- SCA173-GA300-14
- File
- 1999
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of one account by Gary Peysar of a layoffs incident in the shop.
Kaufman Footwear
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Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of one account by Gary Peysar of a layoffs incident in the shop.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 102 rubber labels, organized alphabetically. Originally in a binder belonging to I.E. Weber, Vice-President Manufacturing.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 102 rubber labels, organized alphabetically. Originally in a binder belonging to I.E. Weber, Vice-President Manufacturing.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search written standard practice.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Written standard practice no. P-3, "Electroforming of copper moulds for use in vinyl footwear production"; Written standard practice no. P-7, "Methods of model making for moulds for use in slush moulding of vinyl footwear"; Written standard practice no. P-6, "Showertog production and sequence of operations on K.R. Unit #3 pertaining to shoes of the basic type known as Sprite flat and Snowbelle." Includes 10 vinyl samples, and 61 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search report #47 (revised) : neoprene footwear.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains revised report on neoprene footwear. Includes instructions for building men's black neoprene fraser short, and compound sheets.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Note on folder "Procedure for obtaining installation costs for production of plastic shoes and minimum and maximum costs for plastic shoemaking installation."
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search report #45 : equipment requirements : 1,000,000 pairs of footwear/year.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Note on folder: "Equipment requirements for 400,000 pairs of Buskins a year; 200,000 child's Welland per year; 250,000 of men's Humber per year; and 150,000 women's plastic Showertogs per year."
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search report #39 : examination of hamgaper compounds.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains examination of hamgaper compounds : black upper gum, black soling, and yellow soling. Includes tensile, aging, and abrasion tests, and a compound sheet.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search report #37 : transparent upper for boots.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains general compounding conclusions and remarks from development work on transparent gum upper for Bergougnan.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search report #34 : material and times : women's Welland.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Note on folder: "material consumption and working times for women's welland boot size 6."
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. VA-1 : footwear varnish.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice: "The manufacture of black rubber footwear varnish," by W.H. Bechtel. Includes 66 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. V-1.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Written standard practice for vinyl compounding materials.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. V-1.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Written standard practice for vinyl compounding material, plastisol formula sheet for red plastisol for boots, and plastisol compound sheets with 15 plastisol samples.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains instructions for handling, spreading and calendar coating of nets or knitted fabrics, by W.H. Bechtel.
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. R-4 : the use of GR-S in rubber footwear.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for the use of GR-S in rubber footwear with general information and compounding information, by William H. Bechtel.
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. R-3 : N.B.S. abrasion.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for a "Standard method of test for abrasion resistance of rubber compounds at K.R. Co.," by G.H. Thompson and William H. Bechtel. Includes 5 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. R-2 : William's plasticity.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for "Plasticity and recovery of rubber and rubber-like materials by the Williams Parallel Plate Plastometer at K. R. Co.," by G.H. Thompson and W.H. Bechtel. Includes 12 photographs and some 4 graphs.
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-6 : supplement B.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for "Plastic footwear production and sequence of operations on K. R. unit #3. This pertains to shoes of the basic type known as Snowbelles, i.e., with reinforced counter and insole built in." Includes 5 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-6 : supplement A.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for "Showertog production and sequence of operations on K. R. unit #3. This pertains to shoes of the basic type known as Sprite except with heels requiring a built-in heel cup."
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-5 : Snowbelle shell production and preparation.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for "Snowbelle shell production and preparation," by R.V. Klassen. Includes 13 photographs and some blueprint drawings of machinery.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-5.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Written standard practice for snowbells shell production and preparation. Includes written standard practice for insertion of sock on "women's iceland", "women's alaska", and "women's suburban". Includes 13 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-3 : electroforming of copper moulds.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for "Electroforming of copper moulds for use in vinyl footwear production," by R.V. Klassen and W.H. Bechtel.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-3.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Written standard practice for electroforming of copper moulds for use in vinyl footwear production. Includes 11 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-2.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Written standard practice for vinyl footwear production (showertog) by a slush moulding process using vinyl plastisols. Includes equipment and material requirements, costs, methods, lay-out, and production results for showertog type footwear. Includes 54 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-1 : plastic coated fabric gloves.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for "Plastic coated fabric glove production equipment and material requirements, costs, methods, lay-out, and production results," by R.V. Klassen and W.H. Bechtel. Includes plastisol formula sheets, and 19 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-1.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Written standard practice for plastisol-coated cotton glove production. Includes equipment and material requirements, costs, methods, lay-out, and production results. Includes 22 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. M-6 : electric circulating air oven.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for the electric circulating air oven. Includes blueprint drawings of the oven and its dimensions.
