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This is all that was left of the original style trunk catch plate and I had to cut a slot in the floor for the latch. I will make up a finish plate and seal for this area latter but the trunk shuts and latches now then opens with the key.
The innovative design of the Magna Latch means there is no resistance to closure. Traditional gravity type latches actually require a striker bar to come in contact with the latch body creating resistance.
Slightly Rusty Gate Latch
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Scavenge Challenge July 2011 - #15) "Fasten it down or together with a metal staple, brad, latch, hasp, clasp, etc."
The "lock" on the shed. Both came with the house. The purpose of the "lock" is just to keep the doors closed, as there's absolutely nothing of interest in the shed. It used to house the wheel barrow, but at the moment it just might be empty (unless a billion spiders count).
Not that I'm about to open it up and find out!
An iron gate latch from Inchcolm Abbey. Inchcolm Island is in the Firth of Forth, just out from the city of Edinburgh
I don't know what I'll use these for, but they didn't cost me anything. I'm sure I'll find a good use for them.
Latch on a wooden rail car at the Railway Museum, part of the Open Doors Winnipeg 2013.
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Not that i physically seen latch shoes in person but in images
i have seen a good number of cracked latch shoes from collectors my treatment of these was done with uber cautiousness their removal was well after consecutive days of hitting them with PB blaster and slowly taking the bolts out little by little . the shoes were tapped out only with a wood dowel one end till movement then worked the opposite end and repeated till the shoes were removed .
I still think this part is pretty fragile second to the springs whether the springs bottom fills with debris aiding in rotting springs .
A recent trip out to St Lupicin, MB area to Bill Harrison's VaVaVoom Garage.
He has been collecting old cars all his life - there are acres upon acres of classics from the 1920's, thru to the 70's,
These are a few samples of what is out there.
