Archives Database

K-R Ro-Search report #34 : material and times : women's Welland.

SCA173-GA148-10-138
File
1955

Note on folder: "material consumption and working times for women's welland boot size 6."

Kaufman Footwear

K.R. Ro-Search report #45 : equipment requirements : 1,000,000 pairs of footwear/year.

SCA173-GA148-10-142
File
1956

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 : written standard practice no. M-2 : footwear outsole press.

SCA173-GA148-10-147
File
1955

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

K.R. Ro-Search : written standard practice no. P-3.

SCA173-GA148-10-154
File
1955

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-6 : supplement A.

SCA173-GA148-10-158
File
[196-]

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

LVI

SCA173-GA148-10-168
File
1926-1967

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains information on the following : cement house instructions, preparation of silk screen inks, lacquer specifications, notes on linseed oils, miscellaneous formulations, silicone specifications, and touch-up paint. Sheets initialled by W.H.B. (William H. Bechtel).

Kaufman Footwear

Pleating of pockets into vinyl shoes by means of heat.

SCA173-GA148-10-173
File
1959-1960

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains instructions for pleating of pockets into vinyl shoes with illustrations.

Kaufman Footwear

Testing and analysis of rubber procedures.

SCA173-GA148-10-176
File
1953-1958

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains procedures for abrasion testing of raincoat materials using the Taber Abraser; chemical analysis of rubber products and interpretation of analysis; process for adhesion tests; tests for cements and fabrics; various cleaning and testing processes for glass and copper; instructions for mixing emulsion, testing cork, vulcanized rubber, and gasoline as well as preparing sulfur and silk screen inks. Also includes colour bleeding tests for leather, and instructions for mixing plastisol.

Kaufman Footwear

Business articles and magazines (file 4 of 6).

SCA173-GA148-11-182d
File
1980-1999

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Compounds : 200-220.

SCA173-GA148-12-188
File
1940-1963

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Binder belonging to I.E. Weber, Vice-President, Manufacturing. Contains compound sheets with a list of the materials used for the compound and the total cost of the compound. These are all initialled "W.H.B." (W.H. Bechtel, Laboratory).

Kaufman Footwear

Desma 721-12 : injection.

SCA173-GA148-12-191
File
1982-1987

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains material relating to the Desma 721-12 station rotary automatic bottoming machine for the direct injection of one-colour soles from thermoplastic materials to shoe uppers. Includes ordering information, payments, shipping, discussions about use of machinery, memoranda regarding production and machinery, newspaper clipping on machine, and correspondence to I.E. Weber.

Kaufman Footwear

Foamtread and process-82 compounds : I.E. Weber (file 2 of 2).

SCA173-GA148-12-193b
File
1950-1963

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains compound sheets with a list of the materials used for the compound and the total cost of the compound. Originally in a binder belonging to I.E. Weber, Vice-President Manufacturing. Each page is initialled "W.H.B." (William H. Bechtel).

Kaufman Footwear

Labels (file 2 of 2).

SCA173-GA148-12-196b
File
1959-1970

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

Sorel Bottom : injection : mens Yukon : non-felt.

SCA173-GA148-12-205
File
1986-1988

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains material relating to Yukon boots and Greb boots. Includes insole patterns, memoranda, manufacturing details, mould details, lining samples, newspaper and flyer advertisements, and a photocopy of manufacturing drawings.

Kaufman Footwear

Products : Advertisements

SCA173-GA148-13
Series
1959-[199-]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Series consists of discrete advertisements for Kaufman products, usually only a single page for insertion in catalogues, magazines, or counter displays. Includes artwork, proofs, mounted point-of-purchase advertisements.

Kaufman Footwear

Advertisements : artwork : proofs.

SCA173-GA148-13-208
File
[19--]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Advertisements : paste-ups.

SCA173-GA148-13-212
File
1963

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains 15 advertisement paste-ups of rubber shoes and boots.

Kaufman Footwear

Advertisements : paste-ups.

SCA173-GA148-13-213
File
1963-1967

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains 11 advertisement paste-ups of rubber shoes and boots.

Kaufman Footwear

Badlanders by Kaufman.

SCA173-GA148-13-216
File
[198-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Kaufman Footwear invites you to a preview.

SCA173-GA148-13-224
File
[1980]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Point-of-purchase advertising : Funtreads.

SCA173-GA148-13-232
File
[198-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Point-of-purchase mounted advertisements : Foamtreads.

SCA173-GA148-13-236
File
[198-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Point-of-purchase mounted advertisements : Foamtreads.

