ROS DATABASE SEARCH

Reed organs, trade cards, and more!





Atlas
NameInformation
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.
ESTEY ORGAN CO. 1950+/- 372045
GULBRANSEN CO. 1930 +/- 5282
ESTEY ORGAN CO. 1930 +/-
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1927 55285
ESTEY ORGAN CO. 1925 +/- 438771
ADLER ORGAN CO. 1920 +/- 176593
MASON & HAMLIN 1916 - 1918 239981
CORNISH & CO. 1916 182740
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1916 1233006
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO., LTD. 1915+/- 124053
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO., LTD. 1914+/- 122748
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO., LTD. 1913 +/- 121383
SWAN, S.N., & SONS 1912 Aug. 8 101691
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1912 125802 action number 55310
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1912 June
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1912 122748
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO., LTD. July 10, 1911 118696
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO., LTD. 1910+/- 116751
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1909 Nov 23 57884
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1909 63497
BELL, W., & CO. 1908, Dec.
BELL, W., & CO. 1907 +/- 48806
ESTEY ORGAN CO. 1907+/- 365455
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1888 - 1907
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1907 52712
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1907 Feb 12 53583
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO.
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1907 122817
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1907 ?
BELL, W., & CO. 1907 122845
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO., LTD. After c. 1907. Unknown
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1907 116271
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1906 40811
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1906 +/- 114314
ESTEY ORGAN CO. July 1906 357216
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1905 +/- 121271
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO., LTD. 1905 107791
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1905 110424
DOHERTY, W., & CO. November 1904 47847
WILLIAMS ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1904 21145
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1904 110248
AUTOPHONE CO., THE 1904
BELL, W., & CO. 1904 Mar 4 33763
FARRAND ORGAN CO. 1903 Oct 117675
ESTEY ORGAN CO. 1903 Sept. 8 339558
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1903 ?
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1903 31205
BOSTON PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1903 +/-
BELL, W., & CO. 1903 Apr 28 29105
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1903 +/- 116898