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and Fancy Wark see Pait II.
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PAGF.

A,:ccssorics

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1\iachim~each,3

Action of Machine """""""""

10Ankleof a Plainribber)Belt,
description

Sock(withoutof""""""".

15
TOBoys"Girls'.
and Children's
Socks all>Q.Stockings(Scales) 35
Cam Shdl. description of """'"
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Cast~ng on for a Plain Sock ... 12

Cog Ring, descriPtion ofS'"

CyJimacr. desoription of ".."""
9Cyli,ndcrs, how to exch-ang-e '" 54
Cylinde.s
to use for various

Wools,
Dials, how to Change
Duplex Parts"""""",Explanationof Ribbing Attachment,
CamPlalc,
RibberStit61
Indic<Jtor,
Welting
CarnLever,Driving
Pi-n',Dial
Adjustif)~'
Post,
Dial

Height Regll}<,t<>r'-'Faults,
I'rreguJaritie5,ficultie$,andtheand Difremedies

for same

Finishing-Finishing

53
54
63

In.

56

"a Sock, Press!.ng,\\-ith a Sdvedg-e

etc, 1S
41F]at 'Weh, how to knit"
42
Foot of a Plain Sock (withoutribber)
17
Forming- a 4 and t and 3 and 1
Rib WeIt (thick vannI27
Hee! of a P];,in S()C];- ("itholllrihberi..,""""'"
15
High Heel
39
Ho~ien; Shapes
Insidc Cover
How to a-rrang'c nt'.cdles for\><\1'iol1sRibs". 36
J(Ii:ning- Toe of Stockim.g- ..".. 17
Knickerbocker
Stocking- (Gent. ',;turn down to!))10
Knitting' witn t~vo Yams"" 40
Leg- of Plai,n Sock (withoutrihber)
15
Mending Stitch,
17
Na.mes of Pa~ts of Machine
5
Narrowing- Flat Web ,..."
44~('e-d.le tcvl;md,~rJ. dc;;odption of IC
N t'cdles, urdedn;!'
Front inside Cover"=""~'="'"",",====~;

Needles used for different Cylinders and Wools """""""""
54
Needles with Bent Latches ...". 55
Oiling i\iachinc"
7Par!:;. orderi'ng..F.ront
inside Cover
Picking up dropped stitches
J()
Plain Child's Sock or Slocking 44Pbim' ~!laped
Stock~ng,complete,"46
Plain Sock (without ribber)... 12pjain Sock, imitation
rib-top...
H)
Plain Suck, with rib-top
23
Re-fo(;tingHosierySoRe-footing Plain Sock or Stocking, Fi.!'st Meti\od50
R,~-footinK Plain Sock or Stocking, Second Method" 51
Re-footj,ngRibbed;
SockorStocking,First
Method52
Re-footi,ng
RihbooSockorStocking.
Second Method ..'" 52
Ribhed Sock, complete,24
Ribbed Sock of thick Yam
28
RibbedStoddmg'(Lady'$",hapcd)""""""",,"""""'"
25
J{ibbed Stocking(Gent. 's, ful.lsi7-e)"""""""""""""""'"

30

Rounds to one inch of fabric ... 31
Scolloped Top"
39
Scotch lIt'd, Foot, and Toe
36
Shaping' Leg, First !I;fethod ,.. 26
Shaping Leg Second: Metho(i ... 27
SAlaping- Pla~n ~oc1( or Stocking 40Stands
Front 1nside Cover
Tabu!ated..~;u!de£o-r sizes ... 33-35
T(jllS1On ;\Il;nn), 31
Tension{Ribber},31
Tension to use for various yarns.. 32
Toe of PlainSock (withoutribber)17
Topof PlainSock(withoutribber},
15
Unpackbng
MachineJ
6Unra.vcHing Plain Knitting
41
Welt fonni,ng (without ribber)..
14
Widening- arid Narrowing
FlatWeb
44
Winding' YarnIIYam Guide, descriptionof<}=,." """'",="'~~~, ===.~==""""~==,,-=--- For Instructions forSeeGarment
Knitting and Fancy Workt
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INSTRUCTIONS.-Part 1.
-.--.------------ - - -CAUTION.
Llamas should not interflre with any of the screu's, '101'alter anyof the parts of the machine, until they are fully acquainted with the useof the various parts.
Do not try to get on too fast;
alld in the order given 011the back.

l&am perfectly one thing at a time,

The machine is.smt out 'U'itJla samPle in, IllIii the tensions and allparts are ac,:urately set ready for knitting.
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LIST OF ACCESSORIES SENTMACHINE.
Instruction

III

I,

\VITH EVERYBook.

