Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-25
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hNNOlsOS. - SThANDs LONDUN.
/ HEREBY constitute Mr. Simon Willard No. Q
Congress street. Boston, solo agent for the sale OF
my Watches in the United States Of America
April 10, 1853. CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale of Charles Frodshams
Improved Timekoepers, would respectfully call public
attention 10 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
ceeded-by n moro perfect method Of compensation,
q more correct adjustment in sochronism and en-
tirely now and peculiar construction Of the train, by
which more power is obtained without increase of
size--n producing timekeepers of wonderful apd un-
rivaled 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 themost violent
ercisc--such horseback riding, jumping &c.-pro-
ducos on them no sensible effect They therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes
The scientific French critic, Mons Borsend0rf in
his review Of the Great London Exhibition of 1851
styles the contribution Of Mr. Charles Frodsham as
bearing the stamp Of peculiar merit and being
the flower Of the English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum of faI7O for
the excellence of the Tyineiple Of their tmekeepers
One of Mr.. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, April %, 1852.
Sir have much pleasure in giving an account
Of the Told Compensation Lever Watch No $685.
you have made for me. and in which expressly stp
ulated that IL should maintain uniform rate OF going
under every variety OF motion and climate. This ID
has done in n most remarkable manner its rate Of
going for the first six months was five seconds per
month and in the next six months II changed its rate
little faster, viz eight seconds per month, and nj
the end Of 800 days found TO be fast OF Green
wich mean time one minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to ex-
poet such performance, yet l believe IL Ia only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your new series"
remain, sir yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To mr.. Charles FtodSiAm.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosroN, Ocio5cy s, 1853
SIR herewith give you an account Of the
markable performance Of the watch purchased Of
you made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,OI4. Its total
variation for IA months by weekly observations
but one minute and ffty Eve seconds.
Yours, respectfully, Billings BRiaos.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosTos, September 3, 1853
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased Of you
made by Charles Frodshani, Of London, No. 1900,
months, by actual daily comparison with your regu
lator. Yours, &C., ALVIN ADAMS.
Mr.. Simon WiHord.
The undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow.
ing gentlemen, who among many Others, have proved
the excellence Of Frodsham's Watches tmekeep-
ers
Enoch Train ESQ VIM. Whiting, Esq
IL. G. Bates. Esq. Geo. NJ. Tbacher, Esq.
H. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
~ \. Osborne, ESQ, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that the
above Watches designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself, especially TO meet the dc
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. Ne q Congress street, Boston.