Welcome to the Woodward Governor Company unofficial History Site

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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 The Woodward legacy ''gate shaft'' turbine water wheel governor.ThumbnailsThe last generation schematic drawing of the Woodward Governor Company's Turbine Water Wheel Governor system(gate shaft type).The Woodward legacy ''gate shaft'' turbine water wheel governor.ThumbnailsThe last generation schematic drawing of the Woodward Governor Company's Turbine Water Wheel Governor system(gate shaft type).The Woodward legacy ''gate shaft'' turbine water wheel governor.ThumbnailsThe last generation schematic drawing of the Woodward Governor Company's Turbine Water Wheel Governor system(gate shaft type).The Woodward legacy ''gate shaft'' turbine water wheel governor.ThumbnailsThe last generation schematic drawing of the Woodward Governor Company's Turbine Water Wheel Governor system(gate shaft type).

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.