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NHL prospect Sam O’Reilly reacts to Gavin McKenna leaving WHL for NCAA hockey at Penn State
Edmonton Oilers' recent trade pick Sam O’Reilly has spoken up about top prospect Gavin McKenna’s stunning departure from the ...
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The Irish American clock maker who invented the tattoo machine
Samuel O’Reilly was born to Irish parents in 1854. Twice in jail, O'Reilly turned his fortune around and patented the first electric tattoo machine in 1891.
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The Irish-American who invented the modern tattoo machine
Samuel O'Reilly was born in Connecticut in 1854 to Irish immigrant parents. Very little is known of O'Reilly's early years, but the 1870 Census ...
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A Revolution in Tattooing - Smithsonian Institution
A New York City tattoo artist, Samuel O’Reilly, was granted a patent for the first tattooing machine in 1891. By adapting Thomas Edison's design for an electric pen, O’Reilly created a tattoo ...