OK Who Has Never Seen One of These Before?

[Unimatic1140]

I'm not asking if you know what it is, just whether you have or have not ever experienced one of these in person before?? <br
Please excuse the adobe logo in the video, I'm trying out a new trial version of Premier Elements to see if I want to buy it...

http://68.89.57.239/VID/TEMP/have_you_seen_this.mpg

 

[gyrafoam]

Oh yeah, plenty of 'em. Great machines. Tough.

 

[compwhiz128]

Sounds like a whip!

 

[westytoploader]

I have!!! FINALLY snuck in and fired up the washer (1985 vintage) in my school's Home Ec room a couple of weeks ago. VERY neat to say the least <br
That's a cool machine. Whatever you do, don't Krush it when you're through playing! ;-)

 

[pulsator]

OOOOOOOO!!! This is the gorwn up version of my Norge set! My aunt has one of these and it's frickin' awesome to watch! Unfortunately, my unlce thinks that washing machines are not an appropriate thing to like, so once he gets home from work, the laundryroom is strictly off limits. It's been years since I've seen the full size machine at work! It certainly gets MUCH MUCH MUCH better turnover and over action than my mini-machine! I think it'd be fun to get the full size version one day so I can be reminded of the countless times I ran screaming from the laundryroom cuz I thought someone shot me... lol!

 

[gansky1]

What, no ugly panel shot??

You really don't get a good idea of how loud it really is until you are standing in front of it... Actually, this one was quieter than others I've experienced <br
Not bad for a late-night nab off the street - I still can't believe it works perfectly!

 

[knitwits1975]

My mother's older sister had a 1972 Montgomery Ward pair and the washer sounded just like this. The machine died in 1986, so I was still young. I always wondered what made the whip noise. It was a noisy machine. I hope you will share more videos of this machine.

 

[frontaloadotmy]

I have experienced one of those in person

many times.

 

[peteski50]

Norge or Wards!

This looks like a Wards my Grandmother had a '73. But somehow I don't remember the action being just that brisk
Peter

 

[rchris]

Once with a '76 Wizard, twice with a '72 Norge, once with an Admiral <br
Also almost had my heart stop once upon a time when I lifted the lid during spin and heard that loud clank...

 

[tolivac]

COOL!If only the swap shops around here would get those-You don't see any Norge or Wards machines here.Lots and lots of WP<KN,and GE.

 

[norgeman]

Re: Norge/Fedders/Montgomery Wards:

I used to have a machine like this only in the Montgomery Wards brand and it was by far the best washer My wife and I have ever owned. It will out wash anything on the market them or now. A most wonderful washer and very tough as you can see. The roll over is excellent and creates a suds layer on top so you know that your detergent is working. With 3/4 hp. motor and a commercially proven transmission system and 20lb. capacity and the 202 degree turbo sweep agitator with the burpalator lint filter system. This is the Mighty Norge. Danf. a.k.a. (Norgeman). Glad to see this on a post thank you Robert.

 

[brettsomers]

something tells me Robert is gonna make a point of something, or reveal something? how did Norge compare to whirlmore, GE, and Maytag?

 

[launderess]

Didn't someone win a MIB W&D set of these from fleaBay <br

 

[norgeman]

Re: Norge/Fedders/Montgomery Wards: 2

Robert will you post this to see it wash for us please, when you get more footage of it in action? Thanks Danf.

 

[cleanteamofny]

Since the subject is Norge washers...

Did anyone see this one before?

 

[tolivac]

the older Norges are the ones I would love to run into-my Mom had one-had the "Burpilator" agitator with those big black lower blades-and the smaller ones on the top.also the lower vanes had holes in them and a "railroad rail" edges.Figure that was to reduce wear on clothes.also her machine had a shiney metal lint pan.Was so cool to watch when I was little.she said it was the first automatic she had.She commented the downside of it was that our little socks would float over the top of the washbasket and get caught in the pump-my dad would have to fish them out.He didn't like that chore.And yes that machine could make some suds.

 

[mayken4now]

I have never see that machine before. Try taking a nap while that one does a load. NO <br

 

[DADoES]

Neighbors in the 1970s had a Catalina (Western Auto house-brand) that was a clone. Saw it running once when over there playing with their kids, I kept sneaking back into the utility room behind their garage and had a grand time that day.