H and H Coffee

Dedicated to the history of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. est. 1899 in San Antonio, Texas.

Curated museum inventory records (one card per accession).

204 records

HH-AD-2014-0001

Acquired
2014-07-07 · ebay · ref 261521640532
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
advertisement
Loan ready
Tall vertical display ad (929×4072px scan). Clear print, readable throughout; light age toning on paper background. "SAINT PAUL 2, MINNESOTA" postal-zone address confirms pre-ZIP-code print run (pre-July 1963), consistent with eBay seller's "1960" date. Same ad artwork appeared in the San Antonio...

HH-AD-2014-0002

Acquired
2014-07-19 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
sign
Post →
Large-format trade sign; logistics likely limit typical exhibit loans—document with photography. Private sale through picker Debbie Keneson. See Master Chef "We Serve" hand-painted sign.

HH-AD-2015-0001

Acquired
2015-08-16 · ebay · ref 331624722865
Status
in_collection
Condition
excellent
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
advertisement
Loan priority
25
Loan ready
Post →
Uncirculated price sign per post. See H and H Price Sign. Seller lonepearl.

HH-AD-2017-0001

Acquired
2017-06-15 · ebay · ref 192211763476-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
advertisement
Post →
Each card 4 × 6.75 in. paper. Photography and narrative in Master Chef price cards — Houston, 1950s (eBay 192211763476, big-hit). Seller big-hit.

HH-AD-2019-0001

Acquired
2019-03-22 · ebay · ref 293012021642-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
sign
Loan priority
77
Loan ready
Post →
Counter/window litho with rose and one-pound tin vignette. See H and H Coffee "Fragrant" Cardboard Litho Sign. Seller the*wizard*of*oz.

HH-AD-2019-0002

Acquired
2019-08-25 · ebay · ref 27-03783-41074
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
sign
Loan priority
82
Loan ready
Post →
Small Continental Litho. counter card; larger photo set in post. See H and H Coffee "We Roast It, Others Praise It" Cardboard Sign. Seller rich206mech.

HH-AD-2019-0003

Acquired
2019-10-20 · ebay · ref 26-04025-88779
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
sign
Post →
No specimen photograph archived—post uses placeholder from HH-AD-2019-0002 asset. See H and H Coffee Cardboard Sign (October 2019). Seller rich206mech.

HH-AD-2020-0001

Acquired
2020-03-08 · ebay · ref 223933098853
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
sign
Post →
Third rich206mech counter card; teaser placeholder until dedicated shot. See Vintage H&H Coffee Cardboard Sign. Seller rich206mech.

HH-AD-2023-0001

Acquired
2023-05-15 · ebay · ref 204330680661
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
sign
Loan priority
89
Loan ready
Post →
Flat metal panel; post notes additional angles/dimensions needed. See Texas Girl Coffee metal advertising sign. Seller mheskett.

HH-AD-2024-0001

Acquired
2024-04-01 · ebay · ref 27-11374-87024
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
sign
Separate acquisition from HH-AD-2023-0001 (May 2023 mheskett sign). Draft source: _drafts/2024-04-01-texas-girl-coffee-metal-sign-second.md; publish with dedicated photography. Seller vintagesigns4you.

HH-AD-2026-0001

Acquired
2026-05-25 · ebay · ref 21-14665-32206
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
advertisement
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Full-page 1934 American Can Company trade print advertisement, black and white halftone. Headline: "GETTING things off on the right foot...and KEEPING them that way." Primary image shows two men — one in a suit, one in work clothes — examining a can-closing...

BOOK

HH-BOOK-2014-0001

Acquired
2014-08-06 · ebay · ref 371116672202
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Draft stub—add cover/interior photos before loan packaging. Seller belvilo.

HH-BOOK-2014-0002

Acquired
2014-08-06 · ebay · ref 131261865847
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Loan priority
9
Loan ready
Post →
Documented in Coffee Merchandising (First Edition) by William H. Ukers; companion same-day purchase is HH-BOOK-2014-0003. Seller fidelcastro.

HH-BOOK-2014-0003

Acquired
2014-08-06 · ebay · ref 261492495816
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Loan priority
10
Loan ready
Post →
Documented in All About Coffee (1935 Second Edition) by William H. Ukers; companion same-day purchase is HH-BOOK-2014-0002. Seller mjps2629.

HH-BOOK-2014-0004

Acquired
2014-07-24 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Loan priority
47
Loan ready
Post →
In-person purchase at Magic Carpet Books (used/rare dealer), not eBay. See Alamo Cook Book (Hoffmann-Hayman).

HH-BOOK-2014-0005

Acquired
2014-06-28 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Post →
Purchased with Antique Archaeology / Art of the Pick merchandise (American Pickers ecosystem). Includes Broncho-related spreads per series lore. See Broncho Coffee & American Pickers and _resources/art_of_the_pick.md.

HH-BOOK-2014-0006

Acquired
2014-06-01 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Post →
Thin, light-periwinkle softcover; centered type stack with Smith byline at the base; cover photograph of an embossed *3 RIVERS* milk bottle in front of mold hardware. Acquired by mailing a check to Michael David Smith in Austin, TX — the **author-direct path**...

HH-BOOK-2014-0007

Acquired
2014-06-14 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Post →
Additional copies (plural per the post: "more copies of the glass reference book") of Michael David Smith's TEXAS GLASS, purchased in-person at **THE GOODIE BOX, HWY 72 EAST, THREE RIVERS TX 78071** on 2014-06-14. Acquired together with additional regional Three Rivers embossed...

HH-BOOK-2014-0008

Acquired
2014-09-29 · amazon
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Post →
Popular San Antonio history/travel reference (Wordware Pub., Plano TX, 1992; 290 pp.; ISBN 1-55622-145-2 / 978-1-55622-145-3). Co-authored with Richard III Rouse. Acquired via Amazon order history (referrer tag ppx_hzod_title) on 2014-09-29. Held as a San Antonio period-reference book to support local-context research...

HH-BOOK-2015-0001

Acquired
2015-04-23 · ebay · ref 231538049999
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Loan priority
18
Loan ready
Post →
Research context for Mexican green coffee sourcing. See San Antonio Nexapa. Seller hrd-wood.

HH-BOOK-2016-0001

Acquired
2016-08-23 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
magazine
Post →
Issue No. 18 of *Edible San Antonio* (Aug/Sep 2016). Carries the **La Familia Cortez "75 Years of Food and Family"** article on the Mi Tierra Café founding-family (Pedro and Cruz Cortez, 1941). The spread shows a **painted portrait** of the Cortez founders...

HH-BOOK-2026-0001

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
James H. Stahl's compact reference on key-wind coffee tins with 1991 price guide. Direct-attribution reference for H&H Master Chef and other key-wind tins in the collection. Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Pre-existing resources/...

HH-BOOK-2026-0002

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Michael L. White's grinder reference; companion to his 1993 Early American Coffee Mills patent-history volume. Grinder context for the broader coffee-counter ecosystem H&H tins lived in. Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Pre-existing resources/...

HH-BOOK-2026-0003

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Julian Harrison Toulouse's standard reference for identifying glass bottle makers from mold marks. Working desk reference for the Three Rivers Glass Company / H&H Crystalvac attribution thread. Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Pre-existing...

HH-BOOK-2026-0004

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Edward C. Kvetko and Douglas Congdon-Martin's Schiffer-style survey of coffee paraphernalia (packaging, brewers, trade cards, display pieces). High-utility visual comparison reference for H&H tin attribution. Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Pre-existing resources/ entry...

HH-BOOK-2026-0005

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24, not original purchase. Pre-existing resources/ entry promoted to library holding under TODO-26 buildout. Original purchase date and source not separately recorded.

HH-BOOK-2026-0006

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Michael L. White's patent-history-driven mill reference; companion to his 2001 Antique Coffee Grinders volume. Hardware-evolution context linked to US patent literature; useful for the mill-and-grinder side of the H&H household ecosystem. Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library...

HH-BOOK-2026-0007

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Julian Harrison Toulouse's collector manual for identifying and dating fruit jars; companion shelfmate to his 1971 Bottle Makers and Their Marks. Working reference for the H&H Crystalvac square-jar attribution thread (Three Rivers Glass Co. supplier). Physically in hand prior to formal library...

