Thread Number: 70494
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
POD 4/24/2017 |
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Post# 934225 , Reply# 1   4/24/2017 at 09:48 (2,530 days old) by fridgenut (Cape Girardeau, MO)   |   | |
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Very interesting. Thanks for the information. When you say that Hamilton switched to a solid tub dryer, I had no idea there was any other type. What other kinds were there? |
Post# 934230 , Reply# 2   4/24/2017 at 10:02 (2,530 days old) by lesto (Atlanta)   |   | |
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I thought this looked like a Norge-made washer when I saw the timeline control panel. And the illustration of the agitator looks like a 50's Norge as well. I've seen old ads for Zenith washers from the 50's. Were they Norge machines as well |
Post# 934232 , Reply# 3   4/24/2017 at 10:18 (2,530 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Post# 934261 , Reply# 6   4/24/2017 at 14:03 (2,530 days old) by fridgenut (Cape Girardeau, MO)   |   | |
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Thanks for the information. Now I know how the first dryers worked. |
Post# 934279 , Reply# 7   4/24/2017 at 14:35 (2,530 days old) by brucelucenta ()   |   | |
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I am curious, was Norge the only one who made the blower blow thru instead of sucking the air thru as Whirlpool did? |
Post# 934296 , Reply# 8   4/24/2017 at 16:04 (2,530 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Zenith branded laundry products were made by Apex until their demise in '58, after that they very well could have been sourced from Norge, but I don't know that we've seen one around here (of either make) before. There is a POD for the Apex made Zenith laundry that comes up from time to time.
The wider Hamilton dryers were made, dubbed the "Heritage" style, along with the newer 27" "Holiday" line when the newer design debuted in the mid-60's. The Hamilton name didn't survive long after being acquired by WCI but they interestingly kept the familiar rectangle door window.
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Post# 934312 , Reply# 10   4/24/2017 at 18:55 (2,530 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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The first dryer that my Mom owned was a 1955 Norge Timeline, but I can't remember exactly how long it could be set for, but I don't think it wouldn't have been over 80-90 mins. It had a lever at the opening that could be pulled down to stop the tumbling of the drum so you could dry sweaters and shoes flat. I remember that Mom was very happy with the Norge.
We moved in 1962 to a home in El Cerrito, Calif. that was custom built in 1956. In the laundry room there was a matched 1956 Speed Queen Washer and Dryer. Even though the 55' Norge was still working fine, never any repairs, and the 58' GE FF was also fine, Mom was crazy about a matched set of Speed Queen's, so the old set was left behind with the sale. She soon changed her mind. The dryer got so hot its a wonder that the clothes didn't burst into flames! I can remember taking stuff with zippers right out of the dryer and getting burned by the zippers. And I don't mean just an ouch burn, but good sized red marks. She didn't like the washer because it didn't have the features she'd become used to on the GE. So she replaced them both with new Whirlpools(MOL washer and BOL dryer) that she used for many years. The washer until 69' and dryer until 1982. Eddie This post was last edited 04/24/2017 at 21:20 |
Post# 934340 , Reply# 11   4/24/2017 at 21:54 (2,529 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Bruce -
Early GE dryer and Westinghouse designs were forced-air stream (rather than vacuum) dryers as well. I saw a very early GE dryer at a sale a few weeks ago, fascinating machine. Dead as a doornail, but I just went to look anyway. The third pic is a vintage dryer I saw at a sale this week. It was a surprise to see it, but let it slip away as well. |