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Tattooing legend Norman Collins AKA Sailor Jerry
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Skull with a burning cigarette - Vincent van Gogh. One of my favorites.
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Mary Queen of Scots’ Watch: Large SKULL WATCH given by the Queen to Mary Seton. The forehead of the skull is engraved with a figure of death between a palace and a cottage, and a quotation in Latin meaning ‘pale death visits with impartial foot the cottages of the poor and the castles of the rich’ (Horace). The skull is held upside down and the jaw lifted to read the silver dial. The hour is struck on a bell. Made by Moyant A Blois (1570-90). The escapement is unfortunately ...
Nantucket Sleighride - term used by Nantucket whalers to describe what occurs immediately following the harpooning of a whale. “The whale, realizing it had been harpooned, would attempt to flee and thus drag the whale boat along with it. The speed of the “sleigh ride” would vary depending on the size of the whale, with larger whales giving faster rides. *excerpt from the book “You Wouldn’t Want to Sail on a 19th-Century Whaling Ship”, 2004
This is the Love, Marriage and Happiness hex sign. You hang these in the home as a blessing in PA Dutch culture
ZEVS, the French street artist whose street art and graffiti “distorts the logos” of corporate brands
Fetching pins…
Maria Atkinson hahaha oh man!