Waltham Watch Factory, rear view, Waltham, MA, circa 1905

Subjects: Factories & Mills Rivers & Streams
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1905 (Early)

Back of Waltham Watch Factory, rear view, Waltham, MA, circa 1905, c. 1905 lithograph postcard — Back

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The rear of the Waltham Watch Factory rises behind a fence along the Charles River, a long five-story brick complex with adjoining wings, towers, and a tall smokestack. The buildings and smokestack reflect in the water in the foreground under a pale sunset sky. The Waltham Watch Company was one of the nation's leading watch manufacturers, and the works fronted nearly 800 feet on Crescent Street while the rear overlooked the Charles. The company had spent several million dollars on the plant since the first building went up in 1853, and its astronomical equipment was considered equal to any in the world.

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PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons

WALTHAM, MASS. Waltham Watch Factory, Rear View. WALTHAM WATCH FACTORY, REAR VIEW. The factory of the Waltham Watch Company consists of a five-story brick building with a series of adjoining wings. It has a frontage of nearly 800 feet on Crescent Street and the rear overlooks the picturesque Charles River. Several million dollars have been expended since the first building was erected in 1853. Besides the mechanical department, it has an astronomical equipment, equal, if not superior, to anything of the kind in the world.

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Publisher	Raphael Tuck & Sons
Condition	Good
Place depicted	Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA
Place mentioned	Waltham Watch Company, 11 Harvard St, Waltham, MA, 02453
Publisher	Raphael Tuck & Sons, London, England
Notes	White border along the bottom carrying the printed caption; stippled chromolithograph texture; light corner and edge wear; small blue monogram mark at lower left. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting present — unused card. Tuck's "RaphoType" series No. 5758, printed in Holland; undivided back with printed description on the left and "(For Address Only.)" at right. Front shows a white border and a textured (RaphoType) lithograph surface.

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Waltham Watch Factory, rear view, Waltham, MA, circa 1905, postcard, c. 1905. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/waltham-watch-factory-rear-view-waltham-ma-circa-1905. Accessed November 2, 2026.