After his time in the navy sailing the Pacific Ocean, Sailor Jerry settled in Hawaii where he had his own tattoo parlour as well as skippering a ship that offered tours around the island. He even had a talk show on the local radio station on which he used the name ‘Old ironsides’.
His passion for safe and bright tattooing led to developing his own colours using safe pigments as well as creating needle formations that caused a lot less trauma to the skin when embedding the ink. Sailor Jerry was renowned for his attention to detail and accuracy with all the rigging in his tattoos being perfectly accurate to that of a ship.
Unfortunately, Norman Collins died June 12, 1973 and was buried in Honolulu, Hawaii at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, more commonly known as the “Punchbowl”.
Whether you are tattooing traditional old school tattoos or beautiful portraits, here at Body Shock we stock an impressive range of everything from tattoo machines to tattoo inks as bright as Sailor Jerry’s original collection. Shop with Body Shock all for your professional tattoo parlour equipment, as well as everything else you need to run a tight ship. If you have any questions please get in contact and call 01922 744088.
