The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-02-23

/ HEREBY constitute Mr.. Slm0n WILLARD, NO. y
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for tho sale Of
my Watches in the United States of America.
April 15 1853. CHARLES FRODsHAM.
The undersigned having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale of Charles Frodsham
Improved Timekcepers 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 SERIES Mr.. Frodsham has sue
ceeded-by more perfect method of compensation,
a more correct adjustment in isochronsm and an
tirely new and peculiar construction of the train, by
which power is obtained without increase of
size-n producing timekeepers 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, notion and position. So
perfect the adjustments that the most violent
ercisc-such as horseback riding, jumping. &c pro
duces them no sensible effect They therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes
The scientific French critic, Mons Borsendorf in
his review of the Great London Exhibition Of 1851
styles the contribution of Mr.. Charles Frodsham
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit and as being
the flower of the English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum of f3,110 for
the excellence of the prtneps of their tmekeepers
One of Mr.. Frodshsms correspondents writes
follows:
LONDON, april Is, 1852
SIR: have much pleasure in giving an account
of the Gold Compensation Lover Watch. No. $685.,
you have made for me, and in which expressly slip
uated that it should maintain uniform rate of going
under every variety of motion and climate. This it
has done in most remarkable manner its rate of
going for the first six months FIVE seconds per
MONTH and in the next six months it changed its rate
little faster, viz eight seconds per month and at
the end of 1865 days 1t found to be fast Of Green
witch mean time one minute and fifteen seconds
Though was not led by any previous promise to
pect such performance, yet I believe it is only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your new series"
L m N ci r VOL
THOMAS BARTLETT.
To Mr.. Charles FrodsAam.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosroN October 5, 1858.
SIR: / herewith give you an account Of the re-
markable performance of the watch purchased of
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No T,014. Its total
variation for La months by weekly observations
but one minute and fifty-fve seconds.
Yours, respectfully BILLINGS BRrGGs.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosroN, September 3, 1858.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased of you
made by Charles Frodsham, of London, No. 1900
has varied but thirty seconds from mean time in six
months, by actual daily comparison with your rosu
lator Yours &c, ALVIN ADAMS.
Mr.. Simon Willard.
Tho undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who among many others, have proved
the excellence Of Frodsham's Watches as timskoep-
ers:
Enoch Train Esq VIM. Whiting, Esq.
4. G. Bates. ESQ. Geo. M Thacher, Esq.
F. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
E. +. 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 dc.
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
;mm ediate attention SIMON WILLARD,
Jan5 No.9 Congress street. Boston.