Accessions
Curated museum inventory records — one card per accession. 195 records.
Hand-painted plywood Master Chef “We Serve” on-premise sign (~4×8 ft; West Texas picker circuit)
H and H Master Chef printed price placard / sheet (heavy paper; New Braunfels find)
Original paper advertisement for H & H Master Chef Coffee (Hoffmann-Hayman, San Antonio)
H and H Coffee 'Fragrant' horizontal cardboard litho sign (Continental Litho.)
H and H Coffee cardboard counter card C-63 'We Roast It, Others Praise It' (No. 1)
H and H Coffee small cardboard counter card (Oct 2019; rich206mech)
H and H Coffee small cardboard counter card (Mar 2020; rich206mech)
Texas Girl Coffee embossed metal advertising sign (May 2023)
Texas Girl Coffee metal advertising sign (Apr 2024 listing; second example)
American Can Company 1934 trade print ad — factory closing machine, 'Getting things off on the right foot'
Huntley Mfg. Monitor coffee roasting machinery catalog (Brocton, NY, 1925)
Coffee Merchandising by William H. Ukers (first edition)
All About Coffee by William H. Ukers (1935 second edition)
Alamo Cook Book (stapled retail booklet; Hoffmann-Hayman imprint; H and H Blend back-cover ad)
Art of the Pick (Mike Wolfe field photography book; American Pickers / Art of the Pick)
TEXAS GLASS: An Illustrated History of The Three Rivers Glass Company, 1922–1937 by Michael David Smith (author-direct copy)
TEXAS GLASS: An Illustrated History of The Three Rivers Glass Company, 1922–1937 by Michael David Smith — additional copies (The Goodie Box, Three Rivers TX, 14 June 2014)
San Antonio Uncovered by Mark Louis Rybczyk (1992, Wordware Publishing)
San Antonio Nexapa (Helen Seargeant)—signed first-edition account of a Mexico coffee plantation
Edible San Antonio magazine — August/September 2016, Issue No. 18 (La Familia Cortez 75 Years article with Master Chef Coffee sign visible in spread)
A Collector's Guide to Key-Wind Coffee Tins with Price Guide (Stahl, 1991)
Antique Coffee Grinders: American, English, and European (White, 2001 — Schiffer Publishing)
Bottle Makers and Their Marks (Toulouse, 1971, Thomas Nelson)
Coffee Antiques (Kvetko & Congdon-Martin, 2000 — Schiffer Publishing)
Downtown San Antonio (Korte & Peché, 2013, Arcadia Images of America)
Early American Coffee Mills: Patent History and Guide for Collectors (White, 1993)
Fruit Jars (Toulouse, 1969, Thomas Nelson / Everybodys Press)
Greater San Antonio: The City of Destiny and Of Your Destination (Higher Publicity League of Texas, 1918 — WWI-era booster volume)
Historic Photos of San Antonio (Faulkner, 2007 — Turner Publishing large-format photo book)
Home Coffee Roasting: Romance and Revival (Davids, 2003 — second edition St. Martin's Griffin)
Saving San Antonio: The Precarious Preservation of a Heritage (Fisher, 1996, Texas Tech University Press)
The Art and Craft of Coffee: An Enthusiast's Guide to Selecting, Roasting, and Brewing Exquisite Coffee (Sinnott, 2010 — Quarry Books)
The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee: Growing, Roasting, and Drinking, with Recipes (Freeman et al., 2012 — Ten Speed Press)
The Coffeeist Manifesto: No More Bad Coffee! (Ward, 2015)
The History And Mystery Of The Menger Hotel (Williams, 2000, Republic of Texas Press)
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World (Pendergrast — Basic Books, edition TBD)
Huntley Manufacturing Co. Monitor Coffee Machinery Catalog No. 66
Huntley Mfg. Co. Monitor Spare Part Catalog — Peanut Cleaning, Shelling and Grading Machinery (as in Catalog No. 55)
Huntley Mfg. Co. Monitor Coffee Roasting, Cooling and Stoning Machinery — Supplementary to Catalogue No. 64
Huntley Manufacturing Co. Monitor Peanut Cleaning, Shelling, Grading and Roasting Machinery — Catalog No. 69
Huntley Mfg. Co. Monitor Coffee Grinding and Blending Machinery catalog
Antique Arms Annual 1st Edition — Edited by R.L. Wilson, Published by S.P. Stevens (TGCA, 1971)
The Canning Clan: A Pageant of Pioneering Americans — Earl Chapin May (Macmillan, 1937)
The Tin Can Book: The Can as Collectible Art, Advertising Art & High Art — Hyla M. Clark
How To Make The Best Coffee At Home — James Hoffmann
The World Atlas of Coffee, 3rd Edition — James Hoffmann
San Antonio's Historic Hotels (Peché, 2019, Arcadia Images of America) — signed author copy
San Antonio's Historic Hotels (Peché, 2019, Arcadia Images of America) — hardcover reading copy
Diamond K embossed soda bottle (Three Rivers Glass; Kingsville, Texas)
