I'm not sure I'm following you on this, LS. Are you saying you enough have "F" wrenches (23, 25, 27, 29, and 33) to make three (3) complete Ford Owners sets except for the 100F for those sets?! How many 100F's do you have?
Yes, with an extra 27F and two exta 29Fs.Lesser
I'm impressed! They are scarce around here.
I do have four 100F's currently hanging on my No. 65 board, two of which are dupes (top two, Pic 2 & 3), and as you can see, some empty hooks on the board. I could be cajoled into giving one of the dupes up in exchange for a few of the wrenches I need. Those are 721, 723, 725B, 27C, 28S, and 33 DOE's, and a 550-AS textile wrench at the bottom.
It was fun while it lasted, and a nice break, but not a good replacement for rigorous study, research, and open discussion, in my opinion. Funny how it's a bit of a microcosm of the remote learning debate that was galvanized during the recent pandemic.
These were used on various machines and engines to access those hard to reach spaces.
To a collector they are worth whatever the market bears. Most often they can be got fairly inexpensive. Since I have limited interest in that era of Bonney tools not much. I prefer the last generation of Bonney tools
Pretty broad range, but the FO date code on the dynamic jaw narrows it down to 1923.
Looks like the A.L.A.M. STD. 1/4” end has been enlarged. The 1/2dr 4095 CV universal is marked FS (June 1927).
As first posted on the GS thread, I acquired a mid-century MB82 today. It came filled with an assortment of tools, among which were some Bonney.
The 500 S-doe is the most interesting. Wondering if it is older than the jellybean logo?
While cleaning up the chest, I realized it has been repainted a slightly dimmer red than the original, apparently without great prep work, as some if it scales off. Not a big concern to me. Unfortunately, the bling silver used in the pressed oval takes what’s left of the original plaid logo with it. Oh well. It was pretty faint and partial anyway. Along with the MB76 I got last winter, I now I have two oval decals to source.
The steel screw is held in the dynamic by a collet secured by a chisel strike to the screw, so reducing the near-1/4” slop would require some creativity (maybe insert a spring à la Baker’s 1915 patent).
If the catalog illustrations are correct, there was a B-Shield on the face of the “anvil,” but if it ever really was there, it has been obliterated by hammering.
There are a few faint double-digit part numbers in the castings.
The only damage seems to be a crack in the dynamic, maybe from cooling around the steel jaw. It doesn’t look to get worse, and even if it broke loose, I think the jaw is otherwise secure, so it wouldn’t affect utility.Can you drop a fat hair pin in there, or a C or E clip or two or three? I think it was my Shop King that had a fat hair clip holding the dynamic in place.
The steel screw is held in the dynamic by a collet secured by a chisel strike to the screw, so reducing the near-1/4” slop would require some creativity (maybe insert a spring à la Baker’s 1915 patent).
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Recently, GJ member PSCo1867 generously sent me some very old (1914 catalog) DOEs to fill out a few I already had. Among them were a J and a K 15° Malleable Machinery Wrenches as seen on p37.
Oh, snap!Some items from Sunday's auto swap meet and flea market. Triangle era, I believe.
Bonney 1/2 dr. 6-pt. deep sockets
ALH-16, -22, -26, -30, -32, -34, and -36. 1/2, 11/16, 13/16, 15/16, 1", 1-1/16, 1-1/8.
Bonney Socket Set tag
Utica (Triangle) Loc-Rite 23124 combo 3/4
This gave me a hint.
Of course they count. Have B shield on them even if they were the budget brand of Bonney. They have survived to this day
