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Black Cat® is the oldest registered consumer fireworks brand in the US, and is one of the most recognized fireworks brands. From 1952 to the present, Black Cat® remains “The Best You Can Get” in consumer fireworks!
Standard Fireworks is a former British-based firework company, now a brand name of Chinese firm Black Cat Fireworks. History. [edit] Standard's history began in 1891, when it was founded by James Greenhalgh in Huddersfield. [1] .
Black Cat Fireworks was introduced in the USA in the 1940’s by Li & Fung. Black cats are a symbol of luck and good fortune in China. It is now the oldest and most highly recognised firework brand in the American market.
Black Cat bottle rockets, firecrackers and smoke balls were some of the first fireworks ever produced and imported into the United States. In the mid-1980s, a young Winco founder, David Collar quit his day job after he graduated college and began immersing himself in the fireworks industry.
On October 9, 1977, during an Aerosmith concert in Philadelphia's Spectrum, a fan threw an M-80 firework that injured singer Steven Tyler 's cornea, and lead guitarist Joe Perry 's hand.
As one of the oldest registered consumer fireworks brands in the United States, Black Cat® Fireworks has always stood for quality, safety, value, and tradition. From handmade paper to hand mixing the powder and filling, many of the original processes still take place today ensuring the highest quality firecracker on the market.What makes Black Cat
In 1905, the business relocated to the Crosland Hill site in Huddersfield where it covered over 100 acres! Initially an old stone quarry, the site provided the space required for making fireworks and had purpose-built gunpowder stores used previously in the quarrying business.
Black Cat® is the oldest registered consumer fireworks brand in the US, and is one of the most recognized consumer fireworks brands. From 1952 to the present, Black Cat® remains “The Best You Can Get” in consumer fireworks!
Since 1952 – Black Cat is the Best You Can Get! Black Cat® continues the tradition of celebrating with fireworks that started in China several millennia ago. Around 200 B.C., people began roasting bamboo stalks until the air inside the hollow stalks would get hot enough to sizzle and explode.
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