Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-06-03
EVERY MAN HIs OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL.
SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW.

Patented By Charles Leayitt, February 9th, 1855
THE above cut represents recent and valuable i'm
4 Il provement by Charles Leavitt in PORTABLE
GRAIN MILLS, adapted to crushing Corn and Cob
together for stock and grinding Meal for family use Mr.
Leavitt being the original inventor OF this kind OF ma
chine md long experience with east iron corncrush
finding that all OF them were liable to objections the
most formidable of which their want of Durability
liability to out he again went to work with the
view Of removing the Objectionable features In February
1885, he succeeded IN o1anng letters patent Tor the
being able to present the above I'LL to the farmers Of
the United States standing it does at the head of the
EXEMPT from the defects any and possessing many
valuable, and distinguishing features OF which all others
are destitute. Ef-s
We have remarked that the great and heretofore nsur
mounabe ectiop, urged with much force against
cast iron mills their papable deficiency in durability
To remove this OBJ bjecon desideraum long sought
or and which has been at length attained in the Excel
MP only the grinding surface Of which consists In
moveable rings made In hard end superior metal and
which, when out can be rsp ed In five minutes by
rings, at cost Of 30, which makes the mill good
new there being other part liable out. Two
sets Of grinding rings accompany each MILL maxim it
equal to two mills. This peuu arity possessed by lao
oher MILL should not be oVerlookei by purchasers
insures durability, consideration Others the n9st
important. ..
Another interesting feature in this MILL apa which
we think will secure for 1t just consi6erat Il merit is
il its being provided with meal condnclyr by means of
which the meal is discharged into half bushe instead
of being scattered around the mill as is ordinarily the
case.
This mill having been fairly tested with other mills at
The late Far of the Maryland Agricultural Society," at the
Ohio State Fair and elsewhere at all of which it establish
ed its superiority, do not hesitate emphacaly to pro-
nounce preemneny superior to 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 60 broad
20 render comparison supeinous and evidence
of our sincerity, hereby that will give
silver cup any Corn Crusher that be produced Of
the size and length of lever that will grind
timer and fnster than the Excelsior time and place
to be agreed upon ..
Capacity of grinding corn and cobs with tive horses
from Is to 90 and with horse from to 10 bushels per
hour.
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
ears, ------ ..
C0nsparsd sOih that Of other NILS in nss at is tie
has been proven by experience and contrary to gen.
eral expectation that cast Mills for grinding Corn
etc. TO do the work properly will last than two
years. In view of this TACT the inventor OF the Excelsior
economical and at the same time efscual The fol-
lowing estimate will show the cost Of grinding with esch
of the Mills now in for ten years:
Cost of Excelsior Mill, $50, including extra set of
Grinding Plates which makes 1t good for our years. Cost
of repairs for six years. So making for ten years $9
Cost of common Mills, without any extras, says ga
Cost Of running the for ten years. suppOsng that the
Mill will last long the Exeeaior Mill without repairs
must be done at the expense OF machine each time
$76 making for the teu years cost of 1920 This
rule will apply any and all Of the Mills which
come in competition with the Excelsior Mill
Farmers and others in want OF mills for grinding Corn
and Cob etc. will by the above estimate that the Ex
eeSor Mill be used for the purpose required at less
than one third the expense Of any other Mill in
This Mill may be put up in few minutes by any ordi
nary farm hand printed directions for which accompany
each Mill.
Ths undersigned having purchased the right to the
above Mill in Middle Tennessee take pleasure in ntroduc
ing to the public, believing be all that is claimed
for it and well worthy the attention Of every Farmer