Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-13
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.



HEREBY constitute Mr. Simon Willard, No. 3
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for tho sale Of
my Watches In the United States Of America
April is, 1858 CHARLES FRODSHAM.
The undersigned, having been appointed solo Agent
In the United States for the sale OF Charles Frodshams
Improved Timex would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock Of 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 a more perfect method Of compensation
more correct adjustment in isochronism, and
tirely new and peculiar construction of tho train
which more power is obtained without increase OF
sixe--n producing timekoepers OF wonderful and
rivaled accuracy The great Importance Of the inn
proved Watches is perfect regularity Of time under
every variety Of climate, motion, and position. So
perfect are the adjustments that the most violent
ercise-such rs horseback riding, jumping, DC pro
ducos them sensible effect They arc 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 morit and as being
the flower of the English school"
The British Government have awarded Mcssrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum of f3 no. for
the excellence of the principle of thor tmekeepers
Ono Of Mr. Frodshams correspondents writes AZ
follows:
SIR: have much pleasure in giving an account
of the Gold Compensation Lover Watch No. 1925,
you nave made Tor me- anu IN Wn1cn expressly sup
ulated 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 tho first six months was five seconds per
month and in the noxt six months it changed its rate
little faster viz eight seconds per month, and ut
tho end of 1855 days it found to be fast of Green
witch mean time minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to
poet such performance, yet believe it is only the
usual character of your improved watches, which you
term your new SERIES"
ROMAN, sir, yours, respectfully,
THoMAs BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles FrodsAam.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October 5. 1853.
SIR: herewith give you an account Of the re-
markablc performance Of the watch purchased Of
you, made by Charles Frodsham No. 7Ol4. It's total
variation for II months, by weekly observations was
but one minute and fifty i've seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRIeas
To nv. Simon Willavd,
BosToH, September 8, 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
lator. Yours &C., ALVIN ADAMS. .
Mr.. Simon Willard.
Tho undersigned is permitted refcr to the follow
ing gentlemen, who among many others, have proved
tho excellence of Frodshams Watches as timskoep-
ors
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, Esq.
e. G. Bates, Esq. Goo. M Thatcher, Esq
+. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, ESQ.
L. f. Osborne, ESQ.,, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that tho
above Watches are designed and executed by Mr.
Frodsham and himself especially to meet tho do
mands of the American public In the great essential
of perfect Time and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivaed.
All orders addressed the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. s. Mes Congress street, Boston.