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Franklin Paul Rogers (1905-1990) moved to Jacksonville in Florida of the USA in the 1960’s – Where he tattooed with Bill Williamson in a studio on 409 Main Street, FL.

When Bill died in 1964, Paul took over the...

On the 26th of December 1961 ‘The Johannesburg Star’ newspaper of South Africa reported on the story of Jacobus Van-Dyn. 

Van-Dyn was in London trying to sell his tattooed head, Van-Dyn told the paper that his head...

Considering it’s great seafaring traditions it will hardly come as a surprise to find that Denmark has and always has had its fair share of great tattoo artists.

And possibly one of the Countries most famous tattoo artists...

Cecil Rhodes (John Henry Rhodes) (1880-1951) tattooed many of his army buddies during the First-World-War and opened his first studio at 173 Snargate Street, Dover, England.

Where he tattooed with...

I had my first tattoo at the age of 14, which was the age limit at George Burchett, who was an old man. It was quiet in his studio, and he talked to me whilst doing the tattoo. I thought it was great, and I liked what he did. I don’t remember...

Prince Waldemar (1858-1939) of Denmark was believed to have been tattooed. We know for a fact that his wife Princess Marie (1865-1909) was via newspaper reports of the day.

Which included quite a profile on the French...

King George III of England, on...

Before Jessie Knight became Great Britain’s first professional female tattoo artist she worked for her father in his sharp shooting circus act.

Her job being to stand before...

On Captain Cook’s second voyage to the pacific (sailing from Plymouth, England, July the 13th 1772).

The commander of Cook’s second ship “Adventure” Captain Tobias Furneaux returned to England in 1774 with the Polynesian...