Silver Reed

This article is about the Typewriter and Knitting machine company company. For other uses, see Seiko (disambiguation).
Silver Seiko Ltd.
Company typePublic (Kabushiki gaisha)
TYO: 6453
IndustryKnitting machines, manual and electronic typewriters
Founded1952; 72 years ago (1952)[1]
Defunct2011; 13 years ago (2011)
FateFormal Bankruptcy (2011), assumbed by Kashiwazaki US Tech Co., Ltd.
Headquarters
Key people
Hiroshi Kamiya, President
Martin Goldshine EXVP (USA),
Thomas B. O'Reilly, EXVP (USA)
ProductsTypewriters, Knitting machines
Divisions
  • Silver Reed Ltd. (Jap, HQ)
  • Suzhou Silver Reed Ltd.
  • Silver Reed (UK) Ltd.
  • Silver Reed America Inc.
  • Silver Reed (Swtz) AG
  • Silver Reed Int (Ger) GMBH
  • Silver Reed Int (HK) Ltd.
  • Silver Reed (Aus) PTY.
Websitewww.silver-reed.com, www.silver-reed.co.jp (defunct)[2]

Silver Seiko Ltd., trading internationally as Silver Reed, is a Japanese company founded in 1952,[1] widely known for its knitting machines and typewriters. The company, last formally headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo until its 2011 demise, is unrelated to the Seiko Group (timepiece technology).

  1. ^ a b Gene Wekall (May 22, 1979). "Business Limelight". Seymour Daily Tribute, Seymour Indiana.
  2. ^ "Silver Seiko Ltd". Japanese Business Directory.