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'''Cherry Bombs''' (picture:[http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c48/ass5656/CherryBomb-1.jpg]) (aka "Globe Salutes") are approximately spherical shaped exploding [[firework]]s, ranging in size from three-quarters-inch to one-and-one-half-inch (1.9 cm to 3.8 cm) in diameter. [[Image:CherryBombGroup.jpg|right|thumb|576px|'''An array of some of the most common Cherry Bombs and Globe Salutes commercially available in the US.''' <small>Picture Scale: the blue lines in the background are ½-inch apart. The salutes in the top row from left to right are: Kent Cherry Flash Salute, circa 1958; Havre de Grace Cherry Bomb (aka Arrow Brand), circa 1946; Peacock Standard Globe Cracker Bomb (India Export), circa 1995; United Cherry Salute, c1964; Row two from left: J.L. Morse Globe Salute, c1932; Po Sing Phantom Bomb, c1977; National Globe Salute, c1937; New Jersey Fireworks Cherry Bomb Salute, c1962; Row three: Miller Cherry Bomb, c1958; United Globe Salute, c1934; Victory Globe Salute, c1931; Triumph Colored Marble Flash Salute, c1938; Bottom row: United Cherry Salute, c1950; Victory Globe Flash Salute, c1937; Rozzi Cherry Salute (very faded), c1951; Unexcelled Cherry Salute, circa 1934.</small><ref>{{cite paper
{{short description|Type of firework}}
[[Image:CherryBombGroup.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Some of the most common cherry bombs and globe salutes commercially available in the United States. Picture scale: the blue lines in the background are ½-inch apart.

From top left:
{{bulleted list|Kent Cherry Flash Salute, c. 1958| Havre de Grace Cherry Bomb (aka Arrow Brand), c. 1946| Peacock Standard Globe Cracker Bomb (India Export), c. 1995| United Cherry Salute, c. 1964}}
Row two from left:
{{bulleted list|J.L. Morse Globe Salute, c. 1932| Po Sing Phantom Bomb, c. 1977| National Globe Salute, c. 1937| New Jersey Fireworks Cherry Bomb Salute, c. 1962}} Row three:
{{bulleted list|Miller Cherry Bomb, c. 1958| United Globe Salute, c. 1934| Victory Globe Salute, c. 1931| Triumph Colored Marble Flash Salute, c. 1938}}
Bottom row:
{{bulleted list|United Cherry Salute, c. 1950| Victory Globe Flash Salute, c. 1937| Rozzi Cherry Salute (very faded), c. 1951| Unexcelled Cherry Salute, c. 1934}}<ref>{{cite book
|date=2006
|date=2006
⚫
|type=whitepaper, data sheet
|url=
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|title=Globe Salutes & Cherry Bombs of the 20th Century, by John Chunko
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|format=whitepaper, data sheet
⚫
|title=Globe Salutes & Cherry Bombs of the 20th Century, by John Chunko (mailto:jc@3.14159265.net)
|publisher=J. Chunko
|publisher=J. Chunko
⚫
|accessdate=2008-04-24
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
]]
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]] They contain a core of explosive composition (i.e., flash powder or, less commonly, black powder) which is generally encapsulated inside a paper cup, which is most commonly surrounded by a layer (approx. one-quarter inch thick) of sawdust infused with a mild adhesive (usually sodium silicate). An ignition fuse (aka "wick") is inserted into a hole drilled into the hardened sawdust sphere, all the way down to reach the explosive composition. The fuse extends outside the sphere approximately one to one-and-one-half inch. Once the fuse is ignited, it takes about three to four-and-one-half seconds to reach the explosive composition and initiate detonation (i.e., explosion) of the firework<ref>{{cite paper

A '''cherry bomb''' (also known as a '''globe [[Salute (pyrotechnics)|salute]]''' or '''kraft salute''') is an approximately spherical exploding [[firework]], roughly resembling a [[cherry]] in size and shape (with the fuse resembling the cherry's stem). Cherry bombs range in size from {{convert|3/4|to|1+1/2|in|cm|spell=in}} in diameter.

