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Description
This is an iconic 'HMV Nipper the Dog' Statue/figure that has been placed on a wooden base, with an Oil Style electral lamp.
The lamp has been created to replicate an oil lamp, but is indeed electrical.
The wooden base features the famous line
'His Masters Voice'
That has been created with stickers.
Nipper, the HMV logo dog, is recognized by music lovers across the world. The iconic logo featuring a phonograph and a dog staring at it has featured on hundreds of millions of records.
The story of Nipper, the HMV logo dog
Francis Barraud was an English painter who had a brother named Mark. When Mark passed away, Francis inherited a bunch of his stuff: A phonograph player, recordings of Mark’s voice, and Mark’s dog, Nipper.
Francis observed that when he played the records, Nipper would run over to the phonograph, puzzled, as to make out where the voice came from. The scene remained so etched in Francis’s memories that even after 3 years of Nipper’s demise, he painted the same, calling it “His Master’s Voice”.
He tried selling the painting but record companies turned him down as they thought there was no connection (read brand connect) between a confused dog listening to a gramophone and a music label.
Little did they know that this painting was to become an emblem for the music aficionados.
The Gramophone Company purchased the painting for £100. Fast forward to eight years, and the hugely popular logo made the company change its name to HMV after the painting.
Measurements:
Height of nipper the dog (not including base)- 34cm
Height of the lamp (not including wooden base)- 46cm
Width x Length of the wooden base - 24cm x 62cm
Weight of the whole item- 0.5 stone
