If you're a history buff, then you have to check out a very unique collection over in Mount Horeb. More than 1,000 hand tools dating back more than 150 years are on display.

“They are rough, they are tough, and they are metal and they are very old but it's beautiful craftsmanship,”

A little bit of history is on display in downtown Mount Horeb.

“It is a collection of 3,147 hand tools,” said Suzanne Harms, Director of Marketing and Web for Duluth Trading Company.

About a third of those 3,100 tools are right here in the Duluth's flagship store.

“The tool collection spans from about 1850 to 1950, so about a hundred year span of industrial age hand tools that really mark the history of American work,” added Harms.

This historic collection was compiled by Mount Horeb native Wally Keller.

“Wally was a machinist so he worked with his hands,”

After Keller's tragic death in 2009, the owner of Duluth stepped in. He thought Keller's collection really spoke to the what his business was all about.

“It's a really complimentary experience to the brand. It really brings things to life,”

Let's check out some of the rather unique tools on display.

“Pipe wrenches are really what got Wally's collection started, so he collected over 150 pipe wrenches,” said Harms.

“One of the oldest parts to our collection are the buggy and auto tools and these guys date back to the Civil War,”

“So one of my favorite pieces is the railroad spike puller and this piece is from the 1800's,” commented Harms.

It took organizers three months to sort and clean the tools.

“It is that documentation of the industrial age and hard work and hand tool and it's a beautiful collection. So these tool collections represent that ingenuity the hard work the working with their hands,”

And Duluth believes showcasing these tools for all to see is something wally would have wanted.

“I think that he would be proud though that the public and his community could see his collection,” said Harms.