brand, #GPH3068. 15 Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, shots, 16 seconds. #BP5029. #W611. 15 seconds. Shoots a strobing red pearl up, which Superb flying spinner, one of the best to Looks like a spinner, but it really only ends in a red peony break. Then 2 green come out in a while. Flies up with a wobbles. Shoots silver sparks from the shots are fired at the same time in a V top, then whistles from the top, then

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 248 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com three side jets shoot sparks and three Space Raider causes the whole thing to drive around whistles! (Last tested in 1996) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great in a circle again, but this time in the Grizzly brand, #GG0310. 25 shots, opposite direction (clockwise). Then it Space Investigator 34 seconds. stops again and emits silver crackle at Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. A nice display with silver comets going an upward angle, and then from the Winda brand, #P3033. 124 seconds. up and breaking into single-color chrys- tube in the center of the top, it gives a Big spray, with white balls and white anthemum breaks, alternating between rich crackle spray straight up. (Last flitter, then adding some red spray, then red, blue and green breaks. Seems to be tested in 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo a very loud whistle, then a tall gold fast paced while it’s going, but it lasts a #3 VHS tape only - not shown on “The spray, then a big white flitter spray, then pretty fair length of time. No sound Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) another whistle, then a red and white effects, just nice white comets breaking spray, then a crackle and white spray, into color chrysanthemums. As usual, Space Rider then another whistle, then a very nice the blue stars are dimmer than the red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda gold flitter spray, then white spray with and green ones, but that seems to be a brand, #P5047. 12 shots, 16 sec- crackle. (Last tested in 2000) perennial problem with all fireworks. onds. (Last tested in 1999) Each shot is a bright blue pearl that Space Matrix goes up and opens softly into a nice Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden cluster of red, green and blue stars. The Bear brand, #FX-A034. 16 shots, 30 colors are deep and rich. No sound seconds. effects, it’s rather quiet. But it’s excel- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Starts with large breaks of red peony Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new lent for mixed colors. (Last tested in stars with center pistils of a few green web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are 2001) chrysanthemum stars. Then it changes not in this file. To buy a membership in it, to green peony breaks with center pis- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Space Shuttle tils of white chrysanthemum stars. The Flying Spinner. West Lake brand, last four shots are fired almost all at Spellout #L009. 5 seconds. once for a good finale. (Last tested in T-shirt Zippy, fast, straight-up flight; ends with 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) a round circle of green stars. (Last test- This ed in 1995) Space Monkeys shirt Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. says, Space Travelers “Fireworks” Fireworks over America brand, Skyrocket. brand. spelled out #FOA2936. 10 shots, 13 seconds. in fireworks! Pretty loud whistle for their size, then a Alternates between red shots that go up See my web site single adequate report. (Last tested in and break into silver flying fish mixed for sizes and info. 1995) with crackle, and green shots that go up and break into silver flying fish. There Space Walk were a couple of flying whistles in there, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. too, but I can’t tell which shots they Black Cat brand, #BC-244. 75 sec- came from. Over quickly. (Last tested in onds. 2000) Ten tubes arranged in a triangle. Red Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! sparks, then green and red, then just Space Race 2009 FireworksLand.com gold, then green and red, then silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. slitter, then crackle, then a brief whis- Brothers brand, #BP4209. 4 shots, tle. Reminiscent of Triangle Whistling 14 seconds. Space Ranger Flower and others of the same con- It’s a fountain and aerial shot combina- Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, struction - in fact, it just might be the tion item, in the shape of an Apollo-era #BP7087. 49 seconds. same thing. (Last tested in 1998) rocket with 3 side missiles. Another This looks like a UFO landed in your backyard. You might expect aliens to outstanding package design which will Space Walk Fountain become highly collectible in future come peeking out. You will need to light this one on a flat, smooth surface such Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. years. It starts with a silver flitter foun- Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1006. 80 tain, then it shoots up a whistling rock- as concrete. It starts with a silver foun- seconds. et which has a red head and a silver tain that changes to a crackling foun- Brilliant red spray, then loud crackle comet tail. It flies up and ends in a cou- tain with red and green stars. Then spray, then a tall white spray, then a soft ple of reports. The pyro performance of from another tube comes a strong whis- lush white spray, then green “darting this item is not impressive enough to tle with a silver spray. This causes the sparks,” then loud crackle, then a tall recommend it, but the package design whole thing to drive around in a circle. white spray, then a soft lush white certainly is. Buy this for your collection. Then it stops and gives off a crackling spray, then a blue and gold spray, then (Last tested in 2001) spray at an upward angle. That ends and loud crackle, then multi-color spray, then another tube on the other side then loud crackle. Fast changes in color gives a strong silver whistle, and this

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 249 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com and effect keep the interest throughout. Spanish Night Sparkling Silver Light (Last tested in 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Base Fountain. Wu Tai Mountain Brothers brand, #BP2930. 19 shots, brand, #SX8063. Space War 62 seconds. On the one we got, the fuse lit but noth- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai Each shot goes up with a color head, ing else happened. (Last tested in 2000) brand. 19 shots, 19 seconds. then opens into a spinner which gives Here’s a terrific piece which sends up off some silver sparks, then whistles Sparkling Star crackling comets, each of which ends in very briefly, then opens up into a small Skyrocket. brand. a nice, large chrysanthemum burst of cluster of stars the same color as the Another sparkling comet, this one end- color. It alternates between red bursts, head that was going up. The shots alter- ing in an adequate break of green, white green bursts, blue bursts, yellow bursts nate between red, green and blue and red. (Last tested in 1995) and mixed color bursts. Nice one. (Last heads/clusters. (Last tested in 2001) tested in 1999) Sparkling Tree Sparking Wheel Sparkler. Flower Basket brand, Space Warrior Wheel. brand. #K9917. 38 seconds. Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, Non-pyrotechnic. Flints in it make 5 sparklers tied together. When you #K409. 32 seconds. sparks when you push the button. (Last light them, they split apart and burn Fantastic piece for the connoisseur of tested in 1995) separately, at the same time. A one-of-a- flying spinners. A whistle, then four kind item. (Last tested in 1995) medium-size planes take off (one at a This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z time), each with silver spray. One final Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Sparkling Tree whistle. A knockout. (Last tested in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Sparkler. Phantom brand, #M-030A. 1996) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 54 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. A gold sparkler surrounded by 4 shorter Spaceship Mountain gold sparklers tied together. You light Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. PYROvideo #7 the long one, and it burns for about 12 Fireworks over America brand, DVD to 14 seconds before reaching the tied- #MAF2902. 10 shots, 25 seconds. together bundle. At that point, the Mid-America. Thin multi-color breaks. Two hours of fireworks other 4 light and split apart, to form a Screamers plummet to Earth. Unusual fun! Learn how to cluster of sparklers, while the main cen- effect, each shot goes up and breaks into make “poor man’s tral sparkler continues to burn. All 5 a group of silver screamers that speed quick match,” how to make a volcano with burn until they are done. (Last tested in off more or less in the same direction, an empty cone, and 2000) either all to one side, or all down, etc. A the proper way to few color stars find their way into the decorate a Christmas Sparkling Wheel, 13-inch mixture too, but they are insignificant. tree. Watch five shows Wheel. Red Lantern brand. 178 sec- The main feature is the silver screamers and finales, and see onds. that break in groups. Interesting. (Last 117 new Green to blue to red flames, all with sil- tested in 2000) fireworks! ver sparks; multiple drivers. (Last tested in 1995) Spanish Galleon Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Sparkling Wheel, 27-inch Brothers brand, #BP2085. 25 shots, FireworksLand.com Display Firework (1.3G). Red 16 seconds. Lantern brand. 207 seconds. First shoots a row of 5 shots all at once Sparkler Diamond Wheel with twenty drivers. Many beau- in a fan shape, and they are strobing Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger tiful color changes; spiralling silver. purple pearls ending in good breaks of Head brand, #T2039. 61 shots, 25 Now in the 1.3G category, though. (Last blue and purple stars. Then a row of 5 seconds. tested in 1995) shots is shot in a fan shape, which are Glittering gold tails with white head, to aqua-green pearls ending in nice breaks very thin silver glitter breaks. (Last test- Sparkling Willow of sparkling green and blue stars. Then ed in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black a row of 5 is shot in a fan shape, which Cat brand, #BC-6108. 25 shots, 39 are blue pearls ending in blue peony Sparkling Pearls seconds. breaks. The next row of 5 is gold comets Roman Candle, single. Flower Every shot is a gold comet that gives off ending in gold willow breaks. Then the Basket brand, #K222A. 5 shots, 10 sparkling silver glitter on the way up, final row is strobing white stars going seconds. then breaks into a gold willow break up and ending in breaks of crackle. Ejects five colored spinners. You have that also gives off sparkling silver glitter Pretty nice display. (Last tested in 2004) no idea which way they’ll go. Kind of as the stars spread out. Each break has (Shown on PYROvideo #4) fun, though. (Last tested in 1995) 8 to 10 of these gold streams that give off the silver glitter. The last 3 or 4 shots are fired at once. No sound effects and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 250 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com no colors but still pretty. (Last tested in Spectacular Colors are secondary here, despite the 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. name. (Last tested in 1998) Glorious brand, #GPH3063. 30 Spartan Satellite shots, 22 seconds. Spectro Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, Shoots 3 shots in a fan shape, which are Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, #BP5025. 4 seconds. white comets. Also some blue stars and #BP7090. 40 seconds. Unusually shaped and designed piece. a little crackle mine stars are shot up at A cute robot whose design is reminis- They spin and fly up with silver sparks. the same time. These 3 shots end in cent of those seen in the B-movie In the box of 4, there are two types: one peony breaks, red for the outer 2 and thriller films of the 1950s. If you’re like type that ends in a report, and one that white for the center one. Then this me and a sucker for great package ends in a cluster of crackle. You get two same group of 3 is repeated five more design, you will want to pick up a cou- of each type in the box. (Last tested in times. (Last tested in 2004) ple extras for your collection. It starts 1999) by giving a silver whistle straight up Spectacular assorted rockets from the top of the head, and then Spazz Skyrocket. Peacock brand, #AP117. strobing green flames come from the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. A nice collection of 10 rockets from the robot’s eyes. Then, from his belly comes Brothers brand, #BP2195. 8 shots, Po Sing factory (Peacock brand). a spray of silver, representing a shield. 20 seconds. Then from his shoulders two more sil- The first shot goes up as a strobing red ver sprays come out, pointing up at an pearl that becomes a spinning silver This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z angle. Finally, both of the robot’s arms whirlwind on the way up, then ends in a Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new spin around while spraying red and good break of gold peony stars plus web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, green sparks. The kids will absolutely green glitter stars. Very nice. The next please visit FireworksCatalog.com. love this one. (Last tested in 2003) break is the same thing but it ends in a (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape silver chrysanthemum break which PyroTopia: Show of Shows only - not shown on “The Best of then ends in crackle flowers. These two PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) shots alternate with each other until The ultimate fireworks the end. I liked very much how the DVD: a unique and unforgettable jour- Spectrum shots change from red to silver spinner ney through music Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. on the way up, then break. Pretty and pyrotechnics. Glorious brand, #GCF043. 89 sec- sophisticated construction. (Last tested onds. in 2005) Mixture of white flitter sparks with a lit- 90 minutes of tle bit of green sparks. Then becomes a Special Select shells nonstop music mixture of white flitter with green and and fireworks! Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat red. Then becomes an all-crackle spray brand, #BC-602N. with one short silver whistle at the end. Three effects, with nice crackle. Shells (Last tested in 2004) were not individually named. (Last test- ed in 1996) Speed Ball Flying Spinner. brand. Special Troops Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Spins and quickly zips away in any Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. direction. Seems a little unsafe to me. Brothers brand, #BP2141. 21 shots, FireworksLand.com (Last tested in 2003) 56 seconds. Unusual triangular shape. I liked this Includes 2 Banshee rockets, 2 Astro Speed Set piece a lot. Each shot goes up with a Salutes, and 6 other large rockets. This Skyrocket. Brothers brand, loud shrieking whistle and either a red factory is known for producing rocket #BP1211. or green head, then as it reaches the engines that are strong and reliable, A package of four different rockets. top, it turns into a number of small carrying the rockets to a high altitude. “Super” has a silver comet on the way stars. You think that’s all the shot’s (Last tested in 1998) up, ending in some red glitter stars and going to do, then it breaks open with a silver spinners. The silver spinners end nice pop into a small but good break of Spectacular Colors in firecrackers. “Hyper” is the same green or red stars. Slow pacing is Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No thing, except the red stars are replaced entirely appropriate because each indi- brand, #GCM023. 20 shots, 34 sec- with green glitter. “Turbo” is a silver vidual shot commands attention on its onds. comet on the way up, ending in a nice own. This was one of those items where Label artwork is beautiful and likely to break of about 14 red stars, which give after it was done, several people shouted be collectible, though no brand is iden- off a little crackle in addition to the red. out, “What was that one, Bob?” in the tified on the label. Each shot goes up as “Terra” is the same as “Turbo,” except darkness. (Last tested in 1999) a brilliant red pearl, then breaks open the stars are green rather than red. All into either red or green stars, with in all a pretty nice display, for rockets. about 5 silver “swimming eels” that (Last tested in 2005) swim away quickly in all directions. Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 251 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Speedboat Spin City Super Spinner Pack goes out. (Last tested in 2002) (Shown Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, Flying Spinner. Black Cat brand, on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not #BC-328. 12 seconds. #BC-837. 7 seconds. shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 The jets on the back of the boat shoot This is a package of two different flying & 3”) silver whistles, which propel the boat spinners. One is “Blow Your Top” (BC- forward. There is a spinner set vertical- 835), which spins on the ground with a Spinning Ring ly on the back of the boat that shoots ring of gold flame at the bottom, then Ground Spinner. Black Cat brand. silver sparks, and a small fountain on the top portion of it explodes and a 6 pieces in the box. Spins briefly. OK. the front of the boat that shoots up small whistling missile flies up, also giv- (Last tested in 1999) some color sparks. If used on flat ing off some crackle. It’s quite a surprise ground, this item may not go forward if you expect it to be a ground spinner Spinning Top since it has no wheels - it will probably only. The other spinner in the package Ground Spinner. Brothers brand, just spin around on one spot, or just sit is “Hypno Spinner” (BC-836), which #BP6029. 27 seconds. still. Try this one on water. (Last tested spins on the ground, with a ring of gold Starts with a bright red flame in the in 2000) flame at the bottom, a ring of red flame center, which changes to a green flame, in the middle, and a flower-shaped ring while the tubes in the bottom part Speedway Racer ignite and send out silver sparks, and Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z cause the device to start spinning on the #BC-318. 10 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new ground. The center flame changes to a Shaped rather like an Indy-style racing web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are beautiful blue, while the device still car, with nice plastic wheels. This is not in this file. To buy a membership in it, spins and sends out silver sparks in a actually the same item in this brand please visit FireworksCatalog.com. pretty good diameter circle. Then the previously called “Indy Car,” with the center flame changes back to green same item number, but different art- Are you a Hard before the device stops spinning and work on it. (Last tested in 1999) Core goes out. Really a great spinner. (Last Pyro? tested in 2002) (Shown on PYROvideo Spellbinder #3 VHS tape only - not shown on “The Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. This shirt Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) Phantom brand, #G-273. 19 shots, is available in 9 sizes, 20 seconds. Spinning Wheel, 12-inch Light, thin crackling sound effect, with including 3 child sizes! Saxon. Red Lantern brand, #0542. thin breaks of red, gold and green; and 25 seconds. glitter. (Last tested in 1995) High quality Stops and starts again, with beautiful Hanes concentric color “neon” rings in red, Beefy-T Spider Web #100 blue, green and gold. Nice to look at. (A Single-tube Aerial. United brand. “saxon” is a type of wheel that is shaped United, Dayton, OH. Produces a large like a stick or tube, rather than a round burst with numerous gold charcoal-tail wheel, and shoots out sparks from one spider legs. Not bright, but impressive or both ends, causing it to spin around size and power. (Last tested in 1996) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! the center.) (Last tested in 1995) FireworksLand.com Spiderweb, Gold to Purple, Spinning Wheel, 18-inch #200 of green flame in the center of the top. Saxon. Red Lantern brand, #0544. Single-tube Aerial. Dapkus brand. It is really pretty. Overall this is a 27 seconds. Looks like a pro-level shell. Purple unique and interesting pack of spinners. Saxon type. Long stick spins around, stars, each with a gold comet tail. A big (Last tested in 2005) creating bright rings of red, blue, gold break of gold trails, changing to reddish and green. Nice. (A “saxon” is a type of purple stars. (Last tested in 2000) Spinnin’ Jimmy wheel that is shaped like a stick or tube, Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, rather than a round wheel, and shoots Spiderweb, Silver to Ruby, #BP5031. 57 seconds. out sparks from one or both ends, caus- #200 A unique device which you hang up ing it to spin around the center.) (Last Single-tube Aerial. Dapkus brand. using the included string. You light the tested in 1995) Beautiful break of red stars, each with fuse at the bottom, and first a small fluffy silver tails - terrific. Big silver fountain of red flame and silver sparks Spinning Wonder chrysanthemum break turning into shoots straight down. The red flame Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black bright red stars. Nice. (Last tested in then changes to blue. Then, the device Cat brand, #BC-6134. 8 shots, 22 2000) slowly starts to spin and open up a little, seconds. and two silver showers of sparks come Each shot is a spinning, spiraling silver out of tubes as it spins. These change to comet on the way up, ending in a pretty green flames as it continues to spin. nice break of green glitter stars. (Last Finally they change to red before it all tested in 2005)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 252 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Spirit Fountain different labels. Many color changes. Splendor of the Sun Base Fountain. Beihai brand, (Last tested in 1996) Skyrocket. Brothers brand, #WB4009. 29 seconds. #BP1022. Beautiful showers of gold flitter sparks, Splendid Scenery A vinyl bag with six rockets in it, with then adding bright white flashes and Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower three different labels, all named white flitter. Very nice fountains, tall King brand, #FK158. 158 shots, 20 “Splendor of the Sun.” Two rockets have sprays, lots of sparks and colors. Some seconds. blue labels, two red and two green. even whistle twice. (Last tested in 1999) A very fast z-pattern which sweeps back These fly very smoothly and have nice and forth across the sky, as if someone amounts of color and/or crackle. (Last Spirit of ‘76 was waving the cake as it fires. The first tested in 2000) Hand-held Fountain. Longhorn few rows are red pearls, then there are brand. 45 seconds. some green glitter pearls, then some Splitting Comet California candle-type fountain. Gold blue peony pearls. Then it changes to Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black and silver spray. (Last tested in 1995) Cat brand, #BC-6055. 32 seconds. Each shot is a silver comet which also This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z crackles on the way up, then breaks into Spirit of ’76, #100 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Single-tube Aerial. Old Glory brand. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are silver flying fish plus some small device A giant green break. Also very impres- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, which whistles briefly. (Last tested in sive. (Last tested in 1996) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 2002)

Spirit of America PYROvideo #8 Splitting Gold Comet with Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand. 25 DVD Crackling Tail, #100 seconds. Single-tube Aerial. American Abundant gold sparks, getting stronger Two hours of fireworks Thunder brand. as it goes along. (Last tested in 1995) fun! See how to set up American Thunder brand. Crackle on your own self-firing the way up. Tries to be a crossette fireworks show, so (comet that splits). Adequate. (Last test- Spirit of Missouri that all you have to do Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. is light one fuse, sit ed in 1996) Brothers brand, #BP2024. 16 shots, back and enjoy the 39 seconds. show! See three other Splitting Planets Achieves high altitude for such a small fireworks shows, and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star cake. This one alternates between two watch 65 new fire- brand. 22 seconds. types of shots. One is a crackling gold works for A crossette cake. Every shot is a bright comet, and the other is a red pearl with 2005 and white pearl on the way up, which splits 2006! a silver comet trail, which opens up into in the air into 4 bright white pearls. a silver whirlwind with a few green stars (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on thrown in. Pretty impressive for such a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! PYROvideo #7) small, cheap piece. (Last tested in 1998) FireworksLand.com Spook Lights Spit Fire Base Fountain. Fireworks over Base Fountain. Great Grizzly brand. screaming shots, similar to a Saturn America brand, #MAF1902. 19 seconds. Missile Battery, but without the reports. Five in the box, one each of red, green, Flashing strobe light at the beginning, Then a couple rows of crackle comets, blue, gold and silver. Unacceptably short changing to good crackle at the end. then finally one row is fired rapidly, duration - only 5 seconds on average. (Last tested in 2002) which are silver comets that go up and Crackle is adequate, but colors are end in nice single-color peony breaks of washed out. Buy only in desperation. Spit Fire red, white and blue. Then another row (Last tested in 1996) Novelty Firework. Taiyo Kako is fired which are red or green pearls on brand. 8 seconds. the way up, breaking into red or green Spring Gold or Silver. Rolls around randomly crossette breaks. Pretty impressive, but Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. on ground, emitting sparks. (Last tested it’s all over quickly. (Last tested in 2005) Brothers brand, #BP2769-1. 16 in 1995) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) shots, 24 seconds. In an assortment tray with the other Splendid Flower Splendid Sky BP2769 items. This one shoots up 4 red Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Link Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Squirrel mines, 4 silver mines, 4 blue mines and Triad brand, #W426. 92 seconds. brand, #WN-219. 9 shots, 25 sec- 4 crackle mines. (Last tested in 1999) Many color changes in the long show. A onds. little bit of everything - red, green, sil- Crackling comets that go up and break ver, gold, crackle, whistle. Good foun- into beautiful mixed color chrysanthe- tain. Splendid pyrotechnics. This is the mum breaks of red, blue and green. “generic” version of a six-tube repeating Nice one. (Last tested in 2000) fountain that may be sold under a lot of

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 253 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Spring Bloom Spring Song label. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Roman Candle, single. Black Cat Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower PYROvideo #4) brand, #BCSF-504. 5 shots, 27 sec- Basket brand, #K7719C. 20 shots, onds. 20 seconds. Sputnik Helicopter Part of the “Spectrum Force” collection. A good repeater; shoots spinning pro- Flying Spinner. Black Cat brand, In this candle, each shot goes up and jectiles to breaks of red, white, blue and #BC-910. 6 seconds. ends in a silver whirlwind. (Last tested green. (Last tested in 1995) Here’s an outstanding one. Sputnik in 2004) Helicopter puts out silver sparks, then a Spring Storm green flame, and ends its flight with two Spring Butterflies, large Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Space small reports. A winner. (Last tested in Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, Age brand. 24 shots, 24 seconds. 1996) #W526A. 6 seconds. Good variety of: crackling comets, all- Exceptional design - will be a prime col- white comets, and blue breaks. (Last Squiggly Star lector’s item someday. Gold and silver tested in 1995) Fountain/spinner combination. spray. (Last tested in 1995) Brothers brand, #BP4215. 39 sec- Spring Thunder onds. Spring Butterflies, medium Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red It’s a unique item and I liked it a lot, and Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, Lantern brand, #0125. 7 shots, 13 I recommend it. This piece will float on #W526. 14 seconds. seconds. water and perform on water, and if you Beautiful design - you’ll want to save a Many low breaks - in fact, some flew use it on water it will make a beautiful few after firing. Good sparks and green only 5-6 feet up. (Last tested in 1995) display when you see the performance flame. (Last tested in 1995) combined with its reflection in the This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z water. And, it will move around in the Spring Butterflies, small Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new water a little. Or you can just put this Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are on the ground and light it, in which #W526B. 6 seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, case it will not move around, but it still please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Nice package design, though less elabo- looks pretty good. First you get a strob- rate than larger sizes. Red flame and sil- PyroTopia: Show of Shows ing light from the center. Then quickly ver spray. (Last tested in 1995) all 5 star points light up with a color The ultimate fireworks flame of blue, pointing their flames out Spring Flowers DVD: a unique and sideways in a star pattern, while the unforgettable jour- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Link ney through music strobe in the center continues. The blue Triad brand, #W415. 30 seconds. and pyrotechnics. flames at the star points then change to Overloaded somewhere in it - ours red flames, and then finally to green tipped over halfway through. Red and flames with a gold spray. The whole white sprays, a few reports. (Last tested 90 minutes of time, the strobing flame in the center of in 1995) nonstop music the piece continues. No sound effects, and fireworks! but it’s beautiful. (Last tested in 2003) Spring Fountain (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. only - not shown on “The Best of Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1040. 70 PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) seconds. Starts with gold flitter spray, then a sil- SS-27 Missile Launcher ver whistle, then a mixed spray of red, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, blue and green, then crackle spray, then #BC-349. 69 seconds. a silver whistle to end it. (Last tested in FireworksLand.com A large truck (over 13 inches long) car- 2004) rying a rocket that is 3 missiles com- Sprite Bomb bined. The rocket is laying flat on the Spring Melody Toy Trick Noisemaker. No brand. back of the truck. It starts with a silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. It’s a completely new kind of snapper. spray from the back end, then quickly Brothers brand, #BP2864. 49 shots, There is no paper wrapper. The snappers changes to a whistle which starts the 35 seconds. are packed individually in dents in a truck moving forward with a silver Shots go up as color pearls (either red, piece of plastic. They look sort of like spray. Then the truck stops and there is green, blue or yellow) and then open dried up peas. You throw it on the a pause, then from the front of the truck into a small break of that same color. ground, and you get a pretty good snap, there is a whistle and silver spray with Some of the shots at the end break into louder than the paper type snappers but some red sparks, that makes the truck multi-color breaks with small aerial not a whole lot louder. There is also a move back a little. Then from the top of whistles and nice snappy reports. A lot little puff of smoke given off. These are the truck starts a small silver fountain of action here. (Last tested in 2000) made in Taiwan but there is no brand or with a red flame at the base. The rocket manufacturer stated anywhere on the pops up into about a 45 degree angle, and 2 short silver fountains spray out

