Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-21
NeiD ADVERTISEMENTS.
WALTHAM
WATCHES.

The extensive use Of these watches for the last
fifteen years by Railway Conductors, Engineers
and Expressmen, the most exacting Of watch
wearers, has tn oroughly demonstrated the strength
steadiness durability and accuracy of the waltham
Watch To satisfy that class in all these respects
is to beside the question as TO the real of these
time keepers rae ~,,-r-.-.-- .--,~...- ,--
More than 100000 of these watches are now
speaking for 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, enables them
to produce watches at price which renders com
petition futile, and those who buy any other watch
merely pay from IS to 50 per cent more for their
watches than is necessary.
The time pieces combine every improvement that
long experience has proved of real practical use
Having had the refusal Of nearly every invention
to matchmaking originating in this country or in
Europe, only those were finally adopted which Sc
we're testing by the most skillfull artisans in our
works, and long use ON the part of the pJblic dem
cnstrated to be essential to correct and enduring
tme.keeping.
Among the many improvements we would par
The invention and use OF a centre pinion of pecu-
liar construction to prevent damage to the train by
the breakage of main-srrngs, is original with the
American watch Company, who having had the
resiual of all otner eontrIyances, adopted Fogg's
patent pinion as being the best and taultless.
Hardened and tempered har-sprngs, now uni
versaily admitted by Watchmakers to be the best
are used in all grades of Waltham Watches.
AL Waltham Watches have dust.proof caps pro.
tecting the movement from dnst, and lessening the
necessity of the frequent cleaning necessary in
other watches.
Our new patent stem-w Under, or keyless watch
is already decided success, and great improve
on any stem winding watch in the American mar
ket, and by far the cheapest watch of its quality
nnblip ttviu in mr.
tons OF the United States where watc hnakers ito
not abound, watches with tho above mentioned I'm.
provements which tend to Insure accuracy, Slean-
illness, durability and convenience, must prove in
valuable.
The trademarks of the various styles made by the
Company are as follows: tE-
AMERICAN WATCH Co., Waltham, Mas.
ANN. WATCH Co, Waltham, Mass.
AMERICAN WATCH Co. Crescent St. Waltham
Mass
APPLETON, TRACY Co., waltham Mass
AMERICAN WATCH Co. Adams st, Waltham,
Mass. -. .,.
wALrHAM WATCH Co, waltham Mas,
p. s. BARTLETT, Waltham, Mass
WIN ELLERi, W altham, Mass.
HOME WATCH Co., Boston, Mass.
Examine the spelling Of these names carefully
before buying. Any variation OF a single let
ter, indicates counterfeit.
For sale by all leading jewelers.. No watches re-
tailed by the Company.
An illustrated history of watch-makiug contain
ing much useful information to watch-wearers sent
TO any address on application.
ROBBINS q APPLETON,
General Agents fer American Watch Co.,
1s2 Broadway. New York.
I.NREE TO BOOK AGENTs.--A Pocket Prospect