Category: Super-vintage
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A.R.S. Amoretto MT-3 knitting machine
ARS Amoretti MT-3 machine is a vintage beauty. It is very likely a standard-gauge machine. It is similar to its younger sisters (ARS Amoretto MT-4, ARS Amoretto MT-5, and ARS Amoretto Super 8). The most similarities are with the ARS Amoretto MT-2 model. Refer to the corresponding posts, in which I described the features in…
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ARS Knitter Type M
Protruding features of the case of ARS Knitter Type M knitting machines give it a unique vintage look. This machine is very likely a standard-gauge machine and has manual/basic capabilities, with some patterning/needle-selection possible thanks to the clutch/change pole for needle selection (similar to ARS Knitter MT and ARS Knitter SM-15. Its later sisters, such…
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A.R.S. Amoretto MT-2 knitting machine
ARS Amoretto MT-2 seems to be a standard-gauge knitting machine. I just finished a relatively detailed article on ARS Amoretto Super 8, with very similar features. Thus, refer to that post. There is a manual for ARS Amoretto/ARS knitter online. Refer to it for further details.
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A.R.S. Knitter SM-18 knitting machine
ARS Knitter SM18 is very likely a standard-gauge knitting machine. I cannot see from any of the pictures I found so far how many needles this machine has. It is manual only knitting machine at the first glance. However, the manual describes a “clutch and change pole”, which allows for some semi-automatic needle selection. The…
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SILVERLEAD knitting machine
Gosh, I wonder if the name of this brand was misspelled or a mnemonic (of Silver Reed) was simply stolen…Regardless, here we have a unique model, about which I know nothing about… It definitely looks like standard-gauge machine. The small grey box on the left-hand side of the needlebed (shown below) might be the carriage.…
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Empisal EF68 knitting machine
Empisal EF68 knitting machine has a very interesting design. It is a European model and has 5 mm gauge. There are couple of similar super-vintage KnitKing models. There is scares information about it on the web (that I will not copy): just google the model name and number and it will pop-up. But if you…
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Prazisa knitting machine
Präzisa machine is a cute vintage knitting beaty was manufactured in Western Germany in late 1950s – early 1960s. This is what I know so far: Präzisa has 180 needles, 5 mm apart, which makes this machine a standard-gauge. This metal flat bed machine has only manual/basic capabilities of needle manipulation. The tension mast accomodates…
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Toyota NT-10 knitting machine
At the moment, I do not know much about a vintage Toyota NT-10 knitting machine. I only have pictures of the carriage. Next model released after NT-10 is Toyota NT-12.
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ARS Amoretto MT-5 knitting machine
ARS Amoretto MT-5 seems to be a standard-gauge knitting machine. I just finished a relatively detailed article on ARS Amoretto Super 8, which has very similar features as this model. Thus, refer to that post. There is a manual for ARS Amoretto/ARS knitter online. Refer to it for further details.
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ARS Amoretto Super 8 knitting machine
ARS Amoretto Super 8 knitting machine is very likely a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. The whole series of ARS, ARS Knitter, and ARS Amoretto machines looks and feels vintage compared to more common and known machines by Silver Reed, Brother and Toyota. For example, one of the unique features of this model is…