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Wrench Forum => Wrench Forum => Topic started by: wrenchguy on January 18, 2012, 09:52:55 PM

Title: A wrench I found 40 years ago. A favorite because I've never seen another.
Post by: wrenchguy on January 18, 2012, 09:52:55 PM

Surely not history making or epic.
I guess it was to long when first made.  Its been parted and then pinned together overlapping. Its a rock solid fit without any movement.  It must have been blacksmith modified. Can anyone id what the markings mean?
 thanks

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Title: Re: A wrench I found 40 years ago. A favorite because I've never seen another.
Post by: amertrac on January 19, 2012, 03:15:27 AM

interesting. are both ends the same size?

Title: Re: A wrench I found 40 years ago. A favorite because I've never seen another.
Post by: wrenchguy on January 19, 2012, 09:22:36 AM

The openings are 3/4 and 5/8, what i think the letters read is CEB.Y.  Of course its drop forged and part number of some type is toward the end.
thanks

Title: Re: A wrench I found 40 years ago. A favorite because I've never seen another.
Post by: jimwrench on January 19, 2012, 09:57:04 AM

  Looks like a C E Bonner wrench. They made quick adjust pipe wrenchs primarily but made other wrenchs as well. were locatated in Chrisman,Il initially. Made a car but didn't really make it as auto Co. Moved to Champaign,IL and disappeared. That being said,it explains t he CEB but don't know what the Y is about.

Title: Re: A wrench I found 40 years ago. A favorite because I've never seen another.
Post by: wrenchguy on January 20, 2012, 05:03:45 PM

Thanks jimwrrench, what i thought was a "y" must be a "m" .

I should have remembered  CEB mfg, as i done some research about a neat drive wedge/nail puller 13 years back with 1901 patent date.   
jimwrench posting that photo of their script logo made me think i'd seen it in my collection before.
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Title: Re: A wrench I found 40 years ago. A favorite because I've never seen another.
Post by: mvwcnews on February 20, 2012, 09:23:59 PM

C.E. Bonner bet the  shop  getting into the automobile manufacturing business.  They guessed their success in the hand tool business would carry over.  Went belly up big time, in very short order. 
(  http://books.google.com/books?id=oxVaAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA720&dq=bonner+chrisman&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5g1DT7BY6unRAdOzvN4H&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=bonner%20chrisman&f=false )