This beautiful (no, scratch that) – gorgeous machine – was manufactured by the Brother Corporation but for the Italian markets.

It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, with a built-in knit leader and punch-card reading capabilities.

It is identical to the Brother KH891 knitting machine models (except for the color): it has built-in garter carriage rails and a slid (not-split) fair isle button on the carriage (the middle one). Thus, check the corresponding post for all other details.

I truly wish I could get my hands on this machine just for its unusual color combo.