The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-07-12
A MERICAN WATCH CoMPAN
GOLD AND SILVER BITCHES.
OFFICE JOHN A. SToDDART, NO. All
CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADEL-
PHTA, PENN'A.

Attention is invited 10 the following 2.
statement and the accompanying testimoni- Is, b
ais in favor OF these G@-2@
CELEBRATED .f.HERTC.7 W.7TCHE s.
A Gold Medal was awarded the Company by the
Massachusetts Mechanical Association, 1886. A
Gold Medal was also awarded them by the A,2rr-
lean institute st New York. in 1857. The Compa-
nv also received the First PTeuiuu-a Gold Medal
from the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 10
1858.
These Watches have now been III tae market for
nearly ten years, during which time they nave heen
tested to
ACC URACY, DURABILITY AND RELLABIL-
ITF,
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 stgict ap-
pll cation OF mechanical science to the construc ion
of the watch from its very inception, rendering It,
when flushed
SYSTEMATICALLY CORRECT,
in all proportions, and necessarily as perfect time
keeper as il ia possible 10 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 regularity 10 tac best marine chTo-
nometer.
n. B.--We have Just introduced
NEW STYLE or E.4TCH
s!abo1ately finished, and thinner than any we have
heretofore Produced with several improvements
aculated to lhs greatest accuracy o. peTt0r
aance and to prevent the usual accidents and de-
angements 10 which foreign watcbts are liable.
siter froz PAIL .7iorPay the Celebrated
Ch,ss Player.
NEw YoRE, Oct IS, so.
r. r. f RoB5las, Treas. no. Watch Co.
Dear Sir:-The American Watch, No. a240,
esented ne by the Eevy York Chess Club, proved
,T, to rl.s.a. .E-aar i
ost unnecessarily so Tor ordinary purposes. 10
y nearly FIVE months since It came iuto my pos
ion, and during that period its variation from
dard time has been but trlte more than halt
mute. The following is record Of It's pertoE-
.ence. 1t was set June Sd correctly:
ne Is, fast4 seconds, Aug. l5r fast Is seconds.
ay J. DO Sept. !, % DO
10, 70 do u, y do
.ug 4, l6 do Oct, ], SO do
give you PERMISSION TO 0uss sach use eff this
abatement asyou may think proper,
an, with respect yours truly
PAUL MORPHY.
The j.UOw,oG as from -fr Porter, tie Jeri
4aova Murine Cdyoamasr and JFHct
H1kar
Bosroy, Sept 2ss 1888.
r. E. Ropsrss, Treas. Am. Watch 60.
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 iuldlled my guaranty, and
have given satisfaction TO the purchasers.
GEORGE f. PORTER
The toiioUng named gsatiemen mag be refer
red 10 In relation to these MATCHES.
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, Maine, JOAN 6. SAKE
Vermont, n. P. Willis, n. y, Hon. N. P. Banks,
Massachusetts, A. L Hamilton, Tennessee, James
J. Sinontcn, Ca. Carlos p. Stuart, Long island,
0wnsend Harris, Japan, Horace Greeley, Frank
'slie, Norman Wizard, Wis, Dr.. J., Marion SIMS,
aries Hammond, Pnil'a., Prof. Bartlett, West
mt, Or. Ammi Brown, Boston, Lieut.. Henry A.
,se. U. S. N, Col, " }. Harden. q s A. S.
neus Prime. D. D. White Plains, Col. Z. B..
.orpe.