Nipper

Manufacturer

Victor Talking Machine Company

Description

This trademark of "His Master's Voice" was first used circa 1900 by Emile Berliner (European His Master's Voice) & Eldrige Johnson (subsequently Victor, USA) The original picture of Nipper listening to the phonograph was made with Nipper and the phonograph sitting on top of a casket with the now famous turn-of-the-head Nipper listening to the recreation of his master's voice. Nipper came on salt and pepper shakers, pie tins, and of course advertisements. The Nippers came in all different sizes, up to 4' high, with the size of Nipper indicating the size of the dealer. The larger the dealer the larger the Nipper, and this eventually gave way to the expression we know as "big dog".

Notes

Circa 1884-1900

Date

1887

Repository

Charles H. Templeton Sr. Music Museum

Status

On Display

Instrument Number

89

Digital ID#

27

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. 48.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cht-instrument/48