Category: Knitting Machine
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Brother KH230 knitting machine
Brother KH230 was manufactured and released to the market in 1981. This is the second bulky-gauge machine released to the market by Brother (the first one was the KH210 model). I suspect the reason the bulky machines got introduced to the market relatively late as a demand from home knitters to accommodate more readily available…
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Brother KH311 knitting machine
According to some of the sources, Brother KH311 appeared on the market in 1959. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and its design is very similar to all following (later models) knitting machines. Thus, it is very likely the first prototype of all modern knitting machines made by Brother. It features a…
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Brother KH218 knitting machine
Brother KH218 knitting machine was released to the market in the late 1950s. It has only manual capabilities. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first machine with long wires on the yarn guide unit to control yarn tension automatically. The sinker plate carriage, similar to the Brother KH212 knitting machine, is permanently…
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Brother KH851 knitting machine
Brother KH851 knitting machine was manufactured by Brother and was available for purchase on Japanese markets only. It has a green color scheme, which makes this machine stand out. Besides the color, Brother KH851 resembles the Brother knitting machines with model numbers KH830 and KH831.
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Brother KH831 knitting machine
Brother KH831 knitting machine was manufactured by Brother and was available for purchase on Japanese markets only. It is identical to the Brother KH830 model.
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Brother KH705 knitting machine.
Brother KH705 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with patterning capabilities performed by 8-pushbutton mechanisms and a control center. It is identical to the Brother KH710 knitting machine.
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Brother KH120 knitting mahcine
Brother KH120 knitting machine is a fine-gauge machine (the distance between needles is 3.6 mm) capable of somewhat automatic needle selection activated by a ratchet tool and eight push buttons. It was very likely released to the market in the very early or mid-1970s because this is when similar standard-gauge 8-pushbutton knitting machines with the…
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Studio Bulky Eight
The machine sold under the name “Studio Bulky Eight” is the same as Studio SK120 just rebranded differently. Models branded under different names are also Silver Reed SK120 , Silver SK120, Kantan Bulky, Fancy Bulky, and Bulky Eight). The only ribber that works with this machine is Silver Reed SR120.
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Silver SK120 knitting machine
Silver SK120 knitting machine is a flat-bed metal knitting machine with 120 needles 8.0 mm apart. This bulky-gauge knitting machine was released to the market in 1978. It is also known under the names Studio SK120, Kantan Bulky, Fancy Bulky, and Bulky Eight). This machine is identical (except for the name) to the Silver Reed…
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Silver Reed SK120 bulky knitting machine
Silver Reed SK120 knitting machine is a flat-bed metal knitting machine with needles 8.0 mm apart. The bed contains 120 large needles. This bulky-gauge knitting machine was released to the market in 1978. It is also known as Bulky Eight, Studio SK120, Kantan Bulky, and Silver SK120. Another interesting name this machine is known for…