Ingram & Bell Ltd.
Title
Ingram & Bell Ltd.
Chandler, Ingram & Bell Ltd.
Type
Company
Coverage
Toronto, ON
Begin Date
1904-01-01
Active Until
1994-01-01
Location
420 Yonge St., Toronto, ON (1909)
256 McCaul St., Toronto, ON (1914, 1961)
519 Centre St., Calgary, AB (1930)
4664 St. Catherine St. W., Montreal, QC (1961)
201 Kennedy St, Winnipeg, MB (1961)
2130 Burrard St., Vancouver, BC (1961)
Product Areas
Medical
Surgical
Hospital
Activities
Supplying
Timeline
- 1904 – Founded in Toronto? (“Fifty-Seventh Annual Report”)
- 1909 – Active as Chandler, Ingram & Bell Ltd. at 420 Yonge St., Toronto, ON. “Physicians and Hospital Supplies” President is T.H. Hamilton; Vice-PResdient and General Manager W.J. Ingram; F.J. Bell Secretary-Treasurer. (Toronto City Directory (1909): 457)
- 1914 – Active at 256 McCaul St., Toronto, ON (“Showroom of Ingram & Bell, Limited”)
- 1930 – Active with a branch in Calgary, AB at 519 Centre St., Calgary, AB. (Hendersons Calgary City Directory (1930): 859)
- 1935 – Active at 236 McCaul St., Toronto, ON. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory 1935: CLASS 173)
- 1961 – Active at 256 McCaul St., Toronto, ON, and issuing its 57th Annual Report. Selling “Pharmaceutical, surgical instruments, physicians, hospitals and clinical laboratory supplies.” Has branches in Montreal, QC (4664 St. Catherine St. W.); Winnipeg, MB (201 Kennedy St); Calgary, AB (2032 – 10th, SW); Vancouver, BC (2130 Burrard St.). (“Fifty-Seventh Annual Report”)
- 1994 – Ingram & Bell Scientific is purchased by ESBE Scientific of Markham, ON. (“ESBE Scientific”)
- 1909 – Active as Chandler, Ingram & Bell Ltd. at 420 Yonge St., Toronto, ON. “Physicians and Hospital Supplies” President is T.H. Hamilton; Vice-PResdient and General Manager W.J. Ingram; F.J. Bell Secretary-Treasurer. (Toronto City Directory (1909): 457)
- 1914 – Active at 256 McCaul St., Toronto, ON (“Showroom of Ingram & Bell, Limited”)
- 1930 – Active with a branch in Calgary, AB at 519 Centre St., Calgary, AB. (Hendersons Calgary City Directory (1930): 859)
- 1935 – Active at 236 McCaul St., Toronto, ON. (Might’s Greater Toronto City Directory 1935: CLASS 173)
- 1961 – Active at 256 McCaul St., Toronto, ON, and issuing its 57th Annual Report. Selling “Pharmaceutical, surgical instruments, physicians, hospitals and clinical laboratory supplies.” Has branches in Montreal, QC (4664 St. Catherine St. W.); Winnipeg, MB (201 Kennedy St); Calgary, AB (2032 – 10th, SW); Vancouver, BC (2130 Burrard St.). (“Fifty-Seventh Annual Report”)
- 1994 – Ingram & Bell Scientific is purchased by ESBE Scientific of Markham, ON. (“ESBE Scientific”)
Sources
“ESBE Scientific” ESBE Scientific LinkedIn Profile – “Overview”. (https://www.linkedin.com/company/esbe-scientific/?originalSubdomain=ca)
“Fifty-Seventh Annual Report – for the year ended December 31st, 1961” Ingram & Bell Ltd. (December 1961) (https://ia804705.us.archive.org/17/items/Ingr0593_1961/Ingr0593_1961.pdf)
“Showroom of Ingram & Bell, Limited” (Photograph), 1914. Toronto Public Library Digital Archive, PC_5878 (https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/386150/showroom-of-ingram--bell-limited-256-mccaul-street-toron) [29-11-23]
“Fifty-Seventh Annual Report – for the year ended December 31st, 1961” Ingram & Bell Ltd. (December 1961) (https://ia804705.us.archive.org/17/items/Ingr0593_1961/Ingr0593_1961.pdf)
“Showroom of Ingram & Bell, Limited” (Photograph), 1914. Toronto Public Library Digital Archive, PC_5878 (https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/386150/showroom-of-ingram--bell-limited-256-mccaul-street-toron) [29-11-23]
Collection
Citation
“Ingram & Bell Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 30, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8307.
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