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Sailor Jerry
American tattoo artist (1911–1973)
Sailor Jerry | |
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| Born | Norman Keith Collins January 14, 1911 Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Died | June 12, 1973(1973-06-12) (aged 62) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Other names | Norman K.
Collins, Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, NKC, Sailor Jerry, SJ |
| Occupation(s) | Tattoo artist, sailor, musician |
| Spouse | Louise Collins[1] |
Norman Keith Collins (January 14, 1911 – June 12, 1973), known popularly as Sailor Jerry, was a prominent American tattoo artist in Hawaii who was well known for his tattoo designs.
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Early life
Norman Keith Collins was born on January 14, 1911, in Reno but grew up in Northern California. As a teenager he hopped freight trains across the country[2] and learned tattooing from a man named "Big Mike" from Palmer, Alaska, originally using the hand-poke method.
In the late 1920s he met Gib "Tatts" Thomas from Chicago who taught him how to use a tattoo machine.[3]