Kaufman Footwear
K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. M-5 : boot conveyors.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains written standard practice for the "Construction and operation of boot conveyors," by William H. Bechtel. Includes 6 photographs and some blueprint drawings of machinery.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. M-4 : footwear vulcanizers etc.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Note on folder "Information about footwear vulcanizers, control instruments, air circulation, vent or vacuum cures, vulcanizer cars, etc., as applied to footwear curing, also curing cycles," by William H. Bechtel. Includes 18 photographs, and some blueprint drawings of machinery.
Kaufman Footwear
K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. M-2 : footwear outsole press.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Note on folder "General description of outsole presses and use for footwear," by W.H. Bechtel. Includes 30 photographs.
Kaufman Footwear
Korker Brand canvas footwear : price list, September 1, 1921 : Hood Rubber Products Co., Inc.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains a "Key competitor analysis" of the footwear industry in written and chart form, an overview of the Canadian footwear industry, an analysis of specific product markets, and an analysis of competing brands. Includes summary notes from a Kodiak division working session.
Kaufman Footwear
Kitchener's business heritage celebration : Kaufman Footwear, 85 years of warm, dry comfort.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains eleven photographs of the events at the Kitchener business heritage celebration, where Kaufman Footwear was honoured.
Kaufman Footwear
Kingtreads work boots : in stock.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kingtreads : the king of safety shoes.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kingtreads : the king of safety shoes.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kingtreads : safety toe footwear.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kingtreads : safety toe footwear.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman, A.R. : correspondence.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains correspondence to and from A.R. Kaufman, notes, memoranda and a 1908 price list. Some of the correspondence references the strike during the summer of 1960.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman, A.R. : biographical information received from S. Bellingham.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains three articles on A.R. Kaufman's role regarding birth control sent by Susan Bellingham to Mr. Wilfrid X. Toole.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains material relating to a speech by W.K. Toole, "A.R. Kaufman - The Man Behind the Name". Includes notes and a Kaufman Footwear 70th Anniversary booklet.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains biographical information about A.R. Kaufman. Includes newspaper clippings about A.R. Kaufman, obituaries, and a programme for an honourary luncheon.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman summer footwear : the new styles for 1939.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Direct mail advertising.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman stories by Gary Peysar.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of brief stories (typed, 17 pp.) as written by Gary Peysar detailing his time working at Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Two postage paid fold out posters advertising Kaufman sport footwear.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman sport shoes : price list, Sept. 18th, 1950.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman sport shoes : price list : March 1, 1939.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Splashguards, 1993-1994.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Splashguards : supplement, 1992-1993.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 1 price list from 1983 with corrections for the 1984 price list written in. Includes memoranda regarding the 1994 price list.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Direct mail advertisements for Showertogs.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Footwear : price list, July 10th, 1948.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Footwear : price list, December 30th, 1950.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Footwear : no. 1 price list, May 17th, 1937.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Company Limited : rubber footwear range : Spring sorting, 1948.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Company Limited : rubber footwear range : Spring sorting, 1947.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Company Limited : rubber footwear range : Spring sorting, 1946.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Company Limited : rubber footwear range : Fall sorting, 1946.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Company Limited : rubber footwear range : Fall placing, 1946.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Company Limited : conservation rubber footwear range, 1943.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : office staff.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
A.R. Kaufman's office staff posed for an "at work" photograph. Includes women at work on office equipment. A.R. Kaufman, J.M. Snyder, and Mr. Hill are identified on verso.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : office staff.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Group portrait of office employees seen outdoors, on the steps of a building. Some are laughing and others are seated with arms around each others shoulders.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : group portrait.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Group portrait of nine unidentified men in suits.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : employees.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Group portrait of Kaufman Rubber Co. employees seen outdoors in suits and hats.
Back row, left to right: W.S. Wood, J.S. Townsend, S.G. Amero, E.A. Chalk, Jas. Bryant, A.D. Kippen, Harley Henry.
Middle row, left to right: W.H. Semple, F.W. Burril, O.J. Killam, E.E. Code, J.J. Duggan, Geo. Stockand, Frank Henderson.
Front row, left to right: J.S. Pierce, J.S. Lovell, W.E. Wing, A.R. Kaufman, Chester McLure, Murray McGowan, L.B. Hutchinson.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Co. Ltd, Kitchener, Ont. : plot plan / Barnett & Rieder, Architects.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contents:
Sheet 1: Plot plan, Nov. 1956, scale 1" to 40' (7 copies).
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Job No. 964, May 3, 1920. Scale differs.
Sheet 1: Heating riser diagram, plot plan, foundation plan, basement plan.
Sheet 2: Interior elevations of entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, ceiling plans for entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, two first floor plans, detail of wicket, detail of shelf and counter in general office.
Sheet 3: Flag pole, roof, second floor, third and fourth floor plans.
Sheet 4: South elevation, corner elevation, East elevation, North elevation, Northwest corner elevation, section on line AA.
Sheet 5: Scale details of main entrance elevation.
Sheet 6: Details: windows, wall sections, toilets, "elevations of Mr. Newton's room".
