Category: Metal bed
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Brother KR586 ribbing attachment
This vintage ribbing attachment comes in a pretty white-blue color combo. It fits standard-gauge knitting machines and has 200 needles. Brother KR586 ribbing attachment is meant to be an add-on to the pushbutton knitting machines, like Brother KH552, KH561, KH581, KH585, KH588, etc. I personally have not had a chance to knit with this ribber…
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Silver AC-1 automatic yarn changer
It is manufactured and released to the market under the Silver brand (and I have not seen this model under any other brands) but because of the similarity of the machines, it should be compatible with knitting machines and robbers sold under the Studio, Silver Reed, Silver and Singer brands. I could not find a…
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Brother KR110 ribbing attachment
If fine-gauge knitting machines are hard to find, then the matching ribbing attachments are almost impossible to snatch. Alas, I was only able to get a hold of the pictures of Brother KR110 ribber, which are posted below (without objection from the original owner) for your admiration. The carriage reminds me of a carriage for…
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Brother KH110 knitting machine
Brother KH110 knitting machine is a fine-gauge machine (the distance between needles is 3.6 mm) capable of automatic needle selection with eight push buttons. It was very likely released to the market in the very early 1970s or very late 1960s because this is where similar standard-gauge 8-pushbutton knitting machines with the same functionality and…
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Brother KR810 ribber
Ribbing attachment Brother KR810 was released to the market in the very early 1970s to supplement standard-gauge Brother Knitting machines. Brother KR810 ribber features 200 needles, spaced 4.5 mm apart. Brother KR810 can fit the largest variety of knitting machines: from 8-pushbutton KH552 and KH710 to early punchcard model KH800 as well as later punchcard…
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Brother KH601 knitting machine
Brother KH601 is an 8-push-button standard-gauge (4.5 mm between needles) Japanese knitting machine manufactured in the very early 1970s. It is a standard gauge with 200 needles. I finally had a chance yet to work on this machine and I liked it a lot!!! Here is the video of my tests and the article about…
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Brother KH35 knitting machine
The Brother KH35 knitting machine is a simple knitting machine released by Brother Co. to the market in 1955. It features 184 needles, spaced 4.5 mm apart. It has two metal flaps on each side of the machine, which very likely act like bed extensions (similar to the extension rails on later models) of Brother…
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Toyota Elena Auto 7
Below are the pictures of the machine I recently purchased. Toyota Elena Auto 7 knitting machine is a standard-gauge setup equipped with a punchcard reading mechanism and needle selection. There is such sparse information on this machine on the Internet so I am eager to learn and expand my knowledge on it. Stay tuned!! It…
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Brother KH212 vintage knitting machine
Brother KH212 knitting machine is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm) knitting machine with 190 needles. It was released to the market in 1957 and it is a true vintage beauty. I did not have a chance to work on it yet. However, you can still enjoy the pictures below generously provided to me by a knitting…
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Brother KH571 knitting machine
Brother KH571 knitting machine is an 8-push button knitting machine with a pattern control center. It is a metal flat-bed knitting machine with 200 needles positioned 4.5 mm apart, which makes this knitting machine standard. The machine was very likely released to the market in mid-to-late 1960s. I did not have a chance yet to…