Quote Originally Posted by BlasterBob View Post
Fading? I still have one tattoo that I got at Fort Riley, KS (actually Junction City, KS) back in December of 1955 (coming up on 58 years ago) and it really has faded very very little. Maybe better quality ink used back in those days.
The "ink master" was not very worried about spreading germs etc., as they merely used an old wash basin and a huge sponge to do the washing and wiping back them. Sponge usually still had the previous guy's blood on it. Guess I'm lucky to still be here on the planet and never contracted any diseases from that particular procedure.
Sponge & bucket days. Stencils were hand cut [backwards] on acetate then applied with charcoal, after they used a straight razor to shave the area.