STRAIGHT GOODS.
It is a mistake to suppose *****%* Waterbnry is a macoiue with a raaiusorineas long as a bad dream, and a case suitable for a digger's frying £*»•—"»« might, nerhaps, be said of the one that Raved Valentine in -'Fausc up to Date, but the Waterbury of to-day is of many kinds and variegated complexion. When we are in a sportive mood we pu- a *adale and a jockey on him and land a Grand National, or when we wish to do the conventional at a wedding or a birthday party we select a "Misses Waterburv, little larger rban a florin, and gain at once the good graces of the recipient. For boys and men greater bulk and less ornamentation 13 provided, buc the movements in every case are those of the trusty Waterbury, synonymous with correct time ; and tue variety of casing-gold, silver and nickel —which a range of price from 13s 6d to 3 guinea permits, is ample enough to satisfy the most exacting. The new Waterbnrys will bear critical inspection, and a viaic to our agents may result in a saving of many pounds. The day of gaudy, expensive timekeepers is over, and the Waterbury reigns. Beware of substitution. Many sharks exist, and there is quite a deaiand for Waterbury boxes, which, when containing a trashy imitation, frequently delude buyers.
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Press, Volume L, Issue 8592, 20 September 1893, Page 2
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