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Subject: [Leica] OT: His Master's Voice
From: DouglasMSharp at netscape.net (Douglas M. Sharp)
Date: Tue Apr 20 03:36:24 2004
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20040419170605.00a06990@pop.2alpha.net> <4084F6B5.6010504@summaventures.com>

Nippers history

http://www2.danbbs.dk/~erikoest/nipper.htm

Douglas

Peter Dzwig schrieb:

> RCA? I used to work for THORN EMI, who as EMI** owned the famous HMV 
> ("His Master's Voice") label and the logo and the dog - well, after a 
> fashion - who was called "Nipper" and who survived till quite a ripe 
> old age. I have a feeling Nipper was buried somewhere in 
> Kingston-upon-Thames, perhaps someone from the area can conform or 
> deny that.
>
> Did RCA distribute HMV in the US?
>
> Peter Dzwig
>
> ** OK I just dug out an old 78 to check (Artie Shaw, "St. James 
> Infirmary Blues- Part 2" 1943, Hot Lips Page on Trumpet) where it says 
> the manufacturer was The Gramophone Company of Hayes, England; who 
> were another company that EMI acquired.
>
> Peter Klein wrote:
>
>> Apologies to RCA Victor. . .
>>
>> http://www2.2alpha.com/~pklein/california/2-06SalesDog.htm
>>
>> Probably 35mm Summicron 1/30, f/2 or 2.8, T400CN
>>
>> --Peter Klein
>> Seattle, WA
>>
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Replies: Reply from ljkapner at cox.net (Leonard J Kapner) ([Leica] OT: His Master's Voice)
In reply to: Message from pklein at 2alpha.net (Peter Klein) ([Leica] His Master's Voice)
Message from pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig) ([Leica] OT: His Master's Voice)