Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-05-29
EVERY MAN HIS OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL.
SOMETHING EN- rIRELY NEW.


Patented by Charles Leauih, February 9th, 1855
| THE above cut represents q recent aud valuable i'm
L provement by Charles Lesvitt 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 this kind of
chine, nd from long experience with iron
ers hndng that all Of Them liable to objections the
most formidable of which their want Of durability
liability ont he again work with the
view of remov the Objectionable features. In February
1885, be succeeded obtaining letters patent for the Ex
ceslor Corn and Cob MILL and now has The satisfaction
being able TO present the above Mill TO The farmers Of
the Unled States standing it does a the head of the
list Of CoTnCrushers onbinng the good qualities of ALL
exemnt from the defects any and possessing many
valuable and distinguishing features, of which all others
are destitute.
We have remarked that the great and here toore nsur
m0unable objection, urged with much force against
cs iron mills their pa pable deficiency in durability.
10 remove this obi ecton desderaum long sought
TOR, and which has been at length attained in the Excel
sor Mill only the grinding surface of which consists In
movable rings mace in haru and superior metal and
which, when worn out can be repa ed five minutes by
new rings, at cost Of So which makes the mill as good
new, there being other part liable out Two
sets Of grinding rings accou p43y each mill making it
equal to two mills This pecu arity, possessed BY
her mill should not be overlooked by purchasers, it
nsures durability consideration OF all others the most
important.
Another interesting feature in this mill and one which
we think will secure consideration of merit is
IN its being divided with meal conductor by means of
which the meal is discharged into half bushe instead
OF beLg scattered around The mill as is ordinarily the
his mill having been fairly tested with other mills at
the Lite Far of the Mary Ind Agricultural society, at the
OhoSste Fair and elsewhere. at all of which 1t establish
ed Its superiority do not hesitate emphscsly to pro
nounce pre-emineny superior any all oIher
erushers OF the uRy independent of it's mOveable grudi
rings which feature of itself the distinction be-
tween the E1celsOr and all other crushers broad
as render comparison superb ous sno evidence
OF our sincerity, hereby that will give
silver cup 6dy Corn CTusher that be produced of
the same Size and same length Of lever that will grind
timer and faster than the EXCELSIOR time and place
70 be agreed upon
Capacity OF grinding corn and cobs with TIVE horses
from is To 90 and witt horse from 10 10 bushels per
hour.
hears,
Compared gih that # other NllS in uss at this lime
has been proven by exp and contrary to gen.
eral expectation that Mills for grinding Corn
etc. to DO the work properly will last than two
Years 10 Of this fact the inventor the Excelsior
economical and at the same time tfsctua The fol
lowing estimate will show he of grinding with each
OF the Mls now in for ten years:
Cost OF Excelsior Mill, $50, including extra set Of
Grlndng Pates which mas es good for years Cost
OF repairs ior years 80 making for ten years $o9
Cost OF cOmmoa Mills. without any extras says $i4-
Cost ut running the same Or ten years. sing he
Mill " II last long the Excealor Mill replrs
To be every two years. which in this case
must be done the expense OF machine each time
tl76 making for the years cost of S220 This sLme
-ue will apply any and AL of the Mills in use which
come IN con petition with the Excelsior Mill
Farmers and others in want mills TOR grinding Corn
and Cob etc. Will by the above estimate that the Ex
cesor Mill be used for the purpose required less
than third the expense OF other Mill now in use
This Mil 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 dill Middle Tennessee take pleasure in lnroduc
ing the public believing to be all that is claimed
Tor IT, and well worthy the attention OF every Farmer,