William COTTON ACE Versatile flat bed knitting machine.
Photo: Dennis Powdrill
The ACE was an electronically controlled knitting machine designed to offer the knitter considerable versatility, with emphasis on easy to understand controls and operation. It effectively reduced the training time for knitters and technicians. Pattern information was fed onto the machine by pre-programmed standard cassette tapes, produced on the easy to use “APPLE� Pattern Preparation Unit. 155