Tenor guitars are an entirely different animal and were mostly ignored for many years.
Several years ago they started giting more attention after high profile performers such as Niko Case started extolling their virtues. Thanks to that kind of exposure there are some new large factory tenors once again available.
Visit the main tenor guitar appreciation website to do your research:
http://tenorguitar.com/
You'll learn a lot (and hear some awesome playing...) by listening to the John Lawlor interview at Fretboard Journal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5vTIxaWxjE&t=19s