Samuel O'Reilly was the inventor of the modern tattoo gun, which he patented in 1891, based upon Thomas Edison's autographic printer. He subsequently built up a business selling the machines. He was at the time a tattoo artist working in New York. Traditional 2 coil tattoo machine 4 views A tattoo gun, is a gun-shaped machine for creating a tattoo, i. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many important devices. ... This article is about the tattoo, a design in ink or some other pigment, usually decorative or symbolic, placed permanently under the skin. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...