The factory was up-and-running on Tromøy in Aust-Agder from 1900 until 1987 and was held in high regard by the local population. K.K Lien started off forging ploughs by hand, moving up to exporting agricultural tools to the United States, the United Kingdom, Iceland, and the European continent through a branch in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, the factory had to shutter in 1987 after declaring bankruptcy.
A majority of the tools and items in the present collection are all thanks to K.K Lien's grandsons- Torstein and Mangor Lien's collectables. However, other family members have contributed articles of varying sizes as well. The museum is home to collections of agricultural tools of different sizes, pictures, catalogues and various objects collected throughout the factory's past. It also houses unique specimens of Fridtjof Nansen kick supports and sledges.
The museum is run on a voluntary basis, opening and closing sporadically during the summer or via appointment.
