Harry Soref

Harry Soref (1887–1957) was an American locksmith and businessman. He was the founder of the Master Lock company.[1]

Soref was born in Bilozirka, Ukraine, in the Russian Empire[2]), and immigrated to the United States.[1] In 1921, he founded the Master Lock company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[3] 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.[1]

Soref and his wife Bertha had five children.[1] He died in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 70.[4]

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