Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-02
Private Entertainment,
SaddAiMg, to Perfection.


4 and is now Manufacturing, Spring Saddle, much
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 to gig
spring. which being screwed the back part OF the
cantIe of the saddle receives iron bar forming the
sweep Of the camille; thus preserving from receiving
any injury by horse rolling in the saddles and making
the saddle tree firm than it would otherwise be,
which cannot fail to give ease to both horse and rider
frame also enters the back the cante Of the saddle,
calculated raise the vaice or portmanteau, and keep
it entirely clear of the horses back This be put
on or removed in moment
Inorder prove to the publcthe superiority ofthcsc
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 C. Prettyman: Sir-I find, on trial of your Patent
Spring Saddle, that It corresponds WITH me view you
have taken oft JaNES MONROE.
Oak AA July 7ih, 1926
T. G. Prettyman Sir-I find your Patent Spring Sad.
die to be far supenorto any have ever tried.
ARLS BbCKNER
.4u5urn, Loudoun Cy, Va. July l7th, 1926.
FROM o. Z. AGENT OF TIE PATENT OFFICE.
L. G. Prettyman: Sir-This evening is the first time
that have mounted my horse, since have received
this elegant specimen Of your ingenuity. It's easy
that to ride few hours on it, think it probable
should fall asleep. l admire not only the invention,
but the materials, and particularly the workmanship.
Washington City, June 20fh, 1926.
T. G. Prettyman: Sir-l have used your Patent
Spring Saddle for some time past and can say it IS
the easiest have ever used-and can, agreeably to my
judgment and experience in c cont" recommend
Charles County, bid. July 8M, 1926.
We, the subscribers, citizens of Alexandria, have
used I. G. Pretymans Patent Spring Saddle, and find
~ JoHN H0oFE,
A. c. C.iZENOVE,
July %, 1926. J. H. RUhNELLS.
heinp now more than twenty years I was
first acquainted with the saddling business and from
six years trial of my Spring Saddle four years be-
fore was patented in order to prove them, and
two years since on public trial. can now with conf
dence say, that saddle made onths principle, is bet
ter in every respect than saddle made in any, other
way, either with without springs, and will give ff
ty dollars to any man that can prove otherwise, or
make any reasonable 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-ve dollars. The springs equally as we'll a.
dapted to LADIES' saddles as any Others and any one
sending the price of such saddle they may want,
it will be finished to order as well as if personal appli.
cation made, and when they receive the saddle
f is not according to their expectation they are at
liberty to return it, and will refund their money and
pay all expence OF conveyance to and from d. Jack
of Richmond, and Frederick F. Kneass of Peters
burg, Va. who have rights to manufacture these sad.
dies; and any other person having desire to manu-
facture the same obtain right by paying twenty
dollars in hand and one dollar each saddle manufac-
tured, caused to be manufactured orthe remainder
of fourteen years from the date of the Patent which
is Thrtieth Of September, 1895 and any one sending
the twenty dolars will be furnished with complete
model they cannot fail to make the ssddIe; this mo-
del can be sent to any part of the United States If
any one wishes to purchase right for state or coun
ty, city, town, he have it on accommodating
terms. These saddles are 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 sadde.tree.
All ordersfrom any part of the u. States: either for
saddles Patent Rights, will meet with prompt atten
ton by thesubscriber WHO'S now carrying on the sad
ding in Alexandrp, DC.
march7 THOMAS G. PRETTYMAN.