I love this new Product Stat post, it's a complete consumer review of the Hair Dryer attachment for 1961 Norge Clothes Dryers. It even comes with the Gas Model!!! ***puts on gas mask*** lol
Norge's 4 Seasons Hair Dryer is Recommended!
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That gas mask will ruin your hair then again. lol
Love it . . .
This is beyond cool. They should also have had an attachment to flock Christmas trees, after all it is a Norge!
This is beyond cool. They should also have had an attachment to flock Christmas trees, after all it is a Norge!
Hair Yellowing?! Gas Fumes?!
Just get a Norge ELECTRIC Dryer!
-- Dave
Just get a Norge ELECTRIC Dryer!
-- Dave
HaHaHa!
This is awesome funny!
Wonder if this attachment would work with most Norge Dryers? I am sure a dryer attachment will show up at some point!
How did the Norge Dryer System work? Did it blow air from the back of the dryer? Must have quite a strong blower if it could get it up that contraption to some victim's head. Just curious how a blower would work with the gas dryer. The burner must have been inside some type of closed heat exchanger. Kind of like a home gas furnace. If so, there would not be any gas fumes coming out of the dryer. The fumes would go out of the dryer vent like a home gas furnace.
Anyone know?
This is awesome funny!
Wonder if this attachment would work with most Norge Dryers? I am sure a dryer attachment will show up at some point!
How did the Norge Dryer System work? Did it blow air from the back of the dryer? Must have quite a strong blower if it could get it up that contraption to some victim's head. Just curious how a blower would work with the gas dryer. The burner must have been inside some type of closed heat exchanger. Kind of like a home gas furnace. If so, there would not be any gas fumes coming out of the dryer. The fumes would go out of the dryer vent like a home gas furnace.
Anyone know?
Just Curious...
Has anyone ever taken apart one of the Norge Gas dryer during the period of the hair dryer attachment?
Or possibly figured out how it all worked?
As I asked before I was just curious how a Gas dryer could have the hair dryer attachment if there was wind blowing against the heat source? It could not happen unless there was a shield protecting the flame of the burner. Kind of like a home furnace where the heat is generated through a concealed manifold. This would mean "combustion fumes" would go out of the exhaust. I can't see this being approved any other way from being a concealed unit. There is no way the gas association would have just approved this to be nice.
Would love to hear from anyone having experience with this type of Norge gas system from this period.
Let's see....
Has anyone ever taken apart one of the Norge Gas dryer during the period of the hair dryer attachment?
Or possibly figured out how it all worked?
As I asked before I was just curious how a Gas dryer could have the hair dryer attachment if there was wind blowing against the heat source? It could not happen unless there was a shield protecting the flame of the burner. Kind of like a home furnace where the heat is generated through a concealed manifold. This would mean "combustion fumes" would go out of the exhaust. I can't see this being approved any other way from being a concealed unit. There is no way the gas association would have just approved this to be nice.
Would love to hear from anyone having experience with this type of Norge gas system from this period.
Let's see....
Norge dryers put the blower fan after the heat source and before the drum instead of after both heat and drum (vacuum principle) as with most other makes. This gave a blowing effect inside the drum and made it "pressurized" for 'Billowing Currents of Air'. It worked well except with a long vent and/or when the dryer aged and seals began to fail. The pressurized dryer leaked lint terribly, flocking the laundry room with lint like a holiday tree.
One neighbor of ours had a mid-50's Norge dryer and if you opened the door while it was running, the strong blower would actually blow small socks and hankies out onto the floor. Their basement was flocked, floor to ceiling, every vertical surface, just like a xmas tree. I had a 67 Montgomery Wards washer and dryer pair for a little while, the 8 cubic foot drum and "billowing currents" dried very quickly. After every cycle, there was a tuft or two of lint peeking out from under the door opening that had leaked out around the filter. Perhaps they meant to sell more vacuums with dusting attachments.
Heavy as tanks, the Norge dryers were quite a contraption and some rather noisy. The whole machine would give a shudder and a rumble on start-up, and you could hear that blower come up to speed and pressurize the system. All in all, they weren't the worst dryer ever built, especially if you had an open back porch to use it on.
One neighbor of ours had a mid-50's Norge dryer and if you opened the door while it was running, the strong blower would actually blow small socks and hankies out onto the floor. Their basement was flocked, floor to ceiling, every vertical surface, just like a xmas tree. I had a 67 Montgomery Wards washer and dryer pair for a little while, the 8 cubic foot drum and "billowing currents" dried very quickly. After every cycle, there was a tuft or two of lint peeking out from under the door opening that had leaked out around the filter. Perhaps they meant to sell more vacuums with dusting attachments.
Heavy as tanks, the Norge dryers were quite a contraption and some rather noisy. The whole machine would give a shudder and a rumble on start-up, and you could hear that blower come up to speed and pressurize the system. All in all, they weren't the worst dryer ever built, especially if you had an open back porch to use it on.
Thanks Greg!
Interesting drying system! I do remember a Norge video where someone held up a scarf and it blew outward while the door was open.
I had no idea that the Montgomery Ward Signature dryers had this same drying set up. My Grandmother had a set and I do recall her complaining about lint. She was glad that the set was in a "Utility" room off of the back of the house. She had a large window fan that she would run while the dryer was on to cut down on the lint. Now I know why.
I also remember the Gas burner was a flat cast iron burner instead of the "in shot" burners like most gas dryers.
Geez....I still can't get over there was a dryer attachment approved for use with the gas dryer! Incredible. I wonder what the BTU output was with the gas dryer.
Interesting drying system! I do remember a Norge video where someone held up a scarf and it blew outward while the door was open.
I had no idea that the Montgomery Ward Signature dryers had this same drying set up. My Grandmother had a set and I do recall her complaining about lint. She was glad that the set was in a "Utility" room off of the back of the house. She had a large window fan that she would run while the dryer was on to cut down on the lint. Now I know why.
I also remember the Gas burner was a flat cast iron burner instead of the "in shot" burners like most gas dryers.
Geez....I still can't get over there was a dryer attachment approved for use with the gas dryer! Incredible. I wonder what the BTU output was with the gas dryer.
redcarpetdrew
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An attachment to flock Christmas trees...
Funny you should mention that. What do you think the darker haired ladies' heads looked like AFTER using it? That sure wasn't dandruff!
RCD
Funny you should mention that. What do you think the darker haired ladies' heads looked like AFTER using it? That sure wasn't dandruff!
RCD