==Composition==
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A typical cherry bomb contains a core of explosive composition (e.g., [[flash powder]] or, less commonly, [[black powder]]) which is generally encapsulated inside two nested paper cups, typically of the type used to plug the ends of an [[M-80 (explosive)|M-80]], which is in turn most commonly surrounded by a layer (approx. one-quarter inch thick) of sawdust infused with a mild adhesive (usually sodium silicate). An [[Fuse (explosives)|ignition fuse]] is inserted into a hole drilled into the hardened sawdust sphere, all the way down to reach the explosive composition. The fuse extends outside the sphere approximately one to one and a half inches. Once the fuse is ignited, it takes about three to four and a half seconds to reach the explosive composition and initiate explosion of the firework.<ref>{{cite book
|date=1997
|date=1997
|url=
|url=
|title=A Professional's Guide to Pyrotechnics
|format=trade paperback, book publication
|first = John
|title=A Professional’s Guide to Pyrotechnics, by John Donner (ISBN 0-87364-929-X)
|last = Donner
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|publisher=Paladin Press, Boulder, CO (303-443-7250)
|isbn = 0-87364-929-X
|accessdate=2006-07-04
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|publisher=Paladin Press, Boulder, Colorado
}}</ref>.
}}</ref>


The color of the salute's exterior varied, depending on the manufacturer and the time period during which the salute was produced. Early on, in the late-1920s and 1930s, Globe Salutes had fuses which were tan, red or striped and multi-colored, and their body color varied, ranging from brown and tan to silver and red, and some were even decorated with multi-colored confetti. However, by the 1940s the most common color of the spherical salutes being marketed was a deep pink to red, with a green fuse, which is when the name Cherry Salute and Cherry Bomb entered popular use<ref>{{cite paper
The color of the salute's exterior varies, depending on the manufacturer and the time period during which the salute was produced. Early on, in the late-1920s and 1930s, globe salutes had fuses which were tan, red or striped and multi-colored, and their body color varied, ranging from brown and tan to silver and red, and some were even decorated with multi-colored confetti. However, by the 1940s the most common color of the spherical salutes being marketed was a deep pink to red, with a green fuse, which is when the names cherry salute and cherry bomb entered popular use.<ref>{{cite book
|date=1998
|date=1998
|url=
|url=
|title=Fireworks, Principles & Practice
|format=hardcover, book publication
|edition = 3
|title=Fireworks, Principles & Practice, 3rd Edition, by Ronald Lancaster, MBE (ISBN 0-8206-0354-6)
|author = Ronald Lancaster, MBE
⚫
|publisher=Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., NY, NY
|authorlink = Ronald Lancaster (chemist)
|accessdate=2002-03-07
|isbn = 0-8206-0354-6
⚫
|publisher=Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., New York
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
.


==Legal status==
These original spherical salutes were powerful enough to cause very serious injury and even death.{{Fact|date=May 2008}} Unfortunately, many hundreds of eyes and fingers were lost annually to these exploding toys of yesteryear{{Fact|date=May 2008}}, until they were totally banned nationwide in 1966, by the federal Child Protection Laws ("CPLs"). Historically, these Globe Salutes and Cherry Bombs were originally charged with 5 to 10 times the amount of explosive composition a standard inch-and-a-half paper firecracker had. But, after the enactment of the CPLs, all commercially produced spherical salutes, as well as all other powerful and deadly{{Fact|date=May 2008}} exploding fireworks, such as silver tube salutes and [[M-80 (explosive)|M-80]], could not contain more than a certain government specified quantity of explosive composition, which typically amounted to less than 5% of their original amounts<ref>{{cite paper
|date=1977, 1991
{{Globalize|date=April 2019}}

|url=
===United States===
⚫
|format=government publication, soft-cover reference book
These original spherical salutes were powerful enough to cause a legitimate safety concern. They were banned in the United States in 1966 by the federal Child Safety Act of 1966. Historically, these globe salutes and cherry bombs were made in two halves. One half was filled with powder and the other half was glued in place on top of it, and the whole globe was covered with glue-coated string or sawdust. This left an air-gap which created a louder bang when the case ruptured.<ref>1965 Pyrotechnics Manufacturing Handbook</ref> Another source{{which|date=July 2017}} says they were originally charged with 5 to 10 times more explosive composition than was used in a standard {{convert|1+1⁄2|in|mm|0|spell=in|adj=on}} paper firecracker. After the enactment of the Child Safety Act of 1966, all "consumer fireworks" (those available to individuals), such as silver tube salutes, cherry bombs and [[M-80 (explosive)|M-80s]], were banned, and from then on, no cherry bomb or salute could contain more than 50 milligrams of powder mixture, about 5% of the original amount. The 50&nbsp;mg cherry bomb law was passed in 1977.<ref>{{cite book
|year=1977
⚫
|type=government publication, soft-cover reference book
|title=A Safe Practices Manual for the Manufacturing, Transportation, Storage & Use of Pyrotechnics, by U.S. Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, National Inst. Of Occupational Safety and Health, Div. Of Safety Research (Request Government Publication: PB-297807)
|title=A Safe Practices Manual for the Manufacturing, Transportation, Storage & Use of Pyrotechnics, by U.S. Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, National Inst. Of Occupational Safety and Health, Div. Of Safety Research (Request Government Publication: PB-297807)
|publisher=National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161
|publisher=National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161
|accessdate=2001-10-16
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
.


