bonney 2551

[lptools]

Hello, I found a similar wrench on AA, but they show it with XENEL on the shank (handle), This one does not have that marking. It does have 1/4   3/16 on one side of the heads, and BONNEY MADE IN U.S.A and 2551 on the other side of the heads. There is also a raised A.V. on the shank (handle) under the head with the Bonney label.Curious about the lack of the XENEL, and the date code, AA only shows a V.  Overall length is 8". Thanks, Lou

[Papaw]

I have a Bonney Zenel DOE- 3/16 x 7/32 . It is marked ZENEL (with a line through it ) , Bonney Made in Usa, H10 , and has a raised EU on the shank under the 7/32 mark.

[bill300d]

The AV is a date code. First letter is the month, in this case January. The second is the year, this would represent 1930 or 1944 do it isn't a Zenel which fell in between those dates. I would suggest that it is a 1944 date wrench which would explain why it doesn't have any markings on it(think war time), other wise it would be a Chrome Vanadium wrench for 1930.

[skipskip]

Mine is

2561 Bonney made in USA

 Zenel

date code BY

so feb 47?

[bill300d]

Might not be 47 Skip, it may be 33 which is the first year for Zenel I believe.

[skipskip]

33 because  "made in USA"?

[bill300d]

That's one that's hard to call the made in USA went away over a couple of year span.

[bonneyman]

OP, I believe that is a brake wrench.

[lptools]

Hello, AA shows a similar tool, under Specialty Tools, and is calling it a Brake Wrench. Mine has no markings on the handle/shank, and I now have an idea about when it was manufactured. Thanks for all of the info, Lou

[lptools]

Hello, Are you sure about yours being a 2561? I stared at the one I have for a long time not sure if the 3rd number was a 5 or a 6. I took some hydrogen peroxide on a Q-tip, did a good job of cleaning out the stamp, and I am 99.9% sure it reads 2551. Just checking. Regards, Lou

[skipskip]

Hello, Are you sure about yours being a 2561? I stared at the one I have for a long time not sure if the 3rd number was a 5 or a 6. I took some hydrogen peroxide on a Q-tip, did a good job of cleaning out the stamp, and I am 99.9% sure it reads 2551. Just checking. Regards, Lou

DSCF3534 by Skip Albright, on Flickr

[lptools]

Hello, Skip. Thanks for the reply, and the great photos. The stamp on mine is not as crisp as the one that you have. I tried to get a better look at mine, using a camera, and now it looks more like a 2561. Does that mean the 2561 is  a Brake Wrench, like the 2551? I stand corrected, and am more confused than ever!!!! Regards, Lou

[skipskip]

Alloy's pic looks like 61 to me, maybe a typo in the listing?

I dont understand why this a brake wrench, I'll ask my old time friends how it was used in the morning

[bill300d]

I believe your right Skip (a typo). I just looked thru a bunch of Bonney Cats and only see the 2561 so there must not have been a 2551.

[lptools]

Hello, Bill & Skip. Thanks for all the info. Could this have been used on wheel cylinder bleeders? Thanks again, Lou