Franklin Paul Rogers | |
Other Names: | Paul Rogers |
Birth Date: | 9 September 1905 |
Birth Place: | Swain County, North Carolina, US |
Death Date: | 27 February 1990 |
Death Place: | Jacksonville, Florida, US |
Burial Place: | Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Chesapeake, Virginia, US |
Spouse: | Helen Gertrude Rogers |
Occupation: | Tattoo artist |
Franklin Paul Rogers (1905–1990) was an American tattoo artist. He trained under Cap Coleman in Norfolk, Virginia from 1945–1950.[1] He designed tattoo machines, which he called "irons", a term he coined that is used in the industry. People from all over the world would visit him in his “Iron Factory” where he taught them about tattoo machine building. In his early life, he was in the traveling circus. He is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Chesapeake, Virginia.