A wrench I found 40 years ago. A favorite because I've never seen another.

[wrenchguy]

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

[amertrac]

interesting. are both ends the same size?

[wrenchguy]

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

[jimwrench]

  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.

[wrenchguy]

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.

[mvwcnews]

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 )