Spreading the Bonney affliction!

[bonneyman]

3bay, I did not know the triangle mark was on any tool but Bonney's proper.

Mike, that flare set is really nice and I've only seen a couple during my searches.

 

[Mikeske]

3bay, I did not know the triangle mark was on any tool but Bonney's proper.

Mike, that flare set is really nice and I've only seen a couple during my searches.

I had one that was on my old service cart at work right after I got out of the Air Force and someone decided that they needed it more then me. It is only missing the handle on it. Otherwise complete.

 

[Hiatt1991]

Here's a couple of my old Bonneys. I love how heavy duty the bigger one is.

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[Private Lugnutz]

3bay, I did not know the triangle mark was on any tool but Bonney's proper.

I don't know anything about Dayton or the other brand, but that triangle is on all Herbrand, Utica, and Bonney tools that were made in Orangeburg, SC after they were moved there for production as managed brands of the Triangle Corporation. Not to sully this thread with Herbrand tools, but here, for example, is a nearly complete set of non-reversible ratcheting wrenches with snap-over jaws from the late 1960’s Triangle era, and a close-up of the markings.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I picked up a really nice WWII-era V25 ratchet today. The action is perfect and its condition is excellent.

 

[noid]

Free of charge from a machine shop that was selling a cherry picker.

 

[Username already in use]

I picked up a really nice WWII-era V25 ratchet today. The action is perfect and its condition is excellent.

Nice ratchet, but I think it's likely immediate post war. The wartime V25 ratchet should be stamped 'Made in USA' and the selector is slightly different. Oval shaped, not round.
I'll dig mine out and share a pic when I get a chance.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

No you're right. I wasn't thinking. What I was thinking about was how great it would look in that set I used to have (moved on, now regrettably more than ever, to phil)!

 

[cliftonbros89]

Got my first Bonney tools. Found them on Facebook Marketplace. Got them for $35. A few missing. I got a 1/2" on eBay for a few bucks.
If I could get a 9/16" and 13/16" I'd be satisfied.

 

[twertsy]

3bay, I did not know the triangle mark was on any tool but Bonney's proper.

Mike, that flare set is really nice and I've only seen a couple during my searches.

Mornin' George, the triangle would be on anything Triangle Tool owned like Bonney, Herbrand, etc.

 

[bonneyman]

Got my first Bonney tools. Found them on Facebook Marketplace. Got them for $35. A few missing. I got a 1/2" on eBay for a few bucks.
If I could get a 9/16" and 13/16" I'd be satisfied.

Nice set! And fantastic price!

I have them up to 3/4". The 9/16" shouldn't be too hard to get. The 13/16" will be a bear.

 

[bonneyman]

Mornin' George, the triangle would be on anything Triangle Tool owned like Bonney, Herbrand, etc.

Howdy! Don't remember seeing the triangle on the subsidiaries but then again I never really looked for those.

 

[dutchgray]

Well sometimes you check ebay at just the right time, 10 to 19 mm long pattern set in wrench roll for $55, or $101 with the international post and taxes, I consider this to be very good.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UTICA-Bon...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Will post actual pics when they arrive which will probably be about 2 weeks.

 

[cliftonbros89]

Nice set! And fantastic price!



I have them up to 3/4". The 9/16" shouldn't be too hard to get. The 13/16" will be a bear.

I couldn't pass them up. I think they'll be perfect for all the hydraulic hose problems I've been having the last year or so. I figured 13/16" would be difficult to find. However, it's a very common size for hose fittings. It'd be handy to have.

But I have to say, I don't think I'll find much use for the standard boxed end with it being on the same wrench as a flare nut end. But I suppose I may find a day I need a zero degree box end.

 

[Mikeske]

I went to my main toolbox and I needed a feeler gauge I have four or five of them I grabbed the first one and was using the feeler gauge when I looked down I had a Bonney K-53 feeler gauge. I thought I lost that feeler gauge forever and it was sitting right under my other feeler gauges. Well now it is in my Bonney toolbox

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I found this ignition file at a flea market this past weekend.

 

[sk farmer]

Well sometimes you check ebay at just the right time, 10 to 19 mm long pattern set in wrench roll for $55, or $101 with the international post and taxes, I consider this to be very good.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UTICA-Bon...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Will post actual pics when they arrive which will probably be about 2 weeks.

sweet deal on a very nice set. i hope they are as nice as the look. i picked mine up nos from epsteins a few years back.

 

[Username already in use]

I found this ignition file at a flea market this past weekend.

Lugz, if you're not keen on keeping that ignition file, I'm sure our friend in Oz would like to have it. I think I have a package heading his way soon.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I'm not sure yet. I do have a bunch of Bonney electrical wrenches. No leatherette roll-up for them yet. Story of my life, I used to have a little black clip-on screwdriver that looked BONNEY to me that I moved on to someone else, I think maybe you IIRC!

