The bulletin

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NX 252
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Sydney, N.S.W.: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 1880-1984
Issue
Vol. 10 No. 502 (28 Sep 1889)
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The Bulletin  

[Saturday, September 28, 1889.  

AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY.  

the Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition, 1888-0, the American Waltham Watch  

Company obtained the FIRST AWARD for their Hew Non-Magnetic Watches.  

The following Report is by the Chairman of the Jury on Horology at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, wherein the First Award for the Walthuem Non-Magnetic Watches is recommended:-  

“WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY. -Non-Magnetic Watches -Having ofTama^’s^tt^exhibitors  

exhibit, have now the honour to report further upon it. Question having arisen as to Ah- non-mocnetie balance. This expert (Mr. Kalian) reports as follows ‘ have received  

who examined one of the Waltham Non-Magnetic Watches as webl as one of Ro warn ‘.mi Durnose of reporting to you whether the same is identical with those known as Palliard  

from Messrs. Robert Beeston and Co agents for the Waltham Watch Comimny, nonuiia .< metallic compensated) ham-spring (Breguet), lever, pallets, and ruby rdller, are made of such  

lm<> ™ ■ThTSSn, have also forwarded to me fco melh^  

report is as follows ‘At first the watch had gaining rate of 30 seconds per day. After e. rate of 20 seconds per day. This being constant for six days, the watch was again used in the  

in contacjwith i.ynamos .at «*. having magnetic Md which think wonid hav,  

mined an ordinary movement; hot it, rate still remain, Mr in chare, „f electric light instalment, the remit of Aieh ehces that ««.»««  

*. w*. company .. ™ .«*  

son-magnetic watch. R. 0.. J. ELLERY, F.R.S., CHAIRMAN'.”  

The following is List o! Awards gained by the America* Waltham; Watches at International Exhibitions  

PSMDMIi 1575, Mr Prise Medals} FABIS. 1878, ftd&Uedalj OTK, IPBO,- Soli Medal, with Two Special and Four First Prises MELMffi, 1801, Two Gflld-Malss  

HEW OSLEAHS, INfelfc friae Iftab) TOMS miBlM, LONDON, MM Medal) MELBOURNE CENTiNNIAL EJiHIBITION, 1055-0, First Award, Noa-MapelWattk  

Constituting record unequalled by any Exhibitors in Horology.  

Ip Ihctiaet from the London Hobologioal Journal, July, 1889 :-“The Great Northern Railway Company have ordered Twenty NON-MAGNETIC Watches of the American Waltham Watch  

Company for the use of the guards on the Scotch ex-press.  

AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCHES.—GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS’ CONTRACT.  

AMERICAN WALTMJQML WAXUIM.S —wruvninmaian WA, an *.  

„,, vs; i, me,, -he N'-'W South- Wales Government Railways-for the ensuing year, the preference was given to the eeleori  

r^ -NlPp;t' ■ ,• \N \LTIiA M'w \T< Tl CnMPANV. This is the .V/<,/•'< IV./c during wlil-h the WEALTH AM WATCHES have--!  

to.- railway JWR** WfLTHAM WATCHES are need hy the Government Ra.lw.y Offloads  

ih -Wales, Victoria and South Australia, and also upon all the Great Railway Lines of the United Kingdom and the Indian State Kadn ys.  

AMERICAN "W J&E* THAM COMP A.N X,  

■ LVJL ■ Me Australian Agency WALTHAM BUILDINGS, BOND STREET, SYDNEY.  

rpHTI COLONIAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY LIMITED.  

BRANCHES THROUGHOUT THE COLONIES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.  

PomctES issued under the Ordinary, Modified Tontine md Mortuary Di-nidetKl '™-  

;J|' BONUS YEAR.—Books will be closed on 31st December, 1889, and the Quinquennial Investigation at once entered upon with view to Distribution of .bonus. -'  

BTJKKOTJ GHES WATTS  

(LONDON),.  

Billiard-Table Manufacturers,  

 

_A.II for tlae Game- __  

Alan Lawn Tennis, Criolset Football.  

BOND STREET, SYDNEY  

Engineers, Coppersmiths, Brass and Bell Founders,  

ill Ml MADQS4AI $L- nn Finishers, Plumbers, Ship General Smiths,  

ALLAIM Ai SVIAIIOiiHLL UUij gasfitters, Art Medieval Metal Workers  

HOLLER SKATES (any make) with BRASS or WOOHEX WHEELS.  

Verity’s Gas Fires, Heaters and Ventilators at greatly Reduced Prices—ll,ooo Fires already in use.  

Importers and Manufacturers of Diving Gear, Yacht and Boat Work of every description in  

Iron or Brass, Ships’ Single and Double Action Valve Closets, Fire Hydrants, Hose and all appliances.  

BON ACCORD WORKS, Macquarie Place, Sydney, and Stanmore Road, Petersham.  

Established  

1845.  

■z'oms:  

INSURANCE COMPANY  

nf the Onvprnment o£ the State of New York, Reports deposited annually with the Board of Trade in Great Britain,  

Conducted under the Official Supervision of the Insurance Lite AssuSS, Companies Act, !»■  

Life  

Assurance Only. Purely  

All Profits belong to Policy-holders, and Apportionments are made annually.  

Mutual.  

STATEMENT for YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1888  

gm m** JCh jt ,uI XJN  

SOBPHJS over Liabilities by the New York State Standard of Valuation (4 per cent. Actuaries') ... .... .... ••••  

INCOME FOR YEAR. ....  

_„ aa ta —The following Policies were taken out on the following, plan' at the London Office of the NEW YORK LOT INSURANCE COMPANY in 1872, and having  

Resunia ■‘■no ° matured 1887, were then paid  

Pi an—-15-YE AR. ENDOWMENT 15-Year Tontine Investment.  

£19,234,606  

je2,m,i777  

£5,226,601  

all the  

xno ■ rrn f" compound interest: thus his insurance dunrin the liftcm years cost uvm naming.  

Tontine Policy includes the advantages of the Tontine principle, of accumulations (securing valuable investment features combmation with insurant at  

The Nontorteitmg fii *&&&$, and perfect freedom after two years as to, residence,, travel and occupation (except service in war). In case of death by reason of en-  

tu„r« war! tW™ value, of the policy will be"paid. -For full particulars apply to  

JOSIAH HOWELL, General Manager Department of Australasia,  

r'V  

Ivyr-DTHTDO  

Established  

1845.  

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