Species | Canis familiaris |
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Breed | Mongrel (part terrier) |
Sex | Male |
Born | 1884 Bristol, England |
Died | September 1895 England | (aged 10–11)
Resting place | Kingston upon Thames, England 51°24′40″N 0°18′08″W / 51.410990°N 0.302226°W |
Nation from | Britain |
Owner | Mark Henry Barraud |
Nipper (1884 – September 1895), also known as the RCA Victor dog, was a dog from Bristol, England. Bred as a terrier mix, he served as the model for a 1898 painting by British painter Francis Barraud titled His Master's Voice. This image became one of the world's best known trademarks, the famous dog-and-gramophone pairing that was used by several record companies and their associated company brands, including Berliner Gramophone and its various affiliates and successors, among them Berliner's German subsidiary Deutsche Grammophon; Berliner's American successor the Victor Talking Machine Co. (later known as RCA Victor and then RCA Records); Zonophone; Berliner's (and later Victor's) British affiliate the Gramophone Co. Ltd. (informally known as His Master's Voice) and its successors EMI and HMV Retail Ltd.; the Gramophone Co.'s German subsidiary Electrola; and former Victor subsidiary the Japan Victor Company (JVC).
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