ckent323 said:
Old Crow, et al,
Here are the tags on the 1985 Keystone
The first is a Colorado 'insignia of approval' described like this in the Code of Colorado Regulations....
"1.11 “Insignia” means a seal, label, or tag issued by the Division of Housing that when permanently affixed to a structure confirms compliance as one of the following: 1.11.1 An “insignia of approval” pursuant to sections 24-32-3311(1) and 24-32-3311(4), C.R.S., issued by the Division of Housing or an “authorized quality assurance representative” pursuant to sections 24-32-3302(1) and 24-32-3303(1)(c), C.R.S.,
verifying that a factorybuilt structure is designed and constructed in compliance with the requirements of all state or local ordinances or rules, including those for electrical and plumbing."
It's very interesting to see the second one shows "Four Wheel Campers
Inc" (not "Four Wheel
Pop-up Campers" or "Four Wheel
Pop-up Campers
Inc") on a 1985 camper when the Bloomberg record says 'Four Wheel Campers
Inc' was founded in 2001. I guess the most straight-forward explanation is the Bloomberg record is wrong. Or perhaps there's some explanation tied to Tom and Celeste Hanagan taking over FWC around that time. I was thinking it might mean Tom and Celeste wanted to drop the word "Pop-up", perhaps because they wanted to simplify their company name or perhaps even because they knew they were going to build a hard-top Four Wheel model (
the HT model) sometime in the future. I'd love to know more.
The other thing I'd like to take note of is those addresses on the second tag. I don't think I've seen the LA, Sacramento, and Seattle ones before. I assume they were dealers (not manufacturing facilities).
It's also not clear why that 1985 camper wouldn't have some version of the manufacturer's federal compliance label. But then again, neither does mine.
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