The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-06-28
A AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY
GOLD AND SILVER W.ATCHES.
OFFICE JOHN A. SToDDART, NO. Ali
CHESTNUT STREET, PHlLADEL-
PHIA, PENN'A.

Attention is invited TO the following q
statement and the accompanying tesfimonI- GA.
ais in favor of these s&AH@4~
CELEBRATED .A.NERIC.4NWy7TCH
AGold Medal was awarded the Company by the
Massachusetts Mechanical Association, 1856
Gold Medal was also awarded them by the Amer
lean Institute ct New York, in 1857. The Compa-
nv also received the First Premium-a Gold Medal
from the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, in
1858.
These Watches have now been in the market for
nearly ten years, during which time they nave Neen
tested as TO
ACCURACY, DURABILITY AND RELTABIL-
ITY,
IN every conceivable manner, and have proved
themselves to be the most satisfactory time pieces
ever offered to the public.
This result has been brought about by "a stIct ap-
pI cation of mechanical science to the construction
of the watch from its very inception, rendering it,
when flushed
ALPHABETICALLY CORRECT,
in all proportions, and necessarily perfect time
keeper il is possible TO make.
The Company have tested their Watches, IN
many instances, by actual daily noting, and the re-
suit Of this test has been that they have exhibited
rate equal in regularity to the best marine chro-
nometer.
N. B.-We have just introduceda
NEW STYLE OF WITCH
eiaDOTatelY H0lSneu anu lC ilileI Ahau aHS AN
heretofore produced, with several improvements
calculated to secure the greatest accuracy of perior
nance and to prevent the usual accidents and de-
rangements to which foreign watches are liable.
Letter from Paul .Norphy, the Celebrated
Ch'ss Player.
NEw YORK, Oct. is, 1859.
Mr.. R. f. ROBBINS, Treas. Am Watch Co.:
Dear Sir:-The American Watch, No. 924O,
presented me by the New York Chess Club, proved
to be most reliable and accurate Ime-keeper-ai-
most unnecessarily tor ordinary purposes II Is
now nearly Ave months since II came INTO my pos
session, and during that period its variation from
standard time has been but trife more than half a
minute The following is record of its perfor-
nance. 1t set June Sd correctly:
June Is, fast4 seconds. Aug. Is, fast IS seconds.
July /, do Sept. |, % % do
Aug. - 10 do Oct. /, 30 do
give you PERMISSION to mike such use of this
statement as you may think proper.
am, with respect, yours truly
TIE foIIow,ng is from Mr.. Porter, the s0etI
saknown Marine ChronOmeter and Watch
Maker.
BosroN, Sept. %, 1859.
r. E. ROBBINS, Treas. Am. Watch Co.
Dear SIR IL have sold during the last year a
considerable number of Watches of the Waltham
manufacture, and am happy to say that all OF them
without exception, have tulhlled my guaranty anu
hare given satisfaction to the purchasers
GEORGE E. PORTER.
The followang named gentlemen may be refer
red TO in relation 10 these Watches.
Hon. HanAiba Hamlin, Maine, John G. SAKE,
vermoafi y. T. Willis, N. Y, Hon. N. P. Banks,
Massachus etts, A. L. Hamilton, Tennessee, James
W. Simouton, Cal. Carlos d. Stuart, Long Island,
Townsend Harris, Japan, Horace Greeley, Frank
Leslie, Norman Wizard, Wis, DR.. j. Marion Sims,
Charles Hammond, Phila., Prof. Bartlett, West
Point, Dr. Ammi Brown, Boston, Lieut.. Henry A
Wise. u. 5. N, Col. w j. Harden, o. S. A, S.
areneus Prime, D. D. White Plains, Col. I. B.
Thorpe.