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 254 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com horizontally from both sides of the St. Helens Volcano, 12-inch Star Ball Contribution, small truck. Then there is another pause, Cone Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Flying Spinner. Red Lantern brand, then the back of the rocket puts out #O662-12. 23 seconds. #0906. 10 seconds. smoke for a little while. Then the front This cone fountain comes in two sizes, Brief spray, red flame, spins and takes of the rocket gives a silver crackle spray 10-inch and 12-inch. Both put out a tall off in the air, in green, then comes back straight up. That stops, and then the tip spray of silver sparks, with a large green down and spins more, in red. Nice per- of the rocket sends out a good silver flame at the top of the cone. Impressive formance. (Last tested in 1995) spray, at the same 45 degree the rocket package, especially the 12-inch size. is pointing. The silver spray includes Like a giant version of the 6-inch Conic Star Blaster red sparks mixed in. If you light this at cone discussed in PYRO #2. No sound Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand. night, the only part you won’t see is the effects, but ample spray of sparks, and 19 shots, 12 seconds. smoke part, but if you light this at twi- good green color. Lasted for 23 seconds Ascending red pearls open into thin light, you should be able to see the green breaks, with snappy reports. (Last smoke and the spark effects will still tested in 1995) appear bright. (Last tested in 2004) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Star Blazer SS-27 Missile Launcher not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Flying Spinner. Fireworks over Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. America brand, #FOA1265. 11 sec- #BC-349. 69 seconds. onds. A fairly amazing piece, which is shaped Black Cat T-shirt Pretty good helicopter with plastic like a missile on a long truck. It rolls The famous wings. Flies up with sparks and ends in forward with a silver whistle out the Black Cat logo a bang. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on back end, then rolls backward with col- on quality PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of ors and a silver whistle out the front shirts PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) end. Then it stops and a fountain starts from the top of the truck, which is a red Star Bright flame with a silver spray. Then that Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black stops and two silver fountains shoot out Cat brand, #BC-6036. 13 shots, 26 from opposite sides of the truck. The seconds. missile pops up a little bit, at a higher Crackling comets that end in breaks of angle than when it started. The missile crackle. (Last tested in 2001) emits smoke from the bottom of it, and then a crackle spray comes out of the 7 sizes! Star Candle Barrage, 40 shots Order at Roman Candle battery. Maverick middle of the missile. Finally, the top of my web site. the missile starts spraying a silver spray, brand, #MC034. 40 shots, 20 sec- which then turns into a mixture of sil- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! onds. Four 10-ball roman candles fused ver spray with red and blue sparks. A FireworksLand.com together, with a plastic base that you very impressive performance. (Last test- stick into the ground. Emits a series of ed in 2005) in 1998, but only 17 seconds in 2003. red, green and blue color pearls, just (Last tested in 2003) like you lit four 10-ball Magical Roman St. Elmo’s Fire Candles at the same time. No sound Box Fountain. Phantom brand, #H- effects. (Last tested in 1999) 034. 54 seconds. Star Ball Contribution, large Begins with a mixture of red sparks and Flying Spinner. Red Lantern brand, white flitter sparks, just the right bal- #0906A. 16 seconds. Star Candle Barrage, 70 shots ance between the two. Then it stops and How do they pack all of this in that Roman Candle battery. Maverick starts again, this time with a spray that thing? Amazing achievement. Spins on brand, #MC037. 70 shots, Seven 10-ball roman candles together, has blue stars against a soft gold back- ground in red, then flies up in green, with a plastic base that you stick into ground spray, and some flashing silver then spins on ground in red again. Used the ground. Emits a series of red, silver, sparks mixed into it. Then it changes to to eject a small red star at the end. green yellow and blue color pearls, just a spray of silver crackle for the ending. Starts with a small silver fountain, then like you lit ten 10-ball Magical Roman (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on starts spinning with a green flame, then Candles at the same time. No sound PYROvideo #5) it lifts up into the air with a green flame and silver spray, then drops back down effects. A little better than the 40-shot version. (Last tested in 1999) St. Helena Volcano, 10” to the ground with a red flame and spins Cone Fountain. Lightning Bolt brand, on the ground a couple more seconds #LB-F0662-10. 19 seconds. before stopping. (Last tested in 2000) Gives a green flame at the top of the (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The cone with a tall silver spray of sparks Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) above it. (Last tested in 2005)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 255 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Star Creation Star Light through, or a little later, it changes to Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Vulcan Roman Candle, single. Giraffe whistling shots ending in crackle, so brand, #SM1001. 9 shots, 13 sec- brand, #HG1104. 10 shots, 20 sec- you get a little variety. There is no color onds. onds. or any breaks, so it is essentially a glori- Crackling comets. Much faster and The green shots end in reports; the red fied “Saturn Missile” style cake. (Last more intense than most crackling ones in a tiny spinner. (Last tested in tested in 2005) comet cakes. (Last tested in 1997) 1995) Star Spangled Cannon Star Dust Star Light Reloadable Shell Kit. Black Cat Base Fountain. Bald Eagle brand, Roman Candle, single. Angel brand, brand, #MEBC590. #EA417. 20 seconds. #HC00310. 8 shots, 15 seconds. Cracking blue diamond (has comet), Powerful spray of gold and silver, about Both Red Lantern and Angel brand. red, white and blue (has comet), jumbo 6 to 7 feet high. Green sparks. (Last Very weak reports. (Last tested in 1995) gold chrysanthemum, silver palm (has tested in 1995) comet), dragon eggs (has comet), crack- Star Mine ling with dragon tails, red peony to blue Star Dust Mine. Maverick brand, #M77. 8 sec- chrysanthemum, crackling with blue Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. onds. stars, blue chrysanthemum with dragon Fireworks over America brand, Starts as a whistling silver fountain, tails, jumbo white chrysanthemum (2), #FOA1997. 111 seconds. then erupts into a single massive blast jumbo blue chrysanthemum. Bright silver ball spray, then red and Chrysanthemum is a shell effect with green spray, then red, green and soft sil- “fluffy” trails of sparks emanating from ver flitter, then red flitter, then bright This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z the center burst, with or without col- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new white spray, then more bright white ored heads. The shells in these kits are spray, then crackle added,then red, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, small replicas of the large shells used in green and crackle. (Last tested in 2000) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. public displays, and they work exactly the same way. (Last tested in 1998) Star Fantasy Skyrocket. Glorious brand, Star Sparklers #GCR037. Sparkler. Bald Eagle brand, #EA- A package of 10 rockets of 3 varieties. 105. 129 seconds. One gives a peony break of blue and red PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun Gold sparkler on a wire which is shaped stars. Another gives a nice break of red, and excitement, all about fireworks! Make a sparkler waterfall, your own more or less like a star. (Black Cat has a blue and green stars. The third variety similar item to this, in the shape of a gives a break of sparkling silver and gold electric firing box, and put together a cat’s head.) Gives a thick gold spray of stars. (Last tested in 2004) self-firing show-in- sparks in all directions, for an amazing a-box. 65 new fire- duration of over two minutes, if you Star in the Sky works demonstra- light it at one end. If you light it in the Base Fountain. Zenith/Black Cat tions and a musical middle, it only lasts one minute, but brand, #ASZBCFIRE. 36 seconds. montage ending are you get twice as much sparks during Gives a generous spray of red sparks that minute. (Last tested in 1998) mixed with gold crackle. (Last tested in also on this DVD. 2003) Star Tower Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Star Light FireworksLand.com Brothers brand, #BP2768-3. 25 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda shots, 35 seconds. brand. 10 shots, 15 seconds. This one alternates between red and This is a crossette cake, which alter- of green stars with crackle. Creates so green pearls shot up, which alternate nates between two types of crossette much smoke that it looks like a minia- between breaks of a couple of whistles, shots. The first is a red pearl that goes ture atomic mushroom cloud - illumi- and breaks of “silver flying fish”. (Last up and splits into 4 red pearls. The sec- nated from within in green light. Will tested in 1999) ond is a white comet that goes up and be very surprising for those expecting splits into 4 or 5 white comets. It’s a only a fountain. (Last tested in 1999) Star Tracer very well-done crossette cake, although Roman Candle, single. brand. 12 I wish they had made it in more shots Star Power seconds. than 10, because it’s over too soon. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Nope, sorry. Weak shots of red and Well, you could just buy several and Cat brand, #BC-6121. 93 shots, 72 green. (Last tested in 1995) light them in a row. (Last tested in seconds. 2004) An unusual 3-level package design pro- Star Travel vides shelf appeal. For most of the per- Bottle Rocket. Tiger Head brand, formance, it is basically the same as a #T0052. Saturn Missile Battery, that is, whistling Excellent tiny bottle rocket which ejects shots ending in reports. About halfway red and green stars at the end of the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 256 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com flight. No report. When this first came Stargazer Rocket Starry Starry Night out, it was very impressive for such a Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black tiny rocket. I remember reading in one #UP6006. Cat brand, #BC-6118. 20 shots, 53 of the fireworks newsletters that some- Pack of 6 rockets, which give peony seconds. one analyzed it and counted 76 breaks of red or glittering silver. (Last A red shot goes up and opens into a microstars in it. So for each little rock- tested in 2003) strobing red peony. Then a green shot et, you got a tiny burst of around 75 goes up and opens into a glittering color stars in the air. The last time I got Starquake green peony. Then a silver shot goes up some of these, they were much less Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon and opens into a glittering blue peony. impressive. The number of color stars brand, #Y03-060. 24 shots, 26 sec- Then a gold shot goes up and opens into from each rocket was much smaller. It onds. a glittering gold peony. Then the above was sad to see this one go down the Each shot starts as a brilliant red pearl sequence is repeated two more times. drain. I hope that one of the manufac- and ends in a small, quick, angular Then two shots are fired that go up and turers will revive this rocket and make burst of crackle. It has just the right end in breaks of glittering gold peonies. it again, as good as it was originally. Then the silver peony, green peony and (Last tested in 1995) red peony breaks alternate, until the This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z last 4 shots, which are a green, a gold Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Star Warrior web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are and 2 red ones, are fired all at once and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Foshan not in this file. To buy a membership in it, mix their peony breaks together for the brand, #T2149. 10 shots, 7 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. finale of multi-color glitter. (Last tested Nice comets crackle slightly, then in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) bright white comets; one silver break. Glow-in-the-dark Shirt (Last tested in 1995) The aliens Starry Starry Night have Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Star Wars landed, Black Cat brand, #BC-245. 63 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Temple and onds. of Heaven brand, #N2074. 20 shots, they Not very tall, but several color changes 14 seconds. want keep the interest up during the long fireworks, performance. (Last tested in 1996) Crackling comets, with bright color of course. heads of either red, blue, green or gold. Very nice to look at, but a small cake Stars and Stripes with a short duration. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun 2000) The brand, #SM2015. 16 shots, 5 sec- aliens onds. Starburst Fountain on this Jiangxi. Mediocre performer. “Stick shirt glow Butt End In Ground.” Red and green Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. in the dark! Black Cat brand, #BC-243. 57 sec- breaks. (Last tested in 1995) onds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Lots of white flitter with red sparks, FireworksLand.com Stars and Stripes short whistle, more sparks, another Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun whistle, more sparks with green, then it brand, #SM2015. 20 shots, 40 sec- stops suddenly. Rich sprays of white flit- timing - any slower and it would be bor- onds. ter throughout. (Last tested in 1998) ing. (Last tested in 1997) Alternates between red peony breaks and blue peony breaks. (Last tested in 2003) Starcatcher Starr Mine, #100 Box Fountain. Cannon brand, #Y22- Mine. Starr brand. 7 seconds. 087. 54 seconds. Quite rare - you don’t see “mines” very Stars and Stripes Forever Starts with a spray of red sparks and sil- often in consumer fireworks. Upward Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, ver flitter, then changes to gold flitter, blast of gold and green stars. (Last test- #BP2104. then to gold crackle. (Last tested in ed in 1995) This kit contains 12 triple-break shells 2004) and 2 tubes. They are the standard 1.75 inch diameter. The packaging is a patri- Starry Night Starfire otic red, white and blue design, with a Skyrocket. Horse brand. flag image on the box. Each shell gives Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand. 21 Beautiful multi-colored rocket with a 3 effects, and they are all good. Color seconds. fairly good display of red and green. chrysanthemums, go-getter stars, Red, blue and white sparks. Good! (Last (Last tested in 1995) tested in 1995) sparkling peony, crackle flowers, etc. (Last tested in 2004)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 257 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Stars and Stripes Rising Steel Hawk Stinger Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Zenith Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda Bottle Rocket. brand. brand. 10 shots, 8 seconds. brand, #P5054. 12 shots, 31 sec- Small bottle rocket, but loud whistle A poorly-timed barrage of color pearls onds. and report. Outstanding quality. (Last and white whirlwinds. (Last tested in Each shot is a crackling comet, that tested in 1995) 1999) breaks fairly hard into either a red, blue or green color break. How do they do it? Stinger Stars & Bombs, #5 Crackle on the way up, then a good Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Single-tube Aerial. United brand. color break. Nice one. (Last tested in Glorious brand, #GCF071. 87 sec- Handful of crackers on the way up; nice 2000) onds. peony-type break of silver. (Last tested Starts with an amazing spray of red in 1995) darting sparks, an effect I have never seen until this fountain. They dart at Stars in the Sky high speed in every direction. Then the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda darting sparks change to green. Then brand, #P5140. 25 shots, 43 sec- they change to blue, although the blue onds. ones seem to not go as far. Then they Misnamed, because there’s hardly a star become yellow. Finally it becomes a This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z to be seen. Each shot goes up as a shrill Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new mixture of all the colors, and at the very whistle, then changes to a small whistle web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are end it changes to a silver crackle spray. that flies away. Nothing to look at - this not in this file. To buy a membership in it, This is a one-of-a-kind fountain at this is a pure noise item. (Last tested in please visit FireworksCatalog.com. point, although it is certain to be imi- 1999) tated in the coming years by all other Fireworks videos • DVDs brands. (Last tested in 2005) Buyer’s Guides • Links Stars of Thunder Fireworks T-shirts Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai Free articles Stinger Rocket brand, #WB2009. 37 shots, 48 sec- and Skyrocket. United Pyro brand, onds. more! #UP6005. Ejects either red or green pearls, which Pack of 7 rockets, some of which whis- fly up and sort of dance around as they tle on the way up. The breaks are fairly go up, then each one opens up into a good peony breaks of red or green. (Last small cluster of either red or green tested in 2003) stars, and a couple of small firecrackers. (Last tested in 1999) Stingray Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Stars of USA Phantom brand, #G-079. 20 shots, Base Fountain. Brothers brand, 23 seconds. #BP4170. 57 seconds. Crackling gold comets which end in An all-crackle fountain which is quite small breaks of white balls. A good surprising for such a small piece. Not a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! crackle effect, but I really expected tall spray, but consistent from begin- FireworksLand.com more from this one. (Last tested in ning to end. I expected it to last only 20 1998) or 30 seconds. If you’re looking for crackle and nothing else, this is it. Steel Sparks Stompin’ Show Introduced in 1999, and still just as Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. good in 2003. (Last tested in 2003) #0850A. 22 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP4503. 115 sec- Heavy shower of bursting silver sparks, onds. Steamboat Geyser then very tall gold and red spray. (Last Starts with gold flitter, with red and Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. tested in 1995) green mixed in. Then a silver whistle is Black Cat brand, #BC-264. 70 sec- added, while the red, green and gold onds. Sting of the Scorpion continue. Then a kind of strange gold Gold spray with red balls in it, then a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. spark effect appears, then it changes to silver flittering spray, then a whistle, Phantom brand, #H-165. 112 sec- soft crackle with red and green. Then a then a blue and gold spray, then green onds. triple whistle, then crackle - big gold flitter, then snapping white flittery Powerful fountain, with intense sprays crackle sparks. Then another silver sparks. Good colors throughout. (Last of silver & gold; big crackles. (Last test- whistle, then a bunch of snapping gold tested in 1999) ed in 1995) sparks. Then another triple whistle, then more of the big gold crackles. Green sparks are then added to the mix. Then another silver whistle, then a pret- ty intense crackle spray caused by firing 2 tubes of crackle at the same time. This

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 258 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com continues while 3 short whistles fire. A Strange Color and then down the next row in the nice loud finish to an interesting variety Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. opposite direction. The first few rows of effects. I liked this one. (Last tested in Brothers brand, #BP4090. 96 sec- are strobing color pearls (mostly red). 2004) onds. The next few rows are whistling shots Starts with a sudden, short whistle reminiscent of “Saturn Missile Battery” Stop the Insanity which also has a blast of silver sparks fireworks. The next few rows are crack- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great with it. The whistle is not an ear-pierc- ling comets. The last row is eight Grizzly brand, #GG0351. 19 shots, ing shriek, it is a more moderate like a comets, alternating between gold 36 seconds. squeak or a blast of air. Then it gives a comets with red heads and silver Alternates between two types of shots. shower of silver flitter sparks. Then comets with green heads - very nice One goes up and breaks into gold flying another of the brief silver whistles, looking. Each of these comets ends in a fish and a small amount of crackle that while the silver fountain still goes. Then crossette-type break, where it splits into goes off almost all at once. The other it changes to a very good spray of large smaller comets of the same color heads type goes up and breaks into silver fly- gold sparks, and another short silver as it was on the way up. (Last tested in ing fish and a small amount of crackle. whistle. Then it becomes a mix of large 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) If you want the flying fish effect, this is green, gold and red sparks. Then anoth- an excellent one to get because it fea- er one of the short whistles interrupts, Strato Storm tures that effect plus crackle as an and it goes back to the red, green and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. enhancement. (Last tested in 2000) Phantom brand, #G-149. 25 shots, 36 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Storm Cadence Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Alternates between green shots which Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are open into white whirlwinds, red shots brand, #SSM0678. 32 shots, 17 sec- not in this file. To buy a membership in it, which break into nice multi-color onds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. breaks, and blue shots which break into Fires a bunch of mines in a Z pattern, crackle breaks. Speeds up towards the and the mines are green and silver Spellout end. Good quality and good timing. stars. Then fires a row of just silver T-shirt (Last tested in 2001) mine stars. Then fires a row of mines of just blue stars. Then fires a row of This Stray Beads mines which are silver comets plus shirt Base Fountain. Brothers brand, crackle. Over fast, but it has the look says, #BP4004. 15 seconds. and feel of a 500-gram cake while stay- “Fireworks” Pack of 4 individual base fountains: one ing within the 200-gram limit. (Last spelled out in fireworks! each of red, green, blue and gold. Each tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo See my web site one produces a color flame with silver #7) for sizes and info. sparks, then changes to a multi-color fountain with crackles. Small, but good. Storm Center (Last tested in 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE4066. 12 shots, 21 Streams of Stars seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. It’s a variety of effects, all pretty good. Brothers brand, #BP2948. 21 shots, Red Chrysanthemum with crackle, blue Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 33 seconds. chrysanthemum with crackle, mixed FireworksLand.com Three shots fired one at a time at angles red and blue chrysanthemums, mixed which give breaks of blue stars, then green and blue chrysanthemums, and three shots fired one at a time which some sparkling red glitter breaks. (Last gold spray. Then it becomes a fantastic have red heads and open into white tested in 2004) mixture of gold globs of flame and blue chrysanthemums, then a shot which globs of flame. Beautiful ending. (Last opens into blue stars. Then, 3 shots are Strait of Malacca tested in 2003) fired simultaneously at angles, which Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. are red pearls that end in white chrys- Brothers brand, #BP2160. 16 shots, Strategic Air Defense anthemum breaks. Then 3 more just 36 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. like them, fired simultaneously. Then 3 Each shot is a sparkling comet, with a Phantom brand, #G-037. 158 shots, shots fired simultaneously that are blue soft flowing sound. This effect is remi- 24 seconds. pearls which open into blue breaks. niscent of the old-style “Silvery This cake is just over 18 inches long, by Then 3 more shots fired simultaneously Swallow” cake from Horse brand (the 15-1/2 inches wide, by about 7 inches which are crackling comets that open old one). There are also some red and tall at the tallest point. Make sure you into crackle breaks. (Last tested in green flecks in the comets too. Very nice set it so that the shorter side is facing 2001) to look at. (Last tested in 2000) the audience, otherwise the audience will not see the angles of the shots. Fires the shots in a rapid “Z” pattern, going down one row in one direction

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 259 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Street Party brilliantly intense white flashes, about Strobing Night Parachute Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black two per second. It gives about 60 or so Parachute. Black Cat brand, #BC- Cat brand, #BC-6051. 8 shots, 36 of these flashes, then a sudden surprise 2103. seconds. ending of a very short whistle and a lit- Blue stars on the way up, then a para- Large cake which gives big, nice shots. tle bit of crackle. Whoa! Everyone was chute which carries a strobe. (Last test- Each shot goes up as a thick, bright sil- really surprised by the ending - but now ed in 1995) ver comet, then it opens up into 2 I’ve spoiled it for you by telling you that breaks, a color break and a crackle it happens. Well, you’ll still like this one Strobing Palms break. The color breaks are a combina- all the same. (Last tested in 1999) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black tion of colors, such as green and a pur- Cat brand, #BC-6062. 10 shots, 25 plish blue break with some crackle, or Strobe Lites seconds. green and red with a few comets that fly Strobe. Starr brand. 20 seconds. Beautiful breaks that alternate between away. The final shot appears to be a Three pieces in the bag: one red, one red shots that go up and break into red mine of color stars. Impressive perfor- green and one yellow. Flash with bril- stars that become strobing white stars, mance. (Last tested in 2002) liant, rich colors for about 20 seconds. and green shots that go up and break (Last tested in 1999) into green stars that become strobing Strength and Valor white stars. Long-lasting star effect with Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, very nice gold tails following each star. #BP-A029. No sound effects but very nice to look This shell assortment consists of three at; highly recommended. (Last tested in missile-shaped packages, each with one This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 2002) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new mortar and 8 shells. “Army” (BP-A029A) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are has some very nice single, double and not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Strobing Traffic Light triple-break shells in it. “Navy (BP- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Strobe. Starr brand. A029B) also contains single, double and Three “Strobe Lites” one red, one green triple-break shells. “Air Force” (BP- The Best of and one yellow, are glued onto one A029C) is similar. All shells in all three PYROvideo wooden piece that you stick into the have good colors and effects. The attrac- 1, 2 and 3 ground at it’s pointed end. You light the tion of this item is the packaging, which Two hours and 27 bottom one (the green) one, and in should appeal to younger buyers and minutes of pyro turn, all three go off. (Last tested in teenage boys, etc. (Last tested in 2005) fun! Visit fireworks 1999) factories in China, twice. See three Strike Back backyard shows, 3 Stryker Skyrocket. Peacock brand, #PS217. fireworks stores, Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, Superb flight. Ejects a single green and view demos of #BP1709. 40 seconds. falling star. (Last tested in 1995) 121 new fireworks! It’s shaped like a large tank, with a piv- oting gun turret on the top and six plas- Strike Out tic wheels. First it rolls forward with a Skyrocket. Brothers brand, silver whistle from the back. Then, two #BP1213. silver spinners come out of it and spin A pack of 12 skyrockets with small while the tank waits motionless. Then it artillery-shell style heads. There are 4 Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! sprays color from the front, which each of 3 different rockets. One whistles FireworksLand.com changes to a whistle, which causes the on the way up and ends in crackle. The tank to roll backwards. Then it sends other whistles with a red flame on the out a ground spinner which spins in way up, and ends in crackle. The third Strobe Pot green, then red, then green again. Then whistles with a green flame on the way Strobe. Ghost brand, #P7507. 60 it sprays out some color from the guns, up and ends in crackle. (Last tested in seconds. and then a bright silver spray from the 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) White flashes only. Halfway through, guns. The whole gun assembly on the the flashes slow down to the rate of top of the tank starts to rotate while the approximately one flash per second. Strobe Light guns continue to spray silver and whis- Strobe. Fireworks over America Brand may have changed to Winda. tle. The spinning stops and the spray brand, #MAF1766. 18 seconds. (Last tested in 1999) briefly stops, but then changes to a Brilliant white flashes, about 50 of crackle spray from the gun turrets. them, getting smaller towards end. Six Strobe Pots Sophisticated series of events. (Last to the box. (Last tested in 1995) Strobe. All Star brand. 61 seconds. tested in 2005) Red, green or gold. The biggest, longest, Strobe Light most powerful strobe. U.S.- made; out- Strobe. Brothers brand, #BP4002. standing quality. Seems to be a little 36 seconds. slower and more uneven in the timing Starts as a brilliant greenish white between flashes now, but still a good flame, then settles into a long series of strobe item. (Last tested in 2005)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 260 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Submarine View Suicide Squad going up. Very nice. Then it sends up Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon shots at angles, with green pearl heads Brothers brand, #BP2219. 16 shots, Eggs brand, #DE4005. 16 shots, 47 and white comet tails, and these go up 21 seconds. seconds. and then break into sparkling green Three different types of shots: red pearls Starts with a multi-color fountain, then breaks. Even nicer. Then a few shots with comet tails, ending in clusters of changes to a good crackle fountain, straight up of green breaks, blue breaks, crackle, or green pearls with tails, also then a series of shots go up dark and and crackle breaks with lots of crackle. ending in crackle, or whistling white open into clusters of silver flying fish. Great. Then finally some lower-level comets. Good colors and a lot going on, Not a good name for an item, and not breaks of crackle to end it with. Overall but the smaller number of tubes makes the best performance this brand has to a very nice show. (Last tested in 2002) it a relatively brief show. (Last tested in offer. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #3 VHS tape 1998) only - not shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) Successive Happy News Combination firecracker. Red Lantern Summer Fountain brand, #O147. Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. More than just a firecracker: gives off Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1039. 187 red and green stars! Terrific. (Last test- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z seconds. ed in 1995) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Big white flitter spray, then a very nice web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are green and red spray, then a lot of crack- Successive Happy News not in this file. To buy a membership in it, le, then white flitter with green and red, Combination firecracker. Red Lantern please visit FireworksCatalog.com. then a green and red spray, then a brand, #O147. 3 seconds. bright silver spray with a very soft 12 crackers per pack, 48 packs per bun- crackling sound to it, then a mixture of dle. Smaller crackers than the 180- red, green and crackle, fading to all- string version. Red and green stars in crackle at the end. (Last tested in 2004) addition to the bangs. (Last tested in PYROvideo #10 is two hours of 1998) fireworks fun and excitement! See Sun Tower the incredible fireworks of Mexico Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Sudden Outburst in a 23-minute Brothers brand, #BP2768-1. 25 documentary. And Mine. All Star brand. 17 seconds. shots, 41 seconds. watch the perfor- In a 3-pack tray assortment with Moon These start with a silver whistling foun- mances of 62 new tain, then give a mine which has crack- fireworks. Three Tower and Star Tower. Nice color pearls le in the lower area and blue peony stars how-to projects go up and open into whirlwinds with above the crackle, then three aerial round out some color stars in the middle, and a breaks above that which are chyrsan- this great few firecrackers in addition. (Last tested themums that turn into crackle flowers. DVD. in 1999) (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Sundance Fountain Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Sugar Daddy FireworksLand.com Phantom brand, #H-023. 95 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United onds. Pyro brand, #UP3012. 12 shots, 29 Summer Starts with a red and silver spray, then a seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. short whistle happens, then a bright sil- The first shot gives off blue stars at the Brothers brand, #BP2769-2. 16 ver spray, then bright silver snapping ground level, almost enough to be a shots, 23 seconds. sparks, then a short whistle, then a sil- mine of blue stars. It goes up and ends In an assortment tray with the other ver spray, then crackle is added, then a in a peony break of stars which change BP2769 items. This one alternates red and green spray, then a brilliant sil- color from red to green as they burn. between red, blue and green pearls, and ver spray, then crackle. (Last tested in Then a small mine of yellow stars at the each one ends in a silver whirlwind with 2001) ground, and a shot which gives a break a few “silver flying fish”. (Last tested in of silver flying fish and a little crackle. 1999) Sundowner Then a gold brocade willow break. Then Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. those three shots alternate with each Summer Camp United Pyro brand, #UP2001. 126 other for the rest of the duration. Pretty Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. seconds. nice one - the color-changing stars are Brothers brand, #BP2023. 37 shots, Starts with a tall silver spray, then a unusual in consumer fireworks. (Last 47 seconds. good mix of red and green sparks. Then tested in 2003) The first set of shots go up as color a brief whistle, then a tall silver spray, pearls of red, green or blue, which then then a mix of gold and blue sparks, then open up into white whirlwinds which a short whistle, then a tall silver spray, whistle a little and also throw off some then silver flitter, short whistle, tall sil- stars of the same color as the shot was ver spray, silver flitter, short whistle, tall

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 261 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com silver, mixture of green sparks, red Each one starts with a flame of that Brocade shell gave what I would call a sparks and gold crackle, then tall silver color, then changes to a flashing strobe, Golden Willow - long streamers of gold spray, then mixture of green sparks, red then finally finishes with crackle. sparks. The Crystal Cascade shell was sparks and gold crackle. (Last tested in Considering these fountains’ tiny size, like a white chrysanthemum shell, with 2003) the performance is superb. How did sparkling white heads. Nice collection they pack that much into these tubes of unusual effects. (Last tested in 1999) Sunflower, large which are barely more than an inch tall? Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, (Last tested in 1998) Super Artillery Shells with #W504A. 10 seconds. Swirling Tails Gold and silver sparks in a wide spray. Sunrise Fountain Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Always a superb performer. (Last tested Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, #BP2336. in 1995) #BC-203. 23 seconds. Variegated Star & Reports with Tail, Starts with a blue flame, then changing Yellow Star & Reports with Tail, Green Sunflower, medium to a red flame with white sparks, then a Palm Tree with Tail, Red Palm with Tail, Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, bright white flame with white sparks. Blue Star & Reports with Tail, Silver #W504. 8 seconds. (Last tested in 2000) Palm Tree with Tail. Nice white comet Almost always an excellent performer, tails on each one, and good colors and though it declined a little bit in quality effects. (Last tested in 1998) the last couple of years. Gold and silver spray; good height. (Last tested in 1995) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Super Big Pig Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Firecracker. brand. Sunflower, small web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are This is a large firecracker which Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, appeared on the market in 1997, but #W530. 6 seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. apparently is no longer available. The We got one bad batch of “Silk Road” crackers were big and loud, and they brand; usually a terrific item, two stages Are you a Hard probably exceeded the limit for fire- (gold and silver). (Last tested in 1995) Core crackers sold in the U.S. The string of Pyro? 50 was delicate and tended to fall apart Sunflowers in Bloom easily, so the strings were not really well Flying Spinner. Flower Basket brand, This shirt constructed. But the crackers were #K1123. 12 seconds. is available great - very loud. (Last tested in 1997) Beautiful green and silver spinner that in 9 sizes, eventually takes off. Two stages. (Last including 3 child sizes! Super Blast tested in 1996) Firecracker. brand. High quality It’s a nice firecracker, with flash powder Sunflowers Towars The Bun Hanes Beefy-T (Last tested in 1998) Roman Candle, single. Pine brand, #FB1002A2. 6 shots, 18 seconds. Super Bomb I think they meant the name to be Roman Candle, single. Temple of Sunflowers Towards the Sun, but who Heaven brand, #N2026C. 8 shots, cares. It’s a very good candle, with green 12 seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! pearls ending in breaks of white stars Red, yellow and green pearls end in with a nice pop. Small number of shots, FireworksLand.com reports. Much louder in past. (Last test- but they’re good ones. Worth seeking ed in 1995) out. (Last tested in 1998) Super Artillery Shells Super Cannon Sunglow Reloadable Shell Kit. Shogun brand, #DS666A. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Box contains two tubes and twelve 1.75- Rhino brand. 34 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2164. 25 shots, The first 7 shots are single-color peony 47 seconds. inch shells: Green to Crackle with Whistle, Crackling with Silver Tail; breaks with crackle mixed in. The color Red pearls go up and then break into is: red, green, blue, red, green, blue and small clusters of bright red stars, with Clusters of Golden Bees with Whistle; White Strobe with Silver Tail; Palm Tree red, in that order. Then all the rest of crackle mixed in. Slow pacing, with the shots are fired all at once in a large almost precisely uniform timing with Silver Tail; Red to Crackle with Whistle; Gold Gutter [Glitter] with group, and they are all crackling between shots, makes for a long display. comets. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on (Last tested in 1999) Whistle; Red Wave with Silver Tail; Brocade with Silver Tail; Multi-Color PYROvideo #6) Sunlight of Florida Star with Whistle; Red White Blue with Base Fountain. Brothers brand, Whistle; and Crystal Cascade with Silver #BP4116. 15 seconds. Tail. Here are a few effects (well, at least Five small fountains to a box: one each in name, anyway) normally only seen in of red, green, blue, yellow and white. large, professional fireworks. The

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 262 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Super Color Changing Smoke either green or red before ending in a Super Knights Balls bang. I was surprised at the loudness of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Smoke. Yeng Ta Enterprises brand, the bangs - to my ears they sounded Brothers brand, #BP2782. 25 shots, #101F. 27 seconds. basically as loud as regular firecrackers 52 seconds. Well, what do you know - individual in the same type of strips - but this one A sensational piece, which sends up sil- smoke balls that actually change from gives the red and green spinners in ver comets that spiral upward and then one color to another! Actually the addition to the bangs. (Last tested in break hard into nice chrysanthemum change is not too distinct, and some 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) breaks, alternating between red, blue don’t even seem to change color at all. and green breaks, with some multi- But the colors in these smoke balls are Super Kids color breaks. Label artwork is very sim- rich and good. We had a lot of fun with Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, ilar to Rainbow Knight of the same the kids - suddenly an impromptu game #BP2921. brand, but the performance is different. of “smoke ball soccer” was started and One tube and 12 cylindrical shells: Red Seems to have been toned down for they had a ball. Now there’s colored Bouquet w/Double Spinners; Green 2000, in that the breaks don’t blast open spots all over the place we did it. (Last Bouquet w/Double Spinners; Blue with the same force. Possibly they used tested in 1999) Bouquet w/Double Spinners; Silver flash breaks the first year, but switched Bouquet w/Double Spinners; Yellow to black powder breaks in subsequent Super Crackling Rainbow Bouquet w/Double Spinners; Crackling years. Still, rich colors. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro 2000) King brand, #PYK605. 25 shots, 55 This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Super Rebel Crackling fluffy white comets shot up web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. one at a time, ending in either red not in this file. To buy a membership in it, brand. 96 seconds. breaks with crackle, or green chrys- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Long-lasting, continuous fountain with anthemum breaks, or blue chrysanthe- many colors and effects - gold, green, mum breaks. The colors are a little PYROvideo #4 blue, red and lots of crackle. (Last test- weaker than in similar cakes such as DVD ed in 1995) “Denver.” The final 5 shots are shot simultaneously, for a nice little mini- Two hours of fireworks Super Rocket finale. Surprisingly long-lasting for a fun! Watch three fire- Display Firework (1.3G). brand, 25-shot cake. The 2001 version of this works shows, and see #W142. how they were set up. These rockets are large and produce a cake was much, much better, with Make your own wheel, crackling comets that end in huge using commonly sold break in the air equivalent to an average breaks of red or blue, alternating with fireworks. Visit a fire- 3-inch aerial shell. The box of 6 includes crackling comets that ended in huge works factory in Brazil one each of green, blue, red, yellow and white chrysanthemum breaks. and a sparkler factory multicolor peony breaks, and one white Fantastic. It’s still good in 2004, not in Ohio. Watch the chrysanthemum break. They are huge quite as big breaks as it had in 2001, but performance rockets and in the United States would of 93 new be classified as 1.3G display fireworks, still a solid performer and I still recom- fireworks! mend it. The last one I tested, in late so they could not be sold to the public 2003, lasted 39 seconds because it in the U.S.; only to licensed profession- speeded up towards the end for a finale. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! als. The last I heard, these had problems Seems to be improved in 2005, with FireworksLand.com with some of the rockets breaking too more of a punch to the breaks. (Last low or even at ground level before the tested in 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo Bouquet w/Double Spinners; Multi- rocket even had a chance to fly up. So #2 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 color Stars w/8 Crackers; Blue Bouquet the quality may have dropped to the & 3) w/Crackling w/8 Crackers; Jumbo point where these aren’t worth it any- Purple Stars w/Silver Flashing w/8 way, even if you could buy them. But Super Flash Crackers; Red to White Wave w/2 when they worked, these were superb, Firecracker. brand. Whistles; Jumbo Purple Stars w/Silver excellent rockets with big breaks. (Last A newer brand, with nice loud bangs of Pistil w/Two Whistles; and Red to Green tested in 2000) (Shown on PYROvideo flash powder. I found it in Missouri. w/Two Whistles. The two shells with #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 (Last tested in 1998) purple stars have deep, rich purple color & 3) - the best purple I have seen yet, in any Super Jumping Jack consumer firework item. (Last tested in Super Rocket No. 8 Ground Spinner. Pyro Valu brand, 2000) Skyrocket. Fire Bird brand. #PV575. 12 seconds. A pack of 12 rockets, including two This is a string of 100 ground spinners rockets each of: Color Star, Gold & which end in firecracker bangs. It looks Silver Swallows; Thunderation & just like a strip of 100 firecrackers. Each Strobes; Falling Leaves & Strobing spinner briefly spins on the ground in Stars; Color Stars & Silver Jacks; and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 263 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com one rocket each of: Color Stars & Super Speedway Super Star Burst Whistling Bees; Color Stars & Golden Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Single-tube Aerial. United brand. Willow; Color Stars, Red & Green Cat brand, #BC-6159. 23 shots, 24 Electrifying glittery red comet to a sil- Crackling; and Color Stars & Color seconds. ver willow-type break. (Last tested in Flowers. So each rocket has two effects This one starts with a fountain which is 1995) in it. The label says, “New! With Rocket a red flame at the base and a silver spray Launching Tube!” and the back of the above it. This lasts for about 12 seconds Super Two Stage Bottle Rocket pack has a diagram of how to use the or so. Then 2 or 3 shots are fired at Bottle Rocket. Black Cat brand. launching tube. But, there was not once, which go up and end in red glitter Flies up with a whistle, then ends in a actually any launching tube in the pack breaks. Then a whole bunch of shots small cluster of crackle. (Last tested in I got. (Last tested in 1999) (apparently 20) are fired in a very rapid 1999) succession, not all at the same time but Super Saturn Missile close, and they all go up and break into Super Z Missile. Space Age brand. blue peony breaks, which fill up the sky Missile. Po Sing brand, #2020R. Flew well, but did nothing in the way of with blue stars for a couple of seconds. Good flyer, then ejects a respectable, show or reports. (Last tested in 1996) Nice ending. (Last tested in 2005) soft, droopy break of red stars. (Last (Shown on PYROvideo #6) tested in 1995) Super Shark Firecracker. Air Capital brand. Super Z Leader Air Capital Fireworks Co., of Wichita. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Missile. Peacock brand, #2020S. Strings of 100. May be discontinued Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Box of 6 includes one wooden launch- now. (Last tested in 1995) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, ing pad and 6 wooden launching sticks. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Fly OK, but not much at the ending, a Super Sky few stars. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro PyroTopia: Show of Shows Valu brand, #PV707. 25 shots, 41 The ultimate fireworks Superb seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. The first shot emits a strange sound on DVD: a unique and unforgettable jour- Glorious brand, #GPH3060. 100 sec- the way up - not exactly a whistle, but a ney through music onds. jet of air which sort of whistles and and pyrotechnics. Crackle with red sparks, then crackle squeaks. Then it ends in a nice break of with blue sparks, then crackle with glittering gold sparks. The next shot mixed yellow and blue sparks, then goes up with the same sound, and ends 90 minutes of crackle with big green sparks, then in a peony break of red stars, not bright nonstop music crackle with big pink sparks, then but long-lasting. These two shots alter- and fireworks! crackle with big red sparks. Huge, tall, nate with each other for the rest of the wide spray - very impressive. (Last test- performance. I thought it was rather a ed in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) strange cake, and I couldn’t decide whether I liked it or not, but the people Supercell Storm watching it liked it very much. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Certainly the sound effect of the shots Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Phantom brand, #G-077. 37 shots, on the way up is the main feature of this 52 seconds. one. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on FireworksLand.com This is a huge round cake which is 14 PYROvideo #5) inches in diameter at the bottom and 18 Super Stallion inches in diameter at the top, and is Super Skyscraper Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. approximately 9 inches tall. This cake Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2002. 16 shots, fires shots at a variety of angles and will Beihai brand, #WB4020. 87 sec- 27 seconds. fill up a large area of sky, so I would rec- onds. Perfectly timed shots of either red, ommend moving it back a little, so that This first came out as “Skyscraper,” green or blue pearls going up, then it is further away from the audience WB4011, and it was a great design with breaking hard into a chrysanthemum than the other cakes. It will still pro- a great performance. Now the same fac- burst of the same color (with silver duce a very wide display. The first seven tor has taken the same fountain and put trails on the sparks). The red breaks shots are silver comets with bright red it in a larger package. This gives it col- include some crackle with the break. heads. The next few shots are gold lectible value as well as entertainment Superb quality for such a small piece. comets with strobing red heads which value. Silver flitter, 2 whistles, crackle, Unchanged in 2003 except that they end in breaks of red and crackle. Then red and silver with crackle, 2 more don’t break as hard. They must have there are a couple of shots of silver whistles, green and silver with blue, 2 changed the break charge. (Last tested comets with bright gold heads, that go more whistles, crackle and 2 more whis- in 1998) up and end in clusters of gold “falling tles. Superb. (Last tested in 2000) leaves” stars and a good amount of crackle. Continuing around the circle of

