Identify this vintage electric motor

I know some of you guys mess around with a lot different things and cover a wide range of topics besides mini trks. I need help
with this one. I assume it was used in manufacturing or tooling 100 yrs. ago. I have found a few smaller motors by CW that were used to run a fan but none this size.
Manufacture Crocker Wheeler, Pat. Date May 5 1891, Size 1, 155v, 8 amps. wt. appox. 300lbs.
This motor looks complete. I'm pretty sure it would work if hooked up.
Ive spent hrs. trying to find this exact motor and nothing.
Thanks for any HELP, :frustration:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML9cCZMPKXs
http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=3098
http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39827

google it

 

http://www.fancollectors.org/Crocker/crocker.htm

 

Thanks to a gentleman on one of the vintage motor sites the animal has been discovered.

 

Very cool.

 

A little more research and digging tells the story of it being a voltage regulator used the telegraph systems back in the day.