Victor Dog in Pure Gold!

[almond-cakes.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming this is from the 1904 St. Louis Fair. I've tried to find more information about this solid gold Nipper dog, but haven't been successful yet. I'm wondering how big the model was, and then what happened to it. Is it still around somewhere?

Comments

[rejectomorph]

Well the ad says the figure was life size, so however big a Jack Russell terrier-fox terrier mix (which is what the original Nipper is supposed to have been) would be.

Nipper

[(Anonymous)]

This is the one and only Nipper. Our Big Nipper in Albany, NY. Life size plus.
https://www.google.com/search?q=nipper+in+albany&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=SaZvVYSHL4T8oASZroPoCQ&ved=0CDkQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=643

Re: Nipper

[almond-cakes.livejournal.com]

That's one BIG Nipper in Albany!