Samuel O'Reilly Invented the Tattoo Machine
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Samuel O'Reilly invented the tattoo machine. Learn about the man and the invention that reshaped the way we ink.
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Tattoo machine - Wikipedia
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Charlie Wagner, the Inventor of Modern Tattooing
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Samuel O'Reilly electric tattoo machine – Art Blart _ art and
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The History of Tattoo (tatau) – Xtreme Inks
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Tattooing Embraced Long Ago by New Yorkers - The New York Times
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Samuel O'Reilly - Wikipedia
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Samuel O'Reilly vs. Elmer Getchell
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