Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-08-03
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.


+ HEREBY constitute Mr. Simon willard, No 3
Congress street Boston, sole agent for the sale OF
my Watches in the United States Of America.
April Is, 1858 CHARLES FR0DSHAM
In the United States for the sale Of Charles Frodshams
Improved Timex eepers 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--by . more perfect method Of compensation
moro correct adjustment In isochronism, and an
trely and peculiar construction Of the train, by
which more power is obtained without increase Of
sise-rn producing timekeepers of wonderful and
ivalled accuracy. The great Importance Of the inn
proved Watches Is perfect regularity OF time, under
every variety of climate, notion and position. SO
perfect the adj sstments 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
Tho 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 merit. and being
the flower Of the English school"
The British Government have awarded Messrs
Arnold and Charles Frodsham the OF f3,l70, for
the excellence Of the principle Of their tmekeepers
Ono of Mr.. Frodsham's correspondents writes a.
LONDON, Apvsl 26, 1852.
SIR: have much pleasure in giving IN account
Of the Gold Compensation Lever Watch. No 1895,
you have made for me- and In which expressly slip
uiated that 1t should maintain uniform rate Of going
under every variety Of motion and climate This It
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 1t changed its rate
little faster, viz eight seconds per month, and at
the end Of 365 days II found to be fast OF Grcen
witch mean 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 your "new SERIES"
remain, sir, yours, respectfully,
To Mr.. Charles Fyodsham.
The undersigned has received the following:
BosToN, Ocso5er 5, 1853.
SIR. herewith give you an account Of the re-.
markable performances of the watch purchased OF
you, made by Charles Frodsham, No. 70l4 Its total
variation for IL months by weekly observations was
but ono minute and fifty five seconds
Yours, respectfully, BILLINGS BRIsGs.
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 mean time In six
months, by actual daily comparison with your regu-
lator Yours, &C., ALVIN ADAMS.
Mr.. Simon Willard.
Tho undersigned is permitted to refer to the follow
ing gentlemen, who, among many others, have proved
the excellence Of Frodsham's Watches as timskoep
ers
Enoch Train, Esq VIM. Whiting, Esq
Il. @. Bates, ESQ. Geo. M. Thatcher, Esq.
T.. 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 de-
mands of the American public in the great essential
Of perfect time, and that in this and in external
beauty they stand unrivailed.
All orders addressed to the undersigned win receive
immediate attention. SIMON WILLARD,
Jan. 5. Mos Congress street, Boston.