What Everybody Should Know About the History of the Tattoo Machine?

Posted on June 17, 2008
Filed Under Curious Tattoo Facts, Tattoo History

Today millions of people decide to decorate their bodies with tattoos of different designs and different colors. Some pay much money to do the procedure at the best masters, others go to private masters to be sure that their tattoos will be unique. But a few have ever thought about tattoo machine that do such a wonder? Where does it come from? What’s the history of the tattoo mashine?

What Everybody Should Know About the History of the Tattoo Machine? History
The history of the tattoo machine is very interesting. New York tattoo master Samuel O’Rihley invented electric tattoo machine in 1891. Before everybody had practiced hand method of tattoo doing, that was very slow and painful. But the increasing tattoo demand made people to find out the most radical methods.

Once O’Rihley found the equipment called “electric pen”. Invented in 1876 By Thomas Addison the “pen” was a part of machine for copying documents and it was much in demand among businessmen of that time.

The hand machine mechanism worked on the basis of back-translation movements, the engine pushed the only needle. The non-paint machine punched out for stencil. O’Rihley upgraded the machine construction with paint tank and in 1891 he got patent. So, then the history of tattoo machine began.

Modernity
Within recent years tattoo machines haven’t changed mainly. It The only thing is that they are upgraded technically: for example now some machines have precious metals details: silver, gold and platinum.

World tattoo market varies greatly. Tattoo machines are distinguished by their prize, structure, power, vibration and noise level, needle work amplitude, needle quality and so on. But today tattoo machines can be divided into 3 main groups: rotor-type, induction and universal machines of the new generation.

Rotor-type machines
Such machines are equipped with eccentric engine. They are noiseless and practically have no vibration, rather powerful and work all-mains. These machines are ideal for beginners and to do permanent make up.

Induction machines
These are traditional tattoo-machine for a professional master. It allows him do any operations: make strokes, do shade lines, and work with thicker skin.

New generation rotor-type machines
They also do back-translation movement but have no vibration, the needle works straightly. As a result there is no pain and the skin is less damaged.
These machines have special needles that are smooth and thin. They work like “hairs” and are ideal for eyebrow tattoo.

The last tendency of the tattoo-machine market is the producing of custom-made tattoo-machines.

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