I Set-up(Umbrella),1 Buckle(usedI-- , -Bobbin"

after

12, No. 5°.

theset-up

is removed),

Fig.

or Swift,Fig.

Fig.

10, E.

for Weight-holder,

I Heel-wire to hold downheels and toes.
(5 Cylinder

28.

12, B.

2 Weight-holders(to be hung on the set-up,drawing down the work), Fig. !, No.5
3 Weights

I, No.

inder.

I Wool~holder
3 Bobbins,Fig.

buckle,forFig. 1, No. 52.

the corners

and 6 dial needles

orI.

of the work

whenknitting

extra.

I Oil can.
1 Screw driver and spanner
the dial).
1 Work-hook(for..

picking(to remove
slip stitches

the nut

whenchanginC"

on to the needles),:::;~---~

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ILLUSTRATIONTHE"VICTORIAOFAUTOMATIC"KNITTER,

Secured to a bench and ready for work, showing a ribbed sockcommenced at the top.

7Top View, Fig. 1.
The machl'Dc is no\\" tilted with an improved );;;r1) I(uidl' d<.'.sc,ribed on paget, and with an improved yam cro~s amd other details s!igj)tJ;: differing fromthe illustration,
which. however,will not affeCt the usdu]negsof theillustration
and rderence
numbers.

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ILLUSTRAnON OF
VICTORIA
AUTOMATIC"THE"Showing the dial adjusting\0-'- -KNITTER,lever.

Under View. Fig. 2.

NAMES OF PARTS OF MACHINE iN FIGS. 1 and 2.
19. Ribber driving pin.
1. Foundation or base.
20. Dial.
2. Cog ring.
2;.
hbber cam plate.
3. Cylinder.
22. Tension indicator rib stitch.{. Cam shell.
23. Pillar.
5. Driving wheel bracket.
, 24. Yarn bracket.
6. Crank.
25. Yarn eyelet.
7. Driving handle.
26. . Yarn take-up.
.8. Driving wheel.
27. Yarn grip.
9. Counter.
28. Buckle.
10. Thumb-scrfw of damp.
29. Dial raising collar.
II. Cylinder screws.
3°. Bolt.
.
j 2. Belt.
3!.
Dialadjustingpost.
13. Latch opener and yarn
32. Cylinder or plain needles.
guide (see I1Justration Fig
33. Bobbin of yarn.
7 for improved guide).
37. Dia.l height
regulatin~14-. Yarn
guide
adjustinr;
spring.
screws.
38. Welting cam lever.
I~. Tension
indicator
plain
dial
43' Turn-screwforstitch.
adjuster.
16. Tension pointer and wing
44. Ribber post bracket.
nut.
sr. Weight stand.
17. Wing nut for securing
52. Weight.
ribber arm.
I8. Ribber arm.

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6NOTICE.
This instruction ba,k containsall that is necmary for the karner
to /mow,ana if carefullyfollowedit will be fau1Ulsilllple to understana.
Do flat expect to make perfect work from the first; this will only cOIHe
by pr4ctice and by follo~ing carefully the instructions given, and bytmougfJy graspiHgeach one point beforeproceedingto the next.

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(I)

Get acquainted with the names and positions of all theparts, and read the instructions for fIxing the machine(page 6) and the 1<~ariier's first lesson (page 8).

(2) Wind yarn (pageI I), cast on (page(page 14'). and knit a plain sock.

12). make a welt(3) Knit a plain sock with ribbed top (page 23).
(4) Knit a ribbed sock complete (page 24).
(5) A lady's ribbed and plain stocking (page 25).

