MILWAUKEE - Master Lock ended operations and closed its Milwaukee plant after more than 100 years in March 2024. Hundreds of jobs moved out of the city, and people in the city’s Amani neighborhood say ...
A century ago, Harry Soref had an idea for a new product: a tough but affordable lock. The Russian, Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrant approached family and friends in Milwaukee and asked if they would ...
This year, the Milwaukee-made Master Lock laminated padlock turns 100. It's the lock that launched the Master Lock Co., and these locks are still made here in Milwaukee at the Master Lock factory on ...