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The Remler Radio Scottie Dog

Posted on August 18, 2018 | Leave a comment

On a recent layover in San Francisco International Airport, there was an exhibition on the history of radio and one of the companies featured was Remler Company Ltd, of San Francisco. The company traded from 1918 to 1988.

A Scottie Dog (Scottish Terrier) featured as a brand motif on many of their radio models.

Here’s a selection of those I found on the internet:

Any of these radios, if you can afford them, would make an ideal ‘retro’ addition to a dog lover’s home.

Kathleen Crisley, Fear-Free certified professional and specialist in dog massage, rehabilitation and nutrition/food therapy, The Balanced Dog, Christchurch, New Zealand

The dog on the Monopoly board

Posted on February 8, 2013 | 2 comments

The manufacturers of the Monopoly board game, Hasbro, announced this week that they would be replacing the iron token in the game with a cat, based on votes from the game’s fans.

When we played Monopoly when I was a child, I always had to have the dog token (no surprises, there). So who is the dog on the Monopoly board?

Well, no one is sure if it is a male or a female, but it is definitely a Scottish Terrier, or Scottie. The Scottie was introduced as a token in the 1950s, although some history sources say that a small dog token made from rubber was included in the game in the 1930s.

It should be noted that this week’s fuss was all about the standard Monopoly game. There have been many special editions of the game introduced over the years including a Dog Lovers edition: