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'''Samuel O'Reilly''' was a [[Tattoo artist]] from Ireland who filed [[Patent No 464801]] for the electric [[Tattoo machine]]. It was patented in [[1891]]. O'Reilly experimented with Thomas Edison's [[1875]] invention, the electric pen, as a tattooing device. He modified it slightly, adding an ink reservoir and multiple needles, and this became the tattoo machine that he is known for.[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/spring06_klem.pdf [1]] He began tattooing in New York in [[1875]]. O'Reilly was also responsible, along with his apprentice [[Charles Wagner]], for producing a number of tattooed attractions in the late 1800s. He tattooed many people who worked as [[Performers (page does not exist)|performers]] such as Frank and [[Emma de Burgh]], [[Annie Howard]] and [[Irene Woodward]].


First of all, '''cigarettes''' are not appropriate for [[Branding|branding]] unless you are looking for something that will look like, well, a cigarette burn — flat, round, and inconsistent. Hair will usually continue to grow from them. They can be tattooed over, but even then they may still be visible to some extent.
He died in [[1908]] in Brooklyn, New York, falling off of his house while painting.


The real reason this entry is here, though, is to note the effects of cigarette smoking on the healing of body modification procedures.
[[File:O-reilly_patent.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Samuel O'Reilly tattoo machine]]
 
In the case of oral procedures such as [[Tongue piercing|tongue piercing]], [[Lip piercing|lip piercing]], [[Tongue splitting|tongue splitting]], and so on, cigarettes are an easy way for bacteria to get into your mouth. If you have to smoke while healing a modification of this type, make sure you have clean hands, under no circumstances should you share your cigarette, and rinse afterwards. It should also be noted that the fresh smoke can kill tissue that it comes in contact with, both increasing your chances of infection and slowing the healing. So keep your smoking to a minimum (try and stop!), or switch to a patch if you can.
 
In more general terms, smoking both weakens your immune system and damages your circulation — both things which are essential to healing. Quitting smoking is not only a good idea in general, but it will help you heal your body modifications more easily — and this in turn will result in a better looking tattoo, piercing, or modification.


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
* [[Marijuana]]
* [[Wound Healing]]


== Entries related to this risk ==
* [[Patent No 464801]]
* [[Tongue Piercing]]
* [[Tongue Splitting]]
* [[Lip Piercing]]
* [[Labret]]

Latest revision as of 10:50, 17 September 2023

Samuel O'Reilly was a Tattoo artist from Ireland who filed Patent No 464801 for the electric Tattoo machine. It was patented in 1891. O'Reilly experimented with Thomas Edison's 1875 invention, the electric pen, as a tattooing device. He modified it slightly, adding an ink reservoir and multiple needles, and this became the tattoo machine that he is known for.[1] He began tattooing in New York in 1875. O'Reilly was also responsible, along with his apprentice Charles Wagner, for producing a number of tattooed attractions in the late 1800s. He tattooed many people who worked as performers such as Frank and Emma de Burgh, Annie Howard and Irene Woodward.

He died in 1908 in Brooklyn, New York, falling off of his house while painting.

Samuel O'Reilly tattoo machine

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