Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-23
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


HEREBY constitute MFR. Simon Willard, No, .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States Of America.
April Is, 1853 CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for thesale Of Charles Frodshams
Improved Timex pers would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock of Com
pensated Chronometcr Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his " New Series" In the
Watches Of the new series Mr.. Frodsham has sue
ceeded-by moro perfect method Of compensation,
more correct adjustment in isochronism and an en-
trely now and peculiar construction OF tho train, by
which more power is obtained without increase of
size--in producing tmekoepers of wonderful and un
rivalled accuracy. The great Importance OF the inn
proved Watches Is perfect regularity OF time, under
every variety Of climate, motion, and position. So
perfect are the adjustments that the most violent
ercise -such as horseback riding, jumping Gc.pro-
ducos on them no sensible effect They therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes.
Tho scientific French critic, Mons Borsendorf in
his review Of tho Great London Exhibition of 1851,
styles the contribution Of Mr. Charles Frodsham as
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit, and being
the flower Of the English school /"
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Fiodsham tho sum Of f3,l70, for
the cxcollence Of the snctpo of thor timekeepors.
Ono Of Mr. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows
LONDON, Apysi rs, 1852.
Sir have much pleasure in giving an account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch No. 1895,
you have made for and in which expressly stip-
ulated that 1t should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety of motion and climate This it
has done in most remarkable manner; it's rate Of
going for tho FIRST six months was five seconds per
month and in tho ncxt six months it changed its rate
little faster, viz eight seconds per month, and at
the end of 365 days it found to be fast Of Green
wich moan time ono minute and fifteen seconds
Though was not led by any previous promise to
poet such performance, yet believe 1t Is only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your new SERIES"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr. Charles FyodsAam.
The undersigned has received the following
BosToN, October 5, 1853.
SIR herewith give you IN account Of tho
markablo performance of the watch purchased Of
you made by Charles Frodsham No. 7,0l4. Its total
variation for IL months by weekly observations was
but one minute and fifty five seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRtGGs.
To Mr. Simon Willard
BosToN, September 3, 1853.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased Of you,
made by Charles Frodsham, of London, No 1900,
has varied but thirty seconds from time in six
months by Sotual daily comparison with your resa-
Mr.. Simon Willard.
Tho undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many others have proved
tho excellence of Frodsham's Watches as timekeep-
crs:
Enoch Train, ESQ., VIM Whiting, ESQ.
E. c. Bates Esq. Geo. M Thacher Esq
Nv. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq
d. +. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane Esq, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches are designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself, especially to meet tho de-
mands of the American public in tho great essential
OF perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivalled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. Ne. Congress street, Boston.
HUGH CAMERON,
nEALER in Books, Periodicals. and Stationery,
IL wholesale and retail, Columbia Place, corner
18th street and Louisiana avenue, Washington, D. c.
Tor