Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-06-11
EVERY MAN MS OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB Mill.
SOMETHING EN- rIRRLY NEW.

Patented by Charles Lsavitt, February 9th, 1855
TINE above cut represents recent and valuable i'm
L proyement by Charles leavitt, ID PORTABLE
GRAIN MILLS, adapted TO crushing Corn and Cob
together for stock and grinding Meal for family Mr.
Leavtt being the original inventor OF this kind OF ma
chine md from long experience with cast iron
ers odine that all of Them liable 10 objections the
most formidable of which their want of durability or
liability soon TO out he again went 10 work with the
view of remoVng the Objectionable features In February,
1885, be succeeded in obtaining letters patent for the Ex
celsior Corn and Cob Mill" and has the satisfaction
Of being able present the above Mill to the farmers Oh
the United States standing does at the head OF the
list Of Corn Crushes combining the good quantities oil ALL
EXEMPT from the defects and possessing many new
valuable and distinguishing features ot Which all o'ners
destitute.
We have remarked that tie great and heretofore nsur
mountabe objection urged with SO much force against
mills wns their papable deficiency in durability
To remove this objection desideraum long sought
for and which has been lepg attained in the Excel
sior Mil only the grinding tsce of which consists In
movable rings made in hard and superior metal ana
which, when out can be replaced IN i've mlnu rs by
new rings at cost Of So which makes the mill as sood
as new there being no other part liable out Two
sets of grinding rings accom- each MILL MAKING IL
equal to mills. This reeu srity, possessfd by no
mill should not be erl Aed 8 'tl,ASets as II
insures durability, consic eran OF al others the most
Important. 49,
Another interesting feature in this mill and which
think will for it just consideration o n 1T Is
in its being provided with meal conductor hy of
which the msal is discharged into half bu> instead
of beiog scattered around the mill, as Is LILY The
This mill having been fairly tested IN other mills at
the late FAIR of the Maryland Agricultural Society at the
Ohio Fair and elsewhere at all Of which establish
ed its superiority do not hesitate emphatea 10 pro-
nounce preemnenty superior to any and all other corn
crushers Of the day. independent OF Its moveabie gndg
rings which feature of itself makes the distinction be.
the Excelsior and all other so broad
render comparison superfnous and as an evidence
of our sincerity, hereby announce that we Will give
silver cup Corn Crusher that can be produced OF
the same size and length of lever that Will grind
finer and faster than the Excelsior at some time and place
to be agreed upon.
Capacity of grinding corn and cobs with tive horses
from 10 to 90 and with horse from to 10 bushels per
hour.
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
Years,
Compared suh that Of other Nsin use at this time.
1t has been proven by experience and contrary to gen.
eraI expectation that iron Mills for grinding Corn
etc. to the work properly will not last more than two
years. In view of this iact the inventor OF the Excelsior
economical, and at the time efsctual The fol-
lowing estimate will show the cost Of grinding with each
of the Mlls now in use for ten years:
Cost of Excelsior Mill, $50, including an extra set of
Grinding Plates which makes If good for iour years Cost
of repairs for six years. So making for ten years $59
Cost of common Mills, without any extras, says S-
Cost Of running the for ten years. supposng that the
Mill will last as long the Excelaior Mill without repairs
say to be renewed every years, which in this
must be done the expense of machine each tme
sI76 making the years cost of 1920 This same
rue will apply and all of the Mills now III use which
come in competition with the Excelsior Mill.
Farmers and others want o mills tor grnong Corn
and Cob etc. will see by the above estimate that the Ex-
cesor Mill be used for the purpose required at less
than one third the expense of anF other Mill now in use
This Mill may be put up few minutes by any ord
nary farm hand printed directions for which accompany
each Mill
above Mill in Middle Tennessee take pleasure in intrOduc
ing it to the public believing be all that is claimed
for it, and well worthy the attention OF every Farmer