Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-20
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.



T HEhEBY 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 been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale Of Charles Frodshams
Improved Timex pers would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive 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,
moro correct adjustment in isochronism, and
tirey and peculiar construction OF the train, by
which more powcr is obtained without increase Of
size-in producing timekeepers OF wonderful and I'M
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
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 Borendorf in
his review of tho Great London Exhibition of 1851
styles the contribution of Mr. Charles Frodsham as
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 sum Of f3,l70 for
the excellence of the principle of their tmekeepers
One of Mr. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, Apysi26 1852.
Sir: have much pleasure in giving an account
of the Gold Compensation Lover Watch, No. 1926,
you have made for me- and in which expressly stip-
ulated that it should maintain uniform rate of going
under every variety Of motion and climate This IT
has dono in most remarkable manner; its rate OF
going for tho first six months was i've seconds pcr
month and in the ncxt six months it changed its rate
a little faster viz eight seconds per month, and at
the end Of 1856 days it found to be fast of Green
wich mean time one minute and fifteen seconds.
poet such performance, yet believe it is only the
sunl character of your improved watches which You
term your "new SERIES"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr. Charles Fodshams
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, O1to5er 5, 1853.
SIR. herewith give you an account of tho re-
markablc performance of the watch purchased OF
you, madc by Charles Frodsham, No. 7014 Its total
variation for II months, by weekly observations was
but one minute and fifty five seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRiGGs.
To Mr.. Simon Willard
BosToN, September 8, 1853.
The Compensated Lever w atch 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 Willard.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, Who among many others, have proved
tho excellence Of Frodsham's Watches as timskoep
ers
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, Esq.
Il. o. Bates, ESQ. Geo. M. Thatcher, Esq.
4 r. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
e. +. 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 moct the do
mands of the American public in the great essential
of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivalled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. Me- Congress street. Boston