[ARC5] Slide snap fasteners

[Ken Kinderman]

For decades I have been unsuccessful in finding information or sourcing for
those little slide snap fasteners that we encounter everywhere.  But I
recently came across an obscure listing of "SCR-274-N Spare Parts"...
T.O.16-55-109, 25 November 1944. It lists a multitude of parts that are not
necessarily "spares" in the sense of being replaceable. It goes real
deep... tubes, capacitors, brackets, terminal boards, and more. One item:

Item no. 125, Reference 124, Quantity 1: COVER, transmitter: hinged;
metallic mirror on underside for viewing resonance indicator tube; for tube
and crystal compartment. WE #7459

At what echelon would they have stocked that one?

So there I found full descriptions of the three essential parts of every
slide snap fastener, including full dimensions for the various sizes:

the "Button", 3 different sizes

the "Guide", 3 different sizes

and the "Fastener", 5 different sizes

all with part numbers like WE-3890, WE-4750 (Western Electric??)

It may not be the answer to where to find them, but short of the actual
drawings, it's a fun revelation.

It would be nice to be able to replace some where needed.

Has anyone ever found a source?

Ken

W2EWL
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