Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-15
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
AaroLDy, 8 STRAND, LONDON.


r HEREBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard, No. .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in tho United States Of America
April is, 1858. CHARLES FRODSHAM
Tho undersigned, having boon appointed solo Agent
In the United States for the sale of Charles
Improved Timekeepers 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.o In the
Watches OF the new series, MT. Frodsham has sue
ceeded-by moro perfect method Of compensation,
correct adjustment in isochronism, and an en-
tirely and peculiar construction Of tho train by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sise--in producing timekcepers 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
ercise-such as horseback riding jumping, &c-pro
duces on them no sensible effect They 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
bearing the stamp Of peculiar mort, and rs being
the flower Of tho English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs.
Arnold and Charles Frodsham tho sum Of f3,l70 for
the excellence Of the principle of their tmekeepcrs
Ono of Mr. Frodshams correspondents writes a.
follows:
LONDON, April 70, 1852.
SIR: have much pleasure in giving An account
of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch. No. 3,325,
you have made Tor ana In Wnlcn expressly sup
ulated that it should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety Of motion and climate. This it
has done in most remarkable manner; its rate of
going for the first six months was i've seconds per
MONTH and In tho noxt six months it changed its rate
little faster viz eight seconds per month, and at
the end of 366 days II found to be fast Of Green
witch mean time ono minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promiseto OK
poet such performance, yet believe it Is only the
usual character of your improved watches which You
farm vour new a0riog ~
remain, sir, yours, respectfully
THOMAS BARTLrTT
TO Mr.. Charles F,oaslan,.
The undersigned has received the following
BosToN, October g. 1858.
SIR herewith give you nm account of the re-
you madc by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,0l4 Its total
variaton for IL months by weekly observations was
but ono minute and fifty five seconds.
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRlGGs.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN September 3, 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-
lat0r. Yours, DC, 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 tmskoep-
ors:
Enocn Irain Esq WIN. w nltlng, ESQ
e. @. Bates, ESQ. Geo. M. Thacher, Esq.
+. w. Thayer, ESQ. David Dyer, Esq
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 do
mands Of tho 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. Ne. Congress street, Boston.