$279.00
1920s percy waters blue print old ran copy antique tattoo flash sheet H 18x24
super mysterious item. about 10 years ago this along with others surfaced in the tattoo collecting world from an old school tattooer who said they were in storage for a long time and recently rediscovered. they smelled so terrible like mothballs I had to leave them in the garage for a week. smell is gone but they have a chalky type residue on them. also these are reversed blueprints and this off white tan color that is partially age toning. if you know the history of these I would love to know.
super rare vintage item!
full sized 18x24 like the original blueprints.
this is sheet H as labled by waters.
percy waters sold blue print flash sheets, printed on thick paper, starting in the early 1920s through his mail order tattoo supply business. he sold these not to hang up and display, as is, but to serve as a way for a tattooist to make line drawings (by tracing over the white lines on the blue print sheet with pen, onto board or paper), the traced line impressions on the board or paper could be lined over with ink and then be painted and displayed by the artist, as his/her own artwork to sell his/her ability to tattoo.
percy waters, due to his huge client base, by sending these blue print sheets out all over the USA, truly influenced tattoo history for years to come with these designs and others.
see photos as they are part of description. images on listing are photos of the actual print itself.
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