Sam Houston Coffee Branded Insulated Jug
A Sam Houston Coffee insulated jug in tall red-painted metal, with a wire bail handle, black wood grip, and a small screw-cap opening set into the domed top....
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H and H Family Size Keywind Tin with Matching Top
An H and H “Family Size” keywind tin in the collection’s brightest example of this red-blue-red tri-band design. The body reads “H AND H / FAMILY SIZE” in ou...
Early H and H Tea Tin
An early H and H Tea tin added to the collection. Tea tins are far rarer than H and H coffee tins, so every new example helps fill out the tea side of the pr...
H and H Spices Cumin, 1 Ounce
A one-ounce H&H Spices cumin packet that turned up in McAllen, TX. Another small addition to the H and H Spices line, alongside the nutmeg tin and pepper...
Old Roaster Switch at the H and H Coffee Factory
Another hint is still inside the 1932 Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. factory on the east side of San Antonio. The door is weathered and rusted, but the “OLD ROAS...
Wilhelmina “Minnie” Menger Hoffmann — International Women’s Day
At the end of 1910, Wilhelmina Hoffmann gave birth to her first son, William Hoffmann, Jr. He died within a month, January 1911. Less than a year later, her ...
Upgrading Artifact Storage
As the H and H collection has grown, so has our need for a more organized and archival-quality way to store it. We’re upgrading the artifact storage with lin...
Broncho Coffee Tin
We’ve been looking for this tin for 10 years! It has one of our favorite stories from the beginning and involves the TV series, American Pickers.