Category: Type
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Brother KH1101 knitting machine
A fan of my website helped me to discover this rare model: Brother KH1101. It is a fine-gauge machine. Besides the gauge of this machine, it is totally identical to its standard-gauge sisters: Brother KH800 and Brother KH801. Thus, refer to the manuals of those machines on how to operate, Brother KH1101, while I am…
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Brother KR1101 ribber
Thanks for a fan of my Encyclopedia, I just learned about this rare Brother KR1101 ribber. It is designed to fit BRother KH1101 knitting machine. Stay tuned as we are discovering more information.
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Knitking RCC color changer
Color changers assist knitting machines to perform colored with colored work and to change the yarns with ease. KnitKing RCC color changer is capable of holding up to four different yarns. It is the same as the Brother KRC900 color changer; thus, read the corresponding post.
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Toyota K 506 knitting machine
Toyota K506 knitting machine is a turn-knob knitting machine manufactured in the mid- to late-1960s. Stay tuned while I look for more information on this machine and in the meantime below are my observations and pictures. Toyota K506 has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes it a standard-gauge knitting machine. Its patterning and automatic…
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Knitking KH840 knitting machine…
… is the same as Brother KH840. Thus, read the corresponding post while I am looking for better pictures.
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Toyota NT-12 knitting machine
Toyota mod. NT-12 knitting machine seems like a standard-gauge knitting machine with 180 needles (judging by the picture of the markings on the needlebed). At the moment, I am not sure whether the needles are 5.5 mm (like some other Toyota knitting machines from that time) or 4.5 mm. It probably appeared on the market…
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Riccar RK-708A knitting machine
Riccar RK-708A is a punchcard-based standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader. The look of Riccar 708A knitting machine is much more modern than its immediate predecessor, Riccar 708; although both machines have a knit-leader and a punchcard mechanism. Riccar 708A very much resembles its younger sister, Riccar…
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RICCAR 709 knitting machine
Riccar 709 is a punchcard-based standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader. Riccar 709 knitting machine is identical (with some minor color differences) to the Studio mod. 360, Empisal Knitmaster 360/260K, Singer MemoMatic 360K, Silver Reed SK360, Silver SK360. Thus, refer to those detailed posts while enjoying the…
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Brother KA-800 transfer carriage.
Brother KA-800 is a mystery carriage: it is not mentioned anywhere. Yet, I found it on an online auction. It looks like a better-known Brother KA-8300 transfer carriage. I see some differences in the display pictures on the carriage itself, but I do not see any differences in their functional parts. There are videos on…
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Toyota K65 transfer carriage
According to a Toyota accessories brochure, the Toyota K65 transfer carriage works with setups for the KS950, KS901 ad KS858 knitting machines. I also see sources mentioning the Toyota K65 carriage working with the Toyota KS895. It also fits Elna EK2400 setup with ER2450 ribber because this is the same setup as Toyota’s, just under…
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Empisal Knitmaster RT-1 transfer carriage
Empisal Knitmaster RT-1 carriage is the same as Silver Reed RT1 carriage, already described in detail in another post.
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Silver Reed RT-1 transfer carriage
Like other transfer carriages, Silver Reed RT1 moves stitches from the ribber (SRP50, for example) to the main needlebed. RT-1 transfer carriages work with a wide range of punchcard and electronic Silver Reed (and other machines under this brand umbrella: Singer, Empisal Knitmaster, Studio, Riccar, Silver), such as Singer MemoMatic 210, Studio 260K, Silver Reed…