BENSON’S WATCHES Of all Kinda. Lever Horizontal Keyless Chronograph Chronometer CLOCKS Of all Kinds. Drawing Boom Dining Room Carriage Church Hall and shop. GOLD JEWELLERY of the Newest Designs Bracelets Brooches Eai-rings Lockets Necklaces. Gold Lever Hunters, 14, 18, 23, and 35 Guineas. Silver ditto, 5, 7, 11, and 20 Guineas.
R. BENSON, who holds the appointment to H.E.H. the Prince of Wales, has just published two Pamphlets, enriched and embellished with illustrations —one upon Watch and Clock Making, and the other upon Artistic Gold Jewellery. These are sent, post free, on app'ication. Persons residing abroad can select the article required, and have it forwarded with perfect safety. Orders should be addressed to 25, Old Bond-street, and the City Steam Works, 58 & GO, Ludgate-hill, London. Pamphlets can bo obtained upon application at the office of this paper. SCIENCE AND ART.
A striking instance of the immense value a small piece of steel may acquire by the groat power of skilled mechanical labor is the. balance spring of a watch. From its extreme fineness and delicacy 4,000 weigh not more than one ounce, and exceed in value £I,OOO. A most interesting little work, describing the rise and progress of watchmaking, has been published by J. W. Benson, of 25, Old Bond-street, and the City Steam Factory, •' 5S and CO. Ludgate. hill, London. The book, which is profusely illustrated, gives a full description of the various kinds of watches and clocks, with their prices. Mr. Benson, who holds the appointment to the Prince of Wales, has also published a pamphlet on Artislie Gold Jewellery, illustrated with beautiful designs of Bracelets, Brooches, Ear-rings, Lockets, &c., suitable for wedding, birthday, and other presents. These pamphlets are sent post free for two stamps each, and they cannot be too strongly recommended to those contemplating a purchase, especially to residents in the country or abroad, who are thus enabled to select any article they may require, and have it forwarded with perfect safety'. DROVER & BAKER SEWING MACHINE COMPANY'S MACHINES. Have been supplied by command to HER MAJESTY QUEEN
VICTORIA. ‘ Her Majesty the Empress of the Fiench, Her Majesty the Empress of Russia, Her Majesty the Qeeen of Bavaria His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, And at THE PARIS EXPOSITION, 1807. THE CROSS OF THE LEGION OF HONOR Was conferred upon the representative of the Grover & Baker S.M. Co’s. Machines. A. F. CONANT, Wholesale Agent for the Australian Colonies, Temple Court Melbourne.
PRINCIPAL RETAIL AGENTS: George Faclxe - - - Clyde. William Warren * Queenstown. Law, Brothers - - - Melbourne. Gordon & Gotcli ... Sydney, Martin & Sach - - - Adelaide. Baird &Co - - - - Ballarat. Henry Franks * - * Wm. Gibson - * - Wellington. W. M. Stanton ... Nelson. Matheson, Brothers - Dnnedin. Winks & Hall - - . Auckland. 0. Bennington - * Christchurch, Charles Davis - - Hobart Town. W. ii F. Hart »• • « Launceston,
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Dunstan Times, Issue 408, 11 February 1870, Page 1
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