H and H Coffee

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

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Wolff & Marx department store display ad — “free! 1lb. of H and H coffee with your purchase of any West Bend coffee maker” — showing multiple West Bend percolator models alongside a Master Chef Coffee tin. West Bend units range from 2–5 cup ($7.99) to 30-cup party percolator ($14.99). The free H&H coffee offer was a holiday promotion (“buy now… layaway for Christmas”).

Documents H&H Coffee as a retail tie-in premium at a major San Antonio department store, positioning Master Chef alongside nationally sold appliances in the pre-Christmas 1961 market.

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Headline

free! 1lb. of H and H coffee with your purchase of any West Bend coffee maker

Products and prices

West Bend 2 to 5 cup automatic percolator — list price 10.95 — special 7.99 — and you get 79 Texas Gold Stamps

Brews just the amount of coffee you need… no unnecessary cups. The right size for families where only two drink coffee. Easy care polished aluminum with brown trim.

West Bend 5 to 9 cup automatic percolator — special only 7.99 — and you get 79 Texas Gold Stamps

Automatic… brews just the amount you want. Easy care polished aluminum. Brown trim with copper accent.

West Bend 12 cup aluminum percolator — special only 9.99 — and you get 99 Texas Gold Stamps

Automatic percolator with “Serv-Lite”… glows while coffee perks… winks when coffee is done… keeps it serving hot. Polished aluminum with brown base. Same 12-cup percolator is gold anodized finish with ivory plastic trim, 12.99.

West Bend 6 to 8 cup immersible percolator — reg. 15.95 — special 12.99 — and you get 129 Texas Gold Stamps

Makes coffee as delicious as it can be. The percolator that is completely immersible for easy cleaning. Polished aluminum with black trim.

West Bend 10 cup immersible percolator — reg. 24.95 — 19.95 — and you get 199 Texas Gold Stamps

New and beautiful! Stainless steel big 10-cup percolator graces your table with modern beauty. Makes up to 10 cups of savory coffee, simple and easily. Completely immersible!

West Bend 30 cup aluminum party perk — special only 14.99 — and you get 149 Texas Gold Stamps

Automatically brews perfect coffee for 4 guests or a dozen. Makes plenty of coffee for your get-togethers… just pour in cold water, add coffee and plug in. Dura-signal lights when coffee is ready. Polished aluminum. Ideal for Schools, Clubs, Offices or your own home. 30-cup stainless steel, reg. 29.95–29.95.

Store and offer details

come in, mail coupon, or phone CA 6-4261 or Di 4-2311

Wolff & Marx, P.O. Box 881, San Antonio 6, Texas

buy now…layaway for Christmas

Wolff & Marx — Harms Center, Sixth Floor Downtown, North Star Lower Floor

Source

  • “Free! 1lb. of H and H coffee with West Bend coffee maker,” San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, Tex.), 9 Nov 1961, p. 30, Newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/1275567053/ (accessed 19 May 2026).
  • Archived export: /assets/pdfs/1961-11-09-san-antonio-express-news-west-bend-coffee-maker-h-and-h-free.pdf.

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