Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-16
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VNiOMAS G.. PRErTYMAN has latck PscH',d
i and is now Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, much
superior to anv that have hitherto been oftrdtoa.
public. his Improvement consists in the suspense,
of the whole seat by two G springs, similartoagg
spring, which being screwed on the back part O'ht
cante ofthe saddle, receives an iron bar, tOmrgbt
sweep OF the cantle thus preserving IT from rece'rg
any injury by horse rolling in the saddle nakfg
the saddle tree firm than it would otherwise BE-
which cannot fail to give ease TO both horse sndHlF
frame also enters the back Of the cantle OF the SADDLE
calculated to raise the valice portmancs, sndkeP
il entirely clear ofthe horses back This can be pG
on orremoved in moment.
Inorder to prove to the public the superiority OhtS
Saddles, he will give few extracts Of letters 'nb
those who have them ~ use-amonS whom hs
President of the United States:
7. G. pretty man: SRI find, on trial of your rhet
Spring Saddle, that it corresponds with The ves,
have taken oft JAMES WOAEVk'
Oak Hill, July IN, 1926.
7. 6. Prettyman: SRI find your Patent Spring S,i'
die to be far superiorto any have ever tried
mrs Ef'RAER
.auJurn, Loudoun C'y, Ia. Huiy nm. 1926
FROM THE U. y. AGENT OF THE PATENT OFFICE
7. G. Prettyman: Sir-1his evening is the hrSuTs
that have mounted my horse since have recehtt
this elegant specimen Of your ingenuity ltssoeag,
that were to ride few hours omit, thinks probable
should fall asleep. admire not only the Invenon
but tile materials, and particularly me WOIhWm'nI
UILLL7H THORlIDN
Washington city, June 2OH, 1926.
T. G.. Prcttyman: Sir have used your Pat@
Spring Saddle for some time past, and car say u ~
the easiest have everuscd-.and can, agrecaJIy ton!
judgment and experience, in confidence rccommef
it. DANIEL EENNEDE
Charles County, Nd July SM, 1876.
We, the subscribers, citizens Of Alexandra, ""
nsedT. g. Prettyman's Patent Spring Saddle, and
"a h.
J0AN HOOFF,
A. {. C.3/EAGJE,
july %, 1896. J. IT. REbAELLS
1t being now more than twenty years since w
first acquainted with the saddlnG business, and from
six years trial Of my Sprins Saddle four yeas 81
fore twas patented, in order to prove them, and ne.
two years since public trial, can now with conn
dence say that saddle made on this principle, Dc.
ter in every respect than saddle mad" in any o'l'
way, either with orwitlloat springs and Twill give I"
- dollars to any man that prove otherp''s' d"
make any reasonable OBJ lection Why it cannO, be doH
and will give one hundred dollars for Al Impro'tne"
on them.
These Saddles are made complete at from twelve .
forty dollars. The springs are well adapted 70
Ladies' saddles any other; and any sending 'e
price of such saddle as they may want, il vii be T.
nished to order as well if were
made. d. Jackson of Richmond, Fredk. j. hneag'
Of Petersburg, and X. +. Degge Of wbea.lsnd' Va
j. Colesberry Of Wilmington, Del, J. Vansant and h
chard Winsor Of Alexandria, ID c. have Rights ma
nufacture these Saddles and any other persons having
desire to manufacture the same can obtain l'shY
paying one hundred dollars down, or by paying t"etV
dollars in hand and one dollar ever saddle manu-
featured caused to be manufactured or solL ;oF uc
remainder OF fourteen years from he date OF The p
tent, which is the Thirtieth Of September 1879; sa
any sending the hundred or twenty dollars, WIZ
furnished with complete model ard transfer OF 's
Right accordingly, which when seeing the moce ui'
cannot fail to make the Saddle. ;,
This model can be sent to any part Of the states,
any wishes to purchase rghtfor state or eoum
Iy, orcity, ortown, he can have it on ACCOMMODATES
terms. These saddles are work to make ntn'
han the common plain saddle and the springs can O
made by any common blacksmith, and boy 'h'' -"
10 any work can putthem to the saddle-tree =.
Allordersfrom any part Of the U. States, either 10
adde's or Patent Rights, will meet with prompt a''e
ion by the subscriber, WHO'S carrying on thes""
ling in Alexandra, be
march THOMAS G. PRETTINAN