The International Lineman’s Museum and Hall of Fame chose Klein Tools founder Mathias Klein as one of its inaugural inductees. He joins Thomas Edison and other industry contributors in the Hall of Fame’s inaugural class. The International Lineman’s Hall of Fame pays tribute to those lineman and individuals who have contributed to the safety and existence of the electrical industry. They also have gone beyond the call of duty to establish and exemplify the high-caliber qualities of the Brotherhood of Electrical Linemen.
The inductees are immortalized in the International Linemen’s Museum and Hall of Fame Memorial Garden in Shelby, N.C. The inductees’ names are inscribed on a nine foot tall, black, solid piece of granite, which is located outside the museum.