Spreading the Bonney affliction!

[LesserSon]

Looks like my iPhone has forgotten how to select the reaction emoji (laughter about tmc’s friend, rather than like) from the menu since upgrading to iOS16.7.2 this morning. Thanks, Apple.

 

[LesserSon]

Oh, sure - NOW it works.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Not sure if this is the place to ask this, but this is where I discovered Bonney tools so...
I recently saw a set of (used) Bonney combination wrenches for sale, $300 (Thats CAD, which translates to $218 USD), sizes 1/4” through 1 1/4”.
Does that sound like a reasonable price to you guys?

 

[Raineman]

Does it have the roll bag with it? Which era are they? If they are the polished ones in good condition, that doesn't sound hateful. I wouldn't sell my set for that little (or at all).

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Does it have the roll bag with it? Which era are they? If they are the polished ones in good condition, that doesn't sound hateful. I wouldn't sell my set for that little (or at all).

Oh yes in the roll bag, should have mentioned that. Polished, I don’t know what era, I’ll try to post the pic.

Edit: this is the only pic in the ad, and that bag looks homemade...

 

[bonneyman]

Another Bonney has been added to the fold! A 13/16" angle wrench in pristine condition!

 

[Raineman]

Oh yes in the roll bag, should have mentioned that. Polished, I don’t know what era, I’ll try to post the pic.

Edit: this is the only pic in the ad, and that bag looks homemade...

Those are the greatest ones to have as “users” and I’d pay near 200usd all day long. I still wouldn’t sell my set like that for that kind of money. It does look like not an original roll though. Beat him up and get ‘em.

I’ve got a Snap on Flank Drive Plus set, and I reach for my Bonney first.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Beat him up and get ‘em.

Well I’ll see what I can do... lol

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Not sure if this is the place to ask this, but this is where I discovered Bonney tools so...
I recently saw a set of (used) Bonney combination wrenches for sale, $300 (Thats CAD, which translates to $218 USD), sizes 1/4” through 1 1/4”.
Does that sound like a reasonable price to you guys?

Update on this, I just picked them up for $265 CAD.

 

[Raineman]

All day long. You’re gonna love them.

 

[LesserSon]

Update on this, I just picked them up for $265 CAD.

Congratulations!
Can we get photo confirmation? The V-throat says Bonney, but the foggy seller pic leaves the specific branding, and especially the box ends, to the imagination.

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Congratulations!
Can we get photo confirmation? The V-throat says Bonney, but the foggy seller pic leaves the specific branding, and especially the box ends, to the imagination.

 

[LesserSon]

Thank you, OF; those are awesome!

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

Trouble is, my OCD says I now need a metric set too...

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Was surprised to find these bon e cons were made in India

 

[3baygarage]

Was surprised to find these bon e cons were made in India

You've been Bon-E-Conned!

Brought one home years back and was surprised too.

 

[z28lsc]

I scored these from ebay last weekend for 5.50 + shipping. I feel Like I stole them from the seller. All 3/4 drive.

 

[Mikeske]

Obnoxiousfumes. I have the full set of metric from 10 to 21 MM and a skip to 23 MM in the long reach. Then in the short reach I have from 5-19 MM in black oxide. I got the black oxides from eBay and the long reach my original set was 10-20 MM and then the 21 and 23 MM I found later on eBay. I had my original long reach for 40 years and yea they been used hard and put away clean.

The original vinyl bags were really nothing to write home about and in the metric and SAE as my wrenches all came in the vinyl roller bags but after a entire career of use they long ago departed as they fell apart from my use.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

Obnoxiousfumes. I have the full set of metric from 10 to 21 MM and a skip to 23 MM in the long reach. Then in the short reach I have from 5-19 MM in black oxide. I got the black oxides from eBay and the long reach my original set was 10-20 MM and then the 21 and 23 MM I found later on eBay. I had my original long reach for 40 years and yea they been used hard and put away clean.

The original vinyl bags were really nothing to write home about and in the metric and SAE as my wrenches all came in the vinyl roller bags but after a entire career of use they long ago departed as they fell apart from my use.

