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Rockford, Illinois.

RKFD..jpg The first type of a Woodward governor from patent number 103,813.  Circa May 31, 1870.ThumbnailsTwo Woodward gate shaft governor control columns in the Midway Village Museum in Rockford, Ill.The first type of a Woodward governor from patent number 103,813.  Circa May 31, 1870.ThumbnailsTwo Woodward gate shaft governor control columns in the Midway Village Museum in Rockford, Ill.The first type of a Woodward governor from patent number 103,813.  Circa May 31, 1870.ThumbnailsTwo Woodward gate shaft governor control columns in the Midway Village Museum in Rockford, Ill.The first type of a Woodward governor from patent number 103,813.  Circa May 31, 1870.ThumbnailsTwo Woodward gate shaft governor control columns in the Midway Village Museum in Rockford, Ill.