Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-28
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


/ HEIlEBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard No.
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale OF
my Watches in tho United States Of America.
April I5, 1858 CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States the sale of Charles Frodshams
Improved Timekeepers 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,
moro correct adjustment in isochronism, and
tirey now and peculiar construction OF tho train by
which more power is obtained without increase of
size-in producing timekoepers OF wonderful and I'M
rivaled 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 are the adjustments that the most violent
ercisc-such as horseback riding, jumping, &c-pro-
ducos on them no sensible effect They are 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 being
the flower of tho English school"
The British Government have awarded Mcssrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho sum of ca, ITO, for
the excellence Of the p7ncpe of their timekeepers
Ono of Mr.. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, April rs, 1852
SIR: have much pleasure in giving IN account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch No. $685.
you have made for me, and in which expressly stp-
under every variety of motion and climate. This it
has done in most remarkable manner; its rate of
going for the first six months was five seconds per
MONTH and in the next six months ii 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 minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to OK
poet such performance, yet believe it is only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your new series"
ROMAN, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr. Charles Frodsh0m.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, Octo5ev s, 1853
SIR: I herewith give you account of the
markable performance of the watch | purchased Of
you made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,Ol4. Its total
variation for II months, by weekly observations,
but one minute and ifty-fve seconds
Yours, respectfully, Billings BRiGGs.
To Mr. Simon Willard
BosToN, September 3, 1853
The Compensated Levor W atch 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 rogu-
lator. Yours &C., ALVIN ADAMS
Mr.. Simon Wfllard.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who among many others, have proved
the excellence of Frodsham's Watches MS timekcep.
Enoch Train, Esq VIM. Whiting, ESQ.
f. c. Bates, ESQ. Geo. M Thatcher, 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 designed and executed by Mr.
Frodsham and himself, especially to meet the de-
mands of the American public in the great essential
Of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivaled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. Ne . Congress street, Boston.