Master Lock

Master Lock Company
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Headquarters
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
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United States
ProductsPadlocks, safes, and security products
ParentFortune Brands Innovations
Websitewww.masterlock.com

Master Lock is an American company that develops padlocks, combination locks, safes, and related security products. Now a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Innovations, Master Lock Company LLC was formed in 1921 by locksmith-inventor Harry E. Soref and is headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.[1][2][3] 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).

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