HH-BOOK-2026-0008

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
WWI-era promotional / booster volume. PDF held at assets/pdfs/c1915-greater-san-antonio-city-of-destiny.pdf (Internet Archive scan; filename retains original c1915- curator estimate). Physical copy in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Year corrected from c.1915 curator estimate to 1918 (2026-05-25)...

HH-BOOK-2026-0009

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Pre-existing resources/ entry promoted to library holding under TODO-26 buildout. Original purchase date and source not separately recorded. Cover image not yet captured for gallery.

HH-BOOK-2026-0010

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Kenneth Davids's modern guide to small-scale roasting — popcorn poppers to small drums. Modern craft-side reference for understanding roast / grind variables that historic H&H labels and tins (Master Chef, H&H Blend, etc.) make claims about. Physically in hand prior to formal...

HH-BOOK-2026-0011

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Lewis F. Fisher's preservation history of San Antonio. Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Pre-existing resources/ entry promoted to library holding under TODO-26 buildout. Original purchase date and source not separately recorded. Cover image...

HH-BOOK-2026-0012

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Kevin Sinnott's serious-enthusiast guide. Sharpens modern vocabulary for roast / grind / extraction against historic H&H labels and ad-copy claims. Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Pre-existing resources/ entry promoted to library holding under...

HH-BOOK-2026-0013

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
James Freeman and Blue Bottle collaborators on third-wave specialty café practice. Modern counterpart to early-twentieth-century coffee-trade voices like Ukers. Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Pre-existing resources/ entry promoted to library holding under TODO-26...

HH-BOOK-2026-0014

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Steven D. Ward's accessible quick-read on better-coffee habits — water, grind, freshness, simple gear. Modern visitor-friendly title. Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Pre-existing resources/ entry promoted to library holding under TODO-26 buildout.

HH-BOOK-2026-0015

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Docia Schultz Williams's hospitality-history-plus-ghost-lore volume on the Menger Hotel, the long-established downtown San Antonio hotel in the same commercial district as H&H. Physically in hand prior to formal library accessioning; acquisition_date reflects library registration date 2026-05-24. Pre-existing resources/ entry promoted to library...

HH-BOOK-2026-0016

Acquired
2026-05-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Mark Pendergrast's narrative history of coffee — Ethiopian origin to modern commodity markets. Edition (1999 first ed. vs. 2010 revised) to be confirmed in-hand; TODO-24 purchase list mistakenly listed Uncommon Grounds as a P1 target before this in-hand confirmation. Physically in hand...

HH-BOOK-2026-0017

Acquired
2026-05-24 · ebay · ref 18-14667-28953
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
catalog
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Huntley Manufacturing Co. Monitor Coffee Machinery Catalog No. 66. Soft cover; white ground with "Monitor" script trademark, "COFFEE MACHINERY" in serif display type, the Huntley medallion, and "HUNTLEY MANUFACTURING CO. / BROCTON, N.Y., U.S.A." plus "CANADIAN FACTORY / HUNTLEY MFG. CO. LTD.,...

HH-BOOK-2026-0018

Acquired
2026-05-24 · ebay · ref 18-14667-28954
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
catalog
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Huntley Mfg. Company (Silver Creek, N.Y.) Monitor "Spare Part Catalog for Peanut Cleaning, Shelling and Grading Machinery, As Illustrated and Described in Catalog No. 55." Soft cover, gray-blue ground with black rule border, Monitor script trademark, Huntley medallion with "ESTABLISHED 1879 /...

HH-BOOK-2026-0019

Acquired
2026-05-24 · ebay · ref 18-14667-28954
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
catalog
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Huntley Mfg. Co. (Silver Creek, N.Y.) "Monitor / Coffee Roasting, Cooling and Stoning Machinery / Supplementary to Catalogue No. 64." Soft cover, off-white/cream ground with typeset title. Table of contents visible on cover: Four-Bag Model (pp. 3-5), B Style Self-Contained (pp. 6-8),...

HH-BOOK-2026-0020

Acquired
2026-05-24 · ebay · ref 18-14667-28955
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
catalog
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Huntley Manufacturing Co. Monitor "Peanut Cleaning, Shelling, Grading and Roasting Machinery, Catalog No. 69." Soft cover, gray-green ground with black ruled border, Monitor script trademark at top, Huntley medallion (silver-cream) centered, "Catalog No. 69" at bottom. eBay listing: "1920 Monitor Peanut Cleaning...

HH-BOOK-2026-0021

Acquired
2026-05-24 · ebay · ref 18-14667-28956
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
catalog
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Huntley Mfg. Co. Monitor "Coffee Grinding and Blending Machinery" catalog. Soft cover, white ground; header image shows an aerial/perspective view of a large multi-story factory complex. Monitor script trademark below the factory image; "Coffee Grinding and Blending Machinery" in red italic type;...

HH-BOOK-2026-0022

Acquired
2026-05-22 · amazon · ref 114-3831143-0425040
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
annual
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
1st edition of the Antique Arms Annual, sponsored by the Texas Gun Collectors' Association (TGCA). Cover: "Edited by R.L. Wilson / S.P. Stevens / Publisher / 1st Edition / Featuring the James S. Fowler Collection." 3,000-copy print run; hand-set at San Antonio...

HH-BOOK-2026-0023

Acquired
2026-05-27 · amazon · ref 112-5444411-2094601
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Earl Chapin May, "The Canning Clan: A Pageant of Pioneering Americans." New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. Hardcover. Published the same year H&H installed its vacuum-can closing equipment (June 1937) and the same year the Three Rivers Glass Co. was formally dissolved....

HH-BOOK-2026-0024

Acquired
2026-05-27 · amazon · ref 112-1514364-8781022
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Hyla M. Clark, "The Tin Can Book: The Can as Collectible Art, Advertising Art & High Art." Collector's reference on lithographed tin containers. Cover shows a montage of colorful vintage lithographed tins including coffee, cocoa, peanut butter, and other food product cans...

HH-BOOK-2026-0025

Acquired
2026-05-27 · amazon · ref 112-3459836-6982653
Status
in_collection
Condition
excellent
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Post →
James Hoffmann, "How To Make The Best Coffee At Home." New hardcover, forest-green cloth boards with copper foil title lettering and line-art illustrations of a hand grinder and gooseneck kettle. Contemporary specialty coffee preparation reference by the author of The World Atlas...

HH-BOOK-2026-0026

Acquired
2026-05-27 · amazon · ref 112-3459836-6982653
Status
in_collection
Condition
excellent
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Post →
James Hoffmann, "The World Atlas of Coffee: From Beans to Brewing – Coffees Explored, Explained and Enjoyed," 3rd edition. New hardcover, dark charcoal cloth boards with gold foil coffee-plant illustration. Country-by-country reference on coffee origins, varieties, processing, and brewing. $25.49; sold by...

HH-BOOK-2026-0027

Acquired
2026-06-13 · donation
Status
in_collection
Condition
excellent
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Signed author copy of David L. Peché, "San Antonio's Historic Hotels" (Arcadia, Images of America, 2019; foreword by Henry Cisneros; ISBN 9781467102476). Given and inscribed by the author to curator Brett Elmendorf on 13 June 2026 during the Peché family's museum tour...

HH-BOOK-2026-0030

Acquired
2026-06-08 · amazon · ref 112-8295829-4169062
Status
in_collection
Condition
excellent
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Hardcover edition of David L. Peché, "San Antonio's Historic Hotels" (Arcadia, Images of America, 2019; foreword by Henry Cisneros). Bought on Amazon as a clean reading/reference copy — distinct from the signed softcover David inscribed and gifted to the curator on the...

HH-BOOK-2026-0031

Acquired
2026-07-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Nancy Draves (ed.), *A Promise Fulfilled: The Kitty Anderson Diary and Civil War Texas, 1861*. Hardcover with dust jacket; the jacket front carries an 1860s portrait photograph of Kitty Anderson and the credit "Edited by Nancy Draves." Texas Tech University Press, October...

HH-BOOK-2026-0032

Acquired
2026-07-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Antony Wild, *Coffee: A Dark History*. Dust-jacketed hardcover; the jacket shows a period two-hemisphere world map and an embossed royal crest, with visible tape marks from a protective wrapper. Publisher and year not visible on the capture — TBD, verify in-hand. Long-held...

HH-BOOK-2026-0033

Acquired
2026-07-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Terry G. Jordan, *German Seed in Texas Soil: Immigrant Farmers in Nineteenth-Century Texas*. Red illustrated paperback; a yellow price sticker and a white spine-foot label are visible on the capture, suggesting a used or ex-library copy — verify in-hand. Publisher and printing...

