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An abandoned Woodward size D compensating type water wheel governor.

c10902deec36f2a81386db953b1ebe92.jpg An ad for the first Woodward Electric-Hydraulic Turbine Waterwheel Governor, circa 1961.ThumbnailsAn abandoned Woodward governor in the back woods of Canada.An ad for the first Woodward Electric-Hydraulic Turbine Waterwheel Governor, circa 1961.ThumbnailsAn abandoned Woodward governor in the back woods of Canada.An ad for the first Woodward Electric-Hydraulic Turbine Waterwheel Governor, circa 1961.ThumbnailsAn abandoned Woodward governor in the back woods of Canada.An ad for the first Woodward Electric-Hydraulic Turbine Waterwheel Governor, circa 1961.ThumbnailsAn abandoned Woodward governor in the back woods of Canada.

This Woodward governor is still in a mill in Portage County, Wisconsin. The mill was abandoned in the 1970's and the current owner left all the equipment as is to save the history of the place. Brad toured the mill and gave the owner several Woodward documents on the theory of operation about this governor including the original Woodward shop order and serial number index card for this governor. History is fun!

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