Cherry bomb

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
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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.

  1. ^ Globe Salutes & Cherry Bombs of the 20th Century, by John Chunko (whitepaper, data sheet). J. Chunko. 2006.