Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-14
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.



HEREBY constitute Mr. Simon Willard No.
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for tho sale OF
my Watches in the United States Of America.
April 10, 1853. CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale OF Charles Frodsham
Improved Timekoepe 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 more perfect method Of compensation,
more correct adjustment in isochronism, and
tirely and peculiar construction OF tho train by
which more power is obtained without increase OF
size.n producing timekoepers Of wonderful ana un-
proved Watches is perfect regularity Of time under
every variety Of climate motion, and position So
perfect the adjustments, that the most violent
ercisosuch Us horseback riding, jumping, &c--pro-
ducos them no sensible effect They are 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 as
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit and rs being
the flower of tho English school,"
The British Government have awarded Messrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum of f3,l7O for
the excellence Of the principle of their tmekeepcrs
One Of Mr. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows .4. 2
LosDoN, April 70, 1852
Sir have much pleasure IN giving an a. account an,
you have made for me- and in which expressly stip-
ulated that it should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety Of motion and climate This II
has dono in most remarkable manner Its rate OF
going for the first six months was ive seconds per
month and in tho six months it changed its rate
little faster, viz eight seconds per month, and at
tho end Of 365 days it was 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 BARTLKTT
To Mr.. Charles Fr0das0m.
The undersigned has received the following
BosToN, October g. 1853.
SIR: / herewith give you an account of tho re-
markable performance of the watch l purchased Of
variation for IL months, by weekly observations was
but one minute and fifty five seconds.
Yours respectfully, BILLINGS BRiaas.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN September 3, 1853. 7
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 rcgu-
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
tho excellence of Frodsham's Watches as timskeep-
crs:
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM Whiting, Esq
II. " DATES, Esq doo. NJ IuAcAor, E6q.
Il. w. Thayer, Esq David Dyer, Esq
T. F, Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio
Tho 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 tho great essential
of perfect time and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivnlled
All orders addressed the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 8. Ne. Congress street, Boston.
HUGH CAMERON,
DEALER in Books, Periodicals. and Stationery,
IL Wholesale and retail, Columbia Place, corner