Honeywell Memorabilia

Company: Honeywell, Inc.
Based: Minneapolis, MN. USA
Founded: 1906
Founders: Albert Butz & Mark C. Honeywell
Specialty: One of the first computer manufacturers in the United States (Datamatic). Computer Control computers that competed directly with IBM. Multics time-sharing computer systems. Honeywell-Bull micro & mainframe computers. Honeywell-NEC supercomputers.

 

Honeywell H632 Computer (1968)

Honeywell Advertising Figurine made of Computer Chips (1973)

Item #758

Solid pewter figuring stamped Honeywell on the bottom.

This was a small replica of the famous boxing kangaroo sculpture used in their print ads. Made by Hudson Pewter for Honeywell.

Honeywell marketing handed these pewter paperweights out at an  appreciation dinner for the Multics developers in Boston in 1973.

Fine detail relief in this cast figurine shows the computer chips and other electronic components.

Measures 4" tall x 3" long x 1.5" wide.

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Honeywell's Historic Ad Campaign: Animal Sculptures made from Electronic Components

Honeywell’s advertising campaign showing photos of various animal sculptures that were created by various Boston area artists using actual electronics components (computer chips, resistors, diodes, capacitors, etc.).

The full-color print ads, which ran from 1964 to 1978, were created to promote Honeywell - "The other computer Company".

Other Honeywell inspired artwork (original electronic component sculptures and replica small pewter  figurines) using animals included: a kangaroo, dragon, owl, fish, fox, eagle, grasshopper, bison, pterodactyl, bull, tiger, roadrunner, gazelle, beaver, frog, dog, and noahs ark with animals.

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