Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-06-07
EXCELSIOR CORN AND COB MILL
SOMETHING ENTIRELY NEW,

eUMEIh1nO NEW.
Patented By Charles Leavia, February 9th, 1855.
rTNHE above cut represents recent and valuable i'm
4 provement by Charles Leavitt, in PORTABLE
GRAIN MILLS, adapted to crushing Corn and Cob
together for stock and grinding Meal for family Mr.
Leaytt being the original inventor OF this kind of ma
chine nd from long experience with cast crush
er finding that all of them were liable to objections the
formidable of which their want of durability
liability out he again went to work with the
view OF removing Objectionable features In February
1885, be succeeded in obtaining letters patent for the Ex
celsior Corn and Cob Mill" and has the satisfaction
6 being able TO present the above Mill to the farmers OF
the United States standing does at the head of the
list of Corn Crushers combining the good qualities OF all
EXEMPT from the defects any, and possessing many new
valuable and distinguishing features, OF which all others
are destitute.
We have remarked that the great and heretofore nsur
mountabe objection urged With SO much force against
mills their papable deficiency in durability.
To this objection G- deratum long sought
for, and which has been ct leue attained IN the Excel
sior M only the grinding surface OF which consists In
moveable rings made in hard and superior metal and
which, when out can be rep,ased in five minus by
new rings, at cost Of So Deh makes the mill as good
new, there being other pc ableo wear out Two
sets OF grinding rings sccoml W each MILL maEag II
euual to two mills This !ecu .rity sseas.d by no
o,ner MILL should not be ked sy purchasers as it
nsures durability, consideration OF all others the NEST
important.
Another interesting feature in this MILL an4 which
We think will secure for it just considerr" leri is
in its being provided with meal cond Ny means Of
which the meal is discharged into l bushel, 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 Mary Agricultural Society," at the
Ohio State Fair and elsewhere at all OF which 1t establish
ed its superiority do not hesitate emphacaly to pro-
1t preemnenty superior to any and all Other
crushers the day independent of its movable grinding
rings which feature of itself makes the distinction be-
tween the Excelsior and all other crushers so broad
render comparison supernous and as an evidence
ofour sincerity, We hereby announce that we will give
silver any Corn Crusher that be produced of
the size and length of lever that will grind
finer and faster than the Excelsior at time and place
10 be agreed upon.
from Is to 90 and with horse from to 10 bushels per
hour.
Cost of Running the Excelsior Mill for Ten
hears,
Compared ,Oik that cf other NILS in use at this time
1t has been proven by experience and contrary to gen.
etc. TO do the work properly will not last than
years In view of this fact the inventor OF the Excelsior
Mill has labored to produce machine that will be
economical and at the same time more effectual The fol-
lowing estimate will show The Of grinding with each
of the Mills now in use for ten years:
Cost of Excelsior Mill, $780, including an extra set of
Grinding Plates which makes 1t good for lour years. Cost
of repairs for years. So making for ten years. S59
Cost of common Mills, without any extras, says $4
Cost of running the for ten years. supposng that the
Mill will last long the Exceaior Mill without repairs
say be renewed every two years, which in this
be done the expense Of machine each time,
$76 making for the eu years cost of 1920 This
rue will apply and all of the Mills III 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-
cesor Mill be used for the purpose required at less
than third the expense OF anS other Mill in
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 the public believing to be all that is claimed
for it, and well worthy the attention of every Farmer,