Two Things Changed This Year
This is not a post about a tin or a newspaper clipping. It is a progress report — a note on where the research stands after roughly a year of sustained work,...
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From a 25-pound lard-can roaster to the finest plant in the South — H and H coffee equipment, 1904–1960s
The story of Hoffmann-Hayman’s production equipment is a straight line from a single cast-iron drum small enough to carry by hand to a multi-roaster operatio...
East-wing shed — Master Chef plywood and shipping-crate boards in the walls
Exploring the metal-roofed shed attached to the east wing of the plant in May 2014, we found interior partition walls built from salvaged sheet goods and cra...
Crystalvac and H AND H BLEND Coffee trademarks — Official Gazette, 29 November 1932
The Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office for November 29, 1932 (p. 1062) publishes two trademark applications for Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. u...
Hoffmann-Hayman trademark applications: empty glass jars and coffee — List of Applicants, 1932
The U.S. Patent Office annual List of Applicants for 1932 (p. 51) records two Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. trademark applications:
Texas Girl trademark pending — Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, November 1930
The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal for November 1930 (p. 677) shows “Texas Girl” (Serial No. 304,143; Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co., San Antonio, Tex.; coffee) in...
Sam Houston Brand and Menger Finest Peaberry labels registered — Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, June 1928
The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal for June 1928 (p. 854) carries the weekly “Labels Registered” digest, listing two Hoffmann-Hayman label registrations in the...
O.S.T. Old Spanish Trail and San Jose trademarks pending — Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, May 1928
The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal for May 1928 (p. 725) runs the weekly “Trade Marks Pending” digest from the U.S. Patent Office, showing two Hoffmann-Hayman ...
Four Hoffmann-Hayman trademark registrations — Index of Trade-Marks, 1928
The U.S. Patent Office annual Index of Trade-Marks for 1928 (p. 108, University of Illinois copy) lists four Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. registrations granted...
“You’ll Praise It Too” tea trademark — The Spice Mill, October 1924
The Spice Mill for October 1924 (p. 2128) reprints the USPTO “Trade-Marks Published During September, 1924” list. In the September 9 batch:
Royal Coffee Roaster for sale — The Spice Mill, August 1924
The Spice Mill for August 1924 (p. 1703) runs a classified “Machinery for Sale” column that includes a Hoffmann-Hayman listing: