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  • Artisan CG170 knitting machine

    Artisan CG170 is a clone of the Silver Reed SK160 knitting machine. The website description says that its gauge is 7 mm (which makes it not quite identical to the Silver Reed SK160, which is a 6.5 mm gauge machine).

  • SILVERLEAD knitting machine

    SILVERLEAD knitting machine

    Gosh, I wonder if the name of this brand was misspelled or a mnemonic (of Silver Reed) was simply stolen…Regardless, here we have a unique model, about which I know nothing about… It definitely looks like standard-gauge machine. The small grey box on the left-hand side of the needlebed (shown below) might be the carriage.…

  • Silver Reed SK160 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK160 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK160 is a very simple machine with only manual stitch/needle manipulation abilities, yet it is a very desirable machine. First, because it is a mid-gauge machine with the needles 6.5 mm apart, which makes it compatible with a lot of yarns for hand-knitting. It is known to create a hand-knit feel of the…

  • Brother Hi-Knitter Auto knitting machine

    Brother Hi-Knitter Auto knitting machine

    Brother Hi-Knitter Auto is another name for the 8-button Brother KH571 knitting machine. Thus, refer to the corresponding post.

  • Lemair One-touch Auto S K-881 knitting machine

    Lemair One-touch Auto S K-881 knitting machine

    Lemair One-touch Auto S K881 knitting machine belongs to a series of push-button machines branded as JUKI, and Lemair. In fact, this model a cross-branded one, which is identical to the JUKI K881 model. Thus, refer to that post while enjoying the pictures below. I have a machine like this in my collection and will…

  • Empisal EF68 knitting machine

    Empisal EF68 knitting machine

    Empisal EF68 knitting machine has a very interesting design. It is a European model and has 5 mm gauge. There are couple of similar super-vintage KnitKing models. There is scares information about it on the web (that I will not copy): just google the model name and number and it will pop-up. But if you…

  • Empisal KH820 knitting machine

    Empisal KH820 knitting machine

    Empisal KH-820 knitting machine is a clone of Brother KH820 knitting machine, a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and punchcard reading capabilities to knit patterns. It even looks very similar. Thus, refer to the corresponding post while enjoying the pictures below.

  • Empisal KH-90 knitting machine

    Empisal KH-90 knitting machine

    Empisal KH90 knitting machine has 200 needles, 4.5 mm, which makes it a standard-gauge knitting machine. In terms of its functionality and pattern center features/design, Empisal KH-90 is identical to Brother KH552 (which kind of makes sense: the color combo is similar to KH551, the last 4-pushbutton machine); however, KH552 does not come with the…

  • Prazisa ribber

    Präzisa ribbing attachment, similar to Präzisa knitting machine, was manufactued by the Western Germany company in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Präzisa ribber accesorizes Präzisa knitting machine, converting its into a double-bed. The manual for this ribber is available online for mree. From what I see so far, it seems that there is one…

  • Prazisa knitting machine

    Prazisa knitting machine

    Präzisa machine is a cute vintage knitting beaty was manufactured in Western Germany in late 1950s – early 1960s. This is what I know so far: Präzisa has 180 needles, 5 mm apart, which makes this machine a standard-gauge. This metal flat bed machine has only manual/basic capabilities of needle manipulation. The tension mast accomodates…

  • Empisal Vistamatic NG-H3 knitting machine

    The Empisal Vistamatic NG-H3 knitting machine looks very similar to a previously described Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 model. Thus, refer to the corresponding post while enjoying the pictures below.

  • Mitsubishi Color 7 MH-700B knitting machine

    I am not sure how much difference there is between Mitsubishi Color 7 MH-700 and MGH700B models: at first glance, they look identical with the exception of a letter B in the model name on the box. Stay tuned as I discover more information while enjoying the pictures below.