Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-31
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


r HEhEBY constitute Mr. Simon Willard, No 9
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States Of Americn .
April I5 1858. CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
In the United States for the sale of Charles Frodshams
Improved Timex would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock OF Com
pensated Chronometer Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his New Sories.". In the
Watches Of the new series, Mr. Frodsham has suo-
ceeded-by moro perfect method of compensation,
moro correct adjustment IN isochronism, and an en-
tirely now and peculiar construction oil the train by
which more power. is obtained without increase Of
sixe-in producing tmekoepers OF wonderful and I'M
riyalled accuracy. The great importance OF the inn
proved Watches is perfect regularity OF time under
every variety Of climate motion, and position SO
perfect are the adjustments that the most violent
ercise-such as horseback riding jumping. DC pro
ducos 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 tho English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho sum of f3 no. for
the excellence of the principle Of their timekeepers
One Of Mr. Frodsham's correspondents writes ~
follows: -
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 stp-
ulated that ii should maintain uniform rate OF going
under every variety OF motion and climate This y
has done in o most remarkable manner; its rate Of
going for tho first six months was five seconds per
month and in tho ncxt six months it changed is rate
little foster viz eight seconds per month, and at
tho end of 800 days IT was found to be fast OF
wich mean time ono minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to OK
poet such performance, yet believe 1t 10 only the
usual character Of your improved watches which you
term your new series
II rArua in MIR
THoMAs BARTLxrT
To Mr.. Charles F,odsham
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. 76l4. Its total
variation for IL months, by weekly observations was
but ono minute and fifty five seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINss BRlass.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN September 8, 1853
The Compensated Lever Watch I purchased Of you
made by Charles Frodsham, of London, No. 1900,
has varied but thirty seconds from time in six
months by actual daily comparison with your regu
lator. Yours, &C., ALVIN ADAMS
M. 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 as timskoep-
ers:
Enoch Train, Esq VIM. Whiting, Esq.
&. c. Bates, ESQ. Geo. M. Thatcher, Esq.
r. W. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
E. +. 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 the do
mands Of the American public in the great essential
of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unriyalled.
All orders addressed to tho undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. s. Ne. Congress street, Boston.