Three Rivers clear glass crown-top beer bottle (Shiner listing, 1922–1937 era)
Dragon Bottling (San Antonio) embossed soda bottle (Three Rivers Glass)
City Bottling Works embossed deco soda bottle (Three Rivers Glass)
Milwaukee Drinks embossed art deco soda bottle (Three Rivers Glass)
Trinity Bottling Works crown-top art deco soda bottle (Three Rivers Glass)
Additional regional Three Rivers embossed bottles (lot) — The Goodie Box, Three Rivers TX, 14 June 2014
Delaware Punch embossed soda bottle (Three Rivers Glass; 16 oz)
Small glass extract bottle with Kork-N-Seal cap (estate find; base ‘H & H’ emboss—Haig comparandum in post)
Javo bottled coffee aqua-glass bottle (comparandum; non-Hoffmann-Hayman)
H and H Coffee three-pound square glass jar with red metal lid and paper label
H and H Blend Coffee one-pound Crystalvac jar, smooth-body, with near-total label loss
H and H one-pound Crystalvac jar, smooth-body, unlabeled — embossed shoulder only
H and H Blend Coffee one-pound Crystalvac jar with reassembled composite label and "We Roast It" side panel
H and H Blend Coffee one-pound Crystalvac jar with intact label and red screw cap
H and H Coffee one-pound keywind tin
H and H Brand Spices one-ounce cinnamon tin (packed for Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co., San Antonio)
H and H High Grade one-pound vacuum-packed coffee tin
H and H Brand Spices ginger tin, 1½ oz net (packed for Hoffmann-Hayman)
John Hoffmann & Sons Old Time Blended Coffee one-pound tin (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Master Chef one-pound keywind tin (red livery; Regular Grind), Comfort Antique Mall lot
Master Chef three-pound keywind tin (red livery; Drip Grind), Comfort Antique Mall lot
H and H Blend 2.5 lb coffee tin (paper-label Perc-O-Drip grind; label losses), Comfort pick
Master Chef Regular Grind one-pound tin (red litho keywind form; lid missing at acquisition)
Harnit & Hewitt Co. Mocha Blend one-pound paper-label tin (Toledo, Ohio)
H and H Brand Spices allspice tin, 1½ oz (packed for Hoffmann-Hayman)
H and H Brand Spices nutmeg tin, 1½ oz (Euless eBay lot)
H and H Brand Spices ginger spice tin (San Antonio; Hoffmann-Hayman)
H and H Blend Coffee three-pound rectangular tin (Euless eBay; painted “We roast it — Others praise it”)
H and H High Grade three-pound coffee tin (lid missing)
H and H Master Chef one-pound coffee tin (with lid)
H and H Blend Coffee round tin (paper label missing; embossed lid)
H and H Coffee family-size keywind tin (~28 oz), Houston address variant (lid missing)
Lot: two Master Chef Pulverized one-pound keywind tins (1950s bright red livery; single eBay purchase)
Anchor Brand red pepper spice tin (David G. Evans Coffee Co., St. Louis) — comparandum for H and H spices study
H and H Master Chef one-pound keywind tin (red livery; Etsy TheJellyJar, San Antonio)
H and H Blend half-pound Light Housekeepers Size litho tin (Medium Ground; lid missing — eBay specimen)
H and H High Grade Coffee one-pound vacuum-packed tin (Regular Grind / percolator bands)
Vintage H and H Coffee tin (line/size identification pending)
H and H Blend half-pound Light Housekeepers tin (1920s paper-label layout; with lid — Germany, Wolf Henning von Kameke, Mar 2017)
Texas Girl Coffee four-pound pail (wire bail handle; yellow-and-blue livery)
Master Chef one-pound tin with matching lid and 'Free 250 Trading Stamps' sticker
H and H Coffee one-pound litho tin with lid (Kentucky find; Etsy AStringorTwo, Maysville KY)
H and H High Grade one-pound vacuum tin with matching lid (coffee-branch artwork)
Master Chef two-pound keywind tin (San Antonio listing, Feb 2018)
H and H Brand Spices nutmeg tin, 1½ oz (small navy/red litho format)
Master Chef one-pound keywind tin (unopened listing specimen)
Hoffmann-Hayman H and H one-pound tin (Oct 2018 listing specimen)
H and H Coffee half-pound tin with lid (Apr 2019 listing; distinct from Light Housekeepers specimens)
H and H Blend Coffee three-pound round tin with intact paper label
Sam Houston Coffee one-pound keywind tin (Hoffmann-Hayman San Antonio)
Red Bird Coffee one-pound keywind tin (Reinhard Coffee & Tea Co., San Antonio)
H and H Blend one-pound sealed paper-label tin (Oct 2019)
H and H Master Chef one-pound sealed keywind tin with trading-stamp sticker
Harnit & Hewitt Steel Cut Mocha one-pound tin (Toledo, Ohio — comparandum; not Hoffmann-Hayman)
Broncho Coffee three-pound tin with wire bail handle (Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co.)
