1950s Norge Dryer- St. Louis

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[ea56]

With the exception of the red knobs, this is just like the first dryer my Mom owned. Our’s had black knobs. There was also a lever it the top of the door opening that when pulled down acted like a brake on the drum, probably disengaged the belt? This was for drying items without tumbling. She used this from 1955 to 62’.
Eddie

 

[rp2813]

Eddie, that sounds about right to me, because the subject dryer looks like the one my mom had until late 1967.  I think hers was a '56, which may have been the first year for red knobs. 

 

The Time Line function had stopped working for quite a while before the dryer was replaced.

 

The dryer pictured above must be electric.  I'm pretty sure the gas ones had an access panel at right rear on the cabinet top.

 

[gansky1]

What dat?

That's a cool dryer, looks in nice shape, too. A neighbor I used to babysit for had a similar dryer. I remember it was on a very long vent and if you opened the door while it was running, the giant fan would blow baby clothes all over the floor with a "whoosh" sound.

Interesting indoor vent/lint trap. Was that a Norge accessory?

 

[tomturbomatic]

The lever lifted the drum off the drive wheel for "Stop 'n Dry." Cheaper versions had a knob behind the toe panel that you turned one way to lift the drum and the other way to lower it.

 

[turquoisedude]

OMG ! The mate to my leaky 55 Timeline washer. It _has_ to be in St-Louis. ..

 

[turquoisedude]

It will be saved!

Thanks to a kind offer from a friend in St Louis, this dryer will be making its way north. Hopefully sooner than later.... lol

It is just too hard to pass up a chance for a matched set, what can I say.  Now I have to tell Hubby - something tells me I may have to reduce the number of Norge washers down to 1 though...