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Job fact sheet : plant maintenance supervisor.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of two job fact sheets filled out by Gary Peysar relating to his job as plant maintenance supervisor at Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear mill rescue and testing of safeties.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of one camcorder videocassette.
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.
File consists of one account by Gary Peysar of a layoffs incident in the shop.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of diagrams for various machinery at Kaufman Footwear.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of one machinery inventory list created by Gary Peysar before Kaufman Footwear went bankrupt.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of a list of goals for the maintenance department of Kaufman Footwear for the year 1998.
Kaufman Footwear
Maintenance report : Glasgow boilers.
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.
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
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of one middle management bonus plan for the years 1982-1991.
Kaufman Footwear
Minutes for joint health and safety committee plant 2.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of minutes for the September 30, 1999 joint health and safety committee.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of a list of ongoing maintenance projects.
Kaufman Footwear
Preventative maintenance program.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of a blank preventative maintenance form for machinery at Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of one (typed, 11 pp.) history of the rubber industry and rubber manufacturing at Kaufman. Prepared by C.W. Fowler and W.H. Bechtel.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of salary information for positions at Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of shutdown repair lists for summer 1985, summer 1990 and Christmas 1998.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of one Sorel catalogue for winter 1997.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of one time sheet for Gary Peysar for the year 2000.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
File consists of information on trade categories and grades for various positions at Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains four formal portraits of A.R. Kaufman, two different poses, one of one pose and three of another.
Kaufman Footwear
Baseball, 1920's : Twin City soft ball champions, 1921.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one posed portrait of the Twin City soft ball champions from 1921, their shirts say KR Co. Identified are:
Back row, left to right: H. Young, O. Burghardt, O. Toletski, J. Frank, C. Erdman, I. Weber.
Front row, left to right: W. Roehr, O. Hamel, E. Weber, G. Musselman, A. Levine, G. Hainsworth.
Kaufman Footwear
Head office and factory : the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited : Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of a drawing of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited factory building.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : exterior, 1937.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains six photographs of the Kaufman building, two of which are identified on verso as decorated for Coronation, May 12, 1937.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : interior, 1950's.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the interior of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited factory with a view of various types of machinery.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : machine shop : Mike Mueller making plastic moulds.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two modern print copy negatives and one modern reproduction photograph of Mike Mueller at work in the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited factory.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Fonds consists of material relating to the history, operation and products of the Kaufman Rubber Company, later Kaufman Footwear. Includes catalogues of products, documentation of formulae, compounds, in-house "written standard practice" manuals illustrating industrial processes. Includes corespondence, clippings, ephemera, memoranda, photographs, publications, reports, and sound recordings.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear fonds : 2005 accrual.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Accrual consists of records retained by members of the Kaufman Family relating to Kaufman Footwear. Most files originated with A.R. Kaufman and include factory orders and memoranda, catalogues, material relating to shoe testing, material relating to the history of the company and photographs. Fonds contains clippings, correspondence, ephemera, publications, mss., newsletters, photographs, and videocassettes,.
Kaufman Footwear
Hockey, 1940's : ice hockey game.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one action snapshot and corresponding negative of an unidentifed ice hockey game, possibly the Kaufman team.
Kaufman Footwear
Hockey, 1900's : playing hockey outside of the Kaufman Rubber Co. factory building.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one modern print copy negative and one photograph of nine men playing hockey. A.R. Kaufman is identified on the back of the photograph as second from the left.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : aerial views.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains aerial photographs and negatives of the Kaufman buildings on King St. as well as facilities at Glasgow Street, Wellington Street and River Road.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : distribution center.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains 13 snapshots with negatives of the Kaufman Footwear Limited distribution center on Glasgow street.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : employees at work in office and factory facilities.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains negatives depicting unidentified people at work in the Kaufman factory, in offices and in the cutting room. Also includes one photograph of an unidentified male working in possibly the pattern room? Includes several lasts in the background of the photograph.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : warehouse in Hamilton.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains fourteen photographs of the interior and exterior of the Kaufman Footwear Limited Hamilton warehouse at 605 Rennie Street, including racks of rubber boots and other production areas.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : women at work in the factory.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains four photographs and five negatives of women working on the production line in the factory. Includes photocopy of the photographs with identification of Maria Joergenson, Kathy Horvath, and "Lisa".