H and H Master Chef two-pound keywind tin with premium-offer lid
Aviation Coffee one-pound keywind can (San Antonio regional line; draft)
Large bulk-format H and H Blend Coffee tin (early slogan / guarantee panels; lid missing)
H and H Spices cumin one-ounce paper-label tin
Early H and H Tea small cylindrical tin (Orange Pekoe Ceylon & India)
H and H Coffee one-pound keywind vacuum tin (second clean example)
H and H Family Size one-pound keywind tin with matching lid
H and H High Grade three-pound vacuum tin (second example; lid missing)
Master Chef Ground Coffee 30.5 oz composite canister (modern package)
Joy-Cup Brand Coffee one-pound slip-lid tin (Kroneberger, Baltimore)
Master Chef two-pound keywind tin, 1962+ bright red livery (lot of two; tin #1 of 2, photographed)
Master Chef two-pound keywind tin, white-script livery (lot of two; tin #2 of 2, earlier label generation than tin #1)
Antique Merchants Coffee Co. 'Old Plantation' Steel Cut Coffee one-pound tin (Baltimore, MD; Simpson & Doeller maker's mark)
Master Chef Ground Coffee 30.5 oz steel can — Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (current production)
Hoffman Bros & Co. Ltd. imported coffee canister, Columbus, Ohio — not Hoffmann-Hayman
Four St. Mary’s parish bulletins (San Antonio, 1920s–30s), including Feb 1936 with H and H Crystalvac ad
Three staple-bound sales report booklets (handwritten entries; Tea, H and H brands, Sam Houston, Broncho, Texas Girl)
Tucker Coffee Company letterhead (San Antonio; Aviation Coffee vignette, ca. 1920s)
Sam Houston coffee paper label (removed from 1 lb Perc-o-Drip Grind tin)
Two illustrated Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. letterheads with factory scene and officer line
Alamo National Bank Statement of Condition fragments — 20 April 1953 (recovered from interior factory wall cavity)
Menger Family Genealogy — Children of Rudolph and Catherine Barbara Menger
H and H Coffee paper sample cup (cream waxed paper, 'Ask your grocer for H and H Coffee' red block)
Wooden slide whistle with kraft-paper H. and H. coffee premium band (bobwhite listing)
Signed 12×18 Broncho Coffee tin photograph (Art of the Pick print; Mike Wolfe margin signature)
H and H Cleaning Company soap bar packaging (Des Moines, Iowa—not Hoffmann-Hayman)
Hoffmann-Hayman “Puzzler” promotional puzzle (box distressed; incomplete)
H and H Puzzler (premium/promotional item; Gypsies Antiques, Austin, TX)
Master Chef 4 oz paper Handi-Handle sample cup (Sutherland stock)
H and H Coffee promotional paper napkin (Sam Houston & Texas Girl vignettes)
Set of four 1933 Hoffman Beverage Co. soda bottle labels (Newark, NJ; not Hoffmann-Hayman)
Aviation Brand Coffee jar lid (Tucker Coffee Co.; bomber graphic)
H and H Coffee clip-and-save coupon strips (five specimens)
H and H Coffee 'Free Coupon' clipped from bag packaging
Coffee On Switch Art — framed novelty print of mug-as-light-switch (Etsy CrestField)
Skyline of San Antonio linen postcard (Summerville Photo; postmarked c.1948)
San Antonio River 'Venice of Texas' linen postcard (Weiner News Co.; Curteich)
Household Institute three-piece aluminum percolator (twin-H monogram; not Hoffmann-Hayman)
Pe.De. (Peter Dienes) wall-mount coffee grinder (German, c.1930s; porcelain green-glaze hopper, 'Koffie' lettering)
Wagner Ware No. 4 cast-aluminum coffee scoop (embossed H and H Coffee Co., San Antonio, Texas)
Lot of twelve loose keywind strip keys for coffee tins
West Bend 8-cup automatic percolator (model 9389E), parts only
Sam Houston Coffee insulated jug (thermos-style carafe with wire bail)
Clear glass H and H Crystalvac jar with wire bail and metal screw cap (base mold numeral 5)