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 264 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com the cake, the next shot is a gold comet silver screaming comets goes up and Surging Devils with a bright red head, that goes up and then end in either a red star or a green Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse ends in a beautiful gold willow break star. Then a group of crackling comets brand, #Y03-007. 37 shots, 20 sec- with sparkling silver along the branches goes up and ends in a very nice group of onds. of the willow. The next shot is a gold red and green peony breaks. Then the Brilliant pearls of red, green or blue, comet with a bright green head, which above sequence is repeated two more each one with a full comet trail of glit- goes up and ends in another beautiful times. I liked it. (Last tested in 2003) tering silver sparks. Quiet. (Last tested sparkling willow break. The next shot is in 1996) a silver comet with a strobing silver Supreme Delight head, which goes up and ends in a big Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Survival dragon-eggs break (crackling while Brothers brand, #BP2931. 25 shots, Missile. Peacock brand, #FX212A. continuing to spread out). Then those 44 seconds. Must be a little too heavy - flies in a big last 3 shots are repeated in the same The first five shots are gold pearls that arc rather than straight up. Green stars. order, three more times each. Finally, go up and break into gold flying fish, (Last tested in 1995) three shots are fired at the same time, then the next five shots are green pearls and they are silver comets with bright that go up and break into green flying Survival Rivals gold heads, and they go up and end in fish, then five shots of red pearls that go Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. big gold willow breaks which then turn up and break into red flying fish, then Cannon brand, #Y02-040. 93 sec- into softly glittering red or green stars - onds. lovely to look at and apparently the Catchy name and a satisfying perfor- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z mance. White flitter with green and red calm after the storm. (Last tested in Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are stars, changing quickly to big crackles, not in this file. To buy a membership in it, then a brief spray of gold with blue Superman please visit FireworksCatalog.com. stars, then a strange, short whistle Skyrocket. Poly Wonder brand, which ends abruptly, then white flitter Black Cat T-shirt #PW8104. with red, blue, and green, then just the Great breaks with loud report. (Last The famous white flitter, then big crackles with tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Black Cat logo green, then red, green and blue with #8) on quality white flitter, then more crackle, then shirts white snapping sparks, then the big Supreme crackles again, then red, green and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. white. Whew! Never gets boring because Glorious brand, #GPH3070. 61 it changes effects so quickly. (Last test- shots, 57 seconds. ed in 1998) Fires the shots rapidly, and alternates between shots that are blue pearls end- Sweeper ing in fluffy silver breaks, crackling Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon brand, #Y23-277. 88 shots, 43 sec- comets that end in good firecracker 7 sizes! onds. reports, green pearls that become Order at sparkling silver comets, and red pearls my web site. Shots are fired in pairs, in a Z pattern, that turn into crackle breaks. The prob- with each pair of shots being single lem with the breaks is that they don’t Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! color pearls of the same color (2 red break hard or spread wide, they just FireworksLand.com pearls, then 2 green pearls, then 2 blue open into clusters of falling stars. If they pearls, then 2 gold pearls, then 2 purple did break hard, this would be an excel- pearls. Each pair is fired at a slightly dif- lent cake, with the shots fired at an five shots of light gold (yellow) pearls ferent angle from the last pair. It goes exciting pace. The final 4 or 5 shots are that go up and break into yellow flying down one row in one direction then fired at once, and they are crackling fish, then the final five shots are crack- down the next row in the opposite direc- comets ending in good firecracker-sized ling comets that go up and break into tion, for the Z pattern. Then, shots are reports. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on sort of crackling, flying fish. These last still fired in pairs, but in a V shape PYROvideo #4) 5 shots are fired at a much faster pace rather than the Z pattern. At the end, a than the earlier ones. (Last tested in lot of shots are fired rapidly for a finale. Supreme Bomb Shell 2000) There are no sound effects. (Last tested Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Cannon in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) brand, #Y63-013. 12 shots, 32 sec- Surfer Girls onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Sweet Heat The first shot is a group of green pearls Kellner’s brand, #9126. 10 shots, 30 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. that go up and end in silver whirlwinds, seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2969. 21 shots, some of which open and spin while the Every shot is an orange pearl going up 19 seconds. shots are still going up. The next shot is and ending in a silver whirlwind. (Last This cake is sold individually or also as a group of red pearls that go up and end tested in 2003) part of the “Brothers Pro Pack” assort- in clusters of crackle. Then a group of ment (BP-A012). The first shot is fired

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 265 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com straight up, and it is a white comet with Sydney Symphony a red head. Then 2 shots are fired in a V, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. which are white comets with red heads. Eggs brand, #DE4058. 28 shots, 29 Brothers brand, #BP4156. 50 sec- Then 3 shots are fired in a fan, which seconds. onds. are white comets with blue heads. Then Starts with a green and crackling foun- If anyone ever tells you that fountains 4 shots are fired in a fan, which are tain. Then shoots up 28 shots, which are boring, light this one for them - it white comets with green heads. Then 5 are mainly red pearls that go up and will shut them up. Symphony starts as a shots are fired in a fan, which are white break into crackle, but there are a few red flare, then changes to a silver whis- comets with white heads. Then 6 shots silver whistling comets shot up as well. tle, then shoots a red mine - a single are fired in a fan, which are all crackling (Last tested in 2004) blast of red sparks up to about 8 feet. comets. (Last tested in 2003) Then, it’s a green flare, changing to the Sydney Bridge silver whistle, then a green mine. Sweet Shot Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Finally, a blue flare, changing to a silver Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Maverick brand, #SM0640. 25 whistle, then a terrific crackle mine. Brothers brand, #BP2903. 24 shots, shots, 36 seconds. This is as un-boring as you can get in 45 seconds. Each shot goes up as a strobing color fireworks. It’s clever and surprising. Three shots are fired at once in a fan, pearl, either red or green. The strobing Very slight decrease in quality in 2001. which are small silver comets that end effect is unusual and appealing. Then First tested it in 2001, and it lasted 50 in end in good blue peony breaks. Then seconds. Tested it again in 2003, and it fifteen shots are fired one at a time, did all the same things, but lasted only This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z straight up, which fluffy comets that go Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 32 seconds. The flare parts are shorter up and end in multi-color peony breaks. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are in duration. The three blasts of sparks (a Then three shots are fired at once in a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, red blast, a green blast and a crackle fan, which are green pearls that end in please visit FireworksCatalog.com. blast) are stlll excellent. So I can still green chrysanthemum breaks. Then recommend this although it only lasts three shots are fired at once in a fan, PYROvideo #5 34 seconds now. (Last tested in 2001) DVD or VHS which are red pearls that go up and end in red chrysanthemum breaks. (Last Symphony of Colors Two hours of firewoks tested in 2003) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai fun! Learn how to brand, #WB2011. 25 shots, 12 sec- build a horizontal onds. Swell wheel, ways to use a Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. roll of 16,000 fire- Groups of brilliant white comets with Glorious brand, #GPH3051. 30 crackers, a way to color heads. The pacing is so quick that shots, 20 seconds. fuse rockets together, it seems like many are shot in groups of Fires the shots in fans of 3. The middle a roman candle bar- 3 or 4. Some groups have bluish-white one of each 3 is a crackle mine, and the rage, three separate heads, some groups have red heads. The two outer ones are strobing red pearls fireworks shows, a last group has crackle along with the stroll through that go up and end in breaks, which are Boomland, white sparks. Over quickly but a beauti- either mixed-color peony breaks of red, and 90 ful and dazzling piece. (Last tested in blue and green, or crackle breaks. There new fireworks. 1999) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on are a total of 6 of these fans fired. (Last “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) tested in 2004) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! FireworksLand.com Synchronized Display Sword Fight Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red Cat brand, #BC-677. 18 shots, 38 Rhino brand. 22 seconds. each shot breaks into a mixture of seconds. This is an exciting and unusual effect crackle and either red or green stars. No number on piece or in Black Cat cat- that I haven’t seen before in any other Ordinary except for the remarkable alog. A highly unusual item, with 18 firework so far. Each shot goes up and strobing effect on the way up. tubes in it, 12 of which are set at angles. gives off a few comets which are mainly Somewhat uneven pacing. (Last tested Make sure to position the piece so that gold but have some silver at the head. in 1999) the shorter side is toward the audience; They break in random directions and otherwise, the angle effect will not criss-cross each other in the sky at ran- Symphony appear to them. What happens is that dom times. There is also some crackle Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West three shots are fired at once, one green in each break, but the crackle is super- Lake brand, #L990. 19 shots, 13 pearl in the middle and two red pearls at fluous; the real appeal here is the visual seconds. angles on each side of it. All three pearls effect.To get the full effect as seen on High flying, whistling comets; a rising open into white whirlwinds, with a few that video, you would need to fire sever- and falling “sea gull” sound. (Last tested ladyfinger-type reports. The shots are al of these cakes at the same time. in 1995) indeed synchronized, since they fire at Highly unusual and highly recommend- virtually the same instant. There is a ed. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on pause of 6 seconds between each group PYROvideo #5) of 3 shots. The spent device is very use-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 266 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com ful for holding roman candles if they fit Tales of the Skeleton “with stars” just ejects stars, no reports. into the tubes. (Last tested in 1999) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Fire (Last tested in 1995) Bird brand, #FB201. 43 seconds. T.M. Shell #2 Starts with a whistle and white sparks, Tank Platoon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower then continues with multi-color sprays Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Basket brand, #K7741E. 90 shots, and crackle sprays, with five short whis- Brothers brand, #BP2608. 20 shots, 17 seconds. tles throughout. (Last tested in 1999) 30 seconds. Four big silver breaks, then a furious A series of strobing red pearls, that open barrage of blue pearls ending in reports, Tango Tank into white whirlwinds. There are also then four more big breaks. Ideal finale Base Fountain. Cannon brand, #Y22- small clusters of bright sparkling silver item. 49 seconds. Four breaks of white 116. 62 seconds. stars that drift down as the whirlwinds and blue, followed by a rapid series of Starts with a gold crackle spray, then are opening and for a few seconds after- blue pearls ending in small firecracker changes to a spray of red, green and soft wards. No sound effects, but a nice one reports, closing out with four more silver, then to a very nice mixture of to look at. (Last tested in 1999) breaks of white and blue. Not a “wow” blue sparks and gold crackle, then to a item, but inexpensive. (Last tested in mixture of bright gold sparks with gold Task Force 1998) crackle, then bright green sparks with Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. gold crackle, and finally bright red and Brothers brand, #BP2122. 119 Tabloid Rumors shots, 89 seconds. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. This is a huge piece, packed only one This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Skybound brand, #VB4030. 82 sec- unit to the case. Begins with a couple of Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new onds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are big breaks of crackle flowers. Then 7 Skybound brand is supposed to be a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, shots are fired at once in a fan shape, “value” brand, meaning “cheap,” and please visit FireworksCatalog.com. which are silver comets with red heads. you might expect it to be junk. But so Some firecrackers are shot up along far the few items I have tried in this Glow-in-the-dark Shirt with them and go off about halfway up brand have definitely not been junk. the height of the comets. Then a group The aliens This fountain starts with a gold flitter have of 7 green-headed comets is fired in a spray, then gives a short whistle, then a landed, fan shape, also with some crackers. bright silver flitter spray, changing to a and Then a fan of 7 orange-headed silver mixture of red, green and silver. Then, they comets is shot up, also with some crack- silver flitter and another short whistle. want ers. Then a fan of 7 crackling comets is fireworks, Then a mixture of red sparks and gold of course. shot up. Then a fan of 7 green pearls is flitter. Then another short whistle, and shot up along with another fan of 7 red finally it changes to an interesting pearls. Each of those 14 shots goes up crackle spray. This is not an intense bar- and turns into a silver whirlwind. Then rage of crackle, but a soft gold spray The a fan of 7 blue pearls is shot up, and that randomly throws out large crackle aliens each of those turns into a cluster of sil- sparks in different directions. You see on this ver flying fish. Then a fan of 7 whistling shirt glow each individual bit of crackle going off. in the dark! comets goes up, and each one of those The display is rather dark except for ends in a few firecrackers. Then a cou- these random flashes of crackle. The Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ple of shots are fired straight up, which ending was my favorite part of this FireworksLand.com give gold willow breaks in the air. Then fountain. (Last tested in 2003) (Shown all the fans of 7 shots just described on PYROvideo #4) above are repeated, in the same order as gold sparks with gold crackle. (Last test- above. Then it ends with 3 shots fired Tadpool ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) straight up which end in big breaks of Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. crackle flowers. This is an ambitious Glorious brand, #GCM096. 25 shots, Tank Fireworks, large piece and the performance is long-last- 35 seconds. Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, ing with good variety. There are a few A green shot goes up and ends in a #W705A. 12 seconds. brief moments during the performance break of red stars which sort of dance Bigger size and bigger wheels make it a where nothing happens, so if you light around a little bit. The manufacturer more dependable roller than the regular one of these, maybe have a long-lasting calls “tadpoles.” It is not the same effect size Tank. Bears item number W705L fountain or two going on at ground as “flying fish” but maybe a variation (Last tested in 1998) level. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on that is something new. This is the effect PYROvideo #4) for the first 20 shots. The final 5 shots Tank Fireworks, small are fired all at once, and they are blue Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, Tasmanian Devils pearls that go up and end in “dragon #W705. 10 seconds. Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, egg” breaks, which continue to crackle Rolls forward, then ejects brilliant #BC-810. 11 seconds. as they drift downward. Interesting new sparks & a few reports. The version Fountain followed by ground spinners. effect. (Last tested in 2004) Good performance for a small piece.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 267 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com First a red flame with a white spray, are whistling on the way up and also Terminable War then changing to a short whistle, then it give off a couple of reports on the way Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon pops and out come several ground spin- up. Just as they are reaching their max- Eggs brand, #DP-0007-1. 33 shots, ners of red and green. (Last tested in imum height they turn into clusters of 71 seconds. 1999) red stars. Interesting effects. (Last test- The first few shots are nice red chrys- ed in 2003) anthemum breaks which also have Tea Pot crackle mixed in with them; crackle Novelty Firework. Flying Dragon Temporary Insanity that finishes quickly. Then there is a brand, #W412. 10 seconds. Roman Candle battery. Fireworks series of shots which are the same, A lot of these paper novelty items hold over America brand, #FOA2702. 12 except white chrysanthemums instead very little pyrotechnic content, and shots, 14 seconds. of red. Then some shots which appear to their appeal lies mainly in their “cute- Starts with a short fountain, then ejects be purple chrysanthemum breaks with ness”. Tea Pot is also “cute”, but it actu- 10 to 12 screaming silver comets, each crackle. Then a few shots which have ally puts on a pretty good show for its of which turns into a color star, most of peony stars which change from red to size. First the top boils over with a red them red. (Last tested in 2000) blue, and some silver flying fish in the flame, then silver sparks are emitted breaks. Then a few shots, all at once, from the top and the “spout”. (Last which are very nice clusters of red stars tested in 1996) which change to blue, and some falling leaves stars which are glitter, or else they are just silver glitter stars which Team Work This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new last a long time. Finally there are 3 Bear brand, #FX-. 205 shots, 21 sec- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are breaks fired all at once, which are onds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, breaks of crackle flowers. Surprisingly Fires the shots in a very fast Z-pattern. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. long-lasting. (Last tested in 2005) The shots are either red, white or blue (Shown on PYROvideo #6) pearls on the way up and, some of them PYROvideo #6 DVD end in small splatters which may have Terminal Velocity been tiny titanium reports. The final Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United row is fired in a fan, and it is green This DVD is 2 hours Pyro brand, #UP3009. 16 shots, pearls which end in breaks of crackle. of company demos, Every shot is a silver comet that goes up (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on including Brothers, and then spins around in the air a little PYROvideo #7) Cannon, Dragon with a whistling sound, and then breaks Eggs, Fire Hawk, Flower King, Hale, open into a single-color peony break. Tears from Heaven Black Cat, Mega Ton The breaks are red, green, gold or pur- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. and Red Rhino ple. A few of them broke too low, letting Brothers brand, #BP2088. 16 shots, brands. A total of stars burn to the ground, but the stars 56 seconds. 140 new fireworks in the breaks are very rich and bright. Large peony break of red with sparkling are shown, (Last tested in 2003) silver. Then a break of gold stars with as well as 5 finales. crackle. Then a sparkling silver peony, Terminator followed by a break of blue stars with Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. crackle flowers. This sequence is repeat- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Cannon brand, #Y22-059. 149 sec- ed two more times. Then the final 4 FireworksLand.com onds. shots are fired almost together, just a Gold spray with flashing lights, chang- split second apart. These are the same 4 ing to a bright silver spray, then a mul- shots as before, in a finale. (Last tested Tequila Sunrise ticolor spray, then tall silver spray, with in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. one short whistle, then blue sparks with Glorious brand, #GCF072. 64 sec- gold spray, then silver spray with one onds. Techno Blast Begins with a spray of silver flitter with short whistle, then bright flashing Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United red sparks, then changes to two tubes in white spray, then silver spray, then big Pyro brand, #UP3019. 25 shots, 37 a V shape spraying blue sparks with sil- crackles, adding some red sparks with seconds. ver flitter. Then changes to three tubes the crackles, then changing to silver Begins by shooting up comets that are in a fan shape spraying yellow sparks spray with one short whistle, then both whistling and crackling on the way with silver crackle. (Last tested in mixed color with crackle. Very tall. (Last up. Each one ends in a few reports and 2005) tested in 2000) a small cluster of crackle. Then it shoots up a series of shots which go up dark Terminator IV and break into a green peony break, a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden sparkling white break, a break of blue Bear brand, #FX-A067. 25 shots, 30 stars and crackle, a break of red peony seconds. stars and a break of purple peony stars. The first five shots are nice green peony Then it shoots a series of comets which breaks which seem to glitter a littel bit.

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 268 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com The next five shots end in clusters of Texas Peony, No. 200 Texas Size Texas Pop Rocket blue stars mixed with silver flying fish. Single-tube Aerial. Texas Outlaw Skyrocket. Flying Dragon brand, The next five shots give clusters of gold brand. #W595. flying fish. The next five shots give clus- Label says, “Red Peony w/Small Flowers For daytime use, since there’s nothing ters of yellow “falling leaves” stars w/Glittering and Reports.” A bright to look at. A few reports only. (Last test- which drift down as they burn. The last white thick comet on the way up, break- ed in 1995) five shots are fired all at once, and they ing into a full, rich peony break of red end in clusters of green “falling leaves” stars, and lots of them. Very nice. (Last Texas Spider, No. 200 stars. Interesting. (Last tested in 2005) tested in 2000) Single-tube Aerial. Texas Outlaw (Shown on PYROvideo #7) brand. Texas Rider Label says, “Silver Twisting Flower to Terminator Rocket Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, Small Willow w/Glittering.” Nice fluffy Skyrocket. brand. #BP7035. 11 seconds. white comet tail, up to a soft break of Four to the bag. No real brand on it, but It’s a guy on a horse, with training bright green stars. (Last tested in 2000) a logo-looking insignia on it called wheels. Rolls forward with a whistle, “Warning Caution,” so maybe that’s then stops and rolls backward with a Texas Splender, No. 200 some new brand. Flies high and far with whistle. (Last tested in 1999) Single-tube Aerial. Texas Outlaw a gold tail of sparks, then ends in a nice brand. flash report. Great rocket! (Last tested Too bad they couldn’t spell “Splendor” in 1999) right. Label says, “Dragon Fly - Green w/Flying Fish and Swinging Stars.” I Terpsichorean think they meant, “splendor” in the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon name. Nice white comet tail up to a soft Eggs brand, #DE4064. 10 shots, 17 This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z break of a lot of green stars. (Last tested seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new in 2000) Each shot sends up 2 pearls of the same web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, color, either red, green or blue. The 2 please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Texas Super Missile pearls each become crossettes, where Missile. brand. they split into 4 equal pearls of the same Fireworks videos • DVDs We got the one with reports, which flew color. So it’s a double-break crossette Buyer’s Guides • Links well, and gave one report. (Last tested in effect. No sound effects but very nice. Fireworks T-shirts 1995) (Last tested in 2004) Free articles and more! Texas Tornado Texas Chrysanthemum, No. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, 200 #TB-1052. 19 shots, Single-tube Aerial. Texas Outlaw 19 shots, each one a red pearl that brand. whips open into a large white whirl- Label says, “Whistling Bees wind. It’s good, but we’ve seen this w/Chrysanthemum and Flying Fish.” A effect a lot. (Last tested in 1996) nice thick fluffy white comet tail, up to a soft break of green and flashing silver Texas Twister stars. (Last tested in 2000) Chaser. Longhorn brand. 8 seconds. A chaser with an acceptable duration - Texas Cyclone about 7 seconds of whistle, followed by Skyrocket. Texas brand, #R5001. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! an adequate report. (Last tested in We hit the jackpot. This is one of the FireworksLand.com 1999) best crackling bottle rockets. Whistles on the way up, then ejects crackle. (Last Texas Whistler, No. 300 tested in 1995) Texas Rose, No. 300 Single-tube Aerial. Texas Outlaw Single-tube Aerial. Texas Outlaw brand. Texas Delight, No. 200 brand. Label says, “Variegated Flower Single-tube Aerial. Texas Outlaw Label says, “Crossette w/Whistling.” Not w/Whistling to Silver Swallow and brand. sure if it performed like it was supposed Flying Fish.” Shoots up a shell which Label says, “Thunder Rain w/Crackling to. It was a mine of color stars, topped whistles on the way up and breaks into and Whistling.” On the way up, it whis- by a break of red stars. Good color, a mixture of color stars. (Last tested in tles and gives a nice bright trail of white though. (Last tested in 2000) 2000) sparks, then it breaks into a lot of crack- le plus one white comet that shoots away. Pretty nice. (Last tested in 2000)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 269 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Texas Willow, No. 200 is repeated two more times, then for the The Bomb Factory Single-tube Aerial. Texas Outlaw finale, the same four shots are fired all Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon brand. at once. I liked it. (Last tested in 2004) Eggs brand, #DP0010. 25 shots, 15 Label says, “Brocade Crown w/Silver seconds. Swallow w/Glittering.” A thick, fluffy The Big Kahuna This one has angled tubes in it, and pro- white comet tail on the way up, break- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great duces a giant “V” in the air, shooting ing softly into a nice break of gold stars Grizzly brand, #GG0337. 19 shots, some shots to the right, then some to and one white comet shooting away. 26 seconds. the left, etc. The shots are fired one at a (Last tested in 2000) Every shot goes up dark and breaks time, in a rapid pace.The first 5 are shot open into a good amount of silver flying to the right, and they are silver comets That’s What I’m Talking About fish. Perfect timing between shots. If with blue heads, that go up and end in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black what you want is the silver flying fish peony breaks of mixed red and green. Cat brand. 56 seconds. effect and nothing else, get this one. The next 5 are shot to the left, which are Clusters of red stars with reports in (Last tested in 2000) sparkling comets that end in sparkling them, then a few palm tree-type breaks willow breaks. Then 5 shots are fired to with some silver stars surrounding the the right, which are gold comets ending “branches,” then some gold breaks in gold willow breaks. Then 5 shots fired which have a couple of small silver to the left, which are red pearls ending whistling spinners in them. Three in nice breaks of red stars mixed with whistling shots that end in small clus- some silver comets. The final 5 shots This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z ters of color, then a final barrage of Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new are fired straight up rather than off to color breaks and a whirlwind. Nice vari- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are one side, though they still fired in a fan ety in one cake. (Last tested in 2002) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, shape and these 5 are fired all at once. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. They are green pearls ending in good The Ariane breaks of blue stars plus crackle. (Last Skyrocket. Brothers brand, Spellout tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #BP1018. T-shirt #4) A vinyl bag with 6 rockets, each with plastic heads. While not the biggest This The Bomb Squad rockets, these have pretty sophisticated shirt Combination firecracker. Lightning effects in them, such as the “go-getter” says, Bolt brand, #LB-C005. 25 seconds. effect normally only seen in profession- “Fireworks” It’s a roll of firecrackers with four head spelled out al fireworks. Nice design of the plastic in fireworks! bombs at the end. I do not know how body, too. (Last tested in 1998) See my web site many firecrackers in total are in this for sizes and info. item. For best results you should hang The Beast it up, and there is a string attached to Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black the last head bomb for this purpose. You Cat brand, #BC-660. 25 shots, 59 can just lay it on the ground if you have seconds. nothing to hang it on, but the perfor- I believe this is the same item as the mance will be much more impressive if popular Killer Alligator, or it’s extreme- you hang it up so that the entire thing ly close to it. Rising silver comets Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! is in the air. You light it at the bottom, become spinning whistles in the air, FireworksLand.com at the opposite end from the head with raspy sounds, not clear whistles. bombs. The string part goes for about Very unusual sound effect, and a nicely 19 seconds, and is pretty loud itself. designed label make this piece a winner. The Bomb Then the head bombs go off, one at a (Last tested in 1998) Firecracker. Lightning Bolt brand, time, and each one is an intense barrage #LB-C004. 2 seconds. of firecrackers. Excellent and loud. You The Beelzebub A group of firecrackers glued together could use this during the day or at Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon to form a “head bomb,” similar to the night, but if you use it at night, you will Eggs brand, #DP0001-2. 16 shots, “head bombs” or “hex bombs” that are see the white flashes of light from many 31 seconds. usually at the end of celebration rolls. of the firecrackers. (Last tested in 2004) Four different artillery shell effects, But this is just the head bomb only, (Shown on PYROvideo #5) fired in this order: blue-headed comet without the roll. You light the fuse, and goes up and opens into a small cluster all the crackers go off within a second or The Call of the Wild of blue stars plus a lot of silver flying two. Very loud. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. fish; gold comet goes up and ends in Fireworks over America brand, large gold willow break; dark shot goes #FOA2000. 83 seconds. up and breaks into huge green and blue Bright white flitter spray, a short whis- peony; and crackling comet goes up and tle, then changing to a silver shower, breaks open into “dragon eggs” (spread- then big giant crackles added, then a ing out while crackling). This sequence red and silver spray, then just silver

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 270 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com spray, then crackle added, then red, The Firecracker Lady center. Wow! (Last tested in 2000) green and crackle, then bright silver, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Hale (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The then big crackles. (Last tested in 2000) brand, #860. 32 seconds. Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) It starts as a crackling fountain, with The Cenozoic Era three tubes of crackle in a fan shape. The God of War, No. 1 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon About every 3 seconds, an aerial shot is Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE4009. 9 shots, 14 fired, and these shots go up and end in Eggs brand, #DE4027. 12 shots, 27 seconds. clusters of silver flying fish, or clusters seconds. This would be considered a “crossette” of green flying fish. (Last tested in 2005) Every shot goes up as a bright red pearl, effect. Each shot is a green star that (Shown on PYROvideo #6) then opens into a break which has 4 goes up and splits into four white white comets (giving almost a cros- comets. No sound effects but nice to The Galaxy sette-type look) and a bunch of crackle look at. (Last tested in 2004) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Far in the break. Very nice to look at and Ocean brand, #F4007. 16 shots, 31 perfect timing between shots. (Last test- The City of Doom seconds. ed in 2004) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Fire This is the only piece from this brand Bird brand, #FB205. 56 seconds. that I have tried so far. It’s a nice one, The Great Barrier Reef Unusual horseshoe shape similar to sending up gold comets with crackling Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Derby Day and Magic Horseshoe, only Black Cat brand, #BC-2100. 92 sec- this one’s taller. Packed together in onds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z This is a package of four fountains: pairs, with a cellophane wrapping Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new around each pair. But you can break web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are “Blue Lagoon,” “Sea Weed,” “Red Coral” open the cellophane and they come not in this file. To buy a membership in it, and “Star Fish.” Each burns for about apart into two complete fireworks. Red please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 90 seconds or so. “Blue Lagoon” starts spray, changing to silver whistle, then with a spray of orange and red with a green spray, then silver whistle, then PYROvideo #7 whistle, but then changes to a great white flitter spray, then silver whistle, DVD spray of blue and silver - with plenty of then green, red and crackle. (Last tested blue sparks. This part lasts only 8 sec- in 2000) Two hours of fireworks onds, though. Then it changes to a good fun! Learn how to crackle spray, and then another whistle The Conquerer make “poor man’s happens with a spray of flashing silver quick match,” how to Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon and a few blue sparks. Then it’s back to make a volcano with Eggs brand, #DP0002-2. 19 shots, the beautiful spray of blue and silver, an empty cone, and 44 seconds. the proper way to but only for 10 seconds, then it changes Artillery shells shot straight up. Red decorate a Christmas to crackle. Then it’s a mixture of green peony with crackle, green peony with tree. Watch five shows and yellow sparks with a short whistle. crackle; blue peony with crackle, gold and finales, and see Then the gorgeous blue and silver mix willow break; red peony with crackle, 117 new appears again briefly, and the fountain green peony with crackle; blue peony fireworks! finishes with crackle. “Star Fish” starts with crackle, gold willow break; red with a mix of blue stars and white flitter, peony with crackle, green peony with with a short whistle. Then a strong sil- crackle; blue peony with crackle, gold Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ver spray, then a silver crackle spray willow break; red peony with crackle, FireworksLand.com with some blue sparks mixed in. Then a green peony with crackle; blue peony mixture of bright orange-red sparks with crackle, gold willow break; then with some blue sparks, and a short the final 3 shots are mixed color peonies in them. Each comet then opens into a whistle. Then a strong silver spray, then and lots of crackle, fired all at once. cluster of short-lived red stars and “sil- silver crackle mixed with a little blue, (Last tested in 2004) ver flying fish.” The only odd thing is then a mixture of blue with brilliant yel- the large size and heavy weight of the low sparks and a short whistle. Then a The Detonator piece itself, which seems unnecessary to strong silver spray with a red flame at Firecracker. Hot Shot brand, me. (Last tested in 1999) the base, then silver crackle with blue. #HS1040. “Red Coral” starts with a brilliant red Box of 50 individual firecrackers, each The Globe spray mixed with white flitter and a with its own fuse. (Last tested in 2001) Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, short whistle. Then a silver spray with a #BP7079. 61 seconds. red flame at the base. Then a mix of sil- The Entertainer There are 4 fountains in the base of this ver crackle with red sparks. Then a mix Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Foshan piece, and they fire in turn: snapping of red and silver sparks with a short brand. 30 shots, 15 seconds. white sparks, red flame, green spray, whistle. Then a silver spray with a red Foshan/Guangdong. Overwhelming, blue flame, snapping white sparks, red flame at the base. Then a mix of silver raspy demon-from-hell whistles. (Last flame, and a final green spray. Then, the crackle with red sparks. Then red mixed tested in 1995) globe itself spins with a silver spray and with silver flitter and a short whistle. a whistle coming out of it around the Then a silver spray with a red flame at Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 271 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com the base. And finally silver crackle cake, too bad it’s not available to the look at, and I think collectors will find it mixed with red. This one seems a little public in the U.S. This item is classified a good one to collect. (Last tested in repetitive. “Sea Weed” starts with a mix as 1.3G fireworks in the United States 1999) of green and red sparks and one short and cannot be sold to the public in the whistle. Then a strong silver spray, U.S. without the buyer having the prop- The Great Willow changing to silver crackle with some er ATFE paperwork. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great green mixed in. Then a mix of bright 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on Grizzly brand, #GG0874. 42 sec- yellow and green stars with a short “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) onds. whistle. Then a strong silver spray, Each shot breaks hard and ends in a changing to silver crackle with some The Great Wall sparkling willow break. Very nice to green mixed in. Then it becomes an eye- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon look at. A great cake for 2002. (Last test- opening mix of purple stars and green Eggs brand. 70 seconds. ed in 2002) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 stars, with another short whistle. Great, The first five shots are mines of crackle, and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & but too brief on that combination. Then with some glitter stars above the crack- 3) a strong silver spray, and then then a le. The next five shots are silver comets mix of silver crackle and green sparks The Greatest Show on Earth ends it. The most interesting of these 4 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. fountains is the “Blue Lagoon” for the This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Longhorn brand, ##900. 7 shots, 18 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new blue sparks, and secondly the “Sea seconds. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are P.T. Barnum’s slogan is commemorated Weed” for the brief appearance of purple not in this file. To buy a membership in it, sparks, but all 4 of these are high-quali- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. in this big-ticket item. Seven shots, ty fountains. (Last tested in 2004) each one whistling on the way up to a PyroTopia: Show of Shows big break of loud crackling sparks. It’s The Great Emperor impressive, but it retails for 40 to 50 The ultimate fireworks bucks! Come to think of it, Barnum Firecracker. Fire Hawk brand, DVD: a unique and #FB715. unforgettable jour- himself also said, “There’s a sucker born Quality firecrackers sold in packs of 16 ney through music every minute.” (Last tested in 1996) or 50. (Last tested in 2002) and pyrotechnics. The Grim Reaper The Great Emperor Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly 90 minutes of Firecracker. Fire Hawk brand, brand, #GG0926. nonstop music #FB7543. Tombstone-shaped outer package, with and fireworks! A box of 100 individual firecrackers, 24 mixed shells, some cylindrical 3- each about one inch long, and each with break canisters and some round ball it’s own green visco fuse. Similar to the shells. (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on “Boomer 1˝” crackers packed in the yel- PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of low box and sold in Nebraska. These, PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) however, are packed in a beautifully- designed box with the same style of art- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! The Griz 5 Ball Roman Candle work as the 80/16 brick of The Great FireworksLand.com Roman Candle, single. Great Grizzly Emperor crackers (FB715). An added brand, #GG0471. bonus for collectors is that each one of Very small roman candles that give red these crackers is a “logo wrap” cracker, that go up and end in smallish breaks of and green balls shooting up. (Last test- meaning each individual cracker has crackle flowers. The next five shots are ed in 2002) color artwork on it which is similar to crackle mines, with green stars above the artwork on the box. Beautifully the crackle. Then five shots of the silver The Griz Demolition Artillery designed and it will be highly collectible comets to crackle flowers, and four Shells in the future. (Last tested in 2000) shots of the crackle mines. Sort of limps Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly along to the ending. (Last tested in brand, #GG0227. The Great Emperor 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Twelve shells and two mortars are in the Display Firework (1.3G). Brothers box. All shells have nice comet tails. brand, #BP8621. 35 seconds. The Great Wall Two shells each of: red; blue with crack- This is a “Class B” (1.3G) firework in the Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. West le; green with crackle; blue strobe; and United States. Fan-shaped shots of Lake brand, #L424. 29 seconds. a very loud titanium report - even it has comets with color heads and silver tails. Highly unusual package, and apparently a comet tail! (Last tested in 1996) They are shot in fan-shaped groups of it’s pretty rare. Four fountain tubes in a seven, with all shots in a group being of paper “wall,” each going off in turn. The Griz Tiger Tails the same color heads. The order is: red, Gold spray adding green; sparkling sil- Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly white, green, red, white, green, red, ver spray, green and red mixed spray, brand, #GG0280. white, green, red, white, green, red and then silver spray. Not a show-stopper, Not the same as The Griz Demolition green. Very impressive color comet but it’s really an interesting piece to shell kit (GG0227). This kit has 12 shells (1.75˝) and two tubes, and the

