Tom Jensen enjoyed life for 92 years, spending the last 61 years of his life working in his little Jeannette Steam Shop, inventing, creating, crafting and perfecting the highly specialized
tooling and dies used in the manufacture of his Jensen Steam Engines. In 1992, President George Bush wrote to Mr. Jensen, thanking him for his "...unique contribution to America".
Mrs. Jensen, who recently passed away had this treasured letter on display for all to see. Tom left a legacy of not just his tooling and the all important blueprint drawings for each
and every part, but also a son, Tom, Jr. and a grandson, John,both of whom are also Mechanical Engineers, to carry on this unique family tradition.
Today, Jensen Steam Engine Manufacturing Company continues to thrive under the solid leadership of Tom, Jr. and has matured to become a key player in the field of education.
Four generations of students, hobbyists and scouts have developed their interest in, and understanding of, engineering, mechanics, physics, electricity and mathematics using a Jensen
as a learning tool...and... maybe because they are just plain FUN!
A Jensen 75 USA. This one I got new at the STIA 2010
I have built a Wilesco Workshop to go with this one, you can see a video of it below
Another Jensen 75 but this one has been highly restored, notice the different colour scheme
A Jensen 60 USA. This one I got off Ebay, I believe it to be from around the 1960's
A Jensen 65 USA. This one I got off USA Ebay
Jensen 76, another Ebay find, these ones were sold in a kit form, it came as a bit of a wreck so I have restored it, note the Mamod Flywheel
Below you can see a video of the restoration in progress
