Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-05-27
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL,
soMETHINg FNrIRKLY NEW.

Patented By Charles Leavitt, February 27t, 1856.
rHE above cut represents recent and valuable i'm.
Il provement by Charles Leavitt, in PORTABLE
GRAIN MILLS, adapted TO crushing Corn and Cob
together for stock and grinding Meal for family Mr.
Leavltt being the original inventor OF this kind OF ma
chine md long experience with east iron corn crush
finding that all of Them liable to objections the
formidable of which their want Of Durability
liability TO out he again went to work with the
view of removing objectionable features In February,
1885, he succeeded in obtaining for the SEX
celser Corn and Cob Mill and has the satisfaction
of being able present the above Mill to the farmers of
the United States standing does at the head Of the
list of ConCrushers combining the good qualities Of ALL
EXEMPT from ths defects and possessing many new
valuable and distinguishing features Of which all others
destitute
We have remarked that the great and insur.
mounnbe objection, urged with much force against
castiron mills their pspable deficiency in durability.
To remove this objection desderatum long sought
tor and which has been ct length attained in the Excel
sor NIP only the grinding surface of which consists In
movesble rings made in hard and superior metal and
which, when out can be replaced in five minutes by
rings, at cost of S. which makes the mill good
new. there being other part liable to out. Two
sets OF grinding rings accompany each mil, making it
equal to two mills This pecuarity possessed by no
Oher MILL should not be overlooked by purchasers
insures durability, consideration of all others the most
important.
Another interesting feature in this mill and one which
think will secure for it just consideration of merit is
in its being provided with meal conductor 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 Fair of the Maryland Agricultural Society at the
Ohio State Fair and elsewhere at all of which establish
ed its superiority, do not hesitate emphatcaly to pro-
nOunce preemineny superior to any and all other
crushers of the day. independent of its moyeabe grinding
rings which feature of itself makes the distinction be-
tween the Excelsior and ell other crushers broad
20 render comparison superfnous and evidence
of our sincerity, hereby announce that will give
silver cup any Corn Crusher that be produced of
the size and same length of lever that will grind
finer and faster than the Excelsior time and place
70 be agreed upon.
Capacity of grinding corn and cobs with tive horses
from Is to 90 and with one horse from to 10 bushels per
hour
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
Years,
Compared wih that Of Otter AIlls in at this Time.
has been proven by experience and contrary TO gen.
era expectation, that cast Mills for grinding Corn
etc., TO do the work properly will not last than two
years In view of this TACT the inventor of the Excelsior
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, $50, including extra set Of
Grinding Plates, which makes good for years. Cost
of repairs for six years. $9 making for ten years. $5
Cost of common Mills, without any extras says $A-
Cost Of running the for ten years. supposng that the
Mill will last long the Exceaior Mill without repairs
say be renewed every two years. which in this case
must be done at the expense of machine each time
tl76 making for the eu years cost Of 1920 This
rne will apply toany and all of the Mills IN use 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 EI
cesor Mill can be used for the purpose required at less
than one third the expense OF 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.
The undersigned having purchased the right to the
above Mill IN Middle Tennessee take pleasure in inroduc
ing TO the public believing to be all that is claimed
for it and well worthy the attention Of every Farmer,