Makers of Many Things (1916)

Makers of Many Things

Eva March Tappan's educational manufacturing book explains how common industrial products are made, from matches and rubber to paper, pens, leather, silk, and watches. (Open Library)

Watches

Waltham watch

The watchmaking chapter uses a Waltham Watch Co. factory illustration and explains American watch production through the machinery and hand skills behind Waltham watches. The Waltham attribution accompanies an illustration of the factory, captioned as the place where watches are made. Tappan also acknowledges the company's assistance. The chapter explains manufacture for young readers, making the factory and its processes the subject of the reference rather than a particular Waltham worn by a fictional character. (Project Gutenberg source text)

Source text: "'Courtesy Waltham Watch Co.' — 'WHERE WATCHES ARE MADE'" (Project Gutenberg ebook 28569)