1885 "rocket making appartus" from THE ART OF PYROTECHNY - 15th Aug 2024

Making fireworks the 19th century way, "Specially Designed for Use of Amatuers" so what could go wrong — also, some great Victorian advertisments at rear. Rockets, roman candles, Bengal fires, crackers, serpents, stars and "the mortars from which they are fired"

https://www.hardtofind.co.nz/book/2s11-41/The-Art-of-Pyrotechny-being-Comprehensive-and-Practical-Instructions-for-the-Manufacture-of-Fireworks-specially-designed-for-the-Use-of-Amateurs