07/28/2026
Here’s an interesting machine, i have a few things i have listing on eBay for sale and have sparked a few decent conversations and also a few people had messages me about this saying this or that,.. I will call this machine a “Nolan Style” because it is very similar (style) of frame that he used designed and manufactured at one time, it has an adjustable spring shelf and upright, machined from aluminum. The really cool features are and integrated yoke that connects the coil cores and is precisely made to fit in a pocket i the bottom of the frame. Also the vise is spring loaded swivel all completely flush and highly functional, also a cool knurled k**b for easy tube removal,. I’ve had a lot of people try to discount these machines and say they are Supiorior brand, they did make a similar “style” machine as this but the ones I’ve been able to reference they look cheap and have different (more mass produced) features. Hardware and tube vise are the first things I noticed were completely different.
This is not a real “Nolan” but, it’s clearly well made. To call it “Nolan style “is in reference to the adjustable frame design with the two hole upright. among other innovations this is very recognizable as a frame style in its own right. No disrespect to one of the greatest of all time I would think it would be more distasteful to NOT mention his name when referring to a machine with clear reference to the original,.. maybe because there is not an encyclopedia about tattoo machines we often call certain styles by the innovator or person who designs it or even the one who manufactured it?? Have you ever called a machine Coleman style? Jonsey,.. Waters? When it was not an original but another take on the same style frame? Idk just for conversation sake I am asking some of you who know more than me . we reference or nick name the machine in a way that we have become familiar with them,..? Either way this is a real cool piece and we have a pair of them so I am entertaining the idea of selling one to fund a few things I have been hunting for.
We were told ( by someone who would know) these machines were made by a machinist named Dutch from Seattle Wa.
