The medal's obverse bears view of Honeywell Regulator Company's building with central tower. Around, >>> MINNEAPOLIS · HONEYWELL · REGULATOR · COMPANY >; at lower right, 1885 / 1935
The reverse bears Butz damper flapper at left and gas burner with flame at right. Across, PRESENTED TO / JULICE M. WHEALIN / IN RECOGNITION / OF OVER FIFTEEN / YEARS OF FAITHFUL / SERVICE
Honeywell's roots go back to 1885, when an inventor named Albert Butz patented the furnace regulator and alarm. He formed the Butz Thermo-Electric Regulator Co., Minneapolis, in April, 1886, and soon invented a device he called the "damper flapper," an ingenious predecessor to the modern thermostat.
The damper flapper was a relatively simple device. When a room cooled below a predetermined temperature, a thermostat closed the circuit and energized an armature. This pulled the stop from the motor gears, allowing a crank attached to the main motor shaft to turn one-half revolution. A chain connected to the crank opened the furnace's air damper to let in air. This made the fire burn hotter. When the temperature rose to the preset level, the thermostat signaled the motor to turn another half revolution, closing the damper and damping the fire. The temperature correction was automatic.
In 1927 the company merged with with the company Mark Honeywell had founded in 1904 to form the Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company.
The circular medal measures 75.8mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company. No mintage is reported.
References: MACo 1935-025