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Hi,

Can anybody tell me if they know where to get copies or similar latches that fitted the mid 30's Norton toolbox.

Cheers

Andy

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A couple of years back I spent many fruitless weeks searching ebay - and proper shops - for a suitcase latch to fit.Eventually I found an old suitcase in a junk shop and butchered that. The latch is almost identical and it came ready-patinated!The lugs on the body fitted into the original holes. But the latch part sits higher so it can rest on the overlapping lid of a case instead of being flush with the body. So I made up a thin alloy spacer to suit.If you find a better one, please post here!The PO took the original one off to paint the box - and now he cannot find it anywhere.Now I need the key!David

 


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