Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-27
Private Entertainment .
SaAdlins to Perfection.

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Il and is NOW Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, much
superior any that have hitherto beer offered to the
public. This improvement consists in the suspension
of the whole seat by two C springs, similar TO gig
spring, which being screwed on the back part the
can,lc ofthe saddle, receives iron bar forming the
sweep Of the anle; thus preserving it from receiving
any injury BY horse rolling in the saddle and making
the saddle tree firm than it would otherwise be-
which cannot fail 10 give to both horse and rider
frame also enters the back of the cantle of the saddle
calculated to raise the valice portmanteau and keep
il entirely clear OF the horses back This be pu,
on orrcmovcd in moment.
Inordcrt prove to thcpublcthe superiority oflhcs
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:
r. G. Prettyman: Sir-I find, on trial ofyour FsteHt
Spring Saddle, that it corresponds with the viewyoa
have taken oft JAMES MONROE.
Oak Hill, July 7hi, 1896.
I. c. Prctyman: Sir--l find your Patent Sprnc Sal.
die to be far supcriorto any have ever tried.
IRIS BUCKNER
Auburn, Loudoun C'y, Va July LIN, 1926
FROM TIE u s. AGENT OF THE PATENT OFFICE.
T. G. Prettyman: Sr-This evening is the first tine
that have mounted my horse, since have received
this elegant specimen your ingenuity. 1t 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
WILLL8lM TH0RN7'ON
Washi1gfoa CITY, June 2Ofh, 1926.
L. G. Prettyman: Sir-I have used your Patent
Spring Saddle for some time past, and can say it
the easiest have cverusedand can agreeably to ny
Judgment and experience, in confidence recommend
it. Daniel KENNEDY
Charles County, Nd July 8th, 1896.
We, the subscribers citizens of Alexandra, have
usedr. G. Prettyman's Patent Spring Saddle, and
it easier than any VIC have tried
JOHN H0OFE
a. C. CdZENOTE,
Juiy2S, 1896 j. n. RUNNELLS
IL being now more than twenty years since was
first acquainted with the saddling business, and from
near six years trial of my Spring Saddle four years be-
fore twas patented in order to prove them and near
two years since on public trial. can now with conf.
dencc say, that saddle made on this principle is bet.
ter in every respect than saddle mad. in any Other
way either with or without springs; and will give ft
ty dollars TO any man that can prove otherwise CT
make any reasonable objection why it cannot be done
and Twill give one hundred dollars for an mproyemen,
on them.
These saddles are made complete at from twelve TO
forty five dollars. The springs are equally as we'll a.
dapted to LADIES' saddles as any Others and any one
sending the price Of such saddle as they NAV want
twill be finished to order well as if personal appl
cation were made. and when they receive the saddle
If not according to their expectation they are
liberty to return it, and will refund their money and
pay all expence Of conveyance to and from D. Jack.
son OF Richmond and Frederick r. Kneass of Peters.
burg, Va. who have rights to manufacture these sad
dies; and any other person having adesire to MANI
facture the same can obtain right by paying tweny
dollars in hand and one dollar on each saddle manufc
tured, or caused to be manufactured forthe remands
of fourteen from the date of the Patent which
is Thrtieth of September 1925, and any one sending
the twenty dollars will be furnished with complete
modelso they cannot fail to make the ssdde; this mo
del can be sent TO any part Of the United States.
any one wishes to purchase arghtfor state, coun
ty city, town, be can have il on accommodating
terms. These saddlesare no more work to make them
than the common plain saddle, and the springs can be
made by any common blacksmith, and boy that
10 any work can putthep to the saddle.tree.
All ordersrom any part of the u States, either fO'
adde's Patent Rights willmeet with prompt atten-
ion by the subscriber, WHO'S now carrying on the sad
ling in Alexandra, D. C.
msrch7 THOMAS C. PR"rTYusN