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 272 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com specialty here is the color tiger tails The Handful The King’s Limo given off by the shells on the way up. Roman Candle, single. Black Cat Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, Red Tiger Tail to Blue Crackling; Red brand, #BC-504. 2128 seconds. #BC-323. 26 seconds. Tiger Tail to Green Crackling; Red Tiger A pack of 5 different roman candles. You A large black limousine, which rolls for- Tail to Crackling; Green Tiger Tail to get one each of Blue Blaster (10 blue ward while whistling. Then there is a Blue Crackling; Green Tiger Tail to Gold pearls ending with report), Spitfire pause, after which two tubes from the Star; Green Tiger Tail to Gold Willow; Candle (10 crackling shots), Big Bang front ignite and push the limo back- Silver Tiger Tail to to Silver Palm; Silver Candle (10 flash reports), Mystical wards while whistling. Then, something Tiger Tail to Gold Star; Silver Tiger Tail Candle (8 whistling shots with reports), inside the middle of the limo burns, to Red Wave; Red Tiger Tail to Green and Rainbow Repeater (10 color pearls illuminating the windows of the car. Wave; Red Tiger Tail to Silver Palm; and with trails of sparks). An excellent Long performance. (Last tested in 1999) Silver Tiger Tail to Jumbo choice if you don’t know which roman Chrysanthemum. (Last tested in 1999) candle to buy, because you get a nice The Lighthouse of Alexandra variety here. This is the one to get if you Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon The Hackbutter assortment can only get one pack of candles and Eggs brand, #DE4071. 20 shots, 37 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon you can’t decide which one. (Last tested seconds. Eggs brand, #DE4070. 10 shots, in 1998) Nice name and an interesting package This is a package of 3 cakes: The design, with 3 tiers of tubes. Starts with Hackbutter #1, The Hackbutter #1 and crackling comets, alternating between The Hackbutter #3. The Hackbutter #1 ones with red heads and ones with This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z green heads. Then switches to red is extraordinary. The shots are comets Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new which give off red stars on the way up - web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are pearls that go up and break into nice red very unusual and beautiful. Each shot not in this file. To buy a membership in it, chrysanthemums with crackle in the then opens into a big, beautiful break of please visit FireworksCatalog.com. break, alternating with green pearls red stars and blue stars mixed together. that go up and break into green It looks like a peony break (no trails) Are you a chrysanthemums with crackle in the Hard break. The final shot at the end is a but some of the stars have small white Core comet trails behind them, which would Pyro? crackling comet that goes up and be called a chrysanthemum break. breaks into a large break which has a Whichever it is, it’s beautiful. Duration This shirt mixture of red peony stars, blue peony is 20 seconds. The Hackbutter #2 is sim- is available stars, and about four “dragon egg” trails ilar, but the shots give off green sparks in 9 sizes, (comets of crackling sparks spreading including 3 out). That last shot is a winner. (Last on the way up - again very unusual and child sizes! beautiful. Each shot breaks into a green tested in 2004) chrysanthemum with crackle mixed in. High quality Duration is 23 seconds. The Hackbutter Hanes The Mauler #3 is similar, but the shots give off blue Beefy-T Cone Fountain. Patriotic brand. 11 stars on the way up - wow. Each then seconds. breaks into a break which is a mixture Odd cone with loud green flame chang- of red peony stars and blue chrysanthe- ing to silver fountain. U.S.A. (Last test- mum stars - beautiful. Duration is 18 ed in 1995) seconds. This assortment is highly rec- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! ommended. (Last tested in 2004) FireworksLand.com The Mighty Dragon Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, The Half Stick Smoking Cracker #BP7037. 14 seconds. The Hatfields & the McCoys Probably my favorite paper novelty fire- Smoke. Black Cat brand, #BC-104. Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, 30 seconds. #BC-283. work so far. It’s a yellow dragon, but it is Holy smoke! It’s a 3-inch smoke car- A box of four fountains, with highly styl- shaped very much like a lizard or even a tridge, which gives off white smoke, ized shapes. One each of Bubba McCoy, snake. Three sets of wheels are on each then a firecracker buried deep within Lulu McCoy, Clyde Hatfield, and Hattie unit, and the piece is segmented, so that the device blows it up! Wow - the only Hatfield. Bubba and Clyde are cylinder- it can bend either direction. Rolls for- smoke item I have tried that does this. shaped, while Lulu and Hattie are cone- ward in any direction, with sparks com- The box they come in is a keeper, too - shaped. All have separate cylindrical ing out the tail. It tends to travel in the printed artwork is a simulated heads on the top. A masterpiece of pack- curves or even a circle. Then it stops “wooden crate” - perfect for keeping age design. Buy an extra box of them for and after a pause, sparks coming out of your secret treasure in. (Last tested in your permanent collection, because the dragon’s mouth cause it to go back- 1998) these will be worth big bucks in future ward, curving or circling around. Its decades. (Last tested in 2000) behavior makes it seem almost like it’s alive. Packed 4 to the box. (Last tested in 1998)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 273 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com The New York Thing (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The show, but don’t want to pay the high Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) price of some of the 500-gram cakes, Brothers brand, #BP2956. 16 shots, this would fill that purpose on a budget. 35 seconds. The Scalper, #100 (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Each shot is a group of 4 small pearls Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly PYROvideo #5) (such as red or green) which then open brand. up into spinning silver whirlwinds Whistling red comet star, ends with dis- The Warring States which crackle softly. Some of the shots appointing red & green break. (Last Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. whistle on the way up, but most are tested in 1995) Brothers brand, #BP2889. 14 shots, color on the way up. (Last tested in 28 seconds. 2001) Groups of 7 whistles fired up, and each whistle ends in a good report. Great The Pegasus noise item! (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Eggs brand, #DE4062. 16 shots, 20 Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) seconds. Alternates between red peony breaks This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new The Whole Shebang with crackle, and all-crackle breaks. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. (Last tested in 2004) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Brothers brand, #BP2136. 18 shots, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 45 seconds. The Red Flame The first shot goes straight up and is a Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, PYROvideo #8 crackling, sparkling comet which opens #BP7107. 17 seconds. DVD up into a cluster of blue stars and silver Very attractive package design, looking flying fish. Then, four more shots just like a rocket car with a long red nose Two hours of fireworks like that one, one at a time. Then, a cone. Starts with a silver spray from the fun! See how to set up beautiful burst of red and green peony back, then a red flame comes from the your own self-firing stars with sparkling silver stars mixed front, while the silver at the back fireworks show, so in. This is one of the best breaks I’ve changes to a whistle which causes the that all you have to do is light one fuse, sit seen in consumer fireworks for a while. car to roll forward. It rolls forward while back and enjoy the Then another beauty, a break of mixed the red flame from the front continues - show! See three other purple and green stars which are slight- very nice. Then without the car really fireworks shows, and ly strobing as they burn. Also excellent. coming to a stop for any significant watch 65 new fire- Then a very nice break of blue peony time, the front changes to a whistle works for stars with some crackling stars. Then which causes the car to roll backwards. 2005 and the last 3 shots are repeated in the same 2006! Then it stays in place while a crackle order. The finale is 3 shots fired almost spray comes out the front. Not the most at the same time, which go up and complex performance, but the package Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! break into large gold willows with color design and red flame at the beginning FireworksLand.com tips of either green or red. The middle are very appealing. (Last tested in 2005) section, with the 6 single breaks, is spectacular and make this one worth The Red, White and Blue Salute The Three Amigos buying. (Last tested in 2005) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2905. 24 shots, Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B026. 12 Thermobaric Warheads 23 seconds. shots, 16 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Shoots a group of 5 red pearls all at A 200-gram cake which is like a minia- Phantom brand, #G-092. 16 shots, once, which break into red chrysanthe- ture version of some 500-gram cakes. 48 seconds. mum breaks, then 3 blue pearls all at This cake has its own wooden base, and This is a showpiece item with enormous once in a fan shape, which break into all the tubes in it are set at angles and shelf appeal. It looks like 16 long bullets blue peony breaks, then 5 white shots at fired in fans of 3. The first fan is or missiles arranged in a circular group, once which break into white chrysanth- sparkling comets that go up and end in all attached to a round particle-board emum breaks. then 3 more red shots in peony breaks, two of them green and base. One of the most visually arresting a fan shape, to red chrysanthemums, 5 one of them red. The next fan is package designs of any firework, ever. more blue shots straight up to blue sparkling comets that go up and end in You’ll probably want to save this one peonies, and finally 3 white shots in a glittering red breaks. The next one is a after firing, as a conversation piece. Or, fan shape which break into white chrys- fan of 3 beautiful comets that give off if you carefully reinforce the tubes with anthemum breaks. Technically should green sparks as they go up, and end in duct tape around the outside (preferably be called “the Red, Blue and White glittering green peony breaks. The final the whole length of the tube, but at Salute” because that’s the order the col- one is a fan of sparkling sliver comets least on the bottom half of each tube), ors appear. I liked this one very much. that go up and end in glittering silver you might be able to refill this several Introduced in 2001, and still excellent breaks. No sound effects. If you want to times with regular festival balls, provid- quality in 2003. (Last tested in 2003) have fans of shots fired at angles in your ed that they are the right size and fight

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 274 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com tightly. It has a nice particle-board flowers. The red - white - blue - crackle green chrysanthemum, blue chrysanth- round base on it for stability. In any sequence is repeated 3 more times, with emum, and the last 3 shots fired at the case, this piece always evokes a “wow” the final 4 shots being fired at almost same time, a blue chrysanthemum, red whenever anyone sees it sitting there. the same time. Excellent quality breaks. chrysanthemum and a dragon eggs It’s basically sixteen artillery shells, one A good patriotic item for the United break. (Last tested in 2004) in each tube, and fused together at the States celebration of Independence Day. bottom to fire at the average rate of (Last tested in 2002) Thor Missile three seconds apart. Almost all the Missile. Zenith brand. shots have short silver comet tails on This is Mine Flies up and ejects about 5 or 6 fire- the way up. The first shot goes up and Mine. Black Cat brand, #BC-694. 7 crackers. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown ends in a good fluffy chrysanthemum shots, 14 seconds. on PYROvideo #4) break with red tips. The next shot has a Each shot is a mine (a group of stars short silver comet tail on the way up shot from the ground up). First a red Thousand Thunders Floral Shell and ends in a dragon-eggs break. The mine then a white one, then a blue one, Single-tube Aerial. Red Lantern next goes up and ends in a break which then another red, another white, anoth- brand, #S06. starts as a green and purple peony break er blue, and finally a crackle mine. Well, not a thousand. More like five and ends as a brief crackle break. The (Last tested in 2000) reports and a nice spray of green and next goes up and ends as a large gold red stars. (Last tested in 1996) willow break. The next goes up and ends in a break which has four silver chrys- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Three Stage Ascent anthemum stars going out in four Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Flying Spinner. West Lake brand, directions, and then ends in some web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are #L080. 6 seconds. crackle. The next goes up and ends in a not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Acrobatic! Three separate boosts of break with four silver chrysanthemum please visit FireworksCatalog.com. energy. Very entertaining. Goes up, stars and a large cloud of sparkling sil- PyroTopia: Show of Shows then up more, then up even more. (Last ver glitter. The next goes up and ends in tested in 1995) a break of green peony stars and ends in The ultimate fireworks some crackle. The next goes up and DVD: a unique and Three Woes unforgettable jour- ends in a break of crackle flowers. The Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Mega ney through music Ton brand, #TM-2424. 24 shots, 20 next goes up and ends in a silver chrys- and pyrotechnics. anthemum break. The next shot ends in seconds. a good dragon-eggs break. The next The first three shots are fired in a fan all shot ends in a large purple peony break 90 minutes of at once, and they are bright white pearls that changes to some crackle. The next nonstop music that go up and end in huge red peony shot ends in a large gold willow break. and fireworks! breaks. The next three shots are fired in The next shot ends in a break of four sil- a fan all at once, and they are bright ver chrysanthemum stars plus some greenish-white pearls that go up and crackle. The next shot ends in a break of end in huge green peony breaks. The four silver chrysanthemum stars plus a next three shots are fired in a fan all at cloud of red glitter. The next shot ends once, and they are blue pearls that go in a break of green peony stars that Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! up and end in huge blue peony breaks. change to a little crackle. The final shot The next three shots are fired in a fan, ends in a break of all crackle. This piece FireworksLand.com and they are crackling comets that go could become a regular part of your up and end in crackle breaks. Then, the entire above sequence is repeated again. equipment for future shows, provided Thor that you reinforce these tubes heavily Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Excellent quality. (Last tested in 2005) with duct tape on the outside, as they Eggs brand, #DP0002-1. 19 shots, (Shown on PYROvideo #6) are just cardboard tubes and will weak- 41 seconds. en from each use. It will make a usable Red pearl ending in red chrysanthe- Three-Peat 16-shot firing rack that you should be mum, green pearl ending in green Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- able to get several uses out of. (Last chrysanthemum, red pearl ending in 419. tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo red chrysanthemum, then a white Flies up strongly, then ends in three #8) chrysanthemum, blue pearl ending in ladyfinger-size reports. (Last tested in blue chrysanthemum, crackling comet 1998) This is America ending in dragon eggs break, red pearl Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ending in red chrysanthemum, green Thrifty Pig Brothers brand, #BP2045. 16 shots, pearl ending in green chrysanthemum, Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, 40 seconds. red pearl ending in red chrysanthe- #BP7084. 36 seconds. Large red chrysanthemum break, then mum, then a white chrysanthemum, “A Penny Saved is a Penny Burned” is white chrysanthemum, then large blue crackling tail to dragon eggs break, one of the cleverest advertising lines for peony, then a huge break of crackle then a red chrysanthemum, then a a firework that I have seen in any fire- works catalog. (Was that line your idea, Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 275 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Duane Ford of Brothers?) This is shaped weighs about 35 pounds. Assuming want to do this where you can easily like an old-fashioned piggy bank. Make each cracker has 50 milligrams of pow- clean it up or else cover it over with more room for your collection, because der in it, the total pyrotechnic content dirt. (Last tested in 2004) you’re going to want one of these in it is 800 grams, or less than 2 pounds. too. A silver whistle at the back makes There are several ways to light this. You Thunder Claw the pig roll forward, and tubes on the can unroll it all the way, in one long Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. sides give off sparks also as it moves for- line. If you do that and light it at one Glorious brand, #GCM0134. 16 ward. Then the ears of the pig spin, giv- end, it will go for approximately 15 min- shots, 25 seconds. ing off silver sparks as they spin. Then a utes. Another way is to lay it out in one Strobing green pearl ending in green crackle spray comes out of the pig’s line, but bunch it up at several points chrysanthemum break. Then strobing nose, and this changes to a silver whis- along the way - even up to 10 points. As red pearl ending in red chrysanthemum tle, which makes the pig roll backwards. it burns, it will hit one of these bunches break Then strobing gold pearl ending Then it stops, and more sprays come and produce a mini “head bomb” effect, in gold chrysanthemum break These 3 out from the pig’s top and sides. (Last of a lot of crackers going off at once shots then alternate until the end, when tested in 2003) (Shown on PYROvideo rather than the continuous string. The the last 4 shots are fired all at once, and #3 VHS tape only - not shown on “The final way is to just leave it rolled up, and they are strobing white shots that go up Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) take the end of it that is in the center, and end in gold willows that become and pull out a foot or two of it from the dragon eggs breaks. Pretty nice. (Last Thunder tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z #T0113. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 36 inch stick. Sparkling, glittery comet web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Thunder Crackle on the way up, then 4 reports. (Last not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Combination firecracker. Fireworks tested in 1995) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. over America brand, #FOA1212. 15 seconds. Black Cat T-shirt Thunder Balls It strobes for about 10 seconds, with a Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly The famous bright white light, then it changes to brand, #GG0302. Black Cat logo crackle for 4 to 5, then it blows up like Six shells and one tube: Jumbo Purple on quality any other firecracker. Fantastic. The Stars with Silver Glitter, Crackling with shirts ultimate firecracker? Also sold as Whirlwind, Green Glitter with Electronic Bomb. (Last tested in 2000) Crackling, White Wave with whirlwind, Red Chrysanthemum with Purple Pistil, Thunder Dome and Red Stars with Crackling. These are Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black cylindrical shells similar to Rambo Kid Cat brand, #BC-6028. 61 seconds. shells. The effects are superb and the Large bullet-shaped package with a gold amounts of stars and effects is gener- plastic dome top. Remove the dome first before firing. Most of the performance ous. Highly recommended. (Last tested 7 sizes! in 1999) Order at consists of mines which give gold stars my web site. mixed with crackle. Then there are a Thunder Bomb few whirlwind shots, and finally a nice Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Firecracker. Tiger Head brand. barrage of firecrackers in the air. Long- Was, for a while anyway, the most com- FireworksLand.com lasting and good ending. (Last tested in monly seen brand by far. Many packings 2002) and string lengths. Also some variation center. Attach a piece of green visco fuse in quality from year to year or factory to to that end. Lay the roll down some- Thunder Fest factory. (Last tested in 1995) where where it won’t cause any damage Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. - such as on pavement, sand or dirt. I Phantom brand, #H-106A. 65 sec- wouldn’t light it on grass. Light the end onds. Thunder Bomb lady crackers Lots of those giant crackles, which are a Firecracker. Horse brand. that you pulled out, and at some point 70 to a string, these are 19/32” by 1/8”. the entire roll will go off within a very foot or two in diameter. (Last tested in Small crackers with small pops. (Last short period of time, creating a huge, 1995) tested in 1995) intense blitz of firecrackers. Probably not all of them will go off during that Thunder Flash blitz, and some stray ones will continue Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O-144. Thunder Bomb, roll of 16,000 Gold trail, long-lasting red stars, and Firecracker. No brand, #T737S. to go off randomly for several minutes This is one continuous roll of firecrack- afterwards, as the pile of paper shreds crackle add up to a winner. (Last tested ers, with 16,000 regular 1.5-inch fire- smokes and smolders. You may want to in 1995) crackers all strung together. As it comes hose down the area afterwards to make rolled up, it is about 22.5 inches in sure it is completely out. There will be a diameter and about 2.5 inches thick. It big pile of shredded paper, so you will

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 276 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Thunder Flash degrees of loudness. The factory in Thunder King Skyrocket. Vulcan brand, #R410. China which made the original Thunder Display Firework (1.3G). Lidu brand, Comes with a plastic tube to fire them King changed the brand on it to DeQili #LDS34. 41 seconds. from, and even a piece of punk to light brand, so if you see that logo on the Each shot is a green pearl going up, but them with! Ends with reports. (Last piece, it’s probably a high-quality item. almost strobing in some of them (star tested in 1998) But some “Thunder Kings” I have seen gets brighter and dimmer at a very rapid are not nearly as loud. So try one unit pace). Most shots end with a nice loud Thunder Flower (large tube) before you buy a large quantity of it. report, though a few of the shots did not Display Firework (1.3G). Brothers This item can only be sold to buyers end with anything. Uneven pacing brand, #BP8109. 53 seconds. who possess the proper paperwork, between shots. This item can only be This is a “Class B” cake (1.3G) in the including the ATFE permit to buy 1.3G sold to buyers who possess the proper United States. Each shot goes up as a Display Fireworks, and any licenses or paperwork, including the ATFE permit spiraling silver comet, which then permits required by the state or city in to buy 1.3G Display Fireworks, and any breaks open into a huge, full break of which the fireworks will be used or licenses or permits required by the state red and green stars. Excellent, out- stored. (Last tested in 1995) or city in which the fireworks will be standing quality. This item can only be used or stored. (Last tested in 2000) sold to buyers who possess the proper Thunder King paperwork, including the ATFE permit Display Firework (1.3G). Link Triad Thunder King (1.4G) to buy 1.3G Display Fireworks, and any brand, #W5-85. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai licenses or permits required by the state It’s the now-infamous Thunder King brand, #W218. 25 shots, 25 sec- or city in which the fireworks will be shell, which is usually seen as a 25-shot onds. used or stored. This item is classified as This is an attempt at a consumer ver- 1.3G fireworks in the United States and sion of the infamous Thunder King cannot be sold to the public in the U.S. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z which became extremely popular in Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new without the buyer having the proper 1993 and 1994 only to be banned from web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are the consumer market due to it’s heavy ATFE paperwork. (Last tested in 2001) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The please visit FireworksCatalog.com. reports. That item was originally under Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Link Triad brand, but the factory changed it to DeQili brand. This version Thunder Force is made by a different factory altogether. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Each shot is a bright pearl of either red, Hawk brand, #FB286. 60 shots, 39 green or white, ending in an ordinary seconds. PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun firecracker report. The reports are The first part is a mixture of 3 types of and excitement, all about fireworks! nowhere near as loud as in the original shots, in rapid succession. One type is a Make a sparkler waterfall, your own Thunder King, so if that’s what you’re electric firing box, bright white pearl that gives off a sky- and put together a used to, you’ll be disappointed. But this rocket-like sound on the way up. self-firing show-in- item is legal for the consumer market, Another type is a crackling comet. The a-box. 65 new fire- which certainly should be considered an third type goes up dark and opens into a works demonstra- advantage, and the label art is vastly small color peony break. These three tions and a musical better than the plain-brown 1.3G keep going for a while, then it changes montage Thunder Kings. (Last tested in 1998) to screaming comets which end in ending are also on reports, for the last 20 shots or so. (Last this DVD. Thunder Mountain tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. #6) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Phantom brand, #G-109. 33 shots, FireworksLand.com 75 seconds. Thunder & Gold The first five shots are fired one at a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super time, straight up, and produce good Blast brand, #SB-46. 22 seconds. repeater - but here it is as a single-shot breaks which are a mixture of incredibly Super Blast. 19 shots of very loudly shell. A single green pearl shoots up to bright red stars with silver glitter stars. crackling gold comets. The same effect about 75 feet, and ends in an extremely The formula for the red stars probably as in Mighty Cobra, etc., but lots and loud, sharp report. This item can only includes magnalium or some other lots of crackle. (Last tested in 1996) be sold to buyers who possess the prop- metal alloy to make them so bright. The er paperwork, including the ATFE per- next five shots are also fired one at a Thunder King mit to buy 1.3G Display Fireworks, and time, straight up, and they end in what Display Firework (1.3G). Link Triad any licenses or permits required by the I call “dragon egg” breaks with green brand, #W585. 40 seconds. state or city in which the fireworks will heads. Each of these breaks has about 8 Exemplary, extra-loud repeater now be used or stored. (Last tested in 1996) branches, which crackle and continue banned from consumer market. Green to crackle as they spread apart from pearls go up and end in loud bangs. each other. These dragon egg breaks There are many cakes now called also have green heads. The next five “Thunder King,” but they have varying shots are also fired one at a time, Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 277 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com straight up, and they end in breaks Thunder Storm Thunderation which start as fluffy white chrysanthe- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red mums and have a delayed crackle effect brand, #W5-59C. 25 shots, 24 sec- Lantern brand, #0168. 19 shots, 15 - just as the white chrysanthemum is onds. seconds. dying out, there is a distribution of No brand is shown on the dull, plain Colored pearls, to uninspired red and crackle in the same area as the break. brown label. But the item number is green breaks with some crackle. (Last The next 5 shots are fired all at once, close to that of Shimmering Crackling tested in 1995) straight up, and they all end in clusters Gold. Crackling comets, ending in of 3 effects simultaneously: blue stars, white bursts of titanium sparks. This is Thunderbird Super Rockets crackle, and gold flying fish. The next 5 a little better than Shimmering assortment shots are fired all at once, straight up, Crackling Gold, since that one ends in Skyrocket. Thunderbird brand, and they all end in clusters of 3 effects flash reports, while this one ends in #0969. simultaneously: blue stars, crackle, and splatters of white sparks along with the Six varieties in each dozen. We tested silver flying fish. The next 5 shots are bang. Not the same as Thunderstorm the 8-oz. size, and we liked it. Good col- fired all at once, straight up, and they all (L912). (Last tested in 1998) ors. (Last tested in 1995) end in clusters of 3 effects simultane- ously: blue stars, crackle, and red flying Thunderbolt Fountain fish. The last 3 shots are fired all at Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. once, in a fan, and these shots give off Black Cat brand, #BC-237. 147 sec- firecrackers above the ground on the onds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Starts with a spray of red, blue and way up, then continue on up and each Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new one gives a large white chrysanthemum web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are green sparks and some small silver flit- break. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on not in this file. To buy a membership in it, ter sparks. Then changes to a spray of PYROvideo #5) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. silver flitter. Then changes to a mixture of green sparks and small silver flitter Glow-in-the-dark Shirt Thunder Mountain sparks. Then it changes to a brilliant spray of flashing silver sparks. Then it Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. The aliens Black Cat brand, #ASZBCMTN. 56 have changes to a mixture of red, blue and seconds. landed, green sparks with a little crackle mixed Begins with a spray of red sparks mixed and in. Then it suddenly changes to a strong with silver flitter sparks. Then changes they whistle while still spraying silver crack- want le and green sparks. Then the whistle to a spray which appears to be a mix of fireworks, silver flitter sparks and silver crackle of course. stops and it continues with the spray of sparks. Then it gives a silver whistle, red and green sparks and a little crack- and then a big spray of big gold crackle. le. Goes on a long time but it isn’t real- (Last tested in 2003) ly “thunderous” enough to call it The “Thunderbolt.” (Last tested in 2003) aliens Thunder & Rainbow, #5 on this Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. shirt glow Thundering Flower Handful of crackers on the way up, end- in the dark! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai ing in average red peony-type break. brand, #W2-43. 25 shots, 35 sec- (Last tested in 1995) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! onds. FireworksLand.com Bears the same item number as Flower Thunder Shot Thunder, but this is clearly a different device. The last time I tested Flower Roman Candle, single. Fire Hawk Thunder Storm brand, #FB6018. 19 seconds. Thunder, it produced breaks of mixed Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Shogun An 8-ball roman candle which fires very red and green. This one sends up green brand, #SSM912. 16 shots, 18 sec- pearls which break open into perfect simple shots that go up dark and end in onds. one flash report. The loudness of the The label on this one gives this descrip- chrysanthemum breaks of green stars report is about the same as a good legal tion: “Emits white strobing stars then with fluffy white tails. Perfect timing firecracker. Certainly not as loud as shoots up red, green stars with para- between shots, hard breaks, excellent some older roman candles such as chutes hanging with green light.” This symmetry of the breaks, good color and “Flashing Thunder” and “Thunderous is not an accurate description. The generous amount of stars all add up to Torch,” but still a good firecracker shots did indeed give off strobing white an outstanding show. This item can report. If you lit a whole case of these all light on the way up, but they ended in only be sold to buyers who possess the at once you would create a nice blitz of rather disappointing clusters of red and proper paperwork, including the ATFE reports in the air. (Last tested in 2005) green peony stars only. There were no permit to buy 1.3G Display Fireworks, (Shown on PYROvideo #6) parachutes at all. So this cake was a dis- and any licenses or permits required by appointment because I was expecting the state or city in which the fireworks parachutes and got none. (Last tested in will be used or stored. I think this item 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) is now discontinued, but you still may

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 278 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com be able to buy remaining stock of it. Thunderous Delight pearl that ends in a loud report. This (Last tested in 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Super item can only be sold to buyers who Blast brand, #SB-21. 19 shots, 15 possess the proper paperwork, includ- Thundering King seconds. ing the ATFE permit to buy 1.3G Display Firework (1.3G). Link Triad Nineteen small breaks with reports. Display Fireworks, and any licenses or brand, #W5-80. Ordinary 50 mg. firecracker reports – permits required by the state or city in One tube and 12 cylindrical shells in the not nearly as loud as Firing Squad or which the fireworks will be used or box. The shells are about 4 inches tall. Thunder King. (Last tested in 1996) stored. I have heard that this item was Each shell goes up with a red flame, and discontinued by the manufacturer. (Last ends in a loud boom. This item can only Thunderous King tested in 1999) be sold to buyers who possess the prop- Display Firework (1.3G). Beihai er paperwork, including the ATFE per- brand, #WB2000. 39 seconds. Thunderous Torch candle mit to buy 1.3G Display Fireworks, and In performance, exactly the same as Display Firework (1.3G). Temple of any licenses or permits required by the “Thunder King” which made its debut Heaven brand, #N2048. 16 seconds. state or city in which the fireworks will It’s a roman candle which ejects a series be used or stored. (Last tested in 2001) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z of 8 green stars, each one ending in a Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new loud report with a small splatter of Thundering Stars web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are white sparks. Since it’s a “1.3G Display” not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying firework, you need a permit from the please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Dragon brand, #W523. 37 shots, 42 ATFE to buy it. This candle has been seconds. Fireworks videos • DVDs around for a long time, but was moved Green and red pearls with gold trails, Buyer’s Guides • Links into the 1.3G (“Class B”) category become small breaks with many Fireworks T-shirts because the reports were overloaded. reports. (Last tested in 1995) Free articles Now a 1.4G (“Class C”) version is avail- and able, with similar label artwork. The more! Thundering Stars 1.4G version performs the same, except Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black that the reports aren’t as loud. Green Cat brand, #BC-644. 7 shots, 13 sec- pearls end in small titanium reports onds. with white sparks. You can still buy the Each shot goes up as a green pearl with original 1.3G version, if you possess an a silver trail of sparks, then opens into a ATFE permit to buy Display Fireworks cluster of red stars with three or four (1.3G) Class C version still pretty good. crackers. Does a lot for its size, but it’s (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on over a little too quickly. Inexpensive, so PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of a good value. (Last tested in 1998) PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3)

