Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-17
AKNOLD,S, sa srRAND, LONDur.

ARNOLD'S, 81 STRAND, LONDON.
I HEREBY constitute Mr. Simon Willard, No. y
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for tho sao Of
my Watches in tho United States Of America
April Is, 1853. CHARLES FRODsHAM.
The undersigned having been appointed solo Agent
in the United States for the sale Of Charles Frodsham
Improved Tmekeepers would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock of Com
pensnted Chronometer Watches made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his :" New Soriesn In the
Watches Of the new series, Mr.. Frodsham has sue
ceeded-by moro perfect method Of compensation
u moro correct adjustment in isochronism, and
rey now and peculiar construction of tho train by
which power is obtained without increase Of
size-in 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 are the adjustments that the most violent
ercisc-such us horseback riding jumping. Gc.-pro-
duccs on them sensible effect They therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes.
The scientific French critic, Mons. Borsendorf In
his roview of the Great London Exhibition Of 1851,
styles the contribution Of Mr. Charles Frodsham as
bearing the stamp Of peculiar mort. and as being
the flower Of tho English school,"
The British Government have awarded Mcssrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho of f3,l7O, for
the excellence of the principle Of their timokeepors
Ono of Mr. Frodshams correspondents writes rs
follows:
LONDON, Apyff26, 1852
SIR have much pleasure in giving an account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch No. 1926
you have made for me- and in which expressly stp-
ulated that it should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety of motion and climate This 1t
has done in most remarkable manner; its rate Of
going for tho first six months was five seconds per
month and in tho noxt six months it changed its rate
little faster viz. eight seconds per month and ut
tho end Of 1856 days it found to be st OF Green
wich 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
aleha afar 0fv uu wufa hnaw VIII n
term your new series"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Eodslam. :
The undersigned has received the following
BosToN, October 5, 1853.
SIR: herewith give you an account Of tho re
markable performances OF the watch purchased Of
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,0l4. Its total
variation for IL months by weekly observations was
but one minute and fifty i've seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRlGGs
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 8, 1853
The Compensated Lever w atch 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
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 Frodshams Watches as timekeep
ers:
Enoch Train, ESQ. VIM. Whiting, Esq.
Il. G. Bates. ESQ Geo NJ Thacher, Esq.
+. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer. Esq.
E. +. Osborne. Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, ESQ., Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches are designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself, especially to meet tho de-
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. No. Congress street. Boston.