The turntable does have brown felt, but nothing I would call a beaded edge.Retrograde wrote:Glancing at the His Master's Gramophone book, it states the 109 was introduced in October 1925 and that the slotted lid stay was used until September 1926. That narrows down the date of manufacture for your machine.
It should have a beaded edge turn table (similar to the orthophonic) with brown felt.
Question about the back of the machine, what is the purpose of the small slot?
The motor board wood surface is a slightly lighter color than the rest of the inside of the cabinet, implying the motor board might have seen more sunlight than the rest of the inside wood. Perhaps the motor and motor board was, for a time, replaced by an electric motor and the slot could have been to accomodate the power chord. The fellow I bought it from did not know what it was for.
Thanks for all the info! Now I'm looking for a No.4 reproducer,
Cliff