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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeff Drum, post: 10439634, member: 6444&quot;]If you have all the parts in working condition except for the stops, then it is easy to fit a compatible piece of wood or metal to act as a stop. I would use a piece of hardwood first to check the dimensions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Measure the difference in distance of bar length between the lock in lock and unlock. Hold a ruler next to the end of one bar while you turn the key back and forth, that is the allowed depth of stop. You already know the location and height of stop from the screw holes. Cut your scrap wood, drill the two holes, and test it out. Adjust as needed with a file until it works. Then decide if you’re happy or want to spend more time on it duplicating in another material, scrap brass and steel are easy to find.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like the originals were brass, you can blow up pics here, esp. 1, 3 and 4 to see shape of original stop, but there is no reason you need to duplicate that: <a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/storage-case-pieces/desks/antique-boston-derby-quartersawn-oak-roll-top-library-secretary-bankers-desk/id-f_40128912/#zoomModalOpen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/storage-case-pieces/desks/antique-boston-derby-quartersawn-oak-roll-top-library-secretary-bankers-desk/id-f_40128912/#zoomModalOpen" rel="nofollow">https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/storage-case-pieces/desks/antique-boston-derby-quartersawn-oak-roll-top-library-secretary-bankers-desk/id-f_40128912/#zoomModalOpen</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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