Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-22
SaAAling to Perfection.

TlHOMAS G. PRETTYMAN has lately Patented
Il and is now Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, much
superior to any that have hitherto been offer. to the
public. This improvement consists in the Suspension
of the~~kale' BY two c springs similar 10 &c
spring which heing screwed on the back part ofth
canle Of he saddle, receives an iron bar, forming Tho
sweep of the cantet thus preserving It from Receiving
any injury by horsSrong in the saddles and making
the saddle tree more Grm than II would otherw se BE-
which cannot fail to give ease to both horse and ride,
frame also enters the back Of the can:le Of saddle
calculated raise the vaice portna otca and keep
it entirely clear of the horses back This be put
or reno, ed in a moment.
In order prove the public superiority ofthex
Saddles, he will give few extracts Of letters from
those who have them in use-among whom is the late
President Of the United States:
7. G. PRETTY lyman: Sir-i find, on trial ofyour Patent
Spring Saddle that it corresponds with the vievyou
have taken oft JAMES W0NROE
Oak Hi, July I'm, 1926.
T.G. Prettyman: Sir-l find your Patent Spring SD
die to be far superiorto my have ever tried:
JaRLS BDTXNER
.ayIsrn, Loudoun Cy. Pa. July I'm, 1895
TpON THE o. 8. AaExT OF rHE PArIsr ovricI.
T. G. Prettyman: sir-This evening is the first tine
that have mounted my horse since have received
lhis elegant specimen ofyour ingenuity. tits easy.
that to ride few hours il, think it probable
should fall asleep. admire not only the invention,
but the materials, and particularly the workmanship.
WIkLLaM IH0RNY0&
Harrington City, June 20th, 1926.
T. &. Prettyman: Sir-l have used your PsteIt
Spring Saddle for some time past, and can say hn
the easiest have ever used and can. agreeaby tony
Judgment and experience, in confidence RECOMMEND
IT DANIEL KENhEUE
Charlie, County, Nd. July sd, 1926.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Alexandra, have
used Z. G. Prcttyman's Patent Spring Saddle and6
JOHN HooKE
A. G. C.iZEE0PE,
Nuh %, 1926. j. H. RUNNELLS
1t being now more than twenty years since ] vas
first acquainted with the saddling business and from
years trial Of my Spring Saddle four years be-
fore was patented order to prove them, and near
two years since on public trial. can with conf
dence say, that saddle made this principle, sbet
ter in every respect than saddle made in any other
way, either with or without springs; and will give b.
ty dollars TO any man that can prove otherwise, or
make any reasonable objection why cannot 6e dorsi
aad will give one hundred dollars a improvement
on them.
These saddles are made complete st from twelve to
forty.fve dollars. The springs equally as we'll =
dapted to LABrEs saddles rs any Others and any ore
sending the price Of such saddle they may want
will be 6nished to order well as if personal apph.
cation were made, and when they receive the saddle
IT 1t is not according to their expectation, theyare
liberty tn return it, and will refund their money and
pay all expence of convey ance TO and from D. jack
ION Of Richmond, and Frederick F. Khesss of Peters
burg, Va who have rights to manufacture these saa'
dies; and any other person having desire to mans
facture the same can obtain right BY paying twenty
dollars in hand and one dollar on each saddle manufacs
tured caused t. be manufactured forthe remander
Of fourteen years from the date of the Patent, which
is Thrtieth OF September, 1925; and any one sending
the twenty dollars will be furnished with complete
model they fail to make the ssdde; this mo,
del can be sent to any part of the United States.
any wishes to purchase rghtfor state, or eoun
ty, city, or town, he have il accommodating
than the plain saddle, and the springs esnbe
made by any common blacksmith, and boy that ca
do any work can put them to the saddletree.
Allordersfrom any part Of the u States either 70!
saddles or Patent Rights, will meet with prompt ate
ton by thesubscrber, WHO'S now carrying on the ~
ding in AlexaAdkia, DC.
nosb7 THOMAS Q. PRQTTFHM