The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-01-19

l. CONGRESS street. Boston, solo agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States of America
April 10, 1888. CHARLES FRODSHAM.
The undersigned having been appointed sole Agent
In the United States for the sale Of Charles Frodshams
Improved Tmekeepsrs, 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 more perfect method OF compensation
a moro correct adjustment in isOchronism, and an en-
trely and peculiar construction of tho train
which more power is obtained without increase of
sze-in producing timekeepcrs Of wonderful and I'M
rvalled 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
ercise-such horseback riding, jumping, &c pro
duccs them no sensible effect. They are 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
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 the sum of f3, ITO, for
the excellence of the principle of their timekeePers
Ono 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
uated that it should maintain uniform rate of going
under every variety of motion and climate This II
has done in a most remarkable manner; its rate OF
going for the first six months was five seconds per
month and in the next six months it changed Its rate
litlo faster, viz eight seconds per month, and at
the end Of 365 days found to be fast Of Green
witch mean time one minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to ex
pect such performance yet believe it is only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your new series"
l remain, sir, yours respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles F1odsham.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October 5, 1853.
SIR l herewith give you an account of tho re-
markablc performance of the watch L purchased Of
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,0l4. Its total
variation for IL months by weekly observations,
but one minute and ffty-fve seconds.
Yours, respectfully BILLINGS BRIGGS
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 3, 1853
Tho Compensated Lever w atch 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 rcgu
lator. Yours, &C., ALVIN ADAMS
Mr. Simon Willard.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ipg gentlemen who, among many others, have proved
the excellence of Frodsham Watches az timekeep-
ers:
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, Esq.
Z. G. Bates, Esq Geo NJ Thacher, Esq.
+. w. Thayer Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
Z: f. Osborne, Esl, sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
Tho subscriber would respectfully state that the
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, 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. No. Congress street. Boston.