This is one of the first Suffolk style latches we made. It is used every day on one of Molly’s shop doors. You can see where Sootypaws comes from by the dirty finger smudges on the door around the latch.

This latch has a bean style cusp.

On the other side of the door is the bar, keeper and catch. The thumber tail raises the bar when the thumber is depressed. The keeper restricts the bar’s motion. If the thumber is pressed down enough, the bar will lift out of the catch and one can open the door.