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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.
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1888 8577
SHONINGER, B., & CO. 9182
PRINCE, GEORGE A., & CO. 1851 9359
PRESCOTT BROTHERS 1850 - 1853 9699
ITHACA ORGAN CO. 1883 11140
BELL, W., & CO. 11656
RODOLPHE, ALPHONSE, & FILS 11769
MASON & HAMLIN 1872+/- 13373
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1897 14696
BELL, W., & CO. pre-1880 14869 case, 13076 action
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1890 15203
BELL, W., & CO. 1879+/- 15862
BELL, W., & CO. 1881 +/- 19173
CHASE, A.B. 1890 +/- 19939
WILLIAMS ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1904 21145
PRINCE, GEORGE A., & CO. 1860 21502
BELL, W., & CO. 1901 21727
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1902 Feb. 2 21931
BELL, W., & CO. 1883 +/- 22115
BELL, W., & CO. 1882 +/- 22434
PRINCE & CO. 1859 22499
PELOUBET, PELTON & CO. 24725
LYON & HEALY 25100?
DEBAIN, ALEXANDRE-FRANCOIS 1860 +/- 26662 / 19982
BELL, W., & CO. ? 26674
BELL, W., & CO. 1885 26737
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1885 +/- 26980
WOODS, GEORGE C. 1883 +/- 27358
BELL, W., & CO. 1902 Sept 5 28678
BELL, W., & CO. 1903 Apr 28 29105
WEAVER ORGAN & PIANO CO. 30930
KARN, D.W., CO., LTD. 1893 31186
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1903 31205
BELL, W., & CO. 1883 32793
BELL, W., & CO. 1904 Mar 4 33763
BELL, W., & CO. 34115
BELL, W., & CO. 1886 34121
BELL, W., & CO. 1886 34134
BELL, W., & CO. 1886 +/- 34744
BELL PIANO & ORGAN CO. 34933
BELL, W., & CO. 1887 Jun 2 37094
BELL, W., & CO. 1887 37284
ESTEY, J., & CO. March 1873 38013
BELL, W., & CO. 1887 March 7 38574
BELL, W., & CO. 39586
BELL, W., & CO. 1889 +/- 40133
BELL, W., & CO. 1888 40466
BELL, W., & CO. 1886 +/- 40740
BELL ORGAN & PIANO CO. 1906 40811
BELL, W., & CO. 1887, April 42011