Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Collection |
Waterloo Region Museum |
Object ID |
2013.051.001.028 |
Object Name |
Catalog, Trade |
Title |
In Stock Catalogue |
Description |
The catalogue is printed on yellow paper. The front cover has a band of yellow in the centre with a green band on either side. The Kaufman logo is printed on the yellow band with "1976-77/Kaufman/Footwear/Inc./Kitchener - Ontario - Canada" beside. A business card has been taped to the right side. It has the Kaufman logo in the upper left corner. Printed in the centre is "John W. Barnes/Asst. Sales Manager - Central Division". Telephone numbers are printed in the lower left corner, and "Kaufman Footwear Inc./410 King St. W./Kitchener, Ont." is printed in the lower right corner. The title is printed along the upper edge with a list of shoe brand names below. The same information is printed in French in the lower section of the cover. There are two inserts in the catalogue. The first is a price list printed on blue paper, and the second is a colour photo sheet advertising "Oomphies". The interior pages have illustrations of the shoes and information in both English and French. The pages are stapled together in the centre. |
Date |
1976 |
Date |
1977 |
History |
The Kaufman Rubber Company was founded in 1907 by Jacob Kaufman (1847-1920) in Berlin, ON. The factory began production in 1908 and produced rubber footwear for domestic and foreign markets. In 1920, Jacob's son, Alvin Ratz Kaufman (1885-1979) became president of the company until 1964, when he retired to become Chairman of the Board. During this time the company's product line expanded to include industrial rubber clothing for fishermen, miners, and policemen. Beginning in 1953, the company also began to manufacture non-rubber footwear, including Foamtread slippers. The company introduced the Sorel line of winter/work boots in 1959. In 1964, Alvin's son, William H. Kaufman (1920-2005) became president and the company's name changed to Kaufman Footwear Limited, and then to Kaufman Footwear Inc. In 1979, Kaufman Footwear became a division of William H. Kaufman Inc., with William remaining as president until 1986. In 1986, Irvin Weber became president of the footwear division, followed by John Loucks in 1991. In 1997, William's son, Tom Kaufman, became president of the footwear division. In 2000 Kaufman Footwear declared bankruptcy. The Kaufman Footwear building was designated in 1996 by the Kitchener LACAC as architecturally and historically significant. The building was originally designed by Albert Kahn, and it located on the corner of Victoria Street and King Street West. In 2005, Andrin Homes began converting the building into condominium loft residences - 270 units in total. |
Search Terms |
Kaufman Footwear Inc. |
People |
Barnes, John W. |