School Days

By Staff

|Published on November 1, 1986

This photo is of Ace Wischstadt explaining to school children
how a 1912 Case steam tractor powers a saw mill at the Southwestern
Gas and Steam Engine Museum, 2040 N. Santa Fe Ave., Vista,
California 92083 (619-941-1791). School Days are held in May and
October for local school students of all ages. Over 1000 students
attend this mini threshing bee. They learn about blacksmithing,

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