Scorpion Front Publishing

Inside each book is 252 pages drawing from the private tattoo flash archive of famed tattooist Jonathan Shaw. It stands as one of the largest assemblies of vintage tattoo flash ever published and offers a trove of rare, full‑color un-published flash sheets.

Both Volumes trace the evolution of tattoo art from the early 1900s Bowery in New York to the mid‑century Pike in Long Beach, California, and beyond. Each page immerses you in the vibrant world of vintage tattooing, with crisp photographs of original flash by legends such as Bert Grimm, Bob Shaw, Earl Brown, Paul Rogers, Tahiti Felix, Zeke Owen, Tex Rowe, Ted Inman, Ed Smith, Sailor Barney, Ace Harlyn, Tattoo Lou, Tattoo Peter, Jack Dracula, Wes Grimshaw and many others.

Whether you're a seasoned tattooer, a collector, or simply enchanted by the history of American folk art, Truly Vintage offers a career's worth of inspiration, museum‑worthy package. Dive into decades of design innovation, witness the birth of stylistic trends from single‑needle black‑and‑grey to classic sailor motifs, and experience the raw, untamed spirit of tattooing's golden age—beautifully preserved in print for a new generation.