Crosley CW20P6WC Washer

[dnastrau]

Crosley appliances

Crosley is still around. The "traditional" washers and dryers appear to be rebadged Whirlpools:

http://www.crosley.com/products/laundry/washers.do;jsessionid=D5B14EBA6987A466AB06E023B4AF4928.app2

 

[geextrarinse]

My friends family had one...

of the older models like the one pictured and I remember being fascinated by it because it was the first time I had ever seen a BURPILATOR AGITATOR. It was the standard one I guess that came with those Montgomery ward machines and had the lint tray. I thought it was a brilliant idea and liked that it reminded me of the GE Filter pan but didn't require any additional pumps, hoses or recirculating water. Though I love all of those things, this was still pretty ingenious.

I guess everybody was bought by Whirlpool, huh? UUGH.

 

[norgechef]

@geextrarinse

My Crosley does not have a burpilator agitator....

 

[norgeway]

You can see the resemblance,

I think what really did Norge in was every new model got cheapened more and more, after they took the big ol brake off them, to me they never were as good, back in the 60s and early 70s..they were the best!

 

[polkanut]

A friend of my parents has a Crosley wringer IIRC.  I'll have to ask her if she wants to sell it.  She now uses a circa 2005 Frigidaire stackable set.

 

[norgechef]

@norgeway

I agree....when the Maytag performa came out all the dependability of Norge was gone because they played with the transmission designs to much.

 

[combo52]

REAL NORGES

I agree Hans that Norge washers were never as good after the brake solenoid was gone, but in actually Norge washers were never very durable from the beginning. Their dryers were on the other hand were built like a tank and often outlasted several washers until around 1967 when they changed to the two belt design and then they were a total POS from then on.

 

[ryanm]

I had a Norge washer which we bought new in 1984, proved to be VERY RELIABLE, lasted me almost 17 years, a family of 5 doing laundry every day, with no repair until the transmission started to leak oil. Model was LWA9120 top of the line burpolator model, and it was probably one of the best machines we ever had. My Mom had one also which was a bit newer than mine purchased later in the 80's (by that time burpolator was gone), she had it for 21 years with my siblings bringing their laundry to Mom's house, never had a repair. When she moved, she gave the set to a needy family and it was still running fine. My mother in law bought one in mid 90's that was Norge throught Montgomery Ward, then this machine passed to my sister in law who had 5 kids, and the machine lasted 20 years until their house burned down, no repairs, so in our experience, some very reliable machines. I wish I had kept mine, which had all chrome panel on top, didn't realize they would go out and the machine would eventually be a collectors item, it was in MINT condition outside other than the oil leaking from transmission.