Compare the Gearhart Machine on the left with the Clearfield Machine on the right. The machines look identical, although the rear leg under the Clearfield appears to be attached at a different location.

       The Clearfield Knitting Machine Company made a minor change on its label. "Gearhart" was changed to "Clearfield". The KNITTING MANUAL of INSTRUCTION & SALES published in 1927 by the new company illustrated the machine with the Gearhart label and called it "the Gearhart Knitting Machine of the present type now being manufactured by the Clearfield Knitting Machine Company". As stated in the Clearfield Progress article, the new owners intended to begin operations "at once". That was July 28, 1926.  The new label could have been used scarcely more than a year, or maybe less, making machines with that label considerably more rare than those with the Gearhart label. The publisher knows of only two people who own machines with the Clearfield label. Hopefully, I will know of more after this issue gets out. Many Gearhart owners purchased the Clearfield instructions for use with older machines, an example being my mother who bought a 1923 Gearhart. Therefore, one cannot assume they have a Clearfield machine because it was found with the Clearfield Instruction Manual.
       The instructions published by the Clearfield Knitting Machine Company may have been more significant than the machines they manufactured. It had 69 pages and contained complete instructions for 65 knitting projects. The copy my mother purchased shows almost no wear and tear, probably because she knew how to knit before she bought it. Strangely enough, it omitted several very detailed illustrations on how to operate the machine. The Gearhart Manual in 1924 and 25 was an excellent beginners book.

       In 1975 when my mother gave me her Gearhart Knitter and instruction books, I was impressed with the good condition of the Knitting Manual of Instruction & Sales and made a project out of making a master copy for further duplication. I made a total reprint of the 1924 Gearhart manual. Those books were advertised in earlier issues of Antique Knitters Circular.