Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-05-09
EVERY MAN his OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL
SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW.

Patented by Charles Leavitt, February 27ts, 1856.
THE above cut represents recent and valuable i'm
l. provement by Charles Leavitt, in PORTABLE e
GRAIN MILLS, adapted to crushing Corn and Cob
together for stock and grinding Meal for family Mr.
Leavitt being the original inventor Of this kind of ma
chine snd from long experience with cast iron
er finding that all of them were liable TO objections the
most formidable of which their want Of durability
liability soon to ont he again went to work with the
view OF removing the Questionable features. In February
1885, be succeeded in obtaining letters patent for the
cesor Corn and Cob Mill, and now has the satisfaction
being able to present the above Mill to the farmers
the United States standing it does at the head Of the
hist of CornCrushers, combining the good qualities of ell
exempt from the defects and possessing many
valuable and distinguishing features of which all others
are destitute.
We have remarked that the great and heretofore nsur
mountahle ohectOD urged with much force against
cast iron mills, their palpabe deficiency in durability
To remove this objection desideratum long sought
tor and WHICH has been at length attained in the Excel
sor Mi onss the grinding surface of which consists In
movable rings, made in hard and superior metal and
which, when out be replaced in five minutest
Sew rings at cost of S. which makes the mill good
& new there being other part liableto out Two
sets of grinding rings accompany each mill making it
equal to two mills. This pecuarty, possessed by no
oher mill should not be overlooked by purchasers it
insures durability consideration OF all others the
important.
Another interesting feature in this MILL and one which
we think will secure Tor just consideration of merit is
ia its being provided with meal conductor by of
which the meal is discharged into half bushe instead
of being scattered around the MILL 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, at all Of which it establish
ed its superiority do not hesitate emphatcaly to pro-
nounce preeminenty superior any and all other
crushers OF the day. independent of its movesbe grinding
rings which feature of itself makes the distinction be-
tween the Excelsior and all other corncrushers broad
as 70 render comparison super nous and evidence
OF our sincerity We hereby announce that we will give
silver cup any Corn Crusher that be produced Of
the size and length of lever, that will grind
finer and faster than the Excelsior time and place
to be agreed upon.
Capacity of grinding corn and cobs with tive horses
from l5 to 90 and with horse from to 10 bushels per
hour.
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
Years,
Compared so;A that cf Other Hills in use at this time
1t has been proven by experience and contrary gen.
ersl expectation that cast Mills for grinding Corn,
etc. to do the work properly will not last than
years. In view of this TACT the inventor OF the Excelsior
Mill has abored to produce machine that will be more
economical and at the time more esctual The fol-
lowing estimate will show The of grinding with each
of the Mills now in for ten years:
Cost of Excelsior Mill, $780, including extra set Of
Grinding Plates which makes good for -FOUR years Cost
OF repairs for six years. &c. making for ten years. $59
Cost of common Mills, without any extras, says $i4-
Cost CT running the for ten years. suppOsng that the
Mill will last as long the Excelaior Mill without REPAIRS
say to be renewed every two years, which in this
must be done at the expense OF machine each tme
tl7s making for the teu years cost of 1920 This
rnle will apply toany and all of the Mills i'll which
come in competition with the Excelsior Mill
Farmers and others in want 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 onehird the expense Of any other Mill now in
This Mill may be put up in few minutes by any ord
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 ntroduc
ing it TO the public, believing TO be ali that is claimed
for it. and well worthy the attention of every Farmer