H and H Coffee

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

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

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.
  • Tins and lithography — lithographed tins, can-house advertising, and metal packaging in the collection and in print.