Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-08
WALTHAM WATCHES.

The extensive use of these Watches for the last f.
teen years by Railway Conductors. Engineers and
Expressmen-the most exacting of watch-wearers-
has thoroughly demonstrated the strength, steadf-
ness, durability, and accuracy Of the WaItham
Watch To satisfy that class in all these respects IL
to decide the question as to the real value of these
time-keepers.
More than 100000 Of these watches are now
speaking for themselves in the pockets of the peo-
plea proof and a guarantee OF their superiority
over all others.
The superior organization and great extent of the
COmpany's Works at Walthsm, enable them to pro-
duce watches at price which renders competition
futile, and those who buy any other watch merely
pay from Is to 50 Per cent more for their watches
than lie necessary.
prices in greenbacks than the gold prices before the
war. There Is no other manufacture OF any kind in
the United States of which this can be said.
These time pieces combine every improvement
that long experience has proved Of real practical
use. Having had the refusal Of nearly every inyen-
tion in matchmaking originating in this country or
in Europe, only those were finally adopted which
severe testing by the most skiful artisans in our
works, and long use on the part Of the public, de-
monstrsted to be essential to correct and enduring
time keeping.
Among the many improvements we would particu-
lariZe:
The invention and use of q centre pinion of nee
liar construction to prevent damage TO the train by
the breakage Of main springs, is original with the
American Watch Company, who, having had the re-
fusal Of all other contrivances, adopted Foggs
Patent piniOn As being the best and faultless.
Hardened and tempered hair springs, now uniyer-
sally admitted by watchmakers to be the best, are
used in all grades of altman Watches.
All Waltham Watches have dust proof caps, pro-
tecting the movement from dust and Iessening the
necessity Of the frequent cleaning necessary in other
watches.
Our new patent stem winder, or keyless watch Is
already decided success and a great Improvement
on any stem winding watch in the American market
and hE far the cheapest watch of its quality now
offered 10 the public. To those living IN porIIUn, or
the United States here watchmakers do not abound,
watches with the above mentioned improvements
which tend TO insure accuracy, cleanliness, dura
biity and convenience, must prove invaluable
Every watch guaranteed by the Company.
To prevent imposition, buyers should see that
every watch should bear either Of the following
trade marks:
American Watch Co........-....-..w latham.
Appleton, Tracy CO.-:-.-....-.
p. :. Bartlett............-............. +"
William Ellery ...-........-..-...--.--
Home Watch Co....-....---.......... Z"
For sale at retail by all respectable dealers
descriptive circular giving much useful infor-
nation sent to any address application.
No watches retailed by the Company.
ROBBINS q APPLETON,
GenY Agsats,
1s2 Broadway, New York.
Ask 10 see ths Hsto FULL PLATE WATCH bay.
tag the trade marx "AMERICAN WATCH Co.,
Crescent ST., Waithan, Mass IS By far tia bs,t
fRII-P1ats Wateh made in ths United States, oxd
sNPds'es drythtns heretofore made in fhis eoEsyy
for halItcdy Engineers, Conductors, &c.
apis NJ w II -mo. .e- -.--
nRPHANS' COURT, May n, 1870
" DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON
SOtNIY. TO tctt:-In the case Of JAMES A.
MARCERON, administrator of Louis Marceron de-
ceased the administrator aforesaid has with the sp
PROBATION OF the Orphans Court of Washington
county aforesaid a pointed SATURDAY, june nth ,
D. lSO Tor the hnal settlement and ribution of
the personal estate Of said deceased and Of the Assets
ia hand as Tar As the same have been collected and
turned into money; when and where all the creditors
and heirs OF said deceased are notified % attend
With their claims properly youcaed, or they may
otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit In sad
deceased estate: Preeided, copy OF this order be
published once week for three weeks in the Eyen.
inS Star previous 70 the said day.
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