Thanks to all for the guidance and amazing ASCII art!
This is high on my list of low-budget winter projects
now that leaf-raking season endeth.

I should admit that it had been a VERY long time since
I had even seen my first Heathkit. I opened it expecting
to see serious damage from battery acid. Happily, the
"Radio Shack New Formula Steel Clad, Custom MFD in Japan"
was intact (although totally dead). It had been in there
for at least ten years; maybe twice that. My vtvm serves
my needs but my old friend deserves some attention.

Bryce