Thundering Storm Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Thunderstorm Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West Eggs brand, #DP0011. 16 shots, 36 FireworksLand.com Lake brand, #L912. 9 shots, 14 sec- seconds. onds. A red pearl goes up and ends in a good around 1993. But this is a taller cake, Has been reduced in the loudness of the break of red peony stars and 3 or 4 large with a full-color label. Green pearls go reports since its initial introduction. aqua-colored stars. Then a green pearl up and each one ends in a loud report. Red and silver stars. (Last tested in goes up and ends in a break of aqua Suitable for New Year’s Eve and a per- 1995) peony stars with 4 large purplish-red fect cake for the noise lover. This item stars. Then a gold comet with a red head can only be sold to buyers who possess Thunderstorm Shell, No. 5 goes up and ends a break of blue stars the proper paperwork, including the Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, with 4 bright white comets and one ATFE permit to buy 1.3G Display #G-036A. large red star in the break. Then a blue Fireworks, and any licenses or permits This one sent up a silver comet which pearl goes up and ends in a break of red required by the state or city in which broke hard, into a large sphere of crack- stars plus 4 large aqua stars. This the fireworks will be used or stored. But le. Not bad for such a small tube. (Last sequence is then repeated two more who knows if they will re-make a ver- tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo times. At the end, four shots are fired at sion of it for the “1.4G” market, with #5) one time, one of each of these types in weaker reports. I have heard that this the sequence. Really good color combi- item has been discontinued by the man- Tick, Tick, Tickin’ Away nations here! (Last tested in 2004) ufacturer. (Last tested in 1999) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Brothers brand, #BP4207. 120 sec- Thunderous King onds. Display Firework (1.3G). Beihai Starts with a sparkling gold spray, then brand, #WB5006. adds red to it, then a white flitter, then A one-shot version of the Thunderous adds green, and red. Then it changes to King cake, which shoots up a green a crackle spray. Then, after about 75 Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 279 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com seconds since the fountains started, Tiger Tail, #200 especially the abundant red sparks. they go out and a strobe flame inside Single-tube Aerial. Patriotic brand. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on the item is ignited, which illuminates Nice, down-falling, long-lasting gold PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of the red windows that spell out, “Happy break with glittery silver in it. (Last PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) New Year!” and that goes for an amazing tested in 1995) 45 seconds. So if you light this piece Time Bomb about 75 seconds before midnight on Tiger’s Fury Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. New Year’s Eve, it will change to the Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Fireworks over America brand, “Happy New Year!” right at about mid- Phantom brand, #H-097. 80 sec- #FOA2980. 16 shots, 22 seconds. night. The only problem with this item onds. First shot goes up and breaks into a is that it is very light in weight, and it Lacking in color, it’s really a sound- mixed red and green peony break. Next tends to blow away easily if there is any effect item. Long-lasting crackle and 2 shot goes up and ends in 2 breaks, a wind. So, make sure to secure it down whistles. (Last tested in 1995) blue and gold peony and a blue and sil- very well. (Last tested in 2001) ver peony. Next shot produces a red and blue peony. The shot after that produces Tidal Surge a very unusual break of red peony stars Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great that turn into green stars - color chang- Grizzly brand, #GG0893. 25 shots, ing stars are not all that common in 55 seconds. consumer fireworks. Then a red and Crackling comets that end in excellent, blue mixed peony, and a blue and silver This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z large chrysanthemum breaks or breaks Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new peony. Then the above shots alternate of red stars with crackle. The chrys- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are until the end, when two large, thick, anthemum breaks have either blue or not in this file. To buy a membership in it, fluffy crackling comets are fired up, and green stars. Big, full, rich breaks. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. three large gold willow breaks are fired. Excellent quality. (Last tested in 2001) (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Spellout PYROvideo #4) Tie-Dye fountain T-shirt Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Time Trap Black Cat brand, #BC-259. 83 sec- This Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. onds. shirt Brothers brand, #BP2173. 49 shots, Green spray, then adding white flitter, says, 25 seconds. then a nice red spray, then white “Fireworks” It’s unusual and I liked this one a lot. sparkling spray, then a gold spray with spelled out This cake shoots in the “Z” pattern, in fireworks! red, then a huge fountain of white flitter See my web site starting at one end and going down the sparks and a little bit of blue sparks. for sizes and info. row, and back down the next row, etc. Nice colors and lots of sparks. All tubes are at slight angles forming Introduced in 1999 and still excellent in fan shapes, but the shots are fired one at 2003. Top-notch for color and variety. a time, not in groups. Each shot is a (Last tested in 1999) complete mine of many gold comets fired up in a bunch, along with some Tiger Head assorted 36” rock- firecrackers that go off in the air. The ets Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! result is a moving curtain of gold sparks Skyrocket. Tiger Head brand, FireworksLand.com with a scattering of small white flashes #T0105. which are the reports from the fire- Package contains: Snow Rocket; crackers. At the end, the last row is fired Glittering Ruby Rocket; Crackling Star Tiger’s Roaring Fountain all at once in a fan shape, and these are Rocket; Parachute Rocket with Red Base Fountain. Tiger Head brand, blue mines which go up and give off Flare; Parachute Rocket with Green #T1006. 17 seconds. bursts of crackle. (Last tested in 2004) Flare; Butterflies Rocket, Golden Bees Used to have a nice red flame, but now Rocket; and Thunder Rocket. Good it’s just like a Piccolo Pete. (Last tested Times Square 2000 flights and nice variety of displays from in 1995) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. these. (Last tested in 1999) Brothers brand, #BP4187. 272 sec- Tijuana Tremor onds. Tiger Shark Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. This unusual fountain is a box with 10 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Phantom brand, #H-066. 85 sec- tubes set at angles. The tubes fire in Great Grizzly brand, #GG0189. 68 onds. turns, with two tubes going off at a time seconds. Brilliant, dazzling rich red spray, then a - the same effect pointing in two direc- Very solid, heavy package. White flitter short silver whistle, then mixed red and tions. Various colors, sparks and crackle spray for 52 seconds, then changing to green spray, then another short whistle, are emitted, and finally two simultane- crackle for 16 seconds. Completely lack- then a spray of red and sparkling white ous whistles. All this takes about 2 min- ing in color - but if you don’t want color, (very nice), then another whistle, then a utes and 15 seconds. When that finish- it’s perfect. (Last tested in 1998) spray of red and crackle. Terrific colors, es, an interior flame burns, which illu-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 280 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com minates the red windows spelling out sparks, one tube at a time. Finally, the Tom Terrific “2000” for about another two minutes. interior of the ship is illuminated, and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Mega Is it better than Times Square? Well, you can see the light through the red Ton brand, #TM-255. 15 shots, 22 maybe not quite, but if you couldn’t be windows. This one is not designed to seconds. there for January 1, 2000, this is the float on water, but if you attach a small The first three shots are fired one at a next best thing. This fountain holds the piece of wood or styrofoam to the bot- time, and go up as gold comets which duration record for this entire book. At tom you might be able to get it to float. end in red peony breaks, with lots of just over 4 and a half minutes, it is the (Last tested in 1998) stars in each break, and they break hard. longest-lasting firework of any type that The next three shots are the same I tested for this book. (Last tested in TNT Bomb except they are green peony breaks. The 1999) Flying Spinner. Peacock brand, next three shots are the same except #704RC. 7 seconds. they are blue peony breaks. The next Times Square Silver - Green Flies up with a gold trail and ends in a three shots are the same except they are Wave, No. 200 couple of firecrackers. (Last tested in purple peony breaks. The final three Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, 1999) shots are fired all at once, and they give #G-605. off crackle as they go up, and end in sil- Part of the “Grucci Collection” from ver whirlwinds. The peony breaks in Phantom Fireworks. A very large break this cake are very nice, with lots of stars, which is a green chrysanthemum and they break with a bang. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) (green stars, with a trail of silver sparks This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z behind each star). (Last tested in 2004) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new (Shown on PYROvideo #5) web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Tomahawk not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon Tiny Tornado please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Eggs brand, #DP0012. 25 shots, 19 seconds. Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, #BP5032. 23 seconds. The Best of All the tubes are at angles, in fan shapes. You simply stand this one on the PYROvideo The shots are fired in a “Z” pattern 1, 2 and 3 ground, on the stick that is part of it. which starts at one end, fires the shots Light it, and it spins on its own while Two hours and 27 in that row one at a time, then does the minutes of pyro next row in the opposite direction. The still standing, with a red flame and sil- fun! Visit fireworks ver sparks, changing to a green flame first row is gold comets that end in gold factories in China, willow breaks with blue tips. Second and silver sparks, then a silver spray. It’s twice. See three amazing how it continues to stand up. backyard shows, 3 row is the same thing, then the third (Last tested in 2002) (Shown on fireworks stores, row has breaks that are gold willows PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not and view demos of with red tips. Fourth row is the same. shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 121 new fireworks! Then the last row is fired in a fan shape & 3”) all at once, and they are breaks of silver flying fish. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown Titan on PYROvideo #6) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire Hawk brand. 25 shots, 35 seconds. Tomahawk Starts with beautiful gold sparkle Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Skyrocket. Vulcan brand, #R180B. breaks, then some green breaks with FireworksLand.com Precise-looking label reminiscent of the crackle, then some silver glitter breaks, German rockets. Crackling comet on then blue peony breaks, then screaming the way up to superb green break. (Last Toadstool Fountain silver comets along with crackle breaks, tested in 1995) Base Fountain. Dragon Eggs brand. (Last tested in 2002) 32 seconds. It’s such an unusual shape (actual shape Tomahawk Artillery Shell Titan Missile with report of a toadstool) that you should buy an Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Missile. Space Age brand. Brothers brand, #BP2588. 5 shots, extra one for your collection. Basically a 41 seconds. Flew in a zig-zag fashion, and had no cone fountain. Starts with silver spray, reports. (Last tested in 1996) Five tubes fused together on a nice then changes to red and green mixed wooden base. Each one shoots a 1.75- spray. Performance is ordinary, but inch festival ball, with different effects Titanic package design makes it collectible. such as blue chrysanthemum, palm Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, (Last tested in 2004) #BP4169. 259 seconds. tree, crackling, etc. Very slow pace - At over four minutes, this is the about 8 seconds between shots. The longest-lasting novelty firework item I piece is valuable left-over, as a launch- have tested so far. It lasts almost as long ing device for additional festival balls. as the movie. Each of the four “smoke- Reinforce the bottom 3 inches outside stack” tubes shoots out a spray of color each tube with tape, and you can refill

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 281 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com this up to 5 more times with other 1.75- Top Fireworks with Silver Tail; Green Palm Tree with inch festival balls. (Last tested in 1999) Ground Spinner. Flower Basket Silver Tail; Green and Crackling with brand, #K1120. 11 seconds. Silver Tail; and Red Peony with Silver Tonga Exotica Actually shaped like a top, but performs Tail. (Last tested in 1999) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon like most other spinners. Red and green brand, #Y03-058. 25 shots, 32 sec- flame. (Last tested in 1995) Torino II onds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Cannon. Color pearls whip open into Top Fuel Cat brand, #BC-6077. 10 shots, 18 fluffy white whirlwinds in rapid succes- Novelty Firework. Brothers brand, seconds. sion. To me, it was just another whirl- #BP7108. 25 seconds. Color heads that end in breaks of glit- wind repeater, but people ran up to me Shaped like a dragster or “Indy”-style tering stars, then a few breaks of gold afterwards and wanted to know what racing car. Starts by shooting a little bit palms with strobing stars on the tips, the name of it was. 25 shots. Each shot of crackle straight up, and then three then a few breaks of stars which each goes up as a green pearl, ending in a short whistles - the car does not move open up into small crackle clusters. white whirlwind. (Last tested in 1998) while it does this. Then a whistle in the Three new and interesting effects in this back makes it run forward. It stops after cake. (Last tested in 2002) Toon Time a few seconds and the back changes to a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. green flame while the car sits still. A Torsion Box Brothers brand, #BP4235. 85 sec- couple of color flames from the top and Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black onds. a very short whistle happen. Then a Cat brand, #BC-6163. 44 shots, 20 Star-shaped package which starts with a seconds. pinkish-red flame in the center topped This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z A group of shots (I think 3 or 4) are fired by a silver spray. That only lasts a few Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new straight up, and they become clusters of seconds, then at each of the five points web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are gold flying fish. Then another group of of the star, a red flame starts - these not in this file. To buy a membership in it, shots is fired straight up, and they start at almost the same time. The red please visit FireworksCatalog.com. become silver flying fish. The next flames turn in to pinkish flames with group is fired at an angle to the right silver spray on top. These tubes then side, and they are swirling silver change from the silver spray to a mix- comets. Then a group of shots is fired ture of red, green and crackle spray. straight up, and they become gold Finally it ends as a single spray of pure PYROvideo #10 is two hours of chrysanthemum breaks (gold stars with crackle. Good colors and generous fireworks fun and excitement! See silver tails). Then a group of shots is amounts of pyro content. (Last tested in the incredible fireworks of Mexico fired at an angle to the left, and they are 2005) in a 23-minute swirling gold comets. Then a whole documentary. And bunch of shots are fired basically all at watch the perfor- once, and basically all straight up. Toot and Twirl mances of 62 new Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West fireworks. Three These start out as gold brocade willow Lake brand, #L907A. 19 shots, 20 how-to projects breaks and they soon turn into big silver seconds. round out glitter breaks, which for a few seconds Color pearls to whirlwinds that can’t this great fill up the sky with beautiful silver glit- decide which way to spin. Red, green DVD. ter. Finally, 3 shots are fired straight up and blue stars in the centers of the all at once, and they turn into large gold whirlwinds. (Last tested in 1995) willow breaks. (Last tested in 2005) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Toot N Twirl FireworksLand.com Tortoise Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, Phantom brand. 7 shots, 21 sec- whistle from the front makes it roll #BC-305. 19 seconds. onds. backwards for a couple of seconds. (Last Rolls forward (or in a big circle), giving Nice whirlwinds with color centers. tested in 2005) off green and gold sparks as it goes, Over fast, but an inexpensive item. (Last then stops and shoots out red, green tested in 2000) Top Secret and blue “eggs” from the front. Good Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly performers, under either brand. (Last Top Dog brand, #GG0325. tested in 1998) Skyrocket. Great Grizzly brand, 1.75” ball shells. Silver Glittering with #GG0210. Silver Tail; Red, White, Blue with Silver Tortoise Gold comet tails up to double breaks of Tail; Crackling with Gold Tail; Blue Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, colors. (Last tested in 2002) Peony with Silver Tail; Green Peony #W716. 19 seconds. with Silver Tail; Purple and Silver Article is printed with “Miss Skalman” Glittering with Silver Tail; Red Palm Art. Nr. 557, Linders Pyrverkeri brand. Tree with Silver Tail; Purple Peony with Obviously intended for the European Silver Tail; Red and Silver Glittering market, but sometimes available in the U.S. Performance-wise, the same thing

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 282 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com as the Black Cat version. Or, HP-16, Touch Down Purple Stars w/Silver Pistil w/two whis- Beihai brand. (Last tested in 1999) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. tles; Crackling Bouquet w/two spinners; Brothers brand, #BP-A020-4. 16 Jumbo Purple Stars and Silver Flashing Total Annihilation shots, 41 seconds. w/8 crackers; and Red to Green stars Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. See “All Star Action” for a description of w/two whistles. Nice. (Last tested in Brothers brand, #BP2616. 20 shots, this. (Last tested in 2004) 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on 28 seconds. “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) All shots go up as red pearls. Some Touch of Sparkle break into silver flying fish, which swim Hand-held Fountain. Great Grizzly Tower of Power away while a few whistles are heard. The brand, #GG0361. 65 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire other shots open into white whirlwinds. The tube is 30 inches long and just over Bird brand, #FB 213. 16 shots, 25 This one is notable for the combination 2 inches in diameter. It’s like a seconds. of silver flying fish and whistles - it California Candle on steroids. A very If you like the “flying fish” effect, this is reminds me of the large “Fish and a good one to get. The shots alternate Whistle” shells used in public fireworks between the gold flying fish in Warp displays. (Last tested in 1999) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Speed and the silver flying fish of Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Lightning Storm. No sound effects, but Total Exposure not in this file. To buy a membership in it, none are really needed. (Last tested in Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. 1998) #WB-11. Outstanding packaging in clear plastic Are you a Towers of Glory Hard allows you to see the entire kit at a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star Core brand. 38 seconds. glance, and also affords efficient pack- Pyro? ing and transportation. All shell kits All shots are thick white comets with should be packaged this way. These are This shirt very bright white heads. (Last tested in very nice-looking 1.75-inch round is available 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) shells wrapped in colored foil. A land- in 9 sizes, mark achievement in packaging design including 3 Toy Soldier child sizes! and shelf appeal. A tall cardboard mor- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. tar tube is included as well as 12 assort- High quality Black Cat brand, #BC-2006. 55 sec- ed shells: Silver Palm Tree, Assorted Hanes onds. Color, Crackling (2), Red Ring with Beefy-T G.I. Joe-style artwork with a plastic Crackling (2), Silver Chrysanthemum, “helmet” and a “backpack” with smaller Green to Purple, Golden Strobe, Golden tubes in addition to the main fountain Wave Chrysanthemum, Royal Crown tube. Great design for kids. Starts with and Blue to Red. These do not have fountain tubes in the “backpack” which comet tails on the way up, nevertheless, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! send out a silver spray - down, not up! - they are good shells which give large, FireworksLand.com as if it was a rocket pack that he was symmetrical breaks. The “Royal wearing. Then the main fountain from Crown” shell gave a very long-lasting the central tube puts out a nice color willow break. The packaging of this kit nice white flitter spray, no sound effects spray with red, green and blue, mixed is terrific and I hope it sets a trend or colors, but pretty. Then it stops and with white flitter. At the end it adds towards smaller, more space-efficient starts up again, a gold spray with blue some pretty good crack.e (Last tested in packaging of shell kits. (Last tested in sparks mixed in. Then finally a bunch of 2001) 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #8) crackle is added for a knockout finish. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on Tracer Fire Totally Awesome PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. United PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Brothers brand, #BP2149. 10 shots, Pyro brand, #UP9004. 24 shots, 31 20 seconds. seconds. Tour of Europe The first shot goes up as a strobing blue Shoots a variety of color peony shells, Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, pearl that ends in a break of blue peony red, green, and gold, along with “dragon #BP2961. stars plus crackle flowers. The next shot egg” crackling shells. Then it fires up 4 One tube and twelve shells (six round is a green pearl that goes up and ends in comets at once, and then some huge and six cylindrical). The effects are: a mixed break of green and red peony gold willow shells that have red tips. White Flashing w/two whistles w/tail; stars. These 2 shots then alternate for (Last tested in 2003) Green Palm w/crackling tail; Red Peony the rest of the duration. (Last tested in to Crackling w/whistling tail; Red White 2005) and Blue Bouquets w/reports w/tail; Yellow Peony w/Green Palm; Red Stars to Crackling w/two spinners; Green Bouquet w/two spinners; Blue Bouquet and Crackling w/8 crackers; Jumbo Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 283 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Tracer Fire, #100 Tree with White Jade Tri-Color Single-tube Aerial. Zenith/Black Cat Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No Base Fountain. Link Triad brand, brand, #ASZBC975. brand, #FH2102. 70 shots, #W462. 18 seconds. Breaks with a good amount of strobing No brand. The fuse burned on this item Good assortment of color. Powerful white stars. No sound effect. Made for but the device did not light. (Last tested spray of red, green and blue. (Last test- Black Cat by Zenith Specialties. Tested in 2000) ed in 1995) again in 2004. This gave a gigantic break of green peony stars which then Trembling Radiance Tri-Color Fountain changed into red stars as they spread Multi-Tube fountain, 500 gram. Base Fountain. Horse brand. 14 sec- out. (Last tested in 1996) (Shown on Cannon brand, #Y64-005. 185 sec- onds. PYROvideo #4) onds. Powerful spray - so powerful it fell over Starts with a mix of gold crackle with near the end. Good colors (red, green, Track Gun red and green sparks. Then changes to a blue). (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. West silver flitter spray. Then a mix of purple Lake brand, #L952. 9 shots, 18 sec- and blue sparks with gold crackle - pret- Tri-Color Saturn Missile Battery onds. ty nice. Then a mix of green sparks with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Cannon Nice spinning motion, but too similar gold flitter. Then the above sequence is brand, #Y23-276. 196 shots, 32 sec- to so many other repeaters. Red and repeated. After that, four tubes ignite in onds. green stars, lots of crackle. (Last tested This is like most 200-shot Saturn in 1995) Missile Battery cakes, each shot being a This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z whistle that goes up and ends in a Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Trails of Lights web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are report - except that in this one, the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No not in this file. To buy a membership in it, shots are red or green on the way up. brand, #KG701. 36 shots, 11 sec- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. This adds visual interest to what is nor- onds. mally a sound effect-only cake. The pace Jiangxi Fireworks Co. Subtle effect, but PYROvideo #4 is very fast, so the cake doesn’t last as consistent. Gold, green and red. Perfect DVD long as other 200-shot Saturn Missile timing. (Last tested in 1995) cakes, but this one is like an all-finale Two hours of fireworks cake. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Train Fireworks fun! Watch three fire- PYROvideo #6) Novelty Firework. Red Lantern works shows, and see how they were set up. brand, #O087. 28 seconds. Tri-Color Spray A multi-tube fountain disguised uncon- Make your own wheel, using commonly sold Base Fountain. brand, #W-455. 22 vincingly as a train. A series of tubes fireworks. Visit a fire- seconds. burn from the front end to the back, works factory in Brazil Starts out with abundant green, then starting with a gust of air, then a small and a sparkler factory silver, then red and green mix. (Last silver fountain, then a red flame. This is in Ohio. Watch the tested in 1995) followed by a short whistle, then anoth- performance er red flame, and another whistle, end- of 93 new fireworks! Tri-Colour, #2, 5-inch ing with a short spray of soft crackle. Base Fountain. Horse brand, #T100. (Last tested in 1999) 12 seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Have been around a long time, and still Traveler FireworksLand.com seem to be pretty good. Red, green and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai blue sparks. (Last tested in 1995) brand, #WB2034. 15 shots, 31 sec- onds. a fan shape, and they give sprays of soft Tri-Rotating Wheel Brilliant white crackling comets with silver with green flames at the base. Wheel. Horse brand, #T503. 19 sec- red or green heads go up and than arc Looks good. These give way to sprays of onds. down. (Last tested in 2002) gold crackle with red, blue, purple and Fast changes of color keep it from get- green sparks. This fountain burns for ting boring. Bright flames of red and Treasure Trove just over 3 minutes. (Last tested in green with gold spray. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) 1995) Glorious brand, #GCM0104. 24 shots, 35 seconds. Triangle Whistling Flower The first 5 shots are comets that spiral Tri-Break Bang Single-tube Aerial. Brothers brand, Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. upward and then break into peony #BP2274. Flying Dragon brand, #W437. 60 breaks of red, green and blue. Then 3 Each one shoots a nice comet tail that seconds. crackling comets are fired at once in a breaks open into a loud group of fire- Generic version of item also marketed fan shape and they end in crackle crackers and a break of colors. (Last as Sunburst or Paradise. Triangular in breaks. Then the above sequence is tested in 2000) shape, with 10 tubes. Most tubes give repeated two more times. (Last tested in colors, one whistles and one crackles. 2004) (Last tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 284 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Triangular Assortment Trill Whistling Rocket nished with this kit is a keeper - a tall, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O-061. strong HDPE tube on a plastic base, Basket brand, #K2213. 6 shots, 12 It flies up with a silver comet trail, and which will last a long time if you take seconds. emits either 3 or 4 distinct, separate care of it. (Don’t let it get too hot, and Short and not that sweet. Green pearls whistles during its flight. Sort of like a clean it out with water after each and white comets. (Last tested in 1995) super-sized “Tri-Whistling Bottle evening of use.) (Last tested in 1999) Rocket.” This one can fly a great dis- (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Triangular Chrysanthemum tance, so plan accordingly. (Last tested Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Wheel. Red Lantern brand, #0946. in 2004) 21 seconds. Trinity Force Hangs on string, spins with red and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. green. Good for its size & price. Brothers brand, #BP2123. 18 shots, Hanging string wheel. (Last tested in 18 seconds. 1998) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z All shots are fired in groups of 3, in fan Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are shapes. The first 3 produce gold willow Trick Matches not in this file. To buy a membership in it, breaks with blue at the tips. The next 3 Joke or Trick Item. brand. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. shots are fired in a fan, and they give Pack of matches, with the front row breaks which are mixed blue and green having snakes, bangs or sparks added on PyroTopia: Show of Shows peonies with crackle. The next 3 pro- to the match heads. (Last tested in The ultimate fireworks duce peony breaks which are mixed red 1995) DVD: a unique and and blue stars with sparkling silver unforgettable jour- stars. The next shots 3 produce breaks Trick Noise Makers ney through music which are all crackle. The next 3 pro- Toy Trick Noisemaker. Bland and pyrotechnics. duce peony breaks which are mixed red Brothers brand. and blue stars with sparkling silver Bland Brothers, Miami. Made in Brazil. stars. The final 3 shots give crackle Snappers. (Last tested in 1995) 90 minutes of breaks. Very impressive for a 200-gram nonstop music and fireworks! cake - this is the kind of timing and Trick Shot arrangement that is usually seen in the Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red 500-gram cakes. (Last tested in 2004) Rhino brand. 16 shots, 28 seconds. Every shot is a white star that goes up Triple Blast and breaks into a white chrysanthe- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. mum whose tips turn into blue stars. A Brothers brand, #BP2311. 7 shots, very good break. A very good reason to Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 22 seconds. buy this one is for the blue in it. (Last FireworksLand.com These are three-break shells. Each one tested in 2004) provides a break of red, then one of green, and finally a smaller one of sil- Trick Topper Chopper Trilogy ver/white. The item comes on a nice Flying Spinner. Brothers brand, Reloadable Shell Kit. World Class sturdy base, making it useful for hold- #BP5030. 12 seconds. Fireworks brand, #J100. ing roman candles in it after using it. A clever variation, one helicopter piggy- Would you believe three-break shells? The breaks are a little thin on stars, in backed onto another helicopter. The Believe it. Each of the shells in this kit 2003, but it’s still not a bad cake. (Last first one flies up with a gold spray has three ball-style shells in it. The bot- tested in 2003) changing to a pale green flame, and tom one is 1.75 inches, the middle 1.5 gives off a couple of reports, then the inches and the top one 1.25 inches in Triple Break Finale second, smaller chopper flies up after diameter. Each of the 3 shells is loosely Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. that, with a short flight of gold spray. labeled with the effect. For example, Zenith/Black Cat brand. 7 shots, 23 Neat. (Last tested in 2002) (Shown on one shell will have Crackling Blue on seconds. PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not the bottom, Blue and White in the mid- Shoots 7 three-break shells, of assorted shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 dle, and Flashing Crackers on top. Or, colors and effects, with the last shot & 3”) Dragon Egg for all three shells. A few being all crackle. Breaks are various people remarked to me that the small- color peony breaks and color chrysanth- Trident 10 assorted rocket est shell is so insignificant that they emum breaks. (Last tested in 2002) Skyrocket. Flower Basket brand, weren’t impressed by these shells, but I (Shown on PYROvideo #4) #KARB. was extremely impressed. I think it 20-inch sticks. 3 pieces each of: Yellow looks very sophisticated to see three Triple Fun Bees, White Bees, Red Bees and Green breaks in the sky of three different sizes, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Bees. (Last tested in 2000) and either different colors or complete- Glorious brand, #GPH3046. 12 ly different effects. The timing is uncan- shots, 45 seconds. ny as well - they go off in order from the Every shot sends up a silver comet largest to the smallest. The mortar fur- which ends in a three-break shell. The

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 285 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com first shot ends in a blue break, a red mum, crackle break, blue peony. Or, red Good cake. Nice to see the purple in break, and a sparkling silver break. The to blue strobe, red chrysanthemum, there. (Last tested in 2004) next shot gives a gold break, a green blue stars with silver fish. Not real hard break and a sparkling silver break. breaks but good amounts of stars and Triple Whistler These two shots alternate with each good effects. (Last tested in 2004) Bottle Rocket. Red Lantern brand, other for the rest of the duration. The #0445D. timing of the shots is absolutely perfect, Triple Threat Very dependable. Even has green visco just as the last break from one shot fin- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star fuse. One of my favorites. Three short ishes, the next shot goes up. (Last test- brand. 25 shots, 38 seconds. whistles as it goes up, ends in a report. ed in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Each shot is a silver comet with either a (Last tested in 1995) red head or a green head, that goes up Triple Impact and ends in three breaks, of three differ- Triton’s Tempest Reloadable Shell Kit. Pyro King ent colors or effects. One of the best of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, #PYK710. this brand. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown Phantom brand, #G-147. 16 shots, This is the same kit as “Knock Three on PYROvideo #7) 11 seconds. Times,” just with a different name. First tested in 1997. Richly crackling Please see Knock Three Times. The comets, but it finished off in a hurry - effects are: Crackling, Golden Peony the comets effectively blended together and Red Peony; Red Crackling, Green into one big mine. Poor internal fusing must have been the problem. But the Crackling and Blue Crackling; This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Crackling, Green Peony and Blue Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new comets were pretty nice ones anyway. Peony; Red & Blue, Crackling and web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are (Last tested in 1997) Crackling; Crackling, Crackling and not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Crackling; Green Purple, Green Purple please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Trojan War and Green Purple; Crackling, Green Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Glitter and Purple Peony; Red Glitter, Black Cat T-shirt Brothers brand, #BP2903. 24 shots, Green Purple and Silver Glitter; Red & The famous 38 seconds. Blue, Green Peony and Orange Peony; Black Cat logo This cake contains tubes at 3 angles, Green Golden, Green Glitter and Green on quality and some of the shots are fired in Purple; Green Purple, Green Glitter and shirts groups of 3, pointing at different angles. Orange Peony; and finally Green 3 sparkling comets that turn into blue Golden, Green Glitter and Silver Glitter. breaks; then a long series of thick, fluffy (Last tested in 2001) (Shown on white comets which end in nice breaks PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of of red, green and blue; then a group of 3 PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) green shots which break into white chrysanthemums, and finally a group of Triple Jump 3 red shots which break into red chrysanthemums. (Last tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 7 sizes! Brothers brand, #BP2594. 10 shots, Order at 41 seconds. my web site. Tropical Fish An oddity which actually might make Base Fountain. Cannon brand, #Y22- your audience laugh. Each shot whistles Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! 115. 27 seconds. three times on the way up, and also FireworksLand.com A beautiful mixture of color “globs” of crackles on the way up. The three whis- flame rather than sparks. I think there tles are short, distinct, and almost like are blue globs, red globs, purple globs, squeals more than whistles. The shot Triple Value orange globs and green globs. They ends with three small breaks of color. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. don’t go up very high, and continue to Glorious brand, #GCM074. 12 shots, Strange. (Last tested in 1999) burn as they fall below the level of the 45 seconds. fountain. So this one should be set up Every shot goes up as a silver comet and high on something for best effect. No Triple Power then ends in two complete breaks. The sound effects, but deep, rich colors and Reloadable Shell Kit. Dragon Eggs breaks open hard and have good a highly unusual appearance make this brand, #DE9012. amounts of stars. The first shot gives a one a winner. Not particularly long-last- One tube and eight triple-break shells red peony and a mixed red and green ing but one of the best examples of the included in the kit. Each shell has 3 dif- peony, the next one gives a blue peony “globs of flame” fountains I have seen so ferent effects in it. All have the appear- and a mixed red and green peony, the far. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on ance of full-size artillery shell breaks. next one gives a green peony and a PYROvideo #6) They break about one second apart. mixed red and green peony, and the Examples are: red chrysanthemum - red next one gives a purple peony and a peony - white chrysanthemum. Or, red mixed red and green peony. This and blue peony, crackle break, and sequence is then repeated 3 more times. sparkling willow. Or, blue chrysanthe-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 286 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Tropical Paradise Troubleshooter Tsunami Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. #HP-17. 7 shots, 21 seconds. Brothers brand, #BP2583. 10 shots, United Pyro brand, #UP2005. 82 Same effect as the highly rated 20 seconds. seconds. Hawaiian Delight. Big bursts of gold, The first shot goes up and ends in a Starts with a silver shower, then with blue stars mixed in. Each burst break of mixed purple and green glitter changes to a gold shower with red turns to crackle. Only 7 shots, but what stars. The next shot goes up and ends in sparks, and then a gold flitter spray and shots they are! (Last tested in 1996) a break of blue, gold and red glitter then a good red spray. Then a silver flit- stars. The next shot goes up and ends in ter spray and then a spray of red, green, Tropical Storm a break of red peony stars and silver glit- blue and crackle. (Last tested in 2003) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. ter stars. These 3 shots alternate with Glorious brand, #GCM0161. 30 each other until the end, when the final Tulip Rocket shots, 23 seconds. couple of shots go up and end in a siz- Skyrocket. Beihai brand, #WB1003. The first 20 shots go up in a fairly rapid zling crackle mixed with silver flying This rocket has the same plastic body as succession, and they all produce breaks fish. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on “The Ariane” rockets from Brothers of glittering gold, what the manufactur- PYROvideo #6) brand. Tulip rocket is packed with stars er calls palm tree breaks. They are paced and/or crackle in each one. Superb per- so quickly that the sky stays filled with formance, almost the equivalent of gold glitter. Very nice to look at. Then 5 This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new many 1.75-inch shells. Since I tested it, shots are fired all at once which go up web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are I found out that there is a “1.3G” ver- and produce breaks of mixtures of blue not in this file. To buy a membership in it, sion and a “1.4G” version of it, and I peony stars and yellow “falling leaves” please visit FireworksCatalog.com. believe the ones I got were the “1.3G” stars. Finally, 5 shots are fired all at version. Oh well, give it a try. The 1.4G once which go up and produce breaks of PYROvideo #5 ones in 2002 were very good. Generally, DVD or VHS mixtures of green peony stars and yel- the ones with plastic bodies in different low “falling leaves” stars. (Last tested in colors (red, yellow or blue) are much 2005) Two hours of firewoks better than the ones with plastic bodies fun! Learn how to build a horizontal all of one color (dark blue). In 2005, I Tropical Sunlight wheel, ways to use a tested this rocket again (the consumer Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. roll of 16,000 fire- version). It has artwork on the package Beihai brand, #WB4007. 128 sec- crackers, a way to label with Zorro on a horse. The rockets onds. fuse rockets together, are plastic bodies of red, black and Same fountain as Phantom of the Opera a roman candle bar- green. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on under the Great Grizzly label. Red rage, three separate PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of fireworks shows, a spray, to green flitter spray, to white, to PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) (Also shown on red flitter spray, to green flitter, to gold stroll through Boomland, PYROvideo #8) flitter, then a short, loud whistle, then and 90 crackle, and finally a pure white shower. new fireworks. Tumultuous Torrent A terrific and satisfying fountain. (Last Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black tested in 1999) Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Cat brand, #BC-6138. 9 shots, 20 FireworksLand.com seconds. Tropical Sunset The first shot produces a break which is Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Vulcan a mixture of silver crackle and silver fly- brand, #SM1203. 7 shots, 10 sec- Truckload of Fireworks ing fish. The next shot produces a gold onds. willow break which has blue tips - each Every shot is a red pearl that goes up Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, #BC-327. 25 seconds. of the gold willow stars turns into a blue and ends in a cluster of red and green It’s a dump truck, that is carrying two star as it drifts down. The next shot pro- peony stars mixed with crackle. (Last ground spinners. The truck emits silver duces a break of crackle flowers. These tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo flashing spray from the back, and then a three shots then alternate with each #5) whistle at the back which causes the other for the rest of the performance. truck to roll forward. Then it stops and (Last tested in 2005) Tropicana Rose sprays silver from the front end, and Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. then a whistle at the front causes it to Turbo Props A combination of a mine and a comet. roll backwards. Finally the 2 ground Ground Spinner. Phantom brand, #J- The mine is a group of red and blue spinners on the truck are lit and they 008. 5 seconds. stars shot up from the tube - the colors spin off the truck at the same time and Pack of 4 ground spinners, with plastic are deep and rich. The comet is a spin on the ground, spinning with a tips on one end. They spin with a green sparkling white comet tail shot up, green flame, changing to red flame, and flame and end with some crackle. Pretty higher than the mine. Great color here! back to green. (Last tested in 2003) neat! (Last tested in 2000) (Last tested in 2000)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 287 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Turbo-X second burst includes red and green Twinkling Star Fall #100 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. stars. (Last tested in 2005) Single-tube Aerial. United brand. Brothers brand, #BP2124. 12 shots, United, Dayton, OH. Very bright gold 21 seconds. Twice Sparklers glitter stars, lasting about 6 seconds. Alternates between 2 shots, which are Box Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Breaks on the way up. (Last tested in amazing. One is a red pearl which goes #O920B. 8 seconds. 1996) up and breaks into a very fast-spreading A small box fountain, which puts out an break of red stars plus crackle. The acceptable green spray for about 4 sec- Twinkling Stars crackle in this one burns at a very fast onds, changing to a sparkling white Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Far rate and does not linger. The result is a spray for another 4 seconds. No sound Ocean brand, #F4080. 13 shots, 24 loud blast of crackle and color. The effects. (Last tested in 2000) seconds. other shot is the same thing, only green Alternates between a white strobing replaces the red. The pace of the shots is pearl that breaks hard into green glitter fast enough that this seems like an and a green strobing pearl that ends in action-packed piece. (Last tested in a hard white glitter break. (Last tested 2004) in 2002)

