Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-29
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard. No. Q
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States of America.
April Is, 1858. CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
The undersigned, having been appointed solo Agent
In the United States for the sale OF Charles Frodsha
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
tirely now and peculiar construction OF tho train, by
which more power is obtained without increase OF
size-n producing timekeepers 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 are the adjustments that the most violent
ercise--such as horseback riding jumping, &c pro
ducos on them sensible effect They therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes
The scientific French critic, Mons Borsendorf in
his review of tho Great London Exhibition of 1851
styles the contribution of Mr.. Charles Frodsham
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit and as being
the flower of tho English school"
The British Government have awarded Mcssrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum of f3, ITO for
the excellence of the p,iRcps of their tmokeepors
Ono Of Mr.. Frodshams correspondents writes
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-
ulated that 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 tho first six months was five seconds per
MONTH and in tho 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 OK
poet such performance, yet believe it is only the
usual character OF your improved watches which you
term your new series"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Frodsham.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October s, 1858
SIR: herewith give you an account of the
markable performance of the watch I purchased of
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,0l4. It's total
variation for II months by weekly observations
but ono minute and fifty five seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRlGGs.
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 regu
lator Yours, &c., ALVIN ADAMS.
Mr.. Simon Willard.
The undersigned is permitted refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many Others have proved
Enoch Train, ESQ. VIM. Whiting, Esq
L. G. Bates, Esq Geo. M. Thacher ESQ
F. w. Thayer ESQ. David Dyer Esq
E. f. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
Tho subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches 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
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. s. Ne. Q Congress street, Boston.