golden orion

Standard Fireworks have posted some nice archive photos and historical posters on their website. Nice to see at this time of year but such a shame that it's all smoke and memories now.

As I recall, it's one hundred years this year since they moved to the Crosland Hill site.


Enjoy, Chris


http://www.blackcatf...ive-factory.htm

http://www.blackcatf...ive-posters.htm

Hi, I've just joined but have been watching the forum for quite some time now. As someone who grew up with Standard goods of the seventies and early eighties, nostalgia has beckoned in the last few years. There are some great sites on the net showing the shopgoods of yesteryear but I wonder if anyone can remember, or even have any pics of, the Standard 4 inch shells that were sold to the general public from larger outlets at least until the mid-eighties. I remember seeing them on sale in a large sports shop near Piccadilly Station in Manchester in November 1985. These were round and made of a pressed card material. Performance would be weak by today's expectations. I also remember string-bound 3 inch maroons on sale - these were top fused and dipped in red glue - blackpowder not flash. Hope to follow up with more nostalgic discussions. Chris