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Harry Soref
Harry Soref (1887–1957) was an American locksmith and businessman. He was the founder of the Master Lock company. Soref was born in Russian Empire (Bilozirka, Ternopil Oblast, Bilozirka, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine), and immigrated to the United States. In 1921, he founded the Master Lock company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The company built locks based on Soref's designs using laminated steel to build strong yet inexpensive locks; he received over 80 patents for his designs. Soref and his wife Bertha had five children. He died in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 70. References American manufacturing businesspeople Locksmiths 1887 births 1957 deaths Russian and Soviet emigrants to the United States 19th-century American inventors People from Ternopil Oblast Businesspeople from Milwaukee {{US-inventor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Lock
Master Lock is an American company that develops padlocks, combination locks, safes, and related security products. Now a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Master Lock Company LLC was formed in 1921 by locksmith-inventor Harry E. Soref and is headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.Schmid, JohnMaster Lock reassessing China: Milwaukee-based company finds it can compete better from U.S. soil ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'', January 1, 2011. In 1970 the company was purchased by American Brands from Soref's heirs. American Brands was later renamed to Fortune Brands, which then split on October 3, 2011, to create the Fortune Brands Home & Security company and the beverages company Beam Inc. (which was then soon purchased by Suntory). History 20th century Before co-founding the company in 1921, Harry Soref had been a traveling locksmith in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |