Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-10
SaaA}ing to Perfection.

lVNHOMAS Is. PREl ifMAN mas lately Patehti
Il and is now Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, nud
superior to any that have hitherto been Offered to he
public. This improvement consists in the suspense
Of the whole seat by two springs, similar TO sl
spring, which being screwed on the back part OFT
cantc orthc saddle, receives an iron BAR forming tx
sweep of the cantle; thus preserving it from recen
any injury by horse rolling in the saddle and mak
the saddle tree more firm than it would otherwise b,
which cannot fail to give case to both horse and ride
frame also enters the back of the cantle the sadd
calculated TO raise the vace or portmanteau and k,
it entirely clear OF the horses back. This can be m
Orremovedi in moment.
Inorder prove to the public the superiority ofhes
Saddles, he will give few extracts of letters frs
those who have them in use-among whom is the Ek
President of the United States:
T. g. Prcttyman: Sir-I find, on trial ofyour Fi'g'
Spring Saddle, that it corresponds with the viewy
have taken oft JAMES MONROE
Oak Hill, July nh, 1926.
T. G. Prettyman: Sir-I findyour Patent Spring SiI
die to be far superior to any have ever tried.
.aRLS BUTKNER
.8ubmrn, Loudoun Cy, ia. July I'm, 1926
PROM THE U. S. AGENT OF THE PATENT OFFICE
T.G. Prettyman Sir-1his evening is the first tn.
that have mounted my horse, since have receive.
this elegant specimen of your ingenuity. 1t soesg
that were to ride few hours it, thinkit projat
should fall asleep. l admire not only the inyen.ior
but the materials, and particularly the WORKMANSHIP
WILLLaM THORNTOK
Washington city, June2 0fh, 1926.
L. G. Prettyman: Sir-l have used your Pa,e1
Spring Saddle tor some time past, and can say In
the easiest | have everused-and cam agreeabk ory
judgment and experience, in confidence recomnert
it. DANIEL KENAEDE
Charles County, Nd. July 9Th, 1896.
We, the subscribers, citizens Of Alexandra have
used &. Prettymaas Patent Spring Saddle ndfrd
it easier than any we havctrcd
JOHN HOOFE,
A. e. C.7ZENOTE,
Juy2S, 1926. j. n. RLNNELL&
1t being now more than twenty years since W.
iirst acquainted with the saddlng business and from
arsix years trial of my Spring Saddle four years BE-
fore twas patented, in order to prove them and
two years since on public trial. can now with conf
dence say, that saddle made on this principle sbe-
ter in every respect than saddle made in any O;G
way, either with or without springs; and will give h
ty dollars to any man that Can prove otherwise, Ct
make any reasonable objection why il cannot be done
and will give one hundred dollars for an mprovemeD.
on them.
These saddles are made complete at from twelve 1"
forty dollars The springs are equally as well
dapted TO LADIES' saddles as any other; and any
sending the price Of such saddle as they may want
1t VIII be finished to orderas well as if personal apPI
cation were made, and when they receive the saddle
IT. 1t is not according to their expectation. they are d
pay all expence of conveyance to and from d. Jack
son OF Richmond, and Frederick F. Kneass of Peter
burg, Va who have rights to manufacture these SAL
dies; and any other pepon having desire to nanl,
facture the same can obtain right by paying tgen!
dollars in hand and one dollar on each saddle mannfe
Iured, or caused to be manufactured forthe remainde
Of fourteen years Dom the date of the pNestrshei
s Thrtieth of September, 1925; and a&yasesendlrs
he twenty dollare@ill be fyrpi1H .Risfa complete
model so they cannot fan tol kGlhe ssdde; this NO
lei can be sent TO any part Of the United States
my one wishes to purchase right for state eOaE
y, city, or town, he Gan haze it on accommodate
erms These saddles are no more work to makethen
han the common plain saddle, and the springs cant
made by any common blacksmith, and boy that ca
10 any work can putthem to the saddletree.
All ordersfrom any part of the u States, eiasr TO-
adde's or Patent Rights, will meet with prompt alter
ion by thesubscriber, whois now carrying the 81
ling in Alexandria, ID. C.
march THOMAS O. PRETTYHAN