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- Engraving, "American Watch Company," 1876 - The American (Waltham) Watch Company of was a world-famous example of a highly mechanized manufacturer of quality consumer goods. Specialized labor, new machines, and interchangeable parts combined to produce the company's low-cost, high-grade watches. Waltham workers hand-assembled watches from machine-made parts. Though the watches were designed for quantity production and parts were interchangeable, assembly still required dexterity, knowledge, and judgement.

- 1876
- Collections - Artifact
Engraving, "American Watch Company," 1876
The American (Waltham) Watch Company of was a world-famous example of a highly mechanized manufacturer of quality consumer goods. Specialized labor, new machines, and interchangeable parts combined to produce the company's low-cost, high-grade watches. Waltham workers hand-assembled watches from machine-made parts. Though the watches were designed for quantity production and parts were interchangeable, assembly still required dexterity, knowledge, and judgement.
- "Scientific American," Vol. 51, July-December 1884 -

- July 1884-December 1884
- Collections - Artifact
"Scientific American," Vol. 51, July-December 1884
- Catalog for Hamilton Watch Company, "Hamilton Watch The Watch of Railroad Accuracy," 1928 -

- 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Catalog for Hamilton Watch Company, "Hamilton Watch The Watch of Railroad Accuracy," 1928
- Faneuil Watch Tool Company Catalog, "Rivett Lathes," 1896 -

- 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Faneuil Watch Tool Company Catalog, "Rivett Lathes," 1896
- "Scientific American," Vol. 23, July-December 1870 -

- July 1870-December 1870
- Collections - Artifact
"Scientific American," Vol. 23, July-December 1870