A picture would help. You seem to be describing both a hinge at the back and the latch at the front. In any case, it'll have to be fixed because there are no new parts to "special order". You could post a request of the other members here to see if anybody has a junk case that still has the parts you need. Parts are not usually interchangeable between brands and sometimes not even on the same brand from different years or models.

It is very unusual to find an empty typwriter case, especially the exact one you are looking for. If you find one, it'll probably make more sense to put your machine in the newer case than to try to move the fittings, which are usually riveted. If you find a typewriter with its case, you could put the worst typewriter in the worst case and keep the good ones.

And finally, if you decide to give up on keeping it authentic, you might just mount some hardware store hinges and any old latch just so you can end up with an ugly but functioning case.

HTH and Good Luck.

Hopefully you can see here that I have both the top (round hook) and bottom (little bar) portions of the hinges... It's the tiny triangle in the center of each which is missing on the one side.... 

Uwe wrote:

 you're missing a part of this hinge?

This is the part I was refering to (appologies for the yarn in the background)

  This is the one side ... 

... the other looks like this(taken from the inside)   

When I said "special order" I was refering to scouring the internet for the appropriate spare parts & pieces. I imagine the screw would have to be pretty shallow. Of course, I bought it for the typewriter inside it (not the case) but if I can find a way to fix it (if only to better protect its inner contents) it'd definitely be a bonus.
 

Last edited by TheCatholicCrow (27-1-2015 20:59:24)

Thanks- I'll do that.