Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-12
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
ARNOLD,s, = STRAND, LONDON.


I HEhEBY constitute Mr. Simon Willard, No. 3
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches IN tho United States Of America
April is, 1883 CHARLES FR0DSHAM
The undersigned, having beon appointed solo Agent
In the United States for the sale of Charles Frodsham
Improved Timex eepers would respectfully call public
attention To his extensive and valuable stock Of Com
pensated Chronometor Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his New Series" In the
Watches Of the new series, Mr., Frodsham has sue
ceeded--bya moro perfect method Of compensation
moro correct adjustment in isochronism, and
tirey now and peculiar construction OF the train, by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sixe-in producing timekoepers OF wonderful and un-
rivalled accuracy The great Importance Of the i'm
proved Watches Is perfect regularity Of time, under
every variety Of climate motion, and position. So
perfect tho adjustments that the most violent
erciso--such - 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 the Great London Exhibition of 1851,
styles the contribution Of Mr. Charles Frodsham MS
bearing the stamp Of peculiar merit, and as being
the flower of tho English school,
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum Of f3,l7 for
the excellence Of the pyfncpe of their mokeepers.
Ono Of Mr. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON April 49, 1852.
SIR: have much pleasure in giving account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch No. $685.,
uated that it should maintain uniform rate of going
under every variety Of motion and climate This 1t
has done in q most remarkable manner Its rate OF
going for the first six months was five seconds per
nonh and in the next six months it changed its rate
little faster viz eight seconds per month"; and at
tho end Of 1856 days it found to be fast Of Green
witch mean time ono minute and fifteen seconds
Though was not led by any previous promise to
poet such performance yet believe it is only the
usual character Of your improved watches which you
torn your " new Series"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Frodsham.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October s. 1853.
SIR: herewith give you account of tho re.
markabc performances of the watch purchased OF
you made by Charles Frodsham, No 1914 Its total
variation for II months, by weekly observations,
but ono minute and fifty I've seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRIGes.
To Mr.. Simon Wiilard.
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
BY daily with ySp1
Mr.. Simon Wsila,d
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many others have proved
tho excellence of Frodsham's Watches timekoep-
crs.
EuoCu - uin, Lo4 W H. W Hio'iSy isoq
f. G. Bates Esq. Geo. M. Thatcher, Esq
+. w. Thayer, Esq David Dyer, Esq
f. 4. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben Lane, Esq, Ohio
The subscriber would respectfully state that tho
above Watches are designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself especially to mcct tho do
mands of tho American public in the great essential
Of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrvalled
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. Ne. Congress street, Boston.
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