It was my wife and Lester Smith of Abbey Road Studios who extracted the photos from the mutoscope Lester had found and digitised this video (Lester was the specialist in restoring and maintaining old studio equipment esp microphones up til his retirement last year)
Last week we celebrated an incredible milestone in the history of Abbey Road Studios. 50 years ago, Lester Smith joined EMI and became an integral part of the Abbey Road Story.
This is hilarious but alas it can't be the original Nipper, who died three years before the first version of the painting that was adapted to make the "His Master's Voice" image.
3 links with relevant info for those who, like me, were immediately compelled to find out more about this video: Wikipedia has some good info about Nipper and the original painting - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipper
‘Nipper Runs Amok’ By David Hughes MBE – Trustee of EMI Archive Trust. Archives and secrets go together, and the EMI archive is no exception. Archives are not visitor attractions; they are not laid out beautifully in lovely display cabinets.
From 1900 - surely the oldest ever cute animal YouTube clip?This 'Mutoscope' was commissioned by the German branch of the Gramophone Company, and sent to the...
Another way to look at this is: men place animal famous for biting and tearing things apart, a literal "terrier" in front of expensive machine and are shocked when the obvious occurs.
It's hard to be sure, but they don't actually seem surprised. It looks as though the guy on the right lets go of the dog once it's already staining to get at the phonograph horn. The one on the left doesn't exactly rush to stop it. Given that it was being filmed, I wonder if they simply let this happen for the camera?
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in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •It was my wife and Lester Smith of Abbey Road Studios who extracted the photos from the mutoscope Lester had found and digitised this video (Lester was the specialist in restoring and maintaining old studio equipment esp microphones up til his retirement last year)
abbeyroad.com/news/lester-smit…
Lester Smith celebrates 50 years working at Abbey Road Studios
Abbey RoadCarol Brownson
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in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •3 links with relevant info for those who, like me, were immediately compelled to find out more about this video:
Wikipedia has some good info about Nipper and the original painting - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipper
Information about mutoscopes in general and “Nipper Runs Amok” specifically - emiarchivetrust.org/secrets-of…
And the film itself - youtu.be/XNlkMsBh6I4?si=rxFuUn…
Secrets of the EMI Archive - 1 - EMI Archive Trust
Richard O'Brien (EMI Archive Trust)Oli
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It's and old film that was called "Nipper runs a-mock"
Nipper being the name of the RCA terrier.
But, it's probably not the exact same dog. Just a variation on the theme from the same time period.
Does that make it "genuine"? IDK
youtube.com/watch?v=XNlkMsBh6I…
Nipper Runs Amok! - Official video
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