Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-05
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.



HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No. .
Congress street Boston, sole agent for tho sale Of
my Watches in the United States OF America
April is, 1853. CHARLES FRODSHAM.
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
In the United States for the sale of Charles Frodsham
Improved Timekeepers would respectfully cali 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,
moro correct adjustment in isochronism, and an
tirely new and peculiar construction OF the rain by
which more power Is obtained without increase OF
sisc-in producing timekeepers OF wonderful and
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
ercise-such as horseback riding, jumping. 4c-pro-
ducos on them no sensible effect They are 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
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 the sum Of f3,l70 for
the excellence Of the principle of their timekeepcrs
One Of Mr.. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, April rs, 1852
SIR: have much pleasure in giving IN account
Of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch. No. 8,s25,
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 1t
has done In most remarkable manner; its rate of
going for tho FIRST six months Ave seconds pcr
MONTH and in the next six months 1t changed its rate
little faster viz eight seconds per month, and ut
tho end Of 1866 days it found to be fast Of Green
witch moan 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
torn your "new SERIES"
II main ssw oofG
THoEAs BARTLETT
To Mr. Charles Frodsh0m
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN. October S, 1858.
SIR: herewith give you account of tho re-
markablo performance OF the watch | purchased OF
variation for II months, by weekly observations was
but ono minute and fifty five seconds
Yours, respectfully, BIILINas BRisss
To M. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 3, 1853
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 rcgu
lator Yours &C., ALVIN ADAMS
Mr.. Simon Willard.
The undersigned is permitted to rsfor to the follow
ing gentlemen, who among many others, have proved
the excellence of Frodsham's Watches as timskeep-
ers
Enoch Train, ESQ. VIM. Whiting, Esq.
e. C. Bates, Esq. Geo. M Thatcher, ESQ.
W. Thayer, ESQ. David Dyer, Esq.
E. +. Osborne, Esq. Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
Tho subscriber would respectfully state that tho
above Watches are designed and executed by Mr.
Frodsham and himself especially to meet tho do
mands Of the American public in the great essential
of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivaled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. s. Ns9 Congress street. Boston.