Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-10-11
SaAAiins to Perfection.

VEvIOMAS &. PRETTYMAN has lately Patea,ej,
Il aud is now Manufacturing, Spring Saddle much
superior to any that have hitherto been offered h.
public This improvement consists in the susnendtn
spring whie seat By I've on the back part f
can,e ofthe saddle, receives an iron bar, forming he
sweep OF the camille; thus preserving it from receiving
any injury by horse rolling in the saddle; and making
the saddle tree more firm than it would otherwise BE-
which cannot fail to give to both horse rider
frame also enters the back ofte cantc of the sad,
calculated to raise the valcc or ken
1T entirely clear of the horses back. This Can be put
| OH or removed in moment.
lnorder to prove to the public the superiority ofhs
Saddles, he will give few extracts of letters from
| those who have them in use-among whom is the hs
Prcsidentofthe United States:
I. G. Prettyman: Sir-I find, on trial ofyour Paen
Spring Saddle, that it corresponds with the view ycq
| have taken oft JAMES NDNROE
Oak Hill, July 7th, 1926.
T. g. Prettyman: Sir-f find your Patent Spring Sal
die to be tar superiorto any have ever tried:
.7RES BIThNER
.9uburn, Loudoun Cy, Ha. July nm, 1926
PROM TIE U. S. THE PATENT OFFICE.
I. g. Prettyman: Sir-This evening is the frst tine
that have mounted my horse, since have received
this elegant specimen OF your ingenuity Its so eaw
that were to ride few hours on it, think probable
should tall asleep. I admire not only the invention
but the materials, and particularly the workmanship.
WILLLSH 7HORN70N
Washington city, June 2Oh, 1926.
i. IT, Pretiyman: Sir-l have used your Pa'cG
Spring Saddle for some time past, and can say /, IS
the easiest have everused-and can, agrecaby tony
Judgment and experience, in confidence recommend
1t. D1NIEL KENNEDY
Charles County, Nd July eth, 1926.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Alexandra, have
used I. e. Prettyman's Patent Spring Saddle and end
it easier than any We have tried
JOHN HOOFP,
A. &. C.3ZENUPE,
hb2s. 1896. j. H. RUN!:ELLS
IL beng now more than twenty years since was
rst acquainted, with the saddlng business AMI from
nears'x years trial of my Spring Saddle four years be-
"re Twas patented, in order to prove them, aud
TWO years since on public trial, can now with corr
acncc say, that saddle made this principle, bet
ter IN every respect than saddle made in any ohc7
way, either with orwhoHt springs and will give III
~ aoilars to any man that can prove other. ISL or
make any reasonable objection why il cannot be lons;
and will give one hundred dollars for an improvement:
on them.
These saddles are made complete at from twelve TO
orty-hve dollars The springs are equally as well
iaptcd 10 LanIEs saddles as any other and any one
sending the price of such saddle as they may want
VIII be finished to order well as if personal app
;a!ioh were made and when they receive the saddle
1t not according to their pectation, they Al
ioerty TO return IT, and wfrefunl their money and
'ay an exPence OF conveyance to and trcm d. jack
on OF Richmond, and Frederick +. Kneass of Peters
nrs, Va who have rights TO manufacture these sad.
lies; ana any other person having desire to mann.
ac;nre the same can obtain right by paying twenty
ollars in hand and one dollar on each saddle manrsc
red, or caused t. be manufactured forthe remainder
fourteen years from the date OF the Patent, which
Ihirteth Of September, 1925; and any one sending
ne twenty dollars viii be furnished with complete
lodeis they cannot fail make tho ssddle; thi,
Ell can be sent to any part OF the United States Ii
~ one wishes to purchase arghtlor state coun'
:, orclty, ortown, he can have it on accommodating
rms. These saddlesare no more work to make them
IAN the common plain saddle, and the springs can be
ade by any common blacksmith, and & boy that cas-
} any work can putthem to the sadt.le.tree
All ordersfrom any part of the U. States. either fs
ddes or Patent lights, willmeet with prompt aten.
m by subscriber, who's now carrying onthe saf'
gin Alexandrn, DC.
march THOMAS n PRBTTYgaE