Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-24

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The undersigned having been appointed sole Agent
In the United States for tho sale Of Charles Frodsham
Improved Timekeepers would respectfully call public
attention TO his extensive and valuable stock Of Com
pensated Chronometer Watches made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his New Sorieso In the
Watches OF the new series, Mr.. Frodsham has sue
ceeded--by q more perfect method Of compensation
correct adjustment in isochronism, and an
rely and peculiar construction of the train by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sse-in producing timekoepers OF wonderful and un-
riyalled accuracy. The great Importance OF the inn
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. 40 pro
duces on them no sensible effect They arc 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 ms
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit and as being
the flower Of tho English school,
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Fr0dsham the sum Of f3, ITO, for
the excellence Of the principle Of their timekeepers
One of Mr. Frodshams correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, April 20, 1862.
SIR have much pleasure in giving an account
of the Gold Compensation Lover Watch. No. 1895,
you have made for me, and in which expressly stp
ulated that 1t should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety Of motion and climate. This il
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 1856 days it found to be fast Of Green
witch mean time ono minute and fifteen seconds
Though was not led by any previous promise to OK
poet such performance yet believe 1t ID only the
usual character Of your improved watches which you
term your I" new SERIES !"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Frodsham.
The undersigned has received the following
BosToN OctOber s, 1853
SIR herewith give You account of the re-
markable performance of the watch purchased Of
YOU made by Charles Frodsham, No 1914 It's total
variation for II months, by weekly observations was
but ono minute and fifty five seconds.
Yours respectfully, BILLINGS BRtsss.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 8, 1853
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased Of you
made by Charles Frodsham, of London, No. 1900
has varied but thirty seconds from time in six
months, by actual daily comparison with your regu
lator. Yours, DO, 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 Frodsham's Watches as timskeep.
ers
EnOcn Irhin, Esq. VIM. nlllng, Esq.
e. @. Bates, Esq Geo M. Thacher, ESQ.
F.W. Thayer, Esq David Dyer, ESQ.
E. +, 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 meet the de-
mands Of the American public in the great essential
of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty thcy stand unrivalled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. No. Congress street. Boston