1948
The Norge front-load washer was a short-lived love child of Bendix and Norge. Perhaps someone will know if it was an entirely Bendix-made machine or if Norge sourced components for their design but it didn't last long on the market, especially after CU (quite deservedly) lifted their hind leg over it in the reviews. Like it's Bendix cousin, it was a bolt-down machine and despite it's large drum, when loaded with a "full" load it didn't clean well. Spinning at 272 rpm made it a pitiful rinsing machine so the overall results were pretty dismal & drippy when you opened that door at the end of the cycle.