The Maltese Falcon…

I tattoo’d a butterfly and scorpion on Ian.

This is a great video from a presentation by Adam Savage of Mythbusters.

Punishment. Reward.

Sheet for Georges.

Tattoo on the foot of the one Bryan Zuckerman ESQ.

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The Stereoviewer.

Through searching for one thing or the other I came across the Perfectiscope. A 1904 patented image-viewer that turned its subjects 3-dimensional. The particular viewer in my hands is, amazingly,  a creation not long post-dating the victorian era. The perfectiscope (which is this model’s proper name, more widely known as a “stereoviwer” which dates back into the heart of the Victorian) has become a gateway for collecting something I hadn’t thought much about before. The actual stereoview cards. Notably those depicting taxidermy dioramas.

As early as 1838, before the invention of photography, Charles Wheatstone developed a device which he called a stereoscope for viewing drawings in three dimensions. Photographs later replaced the drawings, first with daguerreotypes and ambrotypes and then with images printed on albumen paper mounted on cardboard. These photographs were called albumen prints because the process used paper that was coated with a solution containing egg whites. The process, invented in 1850 by Frenchman Louis D. Blanquart-Evrand, remained the standard for stereoviews until the introduction of gelatin-bromide paper in 1873.
By 1859, stereoviews were extremely popular in the United States with major publishers as well as local photographers producing images for the new phenomenon. For the first decade after their introduction, however, stereoviews and the stereoscopes used to view them were relatively expensive. Prices began to fall and production increased as the process became easier to use. More aggressive marketing also helped to lower prices so that by the 1880’s viewing stereo cards became a common pastime in middle and upper class parlors. -Taxidermy4Cash

Train Rides…East And West

Vapor Rub Out…

New sheet of flash. 11 x 14.

For the ones who’ve cracked.

Born Against is probably my favorite hardcore band of all time. I remember going to my buddy Brian’s house after our weekly record store runs and putting on the “Patriotic Hymns…” record and we were basically like “OK, this is it.” and it has never left my rotation since. This video is from 1992.

The Brutes Have The Floor…

I did this sea-side reaper on Craig… Who wears a few of my personal favorites including the Great Omi from a few months ago.

An educated bird on Bobby.

A new painting to go with the other girls in the bathroom.

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If you have never seen the Alexander Calder kinetic circus exhibit at the Whitney, I would recommend going downstairs before you leave the museum. The display is too small to warrant it’s own trip in my opinion, but since the exhibit has been set up, I have made a point to visit every time I am in the area. It is part of the permanent collection and hopefully will not be going anywhere anytime soon.

There Is No Carnival Left…

I tattoo’d this teapot on Heather.

…And this NYC tattoo on a nice guy from Naples, Italy. I did not understand anything he said and I definitely did not catch his name. I think he liked it though.

Our shop website is up. Http://www.smithstreettattooparlour.com

Here a few photos I took last week in the blistering cold at the Keansburg, NJ boardwalk.  A few recently forgotten amusements.

Il Portiere Di Notte…

2 tigers I tattoo’d on the infamous Tommy White Cocktails.  The one on the right is about 7 days old in this photo.

These people are having another New Year’s Eve party tonight, but I think I will just go to Chris Calabrese’s. See you there.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Dance With Me…

What really happened on Christmas…

This Year Is For Me And You…

I posted this video last year, but this is easily the greatest version of the song on the internet. RIP Kristy MacColl.

New Blog…

I started a new project. I guess it will be something more of an extension of this blog, than its own entity. I plan on updated it very often, for these are images  I come across daily. I truly regret having not started this a long time ago as I look back on some of the most amazing images which I let slip through the cracks. At least to me.  Be easy, I just started putting it together.

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