Turn of the Century Twirl n’ Swirl Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Wheel. Brothers brand, #BP6030. 37 Brothers brand, #BP2801. 25 shots, seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 61 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Spins with a green flame and gold spray, A beautiful and unusual display. Each web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are changing to a red flame and gold spray, shot is a gold comet that opens up into not in this file. To buy a membership in it, changing to a sparkling silver spray, a shimmering gold spinner. Not bright, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. then a silver whistle goes off while the and the pace is slow, and every shot is sparkling silver spray continues. Then the same thing, but still it doesn’t get Glow-in-the-dark Shirt some crackle is added to the sparkling boring because it is so beautiful. No The aliens silver. Then it changes to a huge gold sound effects except the humming have spray with gold sparks all over the place. sound of the spinners. (Last tested in landed, Then the gold sparks start crackling. 1999) and Very impressive. Then the gold sparks they stop crackling, but continue the mas- want Twenty Thieves fireworks, sive shower of gold. A short whistle hap- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black of course. pens at this point. Then finally the gold Cat brand, #BC-6100. 12 shots, 28 spray stops. This wheel gives off huge seconds. quantities of sparks, so set this one as The first shot goes up and ends in a big high up above the ground as you can, red peony break. Next one ends in a The for best effect. (Last tested in 2004) dragon eggs crackle break which is a lit- aliens on this tle thin on the crackle. Then a green Twist & Shout peony break, then another dragon eggs shirt glow in the dark! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. break. Then a blue peony break, fol- Fireworks over America brand, lowed by another dragon eggs break. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! #MAF2812. 19 shots, 35 seconds. Then a gold peony break, and a dragon FireworksLand.com Starts with a terrific crackling fountain eggs break. Then a purple peony break, - really big crackling sparks. Then and another dragon eggs break. Then a shoots aerial comets, while the fountain whole group of about 10 screaming Twin Super Star continues. Let’s see more of these com- comets is shot up at once, and one last Roman Candle, single. Flower binations! The aerial shots are swirling shot which is a chrysanthemum made Basket brand, #K2256C. 10 shots, white comets mixed with blue stars - of purple stars with white trails. (Last 26 seconds. sort of halfway between mines and tested in 2004) Label claims each shot has two stars, comets. Pleasing to the eye. (Last tested but I only saw one. Long-lasting. (Last in 2000) Twi-Rotating Wheel tested in 1995) Wheel. Horse brand. 13 seconds. Twisted Nights Only two drivers, otherwise the same as Twinkling Snowflake to Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Tri-Rotating Wheel. (Last tested in Emerald, No. 200 Grizzly brand, #GG0294. 25 shots, 1995) Single-tube Aerial. Dapkus brand. 41 seconds. Big white chrysanthemum break turn- Alternates between two types, both of Twice Crackling Color Ball ing to green stars. Nice shell. (Last test- which go up as silver comets. One type Crackling Item. Shogun brand, ed in 2000) ends with a nice break of red, green, #SGW207. blue and crackle; the other type ends Each plastic capsule gives two small with a break of blue only. The last 10 bursts of crackle on the ground. The shots are fired at a fast pace for a “mini

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 288 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com finale.” Very nice colors. (Last tested in Two Stage Chrysanthemum Two-Stage Mars missile, blue 2000) Flying Spinner. Horse brand, label #T3706. 9 seconds. Missile. Space Age brand. Twister Item itself says Art. No. T3706, but Two small stars in payload, one red and Ground Spinner. Black Cat brand, dozen box says Art. No. T394. Spins in one green. Two sticks to guide it on its #BC-838. 25 seconds. green to red. (Last tested in 1995) way to crash. (Last tested in 1995) This is a large ground spinner, with two spinners attached to it on top. The main Two Stage Crackling Sky Two-Stage Mars missile, red spinner goes for quite a while with a Cruiser label gold flame around it. The two spinners Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- Missile. Space Age brand. on the top create circles of color flame, 433. Label claims it reaches 1,000 feet. one red and one green, for part of the Whistles on the way up, with two short Maybe on Mars it did – but not here. item’s duration. It creates a red and whistles, one at a time. Then ends with Ejects reports at the end. (Last tested in green “figure eight” on the ground, and a nice cluster of crackle. (Last tested in 1995) is the main reason to buy this item. 1999) (Last tested in 2005) Two-Stage Silver Jet Flying Spinner. Rozzi brand. 7 sec- Twisting Tornado with Bees onds. Flying Spinner. Tiger Head brand, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Classic American-made helicopter; wide #T3C02. 6 seconds. trail of bright silver sparks. Superb Flies high and ejects a small handful of web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, quality. Unfortunately, the manufactur- colored spinners - neat. (Last tested in please visit FireworksCatalog.com. er (Rozzi) apparently has stopped mak- 1995) ing them. (Last tested in 1995) PYROvideo #6 DVD Twitter Glitter, extra large Tycoon Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Golden Lantern brand, #0530L. 92 shots, 15 This DVD is 2 hours Bear brand, #FX-A063. 25 shots, 25 seconds. of company demos, seconds. Intense barrage of red, green and silver including Brothers, Each shot is a group of what appears to stars shot straight up, along with whis- Cannon, Dragon be three green pearls, which fly up tles and reports. Over fast, but good Eggs, Fire Hawk, together and then turn into crackle at intensity. (Last tested in 1995) Flower King, Hale, Black Cat, Mega Ton the top of their flight. They are green and Red Rhino for the first 5 shots, then red for the Twitter Glitter, Large brands. A total of next five shots, then silver for the next 5 Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Red 140 new fireworks shots, then green for the next five, then Lantern brand, #O530B. 14 seconds. are shown, red for the final five shots. Seems to Starts with a mixed spray of red, green as well as speed up during the last 10 shots. (Last and blue, then a short whistle is added, 5 finales. tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo then a bunch of firecrackers are shot #7) up. Wow - more than just a fountain. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Great firecracker ending. (Last tested in FireworksLand.com Typhoon Mitch 2003) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Brothers brand, #BP2900. 25 shots, Twitter Glitter, small 64 seconds. Base Fountain. Red Lantern brand, Two Stage Titan Missile. Space Age brand. The first shot is a red pearl that goes up #0530. 10 seconds. Pretty good, as missiles go. Long, high and ends in two silver whirlwinds, Furious, power-packed fountain creates which spin separately. The next shot is a quite a racket. Almost an aerial display. flight ending in one report. (Last tested in 1995) green pearl that goes up and ends in two Whistles, reports, color. (Last tested in silver whirlwinds, which spin separate- 1995) ly. These two shots alternate with each Two Stages Space Jet other for the rest of the performance. Two Comets Torch Flying Spinner. Horse brand, #T3707. 5 seconds. (Last tested in 2003) Roman Candle, single. Horse brand. Small, power-packed item that spins up 14 seconds. U.F.O. helicopter Small silver fountain, then shoots two and then flies off at an angle. Gold spray only. Zippy. (Last tested in 1996) Flying Spinner. Zenith brand. 3 sec- balls of bright silver. Rare. (Last tested onds. in 1995) American-made; a little weaker than the Assault Chopper and Buzz Bomb. Ends in one report. (Last tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 289 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com U.S.A. Fountain show, distinguished mainly by the cros- Ultimate Satisfaction Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. sette breaks. This might be the best Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star Brothers brand, #BP4199. 101 sec- example of crossette breaks currently brand. 21 seconds. onds. on the consumer fireworks market. Alternates between red chrysanthemum A wedge-shaped piece with color flares (Last tested in 2003) breaks with crackle flowers, and blue along the slanted side, spelling out chrysanthemum breaks with crackle “USA” with colored flames when you UFO flowers. Fairly large and good breaks. first light it. In blue, red and white, of Skyrocket. Peacock brand, (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on course! These flares burn for about 30 #FX212D. PYROvideo #7) seconds, then a series of 4 fountains on Not much of anything, really. Just flies the top of the top of the piece burn in up. (Last tested in 1995) Unbelievable Flying Object order, red, white, blue and crackling, for Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. about another 60 or 70 seconds. UFO Fireworks over America brand, Essential for your 4th of July show. Flying Spinner. Link Triad brand, #FOA2987. 24 shots, 31 seconds. (Last tested in 2000) #W545. 5 seconds. Starts with a series of color pearls (red, Very loud whistle with bright greenish- blue and green) going up, some of them U.S. Fights Back white flame as it goes up. (Last tested in straight up in a steady stream, others Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Beihai 1995) going up in more or less of a Z-pattern. brand, #WB2049. 32 shots, 45 sec- Then this stops, and the rest of the onds. shots are single breaks, fired one at a If you got to see this factory’s “Explorer” time, straight up although some go at a series of cakes (which are 1.3G “Display slightly different angle. These breaks Fireworks”) and you liked the crossette alternate between mixed color peony effects in those, and wish you could breaks, crackle breaks, chrysanthemum have that same effect in consumer fire- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z breaks and glitter breaks. (Last tested in works, well, this cake offers some shots Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 2004) which are very close to that effect. This web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are cake first fires two brilliant white not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Uncle Sam please visit FireworksCatalog.com. comets at the same time, which go very Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red high and end in silver whirlwinds. Then Fireworks videos • DVDs Rhino brand. 78 seconds. there is a mine of crackle, although it Buyer’s Guides • Links Each shot appears to contain a mine happens while the first shots are still in Fireworks T-shirts and a shell. The shell goes higher than the air. Then it fires two more comets at Free articles the mine and breaks above it. The mines the same time, one with a red head and and are a mixture of color stars and some one with a silver head. The one with the more! good crackle. The color alternates from red head goes up and splits into a true mine to mine, it’s either red, green or crossette break (comet splitting into blue stars. The shells that go up alter- several smaller comets) and the one nate between red peony, blue peony, with the white head splits into a white green peony and sparkling silver glitter crossette break. These look to me to be breaks. A little on the slow side, but this almost the size and quality of those in could be compensated for by firing sev- the “Explorer” cakes. I would have to do eral units at the same time. (Last tested a side-by-side comparison to be certain. in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #6) Then there is a blue peony break, and another silver crossette break, and a Uncle Sam break of red and green peony stars with Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Firecracker. Kellner’s brand. a whirlwind in it. Then two more red Another one for the connoisseur. crossette breaks, and a red and green FireworksLand.com Terrific titanium-flash firecracker. Now peony break. Then two silver crossette has logo wrap (each individual cracker breaks and a red peony break. Then a Ugly Stick has the brand on it). (Last tested in red crossette and a silver crossette, and Roman Candle, single. Cannon 1995) a small spinning break of crackle. Then brand, #Y25-035. 23 seconds. a red crossette and a silver crossette, Nothing ugly about the performance. Uncle Sam sparklers, #8 Gold and a small spinning break of crackle. Shoots up a series of white comets with Sparkler. Uncle Sam brand. 32 sec- Then two red peony breaks, and a green color heads, either red heads or purple onds. shot which ends in a whirlwind which heads. No sound effects, but a good one Dipped twice into the silvery goop at the gives off crackle. Then a green peony to get if you are looking for a lot of Diamond Sparkler factory in break, a blue peony break, and a whirl- comets. Imagine what a whole case of Youngstown, Ohio. The result is a thick wind which gives off crackle. Then two these would look like if fired in one long coating which burns with a full, rich more red crossette breaks, a mine of row! (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on spray of gold sparks. Like all metal-wire crackle, and three whirlwinds in the air PYROvideo #6) sparklers, it takes a while to light them, which give off a little crackle. Quite a

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 290 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com but these are worth the wait. (Last test- Unleash the Beast with a blue flame at the base. Then it ed in 1996) Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly just becomes a crackle spray only. (Last brand, #GG0282. tested in 2004) Uncle Sam’s Answer Contains 2 tubes and 12 1.75” ball Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. shells. Assorted Stars; Green Stars with Urban Warfare Brothers brand, #BP2022. 16 shots, Crackling; Whistling to Blue Crackling; Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. United 38 seconds. Whistling to Crackling; Red & Green Pyro brand, #UP3020. 25 shots, 21 Full, dense, rich breaks with many Wave; Jumbo Red Chrysanthemum; seconds. stars. The shots alternate between Silver Palm; Colorful Palm; Yellow All shots are blue pearls that go up and breaks of gold stars with crackle mixed Crackling; Jumbo White end in peony breaks of blue and red in, and multi-color breaks of red, green Chrysanthemum; Whistling to Blue stars. Rapid pace. (Last tested in 2003) and blue. The final 5 shots are fired Stars; and Jumbo Golden more rapidly, not at the same time but Chrysanthemum. Great shells. (Last USA Space Shuttle closer together than the previous 11 tested in 1999) Novelty Firework. Flower Basket shots. Very nice quality breaks. (Last brand, #K1878. 7 seconds. tested in 2002) (Shown on PYROvideo Outstanding package. But the perfor- #3 VHS tape only - not shown on “The This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z mance is a letdown. Rolls forward and Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3”) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new whistles loudly. If only it would take off web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are and fly! (Last tested in 1996) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Unicorn please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. USA Sparkler Famous Herbie brand, #WG007. Sparkler. Samrok brand. 158 sec- Spellout 103 seconds. onds. T-shirt Sparkling green, changing to white glit- The package includes one “USA” ter. The first one I tried was not exciting sparkler and two 7-inch gold sparklers. enough. A reader wrote in to say that This (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on shirt his own experience with the Unicorn says, PYROvideo #7) fountain (Famous Herbie, #WG007) was “Fireworks” much better than I rated it in my book. spelled out USS Nimitz This past summer I put on a small safe- in fireworks! Novelty Firework. Black Cat brand, and-sane show, with the Unicorn foun- See my web site #BC-338. 71 seconds. tain for the grand finale. This Unicorn for sizes and info. A very stylish aircraft carrier that is fountain was much better. It seemed to almost 20 inches long. We’ve come a last a very long time and the final spray long way from the original “Aircraft was very intense. (Last tested in 1996) Carrier” novelty to the “USS Nimitz” from Black Cat and the “Kiev Class - United America Light Fleet Carrier” from Brothers. Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! They make the original “Aircraft #BP-A018. Carrier” look like a child’s toy. Anyway, This kit contains 48 shells, ranging FireworksLand.com this one starts by shooting a whistle and from double shells to 4-break shells and silver spray from the back end. The car- even 5-break shells. You get a total of rier does not move if it is on the ground, Up Up Game 168 breaks in the sky, with a wide range but this one looks like it was designed Bottle Rocket. Flower Basket brand, of colors and effects. The colors and #K6661C. with the idea of floating it on water. One quality are very good, even though the Oh, I get it. The game is to guess by one, the flying spinners sitting on shells are only 1 inch in diameter. (Last whether it will fly or not. Next. (Last the deck of the carrier take off. Then a tested in 2004) tested in 1995) fountain on the deck gives a green flame, changing to gold. Another foun- tain on the deck gives a red flame, and a Universal Beast Urban Action Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Winda Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. tube at the back end sprays crackle and brand, #P5069. 19 shots, 51 sec- Brothers brand, #BP-A022-1. 85 sec- whistles. The red flame changes to onds. onds. crackle for a few seconds. Then another Alternates between four types of shots: This one may be sold separately or in a fountain on the deck gives a gold flame red pearls that go up and open into red combination pack along with “P.O.W. with a shower of sparks. Then a jet flying fish; green pearls that go up and Rescue,” called “Frontline Fountains.” plane on the deck shoots a whistle spray open into green flying fish; silver Urban Action starts with a great crackle over the deck. This would be a perfect comets that go up and open into silver spray with blue sparks mixed in and a piece to light on a lake or pond. (Last flying fish; and gold pearls that go up blue flame at the base. Wonderful. Then tested in 2003) and open into gold flying fish with a lit- it changes to a softer white flitter spray tle bit of crackle too. (Last tested in with red sparks mixed in. Then it 2000) changes to a spray of big silver crackles

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 291 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Vampire are fired at once, which produce color- become blue peony breaks. The next Base Fountain. Zenith brand. 62 sec- less chrysanthemum breaks. (Last test- group is five shots which all become onds. ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) gold glitter breaks. The next group is Splendid design and artwork. After the five blue chrysanthemum breaks. The sprays, his eyes are illuminated red Venus Butterfly next group of five shots becomes beau- from the inside. (Last tested in 1995) Base Fountain. Phantom brand, #M- tiful breaks which have gold stars with 043. 20 seconds. glittering trails behind each star. The Variegated Color with Reports, Elegant package, but just an ordinary next group of five shots becomes breaks #300 single silver fountain. (Last tested in of blue dragon eggs - blue stars that Single-tube Aerial. Patriotic brand. 1995) continue to emit crackle as they burn Nice break with long trails; almost and spread apart. The next group of five reaches the ground. Reports. (Last test- shots becomes breaks of gold dragon ed in 1995) eggs - gold stars that continue to emit crackle as they burn and spread apart. Variegated Warp The final group, which is apparently 3 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black large shots, go up as whistling silver Cat brand, #BC-6092. 19 shots, 42 This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z comets which then break open into seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new crackle flower breaks. This is a solid This cake is sort of a sequel to “Warp web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are performer, and I enjoyed the change Speed,” which started the whole “flying not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. from all the Z-pattern and fan-shaped fish” trend as far as I know. All shots displays that currently dominate the give the “flying fish” effect, in various PYROvideo #7 500-gram cake market. (Last tested in colors. For the first half it alternates DVD 2005) between breaks of gold flying fish and silver flying fish. Then it starts alternat- Two hours of fireworks Vertical Velocity ing between silver flying fish and what fun! Learn how to Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. looks to me like red flying fish. Finally it make “poor man’s Phantom brand, #G-080. 30 shots, alternates between silver flying fish and quick match,” how to 22 seconds. green flying fish. Each break does have make a volcano with The first four shots are fired almost a good amount of the “flying fish” stars an empty cone, and simultaneously, and they are crackling in it. (Last tested in 2004) the proper way to comets that go straight up. Right above decorate a Christmas the comets are breaks of red and blue tree. Watch five shows Vast Plains and finales, and see stars which crackle with a sizzling Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. 117 new sound as they spread apart - really nice Brothers brand, #BP-A034-2. 32 fireworks! breaks. The next four shots are fired shots, 36 seconds. almost all at once, and they go up and Part of the “Homeland Trio” assort- end in very interesting breaks of gold ment. See under “Homeland Trio” for a Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! willow stars, but they spread out in description of this cake. (Last tested in groups at specific angles, rather than 2005) FireworksLand.com than the typical large “umbrella” of most willow shells. It looks sorf of like a Vegas Baby Vegas! Venus Fountain collection of small gold willow mines in Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro Base Fountain. Black Cat brand, the sky, but pointing at different angles. King brand, #PYK635. 12 shots, 47 #BC-240. 36 seconds. Then three more sets of four shots of seconds. Brilliant red flare with a few silver the same thing. I guess they liked the All shots have silver comet tails on the sparks for the first 12 seconds, then a effect enough to repeat it three times. It way up. The first shot goes up and ends multicolored fountain about 4 feet tall is something I haven’t seen before in in a silver chrysanthemum break with for the next 30 seconds, with soft snap- that exact style. Then four more shots of blue tips. The next shot produces a large ping sounds, finishing up with heavy crackling comets topped with the same green chrysanthemum break. The next crackle for 6 seconds. (Last tested in red and blue breaks as at the beginning, shot produces a very large chrysanthe- 1998) with a sizzling sound as they spread out. mum break but with no color that I can Unusual and interesting cake. (Last tell. The next shot produces a large red Vertical Limit tested in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo chrysanthemum break. The next shot Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black #8) produces a green chrysanthemum Cat brand, #BC-6162. 38 shots, 39 break. The next shot produces a large seconds. Verticle [sic] Wheel chrysanthemum break with no color. This is part of the Black Cat “X Series.” Wheel. Po Sing brand, #PS400. 11 The next shot produces a chrysanthe- The shots are fired in groups, almost seconds. mum break with purple tips. The next straight up but at very slight angles, to Gold and silver mix, plus red (or green) shot produces a green chrysanthemum create groups of breaks in the air rather “Sun Light” tube on wheel. (Last tested break. The next shot produces a gold than fans spread out across the sky. The in 1995) chrysanthemum break. Finally, 3 shots first group is five shots which all Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 292 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Vesuvius #3 Victory Celebration chrysanthemum stars, and the next Cone Fountain. Longhorn brand, #3. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse half-row red chrysanthemum stars. 20 seconds. brand, #T2606. 37 shots, 24 sec- Then, the entire above sequence is Abundant gold and silver sparks, pulsat- onds. repeated. Then, a row of shots is fired ing in strength. (Last tested in 1995) Parachutes with red or green flares. from one end tot the other, and these Impressive. (Last tested in 1995) are gold willow stars that go up and Vesuvius (Vesuvio) break open into silver glitter breaks. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Victory Lane Then the final row is fired in the oppo- Brothers brand, #BP4017. 33 sec- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black site direction, and these go up and onds. Cat brand, #BC-6128. 118 shots, 40 break into breaks of crackle flowers. When I bought it, it was called Vesuvio, seconds. (Last tested in 2005) but they have since changed the name The tubes are set at angles in this cake, to Vesuvius. It’s the goldfish effect, but which might indicate fans or a Z pat- Victory Star with blue sparks added, which give a tern, but the pattern they are fired in is Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon very nice contrast. Beautiful. Set this different from the normal Z pattern. It Eggs brand, #DE4073. 15 shots, 19 one up at eye level or higher, on a post starts at the end of one row, with the seconds. or narrow stand. If it is on the ground most-angled tube, and fires rapidly to Alternates between 2 types of shots. The or a table, the globs will simply run into the center of the row, ending at the first type is a strobing red star that goes the table or ground. Ideally you will up and breaks into a great break of 4 want to tape it to a pole or stake. (Last comets with red heads, similar to a tested in 1998) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new crossette break, with some crackle in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are the center. Very professional-looking. Vicious not in this file. To buy a membership in it, The other type is a peony break of glit- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Fire please visit FireworksCatalog.com. tering red stars mixed with glittering Hawk brand, #FB295. 30 shots, 76 blue stars. A showy display. (Last tested seconds. PyroTopia: Show of Shows in 2004) The first five shots are red pearls that go The ultimate fireworks up and end in large gold willow breaks, DVD: a unique and Vienna where the tip of each willow star also unforgettable jour- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. turns into a red star. Very nice looking ney through music Brothers brand, #BP4135. 69 sec- breaks. The next five shots are the same, and pyrotechnics. onds. except green instead of red. The next Starts with the gold “globs” or “gold- five shots are the same, except blue fish” effect with blue stars added, just instead of green. The next five shots are 90 minutes of like the “Vesuvio” fountain, then thin silver comets on the way up, that nonstop music changes to a silver spray, then a softly and fireworks! end in sparkling silver glitter breaks. snapping spray, then four whistles in a Then five shots are fired rapidly, which row, then silver spray, then the soft go up and break into very bright white crackle, then four more whistles in a breaks, which are not really chrysanth- row. Wow - a lot of whistles! (Last test- emum breaks but are so bright that they ed in 1999) illuminate the smoke trail behind each star and almost look like a chrysanthe- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! View of the Mississippi mum. Then five shots are fired rapidly FireworksLand.com Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. that end in red glitter breaks that break Brothers brand, #BP4176. 50 sec- with a loud bang. Very good effects over- onds. all. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on middle of the row with the tube that is A beautiful tall spray of gold sparks with PYROvideo #6) most vertical. But instead of continuing blue flecks in it - quite a bit of blue, on to the other end of the row, it skips actually. If you’re looking for a blue Victoria Falls to the last tube in the row, the most fountain, get this one. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. angled, and then fires the shots in suc- 2000) Brothers brand, #BP2172U. 10 cession back to the center, ending with shots, 20 seconds. the most straight-up tube. So each Violence Ammunition Bright white comets shot up in groups group of shots starts at an angle and Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, of eight. No sound effects, but excellent. ends with the last shot straight up. Each #BP2166. This item was formerly called “Niagara group of shots is all the same color or A strange name and pretty inappropri- Falls” and more information can be effect. These shots do not produce ate, in my opinion. I can just see this found under that name. (Last tested in breaks in the air (until the end of the ending up on some news program 2004) cake), they are single stars. The first somewhere, with some anti-fireworks half-row is gold willow stars, the second person saying, “Our children are being half-row bright gold stars, the next half- exposed to violence every day and here row silver comets, the next half-row is the ammunition for it.” Anyway, (Last purple stars, the next half-row green tested in 1999)

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Then, the center one the spray is pretty much constant changes to a nice red spray, which then Voices of Century throughout the performance. “Mt. dies out and the 2 outer sprays contin- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Kilauea” started with a forceful silver ue. The 2 outer sprays then add red Brothers brand, #BP2923. 25 shots, spray, then changed to a spray of big sparks and crackle. Then all 3 fountains 45 seconds. gold crackle, then a slightly different change to a silver spray, then one by one A red pearl goes up and opens into a kind of gold crackle - smaller individual they change to strong red sprays with white whirlwind which also whistles crackles but more of them, and finally a crackle. Nice finish. (Last tested in while it is spinning open, and it gives a mixture of green sparks with gold 2004) crackle. “Mt. Vesuvius” did essentially This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z the same thing, except at the end, blue Violet Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new sparks replaced the green sparks of Roman Candle, single. Temple of web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are “Kilauea.” “Mt. Etna” did the same Heaven brand, #2045. 6 shots, 13 not in this file. To buy a membership in it, thing but had red at the end instead of seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. blue or green. All 3 were surprisingly Each shot is a green pearl that bursts Are you a good. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on into a small violet break. (Last tested in Hard PYROvideo #5) 1995) Core Pyro? Volcano of Hawaii Violet Bloom Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. This shirt Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1037. 36 is available Basket brand, #K1161B. 13 shots, seconds. in 9 sizes, 16 seconds. This fountain has an unusual package Comes in 6, 16 and 30 shot sizes. including 3 child sizes! shape that might make it collectible. It Beautiful rich, deep colors; but not vio- is more or less shaped as three moun- let! I call it red and blue. (Last tested in High quality tain peaks, or just 3 triangles. It starts 1995) Hanes Beefy-T by giving 3 silver sprays in a fan shape, which also have blue flames at their Violets & Crimsons bases. This then gives way to a soft gold Cone Fountain. Red Lantern brand, spray at one end and silver spray with #O810. 7 seconds. crackle from the other two peaks. Then Tiny fountain, (actually two sizes are Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! the silver spray with the blue flames available) with nice red sparks. (Last returns, but only from 2 of the 3 peaks. tested in 1995) FireworksLand.com Then it changes to a fairly intense crackle spray before finishing. (Last Vivid Colors couple of small reports. The next shot is tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. the same, except it’s green on the way #4) Glorious brand, #GCF049. 82 sec- up. These alternate, then the last 10 onds. shots are fired more rapidly. (Last tested Voodoo Clan Starts with a nice gold and silver spray. in 1999) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and Then changes to a really good multi- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Eggs brand, #DP0027. 36 shots, 74 color spray, mainly red and green with a seconds. little purple-blue thrown in. Pretty tall Volcanic Cavern Four 9-shot cakes are assembled on one at this point! This section does not last Cone Fountain. Flaming Arrow tray and fused together. The first 9 shots long enough for me though. Gold flitter brand. are beautiful sparkling red comets that is added to the mix of colors, then the Pulsating gold spray. (Last tested in go up and end in breaks of red stars with colors die out leaving only the gold flit- 1998) sparkling blue stars. Then the next 9 ter. Then it changes to a mix of blue and shots are beautiful sparkling green gold stars and then a good mix of blue, Volcanic Vortex comets that go up and end in red chrys- red, green and gold at the end. (Last Cone Fountain. Phantom brand, #E- anthemum breaks. The next 9 shots are tested in 2004) 022. 39 seconds. sparkling silver comets that go up and This is a vinyl bag containing three dif- end in breaks which have blue chrys- ferent cone fountains, each one about 9- anthemum stars mixed with flashing 1/4 inches tall. I was surprised at how red stars. The final 9 shots are crackling well these performed and how long they comets that go up and end in dragon lasted. Apparently they aren’t built like

