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E. Howard Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, 1911

Subject
Factories & Mills
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1911 (Golden Age)
Front of E. Howard Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, 1911, Master Fred. Littler, NJ, USA, c. 1911 lithograph postcard
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Back of E. Howard Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, 1911, Master Fred. Littler, NJ, USA, c. 1911 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The E. Howard Watch Factory in Waltham, Massachusetts, appears as a long four-story red brick industrial building. Rows of windows run along its facade, with a tall chimney at the left end and a clock tower topped by a spire at the right. A green lawn and picket fence separate the factory from a dirt road in the foreground, and a small outbuilding sits at the left. Waltham was a major center of American watchmaking in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and a plant of this scale fit the town's industrial character.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Lucy Here is your letter from your father O.K.

E. Howard Watch Factory, Waltham, Mass.
PostmarkedWaltham, MA, July 22, 1911, 18:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Master Fred. Littler

79 Lake N. Jersey City, NJ

Postcard record

Postmarked, Waltham, MA
ConditionGood
Place addressedMaster Fred. Littler, 79 Lake N., Jersey City, NJ
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border around image; corner and edge wear, small chip at lower left edge; tinted sky. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS. JUL 22 6-30P 1911. Divided-back card with green 'Post Card' flag design and 'THIS SIDE FOR MESSAGE'; 1c green Franklin stamp. Light edge/toning wear.

Cite this card

E. Howard Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/e-howard-watch-factory-waltham-ma-1911. Accessed November 2, 2026.