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over any other is, that it is operated with a treadle, in the same 

 manner as a sewing machine, and with the same case, leaving the 

 hands of the operator free to attend to the knitting. It will reel 

 and spool the yarn while knitting, if desired; thus no time is lost 

 in preparing the material. It will knit a flat web from one-fourth 

 of an inch to seventeen inches wide, with a selvedsre edjre. 



It will knit a stocking in about the same time usually occupied 

 by a person winding a skein of yarn b}^ hand. A stocking knit by 

 this machine is narrowed after the same rule as that used by our 

 grandmothers, and the toe is closed in the same way. 



It is the only machine that can knit a stocking as complete as by 

 hand from top to toe, including a perfect heel, without taking 

 the stocking from the machine, and will knit any form, size or 

 shape required. Also, wrappers, drawers, and all articles knit by 

 machinery. 



It will knit woolen and cotton yarn (fine or coarse, home or 

 machine-spun), without any exception; also, worsteds of all kinds, 

 silk and linen thread. 



Any knots or imperfections in the yarn can be knit in without 

 brealdng the needles, leaving the same on the wrong side of the 

 fabric. If a stitch should, by accident or carelessness of the ope- 

 rator, be dropped, it is easily picked up, in the same manner as 

 done when knitting by hand, and it is impossible to tell where it 

 was omitted. 



For elasticity, durablity and smoothness of fabric, it is far supe- 

 rior to hand knitting, and the working of the machine is so simple 

 that it can be used with perfect ease by a child of twelve years. 



It will compare favorably with the best sewing mjichine for sim- 

 plicity, durability and style of finish. 



Every machine is thoroughly tested and inspected by a practical 

 machinist and knitter, before it is permitted to leave the factory. 



The following is a description of the machine, reference being 

 had to the accompanying illustration: 



A represents the tension of the machine, through which the yarn 

 passes when knitting. It is regulated by screws on the side. To 

 knit tight, turn them toAvard the operator, and to knit loose, turn 

 them from you. The holes nearest the operator are used when 

 knittins: with a sinorle yarn. 



B is called the yarn tubes. They pass the yarn around the 

 needles, thus forming the stitch or loop required for knitting. The 

 tube nearest the tension is used when knitting with a single yarn. 



