| Intro | American locksmith, businessman, and inventor |
| Was | Locksmith Businessperson Inventor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Business |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 March 1887, Russian Empire, Russian Empire |
| Death | 2 March 1957, Phoenix, United States of America (aged 70 years) |
| Star sign | Pisces |
Harry Soref (1887-1957) was an American locksmith and businessman. He was the founder of the Master Lock company.
Soref was born in Russia, 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.