HH-BOOK-2026-0034

Acquired
2026-07-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Hugh Hemphill, *San Antonio on Wheels: The Alamo City Learns to Drive*, foreword by Red McCombs. Softcover; the cover reproduces an early-automobile-era Houston Street photograph. Publisher and year not visible on the capture — TBD, verify in-hand. Long-held shelf copy; acquisition details...

HH-BOOK-2026-0035

Acquired
2026-07-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Paula Allen, *San Antonio Then and Now* (Then and Now® series). Landscape-format hardcover; the cover pairs the series mark with a c.1900s Alamo Plaza photograph. Publisher and year not visible on the capture — TBD, verify in-hand. Long-held shelf copy; acquisition details...

HH-BOOK-2026-0036

Acquired
2026-07-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Marianne Odom and Gaylon Finklea Young, *The Businesses That Built San Antonio*. Dust- jacketed hardcover; the jacket shows watercolor vignettes of San Antonio commerce and visible tape repairs along the top edge, plus a partial bookseller sticker at the spine foot. Publisher...

HH-BOOK-2026-0037

Acquired
2026-07-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Stewart Lee Allen, *The Devil's Cup: Coffee, the Driving Force in History*. The capture is the title page (not the cover); the imprint shown is Soho. Front-cover capture, binding, and year TBD — verify in-hand. Long-held shelf copy; acquisition details unrecorded. Registered...

HH-BOOK-2026-0038

Acquired
2026-07-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
Hugh Hemphill, *The Railroads of San Antonio and South Central Texas*. Softcover; the cover reproduces period photographs including the Floresville depot. Publisher and year not visible on the capture — TBD, verify in-hand. Long-held shelf copy; acquisition details unrecorded. Registered to the...

HH-BOOK-2026-0039

Acquired
2026-07-24 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
book
David Bowser, *West of the Creek: Murder, Mayhem and Vice in Old San Antonio*. Softcover with a chartreuse duotone cover portrait. Publisher and year not visible on the capture — TBD, verify in-hand. Long-held shelf copy; acquisition details unrecorded. Registered to the...

BOTTLE

HH-BOTTLE-2014-0001

Acquired
2014-06-11 · ebay · ref 331223480969
Status
transferred — Sold to Mac Johanson (Three Rivers, TX).
Condition
unknown
Location
Mac Johanson, Three Rivers, Texas
Nomenclature
bottle
Post →
Regional Three Rivers Glass Company bottle (not H&H-branded); bought with the June 2014 six-lot bottle set described in Glass Bottles from Three Rivers. Object page: Three Rivers Diamond K soda bottle (Kingsville, Texas). eBay title: Kingsville Texas TX Diamond K embosed soda bottle Dr Pepper 3 Rivers Glass 1920s; seller jays-emporium.

HH-BOTTLE-2014-0002

Acquired
2014-06-11 · ebay · ref 231250345115
Status
transferred — Sold to Mac Johanson (Three Rivers, TX).
Condition
unknown
Location
Mac Johanson, Three Rivers, Texas
Nomenclature
bottle
Post →
Three Rivers Glass; part of the six-bottle eBay set described in Glass Bottles from Three Rivers. Object page with collection-period photo and write-up: Three Rivers clear crown-top beer bottle (Shiner listing). eBay: 3 Rivers Texas Clear Glass crown top beer bottle Three Rivers 1922-1937 Shiner; seller jays-emporium.

HH-BOTTLE-2014-0003

Acquired
2014-06-11 · ebay · ref 231250345932
Status
in_collection — Physical inventory 2026-05: still in San Antonio collection; sole retained bottle from the June 2014 six-lot regional run (others transferred to Mac Johanson).
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
bottle
Post →
Three Rivers Glass; part of the six-bottle eBay set described in Glass Bottles from Three Rivers. Object page with collection photo and write-up: Dragon soda bottle (San Antonio; Three Rivers Glass). eBay: Dragon San Antonio Texas TX soda bottle embossed picture 3 Rivers Glass 3R* 1930; seller jays-emporium.

HH-BOTTLE-2014-0004

Acquired
2014-06-11 · ebay · ref 331223484285
Status
transferred — Sold to Mac Johanson (Three Rivers, TX). Physical inventory confirmed 2026-05.
Condition
unknown
Location
Mac Johanson, Three Rivers, Texas
Nomenclature
bottle
Post →
Three Rivers Glass; part of the six-bottle eBay set described in Glass Bottles from Three Rivers. Object page with collection photo and write-up: City Bottling Works deco soda bottle (Three Rivers Glass). eBay: City Bottling Works embossed 3 Three Rivers deco soda bottle unknown Texas town; seller jays-emporium.

HH-BOTTLE-2014-0005

Acquired
2014-06-11 · ebay · ref 331223486210
Status
transferred — Sold to Mac Johanson (Three Rivers, TX). Physical inventory confirmed 2026-05.
Condition
unknown
Location
Mac Johanson, Three Rivers, Texas
Nomenclature
bottle
Post →
Three Rivers Glass; part of the six-bottle eBay set described in Glass Bottles from Three Rivers. Object page with collection photo and write-up: Milwaukee Drinks art-deco soda bottle (Three Rivers Glass). eBay: Milwaukee Drinks embossed Texas art deco soda bottle 3 Rivers Glass 1922-1937; seller jays-emporium.

HH-BOTTLE-2014-0006

Acquired
2014-06-11 · ebay · ref 231250348177
Status
transferred — Sold to Mac Johanson (Three Rivers, TX). Physical inventory confirmed 2026-05.
Condition
unknown
Location
Mac Johanson, Three Rivers, Texas
Nomenclature
bottle
Post →
Three Rivers Glass; part of the six-bottle eBay set described in Glass Bottles from Three Rivers. Object page with collection photo and write-up: Trinity Bottling Works crown-top bottle (Three Rivers Glass). eBay: Trinity Texas TX embossed crown top art deco soda bottle 3 Rivers Glass; seller jays-emporium.

HH-BOTTLE-2014-0007

Acquired
2014-06-14 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
bottle
Post →
In-person lot purchase at **THE GOODIE BOX, HWY 72 EAST, THREE RIVERS TX 78071** on 2014-06-14: "more regional Three Rivers embossed bottles" per `A Visit to Three Rivers`. The shop's H&H stock was empty that day, but additional Three Rivers Glass Company-marked regional bottles (non-H&H) were...

HH-BOTTLE-2015-0001

Acquired
2015-04-28 · ebay · ref 171763133816
Status
in_collection — Physical inventory 2026-05: still in San Antonio collection.
Condition
excellent
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
bottle
Loan priority
19
Loan ready
Post →
Three Rivers Glass / Texas soft-drink context (not H&H-branded). See Delaware Punch Soda Bottle. Seller mistersoda.

HH-BOTTLE-2015-0002

Acquired
2015-05-31 · ebay · ref 251969534058
Status
in_collection — Physical inventory (curator): still in San Antonio collection.
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
bottle
Loan priority
20
Loan ready
Post →
Post argues emboss likely Haig & Haig (Scotch), not Hoffmann–Hayman—kept as name-collision / research object. See Small Kork-N-Seal Extract Bottle. Seller healthy_in_heart.

HH-BOTTLE-2017-0001

Acquired
2017-05-14 · ebay · ref 182572993362-1658414014008
Status
in_collection — Physical inventory 2026-05: still in San Antonio collection.
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
bottle
Loan priority
63
Loan ready
Post →
Comparative bottle from unrelated Javo brand; kept for contextual trade research. See Javo Bottled Coffee — Aqua Glass Bottle. Seller stonerider-collectibles.

HH-BOTTLE-2026-0001

Acquired
2026-05-25 · ebay · ref 08-14687-92016
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Three-pound square Crystalvac-style glass jar with original red painted metal screw lid and partial paper label. Label reads "H H / 3 LBS. NET / REGULAR GRIND / COFFEE / HOFFMANN-HAYMAN [CO.] SAN ANTONIO, TEX." in blue and yellow on white ground;...

HH-BOTTLE-2026-0002

Acquired
2026-06-06 · ebay · ref 04-14744-68689
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
78
Post →
One-pound smooth-body Crystalvac jar (HH-ITEM-0001, small size) with the shoulder embossed "H AND H" and a rusted brown metal screw lid printed "VACUUM PACKED". The paper label survives only as a narrow vertical strip along the left face — enough to read...

