Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-24
WATCHES.

The extensive Use of these watches for til
last fifteen cars by Railway Conductors En-
| gincors, and Expressmen, the most eXactlng
watch. wearcrs, has thoroughly demonstrated
| the strength, stesdiness, durability and accura
I cy of tho Waltham Watch. TO satisfy tina
class in all these respects, is to decide the ques
| ton as to the roal value Of these time keepers
| Moro than 100000 Of these watches are
now speaking for themselves in the pockets o
the people-a proof snd guarantee of tho
superiority over all others.
| The superior organization and great extent o
the Company's Works ut Wsltham, enable
them to produce watches al q price which re1
ders competition futile and those who buy any
other watch, merely pay from Is to so per cent
more for their watches than is necessary
We are now selling Wstham Waite hes at
| less prices in greenbscks than the gold prices
| before tho war. There Is no other manufacture
| ofany kind in the United States of which this
can be said
These time-pieces combine every improve
| mcnt that long experience has proved of real
| practical use. Having had the refusal of near
~ every invention in ohmaking originating
in this country or in Europe, only those wore
finally adopted which severe testing by the
most skllfui artisans in our works. and long
use on the part of the public, demonstrated to
DC essential to correct and enduring time keep
ing.
Among the many improvements we would
particulsrize
The invention and uso Of tre-pinion Of
peculiar construction, to prevent damage to
the train by tho brealage of main springs, is
original with the American Watch Company,
who, having had tho refusal of all other con-
trivsnces, adopted Fogg's Patent pinon as be-
ing tho best and fhultless. .,..
Hardened and tempered hair springs. now
universally admtted by atchmakers to the best,
AFRO used in all grades Of Wsltham Watches
All WalthNm Watches have dust-proo caps,
protecting tho movement from dust and lessen
ing the necessity of the frequent cleaning, ne
ccssafy in other watches.
Our new patent STEM Winder, or keyless watch,
is already u decided success and a great inn
provcmeHt on any sLom-winding watch il. the
American market. and by far the ches!. ast
watch of its quality now offered to the public.
TO those living in al portions Of the U. s. where
wstchmakers do not abound, watches with tho
aforementioned improvements which tend to
nsuro accuracy, cleanliness, durability and
convenience, must provo Invaluable.
Every watch guaranteed by the Company.
4" prevent imposition, buyers should see
that e' cry watch should bear either Of The fol-
lowing trade marks:
American Watch Co.............. WalLhsm, Mass.
Ann. Watch Co................... Walthan, Mass.
American Watch CO..
Crescent strect.............. Wsltham, Mass
Appleton, Tracy u Co......... Waltham, Mass.
Waitham Watch Commune. Waltham, Mass. |
D. Dar'iett.'... aitham, MASS
W N. Ellery...................... Walham, Mass. |
Home Watch Comm. Boston. Mass. |
For salo st retail by all respectable dealers.
A descriptive circular, giving much useful
sent to any address on application.
No watches retsed by tho Company. At
dress, ROBBINS & APPLETON,
Gon. Agts., 1872 Broadway,
NEW YORK.
AZ Ask 10 see the new FULL-PLATE
WATCH, bearing the trade mark "AMERI-
GAN WATCH Co., Crescent st, Walthsm,
Mass 1t is by lar the best full-plate watch
made in the United States. and surpasses any
hing heretofore made in this country for Rail-
gay Engineers, Conductors, SC. ap 19.co3m
a MOTHER fresh lot of KEEBLERS cee-
a DRAFTED oak ES Just received, such as Wine
snaps, Egg Fingers, Scotch Cake, Ginger
Vuts Almond Nuts, Arrow Root Biscuit, Sc,
or sslo by VIM. F.BROoKES,
JeI l19 King street.