Category: Silver Reed
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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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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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Studio SRN321 ribbing attachment
Ribbing attachments, or ribbers, add-ons to main knitting machines to convert 200 needle knitting machine into a 400 needle unit. Additionally, the ribbers can knit purl stitches without hand manipulations. They offer also other patterning possibilities depending on the ribber itself as well as machine/ribber combination. SRN-321 ribbers were introduced to the market in 1972…
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Singer MemoMatic 328 knitting machine
The Singer MemoMatic 328 knitting machine was released to the market in 1978. It is a standard-gauge (4.5 mm) knitting machine with 200 needles. I have not had a chance to work with this machine yet so the pictures below were provided by someone else and published here with permission. The machine is almost identical…
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Singer MemoMatic 321 knitting machine
The Singer MemoMatic 321 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1972. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine (which means the needles are 4.5 mm apart) with 200 needles. It can come under other brand names, like Studio and/or Silver Reed. It features a flat metal bed with 200 needles, located 4.5 mm apart, which…
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Singer HK100 knitting machine
Singer HK100 knitting machine is a plastic flat bed knitting machine. The needles are large and are 8 mm apart. It was released to the marker in 1983. The simplicity of this machine (only basic/manual patterning capabilities) and its plastic bed makes me think that the target audience was the hobbyists, looking to destash their…
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Studio mod. 326 knitting machine
Studio mod. 326 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1976. It sometimes comes under different names, like Singer, Silver and/or Silver Reed. Its slightly younger sister, Studio mod. 327, looks identical, except for the color combination. It features a flat metal bed with 200 needles, located 4.5 mm apart, which makes this machine standard-gauge.…
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Singer MemoMatic 700 knitting machine
The Singer MemoMatic 700 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1985. It is one of the last punch-card models manufactured by Singer. Maybe this is why most machines I encountered and knitted on come in such a great shape. Singer MemoMatic 700 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, separated from each other…
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Singer MemoMatic 210 knitting machine
The Singer MemoMatic 210 knitting machine is a metal flatbed machine with 200 needles, set 4.5 mm. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine manufactured by the Japanese company Singer. It appeared on the market in 1987. It is a simpler version of the Studio SK-280 (and other Silver Reed-produced machines with the model numbers 280).…
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Studio mod. 360K knitting machine
Studio mod. 360K knitting machine is a flat metal bed machine with 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. It is a standard gauge knitting machine manufactured by Japanese a company. These machines were also branded under Singer and Silver Reed name. Studio mod. 360 is the same machine as Singer MemoMatic 360K. It was released…
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Singer Memo-Matic 360K Knitting machine
Singer MemoMatic 360K knitting machine is a flat metal bed machine with 200 needles, positioned 4.5 mm apart. It is a standard gauge knitting machine manufactured by the Japanese company Singer. It is the same machine often branded as Studio Mod. 360K. Sometimes similar machines are branded as Silver Reed. It was released to the…