Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-12
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lyyyHoMAs q: PRETTYMAN has lately Patented,
i and is now Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, much
superior TO any that have hitherto been offered TO the
public This improvement consists IN the suspension
Of the whole seat by two springs similar TO gig
spring which being screwed on the back part OF the
cantle ofthe saddle receives an iron bar forming !ne
of the cantle; thus preserving from
any injury BY horse rolling in the saddle and making
the saddle tree more firm than twolld otherwise be-
which cannot fail give to both horse and rider
also enters the back of cantie of the saddle
calculated to raise the vaice aud keep
entirely clear Of the horses back This can be put
on or removed in q moment 80
Inorder prove tothe public supenorty OF these
Saddles he win give few extracts OF letters from
those who have them in useamong whom is the late
Presidensaf the United States
r. G. Frettyman: Sir--I find, on trial ofyour Patent
Saddle that correspond; m ,hs you
OAK Elii, Ji.ly 7th, 1896 -
IT. G. prettyman Sir-I find your Patent Spring Sad.
70 = = =, ~ 80 - .aRLS BUrKNER. 4
Auburn, Loudoun C'y, Pa July lin, 1926
from TIE U. 8. AGENT. OF TIE PATENT OFFICE.
# G. Prettyman: Sir-This evening is the hrst time
that have mounted my horse. since have received
this elegant specimen Of your ingenuity It's SO easy
Ito ride afew hours on It, think It probable
II should fall asleep. admire not only the invention
the materials and pseSuaa9r1ly the wSIznnSNVp
Washingion City, June 10th, 1926
| TSG Prettyman: sir--I have used your Patent
Spring Saddle for some time past and can say it's
the easiest Ihaye eyerusedand can, agreeaby to my
judgment and experience. in confidence recommend T
/ K. = .s..s S. - Daniel KENNEDY
=. cha,s, County, Nd. July SD, 1926.
We, the subscribers. citizens Of Alexandria, have
used 4 G. Prettyman's Patent Spring Saddle, and find
: s's'e' 'a''' ' = 1-se - JOHN HooFF.
f. A. c. C.3ZEN0HE,
y-,.soo ,ooe Y III P}LkNEET,C
II being now more than twenty years, since | was
first acquainted with the saddng business and ffoH
near six years trial of my Spring Saddle tour pc
fore il was patented order to prove then ana near
two years since public trial, can now wiui conn
dence saw that saddle made on this prncpie IS bet
in every respect than saddle made IN any otner
way either with or without springs and Will give nj
Fly dollars any man that can prove otherwise, OF
make any reasonable objection why 1t cannot pc done
and will give one hundred dollars for an Improvement
| on them s
These saddles are made complete at from twelve to
forty.fiye dollars The springs are equayas well a.
dapted to LxDiEs' saddles asaHy other; and any one
sending the price IF such saddle as they may want,
hit will be flushed to order well as personal appli-
cation were made, and when they receive the saddle,
1t is not according their expectations they are at
liberty to return il, and will refund their money and
pay all expence Of conveyance to and from ID Jack
Sen of ltchmond and Frederick +. kneass OF Peters
burg va who have rights to manufacture these sad
dies; and any other person having desire to manu-
facture the sape can obtaina right by paying twenty
dollars in hand and one dollar on each saddle manufac-
tured, or causettt be forhe remainder
of fourteen years from the date of the Patents which
is Thirtiet of September, 1875; and any sending
the twenty dollars will be furnished with complete
modelso they cannot fail to make the ssddie; thismo
del can be semitic any part of the United States. If
any wishes to purchase right tor state, or cou
ty, city, town, he can have 1t on accommodating
4 terms. These saddlesar no more work to makethe
than the common plain saddle, and the springs be