Identify these doorstop NYC P2 chassis parts ??

Thinking it's from a Parmalee and Sturgis NYNH&H EP3? The basic truck casting sideframe on the pilot is very close to that model/prototype, and the CUT/NYC P2 was not done as a doorstop as far as I know.

Definitely not the P&S EP-3.  Those are pretty nice castings, but don't forget, in the olden days there were foundries everywhere, and all you had to do was drop in with a suitable master.

You have already seen my efforts at one-of-a-kind sand casting.  Somebody a hundred years from now will be asking the same thing.

I agree Bob, these are so soft they could be copies too maybe?  It is interesting they have what seem to be part numbers stamped in them though, sequential numbers in each part.  That makes it seem like they could have come from some source.. maybe lol.

Pete, I originally was thinking maybe P&S as well, but looking at a couple of photos on line I think I xxxx'd that possibility off the list as there seemed to be several details  that were very different than my castings.

Maybe if I make it up to the Chicago meet and then Carey's show and tell, I might find the matching loco

Hum.....there was a EP3 before P& S ....by Silvermines. (1935-6) ...I've only seen ads ...thought it might have been the same with different manufacturer ,,,but unknown ,.

Nothing soft about the P&S ...

Here is a link to see one in motion

https://youtu.be/TriVegMJiWs

Hope you can make it up to see the collection during the March Meet ..in April

Cheers Carey

Dennis & Carey, thanks so much for posting pics and info about these old kits and RTR items too. I do not post much about them but I read and study every thread.

thank you, Malcolm

Dennis    If these are made of soft metal, then they could be from a "Locomotive Workshop" kit. He did a lot of kits for one thing or another, he had erection drawings of the " Cleveland Union Terminal" P2 so he may have done a kit for the same at some time. The numbers you show look familiar,  like thous in his soft metal kits.        cTr...( Choose the Right )

That's actually a good pull Stephen, LWS did list a CUT P-2, below from his 4th quarter 1977 newsletter. My experience with the quality of the "Britannia" metal castings varied in terms of both hardness and casting quality, depending on the specific part, kit etc. A lot of them were indeed soft.

It's odd that I don't associate LWS with the traditional notion of a doorstop.  I should.

Those were the days - wish I had stocked up on those Sharks.

Good call!

Great call Stephen and nice find Pete on the ad, that may be it lol. Maybe I'll get lucky and find some more parts in the near future