Description: antique vintage joe mabel darpel tattoo flash usa patriot girl pinup 11x14 print reproduction professionally made print, 11x14 inches, high resolution print scanned directly from super rare and original tattoo flash by joe/mabel darpel circa 1940s. Joe Darpel, 1901-1968, was a lifelong carnival/circus sideshow manager, tattooed and tattooed man. He had a body suit of beautiful tattoos that were put on by Bert Grimm or William Grimshaw or both (and probably others) sometime in the late 1910s. Around that same time he began tattooing on sideshows and carnivals. It was at one of William Kennedy's sideshows where Joe met Mabel Kennedy (William's daughter) where Joe was sideshow manager. Mabel was quite an accomplished sideshow performer as psychic, knife thrower and horse rider and later an accomplished tattooer herself. Later they were married in a carnival and they became tattooing partners, traveling with sideshows and operating tattoo shops in Virginia, Kansas and finally in Texas for many years. Joe and Mabel both painted beautiful tattoo flash that is very rare, loved and sought after by serious collectors. the original flash came from DVD and texas flash collection. the last photo on the listing is mabel darpel circa 1920s. it is not included in the sale but just to add historical context to the tattoo shop photo. 11x14 professional copy archival print, excellent quality from a hi res scan directly (and tone print matched) antique tattoo flash sheet. each print was professionally printed, color matched to the original and produced on 100 weight, archival, matte ivory paper using only fade-resistant, archival, pigment-based inks. see photos, actual photos of the print itself, as they are part of the description. Buy it now sale... +US shipping: add $7 shipping to the "buy it now" price, shipped USPS ground advantage. +will ship worldwide but ebay international handles international packages now. they dictate the cost and method to ship to you outside the USA. +have lots of tattoo items, priced to sell. ask any questions, inquire about other related items. +will combine shipping on multiple items to actual shipping cost. just ask.
Price: 24 USD
Location: Austin, Texas
End Time: 2024-10-14T19:16:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7 USD
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