Welcome to the Woodward Governor Company unofficial History Site

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Amos Woodward's small machine shop in Rockford, Illinois.

Amos Woodward's small machine shop in Rockford, Illinois..jpg An 1882 catalogue showing the Amos Woodward Water Wheel Governor.ThumbnailsAmos Woodward pump patent 222,116, circa 1879.An 1882 catalogue showing the Amos Woodward Water Wheel Governor.ThumbnailsAmos Woodward pump patent 222,116, circa 1879.

Brad has documented what these part are in the picture. The stack of gears are the crown gears that go in all Woodward mechanical governors.