An Ebay item called a Spartan Travel trailer cabinet latch kind of sounds
like what you are descibing. The item number is 220214044360. There is only
10 hours left on the auction.
Jim
1961 Bambi
>I have to push and turn to close them. I don't know if that was the way
>they were intended to work or maybe they are worn, but there is a little
>crosspiece on the inside end that has to be lined up correctly to go into
>the female piece on the cabinet frame. Then if you don't turn the knob a
>bit, it won't latch. The knob is kind of bronze color. You have to do the
>same thing to open, push in and turn to line up the crosspiece with the
>hole to release it. The closet door closers are different, I turn
>clockwise to open and these just push shut.
> Polly in CO