Instrument Collection
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".
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.
Preview
![image preview](https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cht-instrument/1047/preview.jpg)
Recommended Citation
Victor Talking Machine Company, "Nipper" (1887). Instrument Collection. 48.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cht-instrument/48
Keywords
instrument, player, phonograph
Notes
Circa 1884-1900