Don't know of any lock that cannot be replaced with a local lock smith, or
someone handy with a few tools. What is the name or numbers on the lock?
Will look it up.  Probably available on the internet.  Al Noftz 231-386-9936

On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 3:11 PM, Lauren Paustian <[log in to unmask]>
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> Dear all,
>
>
>
> I work for a library/archive in New York City that has a small gallery
> space which holds rotating exhibits.
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> My organization has a table top display case from Waddell which cannot
> lock.  The barrel lock is loose, and the key seems to have disappeared.
> However the lock broke and whatever happened to the key, is institutional
> knowledge that has been lost to time and staff changes.
>
>
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> I inquired with a local locksmith, and he said that the manufacturer would
> need to replace the lock.  I inquired with Waddell about having the lock
> fixed, but that would require shipping the case back to their Ohio facility
> to have a new lock retrofitted into the case, which seems prohibitively
> expensive.
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> Are there any other solutions I’m not thinking of?  Or do any New York
> museum colleagues have the name of a locksmith who could manage such work?
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> Thanks very much!
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> Sincerely,
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> Lauren Paustian
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