Country Laundromat

[3beltwesty]

Norge Balls around the USA link ; brings back memories!

The ball is actually in a sign museum in Ohio

http://www.agilitynut.com/signs/norge.html

 

[spankomatic]

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Cool link. I love all those balls!</span>

 

[mysteryclock]

We had a Norge laundromat in my hometown in Ark. complete with Norge Ball just like that one outside. I remember being fascinated with their huge green (?) "Heavy Duty" FL machine back in the 70s.

 

[norgeway]

We had one too!

In Lenoir NC, long gone now, but the old laundry in town still has several Norge front loaders, as well as some ANCIENT Cissell dryers,

 

[cornutt]

I've written here before about the Norge Village that was built here in the '60s. It still had all the same machines when I used it during my college years in the early '80s. Standard-capacity and large-capacity top loaders, a few front loaders, dryers from Hades, and... coin-op dry cleaning machines. And a laundry sink with a wringer! They also had drop-off service.

 

[mysteryclock]

Correction - the machine I remember was actually a Philco-Bendix "Double Load", pictured in the video in the link below.

 

[macboy91si]

Commerial FF

The old laundry down the road from where I work here has those same (color and all) Filter-Flo's. I grew up around these things. Nothing like the sound of 6 machines clack-clacking to a stop all at once. They still have a majority of the machines, they're standard capacity believe it or not and all are ramped Activator models.

 

Correction: These are a little newer, or maybe just lower end machines. I checked and the ones there are 2-speed and some have the bleach dispenser and some don't and have the filter flume at 7 o'clock. Weird.

 

-Tim

 

[supremewhirlpol]

From the pictures, I see 2 machines that may be out of order. It's good to see these machines still going, however they aren't the most efficient when it comes to water. In a world where the operating costs are steadily increasing for laundromat owners, I'd think these GE ff machines will be taking the route of the SQ machine that was replaced by the Wascomat. Larry, was this SQ machine FL or TL?

 

[supersurgilator]

If you look closely on the last pic, the right 2 machines have bleach dispensers and I think they are newer than the others, as the front is one piece and the others have 2 bolts at the bottom. In the other pics, it is those older ones that have the filter flume at 7 oclock.

I was more amazed that a laundromat would have a machine with a warm rinse!!

Tim: any chance you can take pics of the machines in the laundry by you?

 

[cleanteamofny]

Last year I went looking for the old wascomats and for some reason I could not find it! :-((

 

[norgeway]

RE Glade Spring Va.

Believe it or not, I had some Cousins from there.

 

[strongenough78]

I miss those old giant dryers. You could actually dry a california king size comforter in those and it actually tumble instead of just rolling up into a giant burrito. A lot of laundromats here are removing them

 

[cleanteamofny]

I know what you mean Vern, adding stacking dryers with smaller capacity is great for small loads but not great for bulky items!

 

[cleanteamofny]

Hans, My cousin still lives down there, wonderful country down there!

 

[norgeway]

Its about

2 1/2 hours or so from here.