Tattoo Picture Archive

Black & white tattoo illustrations from the past and present.
30+ pages
8 x 11

U.S. Tattoo Machines and Related Patents Book

Technical drawings and text from 1876 to 2000 including patents by Edison, Wagner, Waters, and many more.
137 pages
8x11

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Chicago Tattoo Supply House Catalog

6 page reproduction of Bill Moore 1940s supply catalog.
8x11

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Owen Jenen Supply Catalog

16 page reproduction from Jensen's 1950s catalogs.
8 x 11

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Percy Waters Supply Catalog

A legend in American tattooing and owner of the largest supply house in the U.S. in the 1920's.
32 page reproduction
8 x 11

Milton Zeis Supply Catalog

Zeis established a major supply outlet in Rockford, IL. during the 1940's.
22 page reproduction
8 x 11

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E.J. Miller Supply Catalog

Relatively unknown supply house from the 1920's, located in Norfolk, VA.
36 page reproduction
8 x 11

Bernard Kobel Photo Catalog

Kobel photos remain a vital source of information in the history of tattooing. His catalogue is a must for beginning to identify his photos. 62 page reproduction. Now with index supplied by Eric Purser. Please note that this is a catalog only and does not contain photographs.
8 x 11

History of the Tattoo Machine

The first major review of the artists/inventors who developed the tattoo machine, from Edison to Nightingale and beyond.
36 pages
8 x 11

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Coptic Tattoo Design

Tattoo designs from Jerusalem.
32 pages
8 x 11

The Modern Tattooist by Louis Morgan

San Francisco tattooist at the turn of the century who wrote this book in 1912.
42 page reproduction
8 x 11

Lyle Tuttle's Business Card Book

Book #1, artists west of the Mississippi pre-1975. 100 cards reproduced with historical background on each written by the Tattoo Archive.
8 x 11