Hey aircraftclocks,
I checked the AP1086. Stores Reference Number 4792 is for a variable capacitor of the butterfly type with a variability of 100 + 100 pfd (whatever that means, maybe phase frequency detector for tuning purposes?), not a variable trimmer resistor (unless that is another name for it??). It does not give any other specs. If I am reading the document correctly, it was used with the Type 2524 radio set. If you can find data on the Type 2524 radio set (built by Philips in the late-1920s and early-1930s) maybe that could give you the specs you need?