WANTED: ANTIQUE TATTOO ITEMS

Premiums paid for exceptional pieces! I'm always on the hunt for vintage tattoo items from the Dime Museum era of the 1870s through the mid-twentieth century. If you have antique photographs, business cards, hand-painted tattoo flash or other vintage tattoo material, I would love to hear from you. See below for a list of items. 

Photographs

Original photographs of tattooed attractions, tattoo artists and tattoo shops.  

- Real Photo Postcards (RPPCs)

- Cabinet Card Photos

- Press Photos

- Cartes de Visite (CdVs)

- Tintype Photos

Trade Paper 

Printed and handwritten ephemera related to the business of tattooing and performing as a tattooed attraction. 

- Tattoo Business Cards / Trade Cards

- Tattoo Supply Catalogs and Price Lists

- Pitch Booklets for Tattooed Men and Women

- Circus contracts for Tattooed Performers

- Tattoo Artist Letterheads and Correspondence. 

Painted Items

Painted items made by tattoo artists or used by tattooed sideshow attractions to promote their acts. 

- Hand-painted Tattoo Flash 

- Hand-painted Tattoo Sketch and/or Design Books

- Canvas Sideshow Banners for Tattooed Men and Women

- Tattoo Shop Signs and Related Advertising

- Tattoo Artist Travel Trunks with Painted Decoration