Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-06-17
EVERY MAN nIS OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL.
snMFTurNn FNrIRFIY NEW

Pateated By Charles Leauitt, February 9Th, 1855
TINE above cut represents O recent and valuable i'm
i provement by Charles Leavit, in PORTABLE
GRAIN MILLS, adapted TO crushing Corn and Cob
together for stock and grinding Meal for family use Mr.
Leavitt being the original inventor of this kind of
chine and from long experience with cast iron ncrush
finding that all of them were liable to objections the
most formidable of which their want OF durability or
liability soon to wear out he again went to work with
view of removing the Objectionable features. In February
1885, be succeeded in obtaining patent for the Ex
celsior Corn and Cob MILL and now has the satisfaction
Of being able present the above Mill to the farmers of
the United States standing As it does at the head of the
list Of nCrushers combining the good qualities OF all
exemDt from the defects any and possessing many new
valuable and distinguishing features Of which all others
destitute ss L
We have remarked that the great andherstofore insur
mounRbe objection, urged with much force against
castron mills their papable deficiency in durability
To remove this OBJ econ desderatum long sought
for and which has been at length attained in the Excel
sior MP only; the grinding surface o which consists In
movable rings made in hard and superior metal and
which, when out be replaced in five minutes by
rings, at cost of So which makes the mill as good
there being other parI abie TO wear out Two
sets of grinding rings accompany each mill making il
equal TO mills. Ths pecusrity, possessed by no
oher MILL should not be overlooked by purchasers as
nsures durability, consideration Oh all others Le mes
important.
another interesting feature in this MILL and which
think will secure for it just confederation of merib
in its being provided with meal conductor, by means oil
which the meal is discharged into haaf bushe nsed
of being scattered around the MILL is ordinarily lie
.4... .
This mill having been fairly tested with qtsr mills at
the late Fair of the Maryland Agriculture society," at the
Fair and elsewhere, at all Of which it establish
ed its superiority, do not hesitate emphatcay to pro-
It preemineny superior TO any and all other corn
crusbers Of the day. independent of its moveabe grinding
rings which feature of itself makes the distinction be-
tween the Excelsior and all other corncrushers broad
render comparison supernous and, an evidence
of our sincerity, hereby announce that we will give
silver cup any Corn Crusher that be produced OF
the same and length of lever, that will grind
finer and faster than the Excelsior at some time and place
TO be agreed upon. a
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,
Compared Oith that Of other Hills in use at this lime
1t has been proven by experience and contrary gen.
eral expectation that cast iron 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 that will be more
economical and at the same time etectual Thefol
loving estimate will show The of grinding with each
Of the Mills now in for ten years:
Cost of Excelsior Mill, S5O including extra set of
Grinding Plates which makes good for years Cost
Of repairs for six years. So making for ten years $9
Cost of common Mills, without any extras, says Si4-
Cost of running the same for ten years. supposng that the
Mill will last long the Excelaior Mill without repairs
say to be every years. which in this case
must be done at the expense OF machine each time
SIG, making for the teu years cost of 1920 This
rne will apply toany and all Of the Mills 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
cesior 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 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 to the public believing to be eli that is claimed
for it, and well worthy the attention of every Farmer