Sailor tattoo

In the early twentieth century, tattooing primarily flourished
in the ports of major cities such as New York and Copenhagen.
Sailors would spend their money on booze and tattoos. The
designs usually consisted of pin-up girls, sailing ships, roses,
anchors, and hearts, to name a few. Tattooists would see tattoos
from other tattooists in different countries. It wasn’t long before
tattooists began to contact each other.
Sailor Jerry Collins was a tattooist working in Honolulu and was
contacted by the Japanese tattooist Kazuo Oguri in 1970. The two
traded information, such as where to get good colors as well as
design concepts. Sailor Jerry was also in contact with two younger
tattooists, Mike Malone and Ed Hardy. Soon Kazuo Oguri was
introduced to Malone and Hardy, and a bridge between