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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: stanley62 on September 18, 2011, 07:57:20 PM

Title: Thats a Bonney, not a Plomb
Post by: stanley62 on September 18, 2011, 07:57:20 PM

Its usually Plombs that follow me home, but this Bonney looked nice and old...Its a DBE labeled 2805L on on side and ZENEL?  on the other?   Is this a keeper?? Bonneyman??  Anyone??

  Jim

Title: Re: Thats a Bonney, not a Plomb
Post by: bonneyman on September 18, 2011, 10:29:07 PM

I have the newer, full polish style from when Bonney was owned by Triangle Tools. Same number, though.
(http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s345/tankerG/IMG_1522.jpg)
I'd keep it. 1/2" x 9/16" is a good pair to have, and the decent offset works in alot of places.

Title: Re: Thats a Bonney, not a Plomb
Post by: rusty on September 18, 2011, 10:36:08 PM

Yup, keeper, Zenel was Bonney's early alloy steel brand, good steel too...
(Don't assume it is missing chrome, some were sans chrome...)

And as bonneyman says, the offset is nice on those, I have  certain bonney's and some short Indestro's just because of the deep offset's...

Title: Re: Thats a Bonney, not a Plomb
Post by: Fins/413 on September 19, 2011, 08:45:56 AM

I have partial sets of the later Bonneys, both metric and SAE and would rather use them than the SO versions I have.

Title: Re: Thats a Bonney, not a Plomb
Post by: bonneyman on September 19, 2011, 02:40:53 PM

Quote from: Fins/413 on September 19, 2011, 08:45:56 AM

I have partial sets of the later Bonneys, both metric and SAE and would rather use them than the SO versions I have.

If you ever find a spare long DBE 13mm x 15mm in 12 pt, I have a home for it.

Title: Re: Thats a Bonney, not a Plomb
Post by: Fins/413 on September 19, 2011, 04:02:21 PM

I'd need to find two as I need one also. LOL