Vintage Video – Bristol Tattoo Club 1954

BRISTOL TATTOO CLUB

This vintage tattooing video shows members of Englands “Bristol Tattoo Club” showing off and registering there tattoos. In this video can be seen the UK`s most tattooed man R.J. Reynolds. Year 1954

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Vintage Permanent Make-Up Video 1928

This silent film shows a tattoo artist applying “permanent make-up” in 1928

PERMANENT TINTING (Tattooing)

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1937 Social Security Number Tattooed

American tattoo artist (unknown) shown tattooing social security numbers on customers ca. 1937 in Washington D.C.

SOCIAL SECURITY TATTOO

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Tattoo Artist George Burchett 1936

PAINTING THE LILY!

Vintage video of George Burchett tattooing the eyebrows and as well tattooing a dragon on the leg.

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Vintage Female Tattoo Artist Jesse Knight 1952

WOMAN TATTOOIST 1952

Female tattoo artist in Aldershot, Hampshire.

Several shots of tattoo artist Jessie Knight drawing bird symbol onto the arm of a young female soldier. The woman grimaces as Miss Knight draws on her arm.

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Art Of Tattooing – 1964

THE ART OF TATTOOING

Paris, France.

Close up shot of a cat tattooed on woman’s back. As she moves, the cat moves. Two men looking at the patterns on wall, tattooist helps the man to choose the pattern. Various shot of a man doing various tattoos on people’s backs, arms, underarms, legs etc.

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Spider Webb Tattoo Machine (Original)

This Spider Webb tattoo machine was built in 1996 and is one of a limited edition, sold at the very 1st NYC tattoo convention. The embedded token is an original “Show World Center” token from the famous 42nd Street location in NYC.

Spider Webb Tattoo Machine

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