Astra Fireworks, firework manufacturer: display poster and firework labels

This material is held atV&A Archive of Art and Design

  • Reference
    • GB 73 AAD/1990/13
  • Dates of Creation
    • c. 1950 - 1990
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file

Scope and Content

Firework labels including price and size details (ca. 1950 - 1990); promotional display poster (undated)

Administrative / Biographical History

Astra Fireworks, based at Sandwich, Kent, produced a wide range of British fireworks. In the 1980s the company's output was reduced and the production ranges limited to its most popular lines of fireworks and other pyrotechnic products.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Given by Larry Oliver, 1990.