The Waltham Watch Factory complex fills the view from across the Charles River, a group of multi-story brick mill buildings with a corner tower. A church spire and a tree-covered hillside with houses rise behind the works. The Waltham Watch Company was among the first American firms to manufacture watches with interchangeable parts, and its riverside factory made Waltham a center of watchmaking. By 1912 the plant was a well-known local landmark.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Hello Grampa + Gramma:-
Hope you are both well.
Hasn't Lennie got home
yet. I got these cards
of a man in the shop
who took them him-
self. I wish it was a
front view it would
be prettier. We are
quite well. Hidy is still
Sporting. Will write soon.
with love, Gladys.
Sepia-toned real photo print; printed caption along lower right reads "Home of the Walt" and is cut off at the card edge; dark band/scan artifact along left edge; slight corner wear.
Postmark: WALTH[AM] MASS. SEP 11 AM (no day numeral legible) — divided-back card, sepia matte print, no white border; year '1912' written in ink beside the postmark; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.
Cite this card
Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/waltham-watch-factory-waltham-ma-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.
