Taking away from it's functionality was the fact that it took me over a minute to open the latch, secondary to the fact that the latch was who-knows-how-old and was either partially rusted shut or needed some serious WD-40.
I decided that I wasn't going to mess with it, especially if I could just order a brand new one for relatively cheap. It looked kinda gross too.
I searched and searched and searched for one that was the same size since I did not want to have to drill new holes. I quickly discovered that over the last several decades the standard size of a latch has changed. There were so many choices!


I ordered it, and when it finally came to my door, I opened the box to find this:
Sure enough, when I checked the invoice, my order got mixed up with someone from Montana.
On the cabinet it went.....
Project: refinished antique cabinet = complete!!