Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-22
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


r HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon willard, No. .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my w.schss y the United States (. q A%sTSs
The undersigned having been appointed solo Agent
In the United States for the sale Of Charles Frodsham
Improved Tmekcspers would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock OF Com
pensated Chronometer Watches, made by Charles
/ Frodsham, and styled his New Scries.n In the
Watches Of the new SERIES Mr.. Frodsham has suc-
ceeded-by more perfect method Of compensation
more correct adjustment in sochronism, and an
trey new and peculiar construction Of the train ~
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sisein producing timekospers 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
ercise--such as horseback riding, jumping &c.--pro
duces on them no sensible effect They arc therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposcs a
Tho scientific French Critic Mons. Borsendorf in
his review Of tho Great London Exhibition of 1851
styles the contribution Of Mr. Charles Frodsham as
bearing the stamp Of peculiar merit, and as being
the fower of tho English school" as Et
The Britsh Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho sum Of ITO, for
the excellence Of the principle Of their tmekespers
One Of Mr.. Frodsham's correspondents writes -
| follows:
Sin: have much pleasure In giving An account
Of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch, No. 3, s25,
you have made for and In which expressly stip-
uated that it should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety Of motion and climate. This It
has done ii most remarkable manner; its rate OF
going for the first six months was i've seconds per
month and In the next six months 1t changed ts rate
little faster, viz eight seconds per month and at
tho end Of 365 days it found to be fast of Green
| witch mean time one minute and fifteen seconds.
poet such performance, yst bsiisvs it Is only the
usual character Of your improved watches which you
| term your new series"
remain. sir. YOURS. respectfully,
| THoxAs BARrLETT
To Mr.. Charles Fyodskan,
| 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 IL months by weekly observations, was
but ono minute and ffty-fve seconds.
| Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRiGas.
| To Mr.. Simon Willard.
| BosToN, September g. 1853.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased OF you,
| made by Charles Frodsham, of London, No. 1890,
has varied but thirty seconds from time in SIX
months BY setual daily comparison with your r.gu
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 timskeep-
ers:
Enoch Train, Esq. WIN. Whiting Esq
e. G. Bates, Esq Geo. M. Thaoher, Esq.
F.W. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
E. f. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches arc 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.