Category: Metal bed

  • Empisal KH67A knitting machine

    Empisal KH67A knitting machine

    Similar to the Empisal KH67 knitting machine, Empisal KH67A strongly resembles Brother Profile 551 but has eight pushbuttons. At the moment, except for minor visual differences, I cannot see any principal distinctions between the KH67 and KH67A models. Thus, I suspect that Empisal KR67 ribber will fit the KH67A model as well.

  • Empisal KH-67 knitting machine

    Empisal KH67 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles and eight pushbuttons and a pattern center for semi-automatic needle selection and knitting patterned fabric. The look of the needlebed, carriage, and its functions, row counter, all are identical to the Brother Profile 551 knitting machine (which, however, has four pushbuttons and not eight).…

  • Empisal KR-67 ribbing attachment

    Empisal KR-67 ribbing attachment

    Empisal KR67 ribber is an attachment to an 8-pushbutton Empisal KH67 knitting machine. The ribber itself look idential to the Brother KR551 ribber. That makes me suspect that Empsal KR67 and Brother KR551 might be interchangeable. In fact, the carriage and the needle bed for the Brother KH67 machine look identical to the Brother Profile…

  • Brother KR838 ribber

    Brother KR838 ribber

    The ribbing attachment Brother KR838 was available for select markets. Its functionality and compatibility with Brother machines are identical to Brother KR850 ribber; thus, refer to the corresponding manual and my blog post.

  • Brother KH550 knitting machine

    Brother KH550 machine is the same as Brother Profile 550. Thus, refer to the corresponding post.

  • Brother KR-531 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR531 ribber has 200 needles and suits standard-gauge machines with 4-pushbutton needle-selection/patterning capabilities. I recently became a proud owner of one, so stay tuned for first-hand info.

  • Empisal KH770 knitting machine

    Empisal KH770 knitting machine has 200 needles, and 8-pushbutton patterning/needle-selection mechanism. It is a strange combination of the looks of Brother KH551 (4-pushbutton machine) and the functionality of Brother KH552 (8-pushbutton machine). Thus, check out the corresponding posts while I am researching if there is anything else special about this machine.

  • Brother KH1101 knitting machine

    Brother KH1101 knitting machine

    A fan of my website helped me to discover this rare model: Brother KH1101. It is a fine-gauge machine. Besides the gauge of this machine, it is totally identical to its standard-gauge sisters: Brother KH800 and Brother KH801. Thus, refer to the manuals of those machines on how to operate, Brother KH1101, while I am…

  • Brother KR1101 ribber

    Brother KR1101 ribber

    Thanks for a fan of my Encyclopedia, I just learned about this rare Brother KR1101 ribber. It is designed to fit BRother KH1101 knitting machine. Stay tuned as we are discovering more information.

  • Toyota K 506 knitting machine

    Toyota K 506 knitting machine

    Toyota K506 knitting machine is a turn-knob knitting machine manufactured in the mid- to late-1960s. Stay tuned while I look for more information on this machine and in the meantime below are my observations and pictures. Toyota K506 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge knitting machine. Its patterning and automatic…

  • Knitking KH840 knitting machine…

    Knitking KH840 knitting machine…

    … is the same as Brother KH840. Thus, read the corresponding post while I am looking for better pictures.

  • Toyota NT-12 knitting machine

    Toyota NT-12 knitting machine

    Toyota mod. NT-12 knitting machine seems like a standard-gauge knitting machine with 180 needles (judging by the picture of the markings on the needlebed). At the moment, I am not sure whether the needles are 5.5 mm (like some other Toyota knitting machines from that time) or 4.5 mm. It probably appeared on the market…