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Here's a picture of the knob. It's metal. I did put some teflon tape on it and it held alot better. Jan.

OrthoSean wrote: I'm wondering if sometime during production, they may have "cheapened" the setup a little, even though the one in my garage is a much higher end model, the Graduola assembly is a bit different.

Sean

I think they must have Sean.
The table model below is from Proudfoots first book, and it has an all metal controller & metal housing on the cabinet. CP claims this is a 1920 model.
I had an AV upright many years ago, which had a bakelite(?) housing, tubular control body & knob, and judging by the original record collection that came with the machine (all AV & Aco discs), it was purchased around 1925-26.
Seeing as Jan's machine has a bakelite housing & a metal knob, it might be from the transition period from all metal to all bakelite?
I've seen a few AV's with chipped or broken bakelite control bodies & knobs over the years, which I assume is the result of the control being dropped on the floor. Perhaps Jans controller met the same fate.

I have no idea when this phonograph was made but it is an electric Style K. It has 2 medal plaques on the back. One has the number 19717 and the other says Style K with Type under it but there is nothing printed in the type space. Since the black "tube" I have appears to be bakelite you may be right that the missing piece was broken by dropping it. I'm sure I can come up with something if I can't find an original. Jan.

I looked on Ebay and found a 1916 ad that shows the Style K machine that I have. It is listed as selling for $300.00 then. More than likely couldn't get that for it now, but I like it.