Solid brass latch Loeffelholz & Co Milwaukee for North Western Furniture CO.

[lmel1951]

Any idea what this latch would have been used for..it is solid brass..the  Loeffelholz company was in business from 1867 to 1950's in Milwaukee..Stamped North Western Furniture Co. Milwaukee on front Measures 3 1/2 by 2 3/8 inchescatchbackside view