ipper,
the fox terrier immortalized in "His Master's
Voice", is one of the music trademarks filed in the
Secretary of State's records. His owner, Francis
Barraud, a Bristol, England theater stage set
painter in the late 19th century, noticed Nipper
listening intently, head cocked, to a cylinder
phonograph. After the dog's death this image never
left Barraud. He later painted the image of Nipper,
listening intently to an Edison-bell cylinder
machine. The Edison-bell company was not interested
in the painting because "Dogs don't listen to
phonographs." The Gramophone Company in London
commissioned Barraud to alter the painting with a
Gramophone. The painting was brought to the United
States and was used as a logo and later by a
successor, the Victor Talking Machine Company.
ipper,
the fox terrier immortalized in "His Master's
Voice", is one of the music trademarks filed in the
Secretary of State's records. His owner, Francis
Barraud, a Bristol, England theater stage set
painter in the late 19th century, noticed Nipper
listening intently, head cocked, to a cylinder
phonograph. After the dog's death this image never
left Barraud. He later painted the image of Nipper,
listening intently to an Edison-bell cylinder
machine. The Edison-bell company was not interested
in the painting because "Dogs don't listen to
phonographs." The Gramophone Company in London
commissioned Barraud to alter the painting with a
Gramophone. The painting was brought to the United
States and was used as a logo and later by a
successor, the Victor Talking Machine Company.
