Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-29
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


+ HEhEBY constitute Mr. Simon willard, No. .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale OF
my Watches in the United States Of Amsrics =
The undersigned having been appointed sole Agent
In the United States for tho sale Of Charles Frodsham
Improved Tmekcepers would respectfully call public
attention TO his extensive and valuable stock OF Com
pensated Chronometcr Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his q New Sories.n In the
Watches Of the new series, Mr.. Frodsham has sue
ceeded-by moro perfect method of compensation,
more correct adjustment in isochronsm and an en-
tirely new and peculiar construction OF tho train, BY
which more power is obtained without increase of
size-in producing tmekoepers of wonderful and I'M
rivalled accuracy The great importance Of the inn
proved Watches is perfect regularity OF time, under
every variety Of climate, motion, and position. So
perfect are the adjustments that the most violent
ercise-such as horseback riding, jumping &c.-pro-
ducos on them no sensible effect. They therefore
peculiarly adapted to railroad purposcs.
The scientific French critic, Mons. Borsendorf 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 as being
the flower Of the English school,"
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodshnm tho of f3, ITO, for
the excellence of the principle Of their tmekeepers.
Ono of Mr.. Frodsham's correspondents writes as
follows
SIR: have much pleasure in giving an account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch, No. 1925,
you have made for mo- and in which expressly stip-
ulated that 1t should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety Of motion and climate. This II
has done in most remarkable manner it's rate Of
going for tho first six months was i've seconds per
month and in the next six months 1t changed its rate
little faster, viz: eight seconds per month"; and at
the end of 365 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
pcct such performance yet boliove 1t Is only the
usual character of your improved watches which you
term your "new series"
H. usw IIry
THoMAs BARTLETT
To Mr.. Charles FoashGm,.
The undersigned has received the following:
BOSTON, Octo5ey s, 1858.
SIR: herewith give you account Of the re-
markable performance of the watch purchased Of
you made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,014 Its total
variation for II months, by weekly observations, was
but ono minute and fifty five seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BiLLINes BRfess.
TO Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN September 8, 1853.
Tho 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 regu-
ator Yours, &C., ALVIN ADAMS.
Mr.. Simon Willard.
The undersigned is permitted to refer 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
". y. Bates, Esq. do0. IA. Thacner, Esq.
r. w. Thayer, Esq. David Dyer, Esq.
L. F. Osborne, Esq, Sandusky,
Eben. Lane, Esq, Ohio.
The subscriber would respectfully state that tho
above Watches nro designed and executed by Mr..
Frodsham and himself especially to moot the do
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 tho undersigned win receive
immediate attention SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. Ne. Congress street, Boston.