Customer's Department, Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, MA, circa 1915
- Card type
- Printed photo
About this postcard
The Customer's Department of the Waltham Watch Company fills a long workroom with rows of benches and machines. Workers sit on both sides of a wide central aisle, beneath hanging lamps and tall windows. The orderly layout suggests precision manufacturing at a large works rather than a small shop. Waltham was a center of American watchmaking, and the company helped establish factory production of watches with interchangeable parts. The caption's Customer's Department points to a service or repair section within that industrial complex, though the photograph does not show individual tasks or names.
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Postcard record
| Series | 29 |
|---|---|
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Waltham Watch Company, 11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453 |
| Notes | White border; sepia halftone print; card number (29) printed at lower left of caption; light edge wear. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting present. Divided-back 'POST CARD' design with scrollwork and a lily floral divider; 'FOR CORRESPONDENCE ONLY' (left) and 'FOR ADDRESS ONLY' (right). Cream stock with faint mirror bleed-through of the front caption along the bottom edge. No damage beyond light edge wear. |
Cite this card
Customer's Department, Waltham Watch Co., Waltham, MA, circa 1915, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/customers-department-waltham-watch-co-waltham-ma-circa-1915-1915. Accessed November 2, 2026.