Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-14
SaAAlins to Perfection.

Il ana IS now Manufacturing, u Npi,nS SADDLE Na-|
superior to any that have hitherto been 0t>.rcG ~ me
public. This Improvement consists IN the suspension
of the whole seat by two e spriUgs, %siCIilr 10 4. pig
spring, which being screwed ON the back par lt ,s.
cantle ofthc saddle, receives an iron bar, iogruUn fre
sweep of the cantle; thus preserving 1t iron. reccNnE
any injury by a horse rolling in the saddle; and wsh
the saddle tree more firm than 1t would Oibera Ise be
which cannot fail to give ease to both horse and ,id,T.
A frame also enters the back Of The cautle osthe saddle,
calculated to raise the valice or portnianieal, and Keep
It entirely clear of the horses back. This can be put
on OF removed in Il moment.
Inorder to prove to the publ the superiority ofthcse
Saddles, he will give a few extracts Of letters from
those who have them in use-among whom is the late
Presidentof the United States:
+. &. Prettyman: Sir fnd, on trial of your Patent
Spring Saddle, that 1t corresponds with The view YOU
have taken oft JIHES UONROE
O& HK, July 7h, 1926.
7. G. Prettyman: SRI find your Patent Spring Sad.
die to be far superior to any have ever tried
.8uburn, Loudoun Cy, ia. July I'm, 1926
FROM THE U. s. AGENT OF TuE PATENT OFFICE.
T. G. Prettyman: Sir-1h his evening is the first time
that | have mounted my horse, since have received
this elegant specimen OF your ingenuity It's so easy,
that were | to ride few hours on it, think it probable
| should FALL asleep. I admire not only the invention,
but the materials, and particularly the workmanship.
U7LLL9M IHORN1ON.
Washington city, June 2Ch, 1896.
T. G. Prettyman: Sir have used your Patent
Spring Saddle for some time past, and can say il Is
the easiest l have ever used and can, agreeably to my
Judgment and experience, in confidence recommend
it. DANIEL KENNEDY.
Charles County, Md. July sM, 1926.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Alexandria, have
used Z. &. Prettyman's Patent Spring Saddle, and find
it easier than any we have tried
JCHN HOOFE,
a. {. CiZENUPE,
Miy2 rs, 1926. H. RUNhELL&.
II being now more than twenty years since ] was
first acquainted W til the slddling business. and from
near six years trial of my Spring Saddle four years be-
fore It was patented, in order to prove them, and near
two years since on public trial, I can now with conf
dence saw, that a saddle made on this principle, is bet
ter in every respect than a saddle made in any other
way, either with or without springs, and will give fiji.
" dollars to any man that can prove otherwise, or
make any reaso able objection why IL cannot be done;
| will give one hundred dollars for an improvement
on them
These saddles are made complete at from twelve 10
dollars. The springs are equally as well a.
dapted 10 LADIES' saddles Ms any otheri and any ono
sending the price Of such a saddle as they may want,
it will be finished to order as well as if personal appli-
cation were made, and when they receive the saddle,
if it is not according to their expectation, they are at
liberty to return it, ard will refund their money and
pay all eypence OF convey ancc TO and from ID. Jack
ION of Richmond. and Frederick r. Kneass of Peters
burg, Va. who have rights to manufacture these sad
dies; and any other person having 4 desire to manu-
facture the same can obtain q right by paying twenty
dollars in hand and one dollar on each saddle manufac-
tured, or caused I be manufactured forthe remainder
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 a complete
model 50 they cannot fail to make the ssddIe; this mo-
del can be sent 10 any part OF the United States. II
any one wishes to purchase a right for a state, or coun-
ty, or city. ortown. he can have it on accommodating
These saddles are no more work to make them
than the common plain saddle, and the springs can be
made by any common blacksmith, and boy that can
do any work can put them to the saddle tree.
AIforders from any part of the U. States, eithor for
saddles or Patent Rights, will meet with prompt atten-
ton by the subscriber, whoi is now carrying en- the sad
ding in Alexandria, ID. &
march THOMAS 6.
MIR. Jacob Gregg, who is now
travelling in the different States, is dolly author
IL d by me to sell the Patent Rights Tor the
Spring Saddles in my name, having a legal
power Of attorney from me to do 50.
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