The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-14 00:00:00

Agent for the OBSERVER.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

T HOMER, News Agent, Cradley Heath,
to SL' to inform the Polllie that he is able
ILY them with theLONDON DAILY NEWS
PAYEIts.

Ifir ORDER AT ONCE.

:TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES.

Buy OF THE INVENTOR AND WAHL AND SAVE

40 PER CENT.

4 4
Mit LEVER'S WATCHES.
By for eurpase those of any other English Managed's-
I er Opinion. of the Press.

SILVER WATCHES .. fl 0 0
GOLD WATCHES £2 18 0
WARRANTED TOWN MADE.

Watches of every description from the plainest to the
finest quality.

FRANCIS HENRY LEVER, the eminent
and Old Established London Watch Maker, in
again calling the attention of the public to his Watches,
which are now known throughout the World, begs to
return thanks for the patronage he has received during
the past fifty years.
These Watches are well made and finely finished, they
are extremely elegant, are guaranteed to keep correct
time, cannot get out of order, will last a lifetime, and
are quite equal in every respect to Watches that are sold
in the contry at double the price.
EN cry Watch warranted, said sent free said safe by Post
(on receipt of • remittance), carefully packed in wood
boxes, made expressly for postal tranamimion, and regis-
tered at the Yost Orhes to insure their safety.
Watches of every description at vs Fun mid Reasonablo
Price,

FROM 50, ROYAL TERRACE,GROMiNOR PARK
LONDON, N.E.

As the purchase of a Watch may be the act of • life-
time, it is advisable to buy • good article, which will be
found the sheapeat in the end MR. Liv•As reputation
and his Watrhea are alike known all over the \Yoeld, and
therefore purchasers will consult their own interest in
buying a good article of an eminent London Manufac-
turer.

Of all nuisances. • bad watch is perhaps one of the
worst,—it is continually stopping and getting out of
order,—costing its owner no end of expense for repairs,
and even then the time it keeps can never be depended
on.

To make this subject thoroughly understood, it is
necessary here to State that a good Watch is made of the
best materials and the workmen employed are those of
superior skill, who have had great experience lit the trade,
in addition to which they take their time h finish every
part as correctly and exact as poisible ; but in a comil.on
article, the price will not admit of Illnch time being de-
voted to its manufacture, inferior workmen also are em-
ployed, who frevenhy leave those parts out of sight in
a rough any ununithed state; thereby causing a large
amonnt of wear and tear, and an unnecessary amount of
friction, which must in the end prove detrimental to its
timekeeping; this of course is only known to its maker,
for a Watch may be bad and yet look good, and for a few
months keep time tolerably well; which is especially the
rase with many of the Watches that are made is the
country, and is much to be regretted as it will in the end
lower us in the eyes of the world, who now all look to
England fur the best Watches.
The reason there are so few really good and experi.
enced watchmakers living in country places, is that as
soon as they get u good knowledge of their business, they
settle in London, or some other large city, where they
have a better opportunity of improving themselves and
bettering their condition than they would in obscure
country towns. Many of these in their own native places
have the reputation of being really competent workmen,
but when they arrive in London, they are found to require
many years of improvement, before they can even be en-
trusted to repair a good Loudon Watch—a fact that will
show how much more competent town workmen are,
compared with their brethren living in rural districts,
and proves that London Watchmakers really deserve the
world wide reputation they have au honourably earned
far themselves.

From calculations made, it has been ascertained that
the cust of iepairing a common Watch, when it has been
in wear a few years, is often more than the pnce paid
for it to the first instance; besides the trouble and an.
noyance it causes, so that an appaientiv cheap Watch
may in the end prove • dear one, if it CsellS as much or
more than its value in a few years for repairs, and even
then the owner has nothing to ehow for the money, but
is being constantly misled regarding the time.

It frequently happens that the makers of inferior
Watches aware of the difficulty of finding purchasers,
adopt the expedient of putting the names of eminent
manufact rrrrr on them—this practice is unfortunately
very frequently dune, and has caused us several times to
have recourse to law proceedings, in CUll3,_,quence of our
name being used ; but to be continually going to law,
occasions a great loan, so it may perhaps in some degree
lessen the evil by giving publicity to it, and we would
advise all persons about to purchase Watches culled
•• Litreas " to communicate with us, and the number,
I the., can be traced and thus frustrate any attempts of
this description.

If there is one thing more than another, we should be
careful to obtain good. it most be that which we shall
always carry about with us; and have occasion several
times • day to rely upon for its time-keeping. A good
article by being cleaned occasionally (about once every
two years) will lasts lifetime, so that after the first outlay
no further expense will be incurred.
The poesession of a good Watch is an emblem of res-
pectability, end denotes the position in life of its owner,
and moreover it will always veil for as value, should the
owner at any time wish t dispose of it.

London has always been celebrated for the superiority
of its Watches, and it we trace back the early history of
Horology, we find that whenever a good Watch was re-
quired it was customary to send to London for one, this
is still dune at the present day, aid will always continue
while the London. es keep up the character of their
manufacture.

The confidcuce the public have in London made
Watches, is not misplaced, their uupenority is so well
known, and without doubt, when u fair and reasonable
price is paid, a watch may be had that con I.e depended
on for its exact performance.

BURTON ALES.
4. d.
BLER 0 12 0 per Kild.
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110 1
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„ XILIC. 1 7 0 Lau bleeper Cent. for Cub
1 10 0
BITTER BEER 1 10 0
118 0