Tattoo s Effect On Society
Thank goodness for Thomas Alva Edison s patented invention of the Electronic Pen
in 1876. It used a high speed reciprocating motor to move a single needle and was
intended for a document duplication system used by businesses. Edison s invention
was discovered and improved by many, but one stood out from all the redefined
machines, and that was Samuel O Reilly s invention of the first functioning electric
tattoomachine of 1891. This opened a whole new generation growth in the tattoo
realm. More enhancements by Percy Waters with his improved, very close to modern
day, tattoo machineof 1929. His machine included two electronic coils, a spark
shield and an on/off switch. Tattoo art switched from solely an act of rebellion to a
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They analyze tattoo inks and pigments for contaminations, degradants, heavy metals
like aluminum, barium, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, mercury, nickel, titanium, and
zinc, potentially toxic chemicals including pH stabilizers, coating agents, and
microbicides and other materials that are not intended to be inserted into the body
with the ink. More than 100 additives and 100 colorants are used in tattoo inks. By
color, red ink typically contains mercury, cadmium, iron, ferrocyanide, ferricyanide,
and naptha derived chemicals, orange ink has cadmium and azo chemicals, yellow
ink has lead, cadmium, zinc, ferrocyanide, ferricyanide and azo chemicals, green ink
contains lead, chromium, aluminum, copper, ferrocyanide, and azo chemicals, blue
ink has cobalt, copper, ferrocyanide and ferricyanide, violet ink has aluminum and
azo chemicals, brown ink contains iron and azo chemicals, black ink has nickel, iron,
carbon as soot or ash and black henna, and last but not least, white ink containing lead,
zinc, titanium and barium. Commonly, red, yellow, and white inks have the most
allergic reaction indicated by