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<p>[QUOTE="okcmurals, post: 312011, member: 6327"]This is the locked pigeon hole. The key would also fit the knee-hole drawer. </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/jyjiSt3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Latch Mechanism. The "L" bracket, I think goes down (not as shown but in the L position) and catches the tambour when it's open (i'm guessing). You can see the harpoon hook and the vertical wood piece w the slots it hooks onto. The spring does something to adjust the wood up and down but I don't know what. The spring is missing from the right side. </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/hcyJnyE.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Front View. </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/dkyCDa5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>Tambour Key</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/IhcDSAW.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="okcmurals, post: 312011, member: 6327"]This is the locked pigeon hole. The key would also fit the knee-hole drawer. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/jyjiSt3.jpg[/IMG] Latch Mechanism. The "L" bracket, I think goes down (not as shown but in the L position) and catches the tambour when it's open (i'm guessing). You can see the harpoon hook and the vertical wood piece w the slots it hooks onto. The spring does something to adjust the wood up and down but I don't know what. The spring is missing from the right side. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/hcyJnyE.jpg[/IMG] Front View. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/dkyCDa5.jpg[/IMG] Tambour Key [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/IhcDSAW.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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