Half Mortise Jewelry Box Locks

Half Mortise Box Locks

• Sold each
• Includes: Brass-plated Key
• Brass mounting screws and 1 key included
• Material: Brass with steel box, brass strike
• Insert Escutcheon: #0241 can be used with this lock

Half Mortise Jewelry Box Locks are reproduced in a limited amount of sizes. Thus, exactly matching old locks is not always possible. Our entire lock collection is displayed on this site.

• Backset-Distance To Pin: 7/16", 11 mm
• Overall:1-3/4" x 11/16"
• Selvedge: 3/16" x 1-3/4"
• Key size: 1-1/4" Overall Length, Barrel: 3/16" x 11/16", Key-bit Height: 3/16"

Jewelry Box Locks are a brass half mortise style used on many antique boxes. 7/16" backset is a small scale choice for little boxes, game chests and silver cases.

These beautifully crafted half-mortise locks are hardworking, made with a German-mechanism. When installing: mortise lock into box interior. Once in place, simple brass plate is all that is seen. Attach strike to underside of lift lid. Center-post of strike drops down into top of lock, when closing lid, to secure box. Made in Germany

Additional Jewelry Box Locks

• 1/2" backset Box Lock

Replacing Jewelry Box Locks

Keyhole location measurement is critical.Replacement lock-keyhole-location must match location of keyhole in furniture.

To measure: easiest to measure old lock, if you have it:

• Lock Keyhole Location: distance between selvedge-edge - where bolt shoots through, to lock pin. This measurement is known as the backset.
• Furniture Keyhole Cutout Location: distance between furniture-edge to estimated location of lock pin in furniture keyhole.

For help measuring and selecting antique furniture locks, we recommend reading: What you need to know about selecting and replacing half mortise locks.