Some old-school ink for all you tattoo lovers out there. I found this at a museum in Oslo.
Tattooed sailor. Forsvarsmuseet, Oslo.
Tattooed Sailor
Cardinal Guzman
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Tattooed sailor. Forsvarsmuseet, Oslo.
Cardinal Guzman 
I didn’t know that early sailor’s tattoos were so richly decorated. Interesting. Do you know roughly when it dates from?
Good question Mr Bennett. This photo is from between 1940-45.
And the main tattoo on the upper arm looks very well done – like a classical illustration from the 1800s. And that portrait image on the back of the hand – maybe his wife or mother?
I think that’s some naval stuff on his hand.
Not a fan of tattoos but I like sailors 😀 How have you been, Max?
I like tattoos more than sailors. 😀
Wow, very interesting. He is very trendy…:) well back then he was probably not, but for today…he is,
What a face!
Peta
He was a trend setter! 😀
That’s actually a much more artistic tattoo than I thought were available back whenever. Interesting!
There’s some really cool old-school stuff. I’ve got an old-school inspired sailor in memory of my dad on my footblade.