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains fifty-eight negatives and fifteen photographs of a milestone event to honour employees. Includes several unidentified individuals in formal group portraits and casual group snapshots of the event.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice : new Showertog oven construction.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains three negatives of the construction of the Showertog oven. Includes two unidentified males.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : C.D. Quinn photographs.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs and negatives of processes, machinery, and equipment. Includes identification of a "thermal insulation test photo" and "extra pictures taken but not used in Showertog report". Also includes several unidentified employees at work.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : negatives of pictures sent to Marathon.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains five negatives of photographs of factory machinery and processes. Negatives are identified on the envelope as photographs of the process of double slushing, the final set, the lining set, and the flocking unit.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains five negatives on (as stated on the envelope) flocking arrangements, air cylinder puller [?], slush lining turntable, and chromalox final set unit.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : photographer possibly C.D. Quinn.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains photographs and negatives of machinery and processes in the Kaufman Rubber Co. factory. Includes identification of some photographs as "flexing pictures", "plasticity pictures", and "abrasion pictures". Includes unidentified employees at work.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : glove making negatives.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains nine negatives depicting the process of glove making. Includes one unidentified male.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : rubber clothing department.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains four negatives depicting the rubber clothing department with unidentified women at work.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains three negatives and nineteen photographs of the Showertog making process. Includes unidentified employees performing these tasks. Also includes captions on each photograph describing the step in the process.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : Showertog making conveyor.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains eight photographs and negatives of what is identified on the envelope as the "Showertog making conveyor (automatic dumping)". Also identified are a flame thrower activator and another piece of equipment that is identified as "large" but the rest of the description is not ledgible.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains negatives and photographs of taken for written standard practice reports.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports : prints and negatives regarding plating.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one negative and photograph of what is identified on the envelope as a rectifier, rheostat and tank and are associated with report P-3.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains fourteen negative and one photograph of the production of Snowbelle boots. Includes machinery and women at work on various stages of the boot. Identified on an accompanying card as related to report number P-5.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains original negatives and a number of cut up photographs taped together to make a panorama of a machine or production line.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains fourteen negatives and ten photographs of an unidentified process and the materials used in that process, most likely taken for a written standard practice report.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains six negatives of photographs most likely taken for a written standard practice report. Includes photographs of assembly line and machinery. A note on the original envelope connects these negatives to reports M-5-1-2-3-4 and -6 and M-5-5.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains three negatives of machinery and processes, most likely for a written standard practice report. Includes one unidentified man at work.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains six negatives and seven photographs of an unidentifed process, materials, and equipment, most likely taken for a written standard practice report.
Kaufman Footwear
Photographs taken for written standard practice reports.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains twenty negatives and eleven photographs of the rubber boot making process, machinery and facilities.
Kaufman Footwear
Varsity Grads : one of greatest teams of all.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two modern print copy negatives and one photograph of a newspaper article about the Varsity Grads, Canada's Olympic team from 1928. Caption includes the identification of the players.
Left to right: Charlie Delahey, Rogers Plaxton, Frank Fisher, Ross Taylor, Hugh Plaxton, John (Red) Porter, Dr. Joe Sullivan, Dr. Lou Hudson, Bert Plaxton, and Stuffy Mueller. Also mentioned, but not in the photograph, are Dave Trottier, Frank Sullivan and Grant Gordon.
It is unknown what connection this photograph has to Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited.
Kaufman Footwear
Waterproof clothing : Oily yellow neoprene cape before dry cleaning.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one negative of an unidentified male wearing a neoprene cape.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains slides taken for Milestone Night. Includes slides of Kaufman memorabilia such as catalogues and newspaper clippings.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains slides taken for Milestone Night. Includes pictures of newspaper articles and signs for Milestone Night.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains slides of employees for Milestone Night. Includes some slides of employees names who received awards for loyal service: Stanislav Kristovic, Fred Bridgman, and William Struth.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two photographs of a retirement party for an unidentified male. Includes an informal group portrait of three unidentified males and four unidentified females.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : aerial views.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains slides of aerial views of two of Kaufman Footwear's buildings. Includes factory on King Street and an unidentified warehouse.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : King. St. plant : exterior, 1907.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one photograph of the exterior of the Kaufman Rubber Co. building with a frame house in the foreground.
