Archives Database

SCA173-GA148-8-113
File
1997

Contains a transcript of an interview with Eileen Buchner conducted by Frances Hoffman in 1997. Includes signed release form.

Kaufman Footwear

Interviews : Lingwood, C. Harry .

SCA173-GA148-8-114
File
[1993]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains a two page set of interview questions with answers written in by C. Harry Lingwood. Includes correspondence to Harry Lingwood from Eileen Buchner at Kaufman Footwear and from Harry Lingwood to Eileen Buchner.

Kaufman Footwear

Kaufman, A.R. : biographical.

SCA173-GA148-8-117
File
1945-1992

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

Plaistead expedition.

SCA173-GA148-8-123
File
[after 1988]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains a news release regarding Plaisted's claim that his 1968 expedition was the first to reach the North Pole, and calling Peary's 1909 Polar conquest a myth.

Kaufman Footwear

Products : photocopies.

SCA173-GA148-8-124
File
1924

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains photocopies of advertisements for Life Buoy shoes in the Montreal Gazette and the Montreal Star from 1924.

Kaufman Footwear

Operations : Factory, Laboratory

SCA173-GA148-10
Series
1921-1971

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Series consists of material relating to rubber compounding and manufacturing processes and procedures at Kaufman Rubber Co. Includes binders of formulae and instructions owned and/or written by W.H. Bechtel, J. C. Howard Irvin K. Weber, as well as research reports on production requirements, "Written standard practice" reports illustrating production and processes. These include photographs.

Kaufman Footwear

Air pres[sure cures], 116-[180] (file 1 of 2).

SCA173-GA148-10-131b
File
1924-1941

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.

Kaufman Footwear

Compound sheets.

SCA173-GA148-10-133
File
1954-1969

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains compound sheets with a list of the materials used for the compound and the total weight of the compound. Also includes mixing instructions.Sheets initialled by W.H.B. (William H. Bechtel).

Kaufman Footwear

Duplicate compounds : open heat, steam (file 1 of 2).

SCA173-GA148-10-136a
File
1921-1931

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, all signed J.C. Howard.

Kaufman Footwear

K.R. Ro-Search report #35 : estimated machinery costs for 500 pair of men's and women's rubber Oxford per ten hours.

SCA173-GA148-10-139
File
1955

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

K.R. Ro-Search report #47 (revised) : neoprene footwear.

SCA173-GA148-10-144
File
1958

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

K.R. Ro-Search report #49 : equipment requirements for production of 250 pair boots per 9 hour day based on average men's boot (Humber type).

SCA173-GA148-10-145
File
1958

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Kaufman Footwear

K.R. Ro-Search written standard practice.

SCA173-GA148-10-146
File
1955-1964

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

K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. M-6 : electric circulating air oven.

SCA173-GA148-10-150
File
1959

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. P-2.

SCA173-GA148-10-153
File
1955

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-3 : electroforming of copper moulds.

SCA173-GA148-10-155
File
1955

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-5 : Snowbelle shell production and preparation.

SCA173-GA148-10-157
File
1960

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. V-1.

SCA173-GA148-10-164
File
[195-?]

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Written standard practice for vinyl compounding materials.

Kaufman Footwear

K-R Ro-Search : written standard practice no. VA-1 : footwear varnish.

SCA173-GA148-10-166
File
1955

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

Kaufman Rubber Co. Ltd. : plastic shoe development work, 1951, 1952, 1953, by R.V. Klassen, W.H. Bechtel.

SCA173-GA148-10-167
File
1951-1953

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

OBS 200-250 (file 2 of 2).

SCA173-GA148-10-169b
File
1929-1965

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. Sheets initialled by W.H.B. (William H. Bechtel) and/or J.C.H. (J.C. Howard).

Kaufman Footwear

Obsolete foam tread compound binder.

SCA173-GA148-10-171
File
1953-1966

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains compound sheets for the obsolete foam tread, with a list of the materials used for the compound and the total cost of the compound on each sheet, all signed "W.H.B." Originally in a binder belonging to W.H. Bechtel.

Kaufman Footwear

Business articles and periodicals (file 1 of 6).

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

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains a) business articles, b) footwear articles, c) issues of footwear periodicals. Also includes some production tools such as tax guides and metric conversion tools.

Kaufman Footwear

Operations : Vice-President Manufacturing : Irvin E. Weber

SCA173-GA148-12
Series
1914-1985

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Material relating to the factory and its manufacturing operations, belonging to Irvin E. Weber. According to secondary sources, Irvin E. Weber joined Kaufman in 1945. His father, Irvin K. Weber, had worked at Kaufman for 52 years, starting in 1909. Some of the material in this series belonged to Irvin K. Weber and subsequently to his son Irvin E. Weber. Includes much material, such as the compound sheets, that would have originated in the Laboratory, but concerned with ingredients and costs rather than formulae and mixing. Includes correspondence, ephemera, invoices, notes, memoranda, and clippings.

Kaufman Footwear

Bottom : TPR : vinaflex : Galaxy.

SCA173-GA148-12-185
File
1983-1984

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains material relating to the bottom of the men's TPR, and Galaxy shoes. Includes correspondence to and from I.E. Weber, memoranda regarding the Galaxy and TPR bottoms, production and manufacturing details, sizing information, invoices, notes, drawings of moulds, advertisement clippings, Maple Leaf Shoe catalogue, and 3 photographs.

Kaufman Footwear

Compound sheets : I. Weber.

SCA173-GA148-12-187
File
1922-1924

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. Weber. Pages not initialled.

Kaufman Footwear

Factory memo binder (file 1 of 2).

SCA173-GA148-12-192a
File
1914-1953

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Binder labelled "I. Weber". Contains Kaufman footwear office memos relating to various factory and office issues including information on floor plans, parts, machinery, materials and other issues, arranged alphabetically by topic.

Kaufman Footwear

Labels (file 1 of 2).

SCA173-GA148-12-196a
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

Miscellaneous compounds : I.E. Weber (file 1 of 2).

SCA173-GA148-12-199a
File
1938-1963

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains mechanical compound and mixing 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

P-82 : storm welt.

SCA173-GA148-12-202
File
1976-1979

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains material relating to the manufacturing and production of the p-82 storm welt. Includes invoices for moulds, memoranda regarding trial tests and moulds, correspondence to and from I.E. Weber regarding Ro-Search's work on the boot, and newspaper advertisement clippings.

Kaufman Footwear

Piece work rates (file 2 of 2).

SCA173-GA148-12-203b
File
1959-1969

Part of Kaufman Family collection.

Contains piece work prices for: cutting leather; gloves; lay and cement; stripping; general shoes; shoe room; boot room; foamtread; sewing room; and the quarter room. Originally in a binder belonging to I.E. Weber, Vice-President Manufacturing.

Kaufman Footwear

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