Welcome to the Woodward Governor Company unofficial History Site

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The Woodward Governor Company had a long relationship with the James Leffel Company making hundreds of governors for thieir turbine water wheels.

JAMES LEFFEL & COMPANY..jpg The Woodward Company patent model from the US Patent office Washington DCThumbnailsTHE WOODWARD WAY. A HISTORY OF THE WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S.A. 1870-1995.The Woodward Company patent model from the US Patent office Washington DCThumbnailsTHE WOODWARD WAY. A HISTORY OF THE WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S.A. 1870-1995.The Woodward Company patent model from the US Patent office Washington DCThumbnailsTHE WOODWARD WAY. A HISTORY OF THE WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S.A. 1870-1995.The Woodward Company patent model from the US Patent office Washington DCThumbnailsTHE WOODWARD WAY. A HISTORY OF THE WOODWARD GOVERNOR COMPANY. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS U.S.A. 1870-1995.

Can you spot the Woodward VR hydraulic water wheel governor?