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Q. I have had this item for 40 or more years and always wondered what it fit. Hopefully, there are enough details.

— Ira Erbs, Milwaukie, Ore.

 It looks like an elaborate base for a MotoMeter, the common radiator-mounted temperature gauge of the 1920s. The MotoMeter bolts into the center hole. The hinge allows the cap, with MotoMeter, to flip open to check coolant level and top off the radiator. Other similar styles were the

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