Bangers
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Bangers
Hi those boys of a certain age will remember with fondness all of the different names and brands that were available for 1d or so,with little red caps on the fuse and waxed or oiled paper on the final wrap. Standard. Astra.Wessex .Pains .and a few more .How many names can you remember? 3 2 1 zero .little demon. Boom.mighty atom.which ones can you recall. Regards B
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Wow! That takes me back a year or two. I remember, as a kid, drooling over the fireworks - including penny bangers, in open boxes and resting on a thin layer of loose gunpowder grains - on display in the local newsagents. Little Demon and Mighty Atom ring a bell, but I don't remember any other names.
A friend and I used to use them as 'torpedoes'; we lit them and placed them in water, where they would scoot around on the surface until they exploded.
A friend and I used to use them as 'torpedoes'; we lit them and placed them in water, where they would scoot around on the surface until they exploded.
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I can remember them all Brock's cannon was the one to find I think it was 3p boy did they go.
rainbow, Astra, sure they were good but loved the cannon.
rainbow, Astra, sure they were good but loved the cannon.
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i remember the standard 321 bangers, they were great
better than the astra bangers
better than the astra bangers
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Agreed, the 321 was a good banger, I found the Astra tubes a little soft.
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Another good one.
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Those above are new to me I've seen the others and Brocks is one I forgot.I was shown how to make a "genie" when the things didn't go off by the older boys.We used to do penny for the guy untill ,we could afford one or two then ask the older boys to buy them.It was great fun.B
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I think I got a few more years on you Biff here is another good banger.
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Many fond memories playing with bangers, Brocks Cannon was the loudest at the time, i used to have a nice collection which was stolen from a garage during renovations.
Paul.