Franklin Paul Rogers (1905-1990) was an American tattoo artist. He trained under Cap Coleman in

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from 1945-1950.Gibson, Kelly. "A Short History of Military Tattoos", ''VFW Magazine'', vol 103, no. 10 (August 2016), p. 46. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Franklin Paul 1905 births 1990 deaths American tattoo artists People from Bryson City, North Carolina Artists from Norfolk, Virginia Burials in Virginia