Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-12-23
M~TsCELLANEOUS.
A NJ l. RICAN w A Il & IL l.
MADE 81 THE
AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY.

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A Nj ERICAN w IL L &
MADE ~ TINE
AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY.
AT WALTHAk, MASS.
A TTENTIoNi Ia invited to the following statement and uc
A accompanying letters OF recommendation anu ieSs''non'a's
Of these celebrated Watches
A gold medal was awarded The Company by The Massachu-
seits Mechanical Association, 1850.
A gold medal wa. also awarded them by the American ln'ti-
into nj New York, In 1857.
Tho Company nlso received the nrt premiums gold media
-from The Franklin Institute, phlladclphin, In isas.
These watches have now been In the market fur nearly ten
years, during which time they have been tested rs tn accuracy,
d~"rdbiJfg, md Reliability, In every conceivable manner, and
have proved themselves 10 be the most satisfactory time pieces
ever offered Ia the publc.
This result has been brought about by n strict application Of
mechanical science Ia the construction of the Watch from It's
very inception, rendering II, when finished, automatically
correct in al fs proportions, aud, necessarily, as perfect al
time keeper rs II Is possible 10 make.
The Company have tested their Watches, In many instances,
by actual duly HotinO, and Tao result n MHs test hs been,
1at hey hdre exhibited a rate equdi IN regularity 10 tie best,
Marine CA,onoae,er. The following certificates are from gen
iiomcn who have carried their Watches with them In their daily
a,ocat,ons and are, therefore, reliable indications of whn, may
be expected nom The American Watch when In ordinary active
use:
Letter from Paul KD4ay, ns celebrated taes. Player.
Nrw YonS, oot. 10Th, 1850.
Ma. Il. 4, Eonn,Nr, Treas. Am. Watch Company:
DEAR Sin;-lhr American watch, No. Dsi0, presented mo by
the New York Chess Club, Inns proved 10 be a most reliable and
accurate ,~ime-LreIer -almos, unnecessarily 81 for ordinary pur-
poses. II now nearly Ave months since II came Into my pos
session, md during TINT period its variation from standard time
49,, -, =. n.rn,n.n,a :, 'mn i" ""'" ""' u .on"""s !"
june 10, fast I seconds Aug. 10, fas, II seconds.
July |, q Sept. |, " %
" Is, 40 10 Il ~
Aug l. no Oct !,
! gNcy you permission 10 make such uso Of thls statement, ns
you may think proper. l am, with respect, yours truly.
PAUL MoRPuy.
Boaros, Sept 9Th, 1850.
Nh. Il. L. Ronn,sa, Treas Am. Watch Co.:
lrA An Nm. II uiyr Ip urrni tlpnHurp In cnYnply "a ifh vn.s
request for n report Of the performance Of the American witch
"h''h' p"r'has'a "' s" 'e'' "a iSS' twas Hi ON thai day,
aud lila variation nom the true time To the 10Th Of February 1859,
when 'ct !, run down, waS ten seconds fast. From that time
10 the present, II has run with nearl. perfect rtealiness, having,
during The eight months, varied mol more Than two seconds, and
thie With un'oininon'y rough usage. l can commend your man
uiacturc iu the highest TERMS
Yours, truly JAMES IL cLArr,
Firm oi oihpr' Fuller " Browne, Bhnkerr, Boston.
~" to''o~i"o Is from NJ Porter, ne '"eat"o'ca Marine
thro"omefer and WafchmdIer'
hostos, Sept. 2sth, 1850.
Mn. Il, u, h"anrss, Treas. Am. Watch Co:
piAh sh'-' nave "hi curing inc last ycnr considerable
hu'nbcr ' watches OF The Wahliam manufacture, and am Imp
guaranty. md have given .a,,,tac,,un 4, thc nurrbn..y.
0EoRuE n. PORTER.
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WILTON Biurrr south Carolina, Oct goth, 1880.
X. u. RonHiss, Esd:
DEAR siR;-Thc thrco watches of your manufacture which ]
pnrchnscd To be used On my plantation, have proved to be- TIT
servant, my head carpenter, and my head engineer each, one Of
Them, ami sinr, they hny, b,,n Ia ,h,ir r,sn,,tiyc ,.,.s...l,,
everything ON the p,anin,,on I'm. moved Tx, clock .wort IN M,
rcouonc, of The extreme ac,urary md rerniarl,, with wh,oh
tb,., wnich,s n,,f,rm
~ T,n,, ymr. Yvw,a No,,,.
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Bosros, Aug. Goth, 1850.
X. 4. Eonn,ss, Trcas Am. Watch Co.,
non,h. .,nce b,. ,Ivc, ,n,,r, .,,I.r,c,,,, n. ,,n. :. -
vi .n, :. ,nm, !, -. .r.a,,a. 80. - "' Nv"
,,r,,, ~, ' """" ""'' wv VIM"
,I nryr urrc,,p ,r..
Boot Room. 900 Nu1yeyyv ssrssf
y y ro,u~s r,.,. An, wn,.1, ~, "' W." '@''
no., s,,. ,.L, ,,.,, ,,o..,r, L. ,.,,. =, -. =,
r., ,L., ., H. H. ! r. -, 49, -" .""' ''
o,ri,,v or Tho ,m.,ic,n w ,,ch C,m,,,v md h., !, =. -."
n,rrcc, .nti.fnction n a n ,lnr.kc,rrr .Iu,g,ro rro., n. am. :,
Inv, ! Innn, ho.,.,o =, r,uiia, I'm, ~" -. '"' - ""u ,
when watcl,,. made in IN, limited state. win ,u,c,c.d, At,
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Dosros. Aug OH. tsbo
II. T., Ionniss, Treas. Am. Wae, Co.
DEAR sm:-I tnk, plcn.ur, II, ,iat,ny that IN. Am..,,.,
faction running regularly ." , the raj. %o & MY second: s !. per