Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-22
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


I HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches In the United States OF America
April 10, 1858 CHARLES FRODSHAM.
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale Of Charles Frodsham
Improved 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 moro perfect method Of compensation,
more correct adjustment in isochronsm and an en-
trely now and peculiar construction OF tho train, by
which power is obtained without increase Of
sse-in producing timekeepers of wonderful and un-
rivalied accuracy. The great Importance OF the inn
proved Watches Is perfect regularity OF time, under
every variety Of climate, notion and position. So
perfect the adjustments that the most violent
ercise--such as horseback riding, Jumping, &c.-pro
ducos on them no sensible effect They are 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 az
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit, and MS being
the flower Of tho English school,
The British Government have awarded Mcssrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho sum OF f3,l70 for
the excellence Of the princips Of their tmekeepers
Ono Of Mr. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, Aygfl rs, 1852.
SIR have much pleasure in giving account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch. No 1925,
you have made for me- and in which expressly slip
ulated that 1t should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety of motion and climate This it
has done in q most remarkable manner; its rate Of
going for the first six months was five seconds per
month and in the next six months it changed its rate
little faster viz eight seconds per month, and at
the end Of 1865 days it found to be fast OF Green
wch mean time ono minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to OK
poet such performance, yet believe ii is only the
usual character OF your improved watches which you
term your new series"
II ~ orxy artf
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Fyodsham.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October s, 1853
SIR: herewith give you account of tho re-
markable performances of the watch / purchased of
you, made by Charles Frodsham No. 70l4. Its total
variation for IL months by weekly observations was
but ono minute and fifty-ive seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRiGas
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 3, 1853
The Compensated Lever w atch purchased of y0u
made by Charles Frodshan, Of London, No 1900
has varied but thirty seconds from mean time in six
months, by actual daily comparison with your rcgu
lator. Yours, Ec., ALVIN ADAMS.
Mr.. Simon Willard.
The undersigned permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many others, have proved
the excellence of Frodshams Watches as timekeep.
ers:
Enoch Train, Esq. VIM. Whiting, Esq
Il. G. Bates, ESQ Geo M Thacher Esq
+. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq
H. r. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
Tho subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches arc designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself especially to meet the de-
mands of the American public in the great essential
of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivaIled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan.5 Nc. . Congress street, Boston.
HUGH CAMERON,
nEALER in Books Periodicals. and Stationery