Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-05
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
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AhNOlD's, - STRAND, LONDON.
HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No 8
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States Of America.
April is. 1858 CHARLES FRODEHAM.
The undersigned, having been appointed solo Agent
In the United States for the sale OF Charles
Improved Timekoepers, would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock OF Com
pensated Chronometcr Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham and styled his 1" New Scries.n In the
Watches Of the series, Mr. Frodsham has sue
ceeded-by moro perfect method Of compensation
moro correct adjustment in isochronism, and an en-
tirely and peculiar construction of tho train by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sixe--n 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 the adjustments that the most violent ex
ercise-such us horseback riding jumping, &c.--pro
ducos on 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 as
bearing the stamp OF peculiar merit, and M being
the flower of the English school"
The British Government have awarded Mossrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho Of f3,l70, for
the excellence Of the p,rncps of their tmekeepers
Ono Of Mr. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, Amsl26, 1852.
Sir have much pleasure in giving IN account
Of the Gold Compensation Lover Watch No. 1925,
you have made for me- and in which expressly slip
ulated 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 tho next six months it changed its rate
little faster, viz eight seconds per month"; and mt
the end Of 365 days it found to be fast Of Green
witch mean time minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous omse to OK
poet such performance, yet believe ii is only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your new sorios.n
remain sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
TO Mr.. Charles Fsodsham
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October 5, 1853.
SIR herewith give you account Of tho re-
markable performance of the watch purchased Of
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 1914 Its total
variation for IL months, by weekly observations
but ono minute and fifty Eve seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINas BRIGGs
To Mr. Simon Wsliayd
BosToN, September 8, 1853
Tho Compensated Lever Watch purchased Of you
made by Charles Frodsham of London, No. 1900,
has varied but thirty seconds from time in six
months, by actual daily comparison with your regu-
lat0r. Yours, &C., ALVIN ADAMS
Mr. Simon billiard
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many others have proved
tho excellence Of Frodsham's Watches timekeep-
ors:
EuOCn lTuiH ESq " H. uiIiHSy LSu.
X. G Bates, ESQ. Geo. NJ Thatcher, Esq.
f. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer. Esq.
II. i. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, ! Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches designed and executed by Mr.
Frodshaln and hmself 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. No Congress street, Boston.