H and H Coffee paper shipping sacks (24 one-pound regular bags imprint)
Texas Girl and H and H one-pound shop bags (picker acquisition)
Large clear H and H Crystalvac jar, three-pound line (Comfort Antique Mall; Debbie Keneson)
Clear H and H Crystalvac jar (Comfort weekend pick; wire bail missing; embossed lid)
H and H two-pound retail shop outer bags (wholesale paper stock; empty shells)
Texas Girl & H and H one-pound shop outer bags (24×1 lb retail shipment shells)
Small H and H Crystalvac-line jar with wire basket and wood handle (Ball closure; Bowie, TX)
Large clear H and H Crystalvac jar (wire bail; lid missing; base mold 10)
Large H and H Crystalvac jar with wooden bail handle (Colleyville, Texas)
Small square Crystalvac lid with wire bail on Duraglas jar (Tyler, Texas)
H and H Brand High Grade Orange Pekoe tea cardboard retail box (unopened)
One-pound clear Crystalvac jar with Ball lid (Three Rivers base mark)
H and H Crystalvac one-pound jar (Etsy MiksJunkDrawer; Somerset, TX estate lot)
H and H Coffee square glass jar (Duraglas; from local picker Albert)
Crystalvac jars lot (Three Rivers / one-pound; Comfort Antique Mall picker run)
H and H Coffee three-pound glass jar (donated by Richard, San Antonio)
Large H and H Crystalvac coffee jar with wire handle (custom blue-painted lid; O-I base codes ~1939)
Small clear H and H Crystalvac jar (Three Rivers base mark; replacement Kerr lid)
H and H Spices Black Pepper 4 oz carton (donated from Torrington, WY)
Small amber H and H Crystalvac one-pound jar (Three Rivers Glass; 601-8 mold; circular base imprint)
One-pound clear Crystalvac jar (Three Rivers base; mold 601-1; no tin lid as acquired)
Clear Crystalvac quart jar (Three Rivers Glass; mold 601-1)
All Gold Tea quarter-pound carton (San Antonio Coffee Co.; comparative grocery tea packaging)
Sealed H and H High Grade Orange Pekoe & Pekoe tea carton (3½ oz)
H and H Original Coffee Crystalvac jar with wire bail handle (listing acquisition)
Three-pound Crystalvac jar with original red lid and wire bail (Owens-Illinois period)
One-pound Crystalvac jar, Three Rivers mold 601-7
Three Rivers square fruit jar (quart-size comparandum; non-Hoffmann-Hayman)
H and H Blend tin lid with embossed 'We Roast It / Others Praise It' slogan
Crystalvac one-pound jar lid (embossed Crystalvac slogan ring, gold finish)
Large Crystalvac jar repurposed with cast-iron butter-churn head and wooden dasher
Three Rivers waffle-pattern square quart jar (comparandum; non-Hoffmann-Hayman)
H and H Coffee Crystalvac-style jar with wire bail (Jul 2018 listing)
Second three-pound clear Crystalvac jar (Owens-Illinois period listing specimen)
H and H Crystalvac jar with original embossed lid (Feb 2019 listing specimen)
H and H Coffee one-pound Crystalvac jar, Three Rivers mold 601-1 (no lid)
H and H Hoffmann-Hayman aqua-tinted Crystalvac jar with wire-bail lid (Owens-Illinois era)
Vintage H and H Crystalvac coffee jar (craftnick Sep 2019 listing)
H and H Blend Coffee three-pound embossed glass Crystalvac container (as-is)
Hoffmann-Hayman Crystalvac square gallon glass jar with lid (1930s-style listing)
H and H Tea paperboard box 3 oz Orange Pekoe & Pekoe (sealed acquisition)
Vintage coffee factory interior photograph (jar line; Maxwell House cases in frame)
Lot of two Hoffmann-Hayman employee/factory photographs — 1929 Fragrant billboard (Summerville) + 1933 N.R.A. step scene (Zintgraff)
Press portrait photograph of Gus P. Menger, president, Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co.
Black-and-white photographic print: silver-haired man sampling coffee at a commercial drum roaster (H&H-adjacent stack)
