Category: Manufacturer
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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…
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D-slider
D slider is used with the bulky (9 mm) ribbers to create knitted panels using the drop-stitch technique. There is a similar carriage for Singer/Silver Reed/Studio knitting machines called P-carriage.
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PS-150 punchcard needle selector
PS-150 needle selector was invented to work with bulky Singer/Silver Reed/Studio knitting machines capable of only manual stitch manipulations. Basically, it works like a punchcard-reading mechanism but not quite automatically. A special ruler is inserted into the slot, in which one row of the punchcard pattern is visible. The pins on the ruler are pushed…
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KnitKing KH830 knitting machine
KnitKing KH830 knitting machine is another brand name for the Japanese knitting machine manufactured and released to the market by Brother Co. It is also known as Brother KH830 and, with the exception of the branding, is identical to it. Thus, read all the details of Brother KH830 in a separate blog entry.
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KnitKing IV electronic knitting machine
KnitKing Compuknit IV is the brand name of the Japanese knitting machine made by Brother. It is also known as Brother KH940 (Thus, read the corresponding article on the details, including pros, cons, and differences from other electronic machines). The other brand name of the same machine is Topical -3 (yes, the same as an…
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Genie, the Magic Knitter, knitting machine KH710
Genie KH710 is manufactured by Brother and branded as Genie. It is identical to the Brother KH710 model of standard-gauge knitting machine. Read about all pros and cons and details about Brother KH710 in a separate article. In the meantime, enjoy pictures of Genie, the Magic Knitter, KH710 below.