Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-06-20
EVERY MAN AIS OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL.
SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW.

| Patented By Charles LeavtH, February 9th, 1856
THE above cut represents recent and valuable i'm
Il provement by Charles Leavitt in PORTABLE
BRAIN MILLS, adapted 70 crushing Corn and Cob
together for stock and grinding Meal for aily Mr.
Leavltt being the original inventor of this kind Of
chine and from long experence with cast iron
er finding that all of them liable to objections, the
most formidable OF which their want of durability
liability u out be again to work with the
view OF removing the Objectionable features In February
1885, he succeeded obtaining letters patent for the Ex
cesor Corn and Cob Mi and now has the sstsfactiou
of being able present the above Mill to the farmers of
the United States standing it does at the head Of the
list OF CornCrushers, combining the good qualities of all
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
mountsble objection, urged with much force against
casiron mills their pspabe deficiency in durability
To remove this objection desideratum long sought
Tor, and which has been ct length attained in the Excel
sor k only the grinding surface of which consists In
movesble rings made in hard and superior metal and
which, when worn out can be repa ed in five minutes BY
new rings at cost OF IS, which males the mill good
as new there being no other part aDieto out Two
sets OF grinding rings accompany each mill making it
equal to two mills This pecn iary, possessed by no
oher MILL should not be overlooked by purchasers
nsures durability consideration Of all others the most
important. f.-.
Another interesting feature in this mill and whi,h
we think Will secure for it Just consideration ler
In its being provided with III conductor by means of
which the meal is discharged into half bushe instead
OF being scattered around the mill as is ordinarily lhs
case.
This mill having been fairly tested with other mill at
the late Fair of the Maryland Agricultural Socie he
OhoStae Fair and elsewhere, at all Of which rssDlish-
ed its superiority, do not hesitate emp ally to pro-
nounce preeminenty superior TO any ell other
crushers 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
as 20 render comparison superfnous and evidence
OF our sincerity, hereby announce that will give
silver Rny Corn Crushef that can be produced of
the same size and same length Of lever that will grind
hner and faster than the Excelsior at 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,
Compared cith that Of other Mills in use at is time
has been proven by experience and contrary to gen.
eral expectation that cast iron 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 lsbored to produce machine that will be more
economical and at the time efectual The fol-
lowing estimate will show The of grinding with each
of the Mills now in use for ten years:
Cost OF Excelsior Mill, $50, including extra set of
Grinding Plates which makes it good for our years. Cost
of repairs for six years. $9 making years $5s
Cost of common Mills, without any extras says IA
Cost Of the same ten years. suppsng that the
Mill will last long the Excesior Mill without repairs
say to be renewed every two years. which in this
must be done the expense OF machine each time
$76 making for the teu years cost of 1920 This
rne will apply and all of the Mills now In use which
come in competition with the Excelsior Mill
Farmers and others in want oil 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 third the expense of any other Mill now in use
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 introduc
ing to the public believing to be all that is claimed
Tor It. and well worthy the attention Of every Farmer,