Posts Tagged "Elmer Getchell Tattoo"

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Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen  Born: 29 Mar 1870 Crowle, Lincolnshire, EnglandDied: 12 Feb 1939 Corozal, Panama Although British tattooer James “Jim” Wilson wasn’t as renowned in tattooing as his mentor, the “World’s Famous” Tom Riley, he […]

Bowery Tattoo History

Birth  of  the  Tattoo  Trade: New  York  Bowery Researched & Written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen  The tale of how tattooing emerged as a bona fide trade in America is a fascinating account, set in the backdrop of old New York […]

A Tattoo Journey

A Tattoo Journey Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen The ‘Tattoo Journey’ ahead is a sampling of the early twentieth-century tattoo artist travels that so significantly shaped the craft and trade of tattooing. In an era when sailing vessels were […]

Battleship Kate: New York City’s Tattooed Sailor Groupie

Battleship Kate: New York City’s Tattooed Sailor Groupie Written & Researched by Carmen Nyssen Of all lost and rediscovered tattoo historical items, none has made as spectacular a comeback as the tattooed trade figure inscribed “Battleship Kate of Sands Street.” […]

New York Tattoo Shops: 5 & 11 Chatham Square

New  York  Tattoo  Shops: 5  &  11  Chatham  Square Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen Today’s post is a short visual history illustrating the early New York tattoo shops at No. 5 & 11 Chatham Square. Although Sam O’Reilly is […]

Cap Coleman: Tattooed Man Turned Tattoo Master

Cap Coleman: Tattooed Man Turned Tattoo Master By Carmen Nyssen This post picks up from the previous one paying tribute to Norfolk, Virginia’s well-known lady tattooer Lenora Platt. To recap, Lenora made Norfolk her tattooing base for many years after passing through […]

Early Tinkerers of Electric Tattooing

Early Tinkerers of Electric Tattooing  Researched and written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen Tattoo Machine History: Invention of Electric Tattoo Machines Researched & Written by Carmen Forquer Nyssen  Although a definitive history is impossible to capture, this essay offers groundbreaking insight into […]

Samuel F. O’Reilly vs. Elmer Getchell

Samuel O’Reilly vs. Elmer Getchell Written & Researched by Carmen Nyssen At the turn of the century, a storm was brewing in the tattoo world. On April 19, 1899, New York City tattoo artist, Elmer Getchell, was served a subpoena and […]

Elmer Getchell

‘Electric’ Elmer Getchell Researched & Written by Carmen Nyssen Born: February 7, 1863 Holton, Aroostook, ME Died: May 22, 1940 District of Columbia Burial: Riverside-Magnolia Cemetery, Sec: Wysteria, Lot 135 Learn more about Elmer Getchell’s involvement with the invention of electric tattoo machines […]

Samuel F. O’Reilly

Samuel F. O’Reilly Researched  &  Written  by  Carmen Nyssen Born: May 1854, Waterbury, New Haven, CT Died: April 29, 1909, Brooklyn, Kings, NY Burial: Cemetery of the Holy Cross, Sec: St. Michaels R:22 Gr:209 Brooklyn, Kings, NY Learn more about […]