From back when “electric” was the new hotness:
The back of the box gets downright multilingual, although there’s no English-language mention of “magnesium” anywhere on the box:
They are most assuredly not electric, which means they have no batteries to corrode and they still work fine:
They emerged from a box of my father’s memorabilia, most likely packed away by his parents, so they date back to the early part of the previous century. The American Sparkler Company is long defunct, but the Internet never forgets.
You can (maybe) buy sparklers or concoct your own. I donated the remainder to our Young Engineer, who promised to dispose of them in a safe manner.
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 
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It’s great to see you posting again! Hope the real estate ventures were successful and not overly stressful.
I remember using sparklers a lot when we moved from Michigan (where firecrackers were legal) to Illinois (nope). Kind of missed the bangs and booms, but sparklers had their moments. I hope that Young Engineer has a creative way to dispose of the sparklers in a safe (for values of) manner. Video would be appreciated. [grin]
Overall, buying & selling went as smoothly as could possibly be expected and the movers handled all the furniture, but even “Extra Small” boxes get really heavy after the first hundred or so.
I intend to spraypaint the basement walls with outlets, because right now it has one outlet in each corner and none where they might be of any use. :mutter:
I was around 50 when I had 70 banker’s boxes of books & such to move, and it was still less than fun. I now have a damaged knee (protip: If you injure a body part, try really hard not to fall on it afterward) that’s waiting for the diagnosis and the surgeon’s take before I consider going up to where half of those books are stored.
I did a lot of outlets when I powered the barn/shop. On rare occasions, I add more outlets. Haven’t needed a new circuit in a while, but it’s not out of the question.
Welcome back !
We would use sparklers to cut aluminum cans. If you work hard enough you can make them dangerous.
“Bengal light”
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bengal_light
In our part of the wide, brown land of Oz, fireworks are banned for various reasons, but sparklers are still available (people put them on anniversary cakes!) In my long ago youth, the littlies had sparklers on bonfire nights
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The sparks are “harmless.” No mention of the orange steel rod though. :)
They definitely had a much higher bar for “harmful” back in the day!