Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-01
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


I HEkEBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No. .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in tho United States Of America
April Is, 1853 CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
The undersigned. having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for sale OF Charles Frodsham
Improved Timex eepers would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive ndvaluabie STOCK o. Com
pensated Chronometcr Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his New Series" In the
Watches OF the new SERIES Mr. Frodsham has sue
ceeded--by q moro perfect method Of compensation,
more correct adjustment in isochronism, and an en-
trey and peculiar construction OF the train BY
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sizs-in producing tmekeepers Of wonderful and un
rivalIed accuracy. The great Importance OF the i'm
proved Watches IL perfect regularity "a time, under
every variety Of climate, motion, and position, SO
perfect are the adj sstments that the most violent
erciso-such as horseback riding jumping, &c.--pro
ducos them no sensible elect They arc therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes
The scientific French critic, Mons Borsendorf in
his review of the Great London Exhibition of 1876
styles the contribution of Mr. Charles Frodsham as
bearing the stamp Of peculiar merit and as being
the flower Of the English school"
n The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the of 3,l70, for
the excellence Of the piaepk of their timekeepers
One Of Mr. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows: aisss
LONDON, April 26 1852.
ao aaCs maSS s z %
you have made for me- and in which expressly slip
lated that it should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety Of motion and climate This It
has done in a most remarkable manner it's rate OF
going for tho hrst six months was five seconds per
month and In tho next six months it changed its rate
little faster viz eight seconds per month, and at
tho end Of 1856 days it found to be fast Of Green
witch moan time ono minute and fifteen seconds.
poet such performances, yet believe il is only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your new series"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
To mr.. Charles Fyodshans
The undersigned has received the following.
M XVII BosToS, October 5, 1853,
SIR. herewith give you account Of tho
markablo performance of the watch / purchased Of
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 70l4 Its total
variation for II months, by weekly observations
but one minute and 6fty-dye seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGs BRlGGs-
To Mr.. Simon 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 mean time in six
months, by actual daily comparison with your regu
lator Yours &C., ALVIN ADAMS.
Mr.. Simon Wallaya.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who among many others. have proved
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, ESQ
e. @, Bates, Esq, Geo. M Thatcher, Esq.
f. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
g. +. 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 de-
mands Of the American public in the great essential
Of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivaled.
All orders addressed to tho undersigned will receive
immediate attention SIMON WILLARD
Jan. 5. Ne.9 Congress street, Boston.