Governor

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OBJECT TYPE
compensating/mechanical/turbine
DATE
1905
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.2685.001
MANUFACTURER
WOODWARD GOVERNOR CO.
MODEL
C
LOCATION
Rockford, Illinois, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
1276
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
metal body & parts/ wood base

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
152.0 cm
Width
60.2 cm
Height
122.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Energy-electric
Category
Generation
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Woodward
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Illinois
City
Rockford

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
circa 1901-1959
Canada
Owned by Ontario Hydro, this artifact was used by the 'Lindsay Light, Heat and Power Company', now known as the 'Fenelon Falls generating station', since its inception in 1900. The generator was eventually obtained by the Ontario Hydro Museum when this plant closed in 1959. This piece is part of a large collection of electrically related artifacts (approx. 7500) that was acquired by CSTM through donation from the Ontario Hydro Museum in 1992. This massive assortment of equipment and varying items was gathered by Ontario Hydro during the late 1950's & 1960's and was considered to be one of if not the largest collection of its sort in Canada.
Function
Part of an hydro-electrical power generation system, used to regulate the water flow that passes through turbines, and typically suited for use in a small to medium-sized electric power plan.
Technical
Usually housed in small or medium-sized electric power plants, this device is used to regulate the flow of water that passes through turbines, thus controlling their speed and the amount of energy they produce. This is accomplished by use of its' key features: a set of two fly-weights (or fly-balls) and a complex system of gears and levers.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
gold coloured plate with embossed lettering reading "WOODWARD GOVERNOR CO./ STYLE C NO. 1276/ COMPENSATING TYPE/ PAT. MAY 31-1870 - JULY 15-1890/ AUG. 2-1898 - JULY 30-1901/ ROCKFORD, ILL., U.S.A."
Missing
unknown
Finish
base, body and parts painted reddish-brown/ metallic parts
Decoration
N/A

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WOODWARD GOVERNOR CO., Governor, circa 1905, Artifact no. 1992.2685, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2685.001/

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