Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-19
Private Entertainment.
SaAAling to Perfection.

Il and is now Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, mcd
superior to any that have hitherto been oferdDh'
public. This improvement consists in the suspensU
of the whole seat by two springs, similartOigE
spring, which being screwed on the back part fthe
cxntIe ofthe saddle, receives an iron bar fOmngd The
swee of the camille; thus preserving it from Iere1g
any injury by horse rolling in the saddles and making
the saddle tree more firm than it would otherwise BE-
which cannot fail to give ease to both horse andrdt
frame also enters the back ofthe cante ofhe saddle
calculated to raise the yalice pormantea, keep
it entirely clear of the horses back This be p
on or rcmovedin moment.
Tnorder to prove to the pubcthe superiority O0hr:
Saddles, lie will give 4 few extracts of Letters irE
those who have them in use-among whom sthe h:
President of the United States:
4. G. Prettyman: Sir-Ifn ontrial of your rnt
Spring Saddle, that it corresponds with The uev!n
have taken oft JfJiES WONROE
Oak Hill, July I'm, 1896.
Z. G.. Prettyman: Sir-I find your Patent Springs.
die to be far superiorto any have ever tried:
aRS BGTKyER
.8uJurn, Loudoun C'y, ia. July Nm, 1896
FROM THE U. s. AGENT OF THE PATENT OFFICE.
Z. G. Prcttyman: Sir.-This evening is the .tH.
that have mounted my horse, since have retenec
this elegant specimen of your ingenuity. It's soea';
that were to ride few hours lit, think prOabE
should fall asleep. admire not only the invention,
but the materials, and particularly the Workmanship
VILLL3H 7W0RNION
Washington Ciiy dsne20M, 1896.
I. 6. Prettyman: Sir-l have used your pa'M
Spring Saddle for some time past, and Can say il =
the easiest have everused-and can, agreesbIy tens
judgment and experience, in confidence recommeF.
it. DahIEL KEN3EDE
Charles County, Did July sM, 1926.
We, the subscribers citizens Of Alexandra, la'.
uscdT &. Prettyman's Patent Spring Saddle lndh1f
JOIN HO0fE,
A. {. G3ZEAOGE
July28, 1926. j. H. RUhNELLN
II being now more than twenty years since vs.
first acquainted with the saddng business, and ron
near six years trial of my Spring Saddle four cars De-
fore twas patented in order to prove them, and H';
two years since public trial, can now with con-
dence say, that saddle made on this principle, her
ter in every respect than saddle made in IN! otE
way, either with without springs; and uIlgNe ~
ty dollars to any man that can prove otherwise,
make any reasonable objection why it cannot be done
and will give ono hundred dollars improvement
on them.
These Saddles are made complete 1t from twelve 10
forty-fivc dollars. The springs are AS vel! adapted .
Ladies' saddles any other; and any ono sending G'
price of such saddle as they may want, 1t WI! be
nshcd to order as well AS if personaapPica'ion We'e
made. ID. Jackson Of Richmond, Fredk. j. hneas'
Of Petersburg, and r. F. Degge of Wbeatland' Va
J. Colesberry of Wilmington, Del, J. Nansani AID ~
chard Wnsor Of Alexandra, ID. e. have Rigtsto nl'
nufacturc these saddles and any other persons a'5
desire to manufacture the same can obtain laSh "
paying one hundred dollars down, orby paving tTehF
dollars in hand and dollar every saddle naf'
featured caused to be manufactured or sold Tor S
OF f0urtc en- years from The date OF Inc P
tent, which is the Thirieth of September, l3-5 sII
any sending the hundred or twenty dollars, WI
furnished with complete model and transfer o. vac
Right accordingly, which when seeing the model ''''
cannot fail to make the Saddle. +,
This model can be sent 70 any part Of the stale
my wishes to purchase arighfor state or coGn
y, orcity, ortown, he can have it on accommoda,I6
erms. These saddlesare no homework to make'AI"
han the common plain saddle, and the springs cam
made by any common blacksmith, aid boy fha' e"'
10 any work can puttlem to the saddle-tree. T..
Allordersfrom any part of the U. States, ehs..n
adde's orPatent Rights, will meet with prompt a''s
ion by tesubseriber, who now carrying on the Sac
lingin Alexandra, ID. C.. xv,s
march THOMAS q. PRETTiNA'