Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-14
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 is, 1858 CHARLES FRODSHAM.
in the United States the sale Of Charles Frodsham
Improved Tmekoepers would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock OF Com
pensated Chronometor Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his New Series In the
Watches Of the new series, Mr.. Frodsham has
ceeded-by a more perfect method Of compensation,
more correct adjustment IN sochronsm, and nm en-
tireIy new and peculiar construction OF tho train by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sixe-in producing timekoepers 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 are the adjustments that the most violent
srcse-such as horseback riding, jumping, &c pro
ducos ON them 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 lS5
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 Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the OF c. ITO, for
the excellence of the pincipke Of their tmekeepcrs
One Of Mr. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, Apal rs, 1852.
Of the Gold A CONTAMINATION Lever Watch No ssa5,
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 done in a 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
n little faster viz eight seconds per month, and ut
tho end of 1856 days it found to be fast of Green
witch moan time ono minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to ex-
poet such performance, yet believe it is only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your new sorios"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Fyodshnm
The undersigned has received the following
BosToN, Octobtr 5, 1853.
SIR: herewith give you account Of the
markable performances Of the watch purchased Of
you, mado by Charles Frodsham, No. 70l4 Its total
variation for II months by weekly observations was
but one minute and fifty seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRfGGs.
To Mr.. Simon WIllard
BosToN September 3, 1858.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased of you,
made by Charles Erodsham, 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 Wtikard.
Tho undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who among many others. have proved
ers
Enoch Train, Esq VIM. Whiting, Esq.
II. C. Bates, Esq. Geo. M Thatcher, Esq.
f. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq
II. +. 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 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 unrivalled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. Mes Congress street. Boston
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nEALER in Books, Periodicals. and Stationery
~ wholesale and retail, Columbia Place, corner
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