Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-13
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
ARNoLp,.. = .rRAnD, LONDON.


I HEIEBY constitute Mr. Simon Willard, No. .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States OF America
April Is, 1858 CHARLES FR0DSHAM
The undersigned, having boon appointed sole Agent
In the United States for tho sale OF Charles Frodsham
Improved Timekeepers, would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock of Com
pensated Chronometer Watches made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his New Series In the
Watches of the new series, Mr.. Fr0dsbam has sue
ceeded--by more perfect method OF compensation,
correct adjustment in isochronisln, and an
trey and peculiar construction OF tho train by
which more power is obtained without increase OF
sizein producing timekoepers OF wonderful and un-
rivaled accuracy. The great Importance OF the i'm
proved Watches is perfect regularity Of time under
every variety of climate, motion, and position. 80
perfect tho adjustments that the most violent
ercise- such horseback riding, Jumping, &c-pro-
duccs them no sensible effect They are therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes.
The scientific French critic, Mons. Borsendorf in
his review Of tho Great London Exhibition of 1851,
styles the contribution Of Dir Charles Frodsham as
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit, and rs being
the flower of tho English school"
The British Government have awarded Mossrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho sum OF f3, no. for
the excellence of the piaca3 OF their timekeepcrs
One Of Mr.. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows:
LosDoN, Alual rs, 1852.
SIN: have much pleasure in giving IN account
Of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch, No. $3.50,
uated that it should maintain uniform rate going
under every variety of motion and climate This it
has dOno in most remarkable manner; its rate OF
going for tho first six months was five seconds pcr
onth and in tho next six months il 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 mean time minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to OK
poet such performance, yet l believe it s only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your new series"
/ remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Fyodsham.
The undersigned has received the following
BosToN, Oclobts 5, 1853.
Sir: / herewith give you account of tho re.
markablc performance Of the watch purchased of
you, made by Charles Frodsham No. 1914. It's total
variation for II months by weekly observations
Yours, respectfully BILLINGS BRiGGs.
TO Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN Se,,te0lbev 3, 1853.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased Of you
made by Charles Frodshan, of London, No. 1900,
has varied but thirty seconds from time in six
months, by actual daily comparison with your rcgu
lator. Yours, &C., ALVIN ADAMS.
Mr. Simon Willard.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen who, among many Others. have proved
tho excellence of Frodshams Watches as timekeep
ors:
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, Esq.
II. G.. Bates, ESQ Geo M Thatcher, Esq,
+. w. Thayer Esq. David Dyer, Esq
&C. H. 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 the do
mands Of the American public in the 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 w LIZARD,
Jan. S. Ne. Q Congress street. Boston