 

[Username already in use]

You recall correctly.
I've got a handful of spare wartime Bonney electrical wrenches. Lemme know which ones you're missing. I may be able to help you out.

 

[bonneyman]

I couldn't pass them up. I think they'll be perfect for all the hydraulic hose problems I've been having the last year or so. I figured 13/16" would be difficult to find. However, it's a very common size for hose fittings. It'd be handy to have.

But I have to say, I don't think I'll find much use for the standard boxed end with it being on the same wrench as a flare nut end. But I suppose I may find a day I need a zero degree box end.

That's why it's hard to find used. It's a size that probably gets wore out from use and/or people keep it to work on stuff they have. The angle wrenches and flares are really hard to find in 13/16".

And don't discount the box end of that combo. Notice the walls on those are much thicker than the walls on the open end/box combos. For those impossibly tight fittings the box end of the flare/box combo is awesome strong.

 

[bonneyman]

I found this ignition file at a flea market this past weekend.

Did you find the points/condenser it goes with?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Yup!

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[Mikeske]

I remember that I had 2 different types of Bonney feeler gauges and decided after grabbing the one yesterday I would go back and check the rest of the feeler gauges. I found the 2nd one today. A K-52 feeler gauge the 2nd picture

 

[VinceG]

Not mine but on CL Chicago thought some one might like it
https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/for/d/bonney-loc-rite-wrench-sign/6331425250.html

 

[gregaz]

I hope this is OK to do - I could really use some advice from the "in-the-know's."

I came across a lot of 9 vintage Bonney wrenches. Some are WWII era, some are Bonaloy, etc. I have no use for them, and I am not a Bonney collector. I am wondering what the best way for me to pass them on to someone who could appreciate them / use them.

My preference would be to trade with someone here for tools I could actually use. But I am open to outright selling as well. Where is the best venue for that - eBay? GJ Classifieds?

Here is what I have:

1020 - 1/4 - 5/16 - H*U (First letter hard to make out, it's so small)
1025 - 1/2 - 19/32 - C*W (1/2 marking on the face of the jaw has been filed off)
1027C - 9/16 - 11/16 - H*W? (I am totally unsure of the second letter - very hard to make out)
1729 - 5/8 - 3/4 - D*P (Bonaloy)
1731A - 3/4 - 7/8 - ?*A (Marking are VERY hard to make out - A is barely discernable)
1033C - 15/16 - 1 - A*U
1034 - 7/8 - 1-1/16 - C*V
1737 - 1-1/8 - 1-1/4 - J*W (Bonaloy)
OEA46 - 1 7/16

**** I did my best to read the date markings - but some are REALLY hard to discern as I noted, so please understand that.

Group photo attached. Thanks!

 

[bonneyman]

Nice grouping - the OEA angle wrench is fairly modern.

Yeah, you'd probably have better luck posting those in the classifieds. Plus stay out of mod trouble.

 

[gregaz]

Nice grouping - the OEA angle wrench is fairly modern.

Yeah, you'd probably have better luck posting those in the classifieds. Plus stay out of mod trouble.

Yup - will do. Any guidance at to the worth of these? Sorry - I am flying blind here. I know it's whatever the buyer is willing to pay, but where do I start? Thanks!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

1020 - 1/4 - 5/16 - H*U: 1943, but no popular kit that I know of

1025 - 1/2 - 19/32 - C*W: 1945, Jeep & GMTK kits, but motorpool, not factory issue

1027C - 9/16 - 11/16 - H*W?: 1945, Jeep & GMTK kits, motorpool

1729 - 5/8 - 3/4 - D*P (Bonaloy): 1952

1731A - 3/4 - 7/8 - ?*A: Cannot be an A. First letter ran A-L (for 12 months), and second letter M-Z (for years, starting in '21, '35 and '49)

1033C - 15/16 - 1 - A*U: 1943, GMTK kit

1034 - 7/8 - 1-1/16 - C*V: 1944, but no popular kit that I know of

1737 - 1-1/8 - 1-1/4 - J*W (Bonaloy): late 1945, post-war, very early production for a Bonaloy DOE; DBEs began before the war

EDIT: Value for the wartime wrenches with known kit applications is anywhere from $5 to maybe $15 or so. These Bonney's are not highly desirable. Bonney 585's are a little moreso, but they're not mealtickets either.

