Sailor Jerry is one of the most renowned and globally recognised brands of spiced rum around. It is the favourite tipple of many a person, and so easily conjures up the image of a well earned stiff drink at the end of a long day, or the enjoyment of drinks with friends at the weekend. The straight talking, no frills, swashbuckling essence of the brand though is strongly derived from the man who originally carried the moniker; Norman Keith Collins.
Collins was a prominent and widely revered American tattoo artist, most notably famous for his tattooing of sailors. Born in Reno in 1911 before growing up in Northern California, Collins always exuded the spirit of an adventurer. He spent many of his adolescent years travelling across the country by stowing away on freight trains. It was during this time that he was given an early tutorage on the art of tattooing...
Collins was a prominent and widely revered American tattoo artist, most notably famous for his tattooing of sailors. Born in Reno in 1911 before growing up in Northern California, Collins always exuded the spirit of an adventurer. He spent many of his adolescent years travelling across the country by stowing away on freight trains. It was during this time that he was given an early tutorage on the art of tattooing...
- 12/23/2015
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