Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-18
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
AaNorp,s. q STRAND. LONDON.

II HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No. .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States Of America.
April ID, 1858. CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
The undersigned, having boon appointed sole Agent
In the United States for the sale of Charles Frodshams
Improved Timekeepers would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock Of Com
pensated Chronometer Watches made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled bis New Series In the
Watches OF the new series, Mr.. Frodsham has sue
ceeded--by q moro perfect method Of compensation,
moro correct adjustment in isochronism, and
tirely new and peculiar construction OF tho train by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
size-n producing timekeepers Of wonderful and un-
riyalled accuracy. The great importance OF the i'm
proved Watches is perfect regularity OF time under
overy variety Of climate motion, and position So
perfect the adjustments that the most violent
erciso-such as horseback riding, jumping, &c.pro-
duccs 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 tho English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the of ca, ITO. for
the excellence of the principle of thor timekeepers
Ono Of Mr.. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, april 20, 1852.
Sir: I have much pleasure in giving IN account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch. No. 1925,
you have made for me- and in which expressly stip-
ulated that 1t should maintain uniform rate OF going
under every variety of motion and climate. This it
has dono In 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
little faster viz eight seconds per month and ut
tho end of 1856 days it found be fast of Green
witch moan time one minute and fifteen seconds
Though was not led by any previous promise to ex
poet such performances, yet believe it Is OILY the
usual character of your improved watches which You
term your new series"
/ remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Chaslss Fyodsk0m.
The undersigned has received the following
BosToN. Octobey g. 1853.
SIR: herewith give you an account Of the re-
markable performance of the watch i purchased of
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,0l4 Its total
variation for II months by weekly observations
but one minute and fifty five seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRfGGs.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 3, 1853.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased of You,
mado 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.
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 timekeep-
ers:
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, ESQ.
e. @. Bates, Esq Geo. M. Thatcher, Esq.
F. w. Thayer, ESQ., David Dyer, ESQ.
E. F. 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 unrivalled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. s. Ne. Congress street, Boston.