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Illustrations from a Japanese Fireworks Catalogue (ca. 1880s) (lemmy.ca)
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Context and more illustrations

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[–] schmorpel@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 days ago (3 children)

A and B? How even?

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

I saw Mickey Mouse shaped fireworks at Disney world. The only thing was they clearly couldn’t control the orientation so occasionally Mickey would be upside down or sideways. I would imagine the same would be true here.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Also why is "NIGHT SHELLS" in English?

Ah, this stuff is answered in the linked article. I hadn't seen it yet.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

And why stop there? Doesn't it seem like other letters would be possible and that they would be listed adjacently?