Category: 4.5 mm
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Singer 200-E knitting machine
Singer 200-E knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine manufactured in Japan by the Silver corporation in the 1960s. Singer 200E knitting machine is a clone (except for the color combination) of Silver SK101, Studio SK102 and Silver SK102 knitting machines, on which I wrote very detailed blog articles already. Additionally, if you cannot find…
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Silver Reed SR-200 ribbing attachment
Silver Reed SR-200 ribbing attachment is an accessory for the vintage Silver Reed SK8 knitting machine. At the moment, I cannot find any additional information on it but the pdf copy of the manual is available for free on the Internet.
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Singer mod. 740 knitting machine
Singer mod. 740 knitting machine was manufactured in Japan. It is one of the latest punchcard machines manufactured back in the 1980s. Singer mod. 740 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes this machine a standard-gauge. It has a built-in knit leader. Singer mod. 740 is identical to Singer MemoMatic 700 (on which I…
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Studio mod. 600 knitting machine
Studio mod. 600 knitting machine features 200-needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes this machine a standard-gauge one. It is a wonderful machine with built-in intarsia capabilities. It is also able to pattern using a punchcard reader. It is very similar to the Studio mod. 700, Singer mod. 700 and Singer MemoMatic 700 (on which I…
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Studio SK-312 knitting machine
Studio SK312 Cardmatic knitting machine was manufactured in the very late 1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It accepts punchcards for automatic patterning and needle selection. It is a clone of the Silver SK312 knitting machine; thus, read the corresponding and detailed blog post while enjoying scarce pictures…
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Studio SK-106 knitting machine
Silver SK106 knitting machine was released to the markets in the second half of 1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine, in which all 200 needles are 4.5 mm apart from each other. It a basic model (but with a needle selection mini-carriage even though it is not shown in the pictures below) is identical…
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Studio SK-103 knitting machine
Studio SK103 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It was manufactured in Japan by the company Silver in the early 1960s. It is a basic knitting machine: patterning and needle selection can only be done manually. However, the standard setup comes with a mini needle selection carriage. Studio…
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Studio mod. 323 knitting machine
Studio mod. 323 is a punch-card knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart from each other. Studio mod. 323 is one of the last models in this series not to include a built-in knit leader (although Studio mod. 322 already has a built-in knit-leader… Hmmm…). Studio mod. 323 is very similar to Studio mod.…
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Corona CH-1500 knitting machine
Corona CH-1500 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, separate from each other by 4.5 mm distance. Patterning on Corona CH-1500 is done by needle selection governed by the turn knobs located on the carriage (called needle selection control knobs). Corona CH-1500 is very similar to the Corona CH-1000, on which I already…
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Genie CH-1500 knitting machine
Genie CH-1500 is the same machine as Corona CH-1500 (thus, read the corresponding post): look at the images below – the carriage says Corona but all the manuals say Genie. Also, the same machine is Koyo KH-1500. Electronic copies of all manuals for Genie CH-1500 are available online for free. I actually own this machine,…
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Koyo KH-1500 knitting machine
Koyo KH-1500 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. Koyo knitting machines are so rare that it is extremely hard to find any information on them. It is very likely that these machines were released for the Japanese markets only. However, Koyo KH-1500 knitting machine is identical to the Corona CH-1500…
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Corona CH-1000 knitting machine
According to the manual and the supplemental material, Corona Craftamatic CH1000 has 200 needles. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine, which means needles are spaced 4.5 mm apart. The machine was manufactured and introduced to the market in the 1960s. The row counter is of a vintage design – a round-ish display with a single…