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Thread Number: 28082
Montgomery Ward washer/dryer set California CL $350 |
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| Post# 429757 , Reply# 1 4/18/2010 at 23:06 (5,119 days old) by retropia () | ||
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Washer control panel Any idea what that box-looking thing is on the top right of the washer? 
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| Post# 429759 , Reply# 2 4/18/2010 at 23:08 (5,119 days old) by retropia () | ||
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Dryer photo The Craigslist ad says it is a "Signature" model. 
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| Post# 429760 , Reply# 3 4/18/2010 at 23:09 (5,119 days old) by retropia () | ||
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Dryer control panel What sort of Wrinkle Guard would this dryer have? I hate ironing! 
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Post# 429764 , Reply# 4 4/18/2010 at 23:16 (5,119 days old) by appnut  (TX) |
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Post# 429765 , Reply# 5 4/18/2010 at 23:17 (5,119 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 429766 , Reply# 6 4/18/2010 at 23:18 (5,119 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 429768 , Reply# 7 4/18/2010 at 23:19 (5,119 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 429811 , Reply# 9 4/19/2010 at 06:36 (5,118 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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They "look" like they are in great shape for their age. | ||
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Post# 429855 , Reply# 10 4/19/2010 at 09:29 (5,118 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Ouch.
I was just saying to myself the other day that I really wanted a Norge/Wards washing machine. You NEVER see them for sale anywheres.Never had one/used one and thanks to all you knuckleheads, now I'm curious about them. Especially the old huge capacity ones with the hourglass-shaped agitators with the holes in the base. I'm so damn cash-poor(ha! right, just CASH poor) right now but so damn tempted. These look prime! Good thing they're not in coppertone, harvest gold or avocado; I'd have no say in the thing.
Now what would Homer do? | ||
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Post# 429878 , Reply# 11 4/19/2010 at 10:28 (5,118 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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They seem way overpriced to me. Of course, by now most people here know that I hate these Norge/Signatures so much that you couldn't pay me to accept them, but seriously, even a pristine center dial set from the same period would have trouble commanding such a price.
The seller will have these machines for a long time to come at the price they're being offered. Not even a lifetime supply of earplugs would make $350 seem reasonable. | ||
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Post# 429890 , Reply# 12 4/19/2010 at 11:05 (5,118 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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I agree, the price seems a little high to me.... | ||
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Post# 429920 , Reply# 13 4/19/2010 at 13:31 (5,118 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 429923 , Reply# 14 4/19/2010 at 13:36 (5,118 days old) by rickr (.) | ||
WOW! These do look to be in VERY nice shape from the photos, and they are TOL and a matched set. If they are in good mechanical condition, I would think they should be worth $300.00 to $350.00. When you think what amount of time (and money) it takes to restore a vintage set, these would be considered a good buy for the price the owner is asking.
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Post# 429928 , Reply# 15 4/19/2010 at 13:55 (5,118 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 429957 , Reply# 16 4/19/2010 at 15:42 (5,118 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 430060 , Reply# 17 4/19/2010 at 22:27 (5,118 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Oh, no! | ||
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Post# 430078 , Reply# 18 4/20/2010 at 00:06 (5,118 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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Don't see or find MW or Norge in my arrea either-ask at all of the local applaince swap shop and they say that none ever come in.Ask the shops to keep an eye out though and call me if any come in.Also they say BD KN and WP washers don't show up anymore either. | ||
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Post# 430470 , Reply# 19 4/21/2010 at 23:43 (5,116 days old) by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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NORGE WASHERS & DRYRES
Hi Brent Norge gas dryers went to the more common single shot burners in about 1966 for all thier gas dryers. The drilled port cast iron burner they used in all thier earlier models was really neat but they some times clogged with lint and didn't burn evenly. It is a great washer and dryer pair for a collector its rare to see any that survived as neither the washer or dryer were very durable.
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| Post# 430740 , Reply# 21 4/23/2010 at 17:52 (5,114 days old) by gmmcnair (Portland, OR) | ||
These Old Norges....
....really did a fantastic job and they had a great capacity. They also extracted water VERY well for a top-loader of their generation, IIRC.
I think that one reason why you don't see them is because they were so powerful and LOUD. The clunks and grunts of these machines put a lot of people off. My grandmother sent hers back because she hated the noise. They also had a tendency to be sensitive to off balance loads, and would walk right toward you, block doors, frighten children...LOL. Personally, I like them just fine. I loved how well they cleaned. | ||
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Post# 430751 , Reply# 22 4/23/2010 at 19:37 (5,114 days old) by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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NORGE WASHERS
Norge washers & dryers were louder than many and I often noiticed the louder a machine is the shorter its life is before repair problems crop up. But I must say I never saw a Norge washer that had walking problem they generally had good suspension systems and they didn't spin any faster than most washers except BD WP products the noise may have led you to believe they were spinning fast,look up the actual spin speeds if you like.
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| Post# 430757 , Reply# 23 4/23/2010 at 20:05 (5,114 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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670 rpm '82 MW catalog says these spun at 670 rpm,did not mention the spin speed of the westinghouse based washers also in the cat. 3/4 hp motor on the norge base machines. | ||
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