Welcome to the Woodward Governor Company unofficial History Site

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A rare picture of a Woodward twin actuator governor control unit, circa 1935.

Woodward Governor in the old factory on Mill Street _ in the water power disctrict__ Circa 1935_.jpg A vintage drawing of a Woodward hydraulic water wheel governor with off set standard Before 1920 ThumbnailsA non-Woodward aircraft propeller governor(Curtis-Wright Co.).A vintage drawing of a Woodward hydraulic water wheel governor with off set standard Before 1920 ThumbnailsA non-Woodward aircraft propeller governor(Curtis-Wright Co.).A vintage drawing of a Woodward hydraulic water wheel governor with off set standard Before 1920 ThumbnailsA non-Woodward aircraft propeller governor(Curtis-Wright Co.).A vintage drawing of a Woodward hydraulic water wheel governor with off set standard Before 1920 ThumbnailsA non-Woodward aircraft propeller governor(Curtis-Wright Co.).

This 1935 picture was taken in the Woodward building at 250 Mill Street down in the Water Power District in Rockford, Illinois. The old Woodward building is still standing for any history buffs out there that want to visit the property.