Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-03
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


T HEREBY constitute Mr. Simon willard, No. 9
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale OF
my Watches in tho United States Of America
April is. 1853 CHARLES FR0DSHAM
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale OF Charles Frodsham
Improved Timeke 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 sue
ceeded-by y more perfect method OF compensation
q correct adjustment in isochronism, and an en-
tirey now and peculiar construction OF tho train by
which more power is obtained without increase oil
sixe-in producing timekeepers 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 the adjustments that the most violent ex
erciso-such as horseback riding, jumping, 40 PRO
ducos on them no sensible effect They therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes
Tho scientific French critic, Mons Borsendorf In
his review Of tho Great London Exhibition Of 1891
styles the contribution of Mr. Charles Fr0dsham MS
bearing the stamp Of peculiar merit, and MS being
the flower Of the English school"
The British Government have awarded Mossrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum OF f3,l7O, for
the excellence Of the principle Of their tmekeepors
One Of Mr.. Frodshams correspondents writes ms
LONDON, Apll 26 1852.
SIR: have much pleasure in giving IN account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch No $3.50,
uated that it should maintain uniform rate OF going
under every variety of motion and climate This 1t
has done in most remarkable manner; its rate OF
going for the first six months was five seconds per
MONTH and in tho next six months it changed its rate
little faster viz: eight seconds per month, and at
tho end Of 1856 days it found to be fast Of Green
witch mean time one 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"
/ remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
M THOMAS BARTLETT
To mr.. CAaylss FrodshGm.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October 5, 1853.
SIR I herewith give you an account Of the re-
markable performance of the watch purchased of
you, made by Charles Frodsham No. 7,0l4 Its total
variation for II months by weekly observations was
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGs BRIaas.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 3, 1858.
The Compensated Lever Watch 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, de-, 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 Frodshams Watches as timskeep
ers:
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, ESQ:
K. @. Bates, Esq Geo. M. Thacher, Esq.
w. Thayer, ESQ. David Dyer, Esq.
E. r. Osborne, ESQ.,. Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches arc designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself especially to moet the de-
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 to the undersigned win receive
immediate attention SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. Ne.9 Congress street, Boston.