Norge Model E 88 Stove

[kevin313]

Hi All,

Turned the corner in my neighborhood Salvation Army store today and ran into this stove. Now, I try to keep my stove obsession to 30" models, but this Norge Model E 88 caught my attention. They want $39.99 for it.

Me and my buddy gave it a good once over. We found it has 3 original burners and one replacement. It is missing the drip pan that slides in under all four of the burners and also isolates the burner wiring from the warming drawer beneath. Worse yet, it is missing the oven element (it does have the broiler). It is also missing the deep well cooker pot.

The enamel is in good shape - it has all the knobs and switches. Behind and under the storage drawers there is some surface rust - more than I would like to see.

Does anyone have any idea when this stove was made? I'm thinking 1948-1950, but can't tell. Also, what would the chances of finding an oven element or a drip tray that would fit this model?

I walked away (but took some pictures) - I figured there would be another stove next week that I would fall in love with, but I've never seen a Norge of this model.

Here are some photos:

 

[kevin313]

Here's another pic

Norge E 88

 

[kevin313]

Here's the oven

Norge E 88

 

[kevin313]

another photo

a wider shot

 

[appnut]

I think Hans just "came".

 

[polkanut]

Hans!

Clean up in Aisle 3 please!!!

 

[launderess]

*Please*

Was that really necessary?

 

[tomturbomatic]

I wonder if those 4 circular lenses on the back splash light up to show the heat setting of the surface units? Even if they just lit up to show which ones were in use it would be pretty neat. Some Norge Ranges had an unusual way of showing the heat settings by using bars to designate whether both coils were energized or just the inner or the outer and at what intensity sort of like = or- or_. It would be easy to have corresponding lights in those lenses show that. We have to see that light show! Send me your address and I will send you a check if you will post pictures. That oven liner is not even rusty. I would dicker on the price by showing them there is no bake element in the oven, missing knobs etc.

 

[rp2813]

Re: *Please*

Well-stated Bob! 

That's in blue for a <strike>rinse</strike> reason.

I don't think the oven element would be difficult to replace, but it would be a cinch if you had the old one for comparison.  When the element failed on my mom's '49 Westy, I pulled it and brought it to the local appliance parts guy and as soon as I walked through the door with it, he spotted me and exclaimed, "Westinghouse!"  I had a new replacement element two days later.

As for trying to negotiate a lower price, that stove would likely be tagged at $100 or more at any of the Salvation Army stores in my area.  A price of $39.99 would more likely be found on a Sunbeam C-30.  I am not kidding.  The stove is a steal, as is, at $40.

 

[norgeway]

I WISH!!!

I WAS CLOSER!!! Yes , those indicators light up in a pattern exactly like the coils!! Fabulous stove..38 inch wide!

 

[kevin313]

Can one of you give me an approximation on the date for this stove?

 

[norgeway]

1951- 1953

Is my guess, I have an ad for it somewhere, the indicators light up and it looks like a miniature unit, for example..when on high both coils show up bright red, the next position would be the outer coil red,next would be inner coil red,medium would be both coils a dim almost pink red, and so on...fabulous I had a 47 but the oven rusted in places and the wierd thermostat went bad, this one has a Robertshaw so its much better,great oven though its small.

 

[kevin313]

Thanks, Hans, for all the info!

Hans - you're right about the oven being small on this model.

I decided to go back to the Salvation Army after dinner, and if the Norge was still there, I'd take the old girl home. If not, then someone else was meant to have it. I walked in, turned the corner and there she was saying, "Please take me home, kind sir." What could I do? They loaded the Norge in the minivan and off we went.

Don't ask me when I'm going to get around to getting it fixed up a little and shined up, but at least it won't end up on the scrap pile.

Hans, I'm looking forward to seeing these indicator lights in action. I took a close up of one of the lights for others who asked - and a few other shots. Here they are - and thanks to all for the info! If anyone knows of an oven element that would fit this stove, please let me know!

 

[kevin313]

Hans - do you know what the "Saftee" knob is for?

I couldn't figure this one out. There is a "selector" knob that allows you to put the oven, the outlet, or the deepwell on automatic on/off. But I don't have the slightest idea what the "Saftee" is for.

 

[kevin313]

Here is the right side of the panel - has the timer, clock, outlet, Saftee switch, Selector switch and a vent for the oven.

 

[kevin313]

Here is the left side of the panel, which has the four burner indicator lights.

 

[kevin313]

A close up of one of the burner control knobs - funny how it doesn't say "high," "medium-high," etc. It just has symbols.

 

[kevin313]

Here is a close up of the oven control knob - it has a light on one side for "bake" and a light on the other for "broil"

 

[kevin313]

The center of the burners look like this:

 

[kevin313]

Finally, there she sits next to her little sister Kelvy.

 

[cornutt]

The "Safetee" knob

My guess is that it locks all of the front panel controls out, so your 2-year-old can't turn a burner on while you're not looking.

 

[rp2813]

Those burner elements look flat like Frigidaires.  Perhaps they're interchangeable, but of course any Frigidaire burner won't have that fancy "N" logo in the center piece.

 

[tomturbomatic]

The shot of the medallion was enlarged to show detail which made the tube close to it look large. The elements are really two tubes wound in an outer circle and an inner circle. In thickness, they are between a Calrod and a Radiantube, similar to to the Westinghouse Corox of the time.

The bake element of the oven was no doubt an open coil with an evenizer over it. If it plugged in & out, check to see if the terminal block is still there; otherwise it is a wire in element. All of this, along with the model number, will help in finding you a bake element.

 

[norgeway]

Saftee switch!

This locks out the controls on the front so brats cant turn it on!!

 

[kevin313]

Thanks for the info on the Saftee switch - not having any little tikes around I guess I don't think of these kinds of things!

Tom - the terminal box for the oven element is there. It looks like the one on the top of the oven in which the broiler plugs into (the broiler is there - it is open coil). The model # is E-88, so I'll be on the lookout for an oven element.

 

[norgeway]

I wish I had!!!

Kept the 47 for parts, the elements were the same, It went to the Habitat store, but I will try to find a element for you..Love Norge stuff, it is different!

 

[norgeway]

My 55

It has oven rust issues also.

 

[norgeway]

55 Norge

Adjustolite!

 

[toggleswitch]

Hans- so nice that you came

to visit.

QUOTE: The "Safetee" knob. My guess is that it locks all of the front panel controls out, so your 2-year-old can't turn a burner on while you're not looking.

My aunt had a 1950's gas rage that came with a house she bought in the 1970's.
It was a gas 40" wide range with a waist-high broiler on the left, and an oven on the right.

The "SAFE-T-KEY" looked like any other gas knob in the front of the stove. It was an actual removable key (with a a knob) that cut of all gas to the range and was removable.

The stove was kicked to the curb to become a Toyota when it popped a pipe and began leaking gas. So they say. I'm not sure I buy it.

On gas stoves the control knobs, in this country, tend to be in the front for safety. No sleeves dangling in flames. On electric stoves they tend to be up high in the rear on the backsplash, again for safety, to be out-of-reach of children. All knobs have been required to be push-to-turn for decades, again for safety.

Methinks the oven heating element can be anything as long as it fits (especially the holes to get the wires/terminals out of the oven) and is of simlar wattage.

 

[rp2813]

Tom, I see what you mean about the burner elements.  Replacements could be tough to find.

The oven element should be easier to get replaced.  It won't likely be open coil anymore, though.  When the original open coil oven element failed on the '49 Westinghouse, the replacement was Calrod, which while not original in looks, performed just fine.