Lampblack stars

Lampblack stars burn with a rather dull soft light. Discharged in large number from a rocket or aerial shell, they produce the beautiful willow-tree effect. They are made, according to Allen F. Clark, by incorporating 3 pounds of lampblack, 4 pounds of meal powder, and 2 pound of finely powdered antimony sulfide with 2 ounces of shellac dissolved in alcohol. 

G. Comp a luce verde per stelle (Compns for green light stars) a) KC103 30, Ba(N03)2 53, shellac 15 lampblack 2% b) Ba(N03)2 70, shellac 17 milk sugar 13% (Izzo, p 211)... 

Star Lights, Composition for.—Fine dry niter, So parts sulphur 6 parts lampblack, 3 parts. 

Star Iiighte, Compoeltion for.—Fine dry niter, parts sulphur, 6 parts lampblack,... 

Golden streamer stars and willow effects are made with charcoal or lampblack or a mixture of both. A good quality of lampblack should always be used, but it has the disadvantage of being very dirty to handle and difficult to wet because of its lightness and grease content. 

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