🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Brass latch?

[fyrffytr1]

I found this brass latch a couple weeks ago and was wondering if anyone here knows what it may have been used for. The number 621L is on the arm along with a WB in a circle. 621P with the WB is on the plate. It is solid brass.

 

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[Tpmetal]

the wb reminds me of the wb on Wilson Bohannan locks

edit: scratch that, the wb for Wilson Bohannan is not combined as shown on your piece

 

[Blackfoot58]

the wb reminds me of the wb on Wilson Bohannan locks

edit: scratch that, the wb for Wilson Bohannan is not combined as shown on your piece

It’s confusing. Wilson Bohannan had a lock that was #621 ( no L) but it was a padlock. I’m with you. The WB looks different.