Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, circa 1945

Subjects: Factories & Mills Watch & Clock Making
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, circa 1945, A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, MA, USA, c. 1945 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The Waltham Watch Factory complex stretches along the Charles River, a long run of red-brick buildings punctuated by tall smokestacks and a central tower. Flower beds line the far bank, with foliage framing the view in the foreground. Waltham, Massachusetts, was a center of American watchmaking. The Waltham Watch Company was an early leader in applying interchangeable parts and specialized machinery to watch production, and its plant was a local landmark and a major employer. A French-speaking sender noted Waltham's fame for its watch factory, a sign of the company's international reach.

Postcard Details

Message · French, in pen

Waltham est très fameux parce qu' elle a la factorerie des montres.

Translation

Waltham is very famous because it has the watch factory.

Addressed to

No address detected

Postcard record

Publisher	A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION
Series	12 260
Condition	Good
Publisher	A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, Boston, MA
Stamp	1c printed stamp box inscription (PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE), imperforate
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; thin border; small dark spots near top edge; card number 12 260 printed in lower right corner. No postmark; unused card (no stamp, no address). Divided back, linen texture, 'Colourpicture' publication imprint. Handwritten French message in pen.

Cite this card

Waltham Watch Factory, Waltham, MA, circa 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/waltham-watch-factory-waltham-ma-circa-1945. Accessed November 2, 2026.