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I know them as Surface Slide Bolts, used to secure slim cabinet doors. They are still available from:- 

 

https://www.locksonline.com/Furniture-Ball-Bolt-with-Straight-Slide-Surface-Mounted-1051.html

 

 

                             

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2 hours ago, David Schweizer said:

I know them as Surface Slide Bolts, used to secure slim cabinet doors. They are still available from:- 

 

https://www.locksonline.com/Furniture-Ball-Bolt-with-Straight-Slide-Surface-Mounted-1051.html

 

 

                             

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Oh great! This definitely gives me something to go off.

2 hours ago, Tracy D'arth said:

Mable? Bolter?

 

Are they drop back windows?  Is there a hole in the glass? Or two?

Drop back - I guess, yes. No hole in the glass, they're just glued on, and the slider fits into a recess in the window fitting. Very low profile - 5mm.

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11 hours ago, blackrose said:

Glued on? They don't sound very secure.

The old Austin A30 /35 used to have drop down windows with a little rectangle of glass glued on to raise and lower it. Used to stay on OK. That was before the days of girly things like window winders. 

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1 minute ago, Bee said:

The old Austin A30 /35 used to have drop down windows with a little rectangle of glass glued on to raise and lower it. Used to stay on OK. That was before the days of girly things like window winders. 

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On 29/06/2021 at 22:27, blackrose said:

Glued on? They don't sound very secure.

Well you ain't gonna unglue it from the outside or push the glass past it without breaking the window - and at that point it doesn't matter how secure the bolt was!

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