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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;808 raver, post: 10292113, member: 4654&quot;]The hardest part of restoration is finding the right hardware to fit the box, I&#039;ve resorted to buying a big bag of lock keeps as a restorers lot, the same thing for keys, by far the hardest is locks and hinges, I&#039;ve waited years to find the right lock for a writing slope and hinges I tried making myself (surprisingly difficult)</p><p>If you were close I&#039;d let you search my keeps bag for one that fits.</p><p>You might find the right antique store locally who has a bunch of them and will let you bring your box in and find one that fits, I have one like that near me. Unfortunately most hardware isn&#039;t standard, locks were made by small manufactures. </p><p>If you aren&#039;t going to take your box and find one that fits you need to measure the distance between each hole on the lock as well as how wide the pegs of the keeps are (these can be filed if slightly too wide) and ask sellers to measure exactly. I&#039;m sorry to be so negative but restoring a box with all the hardware present that&#039;s broken to bits is easier than just missing hinges or locks, don&#039;t get me started on screws, I paid £22 +PP for a gross of brass Nettlefolds screws the other day and that was cheap.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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