by: -RoG-
UPDATE JULY 4, 2015: I just added a seventh page of amazing firecracker labels to the gallery! Thanks again to those of you who contributed some. Keep sending in your labels and I'll add more next year!
Aside from decorative urinal cakes, I really can't think of a more underappreciated form of art than firecracker labels. Think about it. Sure you might buy the ones that look the coolest, but soon after you're lighting 'em on fire. The once amazing artwork is now blown to smithereens and you couldn't care less. Well, I've always been a huge fan of the artwork on firecrackers 'n fireworks because I often find miniature masterpieces on them. Sometimes the art is beautiful, sometimes it's hilarious. One thing is guaranteed though, it's always interesting.
I was happy to find out recently that I'm not alone in my admiration for firecracker art, because there's a decent amount of people on eBay who do nothing but sell and collect the labels. I've actually seen some labels go for over $400... and why shouldn't they? It's just as valid an art form as any other kind right? So with July 4th right around the corner, I'd like to pay tribute to this neglected art form. I'm happy to share with you this gallery containing some of the most interesting firecrackers I've found. I'll interject with my comments here 'n there, but this is mainly a gallery for your viewing pleasure. If you happen to stumble upon some cool labels at your local fireworks stand, by all means please take some photos and email them to me. I just might add them to this gallery!
Black Cat
is a famous brand of fireworks, but as you can see, the
original logo was FAR superior to the one that's around these days.
As you can
see, copyright infringement isn't a real concern in the fireworks
industry.
That's clearly Voltron shooting off a bunch o' fireworks... gotta
love it.
Do I really need to say anything about these two?
Looks like an anime that I absolutely must see. A giant demon spider eating a city.
Ah yes,
there's plenty of propaganda in the fireworks industry. For those of you
who
are still in mourning from 9/11, fret not, for these fireworks help
America Fight Back!
Notice the fat wad of chaw in the soldiers mouth? American as apple pie.
Hell yeah!
Of course, if there's no redneck in you, perhaps you can unleash your inner-gangsta.
REMEMBER! FORGETTING! You tell 'em, chief.
Easily some of my favorite labels... looks like they come straight from the Transformers.
Flying dragons are one thing... but King Kong flying? MADNESS!
Ah yes, the ones that appeal most to young boys. Labels with SKULLS!
Er, my
bad... the ones that appeal most to young boys are the labels with
BLONDES.
Makes the "Shoots Flaming Balls" warning on the label
take on a whole new meaning, eh?
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Reader Comments
OLD COMMENTS:
Made me think of The Punisher.
Oh, and what the hell is up with that Unicorn pack?
It looks like some weird dog-dragon hybrid.
That can't be good.
No sir.
Use enthused in a Sentence
–verb (used without object) 1.to be or become enthusiastic; show enthusiasm: All the neighbors enthused over the new baby.
–verb (used with object) 2.to cause to become enthusiastic.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/enthused
If dictionary.com isnt good enough for you here is the Merriam-Websters page on it.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enthused
isnt
Originally Posted by Dungeonbrownies View Post
Yesh, moar =D but kinda one issue, i dont wanna be a dick about this... but enthused isnt a word. though if its in the pickledictionary, ill gladly add it to mine. anyways, yea i love these things! its weird though how so how much of it is unrelated to what it does. the only ones that actually look like the art are those lil snakes, the ones that whistle, and a few fountains shaped like the pictured image (ie, the Tanks and those lil volcanoes)
en⋅thuse /ɛnˈθuz/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [en-thooz] Show IPA verb, -thused, -thus⋅ing.
Use enthused in a Sentence
–verb (used without object) 1.to be or become enthusiastic; show enthusiasm: All the neighbors enthused over the new baby.
–verb (used with object) 2.to cause to become enthusiastic.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/enthused
If dictionary.com isnt good enough for you here is the Merriam-Websters page on it.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enthused
(Golden Shower? That totally belongs on engrish.com!)
My wife saw the golden showers pic with me and said that would definitely belong in an adult novelty store though she and I would question the sanity of whoever decided to buy that.