Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-24
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


r HEREBY constitute Mr. Simon Willard. Nos
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale OF
my Watches in tho United States Of America.
April Is, 1858 CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
in the United States for the sale OF Charles Frodsham
Improved Timeke would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock of Com
pensated Chronometor Watches. made by Charles
Frodsham and STYLED his " New Series In the
Watches Of the new series Mr.. Frodsham has sue.
ceeded--by more perfect method of compensation,
more correct adjustment in isochronism, and an en-
tirely new and peculiar construction OF tho train, by
which more power is obtained without increase OF
sixein producing timekeepers OF wonderful and I'M
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
erciss-such us horseback riding, jumping &c.-pro-
ducos them no sensible effect They arc therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes
Tho scientific French critic Mons. Borsendorf in
his review of tho Great London Exhibition of 1851,
styles the contribution of Mr. Charles Frodsham MS
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit, and as being
the flower Of tho English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum oil ca, 40, for
the excellence Of the rimcipAs OF their tmckeepors
Ono Of Mr. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, april rs, 1852.
Sin: have much pleasure in giving IN account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch No. 3,325,
you have made for and in which expressly stip-
ulated that il should maintain uniform rate OF going
under every variety OF motion and climate. This 1t
has done in q most remarkable manner its ratio of
going for the 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 ut
the 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 ex
poet such performance, yet believe it is only the
usual character OF your improved watches which you
term your " new scrios.n'
i remain YOURS. rogpeCtfully.
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Frodsham.
The undersigned has received the following.
BosToN, Octobey 5, 1853.
SIR: herewith give You account Of tho
markablc performance OF the watch 1 purchased OF
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,0l4. Its total
variation for II months by weekly observations,
but ono minute and ftty-five seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BiLLINGs BRIGGs.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 8, 1853.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased Of you,
mado by Charles Frodsham, of London, No 1900,
has varied but thirty seconds from time in six
months by actual daily comparison with your regu-
ator Yours, DO, ALVIN ADAMS
Mr.. Simon Willard.
The undersigned is permitted refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many others, have proved
tho excellence Of Frodshams Watches as timekeep-
Enoch Train, Esq VIM. Whiting, ESQ.
Il. G. Bates, Esq. Geo. M Thacher, Esq
+. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq
e. +. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
Tho subscriber would respectfully state that tho
above Watches designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself especially to meet tho de-
mands of tho American public in the great essential
of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivaed,
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention SIMON WILLARD,
Jan s. Nos Congress street, Boston.
HUGH CAMERON,
nEALER in Books, Periodicals, and Stationery,
IL wholesale and retail, 3 Columbia Place, corner
18th street and Louisiana avenue, Washington D. G.
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