Bonzo the dog
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Bonzo the dog is a fictional character
created by British artist George E. Studdy
in the early 1920s. He was a chubby little white pup with sparse black spots, a stubby tail and big blue eyes. Bonzo became the inspiration for much commercial merchandise
Bonzo, wearing a set of headphones
, became associated with the "Crosley Pup
", an affordable mass-produced AM radio introduced by Powel Crosley Jr.
in the United States
in 1925. Years later, both Bonzo commercial items and Crosley Pup radios became valuable as collectibles. A papier-mâché
Crosley Bonzo is on display at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.
In the 1960s, Bonzo's name was borrowed for the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
, an innovative English rock group.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
created by British artist George E. Studdy
George E. Studdy
George Ernest Studdy was a British commercial artist. He is best remembered for his creation of Bonzo the dog, a fictional character in the early 1920s that first appeared in The Sketch Magazine....
in the early 1920s. He was a chubby little white pup with sparse black spots, a stubby tail and big blue eyes. Bonzo became the inspiration for much commercial merchandise
Bonzo, wearing a set of headphones
Headphones
Headphones are a pair of small loudspeakers, or less commonly a single speaker, held close to a user's ears and connected to a signal source such as an audio amplifier, radio, CD player or portable Media Player. They are also known as stereophones, headsets or, colloquially, cans. The in-ear...
, became associated with the "Crosley Pup
Crosley Pup
Crosley Pup was an affordable mass-produced AM radio introduced by Powel Crosley, Jr., in the United States in 1925. Competing with other products which were priced in excess of $100, the popular "Pup" model priced at $9.75 helped Crosley Radio Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio, become the largest...
", an affordable mass-produced AM radio introduced by Powel Crosley Jr.
Powel Crosley Jr.
Powel Crosley, Jr. was an American inventor, industrialist, and entrepreneur. He and his brother Lewis were responsible for many "firsts" in consumer products and broadcasting. He was the builder of the Crosley automobiles. He was the owner of the Cincinnati Reds major league baseball team for...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1925. Years later, both Bonzo commercial items and Crosley Pup radios became valuable as collectibles. A papier-mâché
Papier-mâché
Papier-mâché , alternatively, paper-mache, is a composite material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced with textiles, bound with an adhesive, such as glue, starch, or wallpaper paste....
Crosley Bonzo is on display at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.
In the 1960s, Bonzo's name was borrowed for the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band are a band created by a group of British art-school denizens of the 1960s...
, an innovative English rock group.