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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;okcmurals, post: 311835, member: 6327&quot;]Hi, first time poster. I hope someone here can point me down the right path--</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a 1906 mahogany two-pedestal C-shape roll-top banker&#039;s desk. I am trying to figure out how the hook-lock things work on the back of the drawers. </p><p><br /></p><p>I feel like it&#039;s a very common system for file-cabinet type desk drawers, but I cannot find anything via Google (I am clearly not calling them the right thing). </p><p><br /></p><p>On the back of the drawers are harpoon-shaped hooks that go through a vertical board with slots in it for each drawer&#039;s hook. The whole thing has v-shaped spring.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently moved and the top drawer on the left side always latches and won&#039;t open. </p><p><br /></p><p>What is this lock system called and how does it work? The vertical boards have an L-shaped bracket that you can turn up or down. I *believe* this is to catch the tambour. But I don&#039;t know how the lock works. </p><p><br /></p><p>I thought there was some system where the top drawer wouldn&#039;t shut until you made sure all the other drawers were shut or something like that, but I cannot figure out how to engage or disengage the system. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d love for there to be a way to latch and unlatch the harpoon hooks when I wanted to lock my desk. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any help is appreciated. I can upload pics if necessary.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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