Norge Timeline saved from the bulldozer!

[captainmoody]

Thanks to a tip from a member here, I managed to save this Norge time line washer from what would have been a nasty fate. The house it was in is going to be torn down and the washer as well as a Frigidaire electric stove were left in the basement! I had no transportation at the time, so I enlisted the aid of another collector and we managed to get it out of the basement and into the trunk of his 1974 Newport! The picture you see is when it was still in the house. For some reason, this old soldier never got thrown out. I could see where another washer/dryer were hooked up on the other side of the laundry tub, just glad this one made it through the years. I have been looking for a Norge, but never thought I would get one of the Borg-Warner ones!

 

[washernut]

Congratulations Dwight looks like it's your lucky week!
Bill

 

[golittlesport]

Nice! And it has the dispenser wheel!

 

[westyslantfront]

Hi Dwight. Congratulations on finding a Norge Time Line. They are so rare. Two of my aunts had them and I loved watching them when I was young. I also liked the sound of the pump.
Is your machine working?

Ross

 

[gansky1]

Congrats on the great save! A fine washer you have there.

 

[rickr]

A very rare find!!

Congratulations on finding the Norge and saving it! Looks like it is in good condition, considering it is over 50 years old. Robert has restoration pixs of one of those posted in this site. I think the 1950's Norge machines are very cool.

I found a couple 1950's Norges, but mine are junkyard queens. Don't know if I will be able to do anything with them or not.They have sat outside for 40 years.
Would like to make one good one, if possible, from parts of both. These are covered with a tarp behind my garage now.

 

[goatfarmer]

Kinda looks familiar,Rick,eh?

 

[captainmoody]

Thanks guys! I still can't believe I found one. I was thinking I would be lucky to get a model from the mid sixties, and then this one came by! Cleaned it up after taking this picture, it looks a whole lot better now.
I haven't tried it out, and won't until I replace the cord with a grounding one, and make some quick electrical checks.

 

[appnut]

Dwight, I"m speechless!!!!! congratulations!! This machine was in the POD within the last week or 10 days. The Norge Laundry Maids.

 

[pdub]

Wow...Dwight, you lucky dawg! What a cool machine. Can't wait to see more pictures.

Patrick

 

[captainmoody]

So is this one a 1956 model? I didn't see the POD on it.

 

[rickr]

Norges ROCK!

I think that might be a bit earlier. Maybe 1954. This ad was from 1954.

 

[rickr]

My planter...

Your wash tub looks cleaner than mine too....

 

[captainmoody]

Oh that poor washer.. How long was it left outside?

 

[rickr]

They sat out about 40 years. I just can't throw them away! I busted myself up good dragging these out of the junkyard too! Kenny was helping me, and he knows! lol!
I have a 1960 Frigidaire to do next, then I want to try to fix the later model Norge. If all else fails, I will save the timer and trans parts for Robert and you. It may be a 2008 project. Got to tuck point the bricks on the front porch of the house this year. YUK! Would much rather restore a 1950's Norge....

 

[westytoploader]

Congratulations Dwight on a great save! One thing I notice is that the agitator is different from Rick's and Robert's machines...no extended vanes near the top. Are they broken off or is this a different agitator that we haven't seen before?

 

[pturo]

"Feel the solid sound of harmony, knock on any Norge"! Good job and thanks to a huge trunk of a Chrysler Newport-those cars were so huge they had thier own zip code! Phil

 

[peteski50]

Norge!

This is a real nice one. I always liked those timeline machines.
Best Of Luck
Peter

 

[angus]

I actually think that is from '57 and looks suspicioulsy like Aunt Jennie's Norge. For openers it has the gray tub and the agitator top looks like the one in the "Ad" Detergent. Also, unless I miss my guess, the control panel lights up - that didn't start until 1956.

That is an amazing find. I have often dreamt that I went to the basement of Aunt Jennie's apartment house and found her Norge sitting in a dark corner of the basement, where it would have resided since 1971.

I guess the dream actually happened but not in Brooklyn.