Waltham [1] / Orient

Waltham Manufacturing Co. was based in Waltham, Massachusetts, and was formed in 1893 by C.H. Metz to produce bicycles under the Orient name. In 1899, an electric car was designed for the company by John Piper and George Tinker, though only a single example was built before Metz shifted his attention to petrol-powered vehicles. Metz began by importing Aster engines and De Dion-Bouton tricycles and quadricycles, later manufacturing his own…