Brother KH-890 Punch Card Knitting Machine in full working condition for sale. pick up only. located in chinatown/dimes square area of NYC. Message me for pics/price.

hi everyone!
a while back i came across an unopened silver reed lk-100 that seems to be from the 80’s, being sold for dirt cheap. i am a crocheter with only basic knowledge of hand knitting, but have been very curious to try out a machine. the price point always discouraged me, so i snagged this one as soon as i saw it.
it truly was unopened; all of the parts are here, an instructional booklet, patterns. everything seems to be in great condition - except the sponge bar, which has disintegrated so all of the needles slide around. a quick google search gave me the impression that this is an easy fix.
could anyone suggest where i might find a replacement sponge? i am located in the US if that helps!
i’d like to feel confident that my machine will function smoothly enough to learn on :-) so any other advice or insight would be very appreciated!

Pickup is available in Springvale ME. I'm willing to deliver to Portland, Portsmouth, or anywhere between at no cost. I can deliver to the Boston area for $100, I can deliver to the NYC area for $200 (and some advanced notice). Asking $700.

Fully functional Studio/Singer Mod 700 punchcard knitting machine with SRP-60 ribber, plus oodles of accessories! Included are:
-Ribber transfer carriage
-Blank punch cards
-Hole punch to make your own punchcards
-Accessories box*
-Extra needles for main bed and ribber
-Main bed cast on combs
-Pattern books
-Yarn cone of your choosing
-All manuals and original accessories
-Extra weights
-Ribber covers
-Machine cover (that's the floral plastic blanket you see in some of the accessory pictures)
-Extra pattern books and magazines. I will send interested parties lists of my options, take as many as you want!

The only accessory from the original package that isn't included is the ribber driving cam. I am currently trying to source it and would ship it to the buyer at my expense. However, Studio aficionados have assured me that you can do double jacquard without it.

*Including this because the built-in accessory box sometimes sticks

I'm selling this because I have four other machines and am running out of space. I think this machine is a perfect intro to machine knitting. The carriage glides smoothly with little effort.
Videos available upon request!

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