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Nipper finds a home in Fairfax after Baltimore landmark vanishes
James R. Wells found Nipper the dog atop a Baltimore warehouse and brought him to Fairfax Virginia. The 14 foot 1707 pound pup listened to His Master’s Voice on a gramophone horn atop the D H Distributing Co. warehouse for decades. In 1976 the landmark vanished during Labor Day weekend sparking city preservation concerns and a bidding standoff with Wells offering a steam calliope or a 1934 Ford in exchange.
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Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
James R. Wells
Wells
Virginia
Nipper
Fairfax
D&h Distributing Co
Radio Corporation of America
Triangle Sign Co
William D. Schaefer
Hyman Pressman