Nipper and his Master`s voice

In England, artist Francis Barraud (1856-1924) painted his brother's dog Nipper listening to the horn of an early phonograph during the winter of 1898. Victor Talking Machine Company began using the symbol in 1900, and Nipper joined the RCA family in 1929.







Nipper


Francis Barraud's original painting of Nipper looking into an Edison Bell cylinder phonograph




Nipper

Species: Canis lupus familiaris
Breed: Terrier or various terriers
Sex: Male
Born:1884
Bristol, England
Died: 1895
Resting place: Kingston-upon-Thames, England
Owner: Mark Henry Barraud


Nipper (1884–1895) was a dog who served as the model for a painting titled His Master's Voice. This image was the basis for the dog and gramophone logo used by several audio recording and associated brands: His Master's Voice, HMV, EMI, RCA, Victor Talking Machine Company, RCA Victor, JVC and Deutsche Grammophon.

Nipper was born in 1884 in Bristol, England, and died in September 1895. It has been claimed in various sources that he was a Jack Russell Terrier, a Fox Terrier, or "part Stafford-shire Bull Terrier". He was named Nipper because he would bite the backs of visitors' legs.

On the roof of the Maryland Historical Society.



th HMV Record Stores. He was also used in stained glass windows (at the RCA plant) and as a statue on various plants. The one below is now on the roof of the Maryland Historical Society.














"Nipper" RCA composition vintage dog.

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RCA Victor’s Nipper is often called the best known dog in the world. But like many Americans, he is an immigrant; the original Nipper was a Brit. And like many creative works destined to become classics, the iconic image of a white mutt cocking his ear to his master’s recorded voice suffered rejection before achieving fame.





Possible breed type of Nipper:

Two Smooth Fox Terriers showing the difference in breed markings





Staffordshire Bull Terrier











Jack Russell Terrier