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The first Woodward oil pressure hydraulic water wheel governor from patent number 1,106,434.

0.jpg Elmer Woodward's new hydraulic governor developed and patented in 1912.ThumbnailsA Woodward Governor Company advertisement from 1919.Elmer Woodward's new hydraulic governor developed and patented in 1912.ThumbnailsA Woodward Governor Company advertisement from 1919.Elmer Woodward's new hydraulic governor developed and patented in 1912.ThumbnailsA Woodward Governor Company advertisement from 1919.Elmer Woodward's new hydraulic governor developed and patented in 1912.ThumbnailsA Woodward Governor Company advertisement from 1919.