The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-17
E1gin w atches,
MANUFACTURED BY THE
National Watch Company.

The Company also call attention of Watch
buyers to tie fact that the ELGlN Watches no "
Off red have several peculiar Improvements over
ell Others, and also n
PATENT DUST EXCLUDEg,
so constructed TO inc the " OF ks. and form
u protection against Gust, enabling the move
ment to remain in order without cleaning double
the Ii me that Watch will ordinarily run with
out it's protection.
The Company feel confident after having ad
their atches three years in market an Sc lin
many thousands OF them il all parts of the
country, that
The ELGIN WATCHES are the BEST time
keepers Now offered e. the American pu bic
for either Ladies or Geutlemens use Railvay
or other
OVER FIVE HUNDRED DEALERS
in various parts of the land have uureservedly
indo rsed hem. They are in use upon numerous
lines of railway, including the Union Pacii and
til lie Pennsy Wv snia Central and officers o these
road, with other prominent railroad officials
indCrse the m as the best Watches for the OF
railroad emplose and travellers yet introduced.
The following are presented specimens of
these Testimonials
L. Pr r. OFFICE OF GEs'L Surf
OMAHA, Dec. 16. 1869.
Hon. T. NJ. AVERY, President National Watch
Co., Chicago, III:
carried one of your" B. ". Raymond" Watche $,
il has not failed to keep the tim" with so much
accuracy as t. leave nothing to desire in this re-
gard. For accuracy in time-keeping beauty OF
movement and finish, your Watches challen ge
my admiration and arouse nv pride inner
lean, and confident that in all respect
oy will compete success sfully with similar i
ufactures of older nations. They need only to
known to he appreciated.
Yours, most pectfully,
C. g. HAMMOND, Gen1 Supt.
OFFICE OF TIE HUDsos RIVER K. r.,
GcnI Sup't. New York, Jan. II, 1870.
T. NJ. AVERY, Esq, President National Watch
Company:
DEAR SIR The Watch made by your Com
psny, which have carried the past two mont
has Kept exc silent time. l have carried it fire.
quently on engines, and have been the road
with it amo st daily. During this time it ha
run uniformly with our standard clock.
Truly yours,
J. NJ. T0UCEY, Gen'l Sup't.
The following dealers, also, in various parts
of the couutry, have certified that they con slider
the Elgin Watches to be all that the Company
have advertised them, az better finished. more
correct and durable than any in market for elm
liar pr ,oe, and that they have great confd noe
IN recommen ing them to the pu bile account
of their general merit:
Wheeler, Parsons d Co.. Y; Warren, Spa
done Co., do; Middleton Bro do; L. b. H.
Bynner, do; Henry Ginnei, do; Gao. W. Pratt
Co., do; Scott, Barrett Co., pittsburg,; J.
K. Reed Co., do: Duhme d Co., Cincinnati /;
Jenkins Hatch, do; C. 0skamp. do; @. He'll
ebusch, do; Jaacard 4 Co., St. Louis; N. E.
CritteDden & Co., Cleveland; NJ Burt do; Morse
Reddin Hamilton. Chicago; J H. Hense,
Denver, Col n NJ Baldwin 4 Co., San Fran
cisco; Koch Dryfus, New Orleans; and over
400 others.
Various orndes n nd nrices made to suit differ
ent tastes No movements retailed by the Co.
ne Call on your Jeweler and ask to see the
Elgin Watches.
Business Office and SalesroCm National Watch
Company. l59 & lei LAKE ST, CHICAGO
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