Norge apartment size washer?

These were pretty cool Norge built machines that were around in the 1970s. The washer used the same transmission and really complete drive line that their big 18 and 20#ers used., They also used the same pump and brake solenoid system, but they did use a sensibly sized 1/3 HP motor. So indeed Ralph there was the danger of NOISE and other catastrophic failures, luckily you could just wheel it out the door, LOL.

The dryers shared nothing with its bigger cousins [ which is a good thing when you consider that was NOTHING good about Norge built dryers after about 1968, except they were big, LOL ]. So these little dryers were really a pretty cool machine, one of the things that I loved was they were convertible from 120 to 240 volts and they also had gas models with electric ignition.

I really liked the little stationary W&Ds that they made in this series, they had rear control consoles and came in a basic model and a very well featured machine. We have the fancy gas dryer in Montgomery Wards version of these machines and I would love to find the washer that matches. I had the basic washer version a few years ago but it had water in the transmission and leaked oil into the washer tub if you ran it.


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Post# 703322 9/14/2013 at 21:54 (3,875 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin)
Checkrate/Likes Wonder what this looks like inside. Madison, WI CLICK HERE TO GO TO pumper's LINK on Madison Craigslist

Post# 703326 , Reply# 1 9/14/2013 at 22:18 (3,875 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)
Checkrate/Likes *Never knew...* Or seen a Norge Portable. Who Knew ??? Norge ?

Post# 703328 , Reply# 2 9/14/2013 at 22:39 (3,875 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)
Checkrate/Likes 4 *I wouldn't want to live under, over, next to, or anywhere near that* apartment.**

Post# 703338 , Reply# 3 9/15/2013 at 05:07 (3,875 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)
Checkrate/Likes 5 Ralph, are you implying...oh, excuse me...RALPH, ARE YOU IMPLYING THIS WASHER MIGHT BE A TAD BIT NOISY?! Wonder if it produces a loud 'bang' whenever the tub brake engages, as does its full-size sibling?

Post# 703345 , Reply# 4 9/15/2013 at 07:08 (3,875 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *21" Norge 10#ers* These were pretty cool Norge built machines that were around in the 1970s. The washer used the same transmission and really complete drive line that their big 18 and 20#ers used., They also used the same pump and brake solenoid system, but they did use a sensibly sized 1/3 HP motor. So indeed Ralph there was the danger of NOISE and other catastrophic failures, luckily you could just wheel it out the door, LOL. The dryers shared nothing with its bigger cousins [ which is a good thing when you consider that was NOTHING good about Norge built dryers after about 1968, except they were big, LOL ]. So these little dryers were really a pretty cool machine, one of the things that I loved was they were convertible from 120 to 240 volts and they also had gas models with electric ignition. I really liked the little stationary W&Ds that they made in this series, they had rear control consoles and came in a basic model and a very well featured machine. We have the fancy gas dryer in Montgomery Wards version of these machines and I would love to find the washer that matches. I had the basic washer version a few years ago but it had water in the transmission and leaked oil into the washer tub if you ran it.

Post# 703358 , Reply# 5 9/15/2013 at 09:00 (3,875 days old) by retromania (Anderson, South Carolina)
Checkrate/Likes I have never seen one!

Post# 703388 , Reply# 6 9/15/2013 at 13:21 (3,875 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)
Checkrate/Likes 1 That's surprising, John. I would have bet that Norge sourced that machine from someone else.

Post# 703391 , Reply# 7 9/15/2013 at 13:26 (3,875 days old) by ultramatic (New York City)
Checkrate/Likes OMG! I'd LOVE to have a set!

Post# 703397 , Reply# 8 9/15/2013 at 13:35 (3,875 days old) by fido ()
Checkrate/Likes I can understand the "stow away" design for the washer, as it's a toploader and you would need to pull it out to get to the lid but I would have thought the dryer could stay in its stowage position during use.

Post# 703606 , Reply# 10 9/16/2013 at 19:05 (3,873 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai�i)
Checkrate/Likes Pumper! You simply must save that machine! I'm still using a Norge as a daily driver!

Post# 703401 , Reply# 9 9/15/2013 at 13:41 (3,875 days old) by kmcculla ()
Checkrate/Likes Do you have a close up picture of the control panel on the washer ? Would love to see it

Post# 703616 , Reply# 11 9/16/2013 at 21:01 (3,873 days old) by pumper (SE Wisconsin)
Checkrate/Likes I sent an email to see if they still have it. Don't really want to drive two hours there and back but we'll see.