Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Honeywell Round Thermostats ready for final checkout, ca. 1955

Many Minnesota companies, like Honeywell, found prosperity in the post-war period. The familiar round Honeywell Thermostat revolutionized central heating systems across the country in the 1950s. This photograph shows workers at the plant in Golden Valley making a final check of a batch of thermostats before they were packaged and shipped to distributors.

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1955
Identifer: location HD4.6 m1

Honeywell Round Thermostats ready for final checkout, ca. 1955