Antique Strike Box

[tim walker]

A friend of mine is building a replica door from late 1800's in Texas. He has the original door knob and locking box that was attached to the outside of the door and used a skeleton key to lock. The strike box, as he described it, is missing. He said it should be about 3-4" tall and a couple of inches deep x maybe 3/4"-1" thick. Does anyone have a resource for old (new) door hardware like this? Not sure if this was the correct forum, so mods please move if appropriate.

TIA

[Ralph Okonieski]

Try these. Not sure exactly which one would be best for your situation. Not affiliated with either except as a customer

https://ballandball.com/

https://www.vandykes.com/

[Michael Weber]

When I’m looking for old hardware the first place I check is eBay. Even if I don’t know the exact name of the item a search for what I think it might be called results in further clarification and more precise search terms.

[Howard Garner]

Check antique shops and architectural salvage places.
Take the lock mechanism along to match
Howard Garner

[Lisa Starr]

That style of lock is called a "rim lock". The link below shows several:
https://www.signaturehardware.com/search/result/?q=rim+lock&sort_by=featured&sort_direction=asc&limit=16

[Bill Dufour]

Do they still make surface mount deadbolts? That may be a source of a strike box.
Bill D.

[Tom M King]

I've had good luck finding replacement parts for really old hardware on ebay.