Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-08-02
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


r HEREBY constitute Mr. Simon willard, No 3
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches N the United States Of America
April is, 1858 CHARLES FROD6HAM.
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale Of Charles Frodshams
Improved Timex oepers 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 q more perfect method OF compensation,
more correct adjustment in isochronism and an en-
trely now and peculiar construction OF the train by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sixe-in producing tmekeepers of wonderful and un-
riyalled 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 adj sstments that the most violent
erciscsuch horseback riding, jumping, 30 PRO
duces on them no sensible effect They 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 us
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit and as being
the flower Of tho English school"
The British Government have awarded Mcssrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho sum Of f3, no. for
the excellence of the principle of their tmckeepcrs
One Of Mr.. Frodshams correspondents writes a.
follows:
LONDON, April rs, 1852
SIR: have much pleasure in giving an account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch No. 1926,
you have made for me- and in which expressly stp-
ulated that 1t 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 tho first six months was i've seconds pcr
month and in the next six months it changed its rate
little faster, viz: eight seconds per month, and Mt
the end of 1856 days it found to be fast OF Green
wich mean time one minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to ex
poet such performance, yet believe 1t il only the
usual character Of your improved watches which you
term your new SERIES"
L RAJ NJ
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Frodsh0nn
The undersigned has received the following:
BosTon, Octobe, 5, 1853.
SIR: herewith give you an account of the re-
markablc performance of the watch purchased Of
you, made by Charles Frodsham No. 70l4. Its total
variation for IL months by weekly observations was
but ono minute and ifty-fv seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRIGGS
TO Mr.. Sim0n Willard.
BosToN, September 8, 1853
The Compensated Lever Watch 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 WaAara
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who among many others, have proved
the excellence Of Frodshams Watches as timskoep-
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, Esq.
II. G. Bates, ESQ, Geo. NJ Thacher, Esq.
II. w Thaye-, ESQ. David Dyer, Esq.
Z. +. Osborne, Esq,t Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that tho
above Watches are designed and executed by Mr.
Frodsham and himself especially to meet the de-
mands of the American public in the great essential
of perfect time, ands that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivaled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. No. Congress street. Boston.