Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-05-10
EVERY MAN AIS OWN MILLER,
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL,
SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW.

Fatented by Charles Leavitt, February 9th, 1855
THE above cut represents recent and valuable i'm
a 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 snd from long experience with cast iron
ers finding that ell of Them liable to objections the
most formidable of which their want Of durability
liability soon TO wear out he again went to work with the
view Of removing the Objectionable features In February
1855 be succeeded in obtaining letters patent for the Ex-
cesier Corn and Cob Mill and now has the satisfaction
Of being able to present the above Mill to the farmers
the United States standing it does the head of the
list Of Crushsrs combining the good qualities of ALL
EXEMPT from the defects ofsny and possessing many new
valuable and distinguishing features of which all others
are destitute.
We have remarked that the great and nsur
mountsble obi ectoD, urged with much force against
cast iron mills their palpabe deficiency durability
To remove this objection desideratum long sought
ior and which has been at length attained in the Excel
sior Mill" only the grinding surface Of which consists In
movable rings, made in hard and superior metal and
which, when worn out be replaced In five minutes by
new rings q! cost Of So which makes the mill good
as new there being other part lableto out Two
sets OF grinding rings accompany each mill making it
equal to two mills This popularity, possessed By no
other mill should not be overlooked by purchasers it
insures durability consideration of all others the most
important.
Another interesting feature in this n and one which
think will secure for just consideration of merit
ia its being provided with meal conductor By means of
which the meal is discharged into half bushe instead
Of being scattered around the mill is ordinarily the
case
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 all Of which it establish
ed its superiority do not hesitate emphaticsy to pro-
preminenty superior to any and all other
crushers of the day. independent of It's moveabe grinding
rings which feature of itself makes the distinction be-
tween the Excelsior and all other corncrushers broad
20 render comparison supefuous sno, evidence
of our sincerity hereby announce that will give
silver cup sny Corn Crusher that he produced of
the size and length Of lever, that will grind
liner and faster than the Excelsior at time and place
70 be agreed upon.
Capacity of grinding corn and cobs with tive horses
from Is 30 and with horse from to 10 bushels per
hour.
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
Years,
Compared sOih that f other A in ass at this time
1t has been proven by experience and contrary to gen.
etc. TO do the work properly will last more than two
years In of this TACT the inventor OF the Excelsior
Mill has sbored to produce machine that will be
economical, and at the time esctual. Thefo
lowing estimate will show The of grinding with each
of the Mills row in use for ten years:
Cost of Excelsior MILL $50 including an extra set of
Grinding Plates which makes good for years. Cost
Of repairs for SIX years So making for ten years $59
Cost of common Mills, without any extras, says $4-
Cost of running the for years. supp0slng the
Mill will last as long as the ExcelaiOr Mil without REPAIRS
say To be renewed every two years, which in this
must be done ct the expense of machine each tme
$i7S making for the teu years cost of 1920 This Same
rnle will apply toany and all of the Mills which
come in competition with the Excelsior Mill
Farmers others in want OF mills for grinding Corn
aud 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 other Mill
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 ntroduc
ing it the public, believing to be all that is claimed
for it. and well worthy the attention of Farmer