Stories

Explore H and H history through artifact-led story hubs.

Factory Modernization — Delaware Street build-out, fireproof construction, and capacity against the Burnet-era backdrop.
Packaging and Preservation — how packaging, Crystalvac, and preservation claims show up in the material record.
People Behind H and H — officers, founders, and voices quoted in plant and product coverage.
San Antonio Brand Presence — ghost signage, plant coverage, and how the firm appeared in the city’s streets and papers.
The Glass Story — Three Rivers Glass → Ball → Owens-Illinois → Crystalvac, and the 1946 antitrust suit.
The Menger Connection — how the Menger family came to run H&H for 52 years, bridging the Menger Hotel dynasty to Delaware Street.
Master Chef: Hotel to Home — from 1923 restaurant specialist to grocery retail, and 70+ years at Mi Tierra Café.
H and H in San Antonio: A Business Arc — founding (1899) through merger, acquisition, and the 1972 property sale.
German-Texan Founding — the immigrant origins: William R. Hoffmann and the German / New Braunfels roots behind the 1899 founding.
The Tejano Market (“A-chi y A-che”) — H&H in the South Texas Tejano grocery trade and the name customers gave the coffee.
Roaster Equipment Lifecycle — the roasting-hardware arc from a 25-lb hand drum to four Jabez Burns Jubilee roasters.

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