Bonney Forge was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876[1] by Charles S. Bonney. Originally Bonney Forge crafted forged and finished hardware for horse-drawn wagons, later it became a manufacturer of automotive hand tools, and now it is a manufacturer of fittings and unions, branch connections, steel valves and specialty products.[2]
Bonney Forge
Industry
Manufacturing
Founded
1876 [1] as Bonney Vise & Tool Works; name changed to Bonney Forge & Tool Works in 1921.
Charles S. Bonney (founder); John A. Leone (current CEO)
Products
Hand tools (formerly); fittings and valve markets (currently)
Website
www.bonneyforge.com
In 1953, Bonney Forge was taken over by the Miller Manufacturing Company of Detroit, Michigan.[3] In 1964, the firm sold its tool division to Kelsey-Hayes Corp. of Romulus, Michigan.[4] The firm was later acquired by Gulf and Western Industries. Gulf and Western sold the firm to its president John Leone in 1984.
In March 1964, Bonney Forge[4] closed its manufacturing plant in Allentown after it moved manufacturing operations from there to the Mount Union, Pennsylvania.[4] In August 2001, Bonney Forge closed its manufacturing plant in Allentown because the plant building could not be modernized to handle a new press.[1]
Distributionedit
Bonney Forge valves are broadly distributed internationally, prominently through HSP Valves in the UK, The Alloy Valve Stockist in Spain, and AIV in the US.
See alsoedit
Taylor Forge (Another former subsidiary of Gulf and Western Industries)
Bonney's 1967 Tool Catalog on the Internet Archive
April 30, 2024
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