Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-19
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.



T HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in tho United States Of America.
April Is, 1853. CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
The undersigned having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the OF Charles
Improved Timekeepers would respectfully call public
attention TO his extensive and valuable stock OF Com
pensated Chronometer Watches, made by Charles
FrodshaIn, and styled his New Series" In the
Watches OF the new series, MIR. Frodsham has sue
cceded-by moro perfect method Of compensation,
moro correct adjustment in isochronsm and an en-
tirely and peculiar construction of tho train, by
which more power IL obtained without increase Of
size-in producing timekoepers OF wonderful and un-
rvalled accuracy. The great Importance OF the inl
proved Watches Is perfect regularity OF time under
every variety Of climate, motion, and position. So
perfect the adjustments that the most violent
ercise-such as horseback riding, jumping 1c.-pro-
ducos on them sensible effect. They arc 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 as
bearing the stamp Of peculiar merit, and as being
tho flower of tho English school,"
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum OF 3,7O, for
the excellence Of the pAcple OF their tinckeepcrs.
One of Mr. Frodshams correspondents writes ms
follows:
LorDoN, April 20, 1852.
SIR 1 have much pleasure in giving an account
Of the Gold Compensation Lover Watch. No. 1925,
ulated that it should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety of motion and climate. This II
has done In most remarkable manner; Its rate Of
going for tho first six months was i've seconds per
MONTH 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 Grcen
witch mean time ono minute and fifteen seconds
Though was not led by any previous promise to OK
usual character Of your improved Watches which you
term your new series.
remain, sir, yours, respectfully
TmoMAs BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Froashans.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October g. 1853.
SIR: herewith give you an account Of the re-
markablc performance Of the watch purchased OF
you made by Charles Frodsham, No. 70l4. Its total
variation for IL months, by weekly observations,
but ono minute and fifty five seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRiGGs.
To r.Simon Willard.
BosToN September 8, 1858.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased of you,
mado by Charles Frodsham, Of London, No. 1900,
has varied but thirty seconds from mean time in six
months by actual daily comparison with your regu-
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
the excellence Of Frodsham's Watches as timokeep-
ers
Enoch Train, Esq VIM. Whiting, ESQ.,
L. G. Bates, ESQ. Geo. M. Thacher, ESQ.
+. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
4. +. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Ebcn. Lane Esq, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches arc designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself especially to mcct tho 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 WILLARD,
Jan. 5. Me- Congress street, Boston.