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 294 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com egg breaks (crackling as they spread of big green sparks. Then another short turns into a beautiful spray of purple out). (Last tested in 2004) whistle, and a spray of flashing silver sparks, and then another silver whistle sparks. Another short whistle, and a with a red flame at the base. Then it Vortex Rocket spray of silver crackle. Another short becomes a green torch flame, which Skyrocket. Cannon brand, #Y21- whistle, and a spray which is a mix of quickly turns into a red flame, then it 023. red sparks, green sparks, and silver turns into a multi-color spray which, I This is a package of 4 different rockets crackle. (Last tested in 2003) think, has green, blue, purple, red and in a vinyl bag, and a plastic launching yellow sparks in it. The final effect is a tube is included. The packaging is Wailing Whales Singing tube which gives six short whistles, impressive and I like the name of this Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. each one with a silver spray and a red one. This rocket has a lot of shelf appeal. Black Cat brand, #BC-2098. 132 sec- flame at the base. This fountain mes- They fly well, but the effects they give onds. merized me with its colors. The long off are not particularly impressive. The Begins with a very bright yellow torch duration and superb use of color make factory needs to improve the effects, and and a little bit of silver spray above it. it a standout. I would recommend that then this rocket would be an all-around This gives way to a brief spray of yellow you set this one on a stand, at eye level winner. As it is now, it’s a little bit dis- globs of flame and then a silver whistle or slightly lower than eye level, as most appointing to me. (Last tested in 2004) with a red flame at the base. Then it’s a of the color and interest is at or near the brilliant red torch with a little silver device itself. This fountain is also sold as W-1 Wonder Wheel “Rainbow Fire” (BC2105) and the per- Wheel. Black Cat brand, #BCGC-801. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z formance is identical. (Last tested in 91 seconds. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new 2004) This is part of the Black Cat “Gold web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Collection” and its item number is its not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Wailing Wheel name. This wheel has a futuristic-look- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Wheel. Black Cat brand, #BC-817. ing design to it, and the package is so 34 seconds. attractive that you might want to buy an PYROvideo #8 Six drivers, each one with a whistle, and extra one just to add to your collection. DVD each one with either a red flame with It begins with a silver spray, then white sparks, a green flame with white changes to a red flame with a silver Two hours of fireworks sparks, or a mixed gold and silver spray. spray, then changes to a very nice white fun! See how to set up Alternates between those. First tested in flitter spray, throwing out little silver your own self-firing 1998 when it lasted 34 seconds, and fireworks show, so flowers in all directions. Then it that all you have to do tested again in 2003, when it lasted 50 changes to a blue flame with a silver is light one fuse, sit seconds. Still good quality and it seems spray, then to a green flame with a silver back and enjoy the to go on a long time. (Last tested in spray. Then it changes to a nice gold show! See three other 2003) flake spray, throwing out little flakes of fireworks shows, and gold in all directions. Then it changes to watch 65 new fire- Wailing Witch works for a yellow flame with a silver spray. Then Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 2005 and Maverick brand, #FN98. 56 seconds. it changes to a spray which has some 2006! red sparks, some green sparks, a few Starts with crackle and green stars, blue sparks, some silver flitter sparks, then whistles with white sparks, then and a small amount of crackling sparks. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! crackle and green, then another white Then it changes to an all-crackle spray, FireworksLand.com whistle, then back to the crackle and a mixture of some crackle that produces green, then the whistle, then crackle tiny crackle flowers in the air and some and green. (Last tested in 1999) of the flashing type of crackle. This spray above it, and this turns into a wheel spins at a slower speed than most spray of red globs of flame, and then Wake-up Call wheels do, but it does not degrade the changes to a silver whistle with a red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. performance at all. It really fills up the flame at the base. Then a gorgeous pur- Brothers brand, #BP2995. 12 shots, area with crackle and colors. (Last test- plish-blue torch flame appears, with a 38 seconds. ed in 2004) small amount of silver spray above it. Each shot whistles with an airy whistle This turns into a terrific spray of all blue sound on the way up, then breaks into a Wacko sparks, and then another silver whistle beautiful break of sparkling silver glit- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. with a red flame at the base. Then a ter combined with a few comets that United Pyro brand, #UP2007. 82 green torch flame appears, with a small have color heads and white tails - a very seconds. amount of silver spray above it. This pleasing combination in one break. A Starts with a short whistle, then turns into a spray of all green sparks, good cake. (Last tested in 2002) changes to a mix of red, green and and then another silver whistle with a crackle. Then another short whistle, red flame at the base. Then a purplish then a spray of big red sparks. Then red torch flame appears, with a small another short whistle, and then a spray amount of silver spray above it. This

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 295 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Waking Up flowers. The next shot is a blue chrys- flitter with green and red, then purple Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. anthemum break and crackle flowers. sparks with gold flitter - really beautiful. Glorious brand, #GCM0156. 16 The next shot is a silver glitter break Then some crackle to end it with. (Last shots, 33 seconds. and crackle flowers. The final shot tested in 2004) The first shot is a strobing red pearl that appears to be all crackle, with crackle goes up and opens into about 6 or 7 red flowers. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on War Hawk stars that spread apart and leave a trail PYROvideo #5) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. of crackle as they spread. I would call it Lightning Bolt brand, #LB-B012. 7 a “dragon eggs” break but the manufac- War Drum shots, 31 seconds. turer calls it a “crackling palm.” The Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Black Starts with a crackling silver fountain next shot is the same thing but the red Cat brand, #BC-6153. 14 shots, 32 for about 15 seconds. Then sends up 7 is replaced by green. These two shots seconds. screaming white comets which spiral continue to alternate with each other, Every shot produces both a mine and a up and then end in a little bit of crack- until the final four shots, which are break above the mine. The first shot le. (Last tested in 2000) fired all at once, and they are gold gives a mine of silver glitter with blue comets which go up and break into glit- stars above it, and a break of red stars War Party, #100 tering palm tree breaks. (Last tested in that crackle as they spread apart. The Single-tube Aerial. Great Grizzly 2005) next shot is the same thing. The next brand. shot gives a mine of silver glitter with Okay, a little better than Custer Killer Walloping Warheads blue stars above it, and a break of green and The Scalper, but not much. (Last Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. stars that crackle as they spread apart. tested in 1995) Phantom brand, #G-024. 12 shots, 37 seconds. Warhead Launcher Each shot is a long-flying whistling pro- This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Missile. Flower Basket brand, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new jectile, which goes very high, whistling #K4426L. all the way and leaving a trail of crack- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, This would be considered a rocket or ling sparks behind it as it goes up. (Last please visit FireworksCatalog.com. missile, although it has no stick or fins tested in 2001) on it to stabilize its flight. What keeps it PyroTopia: Show of Shows stabilized as it flies is the fact that it War Between the Worlds spins around its vertical axis while fly- The ultimate fireworks Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, DVD: a unique and ing. If you watch it carefully as it takes #KG0702. 49 shots, 24 seconds. unforgettable jour- off, you may be able to see the spinning Well-timed barrage of lovely blue and ney through music motion. Don’t get too close though. purple breaks. Superb colors. (Last test- and pyrotechnics. This is usually supplied in a box of 6, ed in 1995) with a wooden board with a nail on it. You place one warhead on the nail and War Birds 90 minutes of light it, and it spins and flies up. When Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. nonstop music these first came out, they had a very Phantom brand, #G-121. 7 shots, 29 and fireworks! loud report at the end of the flight. But seconds. now, they just give off crackle at the end First tested in 1998. Each shot has a of the flight - the report is history. They long-lasting comet trail as it goes up, are still fun, though. This has been a then ends in an excellent break with popular item for as long as I have been fluffy chrysanthemum trails, a few writing these descriptions. (Last tested swimming “eels” and even some crack- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! in 1995) le. Outstanding quality; however, the FireworksLand.com unit we tested fell over after two shots. Warhead Missile So if you get this one, surround it with Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red bricks or blocks before lighting it. The next shot is the same, but the break Pearl brand, #GG-2902. 18 shots, Tested again in 2004. It has a wooden is a mixture of red and green stars that 43 seconds. base on it now, so it is much more sta- crackle as they spread apart. The next The first shot goes up dark and breaks ble. You will not need to surround it shot is the same. Then the speed picks into a huge red peony break. The next with blocks or bricks. It sends up 7 large up and the rest of the shots are fired shot goes up and breaks into a big silver shots, each one has 2 effects - a color closely together for a finale. (Last tested glitter break. The next shot goes up and effect, followed by crackle flowers. The in 2005) breaks into a silver chrysanthemum first shot is a giant white chrysanthe- break. The next shot produces a large mum break with red tips, and crackle War Flame Castle purple peony break with a little crackle flowers. The next shot is a green chrys- Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. mixed in. Then a large gold peony anthemum break and crackle flowers. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE1024. 91 break. Then a large green break with a The next shot is a blue peony break and seconds. small gold trail behind each green star. crackle flowers. The next shot is a pur- Gold flitter sparks, changing to mixed Then a giant purple glitter break. Then ple chrysanthemum break and crackle red, green and white spray, then gold a terrific break which is a mix of red and

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 296 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com blue peony stars. Then a break which is Product Safety Commission” on an Fascinating despite the complete lack of a mix of blue peony stars with a little sil- actual box of fireworks or firecrackers. color or any sound effects. Though it is ver glitter. Then a chrysanthemum The box says that these are made in a Black Cat item, it is not always avail- break with pale purple stars followed by Kwangsi, China and “repacked in able at every location that sells Black silver trails. Then a silver glitter break. Macau.” They are imported by R & S Cat fireworks. I wrote to the Black Cat Then a red chrysanthemum break. Then Marketing Service, of Bozeman, office in Hong Kong about this item, a peony break which is a mixture of red Montana. (Last tested in 1999) and they told me that it is exclusively and green stars. Then a green peony imported by Winco Fireworks. This cake break with silver glitter and a purple Warming Greeting has been “updated” in a sense by a new peony break with silver glitter are fired Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger one called “Variegated Warp,” also in close together. Then a break which has Head brand, #2009. 61 shots, 16 the Black Cat brand. See “Variegated flying fish and some falling leaves stars. seconds. Warp” for more details. (Last tested in Finally, a mini-finale which includes Starts out pretty dumb, then gets a lit- 1998) many of the same breaks seen earlier in tle better, but still not that great. Each the cake. It’s hard to believe it’s all in shot goes up and cracks open with a Wasp one cake, it seems like a long show with small report, into a few silver stars. Flying Spinner. Black Cat brand, big breaks - sort of lighting 18 festival Towards the end they come faster and #BC-921. 8 seconds. balls. Good one. (Last tested in 2005) faster, which redeems it, but I would Flies up with a gold spray, then changes (Shown on PYROvideo #6) to a silver spray and whistles twice as it This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z continues to climb. Then when it reach- Warhead Rocket Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new es the peak it sprays out crackle. Skyrocket. Great Grizzly brand, web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Fantastic. (Last tested in 2004) #GG0252. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Pack of 4. Nice breaks, with a lot of please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Wasp Floral color stars or crackle. (Last tested in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse Black Cat T-shirt 1998) brand, #T2126. 61 shots, 52 sec- The famous onds. Warhead Rocket, 38-inch Black Cat logo Ascending as brilliant-headed comets, on quality Skyrocket. Great Grizzly brand, to bright, drooping breaks of gold. (Last shirts #GG0217. tested in 1995) Great effects - ring shells, etc. (Last test- ed in 2002) Watch Out Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Warhead Super Bang Glorious brand, #GCM0135. 16 Firecracker. No brand. shots, 29 seconds. Remember taking apart a string of 50 or Alternates between shots which are 100 firecrackers, so you could use them crackling comets and shots which go up as a green pearl, ending in a mixed one by one? We all did it, back when we 7 sizes! only had enough money to buy a pack Order at peony break of purple and green. This or two. So to make that fireworks my web site. continues until the end, when the final money last as long as possible, we took 4 shots are fired all at once, and they are the string apart and kept the crackers in Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! mixed peony breaks of purple and a jar or box until we spent hours doing FireworksLand.com green. Good timing, good crackle “experiments,” like seeing how high an comets, and scores points for the purple empty soup can would fly. If you did stars, but really needs more stars in the that, too, this box will bring back mem- spend your money on something better. breaks to be a “wow” item. (Last tested ories for you. The box has no brand (Last tested in 1999) in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) other than “Warhead” brand. The crack- ers are packed loose, 200 regular 1.5- Warp Speed Water Balls inch crackers in the box. The box says, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Novelty Firework. Link Triad brand, “200 count...Packed loose...No broken Cat brand, #BC-656. 19 shots, 21 #W-738. 10 seconds. fuses...Convenient and fast.” seconds. Bright red flame, then it inflates a Convenient and fast! Sounds like they Just when you think you’ve seen it all, bright red balloon. Different. (Last test- could be used to cure a headache or here comes a completely new and differ- ed in 1995) something. The box also says, ent repeater. Each shot goes up dark “Attention: The firecrackers contained and ends in a cluster of orange stars Water Bomb herein meet Consumer Product Safety which zoom away in all directions. It’s Firecracker. Shogun brand, standards as to explosive powder con- almost like the “go-getter” effect in pro- #SWB100. tent (50 milligrams).” This is the first fessional fireworks, and it’s also remi- It’s a box of single firecrackers, 100 of and only time I have seen an explicit ref- niscent of the old Sky Monkeys rocket them in the box. They are waterproof erence to the U.S. agency “Consumer or Monkeys Violate the Heaven Palace and have waterproof fuses. So you can rocket - just more energetic.

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These 2 shots alter- (Last tested in 1999) Great Grizzly brand, #GG0552. 90 nate with each other until the end. (Last seconds. tested in 2005) Waterfall It appears to be approximately the same Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. fountain sold as “Tropical Sunlight” Were Wolf Glorious brand, #GPH3071. 20 (Beihai brand). It’s a superb triangular Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. shots, 31 seconds. multi-tube fountain with most of the Phantom brand, #H-164. 70 sec- A highly unusual effect, where four colors and effects that are found in onds. shots are fired at a time, go up dark, and Powerful spray, shooting straight up. then open into glittering gold sparks This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Only a little red or green or crackle. that last a long time as they drift down. Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new (Last tested in 1995) They don’t break hard, so that they fall web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Werewolf down and create a “firefall” effect. They please visit FireworksCatalog.com. drift down and burn almost all the way Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No to the ground. Then four more shots do brand, #HP23. 25 shots, 48 seconds. the same thing. Then four more. Then Each shot has a gold tail, which fades, four more, and four more. Very quiet, then the shot blasts open into a red, but a unique effect and would be very blue or green peony (no trails), of irreg- useful for a waterfall effect in a show. PYROvideo #9 is two hours of fun ular shape. No brand on label. It’s an (Last tested in 2005) and excitement, all about fireworks! interesting effect of silver comets that Make a sparkler waterfall, your own go up and then break into a color chrys- electric firing box, anthemum, but an additional silver Waterfall and put together a Box Fountain. Black Cat brand, #BC- comet comes out of it. If that comet self-firing show-in- goes straight up, it looks like it is part of 250. 32 seconds. a-box. 65 new fire- Long-lasting white balls of fire. This works demonstra- the original comet, that simply gave off should be set up high to give the best tions and a musical a break on the way up. On some of effect. A very nice shower of sparks montage them, the second comet goes off at an which is sort of pale gold or dull silver, ending are angle, but the effect is still pretty to not a brilliant silver. Lots of sparks. also on look at. No sound effects. (Last tested in this DVD. (Last tested in 2000) (Shown on 1998) PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) West Lake assortment, Jumbo FireworksLand.com Skyrocket. West Lake brand. Waterfall Fantasy Three different assortments (A, B and C) Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. fountains, and the timing of the tubes is with a variety of effects. Good quality. Brothers brand, #BP2070. 50 shots, perfect - just as one effect finishes, (Last tested in 1995) 49 seconds. another starts. Red spray, to green flit- Starts with a whole row fired in a fan ter spray, to white, to red flitter spray, to West Lake assortment, Jumbo shape, which are silver comets with red green flitter, to gold flitter, then a short, B heads - so many of them that they form loud whistle, then crackle, and finally a Skyrocket. West Lake brand, #L186. a solid wall of silver in a fan shape. It’s pure white shower. Great, great, great. Songs of Spring, Summer Heat, really more of a mine, in a fan shape. (Last tested in 2002) (Shown on Autumn Leaves, and Winter Snow. Four Then the same thing, but they have blue PYROvideo #2 and on “The Best of varieties: Songs of Spring, Summer heads. Then another fan, but this one is PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Heat, Autumn Leaves and Winter Snow. blue pearls - lots of them. Then a fan of Arguably the best rocket assortment gold comets. Then a fan is shot up Welcome Spring from the West Lake factory. The Winter which becomes crackle breaks - lots of Single-tube Aerial. Horse brand. Snow rocket gave white stars which crackle. Then, the entire sequence Just one whistling silver shot. Should lasted an amazingly long time. (Last described above is repeated a second be in a repeater, not singly. No item tested in 1996) time. If you’re looking for fan shapes, number. (Last tested in 1998) this is a good one for it. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 298 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com West Lake assortment, large and silver. The next row is comets with When Hell Freezes Over Skyrocket. West Lake brand, #L143. blue heads that go up and end in breaks Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Formerly the best rocket assortment. of blue stars mixed with gold stars. The Great Grizzly brand, #GG0677. 83 Clean, crisp breaks. Aerial Flash, Color next row is strobing white shots that go seconds. Silk, Sky Bloom and Willow. (Last test- up and end in breaks of red mixed with A bright blue flame with gold sparks ed in 1995) silver glitter. The next row is white around and above it. The blue flame comets that go up and end in red peony comes out of the center tube, and the West Lake assortment, small breaks. Finally the last row is fired all at smaller tubes around them give the Skyrocket. West Lake brand, #L145. once in a fan, and they are comets with gold sparks. Excellent blue color, if Buy the larger ones - these don’t have various color heads, that go up and end you’re looking for a single blue flare- enough of a show to them. (Last tested in a fan of breaks that are all different: a type fountain. (Last tested in 2001) in 1995) red break, gold break, blue break, green break, silver chrysanthemum, and one Whirl Wind Whale Brand assorted foun- crackle break. A very well-designed Wheel. Black Cat brand, #BCSF-802. 58 seconds. tains Part of the Spectrum Force series. Base Fountain. Whale brand, #W809. 15 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Futuristic-looking device with 6 drivers Peach Garden, Glorious Flower, Willon Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new in 2 groups of 3. Starts with 2 drivers [sic] Flower, and Lighting. Nice little web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are going, one on each side. They both give fountains in a small box. (Last tested in not in this file. To buy a membership in it, off flashing gold sparks as they push the 1995) please visit FireworksCatalog.com. wheel around. The result is a circular whirlwind of flashing gold - very nice. Glow-in-the-dark Shirt Then it continues to spin, while tossing Whale Brand assortment Base Fountain. Whale brand, The aliens out red sparks here and there - not a lot, #W806. 15 seconds. have just a little bit to begin with, then the Spring Greeting, Festival Happiness, landed, red sparks start coming in larger Golden Leaves, and Snow Fall. Very nice and amounts. Then they become sparse they again. Then, it changes to a very unusu- small fountains. (Last tested in 1995) want fireworks, al mixture of purple sparks and flashing, What a Blast! of course. slightly crackling gold parks. I don’t Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. recall seeing this combination in any Brothers brand, #BP2958. 20 shots, other firework, including all the foun- 41 seconds. tains. Then it changes to a silver spray. The I’d like to see the purple spray continue Really cute label with cartoons of people aliens lighting off fireworks. It’s an interesting on this longer, but alas, the wheel ends with sil- show that starts out with shots that go shirt glow ver spray. If you’re a fan of wheels, be up with firecrackers going off as they go in the dark! sure to try this one for variety, as the effects it gives off are different from up, while the shots open into flying fish. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Then the same thing, only the shots most wheels. (Last tested in 2004) open into small white whirlwinds. The FireworksLand.com next series of shots opens into single- Whirley Twirley color breaks of red, green or blue. Then show! (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All Star it’s red and green flying fish, then a bar- PYROvideo #4) brand. 34 seconds. rage of color breaks at the end. (Last All shots are green pearls that end in sil- tested in 2001) (Shown on PYROvideo Whazz Up Missile ver whirlwinds. (Last tested in 2005) #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 Missile. Great Grizzly brand, (Shown on PYROvideo #7) & 3) #GG0430. Flies up and puts out a small bouquet of Whirlwind What A Blast! red and green stars. There is space in Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flying Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. the top of the missile to add more stuff, Dragon brand, #W523. 19 shots, 38 Fireworks over America brand, if doing that is your kind of thing. (Last seconds. #FOA2976. 42 shots, 24 seconds. tested in 2002) Big round spinning sprays of white in Fires the shots in a fan shape, in a “Z” the air, with a distinctive light crackling sound. (Last tested in 1995) pattern, up one row and down the next Wheel of Fortune row. The first row’s shots are silver Wheel. Vulcan brand, #PW25. 35 comets with red heads that go up and seconds. Whirlwind end in crackle breaks. The second row is Five drivers, each one whistling with a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai comets with green heads that go up and nice silver spray. Spins fast and hard, brand, #W223. 37 shots, 29 sec- end in breaks of blue and silver. The the whistles are loud, and it’s well made. onds. third row is comets with gold heads that No colors. (Last tested in 1998) Hexagonal cake which shoots up green go up and end in breaks of green, blue pearls which whip open quickly into sil-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 299 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com ver whirlwinds. Perfect timing between Whistling Buster, assorted Whistling Color Floral shots. (Last tested in 1999) Reloadable Shell Kit. Beihai brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. #WB5020. Kellner’s brand, #T2042. 61 shots, 8 Whirlwind O’ Wheels One tube and six shells in the box: seconds. Wheel. Brothers brand, #BP6033. 61 Whistling - Red w/Crackling (two of Very fast, intense display of screaming, seconds. those); Whistling w/Red, Green spinning white comets, which end in A unique piece which contains several Chrysanthemum; Whistling w/Red, small breaks of red, blue or green. Very wheels connected together. There are White Chrysanthemum (two of those) loud. (Last tested in 1996) three small wheels on the face of the and Whistling - Blue w/Crackling. larger one, and they start spinning all at Terrific colors. (Last tested in 1999) Whistling Colorful Windmill once, with green, red or blue color Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai flames and silver sprays. Meanwhile, the Whistling Chaser brand, #WB2007. 19 shots, 26 sec- larger wheel they are mounted on also Chaser. Red Lantern brand, #0416. onds. spins with a short whistle to get it 8 seconds. All shots are the same: a whistling silver going, and then a steady gold spray to Slightly better than the Taiwanese ver- comet goes up, and sort of spins around keep it going. The 3 color wheels are sions. (Last tested in 1995) and spirals as it goes up. Then it opens then spinning around each other at the into a white whirlwind. I don’t remem- same time they are rotating on their ber seeing any color stars, and I own. This creates a kind of phantas- watched the videotape carefully several magoria of color in the center, which is times, and I am pretty sure there This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z weren’t any colors to be seen in the unit a sight we haven’t seen before in fire- Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new works, that I know of. The large wheel web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are I got. But, it’s loud and bright. (Last occasionally changes to silver whistle not in this file. To buy a membership in it, tested in 1999) instead of gold, just to keep the speed please visit FireworksCatalog.com. going. But most of the time it is a gold Whistling Display Shell #5 Fireworks videos • DVDs Single-tube Aerial. Zenith/Black Cat spray. This all goes on for a satisfying Buyer’s Guides • Links length of time, almost exactly a minute brand. Fireworks T-shirts Made for Black Cat by Zenith in fact. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Free articles PYROvideo #6) and Specialties. This sends up one shot, more! which whistles on its way up, then Whirlwind of Caribbean Sea breaks into a large, impressive red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. chrysanthemum break (each star has a Brothers brand, #BP2626. 19 shots, red head and a silver trail behind it). A 49 seconds. good amount of stars and good symme- An enhanced whirlwind cake, which try in the break. (Last tested in 2004) alternates between blue, green and red (Shown on PYROvideo #4) pearls going up. They “strobe” a little bit on the way up. Each one opens into Whistling Flowers a silver whirlwind, with a small amount Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. All of red, blue and green stars in the cen- American Professional brand, ter. No sound effects, but a nice display #AAP19-2. 19 shots, 22 seconds. to look at. Unchanged in 2003. (Last Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Each shot whistles briefly during its spi- tested in 2003) ralling ascent, then bursts into a mag- FireworksLand.com nificent peony-type break of mixed col- ors. Lots of stars! (Last tested in 1997) Whistle Storm Whistling Chaser with 2 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon Eggs brand, #DE4053. 12 shots, 22 reports Whistling Fountain Chaser. brand, #0238. 4 seconds. seconds. Base Fountain. F&S brand, #FS324. Starts with a silver fountain. Then 12 Hunan. A loud whistle, ending with 2 13 seconds. silver whistles are shot up into the air. distinct reports, but the duration of the Piercingly loud whistle for about 13 sec- (Last tested in 2004) whistle is only about 2 to 3 seconds. onds. No real visual display, so it can be (Last tested in 1999) used in daytime or night. (Last tested in Whistling Buster 1998) Reloadable Shell Kit. Dragon brand, Whistling Color Cuckoo #W516A. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Whistling Jacks Each shell whistles on the way up. Red, Foshan brand, #T1117. 25 seconds. Ground Spinner. Red Lantern brand, green, blue or white breaks. (Last tested Two whistles, followed by crackles #0417. 6 seconds. in 1995) mixed in with the red, green and white Hard to get the cellophane off! White- sprays. Nice. (Last tested in 1995) and-purple–braided ones best. Spins in red and green while whistling. (Last tested in 1995)

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 300 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Whistling Jake (Shown on PYROvideo #2 and on “The little towards the end. (Last tested in Reloadable Shell Kit. Dragon brand, Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) 2002) #W520A. Each shot whistles on the way up with Whistling Sky Fire Whistling Tri-Rotating Wheel an airy, wind-like whistling sound. The Bottle Rocket. brand. Wheel. Horse brand, #T7502. 30 breaks are decent. About the same as Jiangmen Native Produce I/E Corp. The seconds. the common Artillery Shells, except exemplary bottle rocket: safe, reliable, Time-tested classic; brilliant colors and with whistles. (Last tested in 1996) and inexpensive; with an amazingly warbling whistle sounds. . In 1996, loud whistle on the way up to a nice sprays of sparks became thinner and Whistling Jupiter Missile snappy report. If all bottle rockets were burn quicker, so are the whistles. (Last Missile. Horse brand, #T0573. this good, there’d be no talk of banning tested in 1996) Well, they’re inexpensive; that’s about them. A terrific bottle rocket. (Last test- all I can say for them. Each one shrieks. ed in 1996) Whistling Wheel (Last tested in 1995) Wheel. Flying Dragon brand, #W653. 19 seconds. Whistling Moon Travellers 3 drivers which are whistlers. Noisy, but Bottle Rocket. Red Lantern brand, not that attractive. Rare. (Last tested in #O445. 1995) Standard brand; always reliable. Very nice packaging. Loudness of reports This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Whistling Whirl Floral seems to vary from year to year and Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Tiger from factory to factory. (Last tested in web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Head brand, #T2041. 61 shots, 16 1995) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, seconds. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Brilliant spiralling comets and red and Whistling Report Chaser green pearls. (Last tested in 1995) Chaser. Santai brand, #S.F. No. 010. Spellout 4 seconds. T-shirt Whistling Yankee Doodle A far cry from the excellent chasers of Roman Candle, single. Famous old, this one scoots around for a couple This Herbie brand, #KG202. 10 shots, 34 of seconds and then gives a small shirt seconds. report. (Last tested in 1995) says, Amusing. Each shot whistles weakly, “Fireworks” twice. Unique sound effect. (Last tested spelled out in 1995) Whistling Rocket in fireworks! Skyrocket. Flower Basket brand, See my web site #K6655G. for sizes and info. White Crackling Flowers Similar to the Wild Geese rocket, whis- Fountain tles after it gets up there. Red and green Display Firework (1.3G). brand. 36 stars. (Last tested in 1995) seconds. This is a cylinder which is 11 inches tall Whistling Rocket and 2 3/8 inch in diameter. The color Skyrocket. Beihai brand, #WB1002. label on it is for “2” Shells” (#K8021) Flies up with a loud whistle, and ejects Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! but that is an incorrect labeling. There a handful of crackle. (Last tested in FireworksLand.com is a small white label glued on it which 1999) says “White Crackling Flowers Fountain.” This fountain gives a very Whistling SAM Whistling Snake tall spray, which seems to be half smoke Bottle Rocket. West Lake brand, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Red and half sparks. The sparks are mostly #L103. Lantern brand, #0352A. 25 shots, white flitter sparks which have a very Small bottle rocket, with whistle and 48 seconds. soft crackle sound. There is so much report. Good quality. (Last tested in Brilliant white comets that change to illuminated smoke that it looks like a 1995) whistles when they reach their peak, cauldron or volcano eruption. It’s about and whistle off sideways without comet 12 to 15 feet tall. (Last tested in 2005) Whistling Shell tails. Slow paced, with very consistent (Shown on PYROvideo #8) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai timing between shots. (Last tested in brand, #WB2012. 9 shots, 21 sec- 1996) White Fountain onds. Base Fountain. WuTai Mountain Each of the nine shots goes up as a Whistling Thunder brand, #SX8058. 3 seconds. green pearl, and whistles on the way up. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Has Temple of Heaven logo, but has Wu Then it bursts hard into a large red and Cat brand, #BC-5060. 22 seconds. Tai Mountain item number. Almost a green burst with many stars - these Screaming silver comets, each of which mine of white flitter sparks - maybe it shells are really packed with stars. ends in a cluster of blue, red and green malfunctioned. (Last tested in 2000) Outstanding. (Last tested in 1999) stars and a few firecrackers. Speeds up a Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 301 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com White Heat White Orchis Tradition.” Please see “Shaolin Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, Tradition” for a description of this one. Grizzly brand, #GG0218. 25 shots, #N2029. 70 shots, 64 seconds. (Last tested in 2004) 31 seconds. Gold comets with blue heads, speeding Crackling silver comets with bright up towards the end. Pretty. No sound Whizzing Shells heads, that end by throwing off a single effects. (Last tested in 1995) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Horse green star. A little slow paced, but that brand, #T280. 25 shots, 12 seconds. makes for a longer-lasting display. White Peony Similar in construction and effect to the Speeds up towards the end. (Last tested Cone Fountain. Red Lantern brand, ubiquitous Saturn Missile Battery. But in 1998) #HN96. 13 seconds. if you see this, buy this instead of The box I got was apparently labeled for Saturn Missile Battery, because the White Hot Strobe #100 Spain. In addition to the HN96 number, reports are better in this one. (Last test- Single-tube Aerial. Space Age brand. it also said Art. 218, Super Conetto ed in 1998) Technically, this should be called glitter, Cinese. A spray of silver and crackle. not strobe, since each star flashes only Nothing great. (Last tested in 1998) Wholly Terror once. Break is pretty, but not full Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. enough. Difficult to photograph. (Last Monster brand, #CP545. 17 shots, tested in 1996) Alternates between two types of shots: crackling comets, and green pearls which end in very small clusters of red White Knight This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Reloadable Shell Kit. Brothers brand, Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new stars. Towards the end, it speeds up with #BP2105. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are a fast barrage of color pearls which end Here is an advancement: six-break not in this file. To buy a membership in it, in small reports. (Last tested in 2000) shells in a consumer fireworks kit! Six- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. break shells are rare even in profession- Whopper Rocket al fireworks. There are 6 shells and 1 The Best of Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- tube in the kit. The shells are 1 inch in PYROvideo 464. diameter, and 9 inches tall! Each shell 1, 2 and 3 This is a large skyrocket that comes in a really does give 6 separate breaks in the Two hours and 27 pack of 2. The rocket flies up and ejects air, in a variety of colors and a little minutes of pyro a parachute, to which is attached an crackle. The breaks happen about 1/2 fun! Visit fireworks factories in China, American flag. The rocket, flag, and second apart or maybe a little faster. It’s twice. See three parachute all stay together and drift interesting and impressive not for the backyard shows, 3 down slowly. Obviously this one is for size of the breaks but for the achieve- fireworks stores, daytime use, as you would not even see ment of six breaks in one shell. This and view demos of the flag at night. The kids in attendance would be great for your show’s finale - if 121 new fireworks! will love hunting this one down after it you fired a bunch of these in a rapid finally lands on the ground. (Last tested series, you would fill the sky up with in 2004) many breaks of color and crackle. Each of the 6 breaks in one shell is a different Wicked Rage combination of colors or effects, and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fire each break on its own is fairly impres- Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Bird brand, #FB 214. 16 shots, 18 sive, considering that they are only 1- FireworksLand.com seconds. inch diameter shells, they produce a lot Tall gold comets with “charcoal” tails, in the air. This brand deserves credit for each breaking into a small cluster of sil- advancing the reloadable shell kit to a White Sands Missile Range ver stars and a few crackers. Excellent Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. altitude, and nice gold comets, but I new level. (Last tested in 2004) (Shown Kellner’s brand, #9124. 12 shots, 25 on PYROvideo #4) seconds. wish the breaks were a little bigger and Every shot is a crackling comet on the more impressive. (Last tested in 1999) White Mammoth Smoke way up, breaking into a crossette break Smoke. Dragon Eggs brand, of 4 crackling comets. Virtually contin- Wild as the Devil #DS003. 70 seconds. uous crackling sound, and lovely to look Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. A box of 24 smoke cartridges, each of at. (Last tested in 2003) Fireworks over America brand, which puts out pure white smoke for #FOA2820. 16 shots, 40 seconds. just over a minute. Useful if you want Every shot is a fluffy white comet that White Tiger white smoke only... (Last tested in 2004) goes up and breaks nicely into a mixed Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. break of red, blue, green and crackle. Brothers brand, #BP-A014-2. 16 shots, Very nice cake. Perfect timing between As far as I know, this one is sold only as shots. Excellent. (Last tested in 2000) part of an assortment of three 500-gram “Heavy Weights,” called “Shaolin

