Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-16
ARNOLD's, - STRAND, LONDON.

AHNuLD'S, ~ STRAND, LONDON.
T HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No. .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale OF
my Watches in the United States Of America.
April Is, 1858. CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
The undersigned having boon appointed solo Agent
in the United States for the sale of Charles Frodsham
Improved Timekeepers would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock Of Com
pensated Chrononeter 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
more correct adjustment in isochronsm, and an
tirey now and peculiar construction Of the train by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
size-in producing timekeepcrs 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. So
perfect are the adjustments that the most violent
ercisc-such MS horseback riding, jumping &c.-pro-
ducos on them 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
bearing the stamp Of peculiar merit and rs being
the flower Of the English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the of f3 ITO, for
the excellence Of the inciaAa Of their timekeepers
Ono of Mr.. Frodshams correspondents writes az
follows:
LONDON April 20, 1852.
Sir have much pleasure in giving an 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 ratio Of
going for the first six months WIS i've seconds per
month and in tho next six months it changed its rate
lite faster, viz eight seconds per month, and Mt
the end OF 1856 days it found to be fast OF Green
witch moan time ono minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to OK
poet such performance, yet believe it is only the
usual character of your improved Watches which You
term your new series"
l ROMAN, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT.
TO M. Charies Fodsham
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, Octo6sv 5, 1853
Sir herewith give You an account of the re
markablo performance Of the watch purchased Of
you made by Charles Frodsham, No. Z Ola Its total
variation for IL months, by weekly observations
but ono minute and fifty five seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRiGGs.
}, To MI. Simon Wiilard.
BosToH, September 5, 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.
Mr. Simon Willard.
The undersigned is permitted to refor to the follow
tho excellence Of Frodsham's Watches as tmskoep-
Enoch Train, Esq VIM. Whiting, ESQ.
e. q. Bates, Esq Geo. M. Thatcher, Esq.
+. w. Thayer Esq David Dyer, ESQ.
L. f. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben, Lane, Esq, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches designed and executed by Mr.,
Frodsham aud himself, especially TO meet tho do
mands of tho American public in the great essential
Of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivaled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention SIMON WILLARD,
Jan s. No. 9 Congress street. Boston.