Instrument Collection
Description
The brown ears and glass eyes of this dog are characteristic of the earliest dogs made. This particular Nipper stood in the window of the O.K. Houck Piano Co. in Memphis. When "Father of the Blues" W.C. Handy was in good favor with Houck, Handy's music would be placed in the window. When Houck was angry with Handy, this dog would be seen instead of the music!
Date
1887
Repository
Charles H. Templeton Sr. Music Museum
Status
On Display
Instrument Number
123
Digital ID#
17
Document Type
Image
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
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Recommended Citation
Victor Talking Machine Company, "Nipper" (1887). Instrument Collection. 47.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cht-instrument/47
Keywords
instrument, player
Notes
Circa 1884-1900