Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-06-10
EVERY MAN AIS OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL,
soMETHING ENVIRELY NEW.

Patented 5y Charles Leauitt, february 27aa 1855.
TINE above cut represents receut and valuable i'm
L provement BY Charles Lesvitt, in PORTABLE
GRAIN MILLS, adapted 10 crushing Corn and Cob
together for stock and grinding Meal for family Mr.
Leavtt being the original inventor OF this KIND OF ma
chine nd from long experience with cast iron corn crush
ers finding that all Of them liable to objections the
most formidable of which their want Of durability
liability ont he again went to work with the
view Of removing Objectionable features In February
1855 succeeded obtaining letters patent Tor the Ex
celsier Corn and Cob M and has the satisfaction
Of being able to present the above Mill to the farmers OF
the United States standing 1t does at the head OF the
list of .Crushes combining the good qualities OF a
exempt the defects ofauy and possessing many new
valuable and distinguishing features OF which aii others
are destitute.
We have remarked that the great and heretofore nsur
mOunlabe objection urged with much force against
castron mills their papable deficiency In durability
To this objection desderatum long sought
for and which has been at eng attained IN the Excel
sior M only the grinding lace OF which consists In
movable rings made in hard and superior metal and
which, when worn out can be replaSe In hVe minutes py
rings, at cost Of $3 which makes the mill as sooo
new, there being other pa- abeto wear out Two
sets of grinding rings accoup-Hy eseh MILL making 1t
equal to two mills. This reeu -riiy p'ssrsStd ~ no
oher mill should not be erie, Sed " clisefs, as It
nsures durability, consideration OF all others the mcst
important. .-.. -.
Another interesting feature in this mill and hch
we think will secure for Just consideration of 1srt Is
in its being provided with meal conductor, ans OF
which the meal is discharged into half Nrs lnstead
Of being scattered around the mill, a' .dinarly the
case =.
This mill having been fairly tested with other mills at
the late FAIR of the Mary Agricultural Society," at the
Fair and elsewhere at all OF which establish
ed its superiority do not hesitate emphatealy to pro-
preemnenty superior to any and all other corn
crushers Of the day. independent OF its moveable gndng
rings which feature of itself makes the distinction be-
tween the Excelsior and all other SO broad
render comparison superfnous snd as an evidence
of our sincerity, hereby announce that we Will give
silver cup any Corn Crusher that be produced OF
the and length of lever that Will grind
finer and faster than the Excelsior at some time and place
10 be agreed upon.
Capacity OF grinding corn and cobs with tive horses
om Is 90 and with horse from TO 10 bushels per
hour.
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
Years,
Csparsd sch that If other NILS in at this time.
1t has been proven by experience and contrary to gen.
era expectation that cast iron Mills for grinding Corn
etc. do the work properly will not last more than two
years In of this TACT the inventor OF the Excelsior
economical and at the same time efecual The fol-
lowing estimate will show The cost of grinding wltn each
of the Mills in use for ten years:
Cost of Excelsior Mill, $50, including extra set of
Grinding Plates which makes good for years. Cost
of repairs for years. So making for ten years $50
Cost of Mills, without any extras, says $4-
Cost of running the for ten years. supposng that the
Mill will last as long the Exceaior Mill without repairs
say be renewed every two years, which In this
must be done the expense OF machine each time,
$76 making for the teu years cost of 1920 This same
rne will apply and all of the Mills III which
come in competition with the Excelsior Mill.
Farmers and others in want o mills for grinding Corn
and Cob etc. will see by the above estimate that the Ex
cesor Mill can be used for the purpose required at less
than one third the expense of any other Mill now in
This Mill may be put up in few minutes by any ordi-
nary farm hand printed directions for which accompany
each Mill.
above i'll in Middle Tennessee take pleasure in introduc
ing it 10 the public believing to be all that is claimed
for it. and well worthy the attention OF every Farmer,