Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-06-19
EVERY MAN AIS OWN MILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL,
sOMETHING EN- rIRELY NEW.

cOMEIdlNU Elm tlhEA1 NEW
Patented 5y Charles LeaviH, February 9th, 1855.
THE above cut represents recent and valuable i'm.
IL provement by Charles Leavitt, in PORTABLE
GRAIN MILLS, adapted to crushing Corn and Cob
together for stock and grinding Meal for family Mr..
Leavtt being the original inventor OF this kind OF ma
chine snd from long experience with cast iron
ers finding that all Of them liable to objections The
most formidable of which their want of durability
liability to out he again went to work with the
view of removing the Objectionable features In February
1885, be succeeded in obtaining for the Ex
celsier Corn and Cob M and now has the satisfaction
of being able to present the above Mill to the farmers of
the United States standing it does at the head OF the
list Of combining the good qualities OF all
exempt from the defects any, and possessing many new,
valuable and distinguishing features OF which all others
destitute.
We have remarked that the great and heretofore insur
mountabe objection urged with so much force against
cstron mills their palpable deficiency in durability
To remove this objection desideatum long sought
for, and which has been length attained in the Excel
sior MILF ony the grinding surface II which consists In
movable rings made in hard ana superior metal and
which, when out be replaced in i've minutes by
rings at cost of $3 which makes the mill good
as new there being no other part iabeto wear out Two
sets OF grinding rings accompany each mill making 1t
equal to two mills. This pecularitv possessed by no
ohsr MILL should not be overle ked by purchases it
nsures durability, considera ION OF all oiL.Is The most
important.
Another interesting feature in this MILL and viii b
think will for it just Consideration of merit,
in its being provided with meal conductor by Jf
which the meal is discharged into half bushel instead
OF being scattered around the mill, as Is Ordinarily he
case. --
This mill having been fairly tested with .er mills at
the late Fair of the Maryland Agricultural society," at the
Ohio State Fair and elsewhere at all of which establish
ed its superiority do not hesitate emphatcaly to pro-
nounoe it Preemnenty superior to any and all other corn
crushers of the day. independent of its movable grinding
rings, which feature of itself makes the distinction be-
tween the Excelsior and s other rncrushers broad
as 20 render comparison superhnous and an evidence
OF our sincerity, hereby announce that will give
silver cup Gny Corn Crusher that be produced Of
the size and length of lever that will grind
liner and faster than the Excelsior at some 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 sOA that Of other NILS in use at this time
1t has been proven by experience and contrary to gen.
era expectation that cast iron Mills for grinding Corn
etc. to do the work properly will not last than two
years. In view of this iac the inventor of the Excelsior
Mill has labored to produce machine that will be
economical and at the same time more efectua Thefol-
lowing estimate will show the cost 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 good for our years. Cost
of repairs for years. So making for years. $59
Cost of common Mills, without any extras says $l4-
Cost of running the for years. supposng the
Mill will last long the Exceaior Mill without repairs
say to be renewed every two years, which in this
must be done at the expense of machine each tme
Sl76 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 want o mills for grinding Corn
and Cob etc. will by the above estimate that the Ex-
cesOr Mill can be used for the purpose required at less
than one third the expense OF any other Mill
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 ntroduc
ing 10 the public believing it to be all that is claimed
for it. and well worthy the attention of every Farmer