Chris, thank you so very much for the close-up pics of the washer. This looks to be in terrific condition. These were probably 3rd from the TOL model. If you are able to, I'd love to see the same close-up photos for the dryer!! Bob
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laundryboy
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Hi Bob
I completely forgot about the dryer pics. Let me go get some BRB
I completely forgot about the dryer pics. Let me go get some BRB
Washer serial translates as May 1983, if the translation I found is correct.
Glenn, that would make sense.
eurekastar
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What a great find! That washer would run about $1300 in today's money. Quite pricey!
laundryboy
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BOB. Dryer pics
Chris, thank you!! A couple of fascinating points that harken all the way back to our 1964 Norge dryer. First of all--on the right-hand side of the timer dial display were the words Wrinkle-Out Dryer. Second is the auto dry cycles. As here, our dryer had an auto dry for regular fabrics and an auto dry for Wash'n'Wear. Both cycles had a designated area in that cycle with the word "Start" where you positioned the pointer/dial. Regular also had a shorter cool down than the Wash'n'Wear cycle, which was about 10-12 minutes. Our dryer also had an air fluff cycle that had a designated Start area on it just like the other two auto dry cycles. Our dryer also did not have temperature selections. Even though it was the TOL model, I always felt it was cheapened. Not until I was a member here did I learn about our dryer as well as downloading the service manual for our dryer, that it had 2-step/variable heat input similar to Sears' Soft Heat feature initially offered on LK dryers in like 1963 or 1964.
I hope you saw the link to the Monkey Wards catalog that advertised this pair.
I hope you saw the link to the Monkey Wards catalog that advertised this pair.
Beautiful!!! They are near top of the line!
aircub
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norge
did someone pick these up from you?
Just beautiful...…
Darren
did someone pick these up from you?
Just beautiful...…
Darren
That's what the inside of my mothers Norge looked like and growing up. Did Norge ever adjust there washing action? My Moms was like a 1970 something.
That was the roughest washer on everything. The agitation was not smooth it was jerk back and forth harshly it was it hitting stop in the transmission. Even opening the lid during spin there was no brake it just hit a wall it sounded like.
We could not keep towels until mom started buying high priced ones but even then it would shred them. I always wondering if there was something wrong with ours. My Grandmothers 1970s filter flo was smooth and made that classic sound I am hearing in my head now..
That norge was worse on clothes that that Kitchenaid Shred-more that replaced it..
Gorgeous machines, bullet proof reliability , I wish lint filters were still around...
That was the roughest washer on everything. The agitation was not smooth it was jerk back and forth harshly it was it hitting stop in the transmission. Even opening the lid during spin there was no brake it just hit a wall it sounded like.
We could not keep towels until mom started buying high priced ones but even then it would shred them. I always wondering if there was something wrong with ours. My Grandmothers 1970s filter flo was smooth and made that classic sound I am hearing in my head now..
That norge was worse on clothes that that Kitchenaid Shred-more that replaced it..
Gorgeous machines, bullet proof reliability , I wish lint filters were still around...
We could not keep towels until mom started buying high priced ones but even then it would shred them. I always wondering if there was something wrong with ours.
Typical Norge marking its territory. I knew and got to play with 2 Norges. One from the 70's and the other from the mid 80's...both were 1 speed machines. From both owners, all towels were shredded, cuffs of pants were shredded, button up dress shirts looks like they went went through a war. The earlier Norges that had the fat round agitator fins probably washed nicely without destroying fabrics (and they rinsed much better, too) but when they went that thin reverse arc agitator design (late 60's?)...total destruction was eminent.
Bullet proof reliability
Typical Norge marking its territory. I knew and got to play with 2 Norges. One from the 70's and the other from the mid 80's...both were 1 speed machines. From both owners, all towels were shredded, cuffs of pants were shredded, button up dress shirts looks like they went went through a war. The earlier Norges that had the fat round agitator fins probably washed nicely without destroying fabrics (and they rinsed much better, too) but when they went that thin reverse arc agitator design (late 60's?)...total destruction was eminent.
Bullet proof reliability
"Bullet proof reliability"
Did somebody actually make that assertion? About a Norge?
ROFLMAO!
Did somebody actually make that assertion? About a Norge?
ROFLMAO!
