rick cherry

Totally believe it has everything to do with WHOM is doing the tattoo, with all the changes over the years in healing lotions and potions I believe more tattoo artist have changed from using straight Vaseline for wiping during tattoo to using creams such as A&D ,which I feel really helps, back in the heal them dry days the artist used vaseline to wipe while working, put a half inch thick layer on when they finished and maybe a bandage, leaving for the most part a tattoo that while healing had at least 1/4 inch thick scabs, But, if you were lucky enough not to knock the scabs off they usually heal fairly well another 1 cent worth

The last time I even saw one, none the least had one in my hand they were crap, now I'm talking at least 20 years ago, could be totally different by now. Huck Spaulding was the originator of the cheap china import. From the stories I remember, and maybe some of the older tattoo artist remember better than I do, Huck was the original send it to china to be duplicated and sold to anyone with money. Back thru my time which started in 1970, Huck Spaulding was not a very well liked person in the tattoo community. I personaly as a tattoo artist try my best not to support any supply co. that will sell to anyone artist or not. Sorry to bore you with the history lesson:cool:

awesome story, brings back memories of when I started in 1970, Gloves ???? smoked while tattooing, acetate stencils, heard a story one time from "Grandpa Groovy" (bring back memories?) where he took you to visit Joe Farrara in washington dc, not so pleasant as i remember the story from Bob