American Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, 1908
- Card type
- Lithograph
About this postcard
A distant view across a marshy, weed-choked stretch of the Charles River toward the long brick ranges of the American Waltham Watch Factory, its roofline broken by a tall striped smokestack. A low bridge and tree line close the left horizon under a pale blue sky. The works along the Charles made Waltham one of the watchmaking centers of the world in the early 1900s, and the company had helped pioneer interchangeable parts in watch production. Boston publishers like the one that issued this card catered to a market that treated such factory views as civic attractions.
Postcard Details
Box 406 Herkimer, NY
Postcard record
| Postmarked | , Boston, MA |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The Metropolitan News Co. |
| Series | No. 6924. |
| Condition | Good |
| Place addressed | Mrs E.O. Morrill, Box 406, Herkimer, NY |
| Place depicted | The American Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA |
| Publisher | The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, MA |
| Place sent from | Miss Edith White, 628 Boylston St, Boston |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides |
| Stamp | 1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only |
| Notes | Divided-back card with a narrow white margin around the image; light corner wear and faint surface soiling, no writing on front. Postmark: BOSTON, MASS. JUL 31 8 PM 1908, with WEST NEWTON station; printed in Germany for The Metropolitan News Co., Boston, Mass.; pencil message written sideways along the left edge; light edge wear and a small stain near the bottom of the address side. |
Cite this card
American Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, 1908, postcard, c. 1908. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/american-waltham-watch-factory-waltham-ma-1908. Accessed November 2, 2026.