Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-09-06
private Entertainment,
SaaAling to Perfection.

TgIli0MAS G. PRETTYMAN has lately Paehh
a and is Manufacturing, aSpring Saddle, mud
superior to that have hitherto been Offered to he
public This Improvement consists in the suspense
I of tie w!nc sesi By two springs, similar TO 4,
sp'ing which being screwed on the back part tftt
cantic oslc saddle, receives an iron bar, forming s
sweep Of thecanle; thus preserving it from recer;
any injury by horse rolling in the saddle; and mak
the saddle tree nitro firm than it would otherwise BE-
which cannot fail TO give to both horse and rtG
Aframc also enters The back ofthe cante the sad
calculated TO cthe yalicc or pormantea, and st
il entirely clear OF the horses back This can be NJ
on orrcmovcdin moment.
Inorcrtoprovc to the public the superiority of,hts
Saddles, he will give few extracts Of letters fr-
those who have them in use-among whom is tie late
Presidcntof the United States:
4. & Prettyman: SRI find, on trial fyour Fate.
Spring Saddle, that it corresponds with the view yc
have taken oft J2UES 1IyYROE
Oak Ill., Juiy IN, 1896
L. G. Prettyman: Sir-l fndyour Patent Spring Sal.
die to be far superorto any have ever tried
IRIS BJTKNEh
Suburn, Londoan C'y, Ha. July I'm, 1926
PROM THE U. s. AGENT OF rnE PATENT OFFICE.
I. C. Pretyman: Sir-Tlis evening is the first trh
that have mounted my horse, since have receice
,h's elegant specimen of your ingenuity Its soca,
that were 10 ride few hours on IT, think probabk
shonld Tall asleep. admire not only the nveric;
bu, the materials, and particularly the workmarshr
HIL,LkaM 7HORN7UK
Washington city, Jaue 20h, 1926.
Il, G. Prettyman: Sir-I have used your paict
Spring Saddle for some time past, and can say i,
he easiest have cvcrused- and cam agrecaby to Nv
Judgment and experience, in confidence recommcnl
IT. D1HIEL KENhEDE
Charles County, DID, July Sth, 1926.
We, the subscribers, citizens Of Alexandra, have
&. Prettyman's Patent Spring Saddle and Cad
it easier than any we have tried
JOHN HOOFF,
n. e. C.7ZEEOTT,
II being now more than twenty wears since vss
irst acquainted with the saddIing business and from
years trial of my Spring Saddle four years be-
lore twas patented, in order to prove them AMI near
TWO years since on public trial, can now with conf
dence say, that saddle made on this principle, is BET
ter IN every respect than saddle made in any other
way,e,ther with orwthout springs; and will give 6f
uohafs 10 any man that can prove otherwise, OF
make any reasonable objection why il cannot be done
and iwi give one hundred dollars for an improvement
on them.
These saddles are made complete a; from twelve 70
lorty.hvc dollars. The springs are equally as well a.
iapted to LADIES' saddles AS any other; and any
'endpg the price of such saddle as they may want,
VIII De finished TO order well as If personal sppH
,s!ion were made. and when they receive the saddle
. 1t IS not according to their expectation, they n
liberty to return it, and will refund their money ard
pay all expcnce of conveyance to and from d. JACK
on OF Richmond, and Frederick +. Kneass of Peter.
,nrg, Va who have rights to manufacture these SAL.
i'es' and any other person having desire to manu-
ac"re the same can obtain right by paying tweE':
dollars IN hand and dollar on each saddle manuf,c'
'ired, or caused to be manufactured forhe remandT
Vt fourteen years from the date Of the Patent which
ThIrtleth Of September, 1925: and any one sendrS
he twenty dollars will be furnished with conpee
nodelso they cannot fail to make the ssdde; this mo
lei can be sent 10 any part of the United States.
ny one wishes to purchase arghtfor state, eoun
y or city, or town, he can have iton accommodating
erms. These saddles are no more work to makethen
han the common plain saddle, and the springs can be
'ade by any common blacksmith, and boy tina; car
o any work can put them to the saddletree. :.
Al orderstrom any part Of the u States, either fo
adde's or Patent Rights will meet with prompt alter
on by hesubscnber, WHO'S now carrying on the Sac
lingin AlezandraSD. C.
march THOMAS G. PRETTYNN