Silver Reed machines were produced first but then the company renamed itself into a Silver Seiko and the machines started being released under the Silver name. Then, after a while, the machines were named again Silver Reed but also (as the company’s market was expanding) as Singer, Studio, Empisal, Riccar, KnitMaster, and Elna. Silver Reed also has a line manufactured under “My Studio” nickname.
So, all those model numbers are interchangeable, even though the names might differ. If you don’t see a model number of interest here, check the Silver, Singer and Studio pages.
Silver/Silver Reed/Studio/Singer knitting machines, especially metal flat-beds, have somewhat different mechanisms than other knitting machines (although there are some overlaps). Thus, they sometimes need a different approach to handle carriage problems than machines might. Some of them are covered in my article.
Studio and Studio by White Knitting Machines
Additionally, below is a list of commonly overlapping model numbers for Silver/Silver Reed/Empisal Knitmaster/Studio/Singer machines.
Last updated: May 2-26
Basic/manual models
Silver SK8, Silver Reed SK-8, Studio SK8
Silver SK101, Silver Reed SK101, Studio SK101
Turn-knob-based patterning
Punchcard-based patterning
Silver SK250L, Silver Reed 250L
Silver Reed SK280, Studio mod. 280, Studio by White mod. 280
Silver SK312, Singer Cardmatic 312, Studio SK312
Silver SK313, Singer Cardmatic 313, Singer mod. 313, Studio SK313
Silver SK315, Studio 315
Silver SK321, Singer MemoMatic 321, Studio mod. 321
Silver SK322, Singer MemoMatic 322, Studio mod. 322
Singer MemoMatic 323, Studio mod. 323, Singer mod. 323
Silver SK327, Singer MemoMatic 327, Singer mod. 327, Studio mod. 327
Silver SK328, Studio mod. 328, Singer MemoMatic 328
Singer MemoMatic 329, Silver SK329
Silver SK360, Silver Reed SK360, Singer 360K MemoMatic, Studio mod. 360K
Silver Reed SK700, Silver Reed SK700N, Singer 700K MemoMatic, Singer mod. 700, Studio mod. 700
Singer MK70, plastic bed, foldable
Singer HK160, plastic bed, foldable
Singer mod. 740, Studio by White SK740
Electronic patterning
Silver SK500, Singer 500
Silver Reed SK560, Singer 560k
Silver Reed SK580, Singer mod. 580
Bulky machines:
Singer mod. 150, Studio mod. 150
Singer mod. 155, Studio mod. 155
Fine gauge
Silver Reed F270, Studio 270
Silver Reed SK370, Silver Reed F370, Studio 370