Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-27
wALTHAM WATCHES.


The extensive of these Watches for the last sf
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 Waltbam
Watch To satisfy that class in all these respects
to decide the question to the real value of these
time-keepers.
More than $50 900 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 Works at Wsltham, enable them to pro-
duce watches at a price which renders competition
futile, and those who buy any other watch merely
pay from Is to 80 Per cent. tor their watches
than is necessary.
prices in 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-
ton in matchmaking originating in this country or
in Europe, only those were finally adopted which
severe testing by the most sklful artisans in our
works, and long the part of the public de-
monstrated to be essential to correct and enduring
timekeeping.
Among the many improvements We would particu.
larze:
The invention and use Of Q centre-pinion OF pec
liar construction, to prevent damage to the train BY
the breakage OF main springs, is original with the
American Watch Com any, who, having had the re-
fusal Of all other contrivances, adopted Fogg's
Patent pinion as being the best and faultless.
Hardened and tempered hair springs. now univer.
sally admitted by watchmakers to be the best, are
used in all grades Of Waltham Watches.
All Watham Watches have dust proof caps, Pro-
tecting the movement from dust and lessening the
necessity OF the frequent cleaning necessary In other
watches.
Our new patent stem winder, or keyiess watch,
already decided success and q great i'm proyement
on any stem winding watch in the American market,
and by far the cheapest watch of its quality now
offered to the public To those living in portions Of
the United States where wstchmak do not abound
watches with the above mentioned improyemen
which tend to insure accuracy, cleanliness, dura.
bility 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................ Waltham,
Appleton, Tracy Co...-....-...
p. 8. Bartlett.
william Elery.-......-...-....-
Home Watch Co...-.....-..........-.
For sale at retail by ell respectable dealers
A descriptive circular giving much useful infor.
nation sent to any address on application.
No watches retAiled By the Company.
Address,
ROBBINS 4 APPLETON,
0eBI Agents,
ls2 Broadway, New York.
Ash 10 see ths nsW FULL-PLATE WATCH ssay-
sag the trade marx "AMERICAN WATCH Co.,
Crescent st., Wahhann, Mass" IL Is by far tAs bess
FsHpiafe Wafch made in As Usitsd States, axd
srpasses anything heretofore made in Ais eoxss,y
for Ratlscay Essssesrs, Conductors, &c.
apis N WI .mo.
NEW DRUG sTORE.-The undersigned .vould
~ call the attention Of the citizens Of Wash--O
tngton generally, and OF the First and Second
wards particularly, to the store at the corner ~
o. and 18th streets, which they have Just >
NEW STOCK AND FIXTURIS,
ana pledge themselves TO keep strictly Arst claGs
And reliable DRUG STORE, where 81 all hours Of
the DAY and n,sAt the public nay be furnished with
A. DAVIS D co.,
je7-@ ADothecagim end Druggists,