{"product_id":"convicttemporarytattoos","title":"Convict Temporary Tattoos","description":"\u003ch3\u003eConvict temporary tattoos - fun for all the chain gang\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConvicts pricked images into their skin with needles then rubbed the wounds with ink, soot and gunpowder to leave a permanent mark. Tattoos were very popular amongst convicts. They meant different things to different people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated by Simon Barnard, author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/collections\/convict\/products\/convicttattoosmarkedmenandwomenofaustralia?variant=48714167829\" title=\"Convict Tattoos: Marked Men and Women of Australia Simon Barnard\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eConvict Tattoos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/collections\/convict\/products\/james-hardy-vauxs-1819-dictionary-of-criminal-slang-paperback\" title=\"James Hardy Vaux’s 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang Simon Barnard\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames Hardy Vaux’s 1819 Dictionary of Criminal Slang.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned and illustrated by Simon Barnard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAge suitability 3+\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructions included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo not use on sensitive or broken skin, or place near the eye area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Barnard\u003c\/strong\u003e was born and grew up in Launceston. He spent a lot of time in the bush as a boy, which led to an interest in Tasmanian history. He is a writer, illustrator and collector of colonial artifacts. He now lives in Melbourne. He won the Eve Pownall Award for Information Books in the 2015 Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year awards for his first book, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/products\/atozofconvictsinvandiemensland\" title=\"A to Z of Convicts In Van Diemens Land Simon Barnard\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eA-Z of Convicts in Van Diemen’s Land\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eConvict Tattoos\u003c\/em\u003e is his second book. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon Barnard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":379696316437,"sku":"2770000179195","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/6464\/files\/SimonBarnardConvictTemporaryTattoos_681a1174-884d-4153-8dd6-8e011f259eb5.jpg?v=1778021293","url":"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/products\/convicttemporarytattoos","provider":"Museums of History NSW","version":"1.0","type":"link"}