That is amazing! I would recognize this anywhere! That's Nipper, the RCA dog. My dad has a statue of the dog in a life size form and growing up I would be equally terrifed and fascinated by it! RCA chose Nipper as a model for their logo. He was a real dog from England born in the late 19th century. That's all I recall- but the rest is most likely easily researched. What an awesome find!
I grew up in Indiana where RCA was based and there were these giant RCA dog statues (like, bigger than a grown man) in the Indiana State Museum that I loved when I was growing up.
Also, "His Masters Voice" is such a famous ad campaign it's been referenced several times in passing/in conversation on Mad Men!
That is amazing! I would recognize this anywhere! That's Nipper, the RCA dog. My dad has a statue of the dog in a life size form and growing up I would be equally terrifed and fascinated by it! RCA chose Nipper as a model for their logo. He was a real dog from England born in the late 19th century. That's all I recall- but the rest is most likely easily researched. What an awesome find!
ReplyDeleteI grew up in Indiana where RCA was based and there were these giant RCA dog statues (like, bigger than a grown man) in the Indiana State Museum that I loved when I was growing up.
ReplyDeleteAlso, "His Masters Voice" is such a famous ad campaign it's been referenced several times in passing/in conversation on Mad Men!