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 302 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Wild Bats Wild Fire T0512 (made by Glorious company). Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Dragon (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on Phantom brand, #H-074. 20 sec- Eggs brand, #DE4028. 19 shots, 39 PYROvideo #8) onds. seconds. Six brief whistles on the side; green to Purple stars are still relatively rare in Wild Imagination red and green spray in center. (Last test- consumer fireworks. This one has a lot Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ed in 1995) of them. Every break is either a purple Fireworks over America brand, peony or a peony of mixed green and #MAF2918. 25 shots, 49 seconds. Wild Bear purple stars, or a peony of mixed blue Color pearls to silver whirlwinds at var- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. and purple stars. Outstanding color. ious angles, about 50 feet up. Each shot Brothers brand, #BP2576. 16 shots, (Last tested in 2004) goes up as a green pearl, then ends in a 31 seconds. white whirlwind with a handful of blue This cake is also sold as “Wild Boar.” See Wild Fling stars in the center. Perfect timing “Wild Boar” for the description. (Last Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great between shots. (Last tested in 2000) tested in 2003) Grizzly brand, #GG0353. 25 shots, 45 seconds. Wild Mushroom Wild Boar All shots are screaming white comets, Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. with red heads. Most shots end in nice Brothers brand, #BP2009. 25 shots, Brothers brand, #BP2576. 16 shots, little breaks of red, green or white stars, 36 seconds. 31 seconds. though a few shots really didn’t break. Screaming white comets, some of It’s a Crazy Bees on steroids. All shots But a good quality cake similar to the which spin on the way up, end in very are the same effect: a large, bright white old “Howling Tiger” or “Pyro small clusters of crackle and a few red spinner is shot up, that flies up and Pandemonium.” (Last tested in 2000) or green stars. The whistles overlap and away with a loud buzzing sound. Each pretty much overwhelm everything else one is slightly different in pitch, and This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z that happens, so buy this one if you are each one may go up or down in pitch as Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new a whistle fanatic. Unchanged in 2003. well. Some seem to end by busting into web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are (Last tested in 2003) a small, thin circle of gold sparks, not not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. really stars but just sparks. The sound Wild n’ Crazy effect is the main attraction to this one. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Definitely an attention-getter. This cake Fireworks over America brand, is also sold as “Wild Bear.” (Last tested #FOA2815. 19 shots, 20 seconds. in 1998) All shots are green pearls that go up and PYROvideo #10 is two hours of then open into white whirlwinds with a Wild Cactus fireworks fun and excitement! See few color stars mixed in. Some of them Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. the incredible fireworks of Mexico open like normal whirlwinds, while oth- Brothers brand, #BP2134. 15 shots, in a 23-minute ers seem to whip open into two distinct 44 seconds. documentary. And groups of white sparks. (Last tested in The first shot is a huge gold willow watch the perfor- 2000) break with red tips. The next shot is a mances of 62 new fireworks. Three huge gold willow break with silver tips. how-to projects Wild One The next shot is a break of crackle flow- round out Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. ers. The next shot is a break of spread- this great Brothers brand, #BP2037. 10 shots, ing crackle, almost like dragon eggs. DVD. 30 seconds. The above sequence is then repeated The first shot goes up as a red pearl and two more times. The finale is 3 shots ends in a triple-break shell, three sepa- fired almost at once, and they all give Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! rate breaks of multi-color peony stars. the spreading crackle breaks similar to FireworksLand.com The smallest of the three breaks is glit- dragon eggs. (Last tested in 2005) tering silver stars. The largest of the (Shown on PYROvideo #6) three breaks has a whistling chaser in it Wild Flowers Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower somewhere, which is hard to see but Wild Fire Basket brand, #K1157C. 25 shots, easily heard. The next shot is the same Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 63 seconds. thing but it’s a green pearl on the way Fireworks over America brand, 25 bright red pearls with gold tails to up. The next shot is the same thing but #MAF2915. 9 shots, 10 seconds. small green breaks. (Last tested in it’s a blue pearl on the way up. These Nice color and crackling, but too short 1996) three shots alternate with each other in duration. Red, gold and green bursts. for the rest of the duration. (Last tested (Last tested in 1995) Wild Geese in 2003) Skyrocket. Horse brand, #T0512. Whistles high up in air; with a thin, small break of red and green. Tested again in 2005, with the item number G-

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 303 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Wild Stallion tested in 1999) (Shown on PYROvideo Willow Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Pyro #2 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Lidu King brand, #PYK609. 16 shots, 35 & 3) brand. 19 shots, 30 seconds. seconds. Outstanding cake which gives huge Each shot goes up as a red pearl, which Wild Wings gold willow bursts of large diameter. then breaks open into either a green Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. No May be classified as 1.3G so the public chrysanthemum, a white chrysanthe- brand. 9 shots, 11 seconds. might not be able to buy it in the United mum, or a red break with crackle. No brand or item number at all. Each States. I’m not certain if this one is 1.4G Excellent large breaks for such a small shot goes up as a sparkling gold comet, or 1.3G. (Last tested in 2001) cake. One of the units we tested fell over then ends in a small cluster of silver fly- towards the end, so glue this one down ing fish and some small reports. (Last Willow Among the Palms well or surround it with supports. High tested in 2000) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. quality. Tested again in 2004, and the Phantom brand, #G-094. 10 shots, performance is different, but still good. 25 seconds. The shots alternate between 3 types: a Each shot goes up as a silver comet, green star goes up and breaks into a that opens into a flat-shaped break of green chrysanthemum; or a red star red or green stars. No sound effects goes up and breaks into a red peony until the end, when the final shot opens with crackle, or a blue star goes up and into a cluster of crackle. (Last tested in breaks into a blue peony. (Last tested in 1998) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z 2002) (Shown on PYROvideo #4) Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Willow Mania Wild West not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Rhino brand, #CD-2711. 12 shots, Brothers brand, #BP2924. 25 shots, 28 seconds. 25 seconds. Are you a The first shot goes up dark and breaks This cake is notable for its firing Hard into an enormous brocade willow Core (shimmering silver along the gold trails sequence. The 25 shots are fired in Pyro? groups of 5 shots, not all at the same as they spread out). The next shot goes instant but closely together. Then there This shirt up and breaks into a regular gold willow is a short pause before the next group of is available break. These two shots alternate with five is shot. The first group is red chrys- in 9 sizes, each other until the last 3 shots, which anthemum breaks, then the next group including 3 are fired at once, and they are gold bro- is white chrysanthemums, the next child sizes! cade willow breaks. Outstanding size group is blue breaks, then a group of High quality and spread of the breaks for consumer green stars which open into silver Hanes fireworks. Highly recommended if you whirlwinds with a few reports, and final- Beefy-T are looking for a cake with willow ly 5 nice crackle breaks. Very well- breaks. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on designed piece. (Last tested in 2000) PYROvideo #6) (Shown on PYROvideo #1 and on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 & 3) Willow Scenery Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Flower Wild Wheel FireworksLand.com King brand, #FK156. 156 shots, 23 Wheel. Great Grizzly brand, seconds. #GG0281. 33 seconds. A very rapid Z-pattern cake, which fires several rows of soft gold comets in a zig- A brand new 13-inch wheel from Great Wildly Wicked Grizzly brand. It has 18 drivers, a ball- Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. zag pattern. Then, 3 shots are fired bearing hub and a hardware kit with Fireworks over America brand, straight up which go up and break into instructions on how to mount it. Six #FOA2930. 25 shots, 36 seconds. gold willow breaks. Then another rapid drivers fire at a time. First are drivers A series of bright white comets, with series of Z-pattern shots which are gold which give green flames with a gold thick trails of sparks and brilliant white comets, with a slivery tinge. Then final- spray, then it changes to drivers which heads. Each one breaks into either a red ly, 3 shots fired straight up which break give red flames with silver spray. Finally or green burst, opening at different into gold willow breaks, with soft silver the last 6 drivers give a sparkling silver angles. No sound effects, but a lavish tips. I liked this for its uniqueness. I spray. Wow! No sound effects, but who look with plenty of color and sparks. haven’t seen a Z-pattern cake with only cares. You can light some whistling or Silver comets that go up and break hard gold until now. (Last tested in 2005) crackling fountains at the same time. into single-color breaks of red, green or (Shown on PYROvideo #6) They reinvented the wheel with this blue. Perfect timing between shots. one. Also appears in the Beihai (Last tested in 2000) Willow with Color Tips Mine Fireworks catalog as Fire Wheel (m) or Mine. All Star brand. 9 seconds. Qixing Banyue (#WB6001), packed six A tall mine, which consists of sparkling to the case. Highly recommended. (Last gold willow stars on the way up, then

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 304 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com when they reach the top, they become Seems to go on forever. (Last tested in Wolf Pack Assorted Rockets, 8- single stars of either red, blue or green 2000) oz. (mixed in each mine). These single stars Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O- drift down a little. (Last tested in 2005) Witch’s Cauldron 039W. (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Snake. brand. 28 seconds. Good quality stick rockets, with a vari- Much better than trying to light snake ety of colors and/or reports. (Last tested Willows pellets. Brilliant red flame, then the in 1998) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black snake creeps up out of it. (Last tested in Cat brand, #BC-6030. 10 shots, 27 1995) Wolf Pack assorted shells seconds. Single-tube Aerial. Phantom brand, Sparkling orange-gold willow breaks, Wolf Pack #G-137. not bright but pretty to look at. They Firecracker. Phantom brand, #F- A box of six individual shells, each on its leave trails of gold sparks in the air for a 01xF. own base. Either a crackling comet end- few seconds. (Last tested in 2001) Phantom’s “house brand,” available in ing in a small color break, or a green many packings and strings up to pearl ending in a whirlwind. (Last test- Wine Vase 16,000. (Last tested in 1995) ed in 1997) Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Beihai brand, #W4-18. 28 seconds. Wolf Pack Crackling Candle This is shaped like a vase, and it’s a good Roman Candle, single. Phantom enough package design to buy an extra brand, #C-029A. 21 seconds. This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z one for your collection. It starts with a Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Color heads with delicious crackling spray of red sparks, green sparks and sil- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are tails. A winner. (Last tested in 1995) ver flitter. Then it changes to a green not in this file. To buy a membership in it, flame from two of the tubes simultane- please visit FireworksCatalog.com. Wolf Pack fountain ously, pointing at angles to form a “V.” Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. These then change from green flame to PYROvideo #4 Phantom brand, #H-049. 137 sec- a silver spray with a red flame at the DVD onds. base. Then 2 short whistles happen. First tested in 1995, when it lasted 137 (Last tested in 2003) Two hours of fireworks seconds. I tested this one again in late fun! Watch three fire- 2003, and it gave a flashing silver spray, Winged Venus works shows, and see changing to a green spray, then a mixed how they were set up. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. green and red spray, then a mix of Make your own wheel, Phantom brand, #H-154. 68 sec- using commonly sold green, red and silver flitter sparks, then onds. fireworks. Visit a fire- just silver flitter spray by itself, then a Constant effect: red and green stars works factory in Brazil flashing silver spray almost like a strobe with bright silver “flowers.” (Last tested and a sparkler factory light, then a silver flitter spray with in 1995) in Ohio. Watch the some red sparks. Lasted 132 seconds, performance just 5 seconds shorter than it lasted in Winner of 93 new 1995, an insignificant difference. fireworks! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. However it had crackle in it in 1995 and Brothers brand, #BP2590. 15 shots, it did not have crackle in it in 2003. 32 seconds. Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! (Last tested in 1995) Each shot gives a break of color stars, FireworksLand.com with one whirlwind in it. (Last tested in Wolf Pack High Performance 1999) Reloadable Shell Kit. Phantom Wolf Pack 2000 celebration roll brand, #G-200. Winter Firecracker. Phantom brand, #F- Part of a new generation of reloadables; Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. 017FC. same as Dragon Blaster. Six effects: red Brothers brand, #BP2769-4. 16 A celebration roll of 2000 firecrackers, with white spinners; blue with white shots, 25 seconds. commemorating the arrival of the year spinners; gold strobe; crackle; crackle In an assortment tray with the other 2000. Light it about 2 minutes before with a few darting stars; and whistle to BP2769 items. All shots go up as blue midnight. (Last tested in 1999) gold strobes. Good, but now eclipsed by pearls, then open into (alternating) gold other kits. Six different effects to the fish or silver flying fish. Very nice to Wolf Pack Assorted Rockets, 6- box, and they’re even color-coded by look at. (Last tested in 1999) oz. fuse tie-on color. (Last tested in 1996) Skyrocket. Phantom brand, #O- Wired for Sound 037W. Wolf Pack Ladyfingers Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Good quality stick rockets, in a variety Firecracker. Phantom brand, #F- Grizzly brand, #GG0327. 93 sec- of colors, including silver glitter. (Last 024F. onds. tested in 1998) New “ladyfinger” -type firecrackers A rapid succession of crackling comets, don’t come out very often. Basically with a few whistles at the beginning. there have been only Boomer, Thunder

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 305 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Bomb, Black Cat and a few others, until Wonderful Fountain Woo Woo now. Why buy ladyfingers? They have a Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. nice sound, higher in pitch than 1.5- Flower Basket brand, #K130005. 44 Great Grizzly brand, #GG0359. 44 inch crackers. Try lighting both 1.5- seconds. seconds. inchers and at the same time for the From Guangzhou Gunflak I/E Starts with a nice gold and blue spray, best effect. (Last tested in 1998) Corporation. The entire performance is then silver flitter spray, then crackle a tall spray of loud crackle, with silver and lots of it. Very similar to Wolf Pack Smoke sparks and big flashing white sparks. At “Moondance” and “Purple Rain” foun- Smoke. Phantom brand, #P-029. 38 some points you do see some red sparks tains. (Last tested in 2000) seconds. mixed in, but it’s primarily the crackle Deep, rich colors! Try lighting all four of effect, and lots of it. (Last tested in Woodpecker them, about 12 feet apart. Red, yellow, 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #5) Firecracker. brand. green and blue. (Last tested in 1995) Blew a Twinkie in half, removed top portion of cake and scattered cream all Wolf Pack snaps This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z over. (Last tested in 1997) Toy Trick Noisemaker. Phantom Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are brand, #F-01xF. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, Wooosh! Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. Fierce artwork, redesigned in 1995 to be please visit FireworksCatalog.com. even fiercer. Just regular snaps. (Last Fireworks over America brand, tested in 1995) PyroTopia: Show of Shows #MAF 2010. 67 seconds. Starts with rich gold flitter and red The ultimate fireworks sparks, then changes to a gold spray Wonder Cone DVD: a unique and Cone Fountain. Glorious brand, with long-lasting white balls, then to a unforgettable jour- red, green and silver fountain, and final- #GCF054. 35 seconds. ney through music A white spray with a green flame at the and pyrotechnics. ly adds crackle to the red and green, and base. Gets taller as it goes along, which gets bigger, with big crackles. Four seems to be typical of many cone foun- short whistles also happen throughout, tains. Then at the very end it changes to 90 minutes of but they seem superfluous. The four a crackle spray for a few seconds. Good nonstop music fountain stages are good enough by one. (Last tested in 2004) and fireworks! themselves. (Last tested in 1998)

Wonder of Galaxy Wow! Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. brand, #WB2028. 10 shots, 15 sec- Fireworks over America brand, onds. #FOA2913. 18 shots, 25 seconds. Groups of comets shot up. Some comets Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! The tubes are set at angles in this one, are loudly crackling, some are white and they are fused so that the 3 tubes in fluffy comets and some are red-headed FireworksLand.com one row are fired simultaneously. The comets. Not long lasting, but nice first row shoots big fluffy white comets comets. (Last tested in 2000) with bright red heads. This beginning is Wonderful Land quite startling and earns the item’s Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Flower Wonderful Bouquet Basket brand, #K7746E. 90 shots, name. The next row is gold comets that Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. 97 seconds. end in good amounts of crackle falling Brothers brand, #BP4134. 36 sec- Extremely bright pearls; crackling down. The shots in the next row go up onds. comets; whistles; then repeats this and open into silver flying fish. The next Highly collectible package - I guess it’s order. (Last tested in 1995) row is gold chrysanthemum breaks that supposed to look like a basket that you open softly. The next row shoots would carry flowers in, with even a pur- Wonders of the World screaming silver comets, that end in ple ribbon connecting both sides. Red Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. small clusters of glitter. The final row is fountain changing to a white fountain Brothers brand, #BP4186. 202 sec- the only one in which the three shots with a few blue stars in it, then to a onds. give different effects: a red, a white and sparkling white spray, then finally a Silver crackle spray, changing to red a blue break. Impressive, although I crackle spray. Performance is not and green, then silver glitter, then a would have preferred a louder ending of unique enough to buy this one for whistle, then red, blue and silver, then big titanium salutes (wishful thinking, shooting - buy it to collect, because in another whistle, then crackle and a of course.) (Last tested in 2000) 20 or 30 years it will be truly valuable. whistle to finish it off. (Last tested in (Last tested in 1999) 2000) Wrath of the Gods Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Golden Bear brand, #FX-A045. 26 shots, 63 seconds. Starts with a few shots of sparklng comets, then changes to a few shots of

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 306 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com green pearls ending in silver whirl- in the air. Get this shell kit. (Last tested nicely as a holder for roman candles winds, then changes to a few unusual in 2002) (Last tested in 1998) shots which are red pearls but they spin and make a short whistling sound as Yahoo! Yankee Doodle they reach the top of their flight. This Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Roman Candle, single. Famous creates an unusual sound effect. Then Kellner’s brand, #9142. 7 shots, 27 Herbie brand, #K2274CL. 10 shots, the same thing but they are green on seconds. 12 seconds. the way up. Then a series of screaming The first shot produces a large red Similar to “Crackling Candle;” red and silver comets. Then a few shots of red or peony break with a small white whirl- green heads with crackling tails. (Last green pearls that go up and break fairly wind in the center. The next shot pro- tested in 1995) hard into red or green peony breaks. duces a huge green peony break with a Then some shots which are green pearls small white whirlwind, a little off center Yankee Doodle Dandy that go up and end in gold willow breaks but still there. The next shot produces a Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. with bright green tips. Then some shots huge silver glitter break. Then those 3 Fireworks over America brand, which are clusters of red stars, with shots are repeated, and then there is #K7826B. 22 seconds. each star splitting into a couple more one more shot that produces a large Brilliant, pure-white comets split into stars - very unusual and striking. break of crackle. (Last tested in 2003) attractive silver breaks. (Last tested in Finally some shots of crackle comets 1995) that split like crossettes into smaller Yankee Doodle Dandy crackle comets. A highly unusual and This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. interesting set of effects make this cake Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Fireworks over America brand, a must-have if you can find it. (Last test- web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are #FOA2896. 110 shots, 8 seconds. ed in 2005) (Shown on PYROvideo #7) not in this file. To buy a membership in it, please visit FireworksCatalog.com. An intense, fast-paced display of color pearls (red, green, blue) shot up, along X Missile Black Cat T-shirt with whistling shots, and shots that go Missile. Cannon brand, #Y21-026. Flies fine, but ends in only a tiny hand- The famous up and end in fairly loud reports. Over ful of stars. (Last tested in 2000) Black Cat logo quick, but it has a lot of impact. Good on quality piece to use in a finale. (Last tested in shirts 2000) X-treme Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Fireworks over America brand, Yankee Doodle Dandy, small #FOA2917. 25 shots, 45 seconds. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Stand back! warns the label. Oddly, this Fireworks over America brand, one also bears the California “Safe and #FOA2541. 25 shots, 5 seconds. Sane” seal on the label too, even though Fountain plus 24 aerial shots. Each of this wouldn’t qualify for Safe and Sane the shots is a fast whistler that ends in a in California. Each shot is a white pretty nice report. Short lived but 7 sizes! intense. (Last tested in 2000) comet, that goes up and becomes a sil- Order at ver whistle that swirls around for a sec- my web site. ond, then pops open into a break of Yeah Baby Yeah! either red and crackle or green and Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. crackle. Nonstop action. (Last tested in Brothers brand, #BP2077. 28 shots, FireworksLand.com 34 seconds. 2000) A blue pearl goes up and ends in a break Yankee Clipper of blue stars plus silver glitter. Then two Xmas Fireworks Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. green pearls go up and end in breaks of Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Temple Phantom brand. 8 shots, 8 seconds. mixed red and green glitter. Then 3 of Heaven brand, #N2028. 70 shots, Eight tubes glued onto a wooden base comets with red heads go up and end in 20 seconds. form this U.S.-made item. The first shot breaks of green and sparkling silver glit- Why not fireworks on Christmas Eve? is a long-lasting silver comet, with Gold comets with color heads. A fast ter. Then 4 sparkling comets go up and amazingly high altitude. Then the end in breaks of crackle. Then 4 comets and intense barrage of red and green remaining seven tubes fired all at once, pearls (roman candle-type shots), going with purple heads go up and end in giving an impressive barrage of comets, breaks of crackle. Then 5 crackling in all different directions. No sound crackle and a few color stars. However, effects. (Last tested in 1999) comets go up and end in reports plus we are certain that a fusing malfunction gold willow breaks. Then 6 comets with occurred, and that the tubes were red heads go up and end in breaks of XXX Triple Break Shells intended to fire in a steady, slower crackle flowers. (Last tested in 2004) Reloadable Shell Kit. Great Grizzly sequence rather than all at once. The brand, #GG0904. tubes are too small to be reloaded with Excellent quality shell kit in an unusual shells, but the spent device could serve tall package. Large variety of effects, with each shell giving 3 distinct breaks Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 307 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Yellow Blue Tulip ling comets with blue heads. The sec- Finally a blue comet which goes up and Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Beihai ond row is comets with blue heads that ends in blue with crackle. This sequence brand, #WB2027B. 25 shots, 33 sec- change to spinners and end in clusters continues for the next 3 rows, and then onds. of blue stars plus crackle. The third row on the final row, the same 5 effects are Starts with orange pearls shot up, two is comets with blue heads that end in shot up all at the same time. Very nice at a time, then changes to blue pearls blue chrysanthemums. The fourth row variety here. (Last tested in 2004) shot up two at a time, then finally pairs is gold comets that end in red chrysan- of one orange and one blue pearl shot themums. The fifth row is fired all at You Bet! up together. No sound effects, and noth- once in a fan, 5 shots which are red Multi-Tube fountain, 200 gram. ing else happens. It’s pretty pointless pearls that go up and end in red peony Great Grizzly brand, #GG0335. 86 when just one unit is fired, but it might breaks with a few “dragon egg” type seconds. work well in quantities. (Last tested in stars, which crackle as they spread out. A very nice full silver shower, changing 1998) (Last tested in 2004) to red and green flitter sparks, then a red spray, then a full, strong silver Yellow Magnesium Star Burst, spray, then big crackles with red, green #100 and blue sparks. (Last tested in 2000) Single-tube Aerial. Rozzi brand. Great lift and altitude, nice symmetry, You Take the Cake but yellow stars short-lived. (Last tested Roman Candle, single. Brothers brand, #BP3084. 51 seconds. in 1995) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new I would call this one a multi-tube foun- Yellow Mine web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are tain, even though the manufacturer Mine. All Star brand. 4 seconds. not in this file. To buy a membership in it, classifies it as a roman candle. It’s seven A tall mine of very bright gold peony please visit FireworksCatalog.com. tubes arranged on a base. You light all stars. (Last tested in 2005) (Shown on seven at the same time if you can. They PYROvideo #5 PYROvideo #7) burn with nice gold sparks, which DVD or VHS changes to a very bright silver snapping spray. It is supposed to look like a birth- Yellow Rose Texas Rocket Two hours of firewoks Skyrocket. Black Cat brand, #BC- day cake, and you should sing “Happy fun! Learn how to Birthday” when you light it. But defi- 404. build a horizontal No color, no whistle, no comet, no wheel, ways to use a nitely do not light this item indoors! effects, but a nice wicked report. (Last roll of 16,000 fire- (Last tested in 2002) (Shown on tested in 1995) crackers, a way to PYROvideo #3 VHS tape only - not fuse rockets together, shown on “The Best of PYROvideo #1, 2 a roman candle bar- & 3”) Yo-Heave-Ho #1 rage, three separate Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon fireworks shows, a Eggs brand, #DP0004-1. 25 shots, stroll through 17 seconds. Boomland, This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Fires each row of 5 shots at one time, in and 90 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new a fan shape. The first row is silver new fireworks. web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are comets with blue heads, which end in Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! not in this file. To buy a membership in it, silver flying fish. The next row is red please visit FireworksCatalog.com. pearls, which end in breaks of red FireworksLand.com peonies with crackle. The next row is Fireworks videos • DVDs green pearls, which end in peony breaks Buyer’s Guides • Links of green and purple. The next row is Fireworks T-shirts Yo-Heave-Ho #3 Free articles blue pearls, which end in blue chrysan- Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon and themums. The final row is gold comets Eggs brand, #DP0004-3. 25 shots, more! with red heads, which end in breaks of 16 seconds. crackle. (Last tested in 2004) The tubes are angled in fan shapes, 5 per row. They are fired in the “Z” pat- Yo-Heave-Ho #2 tern, where one row is started at one Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon end, the shots in that row are fired one Eggs brand, #DP0004-2. 25 shots, at a time, then on the next row they are 15 seconds. fired in the other direction down the The tubes are angled in fan shapes, 5 row, and so on. In the first row, all the per row. They are fired in the “Z” pat- shots are different. A blue comet which tern, where one row is started at one becomes a cluster of blue stars with end, the shots in that row are fired one crackle. A crackling comet. A green at a time, then on the next row they are pearl which goes up and ends in a green Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! fired in the other direction down the chrysanthemum. A red pearl which goes FireworksLand.com row, and so on. The first row is crack- up and ends in a red break with crackle. Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 308 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com You’ll Buy More Of It part of a finale. (Last tested in 2005) up and ends in green chrysanthemum. Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black (Shown on PYROvideo #7) Blue pearl goes up and ends in blue Cat brand. 16 seconds. chrysanthemum. Red pearl goes up and A fast-paced show in which each shot Zebra ends in red chrysanthemum. This is fol- goes up with a white comet tail and Firecracker. brand. lowed by a blue chrysanthemum, then a then ends in a nice chrysanthemum Another quality brand; available in peony break of red stars, then a gold break of green or silver, some of which strings up to 1000. (Last tested in 1995) willow break with green tips, then a red have a little crackle in them too. (Last chrysanthemum, a green chrysanthe- tested in 2002) Zenith #200 Shells mum, a blue chrysanthemum, a red Single-tube Aerial. Zenith brand. chrysanthemum, a blue chrysanthe- You’ll Like It Brocade Crown, Red Crackling Palm, mum, a red peony, a gold peony with Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black and Strobing Glitter shells. Sold in a green tips, red chrysanthemum, green Cat brand. 20 shots, 20 seconds. pack of six. Excellent large breaks. (Last chrysanthemum, blue chrysanthemum, All shots are angled and are shot in fan- tested in 2002) red chrysanthemum, blue chrysanthe- shaped groups of five shots at a time. mum, and a red peony. Then, 5 shots The first five are gold breaks with crack- are fired at once which are gold comets le, the next five are green breaks with with red heads, ending in gold willow crackle, then five blue breaks with breaks. Then 5 shots are fired at once, crackle and finally just crackle only which are red pearls going up and end- breaks. Perfect timing, all 5 shots in This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z ing in large peony breaks of green stars each group break open at almost the Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. The 2007 plus crackle. (Last tested in 2004) same instant. (Last tested in 2002) edition includes about 1,500 items that are (Shown on PYROvideo #6) not in this edition. To purchase it, please You’ll Love It visit my web site, Fireworksland.com. Zig Zag Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Black Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Red Fireworks videos • DVDs Cat brand. 60 seconds. Rhino brand, #CD-2190. 190 shots, Buyer’s Guides • Links Starts with green chrysanthemum Fireworks T-shirts 78 seconds. breaks, then quite a few shots which Free articles The shots are fired in rows, quickly give palm tree style breaks with 3 and across one row, then a short pause, and “branches” surrounded by a cloud of sil- more! back the other way across the next row. ver stars. Then there is a finale of sever- A row of sparkling comets is fired. Then al shots all at once, including what the next row is fired in the opposite looks like a mine of white spinners and direction, and these shots go up and end several large chrysanthemum breaks. in clusters of crackle with silver flying (Last tested in 2002) fish. The next row is silver comets which end in good hard breaks of color Z-Force peony stars. The next row is comets Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Pyro which are both whistling and crackling King brand, #PYK634. 166 shots, 25 on the way up. The next row is gold seconds. comets that start spinning on the way Fires the shots in a very rapid Z-pattern, up, and basically become gold whirl- sweeping across the sky in one direction Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! winds - really beautiful. The next row is and then back the other direction. It FireworksLand.com bright green stars which break into does 13 rows like this, back and forth. good green peony breaks. The next row Each shot is a blue pearl and a tiny sil- Zenith Heavy Hitter is red pearls which go up and break into ver comet. After that, it shoots a row of Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Zenith clouds of crackle. Then the entire above 5 shots all at once in a fan shape, and brand, #JP-630. sequence is repeated again. It’s amazing they go up and end in breaks of blue There are three different repeaters sold how much this one cake does, it seems peony stars and gold willow stars. Then under this name. All contain large tubes like too much for one cake. another row just like that is fired. This and meet the new 500 gram powder Outstanding. (Last tested in 2005) is a “wow” item if you have never seen a limit specifications. All are excellent, (Shown on PYROvideo #6) rapid Z-pattern cake before. If you have with comet tails up to large breaks. seen some of the others, like “High Highly recommended. (Last tested in Zig Zag Coco Stepper,” it is a little less impressive 2002) Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. because the rapid shots in that one go Glorious brand, #GCM0132. 16 up and end in small breaks, while the shots, 25 seconds. Zeus rapid shots in “Z-Force” are simply blue Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. Dragon The shots are fired individually, but in a pearls or tiny silver-gold comets, that Eggs brand, #DP0006-3. 30 shots, fan shape, what I call the “Z” pattern. just go up and don’t break into any- 58 seconds. The first 4 are red shots that go up and thing. Nevertheless, the speed and Strobing red pearl goes up and ends in end in very nice looking breaks which height of this display is impressive and red chrysanthemum. Green pearl goes are strobing red chrysanthemums with it would make a good piece to include as sparkling silver glitter mixed in. Then

Visit FireworksCatalog.com for more! Page 309 of 310 by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com Fireworks A-Z Buyer’s Guide, Free Online Edition by Bob Weaver • FireworksLand.com the next 4 are strobing green shots that Zoomers go up and end in green chrysanthe- Ground Spinner. Blockbuster brand, mums with sparkling silver glitter #FOA3174. 10 seconds. mixed in. Then the next 4 are strobing Large ground spinner, like a giant gold shots that go up and end in gold Ground Bloom Flower, but better than chrysanthemums with sparkling silver today’s Ground Bloom Flowers. They glitter mixed in. Then the final 4 shots spin with a red flame with white sparks, are strobing white shots which go up changing to a green flame with white and end in white chrysanthemums with sparks, then a gold flame to white silver glitter mixed in. Pretty to look at. sparks. Top-notch. (Last tested in 2000) (Last tested in 2004) (Shown on PYROvideo #4)

Zig Zag Shrieker Single-tube Aerial. Longhorn brand. Shoots up one whistling shot about 100 feet high, not in a zig-zag motion, more like a big curve, but very loud. (Last tested in 1998) This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z This is the free edition of Fireworks A-Z Zodiac Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. The 2007 Buyer’s Guide by Bob Weaver. My new Multi-tube Aerial, 500 gram. edition includes about 1,500 items that are web site describes 2,807 fireworks that are Brothers brand, #BP2167. 37 shots, not in this edition. To purchase it, please not in this file. To buy a membership in it, 58 seconds. visit my web site, Fireworksland.com. please visit FireworksCatalog.com. The first shot whistles on the way up and then breaks into a good break Fireworks videos • DVDs PyroTopia: Show of Shows Buyer’s Guides • Links which starts as a red peony break and Fireworks T-shirts The ultimate fireworks finishes as a crackle break. The next Free articles DVD: a unique and shot whistles on the way up and then and unforgettable jour- breaks into a green chrysanthemum more! ney through music break. The next shot whistles on the and pyrotechnics. way up and then breaks into a blue chrysanthemum break. The next shot 90 minutes of whistles on the way up and then breaks nonstop music into a green chrysanthemum break. The and fireworks! next four shots are fired at once in a fan, and they are silver comets with red heads which go up and end in red peony breaks that change to crackle. Then the entire sequence above is repeated two more times. Then, four shots are fired all at once, straight up, which are Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! Visit the world’s best fireworks web site! sparkling green comets on the way up, FireworksLand.com FireworksLand.com and they break into gold willows with green tips. Then, four shots are fired all at once, straight up, which are strobing blue pearls on the way up, then they break into gold willows which turn into crackle as they spread out and drift down - almost like dragon eggs. (Last tested in 2005)

Zombie Multi-tube Aerial, 200 gram. Great Grizzly brand, #GG0356. 25 shots, 32 seconds. All shots are whistling silver comets on the way up. They alternate between breaking into green stars with crackle, or red stars with crackle. (Last tested in 2000)

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