The Menger Family Genealogy Page
A photocopy of the Menger family tree — the document that names Minnie Menger, who married the company founder, and her brothers Gus and R.W. who ran Hoffman...
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A Two-Pound Master Chef Pair Bracketing Two Label Generations
Two-tin lot of 2 LBS NET Master Chef keywind cans — and a small surprise once tin #2 was photographed: the lot brackets two consecutive Master Chef label gen...
From a 25-pound lard-can roaster to the finest plant in the South — H and H coffee equipment, 1904–1960s
The story of Hoffmann-Hayman’s production equipment is a straight line from a single cast-iron drum small enough to carry by hand to a multi-roaster operatio...
Ghost sign — hand-painted H and H on exposed brick solved
Artifact Snapshot Era: Type: Brands: H and H Blend Coffee Confidence: medium Evidence and Sources On-site ghost...
Broncho Coffee & American Pickers
Purchased Mike Wolfe’s Art of the Pick photo book and the signed 12×18 Broncho Coffee print from Antique Archaeology / Art of the Pick—the American Pickers r...
East-wing shed — Master Chef plywood and shipping-crate boards in the walls
Exploring the metal-roofed shed attached to the east wing of the plant in May 2014, we found interior partition walls built from salvaged sheet goods and cra...
