Hello All!
I have had several mystery pieces identified by the helpful members of this forum before, and now I have another that needs solving!
I am the owner of what appears to be, according to Greenberg Books on Lionel Postwar, is the motor from a salesman's sample/pre-production postwar GG1. I really don't know a lot about this motor's history. I bought it as a standalone that I was going to use as a project piece. Around the same time, I got a copy of Volume II of Greenberg Postwar, and inside it lists the motor as being a likely Salesman's sample, noting the clear plastic brackets and red brushplate (I have included the pages in the photos). I would like to know more about what I have and whether or not it is authentic and as rare as they claim. Did it ever come with an engine? Was it always a standalone? Do I have a piece of Postwar Lionel history here? Thank you for your help!