It got worse.
I went with Plan-B and solved the base problem myself, but when I took my little package to the post office to send it to him, I got the second shock of my life.
Jumat, 15 April 2016
My kid now lives in Dubai for a few years, so I packaged up the gift with as much padding as I could gather up as I figured it was going to be in for a rough ride. Presenting it to the clerk who weighed it. The package came in a just under 2 kilograms, or about 4 1/2 pounds.
If I wanted it there in a hurry, they wanted $250. The Canadian Post Offices idea of a "hurry", is 3 to 4 weeks.
The next one down on the list was $85, which would take 4 to 6 weeks. I was already late with the gift so I laid down the 85-bucks and left the package.
Today, 49 days later (that is 7 weeks according to my math), the parcel finally arrived.
This is what was in it...
It is a radiator temperature gauge made by the Moto Meter Co. in, or around, 1928. The meter itself was New/Old Stock and is in perfect condition. The wings could be from the same year or older, as they came off a 1928 Chevrolet in California. The wings were in good shape as far as nicks and wear goes, but it didnt have any plating left. I sent it out and had it nickel plated, as that is what it originally would have been, as chrome didnt come into play until one or two years later.
The base is just a 4" block of polished acrylic. I drilled and tapped a hole to match the meters sensor stud and cranked the whole lot home.
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