Cherry bombs with the original potency (>50&nbsp;mg of powder) are considered [[explosive devices]] in the [[United States]] and possession, manufacture, or sale is illegal for individuals, unless they have a license or permit issued by the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives]].<ref>{{cite web
== No Longer Considered Fireworks ==
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|date=2016

|url=https://www.atf.gov/resource-center/fact-sheet/fact-sheet-illegal-explosive-devices
Original potency Cherry Bombs are now considered illegal [[explosive devices]] in the [[United States]]<ref>{{cite paper
|title=Fact Sheet – Illegal Explosive Devices
⚫
|date=2005
|publisher=Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
|url=http://webster.state.nh.us/safety/divisions/firesafety/fireworks/documents/FireworksEnforcementGuide2005SecondEdition.pdf
⚫
|accessdate=2017-07-06
|format=PDF
}}</ref>
|title=Police and Fire Services Fireworks Enforcement and Safety Guide
|publisher=New Hampshire (USA) Office of the State Fire Marshal
|accessdate=2006-06-04
}}</ref>. Possession, manufacture, or sale of cherry bombs in the USA is illegal.

== Cultural references ==
{{Unreferenced|date=January 2007}}
* [[The Runaways]] had a song released in 1976 called Cherry Bomb. In her solo career, [[Joan Jett]] has re-recorded it and continues to perform it live
* [[John Mellencamp]] wrote a song in 1987 called "Cherry Bomb".
* Pop/rock band [[Ash (band)|Ash]] also has a song called "Cherry Bomb" on their album, [[Free All Angels]].
* [[Spoon (band)]] released a song called "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb" on their 2007 release, [[Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga]].
* [[The Notorious Cherry Bombs]] is a band started by [[Rodney Crowell]].
* A song titled CherryBomb is performed by Japanese voice actress and singer [[Rumi Shishido]] for the Japanese [[magical girl]] anime, [[Ojamajo Doremi]]. The song is performed in the voice of the character Onpu Segawa.
* [[Kylie Minogue]] had a song released in 2008 called Cherry Bomb.
* In the TV series [[8 Simple Rules]], Rory is caught by CJ and Grandpa Jim of possession of a cherry bomb, which he planned to set off at that night's Halloween dance at the high school.
* In the television series [[Boy Meets World]] in a episode called "The Fugitive" Shawn accidently blows up Alan Matthew's supermarket mailbox.
* In The Simpsons episode "The Crepes of Wrath", Bart takes a cherry bomb to school, "detonates" it in the school's plumbing, which blows Agnes Skinner (the principal's mother) right off the toilet.
* Flushing cherry bombs down the toilet was a speciality of [[Keith Moon]].

1968 Saw the birth of the popular Cherry Bomb (http://www.cherrybomb.com) performance muffler. The muffler is known as a glass pack muffler consisting of a red outer shell, louvered inner tube and a fiberglass packing around the louvered core. The loud noise and red color is an obvious influence to the fire work.

