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Elmer E. Woodward's state-of-the-art oil pressure relay valve water wheel governor patented in 1912.

24ea692561dc50e0e3693d70aa1eb3f1.jpg Woodward type LR Oil Pressure governor note the off set control standard made before 1920 ThumbnailsWoodward factory photo of their new oil-pressure governor for turbine water wheels, circa 1914.Woodward type LR Oil Pressure governor note the off set control standard made before 1920 ThumbnailsWoodward factory photo of their new oil-pressure governor for turbine water wheels, circa 1914.Woodward type LR Oil Pressure governor note the off set control standard made before 1920 ThumbnailsWoodward factory photo of their new oil-pressure governor for turbine water wheels, circa 1914.Woodward type LR Oil Pressure governor note the off set control standard made before 1920 ThumbnailsWoodward factory photo of their new oil-pressure governor for turbine water wheels, circa 1914.