The 1952 Jensen #50 with riveted boiler arrived and is looking very nice.
I have disassembled and in the cleaning phase right now.
I'll add more photos as I get it back together
Strip down to the board.
Now polishing and cleaning
It looked awfully darn nice just as it arrived, but I'm sure it will come out of your breakdown cleanup looking like new!
Loving the pics & story of your riveted 50 - thx for sharing, Jack!
-TedO
I have the board as cleaned as I'll get it.
The boiler is about ready too.
Massive difference a lot of polishing does.
Before and after cleaning of the #50 Steam Engine and #15 3 piece Generator.
Engine and generator mounted back on the board.
Interesting inscription on the cross head says Chase R
With the image of a Centaur. (Half man, half horse, shooting arrow)
Humm??
Well now that little stamped image and Chaser name is rather unique I would think. Must be a story behind that somewhere?!?!
That is very intriguing, I wonder why someone would take the time & trouble to inscribe the cross head like that ?
I might be able to shed some light on the crosshead guide or at least the material origin.
I think the R is a P with a scratch giving appearance of an R.
In the Boston area, the Chase Parker Warehouse or Chase Parker Co.
was an industrial and machinist supply company run by the Chase family who were my neighbors where I grew up. It is quite possible that the mark was there as the brass stock was delivered from the warehouse. They shipped all over the country from the Boston area warehouse. When my boss during my school years needed supplies, he would phone in the order and one of the owners would bring the goods home with him and drop them off. I don't know when they were founded but I know they were in business back in 1905 and they survived into the 1980s.
Edit: CORRECTION:
See Nick's update below.
My 50 also has markings there, Gil told me it was markings from the pipe manufacturer/supplier
So interesting. I would have never known where the Chase P came from. Awesomeness. Thank you
I think the R is a P with a scratch giving appearance of an R.
Gil, it is an R for "Red Brass Pipe", picture coming soon...
Here is the part you are missing, you have the half mine is missing. Would be neat if a 50 could be found that matches up where one of ours is cut from.
Bad picture as I do not have lights in the steam room...
Just checked my earlier 50 and I cannot find any markings (it would fall between Jack's and the one I posted from the early '70's), but I also cannot get my head in the shelf very well to see the underside...