HH-BOTTLE-2026-0003

Acquired
2026-07-14 · ebay · ref 19-14880-36678
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
55
Loan ready
Post →
One-pound smooth-body Crystalvac jar (HH-ITEM-0001, small size) carrying no paper label at all — the shoulder embossing "H AND H" is the only mark identifying the maker. Brown metal screw lid, oxidized. Glass clear and sound with light interior haze and faint...

HH-BOTTLE-2026-0004

Acquired
2026-06-27 · ebay · ref 27-14796-38766
Status
in_collection — Downgraded from "fair / loan_ready: true" on 2026-07-21 after curator examination established that the label is a reassembled composite — large portions are missing and the surviving fragments are not correctly aligned to the jar body. The object cannot be displayed or cited as an intact label without misrepresenting it, and panel adjacency read from it is unreliable.
Condition
poor
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
80
Post →
One-pound smooth-body Crystalvac jar (HH-ITEM-0001, small size), shoulder embossed "H AND H", brown oxidized screw lid. Base bears the Owens-Illinois diamond-oval-I mark, plant 7 (Alton, Illinois), date digit 8 = 1938 — the latest of the four. The paper label is a...

HH-BOTTLE-2026-0005

Acquired
2026-07-20 · other · ref Private sale, San Antonio — paid via Venmo 2026-07-20
Status
in_collection
Condition
excellent
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
11
Loan ready
Post →
One-pound smooth-body Crystalvac jar (HH-ITEM-0001, small size), shoulder embossed "H AND H", with a bright red ribbed metal screw cap and a near-pristine paper label. The front panel is complete and unfaded: "ONE POUND / NET WEIGHT" across the top, the red...

CAN

HH-CAN-2014-0001

Acquired
2014-05-10 · ebay · ref 221431937970
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
2
Loan ready
Post →
First eBay acquisition for the project (listing title “Old H&H Coffee Can”). Heavily oxidized keywind one-pound tin; red over navy face with coffee-spray illustration and “We Roast It — Others Praise It” band. Documented on site as Our First Item for the Collection (permalink /first-collection-item/). Seller jhudso4....

HH-CAN-2014-0002

Acquired
2014-07-01 · ebay · ref 191225102763
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
5
Loan ready
Post →
See Wait! Spices?. eBay: ANTIQUE H&H CINNAMON SPICE TIN CAN HOFFMANN HAYMAN COFFEE CO SAN ANTONIO TEXAS; seller hat-trick.

HH-CAN-2014-0003

Acquired
2014-08-02 · ebay · ref 131252262520
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
8
Loan ready
Post →
See H and H High Grade one-pound vacuum tin. eBay: Antique H and H High Grade Coffee Tin Can; ledger seller pkmom.

HH-CAN-2014-0004

Acquired
2014-11-16 · ebay · ref 400804048589
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
13
Loan ready
Post →
Pairs with cinnamon accession (HH-CAN-2014-0002) in one gallery frame. See H and H Brand Spices ginger, 1½ oz. Seller funky-retro-monkey.

HH-CAN-2014-0005

Acquired
2014-12-14 · ebay · ref 281523603760
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
14
Loan ready
Post →
Comparandum: same surname spelling as Hoffmann–Hayman San Antonio, different company (Milwaukee). See Hoffmann’s Old Time Blended Coffee (Milwaukee). Seller kjhinric.

HH-CAN-2014-0006

Acquired
2014-06-29 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
42
Loan ready
Post →
Dealer circuit with Debbie Keneson; not eBay. See Three Tins and a Crystalvac jar, Comfort.

HH-CAN-2014-0007

Acquired
2014-06-29 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
43
Loan ready
Post →
Dealer circuit with Debbie Keneson; not eBay. See Three Tins and a Crystalvac jar, Comfort.

HH-CAN-2014-0008

Acquired
2014-06-29 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
44
Loan ready
Post →
Comfort Antique Mall circuit; not eBay. See Three Tins and a Crystalvac jar, Comfort.

HH-CAN-2014-0009

Acquired
2014-08-11 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
48
Loan ready
Post →
Etsy shop BellaEclectic2008 (San Antonio seller); not eBay. See Master Chef Regular Grind one-pound tin.

HH-CAN-2015-0001

Acquired
2015-02-25 · ebay · ref 201291170545
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
17
Loan ready
Post →
Name-collision comparandum (H & H trade dress); not Hoffmann–Hayman San Antonio. See Harnit & Hewitt Co. Mocha Blend Coffee (Toledo, Ohio). Seller ej846w.

HH-CAN-2015-0002

Acquired
2015-06-15 · ebay · ref 361316222846
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
22
Loan ready
Post →
Third spice tin line in collection per post. See H and H Spices - Tin of Allspice. Seller funky-retro-monkey.

HH-CAN-2015-0003

Acquired
2015-08-18 · ebay · ref 121728404366
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
26
Loan ready
Post →
Paired same-day purchase with ginger tin (HH-CAN-2015-0004). See H and H Spices Nutmeg and Cinnamon. Seller petsof.

HH-CAN-2015-0004

Acquired
2015-08-18 · ebay · ref 121728418277
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
27
Loan ready
Post →
Listing was ginger spice tin; post groups with nutmeg and shows cinnamon tin photo—verify physical match if auditing. See H and H Spices Nutmeg and Cinnamon. Seller petsof.

HH-CAN-2015-0005

Acquired
2015-10-03 · ebay · ref 121771233158
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
30
Loan ready
Post →
eBay three-pound tin; round tin from same trip is a separate object (HH-CAN-2015-0008, in-person at Stuff & More). See H and H Blend Three Pound Tin.

HH-CAN-2015-0006

Acquired
2015-11-24 · ebay · ref 391324452132
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
34
Loan ready
Post →
See H and H High Grade Three Pound Tin. Seller greichman1944.

HH-CAN-2015-0007

Acquired
2015-11-29 · ebay · ref 141836897815
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
35
Loan ready
Post →
Post includes secondary comparandum image (Etsy). See H and H Master Chef Tin. Seller rjs1956.

HH-CAN-2015-0008

Acquired
2015-09-20 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
36
Loan ready
Post →
Retail purchase in person at Stuff & More, Comfort, TX (not eBay). See H and H Blend Round Tin. Distinct from HH-CAN-2015-0005 (three-pound rectangular tin, eBay 2015-10-03).

HH-CAN-2016-0001

Acquired
2016-01-15 · ebay · ref 281904408792
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
37
Loan ready
Post →
First known family-size format in collection; side panel notes Houston. See H and H Coffee Family Size Tin. Seller byenehc.

HH-CAN-2016-0002

Acquired
2016-02-17 · ebay · ref 361485822226
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
39
Loan ready
Post →
One auction lot containing two tins; photograph shows both. See Two Master Chef Pulverized One-Pound Keywind Tins. Seller texanabooks.

HH-CAN-2016-0003

Acquired
2016-04-27 · ebay · ref 322079397216
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
53
Loan ready
Post →
Not Hoffmann–Hayman branded; coffee-trade packer comparison for spice tin formats. See Anchor Brand Red Pepper Tin — David G. Evans Coffee Co.. Seller wdpickersantiquemall.

HH-CAN-2016-0004

Acquired
2016-02-17 · etsy · ref 1078732478
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Red one-pound H and H Master Chef keywind tin sourced from Etsy seller TheJellyJar (San Antonio, $42.91). Post 2016-02-17-master-chef-one-pound-tin-sa.md references "two Master Chef pulverized one-pound keywind tins arrived" — may correspond to two specimens; verify against the photograph and split the accession...

HH-CAN-2017-0001

Acquired
2017-02-27 · ebay · ref 112310665696-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
57
Loan ready
Post →
One of two Light Housekeepers half-pound tins in the collection; **this listing is the lid-missing specimen**. Companion **HH-CAN-2017-0004** retains its lid (Germany, Wolf Henning von Kameke, Mar 2017). See H and H Blend — Light Housekeepers Half-Pound Tin (Feb 2017). Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-CAN-2017-0002

Acquired
2017-03-08 · ebay · ref 112320771694-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
59
Loan ready
Post →
Collection photography and narrative in H and H High Grade Coffee — One Pound Tin (Instagram/workbench shortly after Mar 8 purchase). Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-CAN-2017-0003

Acquired
2017-03-13 · ebay · ref 322444420343-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Low-dollar listing; draft awaits full walk-around photos and taxonomy match. Seller uglymoemonkeys.

