Big Bang Cannon
When I was a kid, my brother got a Big Bang Cannon for Christmas. You loaded it with tube of Bangsite and then press the button. BANG! Well, I’m thinking, these must be illegal by now. Right? Nope, found their website http://www.bigbangcannons.com. They still manufacture the 60MM Cannon that my brother had – “West Coast customers might remember that this was the model sold in fireworks stands thru the 1970’s. ” Yup, that was it (I grew up in California).
They are not illegal because the use the special formulation of Bangsite that cannot ignite. They also will NOT fire any projectile.
Big Bang Cannons have been around since 1912, when the were first manufactured by The Conestoga Company, Inc., which was based in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The idea was first introduced by James Hunter in 1907 when he patented the carbide cannon.
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Good afternoon, I am the grandson of the inventor of the Big Bang Cannon, James Hunter Wily. I am now living in D.C. but my sister lives in PA. I have several of my grandfather’s cannons which we use to play with when we were children. My aunt lives in southern California. She and my father worked in my grandfather’s toy factory when they were school age children. Do you know the 1960’s TV show the Addams Family? Well, Cousin It had a small cannon in his bedroom! John Astin, who played Gomez Addams, now lives in Maryland and teaches acting. Small world! Have a good holiday! Jeff Wily
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