Hi, Dave. This is an older string, but I thought I'd keep the topic together. You mentioned in this thread that you have an EH Scott wood knob *without* the "S" embossed in it. I have a couple myself. I wonder, are these actual SCOTT knobs? What do you think?  

-Bret

David C. Poland said:

Curious. Repwood over lay?

A number of radio cabinets with intricate detail resembling carving were actually made of repwood - a sawdust and glue like combination formed under high pressure. Crosley had a number of early 1930s cabinets with fronts made of it - like the Buddy Boy and Elf. And also a 1930 FADA lowboy I had with front panel made of it. I retrofitted a Scott Masterpiece into that cabinet and discovered what that control panel was really made of.  Stained and finished it appears like wood, but with time and humidity, it warps and distorts.

Maybe the word to the wise is avoid water and use paint thinner on  Scott "S" knobs for a cleaning agent and then stain and spray lacquer for appearance. I have in my knob collection a knob just like the "S" knob but without the "S" and otherwise all the same pattern detail.

Bret - I subsequently saw a radio (at Estes Auction probably) with a set of the same style Walnut knobs but all were missing the embossed "S" like the one I mentioned. Don't remember the radio brand.

I have seen numerous examples of the "S" knobs on Scott models I have and have had, and seen quite a few others; however, I have never seen one that looked like the embossed wood top surface was repwood. 

I think that someone "recreated" knobs and that is why they appear to be a repwood type of material.

I have seen a radio using the non-S knobs like this, but I'm having trouble remembering where...maybe my brain will recall tomorrow.