Improvement in Saddle-Trees.

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Patent for "an improvement in riding-saddles, designed to secure greater strength in the pommel and fork; and it consists in forming the fork of the saddle-tree and the pommel from malleable cast-iron, and in one and the same piece, the neck of the pommel being cast hollow for greater lightness, with the upper end of the casting open, which opening is closed by a surmounting cap of wood or other material, which finishes the pommel." (Lines 13-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.

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[1], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Still, Henry C. & Still, Joseph R. September 18, 1877.

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Patent for "an improvement in riding-saddles, designed to secure greater strength in the pommel and fork; and it consists in forming the fork of the saddle-tree and the pommel from malleable cast-iron, and in one and the same piece, the neck of the pommel being cast hollow for greater lightness, with the upper end of the casting open, which opening is closed by a surmounting cap of wood or other material, which finishes the pommel." (Lines 13-23) Includes instructions and illustrations.

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[1], 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 195,415, dated September 18, 1877; application filed August 20, 1877.

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Still, Henry C. & Still, Joseph R. Improvement in Saddle-Trees., patent, September 18, 1877; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166703/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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