Kaufman Footwear
Parades : Kaufman Rubber Co.: Dominion Day parade float.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one modern print copy negative of an old photograph of the Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited parade float for July 1, 1918. Identification included.
Back row, left to right: Ernie Dunbrook, Leo Cody, George Hainsworth (goaltender for the Montreal Canadians), Bernie Zuber, Ernie Ziegler, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified.
Middle row, left to right: unidentified, I.K. Weber.
Front row, left to right: unidentified, Oliver Schlegel [?], unidentified.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Series consists of photographs originally contained in a photograph album created to demonstrate the activities of the Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited. It includes photographs of the general offices and production departments.
Kaufman Footwear
Mr. A.R. Kaufman : President and General Manager.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Photograph of A.R. Kaufman posed for the camera while seated at a large wooden desk in his office.
Kaufman Footwear
Kaufman Footwear : John Stebli operating machinery.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two photographs of John Stebli with two other men, one of whom is identified incorrectly on the verso of the photograph as John Lang, MP, but is actually Peter Lang, MP and is first on the left of the photograph. Also includes one photograph of John Stebli with three unidentified men, and one Polaroid of John Stebli operating machinery.
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 : 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., 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
Tour of Breithaupt tannery, Hastings, Ont.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains one informal portrait of a group standing outside of a building, in front of Breithaupt Leather trucks, on a tour of the Breithaupt tannery in Hastings, Ontario.
Left to right: unidentified Breithaupt employee, unidentified Breithaupt employee, George Banton, Don Comfort, Raymond Boucher, unidentified, Jim Jolly, unidentified, Marc Seguin, Don Keast, Frank Packard, Leo McNamee, Don Mugford, Mr. Breithaupt (President of Breithaupt Leather), I.E. Weber (Vice President, Manufacturing of Kaufman Footwear Limited).
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Baseball, 1940's : Kaufman Rubber Co. girls' softball team.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Group portrait of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited girl's softball team, seen in uniform, along with bat boy at front.
Kaufman Footwear
Baseball, 1940's : Kaufman Rubber Co. girls' softball team : 1944 semi-finalists.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Group portrait of the Kaufman Rubber Co. girls' softball team, 1944 semi-finalists.
Back row, left to right: N. Dychuck (second base), R. Frizell (spare), G. Voll (centre field), T. Schnarr (pitcher), B. Godglick (catcher), R. Glushkoff (spare).
Front row, left to right: G. Robertson (short stop), J. Maier (third base), R. Malenchuck (right field), M. Hug (first base), M. Scheffel (pitcher), R. Schaefer (manager).
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Informal group portrait of 10 men with fish and fishing gear. A.R. Kaufman standing at far right.
Kaufman Footwear
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:
Kaufman Footwear
Hockey, 1930's : Kaufman Rubber Co. Industrial 'Y' Hockey Champions, 1934-1935.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Three copies of a group portraits of the Kaufman hockey team, seen in uniform.
Back row, left to right: A. Shaefer, M. Kowalski, H. Schaefer, M. Wannamaker, C. Schlote, W. Plomski, E. Wannamaker, J. Frank, C. Steppler, J. Loth.
Middle row, left to right: E. Good, A. Bernhardt, H. Current.
Front row, left to right: I. Weber.
Kaufman Footwear
Hockey, 1940's : Kaufman Rubber Co. Industrial Senior Hockey Champions, 1940-1941.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains two modern print copy negatives and two formal group portraits of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited hockey team. Includes eleven unidentified males.
Back row: ?, ?, W. Plomske, ?, M. Kowalski, ?
Front row: [J. Vrooman?], ?, ?, C. Steppler, C. Schmidt
Kaufman Footwear
Hockey, 1930's : Kaufman Rubber Co. hockey team.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Group portrait of the Kaufman Rubber Co., Limited hockey team, seen in uniform.
