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25
Lexington Street, Waltham, MA 02452 .......... (781)
893-9020 or (781) 893-8017
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WALTHAM - Truly a Unique and
Historical City
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In 1813 the Boston
Manufacturing Company was formed in Waltham by Francis Cabot Lowell. It was
the first time that all the processes for making cloth took place under one
roof. It was the first modern factory in the United States and
history books have credited this as the beginning of America's industrial
revolution.
In 1854 the Waltham Watch Company was established
by Aaron Dennison. The company went on to make the first watches with
interchangeable parts and the first 100% American-made watch. The
advanced machinery designed at the Waltham Watch Company spread to other
industries and led to America's industrial power.
In the 1890's Charles Metz and the Waltham
Manufacturing Company made a fine line of bicycles, including the famous
ten-seater "Oriten" which is now located in the Ford Museum.
In 1903 the gasoline-powered Orient Buckboard was
produced. It was followed by the Metz automobile, winner of the 1913
Glidden Tour.
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Waltham
is also noted as the home of such famous persons as
Governor Christopher Gore and General Nathaniel Banks.
These
are only a few of the reasons why Waltham is truly a unique and historical
city.
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Articles on
Display at the Waltham Museum
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The
Metz Room
· 1913 and 1915 Metz
automobiles
· 1903 Orient buckboard
· Metz memorabilia
The
Waltham Watch Room
· Waltham watches and clocks
· United States watches of
Waltham
· Columbia watches of Waltham
· Museum Gift
Shop
The
Rudy Currier Room
· Black iron stove and ice box
· Edison Gramophone
· RCA Victrola
· 1939 Zenith radio
· Waltham cotton mill items
The
Hentzi Room
· 1911 Bleriot airplane
reproduction
· Old industrial tools
· B.C. Ames micrometer
· J.L. Thompson buckle box
· Watchmaker's lathe
· Waltham chalk boxes
· Orient bicycle built-for-two
· A rare Comet bicycle
· Stark Tool lathe
· The Alex Chasse lathe
· World War I and II displays
· Waltham milk bottles
· Blacksmith tools
· Boiler and steam engines
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Plus numerous
pictures, postcards, maps, documents, artifacts, and memorabilia of old
Waltham.
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Walter
Metz, 90, second son of Charles H. Metz, stands between a 1903 Orient
Buckboard and a 1915 Metz automobile at The Waltham Museum on June 2, 1983.
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Former
Metz employees Al Pacquin and Edward L. Hentzi study a 1915 Metz automobile
at The Waltham Museum in August, 1971. Both cars were built in Waltham, MA.
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Support The Waltham Museum by
joining
* FRIENDS OF THE WALTHAM MUSEUM *
Membership Information below
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For more information please
e-mail or call:
THE WALTHAM MUSEUM 501(c)3
Albert A. Arena, Museum Director
25 Lexington Street
Waltham, MA 02452
(781)
893-9020
(781) 893-8017
Copyright:
2000
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Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 1:00 - 4:30 pm
Visitors
Welcome
Group visits during the week by appointment.
Adults - $4.00, Seniors - $2.00, Children - $2.00
Members
Admitted Free
Waltham's
History Awaits You!
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MEMBERSHIP:
The
Waltham Museum is an educational non-profit organization which operates on a
volunteer basis
and is a recognized repository for gifts from individuals or estates. Such
gifts are tax deductible.
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Note: The Waltham
Museum publishes a bi-monthly newsletter featuring information about Waltham,
past and present. If you'd like to receive this newsletter every other month,
please join "Friends of the Waltham
Museum." Your $25.00/year membership covers:
- Free admission to the
semi-annual slide shows at the Waltham Public Library,
- subscription to the Museum's
Newsletter (published every other month), and
- Ten percent
(10%) off any Museum
gift shop purchase.
- Ten
percent (10%) off information research requests
Of course, your membership also supports and allows the Waltham Museum to continue
its efforts in preserving Waltham's fine history for generations to come.
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