Pasadores Coloniales

Can you guess what kind of furniture has these fasteners on it? Hint, hint, a recent sign has the word you’re looking for…

P.S. is fastener the right word for these metal bolt-pins?

Eric says:
June 5, 2010 at 11:24 am
Hmmm….. I’ll guess “un cofre”. Am I close ?
“Fastener” works for me. “Fittings” or “hardware” could work, too, pero yo entendi perfectamente!
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Luis says:
June 5, 2010 at 1:14 pm
The most apropriate word would be “lock” for “cerradura” or “chapa”.
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Santiago says:
June 5, 2010 at 1:38 pm
I agree with Eric. Probably found on a cofre. The shutters on my kitchen window (colonial era) have similar fittings.
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Manolo says:
June 5, 2010 at 6:05 pm
What about “latch”…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latch_(hardware)
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Eric says:
June 6, 2010 at 7:44 am
@Manolo – “latch” is good, too, although I’ve always associated “latch” with a hinged joint, not the elegant interlocking-rings seen here. But “latch” is perfect.
What I really want to know is, what’s in this cofre? Tesoros de piratas? Secretos de la Familia Real? Hmmm….
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