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

20180830223854-f57627ce.jpg Elmer Woodward's new oil pressure relay valve water wheel governor from his 1912 patent.ThumbnailsA Woodward VR(vertical relay) type hydraulic water wheel governor on display at the Midway Village Museum in Rockfor, Ill.Elmer Woodward's new oil pressure relay valve water wheel governor from his 1912 patent.ThumbnailsA Woodward VR(vertical relay) type hydraulic water wheel governor on display at the Midway Village Museum in Rockfor, Ill.Elmer Woodward's new oil pressure relay valve water wheel governor from his 1912 patent.ThumbnailsA Woodward VR(vertical relay) type hydraulic water wheel governor on display at the Midway Village Museum in Rockfor, Ill.