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Amos Woodward's first patented governor (number 103,813) from 1870

145831f33606edfb83a064cba0f703d0.jpg Amos Woodward's first Water Wheel Governor from patent number 103,813, circa 1870.ThumbnailsAmos Woodward's first machine shop in the water power district in Rockford Illinois.Amos Woodward's first Water Wheel Governor from patent number 103,813, circa 1870.ThumbnailsAmos Woodward's first machine shop in the water power district in Rockford Illinois.Amos Woodward's first Water Wheel Governor from patent number 103,813, circa 1870.ThumbnailsAmos Woodward's first machine shop in the water power district in Rockford Illinois.