Photo of the day; Norge,

[vacerator]

The address in the add brochure, Detroit 26, Michigan was the address of Nash Kelvinator.

 

[kenwashesmonday]

That's not really an address. "26" is the postal zone, a system used before zip codes. All this means is that Borg Warner / Norge was in the same area of Detroit as Nash / Kelvinator.

 

[vacerator]

Ken, perhaps but,

could it be possible that Kelvinator built that machine back then?
Most of Borg Warners operations were still in Muncie Indiana back then.
I know the area well where the Kelvinator plant was. The front office tower still stands. The other plants in that vicinity were Detroit Diesel, a supermarket chain warehouse, and small machine tool and dye shops. Massey Ferguson was close, but in another postal code.

 

[tomturbomatic]

That machine was built by Bendix. It is an oversized bolt down Bendix. Jeff and I analyzed the service manual and it is all Bendix. Norge wanted to establish a name in the emerging automatic washer field before their top loader was ready so they sold this for a year or two. Prospective owners who were wise kept their wringer washer to provide somewhat better water extraction than this machine provided.