Jan 5, 2022
Tattoo pattern book with tattoos for Sailors, it was used aboard a ship, New York 1873-1910
This rare tattoo pattern book, small enough to fit into a pocket or ditty bag, consists of thirty-five waterproof pages and is typical of logbooks used by seamen to record ballast or tank readings and measurements; there is even a page of penciled measurements at the back. The artist signed the first page, but the name following the inscription “Designed by” has faded—it seems to read “J.S. Bombay.”
