July 31, 2008

Lip Tattooing Is the Latest Fad (Jan, 1933)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jan, 1933
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I hope she doesn’t change her mind.

Lip Tattooing Is the Latest Fad

A NEW and unique fad making rapid strides among the movie folk of Hollywood is not to rouge the lips but have them permanently made up by the tattoo artist, as demonstrated in photo below. All shades of the more popular lip sticks are available and may be worked on in a short time at little inconvenience.

December 14, 2007

Skinful of Art (May, 1947)

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Source: Mechanix Illustrated ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1947
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Skinful of Art

SOME artists like to paint on canvas, some prefer paper, some billboards, but Charlie Wagner puts his masterpieces smack on the anatomies of his clients. Charlie is a tattoo artist. He’s a skin man from way back when.

Every one of his masterpieces is guaranteed to last a lifetime. His works of art become part and parcel of the wearer’s epidermis.

Charlie injects his art right into the skin itself, with an electric needle of his own design, and nothing short of an actual transplant can ever successfully remove it afterward. He carries a permanent? skinful of art himself—neck to foot. He started tattooing people around the time of the Spanish-American War and has been carrying on in the same spot, at the foot of the Bowery, in New York, ever since.
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October 21, 2007

Revive Interest in ART of TATTOOING (Apr, 1934)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1934
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If you’re interested in tattoos, be sure to check out this article. Or, perhaps a new career?

Revive Interest in ART of TATTOOING

INTEREST in tattooing has been revived by a book that covers the subject thoroughly and frankly. “Tattoo” by Albert Parry, makes many startling revelations.

For instance, it is surprising to learn how many women, even in society circles, adorn their physical charms with multi-colored figures of butterflies, hearts, cupids and initials of loved ones.
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October 3, 2006

Learn TATTOOING At Home (May, 1952)

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Source: Popular Mechanics ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: May, 1952
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Learn TATTOOING At Home
Earn extra MONEY—Tattoo blood types and designs in your community. Splendid opportunity in every town. Prepare in spare time. Practical instructions. Send 25c for details and list of Tattoo Supplies. No obligations.
ZEIS SCHOOL OF TATTOOING • 738 Leslie, Rockford, Ill.

June 29, 2006

Modern Methods Improve Ancient Tattooing Art (Jun, 1932)

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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1932
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Modern Methods Improve Ancient Tattooing Art

TATTOOING is one of the most ancient arts in the world. Even before man had learned to write—and centuries before he could print—he practiced the art of pricking various designs and symbols and pictures into the human skin.

Down through the ages men and women have tattooed themselves for a wide variety of reasons. Early tribes tattooed their faces to make themselves appear more ferocious and powerful in battle. Other tribes tattooed their whole bodies as a protection from the rays of the sun and from the eyes of their enemies. Then the custom sprang up of tattooing the various parts of the body for religious purposes, or to show membership in a certain family or clan, or to make themselves more attractive to the opposite sex, or as evidence that a youth had reached the marriageable age.
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