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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
CALVIN M. LANE AND MATHEW C. FRANKLIN, OF LOCKHART, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN SADDLE-TREE FORKS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 203,626, dated May 14, 1878; application filed
March 22, 1878.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that we, CALVIN i. LANE and
MATHEW C. FRANKLIN, of Lockhart, in the
county of Caldwell and State of Texas, have
invented a new and useful Improvement in
Saddle-Tree Fork, of which the following is a
specification :
Figure 1 is a vertical section of our im-
proved saddle-tree fork. Fig. 2 is a cross-sec-
tion of the same, taken through the line x a,
Fig.1. Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view
of a modified form of the pommel.
Similar letters of reference indicate corre-
sponding parts.
The object of this invention is to furnish an
improved saddle-tree fork, which shall be sim-
ple in construction, light, and durable, and
which may be readily adjusted as a Texas sad-
dle-tree or a muley saddle-tree.
The invention consists in an improved sad-
dle-tree fork, formed of a cast malleable-iron
fork, the detachable wooden pommel, and the
wooden side pieces, as hereinafter fully de-
scribed.
A is the body of the tree, which is cast of
malleable iron, of the proper shape and size.
Upon the upper forward part of the bow of
the tree is formed a seat for the pommeL B,
which has dowel-pins attached to its lower
side, to fit into holes formed in the said tree,
and which is secured in place by bolts C,
passing through the said pommel and tree, asshown in Figs.1 and 2. The outer side of the
arms of the tree are cut away, forming wide
dovetailed grooves, into which are fitted
wooden plates D.
This construction makes the tree lighter,
and also serves for more conveniently secur-
ing the cover of the saddle to the said tree.
In case a muley saddle is required, the pom-
mel B is detached by removing the bolts C,
and a muley pommel, E, is secured in its
place. This construction also enables a sad-
dle-tree to be provided with any kind of a
pommel the buyer may wish.
By this construction a light, strong, and
durable saddle-tree is formed, which may be
covered and finished in the usual way.
In case a lady's saddle is required, a wrought-
iron horn is attached to the tree in the same
manner as the pommel, as hereinbefore de-
scribed.
Having thus described our invention, we
claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
Patent-
An improved metal saddle-tree fork pro-
vided with the detachable wooden pommel B
and the wooden side pieces, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
CALVIN MORGAN LANE.
ILATHEW CALHOUN FRANKLIN.
Witnesses :
W. B. WAIER,
W. N. McKINNEY.
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Lane, Calvin M. & Franklin, Mathew C. Improvement in Saddle-Tree Forks., patent, May 14, 1878; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169730/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.