Category: Bed Type
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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Knitking KH840 knitting machine…
… is the same as Brother KH840. Thus, read the corresponding post while I am looking for better pictures.
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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…
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Riccar RK-708A knitting machine
Riccar RK-708A is a punchcard-based standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader. The look of Riccar 708A knitting machine is much more modern than its immediate predecessor, Riccar 708; although both machines have a knit-leader and a punchcard mechanism. Riccar 708A very much resembles its younger sister, Riccar…
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RICCAR 709 knitting machine
Riccar 709 is a punchcard-based standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader. Riccar 709 knitting machine is identical (with some minor color differences) to the Studio mod. 360, Empisal Knitmaster 360/260K, Singer MemoMatic 360K, Silver Reed SK360, Silver SK360. Thus, refer to those detailed posts while enjoying the…