HH-CAN-2017-0004

Acquired
2017-03-02 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
62
Loan ready
Post →
Second of two Light Housekeepers half-pound tins; **HH-CAN-2017-0001** is the **eBay San Antonio specimen without lid**. Seller **Wolf Henning von Kameke**, Germany, March 2017—tin acquired **with lid**; aunt’s basement provenance per seller. Purchase **€80 including shipping**. Provenance contact at sale: whvk@kameke.org. See...

HH-CAN-2017-0005

Acquired
2017-08-22 · ebay · ref 401385077348-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
65
Loan ready
Post →
Large household pail format with bail intact. See Texas Girl Coffee Four-Pound Pail. Seller funky-retro-monkey.

HH-CAN-2017-0006

Acquired
2017-10-01 · ebay · ref 122733279141-1849205058002
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
70
Loan ready
Post →
Trading-stamps promotion variant with lid retained. See Master Chef One-Pound Tin with 250 Trading Stamps Sticker. Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-CAN-2017-0007

Acquired
2017-04-29 · etsy · ref 1196706723
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
One-pound H and H Coffee lithographed tin with lid, branded Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co., San Antonio. Etsy seller AStringorTwo, Maysville, KY ($30.46). Useful as evidence that H and H litho tins circulated well outside Texas. Created from _drafts/2017-04-29-h-and-h-coffee-tin-one-pound.md during the DEBT-3 drafts ingest...

HH-CAN-2017-0008

Acquired
2017-08-28 · find
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Post →
One-pound H and H High Grade vacuum tin with original lid; full cylindrical specimen with coffee-branch artwork. See post H and H High Grade — One Pound Tin With Matching Lid. Created during DEBT-4 narrative-backfill pass (2026-05-16).

HH-CAN-2018-0001

Acquired
2018-02-21 · ebay · ref 391983911396-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Draft record pending dedicated specimen photography. Seller greichman1944.

HH-CAN-2018-0002

Acquired
2018-07-16 · ebay · ref 113142183757-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
74
Loan ready
Post →
1.5 oz spice format in packed-for Hoffmann-Hayman line. See H and H Brand Spices — Nutmeg Tin, 1½ oz. Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-CAN-2018-0003

Acquired
2018-10-04 · ebay · ref 312243523946-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Draft-only listing-backed record; add dedicated photography and publish post when ready. Seller hat-trick.

HH-CAN-2018-0004

Acquired
2018-10-14 · ebay · ref 362452613670-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Draft-only record pending specimen photos and variant placement. Seller funky-retro-monkey.

HH-CAN-2019-0001

Acquired
2019-04-11 · ebay · ref 293034774019-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Keep distinct from HH-CAN-2017-0001 and HH-CAN-2017-0004 pending dedicated specimen photography. Seller the*wizard*of*oz.

HH-CAN-2019-0002

Acquired
2019-05-01 · ebay · ref 293062394807-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
78
Loan ready
Post →
Paper-label three-pound round variant. See H and H Blend Coffee Three-Pound Paper-Label Tin. Seller the*wizard*of*oz.

HH-CAN-2019-0003

Acquired
2019-05-01 · ebay · ref 303134530727-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
79
Loan ready
Post →
Related brand line from same acquisition day as three-pound H and H Blend tin. See H and H Sam Houston Tin. Seller the*wizard*of*oz.

HH-CAN-2019-0004

Acquired
2019-07-21 · ebay · ref 11-03638-09380
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
80
Loan ready
Post →
Regional San Antonio comparandum (not H and H brand). See Red Bird Coffee One-Pound Keywind Tin. Seller the*wizard*of*oz.

HH-CAN-2019-0005

Acquired
2019-10-04 · ebay · ref 392461926275
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
84
Loan ready
Post →
Unopened paper-label one-pound can from same seller/date lot as Master Chef tin. See H and H Blend Unopened One-Pound Paper-Label Tin. Seller greichman1944.

HH-CAN-2019-0006

Acquired
2019-10-04 · ebay · ref 15-03956-48562
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
85
Loan ready
Post →
Sealed keywind with 250 trading stamps offer sticker. See H and H Master Chef One-Pound Keywind Tin. Seller browns_vintage.

HH-CAN-2022-0001

Acquired
2022-07-17 · ebay · ref 21-08873-13917
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
87
Loan ready
Post →
Unrelated “H&H” initials; kept as dealer-identification cautionary comparandum. See Harnit & Hewitt Mocha Coffee Tin, Toledo (Not Hoffmann-Hayman). Seller gevl-85.

HH-CAN-2023-0001

Acquired
2023-02-02 · ebay · ref 03-09663-42532
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
1
Loan ready
Post →
Hoffmann-Hayman Broncho brand; Morrison-era trade dress, ca. post–March 1917 acquisition of Morrison Coffee Co. Documented on site as Broncho Coffee Tin (permalink /h-and-h-broncho-coffee-pail-three-pound/). eBay listing title reference: Vtg Antique Broncho Coffee Tin Can San Antonio Texas 3lb Cowboy Bucking Broc; seller oldsawmill.

HH-CAN-2023-0002

Acquired
2023-01-06 · ebay · ref 03-09553-22463
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
88
Loan ready
Post →
Mid-century Master Chef label family; lid carries West Bend premium offer. See H and H Master Chef Two Pound Tin. Seller americangraffiti54.

HH-CAN-2023-0003

Acquired
2023-04-20 · ebay · ref 03-09970-80200
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Tucker Coffee / Aviation brand context — not Hoffmann-Hayman H and H. Draft post without specimen photography in repo. Seller broadwaypaul.

HH-CAN-2025-0001

Acquired
2025-09-23 · ebay · ref 19-13604-28317
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
92
Loan ready
Post →
H and H Spices line cumin variant. See H and H Spices Cumin, 1 Ounce. Seller jav_eee.

HH-CAN-2025-0002

Acquired
2025-10-19 · ebay · ref 05-13729-87325
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
93
Loan ready
Post →
Paper-label tea tin; rare format vs coffee tins. See Early H and H Tea Tin. Seller jav_eee.

HH-CAN-2026-0001

Acquired
2026-03-10 · ebay · ref 16-14338-73234
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
95
Loan ready
Post →
Tri-band Family Size livery; completes lid pairing vs 2015 lid-missing example. See H and H Family Size Keywind Tin with Matching Top. Seller mandc14feb.

HH-CAN-2026-0002

Acquired
2026-04-19 · ebay · ref 03-14535-92429
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
97
Loan ready
Post →
Cleaner body than 2015 three-pound High Grade example; still missing press-fit lid. See A Clean Second Example of the H and H High Grade Three-Pound Tin. Seller mandc14feb.

HH-CAN-2026-0003

Acquired
2026-04-22 · ebay · ref 13-14537-93528
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
25
eBay order screenshot evidence captured with item photo and order metadata. Seller kh_6030.

HH-CAN-2026-0004

Acquired
2026-05-06 · ebay · ref 24-03962-76461
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
22
Post →
Baltimore Joy-Cup brand tin (Kroneberger per listing)—same city as Simpson & Doeller label lithography; face label idiom comparable to Sam Houston portrait tins, not H and H branded merchandise. eBay item 326777645981. See Joy-Cup Brand Coffee slip-lid tin. Seller bullseye_emporium.

HH-CAN-2026-0006

Acquired
2026-05-20 · ebay · ref 10-14664-15537
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Post →
One of two tins acquired together in a single eBay lot ("Vintage Master Chef Coffee Tins Rare Hard to Find California Texas", seller lovebug0101, $72.17 total, delivered 2026-05-22). This is the tin individually photographed on 2026-05-23 — 2 LBS NET, Regular grind,...

HH-CAN-2026-0007

Acquired
2026-05-20 · ebay · ref 10-14664-15537
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Post →
Companion tin to HH-CAN-2026-0006 — second of two two-pound tins from the same eBay lot ("Vintage Master Chef Coffee Tins Rare Hard to Find California Texas", seller lovebug0101, order 10-14664-15537, $72.17 total, delivered 2026-05-22). Both tins in the lot are 2 LBS...