 

[Mikeske]

Found this old solid socket wrench today at a Flea market

 

[gregaz]

1020 - 1/4 - 5/16 - H*U: 1943, but no popular kit that I know of

1025 - 1/2 - 19/32 - C*W: 1945, Jeep & GMTK kits, but motorpool, not factory issue

1027C - 9/16 - 11/16 - H*W?: 1945, Jeep & GMTK kits, motorpool

1729 - 5/8 - 3/4 - D*P (Bonaloy): 1952

1731A - 3/4 - 7/8 - ?*A: Cannot be an A. First letter ran A-L (for 12 months), and second letter M-Z (for years, starting in '21, '35 and '49)

1033C - 15/16 - 1 - A*U: 1943, GMTK kit

1034 - 7/8 - 1-1/16 - C*V: 1944, but no popular kit that I know of

1737 - 1-1/8 - 1-1/4 - J*W (Bonaloy): late 1945, post-war, very early production for a Bonaloy DOE; DBEs began before the war

EDIT: Value for the wartime wrenches with known kit applications is anywhere from $5 to maybe $15 or so. These Bonney's are not highly desirable. Bonney 585's are a little moreso, but they're not mealtickets either.

Lugz ... That was beautiful! THANK YOU!!!!

 

[LesserSon]

Didn’t think I’d get to a venue today, but plans changed and, managing an hour at the Quakertown flea, picked up these two CVs: a 1731A engineer from September 1922 (bare steel), and a 401A tappet from March 1941 (cadmium).

 

[Private Lugnutz]

An excellent Statistics class professor stripped me of all my superstitious delusions about synchronicity and other human-created hogwash a long time ago, but sometimes a strong coincidence still makes me wonder. To wit, I have never found a Mack truck tool in my life. One week after Catfishdan kindly sends me his Bonney-made Mack S-wrench, lo and behold, what do I find at the flea market? A 32-oz. Mack ball-pein hammer!

 

[Catfishdan]

An excellent Statistics class professor stripped me of all my superstitious delusions about synchronicity and other human-created hogwash a long time ago, but sometimes a strong coincidence still makes me wonder. To wit, I have never found a Mack truck tool in my life. One week after Catfishdan kindly sends me his Bonney-made Mack S-wrench, lo and behold, what do I find at the flea market? A 32-oz. Mack ball-pein hammer!

Dude! They look great together.

 

[twertsy]

Thanks to a box of very old Bonney wrenches I picked up yesterday, I now only need 2 wrenches to complete my 2 boards. I need a 23F and 25F, and they should look like this pics. Can anyone assist?

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[Private Lugnutz]

Dude! They look great together.

Thanks, Dan. You can imagine my delight when I turned it over and saw that logo!

I need a 23F and 25F, and they should look like this pics.

Now jotted down in my little green back pocket book. We WILL get this done.

 

[Mikeske]

If you are looking for more items I am trying to find the following metric wrenches.
MEB13L this is a 13MM long pattern wrench full polish.
MEB15L this is a 15MM long pattern wrench full polish


Those 2 sizes are going to be difficult to find as they are most commonly used sizes.

I have the following Bonney tools that I would be willing to barter to get the metric wrenches. If that does not work I am sure we could work out something.

DBE 3/4" X 7/8" P/N 2893B
Combination wrench 5/8" P/N W1164
Combination wrench 3/4" P/N 23724
DOE 7/16" X 3/8" P/N 1727
Double open flare 3/4 X 1". P/N RF54

 

[LesserSon]

Hard to win an auction over there professional auction sniper there

I've only managed to win one auction.

And I am doing worse! Nada! Not intending to disparage the winners of the last few AA eBay auctions - congratulations, but geez. Dollars and sense. Pretty much like real-life auctions, I guess. And being a loser, well, I’m bummed.
Really wanted that set of Zenel single-offset boxes (well, four of them, anyways), but not for $90+. And then (just ONE of) those Zenel DOEs...
Oh well, gotta remember they were mass-produced, despite every one of them being advertised as “rare.”

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Picked up a few Bonney pieces today. I haven't weighed the ball-peen hammer yet. I am guessing 8 ozs. The vise is a standard 2". (I was just having a conversation about them on the Garage Sale thread with 454ragtop. They were the economy line to the Champion line. I like his descriptive "I-Beam" term for the style.)

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Here's the 2" 'I-Beam' I just found next to a 1-1/2" vise I found last week, which RagTop454 identified as a Bonney, directing me to the 1914 catalog. I had missed the entire Standard line when I looked up the Champion line vise I found a few weeks ago. Unlike the 2" standard vise, it isn't marked. I thought at first that it was missing the swiveling clamp disk, but apparently some of the Bonney vises (assuming the 1" and 1-1/2") did not have them.

I am not convinced the smaller one is a Bonney. It does not match the catalog image exactly. You can judge for yourself.

The second pic is the top of the page from the Bonney 1914 catalog. (I wish I had taken the photo with the vises switched - would've been perfect!)