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Odd Bonney Socket
- Thread starter Mick56
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Private Lugnutz
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Ya got me stumped! It actually looks like an abbreviation (there is a "." after the H). What can you make of the letters above the _ _ _ CH. U.S.A.? I see a G. I was thinking maybe Orangeburg, where they moved to in 1967, bought by Utica/Kelsey-Hayes, part of Triangle. But the G has a "." after it, too. And what looks like maybe a - C.G. ?
According to the 1967 catalog, Bonney ball joint socket 56804 was used on Plymouth and Dodge and had a 2-9/16" O.D. The figure in the catalog doesn't show a marking. Where are you getting the model number from? the other side?
According to the 1967 catalog, Bonney ball joint socket 56804 was used on Plymouth and Dodge and had a 2-9/16" O.D. The figure in the catalog doesn't show a marking. Where are you getting the model number from? the other side?
I made a mistake in the description. This socket is not marked 56804. I do have a Bonney 56804 socket that came with the one shown, but the one shown is not a 56804. The one shown here is just slightly bigger, so I think it is a 56806. But I can't see any numbers on it, I don't really want to clean off the sticker to read it.
By holding the socket just right, under a bright light, I can read Miller Mfg. Co as the top line, under that is Detroit Mich USA. Off to the right is says C-356.
By holding the socket just right, under a bright light, I can read Miller Mfg. Co as the top line, under that is Detroit Mich USA. Off to the right is says C-356.
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bill300d
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http://www.etoolcart.com/chrysler-ball-joint-scoket-mlr-c-3561.aspx
I can't explain the tape on there other than to cover up the miller markings but it is what you thought.
I can't explain the tape on there other than to cover up the miller markings but it is what you thought.
ssdave
Banned
I see a business opportunity here. I'll have some tape made up that says Bonney. I'll put it on Pittsburg Pro and Craftsman tools, over the name/model #. Scuff it up a bit, so it doesn't look new. Bonney collectors will pay high money to get the rare one of a kind item missing from their set. They won't dare peel up the tape to see what's underneath it, as that would lessen the collector value.
Private Lugnutz
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Bonney made a 56804 (2-9/16" O.D.), 56806 (2-1/4" O.D.), and 56813 (2-3/8" O.D.) for many years. Bonney was part of Miller Mfg. Co from 1953 to 1957 or thereabouts.The one shown here is just slightly bigger, so I think it is a 56806...[ ]... By holding the socket just right, under a bright light, I can read Miller Mfg. Co as the top line, under that is Detroit Mich USA. Off to the right is says C-356.
McKaig Hatch? seems to fit anyway.
Just read the rest of the thread ... never mind.
Just read the rest of the thread ... never mind.
I have a Bonney 56804 ball joint socket, that has a Bonney sticker over the writing on the socket. Any idea what it says under the sticker? I don't know if I should remove the sticker.
I can see the last 2 letters CH and then USA.