Wards!
Robert,
This is really a great catch
Best Of Luck!
Peter
Robert,
This is really a great catch
Best Of Luck!
Peter
Introducing the Lady Wards!
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There sure isn't much that washer can't do. My Mom had one that was very similar, it had the filter towards the back of the tub. Very sturdy washer that ran many, many years. Huge capacity. I think it's probably the #1 washer that used the most water, if set on high and had a second rinse. Makes todays SQ look like a water miser. I agree with the comments that it's "a working mans" machine. Reasonably priced for what all it could do. Congratulations!!!
Darn cool
Robert, you'll have fun deciding on all those different knobs and buttons. I have a washer one or two steps below that, only 14 cycles, and it says 50th anniversary, which I thought was 1978.
Have fun, wear ear plugs!
Robert, you'll have fun deciding on all those different knobs and buttons. I have a washer one or two steps below that, only 14 cycles, and it says 50th anniversary, which I thought was 1978.
Have fun, wear ear plugs!
I remember going into the Wards store in our area with Mom & Dad and would just stare in wonder at the machines as we would walk thru the store going thru the appliance dept. At the time they would also have some of the end caps setup with demo machines and of course I had to push the button. The machine they had hooked up was the one with the rapid advance timer. Of course I got into trouble for not keeping my hands to myself but at least I had that moment of joy. LOL
It's to bad they still don't do that in stores anymore. Having a machine you can see in action would be so appealing.
It's to bad they still don't do that in stores anymore. Having a machine you can see in action would be so appealing.
This is such a fun washer. I'm glad it's found a new lease on life in Minneapolis!
Ben
Ben
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Isn't it funny when you think about the differences in the solid tub Norge in comparison? What a delightful shock it must have been to any repeat buyers of Norge washers after these models came out. The dryer was still the same for some time and was still big and powerful enough to dry a load of clothes from the new washer, but the washer was completely different! It had to have held close to twice what the solid tub machine would.
chaskelljr2
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1970's TOL Montgomery Wards Automatic Washer
One thing though, I thought this thing also had a Lighted Panel just like its competitor, the Lady Kenmore at Sears Roebuck & Co??
At least, that's what it said when I remembered seeing it in a Montgomery Wards Catalog. And later on, when actually seeing one in person at a Montgomery Wards Store in Capitol Plaza, Maryland.
All I'm seeing on this model are some of the buttons and the cycle timer knob being illuminated.
That's a beautiful machine though.
I saw one in action in person back in the early 1990's at a co-worker's house I was spending the night at. I saw the Burpalator Agitator in action. It also had the loud solenoids, and famous Norge clanking tub break.
It was also a Push-Button/Knob machine, but it wasn't the Robert has in his basement.
The one I saw was probably the next model down. That was a fourteen cycle machine with no console illumination. And no detergent dispenser either.
An interesting machine though, and quite a departure from the Kenmore's I've been used to, and have been using all my life up to that point.
--Charles--
One thing though, I thought this thing also had a Lighted Panel just like its competitor, the Lady Kenmore at Sears Roebuck & Co??
At least, that's what it said when I remembered seeing it in a Montgomery Wards Catalog. And later on, when actually seeing one in person at a Montgomery Wards Store in Capitol Plaza, Maryland.
All I'm seeing on this model are some of the buttons and the cycle timer knob being illuminated.
That's a beautiful machine though.
I saw one in action in person back in the early 1990's at a co-worker's house I was spending the night at. I saw the Burpalator Agitator in action. It also had the loud solenoids, and famous Norge clanking tub break.
It was also a Push-Button/Knob machine, but it wasn't the Robert has in his basement.
The one I saw was probably the next model down. That was a fourteen cycle machine with no console illumination. And no detergent dispenser either.
An interesting machine though, and quite a departure from the Kenmore's I've been used to, and have been using all my life up to that point.
--Charles--
Looking Good!
Glad you are able to enjoy that machine Robert!
Glad you are able to enjoy that machine Robert!
Nirvana
Wash day doesn't get any better than laundry in a TOL Montgomery Ward Signature washing machine! I used to have the model one notch below yours with matching dryer and truly enjoyed them. Cheers and congrats!
Wash day doesn't get any better than laundry in a TOL Montgomery Ward Signature washing machine! I used to have the model one notch below yours with matching dryer and truly enjoyed them. Cheers and congrats!
mrb627
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Flume at 3:30 Position?
Is that where the detergent mixture is injected into the tub?
Never seen a detergent dispenser on a Norge in action.
Malcolm
( it is minty fresh, though. AWESOME )
Is that where the detergent mixture is injected into the tub?
Never seen a detergent dispenser on a Norge in action.
Malcolm
( it is minty fresh, though. AWESOME )
