I have an old Victorian rim lock, of which the spring is broken.
I took it in to a specialist "architectural ironmonger", who took it upstairs, and returned with it "fixed". But when I got it home, the new spring is quite different from the old, and, although the lock does (sort of) work, it does NOT work properly.
My suspicion is that the new spring is actually in quite the wrong place, see picure.
Does anyone know of a WebSite where these things might be described, preferably with pictures ! so that I can compare.
I took it in to a specialist "architectural ironmonger", who took it upstairs, and returned with it "fixed". But when I got it home, the new spring is quite different from the old, and, although the lock does (sort of) work, it does NOT work properly.
My suspicion is that the new spring is actually in quite the wrong place, see picure.
Victorian Rim lock
Victorian Rim lock - is the spring right ? Is it in the right place ? The right way round ?
Does anyone know of a WebSite where these things might be described, preferably with pictures ! so that I can compare.