Subject: Exhibit cases
We have several display cases with broken locks and the locksmith is at a loss to find parts to repair them. The cases are flat, the kind with glass tops that swing up on rear mounted piano hinges used to display books and manuscripts. The locks are about the diameter of pencils and turn two rods (one on each side) that engage hooks in the case top. Does anyone know of a source for replacement cylinders for these locks? The cases are not all that old but are apparently antiquated so far as locksmiths are concerned. Everett C. Wilkie, Jr. Head Librarian and Crofut Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts The Connecticut Historical Society 1 Elizabeth Street Hartford, CT 06105 USA 203-236-5621, x250 Fax: 203-236-2664 *** Conservation DistList Instance 8:25 Distributed: Wednesday, October 5, 1994 Message Id: cdl-8-25-009 ***Received on Monday, 3 October, 1994