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  • Silver SK-106 knitting machine

    Silver 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. Silver SK106 is identical to Studio SK106. This machine has only basic patterning capabilities, meaning, all needle selection to make textured/pattern fabric…

  • Silver SK-301 knitting machine

    Silver SK-301 knitting machine

    Silver SK301 knitting machine was released onto the market in 1964. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and a turn-knob-controlled needle selection mechanism to knit patterns. Silver SK301 was the first knitting machine with this novel turn-knob technology for automatic needle selection. It is somewhat similar to the Brother’s push-button machines, although…

  • Silver SK-360 knitting machine

    Silver SK-360 knitting machine

    Silver SK360 knitting was present new on the Japanese markets in the 1980-1981. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is equipped with a punchcard reading mechanism and a knit-leader. This machine is identical to the Studio mod. 360 and Singer MemoMatic 360K, which I described in detail earlier.…

  • Silver SK-303 kniting machine

    Silver SK-303 kniting machine

    Identical, even in color scheme (but not in Japanese writing) to Singer 888 and Studio SK303, which I already described with A LOTS OF details in the corresponding blog articles. Add-on accessories are the SR303 ribber and YC1/AC1 color changer.

  • Silver SK-302 knitting machine

    Silver SK-302 knitting machine

    Silver SK302 knitting machine was released onto the market in 1965, a year after its oldest turn-knob sister, Silver SK301, which is also a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and a turn-knob-controlled needle selection mechanism to knit patterns. However, the knobs on the Silver SK302 are of an improved design – no longer round…

  • Silver SK-305 knitting machine

    Silver SK-305 knitting machine

    Silver SK305 knitting machine was released onto the market in 1970 (some users saw slightly earlier dates for the release of these machines). It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and a turn-knob-controlled needle selection mechanism to knit patterns. Even though I found a picture of this model with a serial number, confirming…

  • Silver SRP-50 ribbing attachment

    Silver SRP50 ribber was released to the market in the late 1970s. It is an attachment for the Silver Reed/Silver/Studio/Singer/Riccar/Empisal knitting machines with punchcards and electronic patterning capabilitites (too many to list here). It is a clone of the Singer SRP50, Studio SRP50, Empisal Knitmaster SRP50, and Silver Reed SRP50 ribbers. Thus, read the corresponding…

  • Silver SK-322 knitting machine

    Silver SK-322 knitting machine

    Silver SK322 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It appeared on the markets in 1973. This machine is the first one manufactured by the Silver/Silver Reed company with the built-in knit leader. Similar vintage knit leaders were also built into the Silver SK325, Silver SK326, and Silver SK327 models. Later…

  • Silver SK-315 knitting machine

    Silver SK-315 knitting machine

    Silver SK315 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It was released to the market in the very early 1970s. Silver SK315 is a machine capable of accepting punchcards for patterning and automatic needle selection. Similar to almost identical Silver SK313 (although SK313 is bright green and SK315 is emerald green),…

  • Silver SK-321 knitting machine

    Silver SK-321 knitting machine

    Silver SK321 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 is identical to the Singer MemoMatic 321 knitting machine, which I already described in detail in my other post. Silver SK321 features a flat metal bed with…

  • Silver Sk-313 knitting machine

    Silver Sk-313 knitting machine

    Silver SK313 knitting machine appeared on the market in 1970. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. This machine has punch-card reading capabilities to automatically select needles and create patterned knitted fabric. Unlikes most Silver/Silver Reed/Singer/Studio knitting machines with patterning drums, Silver SK313 does NOT have rubber end-rails but metal…

  • Silver SK-312 knitting machine

    Silver SK-312 knitting machine

    Silver SK312 knitting machine was manufactured in the very late 1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has punchcard (with 24 holes in one row) reading capabilities, which allows automatic needle selection based on the wholes determining the patterns. It might have been released to the Japanese markets…