In 1979 RCA accomplished 25 years of colour television and the company also produced iit's100 millionth television picture tube. Stereo television came out in the middle of the 1980's and a little later the entire RCA Corporation was sold in 1986 to competitor and founder, General Electric. General Electric then sold both RCA and General Electric to Thomson Consumer Electronics the following year. Nipper and Chipper was not always RCA's mascots. Little Chipper was added into the RCA family in 1991. It all begun in the late 1800's when an unknown artist, by the name of Francis Barraud, saw Nipper sitting in front of his owner's talking machine. That picturesque of the dog and the phonograph inspired Francis Barraud to paint the image on canvas. The painting, was named "His Master's Voice," because it gave an impression of Nipper awaiting his owner's command. The picture of Nipper listening to the phonograph brass horn became a worldwide renowned trademark for RCA when they purchased the Victor Company. The cute little fox-terrier, Nipper and the phonograph was the mascot for the Victor Company for 28 years before RCA bought both the company and the puppy dog-trademark in 1929. Nipper has been used in advertising campaigns ever since. Later Nipper was given a companion and friend "Chipper" being as he was lonely. Looking back on the battle between Columbia and RCA recording companies as regards to recording RPM. speed. Columbia Records was first to introduce a new concept of development in voice recording to the music industry by bringing out the LP format at 33 1/3 RPM, hoping that RCA would join them. But on the contrary this did pleased the president of NBC (National Broadcasting Company).. |
