Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-03-31
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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 thoroughly demonstrated the strength,
steadiness durability and accuracy of the Waltham
Watch To satisfy that class in all these respects,
is to beside the question to the real value of these
time keepers.
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 80 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
we're testing by the most sklfull artisans in our
works and long use on the part of the pdbc, dem
onstrated to be essential to correct and enduring
time 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 springs, is original with the
American Watch Company, who having had the
resiual of all other contrivances. adopted Fogg's
patent pnion as being the best and tanitless.
Hardened and tempered har-springs, now uni
versally 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 dnst, and essening the
necessity of the frequent cleaning necessary in
other watches.
Our patent stom-W inder, or kcyless watch
is already a decided success, and great improve
on any stem.winding watch in the American mar
ket, and by far the cheapest watch of its quality
now offered TO the public 10 those living i'll por-
tons of the United States where watchmakers do
not abound, watches with the above mentioned inn
provements which tend to insure accuracy, sleaR-
illness, durability and convenience, must prove in
valuable.
The trademarks of the various styles made hy the
Company are AS follows
AMERICAN WATCH CO., Waltham, Mass.
ANN. WATCH Co. Waitham, Mass.
AMERICAN WATCH Co., Crescent ST., NalthWn.
Mass
AprLEToS, TRACY Co, waltham Mas.
AMERICAN WATCH Co, Adams 81, Waltham,
Mass.
WALrHAM WATCH Co. waltham, Mas.
p. s. BARTLETT, Waitham, Mass.
WIN. ELLERY, Waltham, Mas.
HONE WArcH Co, Boston Mass.
Examine the spelling Of these names carefully
before buying. Any variation even OF II single let
ter, indicates a counterfeit.
For sale by all leading jewellers. Ne watches re-
tailed by the Company.
An illustrated history of matchmaking, contain
ing much useful information TO watch wearers sent
to any address on application
ROBBINS & APPLETON,
General Agents for American Watch Co.,
lisa Broadway. New York.
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