1. HMV

2. WHEN WAS IT • HMV was founded in London, England
FOUNDED? on 20 July 1921 but the logo is from 1899
when HMV was a record producer called
The Gramophone Company.
The first HMV shop
opening in Oxford
Street, London

3. WHAT DOES IT • HMV stands for His Master’s
STAND FOR Voice, which is the name of the painting
AND WHY that the “dog looking into a
DOES IT HAVE gramophone” logo is taken from. It was
ITS LOGO? bought from the painter in 1899 and
adopted into the company’s logo.
His Master’s Voice

4. HMV LOGO
HISTORY
• HMV’s original logo in 1899
• To this logo
• And then this logo