Sheet 7: Elevations showing windows and doors.
Sheet 8: Elevations: South, corner, East, North, Northwest corner [re windows?].
Sheet 1-S: Columns, dated Apr. 10, 1920.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Job No. 964, May 3, 1920. Scale differs.
Sheet 1: Heating riser diagram, plot plan, foundation plan, basement plan.
Sheet 2: Interior elevations of entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, ceiling plans for entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, two first floor plans, detail of wicket, detail of shelf and counter in general office.
Sheet 3: Flag pole, roof, second floor, third and fourth floor plans.
Sheet 4: South elevation, corner elevation, East elevation, North elevation, Northwest corner elevation, section on line AA.
Sheet 5: Scale details of main entrance elevation.
Sheet 6: Details: windows, wall sections, toilets, "elevations of Mr. Newton's room".
Sheet 7: Elevations showing windows and doors.
Sheet 8: Elevations: South, corner, East, North, Northwest corner [re windows?].
Sheet 1-S: Columns, dated Apr. 10, 1920.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Job No. 964, May 3, 1920. Scale differs.
Sheet 1: Heating riser diagram, plot plan, foundation plan, basement plan (3 copies).
Sheet 2: Interior elevations of entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, ceiling plans for entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, two first floor plans, detail of wicket, detail of shelf and counter in general office (3 copies).
Sheet 3: Flag pole, roof, second floor, third and fourth floor plans (3 copies).
Sheet 4: South elevation, corner elevation, East elevation, North elevation, Northwest corner elevation, section on line AA (3 copies).
Sheet 5: Scale details of main entrance elevation (1 copy).
Sheet 6: Details: windows, wall sections, toilets, "elevations of Mr. Newton's room" (3 copies).
Sheet 7: Elevations showing windows and doors (2 copies).
Sheet 8: Elevations: South, corner, East, North, Northwest corner [re windows?] (2 copies).
Sheet 1-S: Columns, dated Apr. 10, 1920 (2 copies).
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Job No. 964, May 3, 1920. Scale differs.
Sheet 1: Heating riser diagram, plot plan, foundation plan, basement plan.
Sheet 2: Interior elevations of entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, ceiling plans for entrance lobby, Mr. Kaufman's office, two first floor plans, detail of wicket, detail of shelf and counter in general office.
Sheet 3: Flag pole, roof, second floor, third and fourth floor plans.
Sheet 4: South elevation, corner elevation, East elevation, North elevation, Northwest corner elevation, section on line AA.
Sheet 5: Scale details of main entrance elevation.
Sheet 6: Details: windows, wall sections, toilets, "elevations of Mr. Newton's room".
Sheet 7: Elevations showing windows and doors.
Sheet 8: Elevations: South, corner, East, North, Northwest corner [re windows?].
Sheet 1-S: Columns, dated Apr. 10, 1920.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains information on electroforming of copper molds, slush molding of shoes, development of plastisols, and clear plastic rainboot types.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited : super quality rubber footwear.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited : super quality rubber clothing.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Rubber Co. : introduction to EDP.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one informal photograph of Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited's introduction to electronic data processing. Identification on back of photograph. Left to right: IBM representative, Bernard Currie, C.E. Schlote. Includes note on verso of photograph : "IBM DP Publication library copy".
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman quality rubber footwear : 30th catalogue.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Includes rubber clothing catalogue at end.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman quality rubber footwear : 29th catalogue.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Rubber clothing catalogue included at end.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman presents Packard shoes, slippers, Foamtread slippers, Kingtread work boots for 1962.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman presents canvas footwear styles for 1937.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Kingtreads : sample guide.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Memorandum to United Co-operatives of Ontario.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Kingtreads : in-stock lines.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Advertising directed at retailers.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Kingtreads : in-stock lines.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Advertising directed at retailers.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Drawings dated 1995-06-08, scale differs:
Sheet SK 1: Second floor, scheme A.
Sheet SK 2: Second floor, scheme B.
Sheet SK 3: Third floor.
Sheet SK 4: Second floor (with atrium).
Sheet SK 5: Third floor (with atrium).
Sheet SK 6: Desk layouts.
Sheet SK 7: Interior elevations.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear president John Loucks helps fit Floyd Laughren with budget footwear.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one posed photograph of Floyd Laughren (Provincial Finance Minister) trying on shoes with Kaufman Footwear president John Loucks kneeling beside him.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear Mural : Kitchener Downtown Mural Programme.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains material relating to Kaufman Footwear's involvement in the Kitchener Downtown Mural Programme. Includes the artist Monte Wright's description of the Kaufman Footwear mural, memoranda, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and potential mural artist Nicholas Rees' curriculum vitae. Includes three photographs in colour of the mural, taken by K-W Record.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear mill rescue and testing of safeties.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of one camcorder videocassette.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Kaufman Footwear