Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-08-01
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


II HEhEBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No.
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for tho sale OF
my Watches In the United States OF America
April Is 1858 CHARLES FRODSHAM
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale Of Charles Frodshams
Improved Tmekeepers, would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock of Com
pensated Chronometcr Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his 9 New Series" In the
Watches Of the new series, Mr. Frodsham has
ceeded-by moro perfect method Of compensation,
more correct adjustment in isochronism, and an
tircly new and peculiar construction OF the tram by
which more power is obtained without increase of
size--n producing timekcepers 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
duccs on them no sensible effect They 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 as being
the flower of the English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the Of f3,l7 for
the excellence of the niNcipe Of their tmekeepers
Ono of Mr. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows:
Sir: have much pleasure in giving an account
Of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch. No. 1895,
you have made for and in which expressly stip
gong
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 the next 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 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
torn your new series.
j remain, sir, yours respectfully, ..ts-
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Clsarlss FrodsA0m.
The undersigned has received the following
BOSTON, October 5, 1853.
SIR herewith give you an account of tho re-
markable performance of the watch purchased Of
you made by Charles Frodsham, No 7,0l4. It's total
variation for II months by weekly observations was
but one minute and ffty-f seconds.
Yours respectfully, BILLINGS BRlGGs.
To Mr.. Simon Wlllayd.
BOSTON, September g. 1853.
Tho 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 Votual daily with your
Mr.. Simon Willard.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen who, among many Others have proved
tho excellence of Frodsham's Watches as timskoep-
ers:
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting Esq:
E. G. Bates ESQ Goo. M. Thatcher, Esq
FW. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq
Il. X. 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 the do
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. Congress street, Boston.