Sailors have typically adorned lots of old school tattoos throughout history. When you think of sailors, you may associate them with having lots of traditional tattoos, like swallow, nautical stars, and anchors. Sailor Jerry's work typified this style of tattooing and it was a common thing for sailors to have tattooed on them, but what do they all mean? Sailors could be quite a superstitious bunch, and a lot of their tattoos had a symbol of luck behind them, which was needed as they’d spend their lives out at sea.
Sailors have typically adorned lots of old school tattoos throughout history. When you think of sailors, you may associate them with having lots of traditional tattoos, like swallow, nautical stars, and anchors. Sailor Jerry's work typified this style of tattooing and it was a common thing for sailors to have tattooed on them, but what do they all mean? Sailors could be quite a superstitious bunch, and a lot of their tattoos had a symbol of luck behind them, which was needed as they’d spend their lives out at sea.
Peter Nelson, Lord Nelson Tattoos
Karl Fletcher, Fleckys Tattoo Studio
