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BELL & CO. Neumeyer Hall, Hart St., Bloomsbury, London. Manufacturer of American organs, 1883.
BELL, DANIEL, ORGAN CO. Toronto, Ontario. Daniel Bell became manager of the Canada Organ Co. in 1875, and in 1877 was associated with the Excelsior Organ Co. He established the Daniel Bell Organ Co. in 1881 and operated it until 1886.
BELL, JOSEPH established 1847 in Petergate, York, England; in 1849 in 57 Gillygate, 24 Gillygate in 1861, 22 Feasegate in 1863, later at 28 Swinegate, then 14 Stonegate, all in York. An inventor and experimenter, he made harmoniums with reeds of wood, ivory and german silver. Succeeded by Samuel Bell then by Sarah Bell at 14 Stonegate, York in 1894, still working in 1906.
BELL, W., & CO. Guelph, Ontario; started in 1864 as Bell Bros. by William and Robert Bell, in the upper story of a building on Upper Wyndham St., producing one Diploma melodeon per week. Later they moved to Carden St. In 1867 produced 80 instruments per year. William assumed management in 1865; merged with McLeod, Wood & Co. in 1867 under the name of Bell, Wood & Co. The name W. Bell & Co. was used at least as early as 1871 when a new three story factory was opened on Market Square. In 1881 with 200 employees the capacity was 1200, and in 1906 was 6000 organs per year. An English syndicate bought the company in 1888 and changed the name to Bell Organ & Piano Co., and in 1907 changed it again to Bell Piano & Organ Co. Made a variety of models including the Bellolian, a player reed organ, and held the patent on the Serophone, a device which gave the reeds a wood-pipe character. Organ production was discontinued in 1928 and the plant was sold to John S. Dowling of Brantford and resold in 1934 to the Lesage Piano Co.

Serial numbers:

1883 - 22539 1893 - 61997 1899 - 83690
1884 - 26000 1894 - 64200 1900 - 89615 (Jan.)
1889 - 47982 1895 - 75440 1900 - 90602 (Mar.)
1890 - 52239 1896 - 77107 1902 - 96766
1892 - 60810 (Jan.) 1898 - 79932 (May) 1904 - 109092
1892 - 63416 (May) 1898 - 80717 (July) 1907 - 122817
1892 - 65557 (Nov.) 1898 - 82384 (Oct) 1919 - 124490

Belloian serial number 11 made on April 28, 1903.


BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO., LTD. see William Bell & Co.
BELL, WOOD & CO. Guelph, Ontario. Melodeon maker.
BELL Saginaw, MI, see Chicago Cottage Organ Co.
BELLACK, JAS., & SONS 1129 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA, 1860. Piano maker and dealer. Organs dated 1867 with this name have been seen.
NEUGEBAUER NACHF. C. BELL & CO. 27 Andreasstr. 32, Aufg 3, Berlin, Germany. Established 1878. German branch of the Bell Organ & Piano Co. of Canada, which had been bought by a British group.
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO., LTD. See W. Bell, renamed from Bell Organ & Piano in 1903.



Reg No. Name Year Made Serial No.
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1887 ?
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1890 ?
BELL, W., & CO. ? ?
BELL, W., & CO. 1886 ?
BILHORN BROTHERS ORGAN CO. 1900-1941 unknown
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1903 ?
BELL, W., & CO. ? ?
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1907 ?
BELL, W., & CO. 1887 ?
BELL, W., & CO. 1880 Case: 17085. Reed pan: 15640
PRESCOTT, ABRAHAM unknown unknown
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO., LTD. After c. 1907. Unknown
BELL, W., & CO. ? ?
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1901 ?
SHONINGER, B., & CO. 1883 +/- 40-1312
BERTHEAUX FRERES LTE 1870 (+/-) 211?
BALLOU & CURTIS 338
DEBAIN, ALEXANDRE-FRANCOIS (FRANÇOIS) 1843+/- 486
TAYLOR & FARLEY ORGAN CO. 1860 +/- 540
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1895 541
MASON & RISCH LTD. 1890 546
VOCALION ORGAN CO. 1889 589
VOCALION ORGAN CO. 1890 +/- 721
BELL, W., & CO. May 1870 731
VOCALION 1892 1001
VOCALION ORGAN CO. 1893 Jan 16 1058
GILBERT, TIMOTHY, & CO. 1849 1137
PRESCOTT, ABRAHAM 1848, May 18 1405
VOCALION ORGAN CO. 1891 1406
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1893 1842
PELOUBET & PELTON STANDARD ORGAN CO. 1868 (+/-) 1932
BELL, DANIEL, ORGAN CO. 1886 1971
SHONINGER, B 1880 +/- 2070?
MASON & RISCH LTD. 1895 2374
VOCALION ORGAN CO. 1899 2890
VOCALION ORGAN CO. 1900 3278
MCLEOD, WOOD & CO. 1867 or earlier 3430
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 3531
WHITNEY & GREER August 6, 1866 3723
MCLEOD, WOOD & CO. c. 1872 3959
TABER ORGAN CO. 1890 (+/-) 4474
SHONINGER, B., & CO. 1884 Aug. 30 5245
GULBRANSEN CO. 1930 +/- 5282
PELOUBET & PELTON STANDARD ORGAN CO. 1873 5307
ESTEY & GREEN 5772
AUSTIN, C. E. post 1876 5976
BELL, W., & CO. 1872 +/- 6085
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1887 pat date 6121
GAVIOLI & CIE. 1870-1880 6949
CHASE, AUSTIN C. 1873 Feb 7185