Back row: ?, ?, ?, ?, W. Plomske, ?, ?
Front row: M. Kowalski, ?, ?, [W. Wildfong], Harold Current, ?, C. Steppler
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Outings : Harold Current and Jake Howard.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Informal snapshot of Harold Current and Jake Howard, both with hands crossed at front, seated on the running board of a truck and smiling at camera.
Kaufman Footwear
A portion of the general offices with the sales and accounting departments in the foreground.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Photograph of the general office area with employees, men and women, at their desks.
Kaufman Footwear
Outings : Kaufman Rubber Co. employee winter outing.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Informal group portrait of Kaufman Rubber Co. Limited employees. Identification on back of photo.
Front row, left to right: Gordon Good, Jake Howard [?], Bob Kee, and Harold Current.
Kaufman Footwear
Hockey, 1930's : Kaufman Rubber Co. Industrial "Y" Senior Champions, 1936-1937.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
One formal group portrait of the Kaufman Rubber Co. hockey club.
Back row, left to right: C. Guenthen (right defence), C. Schlote (left wing), W. Plomske (right wing), J. Hummel (right defence), M. Kowalski (right wing), E. Rockel (left wing).
Front row, left to right: E. Wildfong (goal), J. Vrooman (centre), J. Loth (manager & coach), C. Schmidt (left defence), H. Voll (goal).
Kaufman Footwear
Hockey, 1930's : Kaufman Rubber Co. Industrial "Y" Senior Champions, 1935-1936.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Three copies of a group portrait of the Kaufman Rubber Co. hockey team, seen in uniform.
Back row, left to right: M. Wanamaker (defence), C. Schlote (wing), J. Loth (coach & manager), W. Plomske (wing), M. Kowalski (wing).
Middle row, left to right: W. Goetz (wing), J. Vrooman (centre), S. Snyder (trainer), E. Wildfong (goal), C. Schmidt (defence), H. Current (defence), C. Steppler (centre).
Front row, left to right: J. Connor (mascot), I. Weber (mascot).
Kaufman Footwear
Consists of fonds related to the personal and professional lives of A.R. Kaufman and W.H. Kaufman, and the family-run business Kaufman Footwear.
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Kaufman Footwear fonds : 2016 accrual.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Accrual consists of materials created and accumulated by Gary Peysar during his time working for Kaufman Footwear Includes ephemera, clippings, photographs, and documentation.
Kaufman Footwear
Employee interviews, tape 1 : Mary Teutsh, John Stebli, Arvid Zanderson.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
Kaufman Footwear
Employee interviews, tape 3 : Bob Hertet, Jack Loth, Gord Capling.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
Kaufman Footwear
Employee interviews, tape 5 : Walter Cook, John Beder.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
Kaufman Footwear
Employee interviews, tape 7 : Pearl Uttley, Lloyd Koehler, Alex Erdman, Evelyn Habel.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
Kaufman Footwear
Employee interviews, tape 10 : Don Kraft, Frieda Gagesch, Andy Gagesch, Adele Stuetz, Lloyd Habel.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Oral history interviews recorded for the Centenary Committee.
Kaufman Footwear
Cost accounting manager : G.R. Good : correspondence.
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains correspondence to and from G.R. Good.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the tennis production report and the rubber production report. Includes lines of shoes or boots with the number of pairs sold and what countries they were sold in.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the tennis production report and the rubber production report. Includes lines of shoes or boots with the number of pairs sold and what countries they were sold in.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the tennis production report and the rubber production report. Includes lines of shoes or boots with the number of pairs sold and what countries they were sold in.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the tennis production report and the rubber production report. Includes lines of shoes or boots with the number of pairs sold and what countries they were sold in.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the tennis production report and the rubber production report. Includes lines of shoes or boots with the number of pairs sold and what countries they were sold in.
Kaufman Footwear
Part of Kaufman Family collection.
Contains the tennis production report and the rubber production report. Includes lines of shoes or boots with the number of pairs sold and what countries they were sold in.
Kaufman Footwear