1858 
THE CULTIVATOR 
183 
KIC IT’D H. PEASE’S 
EXCELSIOR AGRICULTURAL WORKS, 
WAREHOUSE AND SEED STORE , 84 STATE STREET, ALBANY, N. Y. 
The Excelsior Changeable Railway Horse Power, 
With Threshers. Separators, Clover Mailers, and 
CIRCULAR AND CROSS-CUT SAW MILLS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES, 
CIDER MILLS, AND ALL OTHER IMPLEMENTS ADAPTED TO THE POWER. 
EXCELSIOR I-CODFtSIE POWER. 
W E HAVE no hesitation in recommending our Horse 
Power as the very best machine of the description 
ever offered to the public. Its simplicity of construction, 
and accessibility to all parts of its machinery, all the gears 
being on the outside of the frame, is in itself an item which 
should claim the attention of every farmer. The various 
improvements which we have made over other machines 
of the same class, though they may appear small in detail, 
yet as a whole they have given our Power a superiority 
over them which has been abundantly attested in the va¬ 
rious trials with competing machines. Below is the report 
of the Louisville Journal in reference to the trial of Horse 
Powers and Threshers, on the Grounds of the U. S. Ag. 
Society, held at Louisville, in September, 1857 :— 
“At the trial before the Committee, of Endless Chain 
Horse Powers and Threshing Machines, the Excelsior Ma¬ 
chine, manufactured by Rich’d.H. Pease of Albany. N. Y., 
came off successful—they having threshed the fifty sheaves 
allotted them in five minutes and eight seconds, ivhile the 
Emery competing Machine occupied six minutes in thresh¬ 
ing the same amount, or nearly twenty per cent, longer 
than the Excelsior. The threshing was done by the mere 
weight of the horses, no harness being used. The work¬ 
manship on the Excelsior Thresher is of a very superior 
description. Every farmer should have one of these Ma¬ 
chines, as it is adapted to threshing and grinding grain, 
cutting fodder, sawing wood, pumping, churning, &c. It 
is truly a useful and cheap Machine.” 
At this Fair we were awarded the First Premium, the 
Society’s Large Silver Medal, for the best Horse Power 
and Thresher, and a Diploma of Special commendation 
for the best Motive Power for General Farm Use. 
Under this head we came into competition not only with 
all Horse Powers, but Steam Engines, Wind Mills, &c. 
This is the highest commendation that has ever been 
awarded to similar machines, and indeed it was a great 
triumph, as the most celebrated Machines in the country 
came in direct competition with our own in a fair and im- 
artial trial. We have also taken premiums at nearly every 
tute and County Fair where we have exhibited, and where 
the Machines have been put in operation before competent 
committees. 
Our Horse Powers are especially adapted to driving 
Threshing Machines, Circular and Cross-Cut Saws, Ma¬ 
chine Shops, Elevators, Pile Drivers, Ferry Boats, Hay 
Cutters, Cider Mills, Feed Mills, Corn Shelters, and may 
be used for Loading and Discharging Vessels, and indeed 
for any purpose where only One or Two Horse Power is 
required. The angle of elevation necessary to operate this 
Power, depends on the weight of the horses and amount 
of work required to be done. The operator of the Ma¬ 
chine should always be his own judge in this matter. How¬ 
ever, we will state that our Machines are so geared that 
the elevation necessary is less than other Machines, when 
the same amount of power is applied. 
PRICES IA ALBANY. 
Excelsior Changeable Railway Horse Power, 
Thresher and Separator (2 Horse,). $160.00 
Excelsior Changeable Railway Horse Power. 
Thresher and Separator (1 Horse.). 128.00 
Excelsior Two Horse Power, with Thresher and 
Cleaner combined,. 255.00 
Excelsior Two Horse Power, including Band 
Wheel,. 116.00 
Excelsior Horse Power, for One Horse, including 
Band Wheel,. 85.00 
Threshing Machine, with Separator and Fixtures, 
26 fnch Cylinder,. 40.00 
Threshing Machine, with Separator and Fixtures, 
24 inch Cylinder, .. 37.00 
Set of Bands for Machine, with Extras, &c„. 5.00 
Ice Plows, for Cutting Ice,. $50 to 75.00 
Fanning Mills, fitted for Power, $26, $28, $30, and 32.00 
Portable Circular Saw Mills, 24 inch Saw, for Wood 
Cutting, <fcc-,. 37.00 
Extra Table and Saw, for Slitting Boards, Fence 
Stuff, and General Shop Use,. 7.00 
Cross-Cut Saw Arrangements, for Power, for Cut¬ 
ting Logs, greatly improved,. 25.00 
Feed Mills, with Chilled Iron Cylinder,. 45.00 
Power Corn Shellers,. $40 to 55.00 
Clover Hullers,.. 32.00 
Reaping and Mowing Machines,. $115 to 175.00 
Power Feed Cutters,.. 25 to 50.00 
Corn and Seed Planters,. 3 to 14.00 
Dog Power for Churning,. 18 00 
Terms.—C ash, or approved notes for four months, pay¬ 
able at Bank. Responsible Agents Wanted. 
Address RICHARD H. PEASE, 
March 11—It Albany, N. Y. 
