1958 Norge Dispensomat

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Hi Jimmy. What a beautiful machine. I really like the burp-o-lator agitator...I sure enjoyed seeing Robert's burp-o-lator at the convention. Two of my aunts had Norge Time Lines, one with a solid tub so I have many fond memories of Norges. Enjoy the machine....looks like lots of fun to do laundry in.
 
Awesome machine, Jimmy. I drool over its POD every time that it appears. Thanks for sharing.

CR had great things to say about it. I never did quite understand CR's description of the "fabric quide". I get it now that I've seen you pics. What a fascinating system.

Thanks again,

Mike
 
Dude, that is max cool. First picture I saw, I thought "hmm, that control panel looks kinda' large..." and then ..."holy cow!.."

So, timed washing a half century ago, and all those cute dots and the clever rotary knob... I think the first impression of a new owner (back in the day) would be something like, "holy cow this is complicated, it's going to take a month to learn how to use it!" and then as they turned the knobs and saw the dots, it would quickly dawn on them what-all those things were for, and they'd break out in a great big smile for having figured it out the first day and it would dawn on them how darn cool this thing was.

Those were times when common household technology could really surprise people, and there was a sense that all this progress was really making life measurably better. The nearest approximation I have in my own life was when I got my first computer, a Mac SE, and realized, "holy cow!, I can edit my writing without having to use correction-tape and re-type entire pages!"

We can hope the next generation has something like this to look forward to. I've heard that people who have solar photovoltaic systems get this reaction when they come home at night and look at the dial on the inverter in the garage: "wow!, look at all the electricity those things on the roof made while I was at work!" But there's something inherently cool when it's mechanical and you can press a button and see it working. Hmm....
 
Hey Rich, The lid opens 3/4 wide. That gives enough clearance for the opening of the Dispensomat door. Its just like Carolyn Appleby's washer! She likes that kind of music.........
 
It's interesting how many decades would pass before washers could be set for a delay start to take advantage of off peak electricity rates or a skimpy hot water supply or, to combine the two, to take advantage of off peak rates for electric water heating. Norge continued the Dispensomat feature in a much more low key style with a lid on the top of the control panel that would dispense liquid bleach and fabric softener. It was even on the redesigned control panel of the Norge combination which featured a lower, more squared-off control panel.
 
Jimmy, does the bleach & detergent dispense simultaneously during the fill for the wash? Or how does it delay and then dispense the bleach during the wassh.
 
Jimmy - that is truly a dream machine and it is fascinating with such an advanced design for the times. This is the Dispensomat I have ever seen up close. Sigh - I wonder if there will ever be a Norge in my future... Let's hope there is a matching dryer in your future. There is nothing quite like the sound of the old Norges as they move from fill to agitation - truly the sound of power.

To this day, I still can't believe that Aunt Jennie's Norge still looked showroom new and had the use and care guide when she let it go in 1975. It sat unused in the kitchen for at least 9 years and she continued to polish it weekly along with all her other kitchen appliances. Brooklyn apartment kitchens had little counter space so when not in use the top of the machine was covered with a wooden cutting board - giving her more counter space. I also don't quite recall exactly what was wrong with the machine that rendered it unrepairable. But based Robert's Norge restoration and comments on how difficult that machine was to service, it was probably something no service person wanted to deal with. I would think that today with the internet and parts sources, it might have been salvageable
 
Bob, if you go back to Thread #2853, I had taken of pic of the Dispensomat dispensing. You can see TWO streams of water flowing. There are 2 spouts that work when the water valve is on and the tub is filling. When the washer gets to the rinse cycle, a solenoid turns on and they pivot to the two rinse compartments and let the water flo thru them. Its a facinating system!
 
Yes!, call it Dottie!

Personally I've never had names for my cars, appliances, or other tools/equipment/infrastructure, though a couple of my friends do. I can definitely appreciate one that's out of the ordinary and fits well. Dottie is a cute name, and it definitely fits!
 
Norge controls

I like how the controls work in that one doesn't HAVE to set the controls the way the guide says, that it's really a "recommendation", unlike the Lady K's or the all pushbutton Maytags, as much as I like those set-ups
 
Lint filter

That washer is a nice find. I didn't think there were any left. I noticed that the lint filter was missing. Sincerely, Kevin Speed Queen, GE enthusiast
 
Hi Kevin, got your letter yesterday and the wonderful pics of your filters and agitators and washer console collection. Thanks for sending it. I have a filter for the Norge, but just took it off to take the pics. Its not quite the correct filter but works fine. Do you have the correct filter?
 
Very Nice Machine

I am usually a dishwasher guy & have admired Filter Flo's dishwashers right from finding this club BUT I must admit this washing machine has sure opened my eyes. Very nice machine . Good for you. Michael
 
lint filters

I think you should retake the picture of the interior of the machine with the filter in it. No , I do not have the metal filter that goes with it. I found a filter/agitator assembly this past summer near Manila, Utah. It came off of a 1962 Norge. I don't know if it is compatible. I would like to find a metal filter to put with my wall mounted collection. I also found a Norge timeline washer , but it is badly rusted. I also found a pink 36" Norge Range, and some really nice wringer washers.
 
versatronics

I like your collection of versatronic washers. I am going to Billings, Mt. I will try and dig for a variable speed clutch assembly, while I am up there. I hope "Good Stuff" used appliances is still open. I like that Norge dispensomat washer. I would like to bring my GE DISPENSALL AMERICANA, and add it to the collection. I would like to gather all the automatic dispenser machines that are ,in the various collections,scattered all over the country and gather them for a wash fest. I think it would be a blast to see my favorite machines washing,and circulating the water.
 

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