Horst Streckenbach[1] | |
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 Streckenbach in San Antonio, 1979 | |
| Born | Helmut Horst Streckenbach 1925 |
| Died | 2001 |
| Other names | Tattoo Samy |
| Occupation(s) | Tattoo artist, piercer |
Horst Streckenbach "Tattoo Samy" (August 5, 1925 – June 27, 2001) was a well-known German tattoo artist and historian of the medium, who had been tattooing since 1946. Streckenbach is considered important in the development of tattooing in Germany.[2] With Manfred Kohrs from Hanover in Germany from 1974 to 1978 he developed a rotary tattoo machine[3] and in 1975 the barbell.
- ^ The first name was often published as Horst Heinrich, which is definitely wrong. The full Name is Helmut Horst Streckenbach Source: Registry office Häslicht, district Schweidnitz No. 4/1926 (deu); source p. 162/163 No. 20. Kostrza (województwo dolnośląskie Kostrza (pol)
- ^ Marcel Feige: Das Tattoo-und Piercing Lexikon, ISBN 3-89602-209-1, S. 282
- ^ Streckenbach / Kohrs tattoo machine 1976, chinatattooneedles.com, October 18, 2010.