Fingering question on OLD King Zypher

Hi all, I played Alto in grade school (about 20 years ago) and have recently had my dad's old King Zypher (from the early 40's based on serial number - 223XXX) repadded etc. in hopes of picking it up as a hobby again. I have a beginner's book and have a question on the left hand pinky key group. In the book and any fingering charts I can find on line, the left pinky keys are shown as a grouping with a half circle on top and botton and two sqares in between. The King has the half circle on top but 3 square keys coming out from my palm straight across. When I press the furthest one out from my palm, that key and the middle one goes down..... can someone translate for me to get me to my book's notation of 2 half circles and 2 squares in between. Hope that makes sense. Are there any other key changes I'd need to know of to translate old horn to new? I plan to take some lessons as well but am in a "playing around, see what I can remember" stage now. At least I can play a basic scale from C to C (less sharps and flats). Maybe it really will come back like everyone says. Thanks in advance!

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