Info Needed on "Old" Micky Bees...Hopefully.

[skinmech]

Cheers for the pics...Here is an update.
Word just in from Phil @ Micky Sharpz...The Dial looks like an M Bee machine,but , the other machine is defo an early Line-o-graph. I have asked for a rough date, as there are no markings on any of the machines,apart, from the obvious age related ones. I thought all M Sharpz machines were dated and signed, apparantly not, so I am trying to find out when he started it..P

[OwlsDen]

Cool, that is great that they wrote you. The iron and special editions are the signed and dated ones. All the painted ones are blank. Although some have MSL stamped on the inside of the side plate. Most hybrids that I have seen new and old have the MSL

[skinmech]

Could anyone PM me with a contact address for Jimmy Jack, who worked with both M Sharpz and M Bee....I am finding him very elusive to track down,LOL...

[pert]

i know jimmy jack well. will find address fopr you tomorrow when i get to my shop.
hes working in a studio in dundee a few days a week as far as i know.
jimmy built machines for sharpy and for micky bee...

[pert]

the purple machine is a bees one built by jimmy i think.? has it got square topped coil centers.?

[skinmech]

Yeah Pert I think it's Castle st...I left a message...Na mate both Purple looking machines are now Blue after a wee clean,LOL, and both have round coil cores and bobbins..

[skinmech]

Hey owl, here is a pic of the bare frame, no markings at all, so it looks like the Painted frames weren't signed or dated..And here is the machine re-assembled , all I done was re-position the cap, as it isn't wired to the coils (is yours)...Fine running machine, spesh cos of the condition it is in...Picture 011.jpgPicture 005.jpg

[skinmech]

Final update, big thanks to Phil @ Micky Sharpz...

My Question was " I thought Micky Sharpz machines were all dated and signed" Answer and I Quote---"hi, not all machines are dated, hybrids, mk2 machines ( yours are mk2 ) mk3 machines and the new mk4 are not dated or numbered"...

My next question was " Do you have any idea how old the Line-o-graph maybe, even roughly ", .Answer and I Quote--- "The line o graph would be mid to late eighties i think, as we changed them early 90s"

You just got to admire M Sharpz build quality, and customer services....Anybody looking for an old Line-o-graph.LOL.

[OwlsDen]

If you can hold on to that linograph for a little bit, depending on the price. I might want it.

Also my cap is not wired to the coils either.

[skinmech]

No worries Owl, I ain't in no rush..I will need to get a price for it, don't worry it won't be anything crazy, I like to keep things real, and keep machines within the working tattoo community. I ain't to keen on a machine being placed in a drawer someplace..