Category: Metal bed

  • Brother KH230 knitting machine

    Brother KH230 knitting machine

    Brother KH230 was manufactured and released to the market in 1981. This is the second bulky-gauge machine released to the market by Brother (the first one was the KH210 model). I suspect the reason the bulky machines got introduced to the market relatively late as a demand from home knitters to accommodate more readily available…

  • Brother KH311 knitting machine

    Brother KH311 knitting machine

    According to some of the sources, Brother KH311 appeared on the market in 1959. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and its design is very similar to all following (later models) knitting machines. Thus, it is very likely the first prototype of all modern knitting machines made by Brother. It features a…

  • Brother KH218 knitting machine

    Brother KH218 knitting machine

    Brother KH218 knitting machine was released to the market in the late 1950s. It has only manual capabilities. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first machine with long wires on the yarn guide unit to control yarn tension automatically. The sinker plate carriage, similar to the Brother KH212 knitting machine, is permanently…

  • Brother KH851 knitting machine

    Brother KH851 knitting machine

    Brother KH851 knitting machine was manufactured by Brother and was available for purchase on Japanese markets only. It has a green color scheme, which makes this machine stand out. Besides the color, Brother KH851 resembles the Brother knitting machines with model numbers KH830 and KH831.

  • Brother KH831 knitting machine

    Brother KH831 knitting machine

    Brother KH831 knitting machine was manufactured by Brother and was available for purchase on Japanese markets only. It is identical to the Brother KH830 model.

  • Brother KR890 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR890 ribbing attachment

    The Brother KR890 ribber is identical to the Brother KR850 ribber. It was probably released for the Japanese market only.

  • Brother KH705 knitting machine.

    Brother KH705 knitting machine.

    Brother KH705 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with patterning capabilities performed by 8-pushbutton mechanisms and a control center. It is identical to the Brother KH710 knitting machine.

  • Brother KR710 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR710 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR710 ribber works with Brother KH710 knitting machine. From what I researched so far, it looks and operates similarly to the Brother KR830 ribbing attachment. It is also often branded as a Genie KR-710 ribber. Enjoy the scarce pictures below while I look for additional information in this ribber.

  • Brother KR120 ribbing attachment

    Brother KR120 ribbing attachment

    If fine-gauge knitting machines are hard to find, the matching ribbing attachments are almost impossible to snatch. Alas, I was only able to get a hold of the pictures of Brother KR120 ribber, which are posted below (without objection from the original owner) for your admiration. Brother KR120 ribber matches the only machine: Brother KH120.…

  • Kantan Bulky, 8 mm gauge knitting machine

    Kantan Bulky is the same machine branded as Silver or Silver Reed bulky (model numbers SK120), 8 mm gauge knitting machine. It is also known as Fancy Bulky. The only ribber that works with this machine is Silver Reed SR120.

  • Brother KH120 knitting mahcine

    Brother KH120 knitting mahcine

    Brother KH120 knitting machine is a fine-gauge machine (the distance between needles is 3.6 mm) capable of somewhat automatic needle selection activated by a ratchet tool and eight push buttons. It was very likely released to the market in the very early or mid-1970s because this is when similar standard-gauge 8-pushbutton knitting machines with the…

  • Studio Bulky Eight

    Studio Bulky Eight

    The machine sold under the name “Studio Bulky Eight” is the same as Studio SK120 just rebranded differently. Models branded under different names are also Silver Reed SK120 , Silver SK120, Kantan Bulky, Fancy Bulky, and Bulky Eight). The only ribber that works with this machine is Silver Reed SR120.