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Thread: Roll top desk restoration
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6th April 2021, 11:08 AM #1
Roll top desk restoration
Hi all
ive almost completed restoration of a USA made pre-war (1940s) roll top desk. I’ve located a new half mortise dovetail lock (for the door) key and wooden escutcheon and a replacement key for the tambour lock from a USA supplier but they don’t ship internationally.
Does anyone know of an Australian or NZ supplier of these items.
Thanks
SheddieIf you never made a mistake, you never made anything!
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6th April 2021, 01:18 PM #2
Try Jacksons over in Tassie; if they don’t supply what you want I reckon they’d know who would. Also maybe Anton Gerner?
Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.
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6th April 2021, 01:58 PM #3
Thanks Chief.
Update
after many phone calls I ended up in London. With any luck I’ll get an uninfected one sent to me..one day!
No one here seemed to know what a dovetailed half mortise lock was.Last edited by Shedhand; 6th April 2021 at 11:00 PM. Reason: Uodate
If you never made a mistake, you never made anything!
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7th April 2021, 09:40 PM #4
Try Here .
Graeme Brown Antiques
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8th April 2021, 01:35 AM #5
Thanx Robert I Rang them but hadn’t heard of the type of lock I wanted. The guy put me on to A&E Squire in the UK. They couldn’t help. I sent a bunch of pics but they’d never seen the like before. In desperation I tried Amazon.com.au (which I loathe) and a shop in New Mexico had 1 in stock. The lock was $A11.00 but incl freight the total was $US38.00.
If you never made a mistake, you never made anything!
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8th April 2021, 09:38 AM #6
Show us a picture of the lock type if you can .
Rob
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10th April 2021, 09:45 AM #7
Dovetail Half Mortise Rplltop desk lock
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as can be seen the design of the lock makes attaching with nails or screws unnecessary.If you never made a mistake, you never made anything!
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