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Hey Gil,
Yes I've seen those. They are stamped and marked and are modern day versions of a 90 degree elbow.
They are similar but not whats on the Jensen #50.
The pieces on the #50 are very old. I know Tom Jensen build several Stuart Steam engines. I've actually got to see them and hold them up close.
It may have been something he was messing with.

Hi Jack, As I said they (the elbows) were like or similar to those still sold. Yes earlier versions were manufactured before the DOT stamp was required for motor vehicle and other transportation use. I have also seen and photographed Tom Sr's Stuart D-10 and he made the site glass blocks for it  himself. The The elbows on that engine were manufactured outside of Jensen and I stick to the belief that they were added at some point in the future. In addition, if this family did get a #50 ca 1938-39, they have it mixed up with the one you got from latter half of the 1940's.


The research work that Bill, Mike, John Foskett, many others, and myself, have done over the years has culminated in a pretty comprehensive knowledge base. John Foskett was interviewing Tom Jensen Sr. and Dedlon Peterson and took extensive notes, while they were both alive. even a mostly unheard audio recording exists somewhere. Bill, Mike, another Mike, myself, and others have been collecting and preserving this history for over 20 years. Howard and Tom are involved and also aware of much of this. Your seller has some memory gaps and I am certain they absolutely believe they are correct. If true that they bought one later, this is it. From a family that says they had two, one pre-war and one post-war, even a receipt from 1938-39 would be meaningless without seeing both of these engines together. We can't rewrite Jensen history over an engine with a few hardware store parts added over the years. Still, it is a fantastic engine and thank you very much for sharing it with us. You and I will agree to disagree on these facts!


Gil