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The Woodward Oil- Pressure Governor... A Governor that Responds Quickly and Accurately to Load Variations.

A Woodward Governor Company advertisement from 1926..jpg TOP PERFORMANCE THROUGH CONVERION.ThumbnailsThe Woodward Oil Pressure Governor... A Governor that Responds Quickly and Accurately to Load Variations.TOP PERFORMANCE THROUGH CONVERION.ThumbnailsThe Woodward Oil Pressure Governor... A Governor that Responds Quickly and Accurately to Load Variations.TOP PERFORMANCE THROUGH CONVERION.ThumbnailsThe Woodward Oil Pressure Governor... A Governor that Responds Quickly and Accurately to Load Variations.TOP PERFORMANCE THROUGH CONVERION.ThumbnailsThe Woodward Oil Pressure Governor... A Governor that Responds Quickly and Accurately to Load Variations.

Elmer Woodward patented his first VR type hydraulic turbine water wheel governor in 1912. The Midway Village Museum in Rockford, Illinois has a Woodward VR governor on display for all to see.