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September 18, 2013 79096
Photo Circa late 1950's
Prof. Cash Cooper
Charles ‘Cash’ Cooper (1927-1979) was tattooing at Piccadilly Circus in the 1950s and ’60s, in what has been called... -
June 12, 2013 98003
George Bone - Guinness Book of Records
George Bone was born in 1945 first became interested in tattoos when as a boy he saw some tattoos on a member of his family - George was 15 when he got...
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February 06, 2013 65770
Paris Secrets -The Strange Case of the Eiffel Tower Tattoo: A 1960s Film Controversy
A tall story made the papers in the 1960’s when ‘Ulysses Films’ made the movie ‘Paris Secret’ starring the...
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October 19, 2012 87473
Five tattoo facts on tattooists
- Christiaan Warlich was, without a doubt one of the best-ever tattoo artists to have come out of Germany. Christiaan tattooed...
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July 19, 2012 97192
15 Tattoo Facts You Might Not Know
- The BBC’s ‘Pebble Mill’ afternoon TV show once played a video on the Dave Lee Travis segment entitled ‘Golden Oldies’. Which...
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June 15, 2012 89829
Tattoo Facts - The turn of the 20th century
The turn of the 20th century saw the emergence of some fine tattoo work and some of the most celebrated names in British tattoo...
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October 11, 2011 122941
12 Tattoo Facts You Might Not Know
- In the years 1893-94, 1896-97 and 1898-1900 the Dutch government sponsored Dr Anton Nieuwenhuis in three expeditions to...
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January 05, 2011 98647
GEORGE BURCHETT
In town Tonight - A Series of 50 Cards.
In the 1930s, the Saturday evening BBC radio show 'In Town Tonight' began with the cry of a Piccadilly...
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May 21, 2010 73642
Tattooing and the Chilling Mystery of Severed Limbs
A Shocking Discovery and the Infamous Shark Arm Case
Tattooing has over the years weathered many a storm...
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April 09, 2010 89628
Brass instrument for "branding", deserters with a letter "D", in leather covered case, by Savigny and Co., London,
Science Museum Group Collection © The Board of Trustees of the Science MuseumBefore...
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January 18, 2010 132875
Ten Fascinating Tattoo Facts You Didn’t Know
- Roman Emperor Caeser wrote that all Briton’s stain their skins with woad, and Herod of Antioch found...
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September 05, 2009 73794
Tattooing machine run on air compresser
Over the years many tattoo artists have sought to find and make a newer, cleaner and easier to handle tattooing machine.
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