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A Woodward VR(vertical relay) type hydraulic governor from patent number 1,106,434, circa 1912.

20180830223854-f57627ce.jpg The first Woodward oil pressure hydraulic water wheel governor from patent number 1,106,434.ThumbnailsElmer Woodward's new oil pressure relay valve water wheel governor from his 1912 patent.The first Woodward oil pressure hydraulic water wheel governor from patent number 1,106,434.ThumbnailsElmer Woodward's new oil pressure relay valve water wheel governor from his 1912 patent.The first Woodward oil pressure hydraulic water wheel governor from patent number 1,106,434.ThumbnailsElmer Woodward's new oil pressure relay valve water wheel governor from his 1912 patent.