Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-06-12
EVERY MAN AIS OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL.
soMETHING ENTIRELY NEW.

Patented by Charles Leavitt February 27hs 1855.
TINE 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.
Leavt being the original inventor OF tns kno OF ma
chine and from long experience with cast iron
ers finding that all Of them liable to objections, The
formidable of which their want Of Durability or
liability out he again went to WORK win ne
view of removing the objectionable features inFenrulry
1855 be succeeded in obtaining tor the
celsior Corn and Cob Mill" and has the satisfaction
o being able present the above Mill to the farmers OF
the United Saes standing it does at the head OF tne
hist of Corn.Crushers combining the good quates OF all
exempt from the defects amy and possessing many new
valuable and distinguishing features, oi "nicn a oineis
destitute.
We have remarked that the great and heretofore nsur
mountabe objection urged with much force against
castrOn mills their papable deficiency IN duraohy
To remove this objection desdeIaum long sOugnt
for and which has been at length attained in the Excel
sior MlP only the grinding surface of which consists In
movable rings made in hard and superior metal ana
which, when out can be aSed in hve minutes Dy
rings at cost Of $3 which makes the mil as gooo
as new there being other labletO wear out Two
setS of grinding rings accompany each MILL making
equal to mills. This popularity, possessed b. no
oher MILL should not be overlooked by purchasers as
nsures durability, consideration OF all others tie ihcst
important.
Another interesting feature il this mil anl one which
we think will secure st consideration Oh merit Is
in its being provided with neal conductor, by reans OF
which the meal is discharg u into Li bushel instead
of being scattered around the ni as Is ordinarily the
case.
This mill having been fairly tested with ohe' nils at
the late Fair of the Maryland Agricultural S at the
Ohio State Fair and elsewhere atallof establish
ed its superiority we do not hesitate -ucaly 70 pro-
nounce II preemnenty superior to any and all other corn
crushers of the day. independent OF It's moveaoe grnong
rings which feature Of itself makes the distinction De-
tween the Excelsior and all other crushers so broad
render comparison supertnous and as an evidence
of our sincerity hereby announce that we VIII give
silver cup any Corn Crusher that can be produced OF
the same size and length Of lever that Will grind
finer and aster than the Excelsior at some time and place
to be agreed upon.
CAPACITY of grinding corn and cobs with tive horses
from Is to 90 and with horse from to 10 bushels per
hour.
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
Years,
Cla1ared arith that of other NiS in at this time.
1t has been proven by experience and contrary to gen.
eral expectation that Mills for grinding Corn
etc. to do the work properly will not last than two
years In view of this fact the inventor OF the Excelsior
Mill has labored to produce machine tGat VIII De more
economical and at the same time more efscual 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 TOUR years. Cost
of repairs for years. $9 making for ten years. $59
Cost of commoa Mills, without any extras, says $44-
Cost of running the for ten years. supposng that the
Mill will last long the Excelaior Mill without repairs
say to be renewed every years, which in this
must be done at the expense of machine each time
$76 making for the years cost of 1920 This same
rne will apply tOany and all OF the Mills now III use which
come in competition with the Excelsior Mill.
Farmers and others in want OF mills for grinding Corn
and Cob etc. will by the above estimate that the Ex-
cesor Mill be used for the purpose required at less
than one third the expense of any 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 it to the public believing it be all that is claimed
for it. and well worthy the attention of every Farmer,