{{for|the muffler|Glasspack}}


==See also==
==See also==


*[[Salute (pyrotechnics)]]
* [[Salute (pyrotechnics)]]
*[[M-80 (explosive)|M-80]]
* [[M-80 (explosive)|M-80]]


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
<references />


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Latest revision as of 21:24, 9 April 2024

For other uses, see Cherry bomb (disambiguation).
Some of the most common cherry bombs and globe salutes commercially available in the United States. Picture scale: the blue lines in the background are ½-inch apart. From top left:
  • Kent Cherry Flash Salute, c. 1958
  • Havre de Grace Cherry Bomb (aka Arrow Brand), c. 1946
  • Peacock Standard Globe Cracker Bomb (India Export), c. 1995
  • United Cherry Salute, c. 1964
Row two from left:
  • J.L. Morse Globe Salute, c. 1932
  • Po Sing Phantom Bomb, c. 1977
  • National Globe Salute, c. 1937
  • New Jersey Fireworks Cherry Bomb Salute, c. 1962
Row three:
  • Miller Cherry Bomb, c. 1958
  • United Globe Salute, c. 1934
  • Victory Globe Salute, c. 1931
  • Triumph Colored Marble Flash Salute, c. 1938
Bottom row:
  • United Cherry Salute, c. 1950
  • Victory Globe Flash Salute, c. 1937
  • Rozzi Cherry Salute (very faded), c. 1951
  • Unexcelled Cherry Salute, c. 1934
[1]

A cherry bomb (also known as a globe salute or kraft salute) is an approximately spherical exploding firework, roughly resembling a cherry in size and shape (with the fuse resembling the cherry's stem). Cherry bombs range in size from three-quarters to one and a half inches (1.9 to 3.8 cm) in diameter.

Composition

[edit]

A typical cherry bomb contains a core of explosive composition (e.g., flash powder or, less commonly, black powder) which is generally encapsulated inside two nested paper cups, typically of the type used to plug the ends of an M-80, which is in turn most commonly surrounded by a layer (approx. one-quarter inch thick) of sawdust infused with a mild adhesive (usually sodium silicate). An ignition fuse is inserted into a hole drilled into the hardened sawdust sphere, all the way down to reach the explosive composition. The fuse extends outside the sphere approximately one to one and a half inches. Once the fuse is ignited, it takes about three to four and a half seconds to reach the explosive composition and initiate explosion of the firework.[2]

The color of the salute's exterior varies, depending on the manufacturer and the time period during which the salute was produced. Early on, in the late-1920s and 1930s, globe salutes had fuses which were tan, red or striped and multi-colored, and their body color varied, ranging from brown and tan to silver and red, and some were even decorated with multi-colored confetti. However, by the 1940s the most common color of the spherical salutes being marketed was a deep pink to red, with a green fuse, which is when the names cherry salute and cherry bomb entered popular use.[3]

[edit]

United States

[edit]

These original spherical salutes were powerful enough to cause a legitimate safety concern. They were banned in the United States in 1966 by the federal Child Safety Act of 1966. Historically, these globe salutes and cherry bombs were made in two halves. One half was filled with powder and the other half was glued in place on top of it, and the whole globe was covered with glue-coated string or sawdust. This left an air-gap which created a louder bang when the case ruptured.[4] Another source[which?] says they were originally charged with 5 to 10 times more explosive composition than was used in a standard one-and-a-half-inch (38 mm) paper firecracker. After the enactment of the Child Safety Act of 1966, all "consumer fireworks" (those available to individuals), such as silver tube salutes, cherry bombs and M-80s, were banned, and from then on, no cherry bomb or salute could contain more than 50 milligrams of powder mixture, about 5% of the original amount. The 50 mg cherry bomb law was passed in 1977.[5]

Cherry bombs with the original potency (>50 mg of powder) are considered explosive devices in the United States and possession, manufacture, or sale is illegal for individuals, unless they have a license or permit issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.[6]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Globe Salutes & Cherry Bombs of the 20th Century, by John Chunko (whitepaper, data sheet). J. Chunko. 2006.
  2. ^ Donner, John (1997). A Professional's Guide to Pyrotechnics. Paladin Press, Boulder, Colorado. ISBN 0-87364-929-X.
  3. ^ Ronald Lancaster, MBE (1998). Fireworks, Principles & Practice (3 ed.). Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., New York. ISBN 0-8206-0354-6.
  4. ^ 1965 Pyrotechnics Manufacturing Handbook
  5. ^ A Safe Practices Manual for the Manufacturing, Transportation, Storage & Use of Pyrotechnics, by U.S. Dept. of Health, Education & Welfare, Public Health Service, Center for Disease Control, National Inst. Of Occupational Safety and Health, Div. Of Safety Research (Request Government Publication: PB-297807) (government publication, soft-cover reference book). National Technical Information Service, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. 1977.
  6. ^ "Fact Sheet – Illegal Explosive Devices". Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
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