Percy Waters flash poster replica 18"x24' tattoo history tattoo memorabilia - $30 - (Cleveland, OH)
Beautiful reproduction, scanned from THE ONE AND ONLY ORIGINAL, which is owned by Jack Spratt; tattooer, machine builder, owner of Rites of Passage Tattoo in Moline, IL. This is a large poster, 18"x24" (common size - poster frames are easy to find for this size) Printed on semi gloss poster paper and ready to frame. Please note that posters are printed to order and each one requires a 2-3 day handling time. Link to compatible poster frame here: Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/182379054942 They are also available at Walmart /Target/Michael's for a similar or cheaper price. I've seen them and they are nice. From the Tattoo Archive, Winston-Salem NC: Percy Waters was born in the city of Anniston, Alabama in 1888. Anniston is located in the eastern part of the state, about half way between Atlanta, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama. The legend goes that Waters saw his first tattooing at the sideshows of the traveling circuses that would pass through his hometown. It was during this time Percy was learning the foundry trade of molder. Getting tattoo equipment (from an unknown source), Waters started tattooing the locals as a hobby. He would often travel so he could visit tattoo artists in other cities, but always returned to Anniston and his foundry job. In 1917 Percy Waters got into trouble for tattooing the wrong person and was told to leave town or else! *(this was the Anniston Chief of Police's daughter, according to a good source) After a brief stop in New York City, Waters settled in Detroit, Michigan where he stayed until the late 1930s. While in Detroit Waters built a very successful tattooing and tattoo supply business. Throughout the years Waters tattooed many attractions including; Bobby Smith, Red Van, Detroit Dutch, Shelly Kemp, Clyde Williams, Mrs. Ted Hamilton and others. Although he modestly billed himself as, "Just a Good Tattooer", he was well known for his tattooing skills both in and out of the show business world. Below is a sheet of so…
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