Bonney Top Chest in KY

[twertsy]

CL Listing

 

[zkling]

Overpriced for condition IMHO.

 

[twertsy]

That may very well be true zkling but, try and find another............it's only the 4th Bonney box I've seen in several years, and only the 3rd chest.

 

[countryroad82]

For my area that's about the right price. Just by chance did you happen to see the prices of any other boxes? Prices start at about $150 and go up from there. That's part of why I would rather just buy new and call it done, I got tired of the prices people ask for stuff around here when I can go to Ohio or Tennessee and pay half the price.

 

[pdangerp]

CL Listing

Did you ever get this? I just happened upon a stash of Bonney stuff including a top chest at a garage sale. I'd like to know how to compare it to other offerings.

 

[twertsy]

Did you ever get this? I just happened upon a stash of Bonney stuff including a top chest at a garage sale. I'd like to know how to compare it to other offerings.

I didn't get that one but here's a link to one I have.

 

[pdangerp]

I didn't get that one but here's a link to one I have.

Thanks. I will need to do some comparisons and sorting before I really know everything that I got. I already noticed a set of double sided sockets that are pretty interesting.

 

[Ponchoguy]

I didn't get that one but here's a link to one I have.

I wonder if Waterloo made those for them. It's got the same top "luggage" handles as my WL made Sears Craftsman units.

 

[twertsy]

I wonder if Waterloo made those for them. It's got the same top "luggage" handles as my WL made Sears Craftsman units.

I cannot tell. The hammer paint is so thick on Bonney boxes that, in my experience, you can't see the stamp. I have a MAC stack with the exact same chest and I took the tray down to bare metal and there's no stamp in the tray either. My SK chest is of the same era but there are significant differences and a clear stamp in the tray. Inconclusive as to who made those so far.

 

[Ponchoguy]

I cannot tell. The hammer paint is so thick on Bonney boxes that, in my experience, you can't see the stamp. I have a MAC stack with the exact same chest and I took the tray down to bare metal and there's no stamp in the tray either. My SK chest is of the same era but there are significant differences and a clear stamp in the tray. Inconclusive as to who made those so far.

I'd contact the various companies (Waterloo, Kennedy, etc) and ask. That's how I found out who made some of my units.

 

[twertsy]

Waterloo has zero records on who they made boxes for.......lost them all in a "system upgrade."

 

[Ponchoguy]

Waterloo has zero records on who they made boxes for.......lost them all in a "system upgrade."

I've never encountered that in asking them.....

 

[twertsy]

I've never encountered that in asking them.....

I spoke to them about a month ago and that's what I was told. Their last acquisition in 2012(?) resulted in upgrades to their IT systems and as a consequence, all their old data was purged (I took it as a mistake).

 

[firworks]

I didn't even know Bonney ever "sold" toolboxes. That's pretty neat.

 

[Ponchoguy]

I spoke to them about a month ago and that's what I was told. Their last acquisition in 2012(?) resulted in upgrades to their IT systems and as a consequence, all their old data was purged (I took it as a mistake).

I'll have to ask my contacts there about that.

 

[twertsy]

I'll have to ask my contacts there about that.

It'd be fantastic if the lady I spoke to simply didn't feel like looking stuff up. Let us know what you find out because I could use that data. In fact, I'm trying to figure out the date and manufacturer of these 2 MAC top chests.....

Box 1
Box 2

 

[Ponchoguy]

It'd be fantastic if the lady I spoke to simply didn't feel like looking stuff up. Let us know what you find out because I could use that data. In fact, I'm trying to figure out the date and manufacturer of these 2 MAC top chests.....

Box 1
Box 2

You have to be persistent with companies like that. It's finding the "old timers" there that know the "old gold".

 

[Packard V8]

For whatever reason, we never got much Bonney out here in the frozen NW. In forty years, I've never seen a Bonney chest of any description Lots of P&C, Proto and Plomb.

Jack Vines

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

For whatever reason, we never got much Bonney out here in the frozen NW. In forty years, I've never seen a Bonney chest of any description Lots of P&C, Proto and Plomb.

Jack Vines

I'm not feeling sorry for you.

 

[egnorant]

I found this one!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/bonney-tool...:g:6c0AAOSwHQ9WUKdk&item=262154039264&vxp=mtr


Only 13 hours left when I found it though.

Bruce

 

[chopper1]

Personally, I think his starting bid is about $100 too high

 

[twertsy]

I think so too chop. It might have gotten close to that with bidding but I highly doubt it'll start there.

 

[bobcatdan]

Looks like a MBC made box to me.

 

[egnorant]

He relisted it! Knocked $25 off. It is too high though. I paid $159 for a top and bottom box...plus I am cheap!

Bruce