Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-06-08
SaAAling to Perfection.

UyuOMAs G. PRETTYMAN has lately Patented,
1 and is now Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, mnch
superior to any that have hitherto been offered To the
public. This Improvement consists IN the suspension
| of the whole seat by two springs, similar 10 gig
spring which being screwed on the back part OF the
cant,e ofthe saddle receives iron bar forming the
sweep of the cantle; thus preserving 1t from receiving
ony injury BY horse rolling in the saddles and making
the saddle tree more firm than it would otherwise DE:
which cannot fail to give ease to both horse ana iiaer
frame also enters the back of the cantle OF the saddle
calculated to raise the valice pormanteau and Keep
i. entirely clear of the horses back This can be put
| OF or removedin moment
Inorer to prove to the publcthe superiority ofhese
Saddles, he will give few extracts OF letters rom
those who have them in use-amonS whom is the iate
Presidento of the United States:
| T. G. Prettyman: Sr-I find, on trial OF your Patent
Spring Saddle that it corresponds with the view you
have taken oft IfHES -nONhoE'
Oak HQ, July IN, 1926.
r. G. Pre,tyman: Sir-l findyour Patent Spring Sad
die to be far superior to any have ever tried
.4RIS BUrKNER.
.7uburn, Loudoun C'y, ia. July l7th, 1926
! FROM THE U. s.. AGENT OF THE PATENT OFFICE.
T. G. Prettyman: Sr-This evening is the first time
that have mounted my horse, since have received
this elegant specimen of your ingenuity It's so easy
that to ride few hours on 1t, think probable
should fall asleep l admire not only the lnvention
but the materials, and particularly the workmanship
WILLL8M THORNTON.
Washington City, June 10th, 1926.
! r G. Prettyman: Sir-I have used your Patent
Spring Saddle for time past, and can say 1t is
the easiest have usedand can, agreeaby to my
judgment and experience, in confidence recommend
It. DANIEL KENNEDY
Charles County, Nd July 8th, 1896
| We, the subscribers, citizens OF Aiexanaria' ~" e
usedT G. Prettyman's Patent Spring Saddle, an Ind
u e"'''' '''''' WY ~ " JOHN H0OFT.
| A. c. C.aZET0Yk',
| L,ly2S. 1926. j. H. RUANEILS
1t being now more than twenty years since was
first acquainted with the saddlng business, aud from
near six years trial of my Spring Saddle tour ear De
fore it patented i'll order to prove eIn and ht tr
two years since on public trial, can now with conn
dence say that saddle made this principle Is oct
ter in every respect than saddle made in any other
way, either with without springs; and VII give hf-
| " dollars to any that prove otherwise, or
make any reaso able objection why cannot be done;
and will give one hundred dollars for Improvement
! on them
These saddles are made complete at from twelve to
forty five dollars The springs equally as well a
dapted to LADIES' saddles any other; and any one
sending the price of such saddle as they may want,
will be finished to order well as if personal appll.
cation made, and when they receive the saddle,
if it is not according to their expectation, they are at
bcrt, return it, and will refund their money and
pay ali expence of conveyance to and from D. Jack
SON of Richmond, and Frederick +. kneass of Peters
burg, Va who have rights to manufacture these sad
dies; and any other person having desire to manu-
facure the same can obtain right by paying twenty
dollars in hand and dollar each saddle manufac
tured, or causedt be manufactured forthe remainder
of fourteen years from the date of the Patent which
is Thirte,h of September, 1925; and any sending
the twenty dollars will be furnished with complete
model so they fail to make the ssddle this
del can be 10 any part of the United States If
any wishes to purchase Alright for state coun-
y, or city, or town. he can have it on accommodating
terms. These saddlesare more work to make them
than the plain saddle, and the springs can be
made by any common blacksmith, and boy that can
do any work can put them to the saddletree
All orders from any part of the u States, either for
saddles or Patent Rights, wmee with prompt atten-
ton by the subscriber, Who'll now carrying on the sad
ding in Alexandra, ID. e
march 7 THOMAS 6. PRETTYMAN.
MIR. Jacob Gregg, who is now
travelling in the different States, is duly author
lied by me to sell the Patent Rights for the
Spring Saddles in my name, having legal
power Of attorney from me to do so.
,Dav "A 1897 pRET-TVNAN