Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-26

The extensive use Of these atches for the las, ff
| teen years by Railway Conductors, Engineers ard
Expressmen-thc most execting Of watch wearers-
| has thoroughly demonstrated the strength stesdt
| ness, durability, and accuracy Of the WaI,bam
Watch. To satisfy that class in all these respect.
to decide the question as IL the real value of these
| time keepers.
More than $50 900 Of these watches are now
speaking Tor themselves in the pockets Of the peo-
| plea proof and guarantee Of their superiority
| over all others.
The superior organization and great extent of the
| Company's Works at Waltham enable them to pro-
duce watches at price which renders competition
futile, and those who buy any other watch merely
pay from q to 50 par cent more for their watches
| than is 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 me-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 skillfu artisans in our
works, and long use the part Of the public de-
monsrated to be essential to correct and enduring
time keeping.
Among the many improvements we would particu-
larize:
The invention and use OF centre pinion Of pee
liar construction to prevent damage the train by
the breakage OF main springs, is original with the
American Watch Company, who, having had the
fusal OF all other contrivances, adopted Togg' o
Patent pinion a. 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 Waltham Watches.
All Waltham 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 -windcr, or koyiess watch,
already decided success and great Improvement
on any stem winding watch in the American market,
and py lar the cheapest watch OF its quality now
offered to the public To those living in portions of
the United States where watchmakers do not abound
watches with the above mentioned improy ements
which tend to insure accuracy, cleanliness, durs-
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........... Walthau.
Appleton, Tracy Co...--...
+. 3. bartlett.....-...................
william Ellery...........-........---.
Home watch Co....-......-.......-..
Tor sale at retail by all respectable dealers,
descriptive circular giving much useful infor-
nation sent to any address on ap plication.
No watches retailed BY the Company.
Address,
ROBBINS Il APPLETON,
GeaI AGENTS,
1s2 Broadway, New York.
Ash 10 see fhs Hets FULL PLATE ATCH ssas.
tag the trade mark "AMERICAN WATCH Co.,
Crescent ST., WaitaaDl, Mass" Hts on Jay tAs bsu
fE"pioe Watch made in IN. United States, and
s"pas'es dnythins heretofore nude IL tAis eosstry
Tor katltoay Engineers, Conductors, &c.
apis WE .amo.
/ LIMITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
the petition 81 GSLEs g. of
Boston, Mass, praying for the extension Of patent
an Improvement in Wise:
1t isordered that the testimony in the be closed
on the 9th day Of September next, that the tim for
filing arguments and the Examiners report be lin.
tied to the 10th day of September next and thai said
petition be heard on the 2ls day Of September neyt
Any person may oppose this extension.
SAMUEL 3. FISHER,
HEtSt Commissioner Of Patents,