Mayer Circular Knitting Machine
Maschinenfabrik Mayer & Cie. Tailfingen, Germany
Machinenumber/Model: 4062
Circular knitting machine that works with electricity and produces rib knit fabric. 12 reels feed the yarn to the rotating cylinder that has 2x720 needles bedded in it. Machine produces 12 kilograms of tubular knitted fabric during 8 hour period. The machine is owned by textile company Tam-Silk oy in Finland in Kangasala. The company has used this machine approximately since 1965.
Max. db 70,9
Sound recordist: Leena Suutala
Photographer: Leena Ahonen
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