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[email protected] (misterfact)

17/02/2004 6:45 AM

looking for decorative brass snap clasps.

I can't find these anywhere.

These are for stained wooden bow cases (holds 40 violin bows-for
dealers)

They are like those 2 clasps you find on luggage. They are two piece-
one mounts on the upper half of the case with a U-shaped spring loaded
clasp that comes down around the similar square on the bottom half to
keep the case closed. (2 per case)

The total up and down length when mounted is about an inch and a
half, maybe a little less.

I thought Stanley makes them. They have everything in the way of
solid brass hinges, clasps, etc- but not these. I saw them once in a
hardware store but can't find them.

If you can help, please email:

Mike Cohrman [email protected]


This topic has 4 replies

bR

[email protected] (Robert Bonomi)

in reply to [email protected] (misterfact) on 17/02/2004 6:45 AM

17/02/2004 6:28 PM

In article <[email protected]>,
misterfact <[email protected]> wrote:
>I can't find these anywhere.
>
> These are for stained wooden bow cases (holds 40 violin bows-for
>dealers)
>
> They are like those 2 clasps you find on luggage. They are two piece-
>one mounts on the upper half of the case with a U-shaped spring loaded
>clasp that comes down around the similar square on the bottom half to
>keep the case closed. (2 per case)
>
> The total up and down length when mounted is about an inch and a
>half, maybe a little less.
>
> I thought Stanley makes them. They have everything in the way of
>solid brass hinges, clasps, etc- but not these. I saw them once in a
>hardware store but can't find them.

They're called a "suitcase latch", oddly enough.

Available from lots of sources.

BD

"Bob Davis"

in reply to [email protected] (misterfact) on 17/02/2004 6:45 AM

17/02/2004 4:24 PM

Try this. http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?sku=4960

Bob

"misterfact" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I can't find these anywhere.
>
> These are for stained wooden bow cases (holds 40 violin bows-for
> dealers)
>
> They are like those 2 clasps you find on luggage. They are two piece-
> one mounts on the upper half of the case with a U-shaped spring loaded
> clasp that comes down around the similar square on the bottom half to
> keep the case closed. (2 per case)
>
> The total up and down length when mounted is about an inch and a
> half, maybe a little less.
>
> I thought Stanley makes them. They have everything in the way of
> solid brass hinges, clasps, etc- but not these. I saw them once in a
> hardware store but can't find them.
>
> If you can help, please email:
>
> Mike Cohrman [email protected]

LZ

Luigi Zanasi

in reply to [email protected] (misterfact) on 17/02/2004 6:45 AM

17/02/2004 7:53 AM

On 17 Feb 2004 06:45:06 -0800, [email protected] (misterfact)
scribbled:

>I can't find these anywhere.
>
> These are for stained wooden bow cases (holds 40 violin bows-for
>dealers)
>
> They are like those 2 clasps you find on luggage. They are two piece-
>one mounts on the upper half of the case with a U-shaped spring loaded
>clasp that comes down around the similar square on the bottom half to
>keep the case closed. (2 per case)
>
> The total up and down length when mounted is about an inch and a
>half, maybe a little less.
>
> I thought Stanley makes them. They have everything in the way of
>solid brass hinges, clasps, etc- but not these. I saw them once in a
>hardware store but can't find them.

Lee Valley:

http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.asp?page=41433&category=3,41399&ccurrency=2&SID=

or

http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.asp?page=41399&category=3&SID=&ccurrency=2

for even more stuff.
Luigi
Replace "nonet" with "yukonomics" for real email address

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to [email protected] (misterfact) on 17/02/2004 6:45 AM

18/02/2004 3:55 AM

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:28:05 +0000, [email protected]
(Robert Bonomi) brought forth from the murky depths:

>In article <[email protected]>,
>misterfact <[email protected]> wrote:
>>I can't find these anywhere.
>>
>> These are for stained wooden bow cases (holds 40 violin bows-for
>>dealers)
>>
>> They are like those 2 clasps you find on luggage. They are two piece-
>>one mounts on the upper half of the case with a U-shaped spring loaded
>>clasp that comes down around the similar square on the bottom half to
>>keep the case closed. (2 per case)
>>
>> The total up and down length when mounted is about an inch and a
>>half, maybe a little less.
>>
>> I thought Stanley makes them. They have everything in the way of
>>solid brass hinges, clasps, etc- but not these. I saw them once in a
>>hardware store but can't find them.
>
>They're called a "suitcase latch", oddly enough.
>
>Available from lots of sources.

I think he was looking for "box snap closures" (prolly
AKA "suitcase latches") which Weegee steered him to at
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.asp?page=46515&category=3,41399,41433&abspage=1&ccurrency=2&SID=

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