Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-05-30
EVERY MAN MS OWN KILLER.
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL,
SOMETHING EN- cIRELY NEW

| Paiented By Charles Leavit, February 27h, 1855.
THE above Gu. represents q recent and valuable i'm.
! l. provement by Charles Leavitt, in PORTABLE
GRAIN MILLS, adapted TO crushing Corn md Cob
together Tor stock and grndng Meal for family Mr.
LeavIt being the original inventor OF this kind Of
chne nd from long experience with cast iron crush
er fnding that all d them liable 10 objections the
most formidable of hch their of durability or
liability to out he again went to work with the
view OF the objectionable features In February
1885, he succeeded obtaining letters lent for the Ex
celsor Corn and Cob Mill" and hashe satisfaction
O berg able to present the above Mill to the farmers of
the Unled States standing does at the head of the
list Of CornCrushers combining the good qualities of ALL
mt trUm the defects any and possessing many new
valuable and distinguishing features, Of which all others
destitute.
We have remarked that the great and herr toore nsur
m0unabe O jecilOp, urged with much force against
clstiro mills their papable deficiency in durability.
To remove this obi .con desderstum long sought
Tor and which has been at length attained in the Excel
sor MILF only; the grinding surface Of which consists In
mOveaDle rings made In haru and superior metal and
which, when out be reps ed In five minutes by
new rings, at cost Of 8 which makes the mill good
as new, there being no other ART liable out Two
sets Of grinding rings accou pI3y each mill making ii
equal to mills. This pecu srity possessed by
mill should not be overlooked by purchasers
nsures durability, consideration OF all others the most
important.
think will secure Tor just consideration of merit is
in its being p divided with meal conductor by 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 Far of the Mary land Agricultural Soceiy at the
OhIU State Fair and elsewhere, all of which establish
ed It's superiority do not hesitate emphatcaly TO pro
nounce preemineny superior to any and all Ohercorn
crushers OF the day. independent of its moveabe grinding
rings which feature of itself makes the distinction be-
tween the Excesor and s other cruSherS broad
render comp Tison superb lous evidence
Oi our sincerity, hereby that will give
silver ady Corn CrUsher thai be produced of
the and length of lever that will grind
timer and faster than the Excelsior st some time and place
" be agreed upon
Capacity OF grinding corn and cobs with tive horses
from IS TO 20 and witt one horse from to 10 bushels per
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
iears,
Compared igih that # other NILS in uss at this time
has been proven by experience and contrary gen.
era expectation that cast Mills for grinding Corn
etc. TO DO the work properly, will not last than
Years Ia OF this iact the inventor OF the Excelsior
economical, and at the time tfectua The fol-
loving estimate will show Ihe cost Of grinding with each
Of the Mills IN use tor ten years:
Cost of Excelsior Mill, $50, including extra set of
Grinding Plates which good for years Cost
of repairs Tor six years 10. making for ten years $5s
Cost of commOR Mills, without any extras says ST
Cost Of running the for ten years. suposng that the
Mill will last long the Exceaior Mill without repairs
10 be renewed every two years, which in tha
must be done the expense Of machine each time
$76 making tor the eu years cost Of 1920. This
will apply any and AL of the Mills which
come in con petition with the Excelsior Mill
Farmers aud others in want mills for grinding Corn
and Cob etc. will by the above estimate that the Tx
cesor Mill be used for the purpose required less
third the expense of am other Mill in
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 Mill Middle Tennessee take pleasure inroduc
ug the public believing be ali that claimed
for it, and well worthy the attention of every Farmer,