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Plate from Mortimer’s ‘Manual of Pyrotechny’ (1824)

Method for making invisible inkTypes of firework and the quantity of explosives needed for eachEngraving of three boys pushing a Guy in a wheelbarrow.Diagram and run-on sentences attempting to explain how to make paper fireworksInstructions for A Sea-fight with Small ships and a Fire-boatChapter discussing the value of sulphur and how to check it's pure enough for fireworksDecorating sky rockets, and the length of stick required each size