Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-12
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


HEkEBY constitute Mr. Simon Willard, No. y
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States Of America -
April is, 1853 CHARLES FRODSHAM.
Tho undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale of Charles Frodsham
Improved Timekeepers, would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock Of Com
pensated Chronometcr Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham and styled his New Soriesn In the
Watches Of the new series, Mr.. Frodsham has
ceeded--by q more perfect method OF compensation,
more correct adjustment In isochronism, and an en-
treiy now and peculiar construction OF the train by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sixe-n producing timekoepers Of wonderful and UNI
rivaled accuracy The great Importance OF the inn
proved Watches is perfect regularity Of time, under
every variety of climate, motion, and position So
perfect the adjustments that the most violent
ercise-such horseback riding, jumping, &c-pro-
ducos 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 Mossrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum OF f3, no. for
the excellence of the pfncips OF their tmokeepcrs
One Of Mr.. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, April rs, 1852.
SIR: have much pleasure in giving IN account
of the Gold Compensation Lover Watch No 1895,
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 it
has done in a most remarkable manner its rate of
going for tho first six months was five seconds per
month, and in tho next six months it changed its rate
a little faster viz eight seconds per month, and at
the end Of 365 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
pcct such performance, yet believe it is only the
usual character OF your improved watches which you
term your new series =
II in air oura rAup ffylI
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Ftodsh0m.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, OctoJer 5, 1853.
SIR; herewith give you an account Of the
markablo performance of the watch purchased of
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7014 Its total
variation for Ia months, by weekly observations was
but one minute and fifty five seconds
Yours, respectfully, BrLINGs BRfGGs.
10 Mr.. Simon Willard
BosToN, September 8, 1858.
The Compensated Lever atch 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 regu
ator Yours, &c., ALVIN ADAMS.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many others, have proved
tho excellence Of Frodsham's Watches as timekeep
Enoch Train, ESQ VIM. Whiting, ESQ.
Il. W. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
L. +. Osborne, ESQ., Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches are designed and executed by MIR.
Frodsham and himself especially to meet the 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 5. Ne Congress street. Boston