HH-CAN-2026-0008

Acquired
2026-05-18 · ebay · ref 06-14660-24384
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
50
Loan ready
Post →
Comparandum — NOT an H and H product. Merchants Coffee Co. of Baltimore, MD (distinct from the San Antonio Merchants Coffee Co. that became Hoffmann-Hayman in 1912). Steel Cut Coffee, 1 lb, "Never Sold In Bulk" trademark line, plantation-scene lithograph. Significance for...

HH-CAN-2026-0009

Acquired
2026-06-16 · ebay · ref 27-14751-23267
Status
in_collection
Condition
excellent
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
40
Loan ready
Post →
Current-production retail can of Master Chef Ground Coffee, 30.5 oz (1 lb 14.5 oz) 864 g, manufactured by Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA. NOT a Hoffmann-Hayman product — but not an unrelated namesake either: the live federal wordmark it carries (MASTER CHEF, Reg....

HH-CAN-2026-0010

Acquired
2026-05-31 · ebay · ref 13-14704-07684
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can
Loan priority
72
Loan ready
Post →
Cream-ground lithographed tin coffee canister, approximately 6 in. diameter × 4.5 in. high, reading "COFFEE / IMPORTED BY / HOFFMAN BROS & CO. LTD / COLUMBUS, OHIO" in red on a cream field between thin blue rules. NOT a Hoffmann-Hayman product and...

DOCUMENT

HH-DOCUMENT-2014-0001

Acquired
2014-12-15 · ebay · ref 201236212148
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
periodical
Loan priority
15
Loan ready
Post →
Lot of four bulletins; Crystalvac spread documented in post. See St. Mary’s Bulletin, February 1936 — H and H Crystalvac ad. Seller texanabooks.

HH-DOCUMENT-2014-0002

Acquired
2014-12-09 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
form
Loan priority
52
Loan ready
Post →
Recovered in situ above the ground-floor office ceiling during cable installation at the Hoffmann–Hayman factory building—not a marketplace purchase. Handwritten line items document product offerings (Tea, house brands, Sam Houston, Broncho, Texas Girl). See Sales report books from the office ceiling.

HH-DOCUMENT-2015-0001

Acquired
2015-06-14 · ebay · ref 321776804200
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
letterhead
Loan priority
21
Loan ready
Post →
Competitor / San Antonio coffee trade context (not Hoffmann-Hayman). See Tucker Coffee Co. Letterhead. Seller silverspn03.

HH-DOCUMENT-2015-0002

Acquired
2015-10-22 · ebay · ref 391301508268
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
label
Loan priority
31
Loan ready
Post →
Flat paper label artifact. See Sam Houston Coffee Label. Seller okidokisales.

HH-DOCUMENT-2017-0001

Acquired
2017-12-09 · ebay · ref 382298085345-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
letterhead
Loan priority
71
Loan ready
Post →
Two-sheet lot; masthead and factory footer documented in dedicated post. See Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. Illustrated Letterheads. Seller gowith.

HH-DOCUMENT-2017-0002

Acquired
2017-06-20 · find
Status
in_collection
Condition
poor
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
statement
Post →
Torn fragments of an **Alamo National Bank "Statement of Condition"** dated **April 20, 1953**, recovered from inside an interior wall cavity at the 601 Delaware Street factory during 2017 building work. Paper is holed and ragged, consistent with long enclosure. The Resources...

HH-DOCUMENT-2026-0001

Acquired
2026-06-01 · donation · ref Email from Timothy J. Draves (draves@uiwtx.edu), UIW, subject: The William Menger Page, 2026-06-01
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
genealogy
Loan priority
85
Loan ready
Post →
Photocopy of a Menger family genealogy page listing the children of Rudolph and Catherine Barbara Menger, including Maria Wilhemina (Minnie) Menger who married William R. Hoffmann — the founder of Hoffmann Hayman Coffee — and her brothers Gus (Gustav Peter Rudolph, 1890–1974)...

EPHEMERA

HH-EPHEMERA-1930-0001

Acquired
1930-01-01 · other
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
cup
Post →
Small cream waxed-paper sample cup printed in red with "Ask your grocer for H and H Coffee," two fine rules, and the large monogram H's with "and" between. Retail hand-sampling ephemera from the interwar "ask your grocer" campaign era. **Pre-website acquisition**: physical...

HH-EPHEMERA-2014-0001

Acquired
2014-06-26 · ebay · ref 390725029237
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
premium
Loan priority
3
Loan ready
Post →
Post discusses uncertain attribution to Hoffmann-Hayman San Antonio vs another regional packer. See A Coffee Whistle?. eBay: H & H COFFEE WHISTLE AD BOB WHITE WOODEN SLIDE WHISTLE TOY BIRD CALL; seller dlstek.

HH-EPHEMERA-2014-0002

Acquired
2014-06-28 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
print
Loan priority
51
Loan ready
Post →
Companion retail purchase to HH-BOOK-2014-0005; image reproduces the Season 5 Texas gift tin—not the physical tin in collection. See Broncho Coffee & American Pickers.

HH-EPHEMERA-2015-0001

Acquired
2015-08-27 · ebay · ref 391224180429
Status
in_collection
Condition
poor
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
soap
Loan priority
28
Loan ready
Post →
Name-collision comparandum. See H and H Cleaner. Seller gonna-get-organized.

HH-EPHEMERA-2015-0002

Acquired
2015-11-18 · ebay · ref 121816073745
Status
in_collection
Condition
poor
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
premium
Loan priority
33
Loan ready
Post →
Premium redemption item. See Hoffmann-Hayman Puzzler. Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-EPHEMERA-2015-0003

Acquired
2015-08-10 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
premium
Post →
H&H-branded "Puzzler" promotional / premium item (wood + cardboard construction per post tags). Acquired from Deborah Sierra / Gypsies Antiques in Austin, TX ($35). See post H and H Puzzler. Created during DEBT-4 narrative-backfill pass (2026-05-16); add nomenclature detail and a hero photo when re-cataloged....

HH-EPHEMERA-2017-0001

Acquired
2017-02-16 · ebay · ref 292024021043-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
cup
Loan priority
55
Loan ready
Post →
Mixed-brand eBay lot; H and H Master Chef specimen called out in post. See H and H Master Chef Handi-Handle Sample Cup. Seller lw5148.

HH-EPHEMERA-2017-0003

Acquired
2017-09-03 · ebay · ref 263179225591-2077033154016
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
label
Loan priority
66
Loan ready
Post →
Name-collision comparandum (Hoffman Newark vs Hoffmann San Antonio). See Hoffman Beverage Co. Soda Labels, Newark NJ 1933. Seller beckcarlson.

HH-EPHEMERA-2017-0004

Acquired
2017-09-18 · ebay · ref 112560603483-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
lid
Loan priority
68
Loan ready
Post →
Tucker/Aviation family-history branch item; heavily oxidized but legible litho remains. See Aviation Brand Coffee Lid — Tucker Coffee Co.. Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-EPHEMERA-2018-0001

Acquired
2018-02-10 · donation
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
coupon
Loan priority
76
Loan ready
Post →
Donated by Mac Johanson, Three Rivers, TX. Loose red deckle-edged strips (18 coupons for 1 lb. at grocer); distinct from bag-integrated coupon HH-EPHEMERA-2019-0001. See H and H Coffee Clip-and-Save Coupons.

HH-EPHEMERA-2019-0001

Acquired
2019-01-02 · ebay · ref 233069973952-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
coupon
Loan priority
75
Loan ready
Post →
Bag-integrated coupon format distinct from loose strips (HH-EPHEMERA-2018-0001). See H and H Coffee "Free Coupon" from a Coffee Bag. Seller speedddy.

HH-EPHEMERA-2019-0002

Acquired
2019-12-12 · etsy · ref 1547692276
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
print
Post →
Framed novelty print: coffee mug as a light switch flipping between ON and OFF. Etsy seller CrestField, Charlotte NC ($34). Not an H&H artifact — kept for the roaster-office aesthetic alongside the catalog. See post Coffee On Switch Art. Created during DEBT-4 post- coverage backfill...

HH-EPHEMERA-2026-0001

Acquired
2026-06-13 · ebay · ref 20-14749-04898
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
postcard
Loan priority
30
Loan ready
Post →
Linen-era San Antonio tourist postcard, "21 SKYLINE OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS," credited "© Summerville Photo" with Curteich-style serial 3A-H1268 — i.e. the same San Antonio studio (Summerville Photo) that made the 1929 H&H employee billboard panorama held by the Draves family (see...

