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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Jtee 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Looks like a knitting machine to me

[โ€“] ObviouslyNotBanana 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, it's a Swedish "Favorit" knitting machine. I have the original warranty card which dates it to 1918!

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's impressive, great to see it's held up all this time!

[โ€“] ObviouslyNotBanana 7 points 1 week ago

Some parts are broken but the core function, actually knitting, seems to be in good shape.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wow! That is really neat! I would love to know more about this venerable old timer and your project.

[โ€“] ObviouslyNotBanana 12 points 1 week ago

It's a 1918 "Favorit" knitting machine from Sweden. There's not really a project yet, this was the first try after spending all day cleaning up gunk, dust and hair from the machinery. It's a fascinating piece of technology, though I'm not personally a knitter. That's my wife's thing.