Category: Pushbutton
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ArtKnitter DX-2000 knitting machine
ArtKnitter DX-2000 is a standard gauge knitting machine with 8-pushbuttons to allow knitters to automatically select needles. I did not have a personal experience with this machine (yet) and it is also hard to find any information on ArtKnitter machines. However, there is a free manual online for ArtKnitter DX-2000. ArtKnitter DX-2000 was manufactured in…
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ArtKnitter DX-1000 knitting machine
There is not much at all information about any of the ArtKnitter models, including ArtKnitter DX-1000. Below are the pictures I was able to find so far. Knitting machine ArtKnitter DX-1000 was made in Japan. It is a standard-gauge pushbutton knitting machine, probably released to the market in the mid-1960s. Check out other pushbutton knitting…
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Empisal Vistamatic KH531
The full name according to this machine is ‘Empisal Vistamatic Push BUtton Automatic Knitter KH531″. It is identical to the vintage 4-pushbutton knitting machine Brother KH531. Thus, read the corresponding post.
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Brother KH111 fine-gauge knitting machine
The Brother KH111 fine-gauge knitting machine is identical to the Brother KH120 and Brother KH110 machines (also fine-gauge). Thus, read the corresponding articles.
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Brother KH511 knitting machine
Brother KH511 is very likely the first push-button knitting machine to appear on the market. Its only 4-pushbuttons allow for a more automatic needle selection, activated by pressing the buttons and rotating the ratchet tool. The machine has 200 needles and is of standard gauge (which means needles are 4.5 mm apart). Its vintage look…
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Brother KH811 knitting machine
Brother KH811 is a very unique knitting machine as it (to the best of my knowledge) is the only machine made by Brother (and maybe even the only one in the whole knitting-machine world) that combines punchcard and pushbutton needle selection and pattering mechanisms. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles. It was…
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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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Jones KH585 knitting machine
Jones KH585 knitting machine is a replica of Brother KH585 8-pushbutton knitting machine just under a different brand name. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles spaced apart 4.5 mm. Read more in the corresponding Brother KH585 post.
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Jones KH588 knitting machine
Jones KH588 knitting machine is an 8-pushbutton standard-gauge knitting machine identical to the Brother KH588 model.