The Gramophone Company Limited was a British phonograph manufacturer and record label, founded in April 1898 by Emil Berliner. It was one of the earliest record labels.
Example of a Gramophone Company release, using the His Master's Voice trademark
A Gramophone Company label with the original "Recording Angel" trademark, prior to the use of the His Master's Voice.
His Master's Voice is an entertainment trademark featuring a dog named Nipper, looking into the horn of a wind-up gramophone. Painted by Francis Barraud in 1898, the image has since become a symbol us
Gramophone Company
…phonograph manufacturer and record label, founded in April 1898 by Emil Berliner. It was one of the earliest record labels. The company purchased the His Master's Voice painting and trademark rights in 1899, using its artwork and creating the His Master's Voice sub-label for its phonographs and releases in 1909, replacing…
His Master's Voice (1898) by Francis Barraud, amended in 1899 to display a gramophone.
The His Master's Voice trademark has appeared on many record labels, such as this 1928 Whispering Jack Smith release from The Gramophone Company in the United Kingdom.
Following EMI's retirement of the British His Master's Voice record label in 1993, the trademark then became best known in the United Kingdom as the logo for the HMV entertainment retailer.
The Victor Talking Machine Company in the United States used the His Master's Voice trademark from 1901 onwards. The above example is an advertisement from 1921.