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=Rytan Inc.=
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{{Lock manufacturer
| Name         = Rytan, Inc.
| Img          = File:Rytan_logo.png
| Img_size     = 150px
| Headquarters = Gardena, CA (USA)
| Founded      = 1983
| Founder      = Samuel S. Sopko
| Products     = [[Lockpick]]s, Key machines, [[Locksmithing|Locksmith]] tools, [[Plug_spinner|Plug spinner]]s
}}

'''Rytan, Inc.''' is an American [[Locksmithing|locksmithing]] tool manufacturer that produces key machines, [[lockpick]]s, and other tools. The owner and CEO is Carol J. Silbaugh.  

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== History ==

Samuel Sopko formed the Rytan corporation on the 25th of July, 1983 in Torrance, California.<ref>[https://www.corporationwiki.com/California/Torrance/rytan-inc/40927165.aspx Corporation Wiki - Rytan, Inc.] ''CorporationWiki.com''.</ref>  Silbaugh became the General Manager in 1985, and then the owner in 2018.<ref>[https://www.rytan.com/about/ Rytan - About Us] ''Rytan.com''.</ref>  The manufacturing facility is now located in Gardena, CA.


The diamond-hook lockpick commonly known as the DeForrest pick is named after Bill DeForrest, founder of [[Major_Manufacturing_Inc|Major Manufacturing, Inc.]]
[[File:Rytan_black_blue_deforrest-RubberBanned.jpg | 375px]] [[File:Rytan_red_grey_deforrest-RubberBanned.jpg | 300px]]

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://goo.gl/maps/Wwk5x6hU9LxYdtjA9 Photograph of the interior of the facility.] ''Google Maps''


[[Category:Locksmithing]]
[[Category:Locksmithing_tool_manufacturers]]
[[Category:Tools]]