Go to updated and illustrated post. __1887: __Harry Soref is born. The inventor will miniaturize the security of a bank vault into the everyday padlock. As a young man, Soref earned his living as a ...

A retired locksmith hawking keys, including a set of five he billed on eBay as a "firefighter's key ring," will stop selling them after some were found to open city electrical panels and lamppost ...

If you have ever locked your keys in your car, lost your house keys late at night, or had a lock suddenly stop working, you may have heard someone suggest calling a mobile locksmith. But what exactly ...