1948
Bill Moss completes Art School
1955/56
conceives of Pop Tent design whilst working as an artist/illustrator for the Ford Motor co.
makes first 1,000 Pop Tents, which open like umbrellas
Abercombie & Fitch outfitters buy just one tent
article in July issue of Life Magazine ensures remainder of tents sell out in six months
1959/60
Bill Moss licenses the Pop Tent to the King Seeley Thermos Company to help meet demand
1975
starts Moss Tent Works, in Camden, Maine, to develop own manufacturing of tent designs
1976
receive a $200,000 USD federal small business loan
1979
designs the Stargazer tent, with mesh roof panel on inner tent
1980
introduce family camping models: Saddle, Shell, Habitent, Domus and Gazebo
introduce the soon-to-be much copied Parawing catenary cut tarp
1983
Olympic and Starlet models released
develop a curvilinear fabric framed exhibit for their stand at the Outdoor Retailer trade show
1984
Charles Duvall starts work as camping tent designer
1985
enter corporate exhibition market, developing lightweight tensioned fabric displays for Xerox, Digital, Exxon, etc
1986
US National Endowment of the Arts awards Bill Moss $20,000 fellowship for “Distinguished Design”
1991
Deltoid model is released
Moss designer, Charles Duvall, wins the best product design award from the Industrial Designers Society
1993
sells 8,000 tents
1994
Bill Moss dies, aged 71
1997
Helix and Triton models released
2000
Edgeworks, the manufacturer of Moss, Walrus and Armadillo tents merges with MSR
Moss brand is discontinued and tents are labelled MSR
2001
MSR is acquired by Cascade Designs (maker of the Therm-A-Rest)
Moss Inc. now (exhibition structures, not recreational tents)