SIKU
Company History
1921- Founded by Richard Sieperin in Ludenscheid
Germany.
1943- Second production facility was opened in Hilchenbach, Siegerland. Today
this factory makes high-quality products such as small furniture and technical products
from plastics.
1950- The brand name SIKU, an abbreviated name for Sieper Kunststoffe was created.
A range of toys consisting of 16 figures and farm animals was shown at the first toy fair
at Nuremberg.
1955- Presentation of the first SIKU models vehicles in 1/60 scale.
1963- Toy production changed from plastic to metal.
1984- Purchased Wiking Modele of Berlin. Today Wiking produces authentic models of
vehicles in HO (1:87) and N-scale (1:160).
SIKU today- Today's range offers hundreds of models making SIKU a
market leader in many
parts of the world. At present, very few SIKU
toys are available in the United States due to ASTM import regulations. |