Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-05-17
EVERY MAN ms OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL.
SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW

Patented By Charles Leavia, February 27th, 1856
THE 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 ths kind of ma
chime md from long experience with CAST corn ncrush
ers finding that all of them liable 10 objections the
most formidable of which their want of durability
liability to ont he again went to work with the
view ofremovng the Objectionable features In February
1885, he succeeded in obtaining letters patent for the Ex
celssr Corn and Cob MILL and has the satisfaction
Of being able to present the above Mill TO the farmers of
the United States standing it does at the head of the
list of Corn-Crushers combining the good qualities of ALL
exempt from the defects any, and possessing
valuable and distinguishing features of which all others
| are destitute
We have remarked that the great and
m0untabe hjecton urged with much force against
castrOn mills was their papable deficiency in durability
To remove this objection desderatum long sought
Tor and which has been at length attained in the Excel
sior MP 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
new rings AT cost of $3 which makes the mill good
as new there being other part liable to out Two
equal to two mills This peculisrity, possessed by
other MILL should not be overlooked by purchasers it
nsures durability, consideration of all others the most
Important
Another interesting feature in this MILL and 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 bushel instead
OF being scattered around the mill is ordinarily the
case.
This mill having been fairly tested with other mil at
the late Fair of the Mary land Agricultural Society," at the
Ohio State Fair and elsewhere all of which establish
ed its superiority, do not hesitate emphatcay to pro-
nOunce pre-emnently superior to 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 crushers broad
as to render comparison supenous and, evidence
of our sincerity, hereby announce that will give
silver cup Rny Corn Crusher that be produced of
the same size and same length of lever that will grind
finer and faster than the Excelsior at time and place
70 be agreed upon.
Capacity of grinding corn and cobs with tive horses
from Is 10 90 and with horse from to 10 bushels per
hour.
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
Years,
Compared with that Of other 1fIls in use at this time
has been proven by experience and contrary TO gen.
eral expectation, that iron Mills for grinding Corn
etc. TO do the work properly will not last than
years In view Of this fact the inventor of the Excelsior
Mill has labored to produce machine that will be
economical, and at the time effsctual Thief
lowing estimate will show the cost of grinding with each
of the Mills now in use for ten years:
Cost OF Excelsior MILL $50, including extra set of
Grinding Plates which makes good four years. Cost
Of repairs for SIX years. 49, making for ten years $59
Cost of common Mills without any extras, says $A-
Cost of running the same for ten years. supposng the
Mill will last longas the Excelaor Mill without repairs
say be renewed every two years. which in this
must be done at the expense OF a machine each time
$76 making for the teu years cost of 1920 This
rne will apply toany and all of the Mills use which
cOmen competition with the Excelsior Mill
Farmers and others in want oil mills for grinding Corn
and Cob etc. will by the above estimate that Ex
celsOr M be used for the purpose required at less
than one third the expense of any other Mill
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 il introduc
ing it 10 the public, believing it to be all that is claimed
for it, and well worthy the attention of every Farmer,