The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-02-16

Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale of
my Watches in the United States of America
April 10, 1853 CHARLES FRODSHAM
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale OF Charles Frosham
Improved Tmekcepers, would respectfully call public
attention TO his extensive and valuable stock of Com
pensated Chronoineter Watches made by Charles
FrodSham, and styled his " New Series In the
Watches of the series, Mr.. Frodsham has sue
ceeded-by a more perfect method of compensation
more correct adjustment in isOchIOnisni, and
trely and peculiar construction of the train by
which power is obtained without incrcase Of
sze-in producing timek-epers of wonderful and TN
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 the adjustments that the most violent eN
ercisc-such as horseback riding, jumping, &c pro
duces ON them no 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 as
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit, and as being
the flower of the English school"
The British Government have awarded Msssrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the Of e. no. for
the excellence of the fptReipi of their timekeepcrs
One Of Mr. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, April 26, 1852.
SIR have much pleasure in giving an account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch No. 3,325,
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 done in a most remark bile manner; its rate Of
going for the first six months was five seconds per
MONTH and in the next six months 1T changed It's rate
a little faster viz eight seconds per month, and at
the end of 365 days it found to be fast OF Green
wch mean time one minute and fifteen seconds.
Though not led by any previous promise to OK
pcct such performance, yet believe il is only the
usual character Of your improved watches which you
term your new series
/ remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THoMAs GARTLETT.
To Efy. U;.4yi,, EOlJl4m
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, Otobtr5 5, 1853.
SIR I herewith give You an account of the re-
markabe performance of the watch | purchased of
you made by Charles frodshsm, No. Ola It's total
variation for IL months, by weekly observations was
but ono minute and fifty five seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRIGGS
To 6b Simon WtlL1ra.
BosToN. SeptemJsr ?, 1853.
The Compensated Lever w atch purchased of Won
made by Charles Frodshsul, of London, No 1900
has varied but thirty seconds from mean time in six
months, by actual daily comparison with your royu
iator Yours, &c, ALVIN ADAMS
M Simon IVAkard.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many others have royed
the excellence of Frodshain Watches as timekcep.
ers:
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM Whiting. Esq.
r.. Y; Bates, ESQ Geo. NJ Thacher, Esq.
L. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer. Esq
r. r. Osborne. ESP, Ssndusky,
/ Eben Lane, ESD, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches are designed and executed by Mr.
frod,ham 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 unrivaled.
All orders addressed TO the undersigned viii receive
Immediate attention SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 8. No. y Congress street, Boston.