Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-28
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


r HEkEBY constitute Mr. Simon Willard, No.
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale OF
my Watches II the United States Of A A1nn
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
In the United States for tho sale of Charles Frodsham
Improved Tmekoepe would respectfully coll 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,
correct adjustment in isochronism and an en-
tirey new and peculiar construction OF the train, by
which more power is obtained without increase of
siEe-in producing timekoepers OF wonderful and un
rivalled accuracy The great Importance Of the i'm
proved Watches is perfect regularity Of time under
every variety Of climate, motion. and position. 80
ercise-such as horseback riding, jumping &c.-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 the English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho Of f3 ITO, for
the excellence of the principle Of their mekeepcrs
Ono of Mr.. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows:
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
uatsd that it should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety of motion and climate This It
has done in most remarkable manner its rate of
going for the first 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
the end Of 1856 days it found to be fast of Green
wich mean time ono minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any proyions promise to OK
pect such performance yet believe it is only the
usual character Of your improved watches which you
term your new series"
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To Mr. Charles Eodsbom.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October 5, 1858.
SIR herewith give you an account of tho
markablo performance of the watch purchased of
variation for II months by weekly observations, was
but ono minute and fifty Five seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINas BRIGss.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN September g. 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, de-, ALVIN ADAMS.
Tho undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen who, among many others, have proved
tho excellence of Frodsham's Watches timekeep-
crs:
Enoch Train, Esq VIM. Whiting, Esq
E. G. Bates ESQ. Geo. M. Thacher, Esq.
f. w. Thayer, ESQ., David Dyer, Esq.
E. II. Osborne Esq, Sandusky,
Eben Lane, Esq, ! Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches are 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 unrivailed.
All orders addressed to the undersigned win receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Ion No con0ress strnet Roafnn