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Samuel O'Reilly

1900-01-01 – 1908-01-01

Portrait of Samuel O'Reilly
The inventor of tattoo machineCredit: Maestro Tattoo

Life & Legacy

Samuel F. O’Reilly (May 1854 - 29 April 1909) was an American tattoo artist from New York, who patented the first electric tattoo machine on December 8, 1891.

Occupation & Career

inventor, engineer, tattoo artist

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q4116894 — wikidata View source

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