TO UNPACK AND FIX THE
CAUTION.-R,adMACHINE.

Ciausl I, fage 3, and for illustration andnamesof the parts seepage 4 alld 5.
After removing the lid, take out all the loose parts as swift,
pillar. winder, &c. Now take out all the side screws from thebox, and the machine can be lifted out with the board. Loose
the thumb-screws (No. 10) below the base, and the machine will.
be free from the board.
Slip the machine close on to a firmtableand secure with the f1l1gers and thumb the thumbscrews (io).
FIXING MACHINE.-Referto illustration Fig. I. Screw
pillar (23) in the hole on the base at back of machine. Placethe yarn-bracket(24) on the pillar as shown in illustration(Fig. I) with the one arm immediately over the machine, secure
it with the side screw, and the machine is ready for use.

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LEARNER'S FIRSTGiving a description

LESSON.

of the principal parts of tbc plain machine.

Fig. 3.
Fig. .3 shows the base of the" V. A." knitting machinewith the cog ring (2) and dial adjusting post (31) in position.

Fig. 4. . .

The cog ring (Fig. 4) works in the base,having on its underside cog" which htin. thecogs of the driving wheel (8). The projecting
part (2a) to which the yarn-guide is secured
drives the earn shell.

The earn shell (Fig. 5) contains
the steel cams, A, 13, c., whichraise and lower .he cylinder orplain needles;
it rests upon thebase and is kept in position. by thecylinder round which it revolves.
4A The stitch earn (A) is adjustable bymeans of the wing nut (16) on theoutside of the earn shell. Between
this wing nut and the shell is aFig. 5.
pointer(16) which indicates upon
the finger plate (IS) the position of the stitch cam (A).
Thelowest point (15) makes the longest
stitch or loosest tension.
and the highest
point (I) makes the shortest
stitch or highest
tension.
The large wing nut (17) is for securing
the rIbber.9arm (18) to the earn shell. The two lugs (4a) on opposite
sides are for driving the earn shell; the one on the left drives
forward, and the one on the right drives backward.
Round theinside of the earn shell is a ledge on which the feet of the needles
rest. when not being raised or lowered by the cams A. B. or C.
Cams B. and C. raise the needle, earn A. depresses the needle,
and the cover plates (D. and E.) of cams B. and C. raise theneedles on to the ledge again after earn A. has depressed' the"m.
Particular notice should here be taken of the way in which
the l~eedles are operated by these cams. Supposing that thecaIIl shell is travelEi1g in a forward direction round the cylinder
which has one needle in it, the needle foot is resting at its
normal height upon the ledge, the tirst earn which comes in contact is earn B (upthrow earn). This raises it slightly, andtheneedle
nextcomesincontact
withearn A.,
which
depresses
it
below
the nonn~llevel of therequired
length of stitch.
Cover plate E. raises it again
on to the ledge where the needle rests until the cams havepassed once round the cylinder.
In this forward movement
upthrow earn C. is not brought into use, being sunk behind andbelow the cover plate E., but.in the backward movement upthrow cam C. acts instead of B., which in this movement sinks
below cover plate D. These cams B. and C. are raised above
the cover plates D. and E. by the projecting piece (n, Fig. 4)of the cog ring, which operates them by two pins which passthrough to the outside of the earn shell.
The cylinder (Fig. 6) which fits inside
the earn shell and is secured to the baseby two screws (I I), has grooves cut in it
all the way round, in which the needles
3 work; they are held in position by a belt(12) which fils in the groove (A) running
round the cylinder.

AFig. II.

Fig. 7, the combination yarn-guide and latch
opener (13). is secured to a bracket (I 3a) by
two screws (I4), the screw holes are slotted
50 that the yarn-guide can be raised or loweredto the required position to suit the needles.
The bracket is screwed to the cog ring at (za,Fig. 4). Screw (I3b) is to adjust the yarnguide towards or away from the needles. The
yarn is threaded from the back, first throughhole (c) then through hole Cd),Fig. 7.

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