Waltham Watch Company

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The Waltham Watch Company was an American firm founded in 1854, recognized as the nation's first mass-producer of watches. It played a significant role in the industrialization of Waltham, Massachusetts, and was once one of the world's largest watch manufacturers. The company's success was largely due to the pioneering efforts of Aaron Lufkin Dennison, who adapted the concept of interchangeable parts to watchmaking. This innovation allowed for the production of inexpensive, factory-made watches. The company eventually phased out American production in the 1950s.12

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…by an American firm, the Waltham Watch Company, in 1888; it fed parts to several lathes mounted on a single base. By the mid-20th century, transfer machines were widely employed in the automotive industry, appliance manufacturing, electrical-parts production, and many other metalworking industries.
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…by an American firm, the Waltham Watch Company, in 1888; it fed parts to several lathes mounted on a single base. By the mid-20th century, transfer machines were widely employed in the automotive industry, appliance manufacturing, electrical-parts production, and many other metalworking industries.
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