Truthfully because of the way I work. I would not be able to find them because they are to organized. They're not out there where I can see them. Like my socks.

 

[Raineman]

Mikeske, I haven't come across a polished set of MEB's in the wild, then again I haven't been actively looking. I've got my MAC CLL set to fill that void. However, I do have a partial set of the MEB black oxide that I'm working on filling. Always like your Bonney posts.

 

[Mikeske]

Mikeske, I haven't come across a polished set of MEB's in the wild, then again I haven't been actively looking. I've got my MAC CLL set to fill that void. However, I do have a partial set of the MEB black oxide that I'm working on filling. Always like your Bonney posts.

The metric long reaches from the Triangle era are hard to find. A few years ago Harry Epstein's had some of the wrenches but it took me four years to find replacements of missing wrenches as I think I had the 12, 14 and 17 MM missing. The black oxide MEBs were a lucky happenstance in me finding the entire set all at once on eBay and I grabbed those up quick. I do use the black oxide ob occasion where a long reach does not fit but for the most part the long reach is my first go to. I do appreciate the fact that you like the post I do.

 

[Mikeske]

Truthfully because of the way I work. I would not be able to find them because they are to organized. They're not out there where I can see them. Like my socks.

I always had to keep everything organized and the tools put away as I was an aviation for the final 30 years of my working life and had to account for all my tools after every job. Well that instilled in me to keep it organized after I retired. For the first ten years of my working life I was a vehicle mechanic

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

I always had to keep everything organized and the tools put away as I was an aviation for the final 30 years of my working life and had to account for all my tools after every job. Well that instilled in me to keep it organized after I retired. For the first ten years of my working life I was a vehicle mechanic

Yea I totally understand. I am just a mess. I always get people stopping in to have me fix it. In the middle of something going on. Not now. But springtime is crazy. I always do a reorganize every fall but not this fall. I would bet I would win the messiest garage on this site. And I am not proud of it.

 

[Mikeske]

Yea I totally understand. I am just a mess. I always get people stopping in to have me fix it. In the middle of something going on. Not now. But springtime is crazy. I always do a reorganize every fall but not this fall. I would bet I would win the messiest garage on this site. And I am not proud of it.

I am that way when I work on someone’s or for that matter my own stuff. Everything I drag out I just either toss it on top of my toolbox or on a cart. When I finish I then wipe everything down and return it to the toolbox. That way I have done an inventory of all the tools and if something is missing I can do a complete search before the vehicle is gone. With the cost of the tools I have put in to the Bonney tools I want to insure I have everything back in its place and I have left nothing behind.

Back in 2018 I bought a new car and had it in for warranty items it was mostly knock knack items but one was a recall on the engine warranty and when I get the vehicle home I kept hearing a intermittent rattle from the front end. When I did my own oil change on the vehicle I bumped the front air dam and heard something clang. I reach in from the back side of the air dam with a magnet and I pulled out a Marco Christmas tree puller a 1/4” Snap on racket and a 10 MM socket from the air dam. That was all taken back to the dealership a month later and I showed the tools to the service manager. Seems the mechanic that left the tools quit and the dealership said keep the tools.

 

[bonneyman]

Trouble is, my OCD says I now need a metric set too...

Yes, you do!

 

[bonneyman]

Obnoxiousfumes. I have the full set of metric from 10 to 21 MM and a skip to 23 MM in the long reach. Then in the short reach I have from 5-19 MM in black oxide. I got the black oxides from eBay and the long reach my original set was 10-20 MM and then the 21 and 23 MM I found later on eBay. I had my original long reach for 40 years and yea they been used hard and put away clean.

The original vinyl bags were really nothing to write home about and in the metric and SAE as my wrenches all came in the vinyl roller bags but after a entire career of use they long ago departed as they fell apart from my use.

Shoot, I know where I want to hang out!

Mikie, can I rent a room?????

 

[ararat]

I posted these on a thread about fence pliers and it was suggested that I post them here. Bonney fence pliers with hatchet and pry bar and tack puller. I didn't see any patent date on them.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I didn't see any patent date on them.

