Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-05-15
EVERY MAN AIS OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB Mill.
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Patented by Charles LeaviH, February 9th, 1855.
THE above cut represents recent and valuable i'm.
l. provement by Charles Leavitt, in PORTABLE
GRAIN MILLS, adapted to crushing Corn and Cob
together for stock and grinding Meal for family use Mr.
Leavu being the original inventor OF this KIND OF ma
chine md from long experience with cast iron corn
er finding that all Of Them liable to objections the
most formidable of which their want of durability
liability to ont he again went to work with the
view of removing the questionable features In February
1885, be succeeded in obtaining for the Ex
cesor 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 nCrushers combining the good qualities OF ALL
exempt from the defects any and possessing many new,
valuable and distinguishing features of which all others
are destitute.
We have remarked that the great and heretofore nsur
mountable obecton, urged with so much force against
c2siron mills, their palpabe deficiency in durability
To remove this objection desideratum long sought
for and which has been at length attained in the Excel
sor & only the grinding surface of which consists In
movable rings, made in hard and superior metal, and
which, when worn out can be repa ed In five minutes by
new rings at cost Of S. which makes the mill good
as new there being no other part liable wear out Two
sets OF grinding rings accompany each MILL making 1t
equal to two mills This pecuIiarity possessed by no
olher mill should not be overlooked by purchasers, it
insures 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 as is ordinarily the
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 al all Of which establish
ed its superiority do not hesitate emphacay to pro-
preemnenty 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 crushers broad
render a comparison supeihaous and evidence
Of our sincerity, hereby announce that will give
silver cup sny 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
from Is 70 90 and with horse from to 10 bushels per
hour.
hears,
Compared aOith that # other Nils in use at this time
1t has been proven by experience and contrary gen.
era expectation that iron Mills for grinding Corn
etc. do the work properly will last than two
years. In view of this TACT the inventor OF the Excelsior
Mill has labored to produce machine that will be more
economical, and at the same time tfecua Theto
lowing estimate will show he 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 max good for years. Cost
of repairs for years. So making for ten years $50.
Cost of common Mills without any extras, says $i4-
Cost of running the for ten years. posing that the
Mill will last long the Excesicr Mill without repairs
say to be renewed every two years. which in this
must be done at the expense of machine each time
size, making for the teu years cost of 1920. This
rnle will apply any and all of the Mills i'll which
come in competition with the Excelsior Mill
Farmers and others in want o mills for grinding Corn
and Cob etc. will by the above estimate that the EK
celsior Mill be used for the purpose required at less
than third the expense of any other Mill now in
This Mill may be put up in a few minutes by any ordi-
nary farm hand printed directions for which accompany
each Mill.
The undersigned having purchased the right to the
above ill in Middle Tennessee take pleasure in lntrOduc
ing il 70 the public believing to be all that is claimed
for it and well worthy the attention of every Farmer,