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FIREWORKS
The Art Science and Technique
by
TAKEO SHIMIZU, PH.D., ENGINEERING
Director of Koa Firework Co., Tokyo
Former Manager - Director: PL Firework Co., Osaka,
and
Hosoya Firework Co., Tokyo
MCMXCVI
PYROTECHNICA PUBLICATIONS
AUSTIN
TEXAS
U.S.A.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Shimizu, Takeo, 1912 -
Fireworks : the art, science, and technique.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Fireworks. I. Title.
TP300.S334 1988
662'.1
ISBN 0-929388-05-4
88-18390
Copyright
©
1981 by Takeo Shimizu
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
THIRD
EDITION.
Published by:
PYROTECHNICA PUBLICATIONS
2302 Tower Drive
Austin, Texas 78703
USA
Printed in the United States of America.
Neither this book nor any part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, elec-
tronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or by any information storage
and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
1. Titanium sparks
2. Aluminium sparks
(from flake aluminium)
3. Magnalium sparks
(See pages 127 and 220.)
PREFACE
My first work on "Hana-bi", which means fireworks in Japanese, was
published in 1957 but it went out of print several years later mainly
because of the publishing company. I began the second work ten years ago
to meet the demand of many people and have at last completed the script.
The purpose of this work is to help beginners who are professionally
engaged in manufacture or planning fireworks in factories. I have laid
emphasis on three points, the creation of beauty, the nature of materials
and safety control. Part 1 contains a brief history of fireworks in Japan
mainly according to researches of Y.Sakenobe and Dr.H.Nambo. Part 2 describes
firework art, for this art is the soul of fireworks. My hope is that
readers might study the subject more deeply so that fireworks might be
more attractive. Part 3 concerns the science of fireworks. This is not
from an aesthetic standpoint but rather basic knowledge which is indis-
pensable for producing fireworks. Part 4 concerns pyrotechnics; in this
part I have assigned many pages for the description of firework materials
following the requests of readers of my former work. But I am afraid that
there may be some gaps due to lack of experience and knowledge. I have
tried to modify firework compositions a little according to recent work
by S.Lancaster. Part 5 is concerned with safety control based on our
empirical laws.
This work is primary a practical one, and the description of theory
has been kept as simple as possible. This is to meet the need of my former
readers. Therefore I separated the theoretical part from this work and
described it in my other book, "Feuerwerk vom physikalischem Standpunkt
aus, Hower Verlag, Hamburg, 1976". I would be very much delighted if
any reader has a special interest in it. I am very much indebted to E.
Hübbe when he was in Nico Pyrotechnik in Hamburg for publishing the book.
Although this work is almost completely rewritten from the first
book, it cannot cover all of the latter. Fortunately the main parts of
the first work was put as one chapter in the book by R.Lancaster, "Fire-
works, Principles and Practice, 1972", and I am grateful for this.
I would like to express grateful thanks to following people who have
kindly assisted me in this work. M.Hosoya (director of Hosoya Firework
Co.) taught me firstly in 1951 about the Machida school of firework manu-
facture and he has been always in close contact with me; I am deeply in
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his debt. Y.Nakahara (formaly Kinsei) and the late K.Takada (Hosoya Fire-
work Co.) helped me as assistants in my work for many years. H.Murai
(director of Daiichi Yakuhin Kogyo Co.) often presented me with important
information. T.Nyumura (The Space Development Association) helped me for-
merly
as an
assistant in the Hosoya Firework Co. The late Dr.S.Yamamoto
(professor of Tokyo University) introduced me into the world of fireworks
in 1951 and stimulated my interest.
Concerning the art of fireworks, I have been very much indebted to
T.Miki (founder of PL Order in Osaka), who allowed me to plan and practice
the large displays of PL festival from 1964 to 1966. N.Koda (Echigo
Firework Co.) gave practical help by testing my proposal in the firework
art by firing shells for me. To these people I am most grateful.
I am very grateful also to friends in overseas countries for their
assistance and encouragement. R.Lancaster M.A. has been a devoted co-
operator in the preparation of this book. Professor A.A.Shidlofskii
(Institute of Chemical Engineering in Moscow) often urged me to write
this book and presented me with his work "Fundamental Pyrotechnics
, 1 9 7 3 " , which is quite companionable and has been
always at my side. Dr.H.Hartig (Konsumzündwarenwerk in Riesa, East
Germany) also kindly presented his book, "Zündwaren, 1971", which is quite
original and a most useful reference book. R.Hamberger (Hans Hamberger
AG. in Oberried, Switzerland), W.Zink (Zink-Feuerwerk in Cleebronn,
Germany), Dr.F.-W.Wasmann (Institut fur Chemie der Treib- und Explosiv-
stoffe, Pfinztal-Berghausen, Germany), R.G.Cardwell (Pyrotechnica Publi-
cations, Austin in the USA) and other persons equally interested in
fireworks have often encouraged me. Miss Sigrid Wied (Georg Richter Co.
in Hamburg, Germany) showed great devotion in the correction of my work
concerning firework art, "Die zweckmäßigste Auswahl fur den Abschuss von
japanischen Feuerwerksbomben, 1968", which constitutes the background of
Part 2 of this book.
April 1981
Takeo Shimizu
Kawagoe-shi near Tokyo

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