Charles S. Bonney
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drivesitfar
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Woody: you are doing a great job putting these old tool threads together. thanks for putting all this information in a thread so I (we) can learn more about these great tools. i'll post up a few of my Bonney tools when i dig them out and take a few pictures. 
Private Lugnutz
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It's not, Twertsy. Many ignition sets in that era (Bonney, Duro-Chrome, Williams, etc) were described in catalogs and advertising as coming in a "leatherette" roll-up or pouch. I have several of them in various conditions, but the most crumbly ones reveal the composition. They're made of fabric with a thin plasticized coating, dyed a leather-like color.
Bonneyman's example (which is one of the nicest I've ever seen) belongs in a museum - or in my GMTK, filled with ignition wrenches, an ignition screwdriver, and igniton pliers.
twertsy
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Wait.........he has the leatherette with no contents!? We need to marry the two, either way is fine with me but if I heard (or read) you correctly, that sucker needs to be full!
toomanytoyzz
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My father has a bunch of Bonney stuff. He worked in Philly in the early 50's as a bodyman and bought alot during that time period. He loved them, but his tool supplier switched to SK and he has been buying them ever since.
I still find a Bonney tool or two every once in a while when searching for an obscure tool in his old Hout box.
I still find a Bonney tool or two every once in a while when searching for an obscure tool in his old Hout box.
It's not, Twertsy. Many ignition sets in that era (Bonney, Duro-Chrome, Williams, etc) were described in catalogs and advertising as coming in a "leatherette" roll-up or pouch. I have several of them in various conditions, but the most crumbly ones reveal the composition. They're made of fabric with a thin plasticized coating, dyed a leather-like color.
Bonneyman's example (which is one of the nicest I've ever seen) belongs in a museum - or in my GMTK, filled with ignition wrenches, an ignition screwdriver, and igniton pliers.
Unfortunately, that photo is the "celebrity runway shot". It's gone downhill from there, and not even preservation oil has slowed the deterioration. Sadly.
But it is still holding my spare work wrenches on the truck! She's a worker, not a beauty queen.
Sleepr66
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I found these the other day in a Kennedy tool box of my grandfathers. Among other things were a pair of Klein pliers and some Bonney tappet wrenches.
3baygarage
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Very nice set of satin DOE's!
According to the 86 catalog, you're missing the 2123, 2426, and 2528.
The V-open end is a huge difference than the regular an arc. That is the main reason I like MAC wrenches and a few others like Cornwell that have it. The knuckle-mac's are awesome and do not round like conventional open end wrenches.
Is Bonnie still around today or did they sell or just go out of business?
Is Bonnie still around today or did they sell or just go out of business?
twertsy
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mdbeck1
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There's a "discount" tool store in town (Meridian Tools) that used to have a huge selection of Bonney combination wrenches. I haven't been there in several years. They had quite a few SAE and metric sizes.
Hmmm... something else to go chase this weekend.
Cooper Tools bought them in 1990 or 91 and closed them down in 1994.
The last two commercial "stashes" are Harry J. Epstien's in Kansas City and Charlies Second Hand Store in Denver.