From John Mendenhall's Introduction:
We all have our favorite
character trademarks, which conjure in our minds pleasant associations
or fond memories from our youth. The character I recall best is
Nipper, the RCA dog who sat patiently in front of the gramophone
listening to his master's voice. A huge, three-dimensional version
of him used to perch atop a shelf in my hometown record shop, where
I went as a kid just about every Saturday to preview the latest
45rpms in a soundproof listening booth. I still can see the owner
of the store, an elderly gentlemen in a suit and bow tie, gingerly
placing records on the store's turntable. He always seemed oblivious
to the giant fox terrier
above him, peering quizzically into the giant horn.