HH-EPHEMERA-2026-0002

Acquired
2026-06-13 · ebay · ref 09-14766-98020
Status
in_collection
Condition
excellent
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
postcard
Loan priority
24
Loan ready
Post →
Linen-era San Antonio tourist postcard, "30—One of the Many Attractive Scenes along the San Antonio River." Publisher Weiner News Company, San Antonio; printed by Curteich-Chicago in the "C.T. Art-Colortone" linen process (genuine Curteich back; serial 1B-H308), dating it to the 1930s–40s linen...

EQUIPMENT

HH-EQUIPMENT-2014-0001

Acquired
2014-07-06 · ebay · ref 121375177112
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
coffee maker
Loan priority
6
Loan ready
Post →
Listing suggested H&H; bottom stamp is Household Institute twin-H, not San Antonio roaster. See Household Institute three-piece percolator. Seller hat-trick.

HH-EQUIPMENT-2015-0001

Acquired
2015-07-06 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
grinder
Post →
Wall-mount coffee grinder, **Peter Dienes** (Pe.De.), Remscheid, Germany (firm founded 1869); estimated **c.1930s** production based on porcelain-hopper styling. Dark green-glazed porcelain hopper with faint gold "Koffie" (Dutch for "coffee") lettering; "Pe.De." on the throat of the grinding mechanism; adjustable coarse-to-fine. Receiving jar...

HH-EQUIPMENT-2017-0001

Acquired
2017-01-29 · ebay · ref 122323051727-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
scoop
Loan priority
54
Loan ready
Post →
Hollow-ware advertising piece. See Wagner Ware No. 4 Coffee Scoop — H and H Coffee Co.. Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-EQUIPMENT-2017-0002

Acquired
2017-07-21 · ebay · ref 162591536335-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
can opener
Loan priority
64
Loan ready
Post →
Demonstration accessories for opening keywind tins in collection. See Lot of Twelve Keywind Coffee-Tin Keys. Seller weslehal2. The plan-view bench crop `collection-vintage-tin-strip-keys-keywind-openers-loose-lot` (Collection gallery HH-COLL-0000-0041) is the same loose lot, re-photographed for the Instagram archive.

HH-EQUIPMENT-2023-0001

Acquired
2023-12-23 · ebay · ref 07-10969-31197
Status
in_collection
Condition
parts_only
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
percolator
Generic mid-century West Bend electric percolator (not H&H-branded); purchased parts-only for restoration / period-context display. Seller mountaineer_picker. Stub created during DEBT-1 records ingest pass (2026-05-16) — flesh out with parts inventory + condition photos when cataloged.

HH-EQUIPMENT-2026-0001

Acquired
2026-03-24 · ebay · ref 11-14406-93560
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jug
Loan priority
96
Loan ready
Post →
Sam Houston branded serving vessel; regional Hoffmann-Hayman line context. See Sam Houston Coffee Branded Insulated Jug. Seller illpaso.

PACKAGING

HH-PACKAGING-2014-0001

Acquired
2014-07-08 · ebay · ref 360977424289
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
7
Loan ready
Post →
Crystalvac line / Three Rivers glass context. See Third Crystalvac jar — clear, bail, base 5. eBay: Vintage Antique Glass mason Jar H&H storage Bottle Crystalvac container w handle; seller orloffjr.

HH-PACKAGING-2014-0002

Acquired
2014-10-27 · ebay · ref 390953450103
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
bag
Loan priority
11
Loan ready
Post →
eBay lot documenting 24 one-pound regular shipping-sack format. See H and H Coffee Paper Shipping Bags. Seller greichman1944.

HH-PACKAGING-2014-0003

Acquired
2014-11-28 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
bag
Loan priority
12
Loan ready
Post →
Purchased from picker Albert in San Antonio; includes Texas Girl and H and H one-pound delivery-bag stock. See Texas Girl and H and H one-pound shop bags. eBay export still lists a second Oct 2014 shipping-bag transaction (item_id 390959950738); that ledger row is not tied to this accession after provenance...

HH-PACKAGING-2014-0004

Acquired
2014-06-15 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
41
Loan ready
Post →
Private sale / booth pickup at Comfort Antique Mall (not eBay). See A Crystalvac Jar from H and H Coffee and A Visit to Three Rivers. Seller context: Debbie Keneson.

HH-PACKAGING-2014-0005

Acquired
2014-06-29 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Post →
Same Comfort, Texas, dealer circuit as HH-PACKAGING-2014-0004; distinct jar from the June 2014 run described in Three Tins and a Crystalvac jar, Comfort. Post has no dedicated gallery frame—confirm object photography before setting loan_ready.

HH-PACKAGING-2014-0006

Acquired
2014-12-20 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
bag
Loan priority
45
Loan ready
Post →
Picker network (Albert), San Antonio–area antique sourcing—not eBay. See Two-pound H and H shop bags (picker find).

HH-PACKAGING-2014-0007

Acquired
2014-11-28 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
bag
Loan priority
46
Loan ready
Post →
Picker purchase from Albert; provenance distinct from October 2014 eBay shipping sacks (HH-PACKAGING-2014-0002 / -0003) though gallery asset overlaps—verify physical lots when auditing. See Texas Girl and H and H one-pound shop bags.

HH-PACKAGING-2014-0008

Acquired
2014-08-13 · vendor · ref 220435098
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
49
Loan ready
Post →
Etsy (KimmysKicks); treat reference as marketplace order/listing id. See H and H Blend Three-Pound Crystalvac Jar.

HH-PACKAGING-2015-0001

Acquired
2015-02-01 · ebay · ref 321651553605
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
16
Loan ready
Post →
Georgetown, Texas find. See Large H and H Crystalvac jar, Georgetown, Texas. Seller dse61.

HH-PACKAGING-2015-0002

Acquired
2015-07-11 · ebay · ref 400951039316
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
23
Loan ready
Post →
Distinctive wood handle variant. See Large Crystalvac Jar with Wooden Handle. Seller dlisak2011.

HH-PACKAGING-2015-0003

Acquired
2015-08-02 · ebay · ref 281756973137
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
24
Loan ready
Post →
Square Duraglas body vs Three Rivers mold run. See Small Square Crystalvac Jar with Handle. Seller lhea77.

HH-PACKAGING-2015-0004

Acquired
2015-09-08 · ebay · ref 151808583455
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
carton
Loan priority
29
Loan ready
Post →
See H and H Tea, Orange Pekoe High Grade. Seller amcoan.

HH-PACKAGING-2015-0005

Acquired
2015-11-01 · ebay · ref 321907737110
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
32
Loan ready
Post →
Image filenames use “cyrystalvac” typo; post slug is crystalvac. See One Pound Three Rivers Crystalvac Jar. Seller lowryjar.

HH-PACKAGING-2015-0006

Acquired
2015-05-28 · etsy · ref 1033279836
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Post →
Acquired as part of a "Lots of 5 Vintage Glass Mason Jars" estate lot from Etsy seller MiksJunkDrawer in Somerset, TX ($48.50 total). See post One Pound Crystalvac Jar. Created during DEBT-4 post-coverage backfill (2026-05-16); refine title/condition when the specimen is re-shot for the catalog....

HH-PACKAGING-2015-0007

Acquired
2015-07-06 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Post →
H&H square coffee jar with apparent Duraglas glass (Owens-Illinois post-1940 trademark per the 2015-12-28 follow-up post); paper label with blacked-out elements (printed that way) in the inset where the label belongs; pebble-textured diamond panels on the other three sides; three bands of...

HH-PACKAGING-2015-0008

Acquired
2015-10-25 · vendor
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Post →
Crystalvac jars acquired during a Comfort Antique Mall picker run, October 2015 ($80 total). Includes the small clear Three Rivers-base one-pound jar photographed in the post and (per post body) a large clear jar — may need to be split into 2...

HH-PACKAGING-2015-0009

Acquired
2015-12-28 · donation
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Post →
H&H three-pound glass jar — donated to the collection by Richard (San Antonio source contact); post body discusses an open identification mystery on the specific Crystalvac variant. See post H and H Coffee 3 Pound Jar Glass Mystery. Created during DEBT-4 narrative-backfill pass (2026-05-16); resolve mystery (mold marks / Owens-Illinois...

