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See the governor?
This building is called the "Corn Palace" and
was located in Harlem, New York, U.S.A.
Image provided by: Matthew St. Cyr
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A close-up...see it now?
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A rare "silverback" Otis flyball governor...
Image provided by: Steve Irwin
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Hiding...
Image provided by: Kyle Samsi
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Two civilians pretending to know something about governors...keep dreaming!
Image provided by: Herbie T. Mann
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Tucked in behind the machine...
Image provided by: Paul Carvalho
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Abandoned...
Image provided by: Frank Nitty
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Derelict Glenn Dale Hospital in Prince Georges County, Maryland, U.S.A.
Image provided by: Dale Rodgers
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Another Otis...
Image provided by: Walt Tanner
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Reinforced wooden beams and a flyball governor...
Image provided by: Tre Yung
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A nasty looking secondary sheave space...with at least one governor.
Fort Shelby Hotel - Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
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An old but different looking governor...
Image provided by: Brad Jonestown
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Two governors here...the back governor's rope appears to be displaced.
Winchester Repeating Arms Factory in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Image provided by: Waytue Mãnny
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A derelict private estate lift in Surrey, United Kingdom
I wonder if those two sheaves allow the governor to be installed in the basement?
Image provided by: Sal Kingsley
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Looks like another winding-drum installation with a flyball governor...
Image provided by: Tim Owens
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A hemp rope driven governor plus an interesting looking selector...
The selector appears to be driven by two pieces of 'holeless' tape.
One winds on and the other winds off.
Image provided by: Vic Morrow
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Graham Brothers - Stockholm, Sweden
Image provided by: Richard Flathery
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A governor on an old Westinghouse installation...
Image provided by: Fay Tanner
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An Otis all dressed-up in formal attire...
Image provided by: Carl Durant
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This appears to be a friction governor as well...installed in France.
Image provided by: Jonathan Fitzpatrick
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I don't think this one is in operation...or he wouldn't be standing so close!
Image provided by: Al Hollins
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A governor rope tension sheave on a corner-post freight elevator...
Image provided by: Lars Bohrn
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Another fine Otis flyball governor...
Image provided by: Dave Bolland
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An Otis flyball governor undergoes a yearly physical...
'Please turn your head to the right and cough.'
Image provided by: Dr. Seuss
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An interesting arrangement...
Image provided by: Ernie Beest
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An interesting looking machine with a clever governor...
Image provided by: Carlos Hernandez
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Another Otis in service at the Foley Building in La Grande, Oregon, U.S.A.
Image provided by: Fay Tanner
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A governor and governor rope tension sheave...
Images borrowed from: Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corporation
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Two Otis flyballs in the Hackley Bank Building - Muskegon, Michigan, U.S.A.
Image provided by: Troy Henderson
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A governor for one of the winding-drum machines
used in the London Tube system in the United Kingdom
Image provided by: Herbie T. Mann
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