Thread Number: 69578
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Norge Laundromat! |
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Post# 924735   3/3/2017 at 20:41 (2,581 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Well, not really, but the signage is still shown in this photo of a dry cleaners/laundromat in Ukiah, CA. Was there today for a meeting and have passed by this place umpteen times and thought I'd share a photo. Love the "Norge Globe" that must have twirled proudly back in the day and one can only imagine the machines that must have been clunking away in that laundromat!
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Post# 924738 , Reply# 1   3/3/2017 at 20:48 (2,581 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Post# 924749 , Reply# 3   3/3/2017 at 21:15 (2,581 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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Post# 924765 , Reply# 4   3/3/2017 at 22:29 (2,581 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland )   |   | |
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I have a much smaller version of that Norge globe at my shop. It's a hanging light fixture |
Post# 924962 , Reply# 7   3/4/2017 at 19:11 (2,580 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)   |   | |
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Were the solid tub machines the ones that had a lever on the front of the cabinet that you had to lift to reset it if the unbalance sensor tripped? The Norge Village here had a bunch of those. |
Post# 924966 , Reply# 8   3/4/2017 at 19:58 (2,580 days old) by duke ()   |   | |
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That Globe is sweet.Sure would make a great shot with cars out front from the 60s or early 70's. Thanks for the view. |
Post# 924976 , Reply# 9   3/4/2017 at 21:06 (2,580 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Bottom front left corner facing the machine. |
Post# 925268 , Reply# 11   3/6/2017 at 09:44 (2,578 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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One thing for sure about Norge, whether solid or perforated tub, they did a really good job of washing, rinsing and spinning out clothes. |
Post# 925365 , Reply# 14   3/6/2017 at 20:59 (2,578 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)   |   | |
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I remember my Grandma's '62 Wards Signature had the spin/spray rinse after the wash cycle that went right into the fill for rinse. Overflow rinse, with the water shutting off for the last minute or so. Then another spin/spray during the final spin. After my Grandma passed away in 1971 and still had the Wards machine, my Mom's '63 Frigidaire gave out the same year, so she took her Mom's machine. We lived in an area (Oroville, CA -- pre-dam spillway damage!) that had a lot of rust in the water, so the white loads always came out tie-dyed brown thanks to the solid-tub and the final spin/spray. My Mom was not pleased with the results so we dashed off to Montgomery Ward a couple years later to replace Grandma's '62 with a '75 Wards perf tub. No more tie-dye! I still miss that '62 Wards machine...
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Post# 925378 , Reply# 15   3/6/2017 at 21:44 (2,578 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Oh yeah, a '62 Wards machine would be a great addition to any collection! |
Post# 927599 , Reply# 16   3/18/2017 at 14:25 (2,566 days old) by speedqueen (Metro-Detroit)   |   | |
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Post# 927601 , Reply# 17   3/18/2017 at 15:23 (2,566 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin)   |   | |
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