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Production of the Hupp Flying H model was expanded or shifted to a new plant in Sarasota, Florida beginning in 1957 (see news article below). | Production of the Hupp Flying H model was expanded or shifted to a new plant in Sarasota, Florida beginning in 1957 (see news article below). | ||
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File:Hupppatent003.pdf | Design filed in 1957 | File:Hupppatent003.pdf | Design filed in 1957 | ||
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Hupp Engineering Associates
216 W. Jefferson St.
Bloomington, Illinois
Production of the Hupp Flying H model was expanded or shifted to a new plant in Sarasota, Florida beginning in 1957 (see news article below).
In late 1960, Hupp Corp. purhcased Flour City Ornamental Iron Co. of Minneapolis, Minnesota, producer of Aluma Craft Boats for an exchange of stock worth about $2,650,000 according to a Nov. 14, 1960 article in the Wall Street Journal. At the time the Flour City Ornamental Iron operated three plants and 375,000 sq ft of manufacturing space in the Minneapolis area, had $10 million in sales, but a net worth of $4.3 million. The company would be operated as a subsidiary of Hupp and boats produced nationally in Hupp plants. The Aluma Craft division was sold in 1962 to Alpex Corp. of Rochester, New York for more than $2,000,000 listing as reasons the accelerated costs and trouble of improving distribution and marketing (August 14, 1962 Wall Street Journal).
News Article
November 15, 1957 Sarasota Herald Tribune article
1957 Information
1957 Brochure p1
1958 Information
1958 Brochure p1
1958 Brochure p2
1958 Brochure p3
1958 Brochure p4
Hupp Boat Design Patents
Patent filed in 1956
Design filed in 1957
Design filed in 1957
