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Nipper is missing . . .
Nipper was born in 1884 in Bristol, England. He was a mixed-breed dog, part Bull Terrier with a trace of Fox Terrier. He was named Nipper because he tried to bite visitors in the leg. Nipper died in September 1895. It was three years after his death that his owner, Francis Barraud painted a picture of him listening intently to a windup Edison-Bell cylinder phonograph, which was capable of making home recordings. In 1899, the painting was bought by the Gramophone Company, which commissioned the artist to paint out the Edison-Bell machine and replace it with one of their gramophones. Technically, this modification rendered the painting meaningless, since gramophones were not capable of recording, but the public seemed not to have noticed this error, as this modified form became the success ful trademark of Victor and RCA. Nipper was buried in Thames, a small park in Kingston, London, surrounded by Magnolia trees. A branch of Lloyds now occupies the site. On the wall of the bank, just inside the entrance, a brass plaque is displayed on the wall commemorating the famous terrier who lies beneath the building. Nipper lives on through the brand names. He has even appeared in ads with his "son", a puppy named Chipper, who was added to the RCA family in 1991.
If you have any information on Nipper, please call Marc or Alan Howard at Plessers, 631 661-2750
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