Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-26
AMERICAN WATCHES
MADE BY THE
AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY,
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Attention invited to tn. follosIns .eeomp.-
nynE letters Of recommendation testimonials
ted Watches
AsOd medal Company By the Ma,saehu.e.
Mechanical Association, isl6.
Asold medal also by American Institute
at New York. In lS5J.
The Company hrst premuua gold medal
from the Franklin Institute. Philadelphia, In isSS
These watches have been nearly years.
during which time tim. they acc.rdey
roCty and rsia.aay In conceivable mannsr
proved themselves TO be the satisfactory
fered to the public.
THIS result has been brought about application
ehanea TO the construction Of the watch
ceptOn rendering h when hnshed corefa all
IL proportions and necessarily, perfect keeper
possible % make
Company their Watches In many instances by
dcfdf daily notiRg and ne rsah er is trs bSa sy
hors ezsLd rdte2Hiia regudy s Jcsf larfae Caro
noefs The following certificates gentlemen
carried their Watches with sain their daily avOesOns and
therefore, reliable indications may expected
the American Watch when In ordinary setiveuss:
Latter mon" Pad No,Fly. ne cSis1vuted C1es. Player.
NSw YoRK, Oct. I5;h iss2
MR n. d. Ropniss. Tress. IN Watch Company:
DE,K sR The watch e2iO presented me by The
New York Chess Club has proved be reliable
rate time keepeFalost unnecessarily ordinary purpose
nov nearly ave months since II Into possession
during that period Its variation
tribe than half minute The following Its
performance. 1t was set June 50, correctly:
June i5, fast seconds Aug is, fast Is seconds
4. s:s ::::: s:Sf e :::::
give permission Of . statement as you
may think proper. am, with respect, yours truly,
PAUL MoRPHY
BOsroS. Sept g,,h, Iss9
MR n L. EornSs, Treas. Am Watch Co..
DrAR sR;- gives great pleasure comply with your re-
que. for ofthe performance Of the American which
purchased Of December 3D. 1883 day
lie variation from true time to the 18th Of February
let down, to the pre-
sent has with nearly perfect seadhe having during
eight months varied seconds and this with un-
hghest Terms ourstruly, JAMES II. CLAPP,
Frn Of ciaPp. Fuller Browne. Bankers, Boston
TIE otrfag fs from M Porter Tie eltknourn Marin. clrp
Honaeter and Watch Mdker
BosTOS, Sept 2s, 1852
Ma r. y RonnINs Treas. An Watch Co.:
DEAE sR:-I have duriaE last year considerable
number Of watches OF tho wAham manufacture and au happy
to that s Of ihe without exception have fulfilled nv guar
an'y, and have given satisfaction purchasers
GEORGE L PORTER.
wnITos Birrr south Carolina Oct Goth. ls,e
DEin s The three watches your which Ipur
chased to be used plantation proved TO be the most
correct umekeepers have
head carpenter engineer each one Of them and
since they have respective possession everything
the plantation has moved like work. consequence the
extreme accuracy and regularity with which per
form Truly yours, LEwIs MORRIS
R. RoBaSs, TrsA. watch Co: 49, -'''' ''o'
DEiR sm;-e waihsm which purchase some six months
TO that Of FrodshaTa" which owned ysar
Truly yours. ALBERT MErCALF
c. Franklin street.
n''e sss ss.'7 f:sS. sos ,s.,:;y Ss, x s. SCI.
R. K RobrTSs, Treas. An Watch Co:
DFAH i take great pleasure being certify that Tor
the last SIX months have carried m4nufae
Of the American Watch Company that ha given perfect
isfaeon tinekeeper Judging have do not
hesitate 10 pedet that The day
made In the United States will supereede all Others
JAMES PLoY d D.
r p,,.,-, -. BosTOs, Aug 9Th. 1889.
DriR snI take pleasure Ia stating American watch
have Of Manufacture performs my entire
'ahhHs regularly al the rate ofihry seconds fast
Capt GoRHAA u. BAssETr.
r. 4 RonbDs, Treas. An Watch Co
DEIE sE;The bought Of you-one Of vour adiueI
ohro Bal movcmenisruns TO my entire sasiaenn For the
pashree months has than one minute and
running that has hardest service In every
way n poAnt % loeonoiion. Yours, truly,
= o. sHEAFE
NEW H.,Ks. Conn. Sept 9Th,
pEss the Esd was duly received. In reply
thAi the American No. G0ss has proved Itself on.
Of the best Watches for railway purposes
The Amerean watch. in opinion better than any
have used for the last fourteen years railroads
I ireman' respectfully yours, O. FULLER
cepdneior New Haven, Hartford and Springfield r. r.
NrwroSvuIy, Aug Goth. isse
a. E RoHbrSs, Treas watch Co;
DEN sH-fhe American watch purchased Of you about.
year since with variations being 40 sb
'A' have not found necessary set Il several months
Yours truly, wM B. SPEAR
cAUrIoS-As Watch Is now extensively eoup,.rs,, n
foreign manufacturers wehave public that no Watch
OF our production which s unAeeompaned by cersca Of
genHi"'Hs' bearing the number Watch and signed bv our
Ires'ure ROBBINS, by predecessor. APPLETON
TRACY 4 co.
E se watches for sale by generally through
out the unn for single watches For N.
American Watch Company.
ROBBINS 4 APPLETON
General Agents, is2 Broadway New York
se24-2aWdkeoWis
1900 $500 4.5OO
HAVE BEEN SOLD,
i'ooo 1000 1000
IN VIRGINIA.
Il COMPANY ORFER THEIR
TO THE CITIZENS OF VIRGINIA,