Set of 12 tattooing plates

Set of 12 tattooing plates, two blanks, and a bottle of tattooing ink, by Arnold and Sons, London, 1950-1965

Details

Category:
Veterinary Medicine
Object Number:
1984-1713
Materials:
bottle, glass and plate, aluminium
type:
tattooing apparatus
credit:
Comben, N.

Parts

tin containing tattooing plates

tin containing tattooing plates

A oxo tin, with a red and black pattern on the top with "OXO CUBES" written on the lid. Containing a set of 12 tattooing plates, two blanks, and a bottle of tattooing ink, by Arnold and Sons, London, 1950-1965.

Object Number:
1984-1713/1
type:
tin
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bottle of ink for tattooing

Bottle of ink for tattooing

A bottle of tattooing ink, by Arnold and Sons, London, 1950-1965. Clear glass bottle with black lid, a paper label on the outside saying "Instructions for tattooing, Arnold & Sons, 54, Wig? street, London." A large portion of the ink has dried inside the bottle.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1984-1713/2
type:
ink
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum