Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-01
ARroLD,s, s. STRAND, LONDON.

r HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon willard, No. 9
Congress street. Boston sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States OF America.
April Is, 1853 CHARLES FRODSHAM.
The undersigned having boon appointed sole Agent
In the United States for tho sale of Charles Frodsham
Improved Timekeepers would respectfully call 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
ceeded-by more perfect method OF compensation
moro correct adjustment in isochronsm, and an en-
trey new and peculiar construction OF the train by
which power is obtained without increase Of
sixe-in producing timekcepers of wonderful and un
rivallsd 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 the adjustments that the most violent
ercise--such rs horseback riding, jumping, &c.-po-
duccs On them sensible effect They arc 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 the English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho sum OF f3,l70, for
ths excellence of the priacls Of their tmekeepers
Ono Of Mr.. Frodsham's correspondents writes rs
follows:
LoHDoS, April 70, 1852.
EIR have much pleasure in giving an account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch. No. 1895,
you have made for me. and in which expressly slip
under every variety Of motion and climate This 1t
has done in most remarkable manner its rate Of
going for the frst nix months was five seconds per
month and In the next six months it changed its rate
little faster, viz eight seconds per month, and mt
the end OF 1855 days 1t found to be fast OF Green
witch moan time minute and fifteen seconds
Though was not led by any previous promise to ex
pect such performance yet believe il Ii only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your new series"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr. Charles FrodaLam.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosroS, October 5, 1853
Sin herewith give you an account of the
markabic performance OF the watch purchased Of
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 70l4. It's total
variation for IL months, by weekly observations was
Yours, respectfully, BILLINss BRlsas.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN September 8, 1853
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased of you,
made by Charles Frodsham, Of London, No. 1900,
months, by actual daily comparison with your regu
lator Yours, DC, ALVIN adams
Mr.. Simon Willard.
The undefsigned.is permitted to refer TO the follow
ing gentlemen who, among many others. have proved
tho excellence Of Frodsham's Watches as timskeep
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, ESQ:
K. O. Bates. Esq Geo. M. Thatcher, Esq.
F.w. Thayer Esq David Dyer, Esq.
ST Osborne, Esq, sandusky,
Ebsn. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches designed and executed by Mr.
Frodsham and himself especially to meet the de-
mands of the American public in the great essential
q perfect time, and that In this and in external
beauty they stand unrivalled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned win receive
Immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jsnb. No. . Congress street, Boston.