The American Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, 1906
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1906 (Early)
About this postcard
The view looks across a grassy park with bare trees toward the long, multi-story American Waltham Watch Factory, its two towers and tall smokestack rising above the roofline. The plant fills the background as a dense industrial complex at the edge of open ground. Waltham was one of the centers of American watchmaking, and the works was known for applying interchangeable parts and mass production to a craft long dominated by handwork. By 1906 the factory stood as a defining local industry, its scale visible in the long rows of factory buildings and the smokestack that served the plant.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | C. F. True |
|---|---|
| Condition | Very good |
| Publisher | C. F. True, 11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453 |
| Notes | White border; sepia-toned halftone print; copyright 1906 by C. F. True. No postmark, stamp, or address — back is blank apart from a pencil 'MASS' notation. Undivided back ('THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS'), stamp box with 'PLACE STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS'. Publisher imprint printed vertically along left edge: 'Pub. by C. F. True, 223 Moody St., Waltham'. Front is a sepia collotype view of the American Waltham Watch Factory, captioned 'The American Waltham Watch Factory', copyrighted 1906 by C. F. True. Light soiling/toning; corners slightly worn. |
Cite this card
The American Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-american-waltham-watch-factory-waltham-ma-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.