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Noon Hour, Waltham Watch Factory

Subject
Factories & Mills
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Noon Hour, Waltham Watch Factory, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Noon Hour, Waltham Watch Factory, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A large red brick factory building with a central clock tower and spires, flanked by trees. A crowd of workers, mostly women in long dresses and hats, fills the foreground during the noon hour.

Postcard Details

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PublisherThe Leighton & Valentine Co.
211-969 (JV) Noon Hour, Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, Mass. --- Post Card FAMOUS QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD L & L Co TRADE MARK Address Only The Leighton & Valentine Co., N.Y. City. Printed in United States.
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Postcard record

Series211-969
ConditionVery good
Place depictedWaltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA
Place mentioned11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
PublisherThe Leighton & Valentine Co., 225 Fifth Ave, New York, NY
NotesWhite border; printed caption and number 211-969; JV monogram. Postmark: none — card is unused: no stamp, no postmark, no address, no message. Divided back with green vertical divider and "Address Only" at right; green L&L "Famous Quality Throughout the World" trade mark at top center; publisher imprint along left edge. Light toning/foxing, minor corner wear.

Cite this card

Noon Hour, Waltham Watch Factory, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/noon-hour-waltham-watch-factory-1907. Accessed October 5, 2026.