though nobody is 100% certain that
this is the authentic first carving, no
other carving has ever surfaced, and
this one has all the distinguishing
marks of the sculptor who was sup-
posed to have carved it. The seal was a
gift to Mr. Lyon from someone whose
name has been lost.
The seal originally hung in the Se-
nate Building of what was then the ca-
pitol of California, San Jose, during
the 1850 session.
A man named Balzar, a governor of
Nevada in earlier days, donated the
gold scale that was used in the Dayton,
Nevada Wells Fargo office to weigh
gold brought in by prospectors during
the gold rush.
Dayton, Nevada also owned a Silsby
Steamer fire engine. It put out fires
around the turn of the century. It has
been completely restored, and could
put out fires today if it had to. The
Silsby Steamer, now at Harrah's, was
on display in the Smithsonian Institu-
tion during the American Bicentenial.
'Tm very fond of the whole collec-
A passing young lady pauses to ponder a Mills FOUR BELLS. The Mills is a floor console built
in 1940, and could take on four players at once.
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