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 A.W. Woodward Water Wheel Governor model from 1870.ThumbnailsThe Amos Woodward friction water wheel governor patent number 103,813.A.W. Woodward Water Wheel Governor model from 1870.ThumbnailsThe Amos Woodward friction water wheel governor patent number 103,813.

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.