Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-27
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
ARNOLD,s, 81 STRAND, LONDON.


r HEkEBY constitute Mr.. Simon Willard No. .
Congress street. Boston, sole agent for the sale Of
my Watches in the United States Of America
April is, 1853 CHARLES FR0DSHAM.
The undersigned, having boen appointed sole Agent
in the United States for the sale OF Charles Frodshams
Improved would respectfully call public
attention TO his extensive and valuable stock of Com
pensated Chronometer Watches, made by Charles
Frodsham, and styled his " New Series" In the
Watches Of the new series, Mr. Frodsham has sue
ceeded-bya moro perfect method Of compensation,
moro correct adjustment in isochronism, and
trely and peculiar construction of the train by
which more power is obtained without increase of
sse-in producing timekoepers OF wonderful and I'M
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 the adjustments that the most violent
srcisesuch as horseback riding, jumping, 4c.-pro-
duccs them no sensible effect. They 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 as
bearing the stamp Of peculiar mort, and as being
the flower Of tho English school,"
The British Government have awarded Messrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the sum Of f3l7O, for
the excellence of the principle of their Gmokeepers
One Of Mr.. Frodsham's correspondents writes Is
follows:
SIR: I have much pleasure in giving IN account
of the Gold Compensation Lover Watch No. 1895,
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 tho FIRST six months was five seconds per
month and in the noxt six months 1t changed its rate
little faster, viz eight seconds per month, and at
the end of 1856 days found to be fast of Green
witch moan time one minute and fifteen seconds.
Though was not led by any previous promise to OK
poet such performance, yet believe it Is only the
usual character Of your improved watches which you
term vOur "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-
markablc performance of the watch purchased Of
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 7,Ol4. Its total
variation for II months by weekly observations was
but one minute and ffty-fve seconds.
Yours respectfully BILLINGS BRIGGs.
To Mr.. Simon Willard.
BosToN, September 8, 1853.
The Compensated Lever Watch purchased of you
made by Charles Frodsham, Of London, No $780,
has varied but thirty seconds from mean time in six
months BY Sssua daily comparison with you. r.gu
Mr.. Simon Willard.
Tho undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen who, among many others, have proved
the excellence of Frodshams Watches as timskeep-
ors
knVOh Aihihy tSo1s H. " hIoihe, A2o4.
E. c. Bates, ESQ., Geo. M. Thacher, Esq.
F. w. Thayer ESQ. David Dyer Esq.
Eff. 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 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 the undersigned will receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. No. . Congress street, Boston.