Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-26
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


r HEhEBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard No. 9
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale OF
my watehe, IN the United n States r Of A%sriss
The undersigned having been appointed sole Agent
In the United States for the sale of Charles Frodsha
Improved Timekeepers 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.n In the
Watches Of the new SERIES Mr.. Frodsham has suc-
ceeded-by more perfect method Of compensation,
moro correct adjustment IN isochronism and an en-
trely new and peculiar construction OF the tran by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
size-in producing tmekeepers of wonderful and un-
rivalled accuracy The great Importance Of the i'm
proved Watches is perfect regularity OF time under
overy variety of climate, motion, and position. So
perfect are the adjustments that the most violent
eroise-such as horseback riding, jumping &c.-pro-
duccs on them no sensible effect They therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes.
The scientific French critic, Mons. Borsendorf 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 as being
the flower Of tho English school" /.
The British Government have awarded Mcssrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the Of f3 ITO, for
the excellence Of the principle of their timekeepors.
One Of Mr.. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, April 20, 1859.
Of the Cold Aco Sn Lever WascS sas
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 II
has done in most remarkable manner its rate OF
going for tho first six months was i've seconds per
month, and the next six months it changed its rate
little faster viz: eight seconds per month and at
tho end of S65 days it found to be fast of Green
Though was not led by any previous promise to OK
poet such performance, yet believe 1t is only the
usual character Of your improved watches which You
term your "new series
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THoMAs BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Frodsh0m
The undersigned has received the following
BosToN, October 5, 1858.
SIR: herewith give you nm account of the re-
markable performance of the watch purchased of
you, made by Charles Frodsham No. 7,Ol4 Its total
variation for II months, by weekly observations was
but ono minute and ifty-fve seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRIaas.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 3, 1853.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased Of you,
made by Charles Frodsham, of London, No. 300,
has varied but thirty seconds from time in six
months, by actual daily comparison with your rcgu
lator. Yours &C., ALVIN ADAMS.
Mr.. Simon WsLlayd.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who among many others, have proved
the excellence Of Frodshams Watches as timekesp
crs:
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, Esq
u. @. Bates, Esq Geo. M Thacher, Esq.
f.. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, ESQ.
f. =. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lano, Esq, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches are designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself especially to meet the de-
mands Of the American public in tho 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. s. No.9 Congress street, Boston