Sam'sAutoParts
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Have not compared them to any of my other wrenches yet, but the 15mm is thicker then the rest!? The looks nos other then the bend, so it must have been a one time task.
Spreading the Bonney affliction!
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In my experience, this is the one drawback to my Bonney combos. They're so thin they want to "cut" into your hand when you really yank on them. Plenty long enough, good grip in the broaching, chrome is typically beautiful. Just a tad to thin.
Bonney lovers get used to it, but, they are kinda thin.
Sam'sAutoParts
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In spite of the thinness, I like the feel better then snap on.
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Also need a 17. Have considered some of the later Herbrand since I believe the full polish Bonney style actually came after Bonney was merged with Herbrand - correct?
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rjamesohio
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BTW - if I get duplicates I started giving them to one of my sons so he can start his Bonney collections as well.
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Any comments on the Bonn E Con line? I've got a few of them as well, same general shape just looks like the surfaces are not quite as pristine.
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rjamesohio
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One more for the Bonney crowd: I've got two 5/8 full polish combos: interesting in the angle of the open end wrench is reversed from each other when the wrench is laying flat with "Bonney" stamping facing up. Wondered if they actually made them that way or one is a knockoff....
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twertsy
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Bon-e-con was the budget line of Bonney tools, IMHO similar to the distinctions between Craftsman and Sears-marked tools. In order to save costs Bon-e-cons tend to get skimped some on the finishing. And IIRC correctly, they never got the Loc-Rite broaching.
Originally they were domestically produced, but by the 80's they were foreign outsourced, again to keep costs down.
I don't know when they intro'd the full polish style, or if Herbrand was offering wrenches alongside Bonney when they were separate divisions. In later years Bonney did alot of tools, but Utica did pliers and such. Can't sya if that applied to Herband as well. Twertsy might know.
The triangular gullet open end - called Hex-Fit - wasn't introduced until 1967 when Triangle Tools Corp. bought Bonney and her sister divisions. Loc-Rite broaching, though patented in 1964, doesn't seem to have appeared on tools until 1969 or 1970. (Don't have catalog reference on this one, though). I think that they were going through and getting rid of NOS for a couple of years while they did the ownership transition. Again, JMO.
I thought I had a photo of mine up, but can't seem to find it at the moment. I have a partial set of short Bonney combs in metric. Some polished, some satin. I hardly ever use them, preferring the long style or shorty's of other brands that I have (i.e. Thorsen). Let me check my stash. Perhaps we can work out a trade on those or something.
bob15
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You are correct....Bon-E-Con never had the Loc-Rite box end. That is what made these tools the "economy tool line".
bob15
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The Herbrand will look very similar to the Bonney, but they won't have the Loc-Rite box end (the later Herbrand did have the "V" throat open end). The Herbrand will have a conventional 12 point box end.
Thanks for the info!
Still good steel, right? I'm assuming that they were good tools - just not as gussied up as the full polish Bonney's.
OK, here's my small set of shorty combos. I forgot I had them in my personal truck box.
10, 11, 13, 15, and 17mm.
The 10 is a full polish non-gullet, non-Loc-Rite version with a what looks like a factory mis-stamped box end.
The other 4 are satin finish gullet end Loc-Rites.
10, 11, 13, 15, and 17mm.
The 10 is a full polish non-gullet, non-Loc-Rite version with a what looks like a factory mis-stamped box end.
The other 4 are satin finish gullet end Loc-Rites.
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bob15
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Thanks for the info!
Still good steel, right? I'm assuming that they were good tools - just not as gussied up as the full polish Bonney's.
The couple Herbrand wrenches I have, look like a cross between a Bonney and a Bon-E-Con. They are full polish with a V-throat (like a Bonney) and conventional 12 pt box end (like a Bon-E-Con). The chrome isn't that good, but heck it is 60 years old and looked like **** when I bought 'em, used....20 years ago.
ryan20021982
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twertsy
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I just checked Ryan, I only have extras of the 5/8, which it looks like you have.
ryan20021982
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Thanks twersty I'll just add it to the list of ones I am looking for
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twertsy
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I'd say look at the cats but I believe the knurling lasted well into the 60s offhand.
