Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-16
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


HEhEBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No. y
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United Statesof America
April Is, 1853. CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
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 Chronometer Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his New Series" In the
Watches Of the new series, Mr.. Frodsham has sue
ceeded--by moro perfect method Of compensation,
moro correct adjustment in isochronism, and
trely now and peculiar construction OF the train by
which more power is obtained without increase OF
size-in producing tnekeepers of wonderful and un-
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
erciso-such as horseback riding jumping, &c--pro-
ducos them no sensible effect They arc therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes.
Tho scientific French critic, Mons Borsendorf in
his review Of tho Great London Exhibition of 1851
styles the contribution Of Mr. Charles Frodsham
bearing the stamp Of peculiar merit and as being
the flower of tho English school,"
The British Government have awarded Mossrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum of f3, no. for
the excellence of the principle Of their timekeepers
Ono of Mr. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, april rs, 1852.
Of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch. No. $685.,
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 1t
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 it changed its rate
little faster viz eight seconds per month, and ut
tho end Of 365 days it was found to be st OF Green
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
torn your new sorios"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr. Charles Fs0dskGms.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October 5, 1858.
SIR: herewith give you an account Of tho re-
markable performance of the watch purchased of
variation for IL months, by weekly observations was
but ono minute and ffty-fv seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRraas.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 3, 1858
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 regu
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
the excellence of Frodsham's Watches timekoep
Enoch Train Esq VIM. Whiting, Esq.
E. g. Bates, ESQ. Goo. NJ Thatcher, Esq.
+. W. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
Il. 4. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, ESQ., Ohio.
Tho subscriber would respectfully state that tho
above Watches are designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself especially to meet the do
mands of the American public in the great essential
of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivaIled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan s. Ne.9 Congress street. Boston