HH-PACKAGING-2016-0001

Acquired
2016-01-17 · ebay · ref 281908690959
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
38
Loan ready
Post →
Victoria, TX listing. See Large Crystalvac Coffee Jar. Seller cnjander.

HH-PACKAGING-2016-0002

Acquired
2016-02-21 · ebay · ref 281933597676
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
40
Loan ready
Post →
Post dated from publish week; purchase matches ledger 2016-02-21. See Small Crystalvac Coffee Jar. Seller vintagecoolthingsdfw.

HH-PACKAGING-2016-0003

Acquired
2016-03-26 · donation
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
carton
Post →
4 oz cardboard carton, H and H Spices Black Pepper. Donated to the collection from a Torrington, WY contact. See post H and H Spices Black Pepper. Created during DEBT-4 narrative-backfill pass (2026-05-16).

HH-PACKAGING-2016-0004

Acquired
2016-02-17 · vendor · ref eastexbottleguy
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Post →
Small **amber** H and H Crystalvac one-pound jar — the project's first amber specimen (amber is markedly scarcer than clear; later use, typical of UV-sensitive product packaging). Three Rivers Glass Company base mark with **601-8 mold number** and a **clean circular base...

HH-PACKAGING-2017-0001

Acquired
2017-02-26 · ebay · ref 371871967936-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
56
Loan ready
Post →
Hero imagery emphasizes base mold marks. See One Pound Three Rivers Crystalvac Jar. Seller buckieballs.

HH-PACKAGING-2017-0002

Acquired
2017-02-28 · ebay · ref 252791756851-2008766234015
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
58
Loan ready
Post →
Ledger seller id shows as deleted eBay account in acquisitions export—listing preserved via transaction id. See H and H Blend Three-Pound Crystalvac Jar.

HH-PACKAGING-2017-0003

Acquired
2017-03-04 · ebay · ref 112316247902-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
carton
Not Hoffmann–Hayman branded; kept as San Antonio trade comparandum. Draft lacks archived hero photography—add media_refs and set loan_ready when documented. Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-PACKAGING-2017-0005

Acquired
2017-04-09 · ebay · ref 282391804713-1664004942018
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Draft stub with placeholder thumbnail—add gallery frames then media_refs and loan_ready. Seller vintagegirltexas.

HH-PACKAGING-2017-0006

Acquired
2017-09-12 · ebay · ref 112560597520-1708309611001
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
67
Loan ready
Post →
Strong surviving lid-plus-bail example from later Crystalvac production period. See Three-Pound Crystalvac Jar with Wire Handle and Original Red Lid. Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-PACKAGING-2017-0007

Acquired
2017-09-19 · ebay · ref 112561947012-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
69
Loan ready
Post →
Companion mold-series point to 601-1 and other one-pound examples in collection. See One-Pound Crystalvac Jar, Three Rivers Mold 601-7. Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-PACKAGING-2017-0008

Acquired
2017-12-28 · ebay · ref 162818030981-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Draft-only comparandum for Crystalvac sizing/shape study; dedicated photos pending. Seller caspernwendy0.

HH-PACKAGING-2017-0009

Acquired
2017-03-17 · find
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
lid
Post →
Small H and H Blend Coffee tin lid carrying the registered-trademark slogan "We Roast It / Others Praise It" in embossed metal. The slogan was filed as USPTO Reg. 160,728 / Serial 161,907 on April 10, 1922 (use claimed since 1917) —...

HH-PACKAGING-2017-0010

Acquired
2017-04-30 · find
Status
in_collection
Condition
aged
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
lid
Post →
Original metal screw lid for a one-pound Crystalvac jar; carries the embossed Crystalvac slogan ring on an aged gold-tone finish. Companion to the Crystalvac jar accessions (Three Rivers Glass body line). See post Crystalvac Jar Lid — We Roast It / Others Praise It (Embossed Metal). Created during DEBT-4 narrative-backfill pass (2026-05-16).

HH-PACKAGING-2018-0001

Acquired
2018-04-21 · ebay · ref 112954104049-1802927312001
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
72
Loan ready
Post →
Hybrid utility object showing second-life use of Crystalvac jars. See Crystalvac Jar with Butter-Churn Attachment. Seller streetstylefinds.

HH-PACKAGING-2018-0002

Acquired
2018-06-22 · ebay · ref 153071805046-1739954429005
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Comparative Three Rivers glass form for Crystalvac context. Draft awaiting dedicated photos. Seller twentytimesaround.

HH-PACKAGING-2018-0003

Acquired
2018-07-21 · ebay · ref 123261898264-1980512027002
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Draft record awaiting base/lid photography to place within Crystalvac variants. Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-PACKAGING-2018-0004

Acquired
2018-09-04 · ebay · ref 253847387679-2324534879015
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Post →
Post currently uses 2017 companion image as teaser; no dedicated specimen photos archived yet. See Second Three-Pound Owens-Illinois Crystalvac (Clear). Seller anew_sa.

HH-PACKAGING-2019-0001

Acquired
2019-02-02 · ebay · ref 303047845630-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Draft-only record awaiting dedicated specimen images. Seller pm-g3.

HH-PACKAGING-2019-0002

Acquired
2019-04-24 · ebay · ref 183774760425-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Post →
Post uses placeholder teaser until specimen is photographed. See Second Three Rivers 601-1 Crystalvac Jar (No Lid). Seller tyomingsales.

HH-PACKAGING-2019-0003

Acquired
2019-08-17 · ebay · ref 19-03751-66299
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
81
Loan ready
Post →
Aqua Owens-Illinois production Crystalvac. See H and H Aqua Crystalvac Jar. Seller beacon-hill-antiques.

HH-PACKAGING-2019-0004

Acquired
2019-09-06 · ebay · ref 08-03837-91831
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Keep separate from other Crystalvac records pending dedicated photography and embossing documentation. Seller craftnick.

HH-PACKAGING-2019-0005

Acquired
2019-10-04 · ebay · ref 21-03956-14126
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Loan priority
83
Loan ready
Post →
Three-pound glass Crystalvac with paper label. See H and H Blend Three-Pound Crystalvac Jar. Seller greichman1944.

HH-PACKAGING-2023-0001

Acquired
2023-08-10 · ebay · ref 05-10400-41258
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
jar
Draft record; no gallery photography in repo yet. Seller mfopi1.

HH-PACKAGING-2024-0001

Acquired
2024-09-22 · ebay · ref 12-12101-63437
Status
in_collection
Condition
fair
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
carton
Loan priority
91
Loan ready
Post →
Small retail tea carton; post lists additional panel photography needs. See H and H Tea Box (Sealed, 3 oz). Seller smokinsales.

PHOTO

HH-PHOTO-2014-0001

Acquired
2014-06-27 · ebay · ref 331220647784
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
photograph
Loan priority
4
Loan ready
Post →
Seller titled listing Chase & Sanborn; scene shows Maxwell House shipping cases—national-brand reference, not San Antonio H&H. See Coffee factory interior — Maxwell House cases and jar line.

HH-PHOTO-2018-0001

Acquired
2018-07-12 · ebay · ref 183310018227-0
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
photograph
Loan priority
73
Loan ready
Post →
Press-photo lot with key workforce/facade evidence. See 1929 Hoffmann-Hayman Employees at the "Fragrant…" Billboard. Seller nutfieldantiques.

HH-PHOTO-2019-0001

Acquired
2019-10-06 · ebay · ref 03-03964-80425
Status
in_collection
Condition
good
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
photograph
Loan priority
86
Loan ready
Post →
Seller/dealer press photo print. See Gus P. Menger Press Portrait, Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co.. Seller historicimages-store.

HH-PHOTO-2019-0002

Acquired
2019-08-19 · find
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
photograph
Post →
Vintage B&W photographic print showing a silver-haired middle-aged man in a light work shirt holding a sample pan of freshly-roasted beans in front of a large patinated commercial drum coffee roaster. Documented 2019-08-19 as part of a stack of prints that included...

HH-PHOTO-2019-0003

Acquired
2019-12-04 · find
Status
in_collection
Condition
unknown
Location
Private collection, San Antonio, Texas
Nomenclature
photograph
Post →
Framed B&W studio portrait of G. P. Menger (1889–1974), president of Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co., photographed in situ on 2019-12-04. Subject identified by name in the SA Express-News caption of 10 Oct 1938 ("Knows His Java and His Mocha Too"): "Mr. G. P....

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