Samuel Alexander Bell

Samuel Alexander Bell (c1812-1878) of Bell and Black

c.1811 Born in Belfast, Ireland, son of John Bell

1851 Wax vesta match manufacturer, lived in Stratford

1853 A vesta light manufacturer; he was admitted to the Freedom of the City of London in the Company of Spectacle makers.

1859 Patent by Samuel Alexander Bell and John Black, of Bow-lane, Cheapside, in the city of London, Vesta Light and Fusee Manufacturers, for an invention of "an improved manufacture of fusee." Void 1862

1861 Samuel A Bell 49, vesta manufacturer employing 100 hands, lived in West Ham

1862 Patent. '2311, And Samuel Alexander Bell, of Epping villas, Stratford, Lucifer Match Manufacturer, and Thomas Higgins, of Carriaco-terrace, Bow, in the county of Middlesex, Tornographer*, have given the like notice in respect of the invention of "improved apparatus for dipping lucifer matches."'

1868 Patent. '730 To Samuel Alexander Bell, of Bow-lane, in the city of London, and George Higgons Higgins, of Fairfield-road, Bow, in the county of Middlesex, Machinist, for the invention of "improvements in the manufacture of match boxes, and in apparatus to be used therein."

1871 Samuel A Bell 60, vesta manufacturer, lived in West Ham; also in the house was his aunt Anna Bell 63, a widow born in Dublin

1877 Assignment by Zenus Barmun Stearns to Samuel Alexander Bell of a patent (originating from Herr (?) Gauchot) for improvements in machinery for manufacturing matchboxes.

1878 Died at Tilney House, Snaresbrook, age 68; one of his executors was William Riddall Bell MD

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* Tornographer

A Tornographer was an engraver of Seals (by steam machinery)

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