Also up to 1964 the majority of pop-up campers sold were tent-tops which Manufactured by Hille Engineering but was not commonly found on pop-up campers. The concept of a crank-up lifter mechanism had been developed prior to 1964 in trailers like the 1954 Ranger Only needs to carefully compare the available hardtop campers of 1965 to see the whole story. While this certainly is true other factors played a part as well. The patented lifter mechanism is attributed by many as the reason The Starmaster featured a hardtop, pull-out beds on the front and back of the trailer, aluminum screen doorĪnd a patented crank-up lifter mechanism. In fact it can be argued that Starcraft's Starmaster trailer ofġ965 greatly influenced the larger manufacturers move to hardtop campers. Starcraft came on strong in the industry. Industry the company entered the recreational vehicle industry with a line of pop-up campers in 1964 under the In 1956 Starcraft incorporated with 575 employees. After World War II aluminum boats were introduced and in the 1950's fiberglass boats. Star Tank was renamed Star Tank and Boat to reflect this expansion. The product line was expanded in the 1920's to include galvanized steel fishing boats. The company manufactured metal feedingĪnd watering tanks for livestock. Arthur Schrock founded Star Tank Company in 1903 in Goshen, Indiana.
