Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-09
Private Entertainment.
Saadling to Perfection.

TEvuOMAS G. PRETrYMAN has lately Patented,
4 and is now Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, much
superior to any that have hitherto been offered he
public. This improvement consists in the suspcnia
Of the whole seat by two C springs, smilario,gg
spring, which being screwed on the back part 9th.
can,lc ofhc saddle, receives an iron bar forming The
sweep of the antle; thus preserving it from reces
any injury BY horse rolling in the saddles and making
the saddle tree more firm than il would otherwise BE-
which cannot fail to give case to both horse andrd
frame also enters the back Of the cante of the saddle
calculated to raise the valice pormantes keep
il entirely clear OF the horses back. This be put
on orrcmoved in moment.
In orer :oprove tot the public the superiority ofthe
Saddles, he will give few extracts of letters from
those who have them in use-among whom is the le
PRESIDENT of the United States:
Z. G. rrettyman: Sir-l find, on trial ofyour P,sr
Spring Saddle, that it corresponds with the yev!Oa
have taken oft J.fAES MONROE,
Oak Hill July 7th, 1926.
T. G. Prettyman: Sir-I find your Patent Spring Sad.
IRIS BDrKNER
.auburn, LosdOun C'y, ia. July I'm, 1926
FROM THE q. 5. AGENT OF THE PATENT OFFICE.
T. G. Pre;tyman: Sir-This evening is the frst,imc
that have mounted my horse, since have received
this elegant specimen Of your ingenuity. tits oea,y,
that 20 ride few hours OH it, think probabe
should fall asleep. admire not only the invention.
JYILLLaM 7U0RNI0A
Washington City, June 20M 1895.
7. q. Pre,tyman: Sir-I have used your Patent
Spring Saddle for some time past, and can say 1t IS
the easiest have cverused-and can, asreeablytcmy
Judgment and experience, in confidence recommend
it. DiEfEL KENNEDY
Charles County. Nd July Sih, 1896.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Alexandria have
used I. G. Prettyman's Patent Spring Saddle andfnt
il easier than ary we have tried
JOHN HOOFF,
a. C.. C7ZEN0pE,
July g. 1896 j. H. RUhhELLS
II being now more than twenty years since We
first acquainted with the saddng business, and from
near SIX years trial of my Spring Saddle fodr be-
fore twas patented in order to prove them, and nea'
two years since public trial, now with cont
dence say that saddle made on this principle, l;be
ter in every respect than saddle made in any Other
way, either with or without springs and will give h.
ty dollars TO any man that can prove otherwise OF
make any reasonable objection why il cannot be done
and will give orc hundred dollars for all improvement
Oh them.
These saddles are made complete at from tweiveto
forty five dollars The springs are equally as well
dapted to LAnIEs saddles any other; and any one
sending the price Of such saddle as they may wan,
it will be finished to order well as If personal aPp'
cation were made, and when they receive the saddle,
if it is not according to their expectation, theyare o.
liberty to return it, and will refund their money ant
pay all expence Of conveyance to and from ID. Jacs
son of Richmond, and Frederick r. Kneas. of Peters
burg, Va who have rights to manufacture these sac
dies; and any other person having desire to manr
Facture the same can obtain right by paying t"cn'E
dollars in hand and one dollar each saddle manntsc
ured, caused to be manufactured forthe remsinde
Of fourteen years from the date Of the Patent which,
Thirtieth of September, 1925; and any sending
he twenty dollars will be furnished with complete
model so they cannot fail to make the ssddle; this mo-
lei can be sent to any part Of the United States
my one wishes to purchase arghtfor state or eoti
y, orcty, or town, he can have it on accommodating
erms. These saddlesare no more work to make them
han the common plain saddle and the springs can S
made by any common blacksmith, and boy that car
10 any work can put them to the saddletree.
All ordersfrom any part of the U. States, either ie
adde's or Patent Righss, viii meet with prompt ateE
on by the subscriber, WHO'S carrying ON the sac
lingin Alexandra, DC.
march, I THOMAS r.. PRETTVaSN'