Bonney Forge Corporation

Bonney Forge
Industry Manufacturing
Founded 1876 [1] as Bonney Vise & Tool Works; Name changed to Bonney Forge & Tool Works in 1921.
Headquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,;[1] and Allentown, Pennsylvania (former); Mount Union, Pennsylvania, (current)
Key people
 Charles S. Bonney (founder); John Leone current CEO
Products Hand tools (formerly); fittings and valve markets, (currently)
Website www.bonneyforge.com

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]

In 1953 Bonney Forge was taken over by the Miller Manufacturing Company of Detroit, Michigan.[3] In 1964 the firm was sold to Kelsey-Hayes Corp. of Romulus, Michigan.[4]

The company was for many years based in Allentown, Pennsylvania,[1] where it had some of its manufacturing operations.[1] Bonney Forge also had manufacturing operations in Alliance, Ohio,[4] Orangeburg, South Carolina[4][5] and near Milan, Italy.[1][6]

Plant closures

In March 1964 Bonney Forge[4] closed its manufacturing plant in Alliance, after if moved manufacturing operations from there to the Kelsey-Hayes Corp. plant in Orangeburg, South Carolina.[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]

Distribution

Bonney Forge valves are broadly distributed internationially, prominently through AIV Europe in the UK, The Alloy Valve Stockist in Spain, and AIV in the US.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shope, Dan (Aug 30, 2001), Bonney Forge closes plant; Allentown building can't handle a new press; 20 jobs are lost., Allentown, Pennsylvania: Allentown Morning Call, p. A. 18
  2. ↑ http://www.bonneyforge.com
  3. ↑ BONNEY DEAL ARRANGED; Negotiations for Stock Transfer to Miller Co. Completed., New York, New York: New York Times, Mar 24, 1953
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 200 Jobs lost at Alliance, Youngstown, Ohio: Youngstown Vindicator, Mar 24, 1964
  5. ↑ Bonney's 1967 Tool Catalog on the Internet Archive
  6. ↑ IN THE REGION, Allentown, Pennsylvania: Allentown Morning Call, May 3, 1985, p. B. 10

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