SCA173-GA148-13-237
File
[198-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Point-of-purchase mounted advertisements : Sorels.

SCA173-GA148-13-244
File
[198-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Sorel : de qualité Kaufman.

SCA173-GA148-13-247
File
[197-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains single-page advertisements for publication in magazines.

Kaufman Footwear

Sorel : Famous Canadian Sorel instep guard : industrial pac cold weather safety boots.

SCA173-GA148-13-248
File
[197-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Sorel safety toe boots.

SCA173-GA148-13-250
File
[before 1974]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Sorels by Kaufman : new Sorel Kingtreads.

SCA173-GA148-13-252
File
[197-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains single-page advertisements for publication in magazines.

Kaufman Footwear

Catalogue of Life-Buoy brand rubber footwear, no. 2. 1910-1911.

SCA173-GA148-14-254
File
1910

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Net price list : the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : March 10th, 1913.

SCA173-GA148-14-257
File
1913

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Current price list : The Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : March 18th, 1914.

SCA173-GA148-14-258
File
1914

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Catalogue and net price list : "Life-Buoy" superior quality outing shoes, 1915-1916.

SCA173-GA148-14-262
File
1915

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Ninth annual catalogue of "Life-Buoy" brand superior quality rubber footwear, 1917-1918.

SCA173-GA148-14-269
File
1917

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Net price list of superior quality Life-Buoy rubber footwear : March 5th, 1917.

SCA173-GA148-14-271
File
1917

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Net price list : Life-Buoy outing shoes : December 15th, 1917.

SCA173-GA148-14-274
File
1917

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Life-Buoy outing shoes : December 16th, 1918 : season 1918-1919 [price list].

SCA173-GA148-14-280
File
1918

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Eleventh annual catalogue of "Life-Buoy" superior quality rubber footwear, 1919-1920.

SCA173-GA148-14-281
File
1919

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Life-Buoy rubber footwear : March 1st, 1921.

SCA173-GA148-14-288
File
1921

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Illustrated price list of "Life-Buoy" rubber soled canvas footwear, effective Sept. 17th, 1923.

SCA173-GA148-14-296
File
1923

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Annual catalogue of "Life-Buoy" rubber soled canvas footwear, Sept. 1st, 1924.

SCA173-GA148-14-300
File
1924

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Nineteenth annual catalog of "Life-Buoy" superior quality rubber footwear, 1927-1928.

SCA173-GA148-14-306
File
1927

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Twenty-first annual catalog of "Life-Buoy" superior quality rubber footwear, 1929-1930.

SCA173-GA148-14-309
File
1929

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Rubber clothing catalogue, 1931.

SCA173-GA148-14-313
File
1931

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

26th annual catalogue, 1935-36 : Kaufman quality rubber footwear.

SCA173-GA148-14-320
File
1935

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Sport footwear by Kaufman, 1935.

SCA173-GA148-14-321
File
1935

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

27th annual catalogue, 1936-37 : Kaufman quality rubber footwear.

SCA173-GA148-14-323
File
1936-1937

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Super quality rubber clothing : Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited, catalogue number three.

SCA173-GA148-14-324
File
[1937?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

Calender roll grinding.

SCA173-GA300-3
File
1963

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

File consists of documentation prepared for the Department of Co-ordination and Placement at the University of Waterloo by Jack Frost on calender roll grinding.

Kaufman Footwear

DESMA injection molding unit.

SCA173-GA300-7
File
1980

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

File consists of documentation on the DESMA injection molding unit prepared by Gary Peysar.

Kaufman Footwear

Machinery diagrams.

SCA173-GA300-15
File
1961-1987

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

File consists of diagrams for various machinery at Kaufman Footwear.

Kaufman Footwear

Maintenance report : Glasgow boilers.

SCA173-GA300-18
File
1998

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

File consists of a maintenance report on heating boilers at the Glasgow

Kaufman Footwear

Memorandum regarding working conditions for Christmas shutdown.

SCA173-GA300-19
File
1996

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

File consists of a memorandum prepared by Gary Peysar regarding the maintenance working conditions during the Christmas shutdown.

Kaufman Footwear

Minutes for joint health and safety committee plant 2.

SCA173-GA300-21
File
1999

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

File consists of minutes for the September 30, 1999 joint health and safety committee.

Kaufman Footwear

Photographs.

SCA173-GA300-23
File
[ca. 1960]-1998

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

File consists of photographs of employees and events at Kaufman Footwear Includes four images of Gary Peysar, and one of employees at a retirement party ca. 1960: