Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-06-01
EVERY MAN AIS OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL,
SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW

Patented by Charles Leavitt, February 9Th, 1855
| TNhE above cut represents recent and valuable i'm
4 provement by Charles Leavitt, in PORTABLE
| GRAIN MILLS, adapted to crushing Corn and Cob
together for STOCK and grinding Meal for family Mr..
Leavitt being the original inventor OF this kind of
chine md from long experience with cast iron
ers finding that all Of Them liable to objections, the
most formidable of which their want of Durability
liability TO out he again went to work with the
view ofremovpg the Objectionable features In February
1885, be succeeded in obtaining letters patent for the SEX
celser Corn and Cob Mill" and now has the satisfaction
ef being able to present the above Mill to the farmers of
the United States standing it does at the head of the
list Of Con.CrusherS combining the good qualities of ALL
exemDt om the defects ofany and possessing many new
VauSbe and distinguishing features OF which all others
| are destitute.
We have remarked that the great and heretofore nsur
mOuntabe oh lection, urged with much force against
clstron mills, their papabe deficiency in durability
To remove this objection desideratum long sought
for, and which has been at h h attained in the Exce
sior hl only the grinding surface of which consists In
moveable rings, made IN hard and superior metal and
which, when out, be replaced in five minutes by
Few rings, at cost of s which makes the mil good
as new there being no oaer at iableto wear out Two
sets OF grinding rings accou ny each MILL N king 1t
equal TO two mills This pc, I.ttv, 'sscsSCd by no
oher mill should not be looked W plrcl .sers it
nsures durability consider ion OF al oIcrs the most
important.
Another interesting feature ts MILL and one which
we think will secure Tor consideration of merit is
Ia It's being provided with meal conductor by means OF
which the meal is discharged into half bushe instead
OF being scattered around the mill is ordinarily the
case
the late Fair of the Maryland Agricultural Society," at the
Ohio State Fair and elsewhere, at all Of which establish
ed It's superiority do not hesitate emphacally TO
preeminently superior any and all other
crushers OF the day. independent of its movable grinding
rings which feature of itself makes the distinction be-
tween the Excelsior and all other corncrushers broad
as 20 render comparison supernOus; and evidence
OF our sincerity hereby announce that will give
silver any Corn Crusher that be produced of
the size and same length of lever that will grind
finer and faster than the Excelsior at time and place
10 be agreed upon.
Capacity of grinding corn and cobs with tive horses
hour.
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
Years,
CompGred s0ih that Of othsr MUS in use at this time
1t has been proven by experience and contrary gen.
eral expectation that cast iron Mills for grinding Corn
etc. TO do the work properly, will not last than two
years In of this fact the inventor of the Excelsior
Mill has abored produce machine that will be more
economical and at the same time eectua. The fol-
lowing estimate will show The cost of grinding with each
of the Mills now in for ten years:
Cost of Excelsior Mill $780, including an extra set of
Grinding Plates, which makes good for years Cost
of repairs for six years So making for ten years $59
Cost of common Mills, without any extras says $I4-
Cost Of running the for ten years. supposng that the
Mill viii last long the Exeeaior Mill without repairs
say to be renewed every two years. which in this case
must be done at the expense of machine each time
S76, making for the teu years cost of 1920 This
rnle will apply and all of the Mills which
come in competition with the Excelsior Mill
Farmers and others in want mills for grinding Corn
and Cob etc. will see by the above estimate that the Ex
cesiOr Mill can be used for the purpose required less
than one third the expense of other Mill
This Mill may be put up in few minutes by any ord.
nary farm hand printed directions for which accompany
each Mill.
The undersigned having purchased the right to the
above Mill IN Middle Tennessee take pleasure in ntrOdUc
ing to the public, believing it to be all thai is claimed
for it. and well worthy the attention of every Farmer