AzoMittle Posted May 15, 2016 Posted May 15, 2016 Disclaimer: These are 1) not my formulas 2) rather old. Name of composition: Allen's Best Blue Box StarComposition Type: Chlorate based pillbox starCreator: Allen (?)*Color/Effect: Blue pillboxThe Composition: (by weight)08....Potassium Chlorate08....Barium Chlorate05....Paris Green02....Shellac02....StearinAny Precautions/Incompatabilities: Contains chlorates as well as paris green. Name of composition: Allen's Good Blue Box StarComposition Type: Chlorate based pillbox starCreator: Allen (?)*Color/Effect: Blue pillboxThe Composition: (by weight)04....Potassium Chlorate08....Barium Chlorate04....Barium Nitrate05....Paris Green01....Shellac01....StearinAny Precautions/Incompatabilities: Contains chlorates as well as paris green. Name of composition: Allen's Good Display Blue Box StarComposition Type: Chlorate based pillbox starCreator: Allen (?)*Color/Effect: Blue pillboxThe Composition: (by weight)04....Potassium Perchlorate08....Barium Chlorate04....Barium Nitrate05....Paris Green01....Shellac01....StearinAny Precautions/Incompatabilities: Contains chlorates as well as paris green. *Does anyone know Allen's full name? I have formulas stored for Allen Bauer, Allen Conti, Allen Clark, Allen Jackson, Allen Lang, etc. but this one just says "Allen".
Mumbles Posted May 17, 2016 Posted May 17, 2016 I've always been under the general impression the Allen in question is Allen F. Clark. This is the same person of Clark's Giant Steel Fountain notoriety. Tenney Davis lists several formulas attributed to Allen F. Clark in Chemistry of Powder and Explosives. You may want to comb through and see if there are any matches. Ellern or Hardt may also have matches or information. There was another person active a while ago on rec.pyrotechnics and rec.explosives going by the name Alengosvig that could be another possibility. I interacted with him a bit back in my early days in the hobby, and on a few other forums. 1
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