Another man’s trash is one Marsing man’s wrench collection [Video]

BOISE, Idaho — As a boy growing up in the concrete jungle of downtown Los Angeles, Pete Rathbone dreamed of getting his hands dirty and having a future in farming. After attending one of the top agricultural schools in the country, the Agriculture and Mechanical College of Texas, now known as Texas A&M, he bought property near the Snake River in the 1950s and got to work.

Rathbone grew seed and sugar beets for more than 40 years. During his decades of hard work, he began collecting farm-related tools and items, which sparked a passion. He then created his own museum in his backyard.

In a converted equipment shed in Marsing, Idaho, lives Rathbone’s collection of rare farming equipment and wrenches. He calls the outbuilding the R-Lucky Star Farm Museum.

Walking through the metal double doors, Rathbone …