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Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by Fozz71 » Tue Aug 26, 2025 1:59 pm

Can anyone point me in the right direction for the Murphy Fasteners for the sides of the Top Boot?
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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by dr1960 » Tue Aug 26, 2025 2:15 pm

Try Mike at Classtique Upholstery. https://www.classtiqueupholstery.com/index.php
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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by ewdysar » Tue Aug 26, 2025 2:20 pm

Hi James,

Murphy fasteners are also know as "common sense turn button" fasteners. There are many different versions from our regular T vendors, in both brass and nickel finishes.

Keep crankin',
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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by WayneJ » Tue Aug 26, 2025 4:42 pm

You can find them on Amazon.
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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by love2T's » Tue Aug 26, 2025 5:46 pm

Langs sells them...pg 198 in their 2021 catalog...don't know if there's a more recent one or not
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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by KWTownsend » Tue Aug 26, 2025 6:06 pm

Different years of cars used different styles.
What year of top boot?
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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by Mike Lebsack-Iowa » Tue Aug 26, 2025 6:43 pm

Russ Furstnow should have all the Murphy fasteners you could need.
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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by Dan McEachern » Tue Aug 26, 2025 6:47 pm

Restoration Supply

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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by Fozz71 » Wed Aug 27, 2025 8:20 am

It is for a 1916 Touring, here's my confusion. It is fitting to the sides of the Top Boot so it is mounting directly to fabric. All the fasteners I see have two screw holes on the base and those attach to wood. Which ones work with two pieces of fabric only?
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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by love2T's » Wed Aug 27, 2025 8:24 am

Fozz71 wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 27, 2025 8:20 am
 It is for a 1916 Touring, here's my confusion. It is fitting to the sides of the Top Boot so it is mounting directly to fabric. All the fasteners I see have two screw holes on the base and those attach to wood. Which ones work with two pieces of fabric only?
Try this link, if still not what you want but it should be, keep searching their site. They'll have it. No need to go looking
all over green earth lol

https://www.modeltford.com/item/MUR-BPL.aspx
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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by DanTreace » Wed Aug 27, 2025 8:28 am

Fozz71 wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 27, 2025 8:20 am
 It is for a 1916 Touring, here's my confusion. It is fitting to the sides of the Top Boot so it is mounting directly to fabric. All the fasteners I see have two screw holes on the base and those attach to wood. Which ones work with two pieces of fabric only?
This kind, male twist sandwich between fabric and it’s backing plate, compress the lugs to lock

Open portion to other fabric, with its backing plate.

Comes in government black or nickel or brass.

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Re: Where to buy Murphy Fasteners for Top Boot?

Post by Erik Johnson » Wed Aug 27, 2025 11:28 am

I believe the factory issued top boot for 1916 is the same as 1917 - no Murphy fasteners:

Refer to this thread:

https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/5 ... 1455820509
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