H and H Coffee Three-Pound Square Glass Jar — Regular Grind, Red Lid, Paper Label
A three-pound Crystalvac square jar came in from Texas seller texas4238 — the first labeled three-pound example to enter the collection. The jar is clear ribbed glass in the square cross-section profile manufactured by the Three Rivers Glass Company from 1932 onward for H and H’s vacuum-packed retail line. The original red painted metal screw lid is present and holds. The paper label on the front face shows losses at the upper left and lower right corners, but the brand identity survives intact: tall outlined H H letters in blue flank a center band reading 3 LBS. NET / REGULAR GRIND in white on blue, with COFFEE in large yellow type below, and HOFFMANN-HAYMAN [CO.] SAN ANTONIO, TEX. in small capitals at the bottom edge.
The three-pound size is considerably less common in the field than the one-pound jars, which dominate both the auction market and this collection. The collection already holds several one-pound Crystalvac examples, including amber and clear variants with and without their lids, but until now no three-pound jar with a surviving paper label. The label design — the H H letterform, the blue-and-yellow color palette, and the “REGULAR GRIND” designation — is consistent with the Crystalvac era packaging documented from the mid-1930s through the early 1940s. The square ribbed glass body matches the mold profile visible in H and H’s own advertising photography and in the 1932 newspaper coverage of the Crystalvac launch. With the red lid and the label surviving together, this jar offers the most complete three-pound Crystalvac label reference the collection now holds.
Accession and references
- Accession: HH-BOTTLE-2026-0001
- Receipt: on file
