Norge apartment size washer?
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toploader55
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Never knew...
Or seen a Norge Portable.
Who Knew ???
Norge ?
Or seen a Norge Portable.
Who Knew ???
Norge ?
I wouldn't want to live under, over, next to, or anywhere near that apartment.
Ralph, are you implying...oh, excuse me...RALPH, ARE YOU IMPLYING THIS WASHER MIGHT BE A TAD BIT NOISY?!
Wonder if it produces a loud 'bang' whenever the tub brake engages, as does its full-size sibling?
Wonder if it produces a loud 'bang' whenever the tub brake engages, as does its full-size sibling?
21" Norge 10#ers
These were pretty cool Norge built machines that were around in the 1970s. The washer used the same transmission and really complete drive line that their big 18 and 20#ers used., They also used the same pump and brake solenoid system, but they did use a sensibly sized 1/3 HP motor. So indeed Ralph there was the danger of NOISE and other catastrophic failures, luckily you could just wheel it out the door, LOL.
The dryers shared nothing with its bigger cousins [ which is a good thing when you consider that was NOTHING good about Norge built dryers after about 1968, except they were big, LOL ]. So these little dryers were really a pretty cool machine, one of the things that I loved was they were convertible from 120 to 240 volts and they also had gas models with electric ignition.
I really liked the little stationary W&Ds that they made in this series, they had rear control consoles and came in a basic model and a very well featured machine. We have the fancy gas dryer in Montgomery Wards version of these machines and I would love to find the washer that matches. I had the basic washer version a few years ago but it had water in the transmission and leaked oil into the washer tub if you ran it.
These were pretty cool Norge built machines that were around in the 1970s. The washer used the same transmission and really complete drive line that their big 18 and 20#ers used., They also used the same pump and brake solenoid system, but they did use a sensibly sized 1/3 HP motor. So indeed Ralph there was the danger of NOISE and other catastrophic failures, luckily you could just wheel it out the door, LOL.
The dryers shared nothing with its bigger cousins [ which is a good thing when you consider that was NOTHING good about Norge built dryers after about 1968, except they were big, LOL ]. So these little dryers were really a pretty cool machine, one of the things that I loved was they were convertible from 120 to 240 volts and they also had gas models with electric ignition.
I really liked the little stationary W&Ds that they made in this series, they had rear control consoles and came in a basic model and a very well featured machine. We have the fancy gas dryer in Montgomery Wards version of these machines and I would love to find the washer that matches. I had the basic washer version a few years ago but it had water in the transmission and leaked oil into the washer tub if you ran it.
retromania
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I have never seen one!
That's surprising, John. I would have bet that Norge sourced that machine from someone else.
<span style="font-size: medium;">OMG! I'd LOVE to have a set!</span>
Pumper! You simply must save that machine! I'm still using a Norge as a daily driver!
pumper
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I sent an email to see if they still have it. Don't really want to drive two hours there and back but we'll see.
