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| Name | Information |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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| Reg No. | Name | Year Made | Serial No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | ? | 110117 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | ? | 57109 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1887 | ? | |
| BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. | 1901 | ? | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1896 | 75590 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | |||
| BELL, W., & CO. | ? | 53952 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | |||
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1885 +/- | 26980 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | |||
| BELL, W., & CO. | 43180 | ||
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1890 | ? | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | 1886 | 34121 | |
| BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. | ? | 120202 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | 11656 | ||
| BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. | ? | 123140 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | 1888 | 40466 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1891 | 54797 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | ? | 26674 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | ? | ? | |
| BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. | 1916 | 1233006 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | 1883 | 32793 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1895 | 541 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | ? | ? | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1899 | 83976 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1907 | ? | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | 39586 | ||
| BELL, W., & CO. | 45607 | ||
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1904 | 110248 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | 1901 | 21727 | |
| BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. | 1907 | 116271 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | ? | ? | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 3531 | ||
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | |||
| BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. | 118685 | ||
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1890 | 15203 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1900 | 85604 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1903 | ? | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | 1885 | 26737 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1912 | 122748 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1895 | 71062 | |
| BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. | 1912 | 125802 action number 55310 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1903 | 31205 | |
| BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. | 125275 | ||
| BELL, W., & CO. | 1904 Mar 4 | 33763 | |
| BELL, W., & CO. | 1895 | 74828 | |
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1907 | 122817 | |
| BELL, JOSEPH | 1864 | ||
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1887 | ||
| BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. | 1893 | 1842 |
