Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-23
Private Entertainment,
SaAdling to Perfection


Il and is now Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, much
superior any that have hitherto been offered to The
public. This improvement consists in the Suspension
of the whole seat by two springs, similar to gy
spring, which being screwed the back part Of The
canle ofthe saddle receives an iron bar forming the
sweep of the cantle; thus preserving it from receiving
any injury by horse rolling inthe saddles and making
the saddle tree more firm than it would otherwise BE-
which cannot fail to give to both horse and rider
frame also enters the back cantle of the saddle
calculated to raise the valce portma nteau and keep
il entirely clear of the horses back This can be put
on orremovedin q moment.
norder prove to the public the superiority ofthese
Saddles he will give few extracts Of letters from
those who have them in use-among whom is the late
Presidentof the United States:
T. G. Prettyman: sir-I find, on trial ofyour Patent
Spring Saddle, that it corresponds with the view you
have taken oft JAMES MONROE
Oak hFA July 7th, 1926.
TIC. Prettyman: Sir-I your Patent Spring Sad
die to be far superiort to any have ever tried.
.aRLS BUTKNER
.duburn, Loudoun Cy, IA. July I'm, 1896
PROM THE o. 8. AGENT OF THE PATENT OFFICE.
T. G. Prettyman Sir-This evening is the first time
that have mounted my horse, since have received
this elegant specimen Of your ingenuity. It'll easy
that were to ride few hours on it, think probable
should fall asleep admire not only the invention,
but the materials, and particularly the workmanship
- WZLLLHlM THORNION
T. G. Prettyman: Sir-I have used your Patent
Spring Saddle for some time past, and can say it IS
the easiest have used-and cam agreeably to nv
Judgment and experience, in eon6denes recommend
it. DANIEL KENNEDY
Charles County, Nd. July 8th, 1926.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Alexandra, have
usedT g. Prettyman's Patent Spring Saddle and find
Is easier than any we have tried
JOHN HOOFF.
4. C. C.aZENOVE,
Juy2s, 1926. j. H. RJNNELLS
1t being now more than twenty years since was
first acquainted with the saddlng business and from
near six years. trial of my Spring Saddle four years be-
fore twas patented, in order to prove them, and nesr
two years since public trial. can now with conf
dence say, that saddle made this principle is bet
ter in every respect than saddle made in any other
way either with without springs, and will give fl.
ty dollars to any man that prove otherwise, or
make any reasonable objection why cannot be done;
and will give one hundred doarsfor improvement
on them.
These saddles are made complete at from twelve TO
forty-hve dollars The springs are equally as we'll a.
dapted to LADIES saddles any other; and any
sending the price of such saddle as they may want,
it will be finished to order well as if personal appl
cation were made, and when they receive the saddle
it it is not according to their expectation, they at
liberty to return it, and will refund their money and
son of Richmond, and Frederick F. Kneass of Peters
burg, Va who have rights to manufacture these SAD.
dles and any other person having desire to manu-.
facture the same obtain right by paying twenty
dollars in hand and dollar each saddle manufe
turel caused to be manufactured forthe remainder
of fourteen years from the date of the Patent which
is Thirtelh Of September 1895; and any one sending
the twenty dollars will be furnished with complete
modelsot they cannot fail to make the ssddle; thismo
del be sent to any part of the United States II
any wishes to purchase rghtfor state,
ty, city, or town, he can have it accommodating
fer These nj p nj mn IN aketh
than the common plain saddle and the springs can be
made by any common blacksmith, and q boy that cat
do any work can put them to the saddle-tree.
Alordersfrom any part of the u States, either for
saddles or Patent Rights, will meet with prompt atten-
ton by thesubscrber who now carrying the sad
ding in Alexandra, ID. C.
march7 THOMAS G. PFrpTvbie