Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-13
Private Entertainment.
Saddling to Perfection.

TEyIOMASr G. PRETTYMAN has lately patented,
Il and snoy Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, much
superior to any that have hitherto been offered to ,h.
public. This improvement consists in the suspensiOr
of the whole seat by Two springs, similar to glg
spring, which being screwed on the back part ofth.
cantic ofthc saddle receives iron bar, forming the
of the cantlc; thus preserving il from Receiving
any injury by horse rolling in the saddle; and making
The saddle tree more firm than it would 'therwse be-
which cannot fail to ease to both horse and rider
frame also enters the back of the cantle of the saddle
calculated raise the valce portmanteau and keep
entirely clear OF the horses back This can be pl.
on orremoved in moment.
In order to prove to the publcthe superiority othe
Saddles, he win give few extracts of letters from
hose who have them in use-among whom is the late
President of the United States
T. G. Prettyman: Sr-I find, on trial of your Paer,
Spring Saddle, that it corresponds with the vewyOg
nave taken oft JfMES MONROE
Oak HA, July IN, 1926.
r. G. Prettyman: Sir-l fndyour Patent Spring Sad.
lie to be far superiorto any have ever tried.
.4RLS BUrKNER
.3uburn, Loudoun Cy, Pa. July I'm, 1926
FROM THE U. AGENT OF THE PATENT OFFICE.
T. G. Prettyman: Sir-This evening is the first time
that have mounted my horse, since ! have received
his elegant specimen of your ingenuity tits easy,
that were to ride few hours it, think probable
should fall asleep. admire not only the invention
but the materials, and particularly the workmanship
WILLL8.H TYORNIUN
Washington City, June Goth, 1896.
I. G.. Prettyman SRI have used your Paten:
Spring Saddle for some time past, and can say il
the easiest have ever usedand can, agrecaby TO my
Judgment and experience, in confidence recommend
It. D.fNLEL KENNEDY
Charles County, Nd. July 8th, 1926.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Alexandra, have
usedT G. Prettymans Patent Spring Saddle, and fn3
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JOHN HOOFF.
a. G. CaZENOVE,
uy2s, 1896. j. H. RUANELLS.
1t being now more than twenty years since was
first acquainted with the saddling business, and from
six years trial of my Spring Saddle four years be-
fore was patented, in order to prove them, and near
wo years since public trial, can now with conn
lence say, that saddle made on this principle sbet
er in every respect than saddle made in any other
way, either with or without springs; and will give f.
y dollars to any man that can prove otherwise, or
make any reasonable objection why it cannot be done
md will give one hundred dollars for an improvement
On them.
These saddles are made complete at from twelve TO
orty-fve dollars The springs are equally as well a.
iapted to LADIES' saddles AS any other; and any one
sending the price of such saddle as they may want
will be finished to order well if personal aPpA
cation were made, and when they receive the saddle
II Is not according to their expectation, they arc
liberty to return it, and will refund their moneyHd
pay all expence of conveyance to and from d. jack
of Richmond and Frederick F. Kneass Of Peters
burg, Va. who have rights to manufacture these sad
lies; and any other person having desire to manu-
acture the same obtain a right by paying twenty
dollars in hand and one dollar each saddle manuiae
ured caused to be manufactured fortbe remainder
Of fourteen years from the date of the Patent, which
Thirtie,h of September, 1925; and any sending
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model they cannot fail to make the ssddIe; this mo-
del can be sent TO any part of the United States.
any one wishes to purchase rghtfor state, or couh
y, or city, town, he have it on accommodating
terms. These saddles are no more work to makethe~
han the common plain saddle, and the springs can DC
made by any common blacksmith, and boy that CD
10 any work can put them to the saddle-tree. =.
All ordersfrom any part of the U. States, ethsrfe
adde's or Patent Rights win meet with prompt aa-
ion by the subscHber. WHO'S now carrying On the a@
Hing in AexandrG d. G.
march z THOMAS g, RssRrYAAA
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