Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-24
ARNOIDS, 81 STRAND, LONDON.

ANNOAsDSs - SThANDs IONDON.
HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No.
Congress street, Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States of America
April Is, 1858. CHARLES FRODSHAM.
Tho undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale Of Charles
Improved Timekeepers, would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock Of Com
Frodsham, and styled his New Series" In the
Watches Of the serias, Mr.. Frodsham has sue
ceeded-by moro perfect method Of compensation,
more correct adjustment in isochronism, and
tirely and peculiar construction Of the train by
which more power is obtained without increase OF
size-n producing timekeepers of wonderful and un-
rivaled 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
ercise ms horseback riding, jumping. &c-pro-
duces on them 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
bearing the stamp Of peculiar merit and being
the flower Of tho English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho sum of CO no. for
the excellence of the principle of their timekeepcrs
One Of Mr.. Frodshams correspondents writes rs
follows:
LONDON, April 20, 1852.
Sir: have much pleasure in giving an account
you have made for me. and in which expressly stip
uated that it should maintain uniform rate of going
under every variety Of motion and climate. This II
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 ii changed its rate
little faster, viz eight seconds per month, and at
the end Of 1856 days il found TO be fast of Green
wich mean time minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise TO ex-
poet such performance, yet believe il is only the
IN we'd " which
term your = new series"
i remain, sir, yours, respectfully
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Frodatan.
The undersigned has received the following
BosroN OctoJey s, 1853.
Sir herewith give you an account OF the re
markablo performance Of the watch purchased OF
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,O4 Its total
variation for IL months, by weekly observations was
hut one minute and fifty i've seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRIGGS.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 3, 1853.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased OF you,
made by Charles Frodsham, of London, No 300,
has varied but thirty seconds from mean time in six
months by actual daily comparison with your regu-
lator Yours, &c, ALVIN ADAMS.
M. Simon W,Hori.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many others have proved
the excellence Of Frcdsham's Watches as timekeep
ers
Enoch Train, ESQ. VIM. Whiting ESQ.,
H. g. Bates, Esq Geo. NJ. Thatcher, Esq
IT, W Thayer Esq. David Dyer, Esq
Eff, Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben Lane, Eco. Ohio
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches are designed and executed by Mr.
Frodsham and himself especially 10 meet tho dc
mands of the American public In the great essential
Of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unriy9lled.
All orders addressed to The undersigned will receive
Immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan s. No. Congress street, Boston