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ganymede
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They probably kept the simple model #'s and the same style of font for a long time too.
Thanks Twertsy.
Thanks Twertsy.
ryan20021982
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twertsy
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1967 is my guess.
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I'm hoping that one of you Bonney aficionados here can help me out. I'm looking for a Bonney Bonaloy long pattern DBE #2893C (opening sizes are 3/4" and 11/16") with a wartime date code (S,T,U,V,W) to go along with this pair of wrenches. Happy to buy or trade. I know they're out there! 
I've been working on this 'set' of wrenches for a wartime general mechanics tool kit for some time, and this would be the final wrench to complete the puzzle.
Here are the other 2 DBEs from the 'set', for your viewing pleasure. Both wrenches are dated I.T. (Oct. 42) but have different finishes to them. Numbers are 2894B and 2894C. They appear to have been made from the same wrench blank. Dimensions are identical except for the milled openings. These wrenches came to me separately, but oddly, both are engraved US, presumably by the military.
Less talk, more pics.
I've been working on this 'set' of wrenches for a wartime general mechanics tool kit for some time, and this would be the final wrench to complete the puzzle.
Here are the other 2 DBEs from the 'set', for your viewing pleasure. Both wrenches are dated I.T. (Oct. 42) but have different finishes to them. Numbers are 2894B and 2894C. They appear to have been made from the same wrench blank. Dimensions are identical except for the milled openings. These wrenches came to me separately, but oddly, both are engraved US, presumably by the military.
Less talk, more pics.
Attachments
They say the following
All say chrome vanadium with a circle with cv
Also have bonney symbol on them
E8 Bon(cv)ney
1/4" and 9/32" wrench- e4 H12
5/16" and 11/32 wrench- hT H14
13/32 and 15/32 wrench- h4 H18
3/8" and 7/16 wrench- Ju H18
Thanks!
All say chrome vanadium with a circle with cv
Also have bonney symbol on them
E8 Bon(cv)ney
1/4" and 9/32" wrench- e4 H12
5/16" and 11/32 wrench- hT H14
13/32 and 15/32 wrench- h4 H18
3/8" and 7/16 wrench- Ju H18
Thanks!
Yeah, I have a wrench roll like that - pic looks ALOT better than the roll does now.
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four.cycle
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you guys did know somebody just posted a set of those little "zenel" wrenches on ebay the other day, right?
$25 + $8 shipping now and nobody's bid on 'em yet. ends Sunday.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Bon...=item465bfd9f24:g:oCMAAOSw241YcphA&rmvSB=true
$25 + $8 shipping now and nobody's bid on 'em yet. ends Sunday.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Bon...=item465bfd9f24:g:oCMAAOSw241YcphA&rmvSB=true
Did a ratchet trade with Derek420, and I got this primo 3/8" Bonney. The chrome is freaking awesome! I usually see lots of 1/2" and 1/4" - most are fairly good condition. But the 3/8" are not that common and typically pretty worn. Guess owners actually use the 3/8"ers!
The condition of this T-702K is simply immaculate. I've never seen one so nice. And now it's mine!
The condition of this T-702K is simply immaculate. I've never seen one so nice. And now it's mine!
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I bought a box of tools a while back, misc. 12pt half inch socket set (mostly) set of Petersen vice grips and....
A pair of Bonnet battery pliers. Quite nice, nice movement. I don't have any other bonney tools, but I like these. I bought the box mainly for the vice grips and a couple of sockets to flesh out a set I was putting together, but I'm very pleased with these.
A pair of Bonnet battery pliers. Quite nice, nice movement. I don't have any other bonney tools, but I like these. I bought the box mainly for the vice grips and a couple of sockets to flesh out a set I was putting together, but I'm very pleased with these.
