Tattoo Archive

Tattoo Archive Located at 618 West 4th St. Winston Salem, North Carolina, the Tattoo Archive was founded in Berkeley, California in 1980 by C. W. Eldridge.

The Tattoo Archive is a working shop which does custom tattooing. It is also home to our Online Store selling tattoo collectibles from around the world, the BookMistress' tattoo books and the Paul Rogers Tattoo Research Center (PRTRC), a nonprofit corporation with the primary goal of preserving tattoo history.

LeRoy Robert Ripley (1890-1949) was the creator of the Believe It or Not! cartoons. He was a world traveler who sought o...
02/04/2025

LeRoy Robert Ripley (1890-1949) was the creator of the Believe It or Not! cartoons. He was a world traveler who sought out the weird and unusual and then illustrated and described them in his cartoon. These cartoons were syndicated in 1931 which led to books, radio shows, television shows and the building of permanent museums Ripley called Odditoriums. Seen here is a 1939 magazine article about some of the sadistic attractions in Ripley auditorium on Broadway in New York City. Available in the Collector’s Corner at tattooarchive.com

BACK IN STOCK!!  What were you doing in 1982? Greg Irons and P.A. (Pete) Stephens were tattooing together with Danny Dan...
01/28/2025

BACK IN STOCK!! What were you doing in 1982? Greg Irons and P.A. (Pete) Stephens were tattooing together with Danny Danzel in Seattle, Washington and had just released their landmark set of flash. Greg was just two years into his tattoo career, but Pete was a seasoned veteran. This set redefined many of the classics tattoo designs and created some new ones.

This flash is New Old Stock (NOS*) and has not been available to the public since the early 1980s. Greg Irons was tragedy killed in a traffic accident in Thailand in 1984. This flash has been stored since then by his brother Mark Irons.

We are proud to offer this flash for sale at tattooarchive.com.

(*NOS means an item this is brand new and never been sold, but sitting in storage for a long time. There is some ghosting around the edges of these flash sheets that verifies its age.)

What were you doing in 1982? Greg Irons and P.A. (Pete) Stephens were tattooing together with Danny Danzel in Seattle, W...
01/10/2025

What were you doing in 1982? Greg Irons and P.A. (Pete) Stephens were tattooing together with Danny Danzel in Seattle, Washington and had just released their landmark set of flash. Greg was just two years into his tattoo career, but Pete was a seasoned veteran. This set redefined many of the classics tattoo designs and created some new ones.

This flash is New Old Stock (NOS*) and has not been available to the public since the early 1980s. Greg Irons was tragedy killed in a traffic accident in Thailand in 1984. This flash has been stored since then by his brother Mark Irons. We are proud to offer this flash for sale at tattooarchive.com.

*NOS means an item this is brand new and never been sold, but sitting in storage for a long time. There is some ghosting around the edges of these flash sheets that verifies its age.

Fred Marquand was born in 1905 in Washington State. Like many of his era he started tattooing by hand on himself. From t...
01/09/2025

Fred Marquand was born in 1905 in Washington State. Like many of his era he started tattooing by hand on himself. From this humble beginning in the 1920s he got his first tattoo machine and he corresponded with tattooists like J.F. Barber in Cincinnati. His parents were understanding and allowed him to set up a tattoo shop in his home in Bellingham, Washington. After two enlistments in the Navy (1920s and 1940s) he continued to tattoo and correspond with other tattooists until he was married and had children. With a family he needed steady employment and found work as a receiving clerk for a shipyard. Marquand never gave up on his art and was recognized for his beautiful hand drawn flash and fancy leather tooling. Fred Marquand died in 1988 but left behind a wealth of great artwork. This Christ Head by Fred Marquand is not dated. Because of its condition and the paper it’s on, we believe it was done early in his career. Available at tattooarchive.com

The Tattoo Archive is excited to be back at Queen Bee Tattoo Parlour, in Marietta, Georgia on Sunday, January 26, 2025 f...
01/02/2025

The Tattoo Archive is excited to be back at Queen Bee Tattoo Parlour, in Marietta, Georgia on Sunday, January 26, 2025 for a talk on the History of Flash. Tickets available at the door.

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Address

618 W 4th Street
Winston-Salem, NC
27101

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 8pm
Tuesday 12pm - 8pm
Wednesday 12pm - 8pm
Thursday 12pm - 8pm
Friday 12pm - 8pm
Saturday 12pm - 8pm

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(336) 722-4422

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