Mitchell Brother´s Tattooing
Tattooing
By Lee Mitchell
My name is Lee Mitchell and I have started this page to find out if anybody has any information on my Grandfather James Mitchell or my Great uncle. These´s two were pretty famous in their time for their tattooing in Great Yarmouth in I´m guessing the 40´s, 50´s and maybe the 60´s.
My Grandfather passed away over a decade ago and my Greatuncle in the recent years, I have fond memories of my Grandfather but none of my Greatuncle, however I can spot their work a mile off.
I would love for peope who have pictures or any information to add to my page. I´ve spoken to people who have told me they got famous for tattooing our soldiers before they went to fight in WW2 and that they were even known in Australia...?
All I know of the work they done is that they had their shop under the Brittania Pier, they never finished a line with a spike ( it was always a dott ) and my Grandfather was also known for his thick glasses.
Everytime I went to a pub, a resturant or even starting a new job, I always meet someone new who had not only just one but a few or more tattoo´s from my Grandfather.
I feel very proud when I see another tattoo on someone and I tell them it was my Grandfather who done that. So if anyone does have any information please write or even better add picture´s to my page.
Thankyou all so much.
Lee Mitchell