Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-06-21
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


n HEkEBY constitute Mr.. Simon willard, No o
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for tho sale Of
my Watches in the United States Of America
The undersigned, having been appointed sole Agent
in the United States the sale of Charles Frodsham
Improved Timekoepers would respectfully call public
attention to his extensive and valuable stock Of Com
pensated Chronometcr Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham, and STYLED his :" New Scries.n In the
Watches Of the new SERIES Mr. Frodsham has sue
ceeded-by more perfect method OF compensation
more correct adjustment In isochronism, and an en-
trely new and peculiar construction OF tho train, by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sze-in producing timekeepers 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. 80
perfect are the adjustments that the most violent
ercisc-such horseback riding jumping, 10 pro
ducos on them no sensible effect They arc therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposes.
The scientific French critic, Mons Borsendorf in
his review of tho Great London Exhibition Of 1851
styles the contribution of Mr. Charles FrodSham
bearing the stamp of peculiar merit, and ms being
the flower Of tho English school,"
The British Government have awarded Mossrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum of f3,170 for
the excellence of the princspie of their tmekeepers
Ono Of Mr.. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows:
LONDON, Ayytl2 rs, 1852.
SIR I have much pleasure in giving IN account
Of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch, No.'3,325,
you have made for and in which expressly stip-
ulated that it should maintain uniform rate OF going
under every variety Of motion and climate This 1t
has done in most remarkable manner; its ratio 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 was found to be fast OF Green
witch mean time ono minute and fftoen seconds.
Though not led by any previous promise to
poet such performances yet believe it is only the
usual character Of your improved watches which you
term your new SERIES" }a
remain sir, YOURS respectfully
THOMAS BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles Fyodsbam
TIN undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, October s, 1853.
SIR herewith give you nm account of tho re-
markable performance Of the watch purchased Of
you made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,Ol4 Its total
variation for IL months, by weekly observations was
but minute and fifty five seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRiGGS.
To Mr. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 8, 1853
The Compensated Lever w atch purchased Of you
made by Charles Frodsham Of London, No. 1890,
has varied but thirty seconds from time in six
months by actual daily comparison with your regu-
Iator. Yours, &C., ALVIN ADAMS
Mr.. Simon Willard.
Tho undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many others, have proved
tho excellence Of Frodsham's Watches MS timekeep
ers
Enoch Train, Esq VIM. Whiting, Esq
+. @. Bates, Esq. Geo. M. Thatcher, Esq.
+. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
+. +. Osborne, ESQ.,, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
Tho subscriber would respectfully state that tho
above Watches designed and executed by Mr.
Frodsham and himself, especially to meet tho de-
mands of the American public in the great essential
Of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unriyalled.
All orders addressed to the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. S. Ns.9 Congress street. Boston.