I'll just repeat here what I said over on the new "Fencing PLiers" thread.

I could be wrong, but it sure looks like a spittin' image for this! Note that DATAMP considers it "Not known to have been produced," simply because they have no examples. The nice/rightcool thing to do would be to contact a steward. They will, eventually, amend that, allude to Bonney in some way (they may not be the OEM) and include photos of your "Bonney Tomahawk" branded example, crediting you.

 

[ararat]

I'll just repeat here what I said over on the new "Fencing PLiers" thread.

I could be wrong, but it sure looks like a spittin' image for this! Note that DATAMP considers it "Not known to have been produced," simply because they have no examples. The nice/rightcool thing to do would be to contact a steward. They will, eventually, amend that, allude to Bonney in some way (they may not be the OEM) and include photos of your "Bonney Tomahawk" branded example, crediting you.

Thanks. That is cool. I will send them a few pictures and see what they say.

 

[Mikeske]

Today I found a couple of sockets in the local Habitat for Humanity shop. A A31 half inch drive circle CV 31/32s socket and a later pre Triangle socket 3/8s drive 3/4" socket. Anyone interested in either of these sockets just PM me as I really do not need them but since they were Bonney I just had to rescue them from their fate.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

I picked up this brass Bonney stamped badge today at a local swap meet. I assume it would have been on an early box. I looked through quite a few sources but haven't yet found and exact match. Given the content it is probably from about the time Bonney first started using the drop forged production method in the late teens. Here is a pic. Ed.

 

[LesserSon]

I think it is more likely from a merchandising display board than a box.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I picked up this brass Bonney stamped badge today at a local swap meet. I assume it would have been on an early box.

Such as this one?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

What are your plans for the brass tag, Ed? And what are the dimensions?

That plate on the top of my box is just resting there, doesn't belong there, and doesn't suit the box anyway. But my better judgement is doing a terrible job of resisting the idea of picturing that brass tag placed front and center just under that little cylinder lock!

 

[ararat]

Such as this one?

That looks just like my C E Jennings machinist box. Maybe the same maker?

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Maybe the same maker?

Definitely C.E. Jennings. I identified it for the prior owner and we discussed it again when @LesserSon found a similar one and was looking to make a match. Discussed earlier in the thread.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

Seeing the plate on the top of your box is what made me think early box badge Lugz. Only two tack holes in the upper perimeter so it could well have been on a board or other sales display? Also when I called it a stamped badge it is not like most stamped tags with the relief being pushed through from the back side which is flat. It does have a very light marking in the lower right corner where corrosion is the worst. Haven't quite made that out yet but here's a pic. Dimensions are 2-9/16 x 7-9/16. No plans for the perfect display location as of yet so I could be up for something I suppose...the vendor I bought it from was sure proud of it.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

I would think from a wrench board. This one is painted on but similar layout and size.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

It does have a very light marking in the lower right corner where corrosion is the worst. Haven't quite made that out yet but here's a pic.

I am guessing that's who made the tag. Beach or Art Supply or some other company in the Coshocton, Ohio area, which was an epicenter for industrial advertising, including lithographed boards, signs, tags, etc.

Dimensions are 2-9/16 x 7-9/16

Thanks. Personally, I think that's way too small for a merchandiser or a tool board.

No plans for the perfect display location as of yet so I could be up for something I suppose...the vendor I bought it from was sure proud of it.

I am not trying to talk you out of it. But if you're not committed to it, and you want to do a future trade in which I take the lop-sided brunt of the vendor's excessive pride, please put me first in line!

 

[Ricky Joe]

I am guessing that's who made the tag. Beach or Art Supply or some other company in the Coshocton, Ohio area, which was an epicenter for industrial advertising, including lithographed boards, signs, tags, etc.

Thanks. Personally, I think that's way too small for a merchandiser or a tool board.

I am not trying to talk you out of it. But if you're not committed to it, and you want to do a future trade in which I take the lop-sided brunt of the vendor's excessive pride, please put me first in line!

I would definitely be interested in the tools in the bottom drawer of your box, should be interested in trading or selling. Are they Bonney?