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“Popular Trio of H. & H. Products” — three-package illustration; vacuum glass, tins, bags — The News, 26 May 1934, page 10

Feature / advertorial from The News (San Antonio, Texas) for Saturday, 26 May 1934 (page 10): “Popular Trio of H. & H. Products” with pillar-framed art (Sam Houston tin, H-H glass jar, Texas Girl bag), banner “We roast them, others praise them” and “H AND H FINE COFFEES.” Copy quotes G. P. Menger, president, on quality; describes H and H in Crystalvac glass, Sam Houston in tins, Texas Girl in cellophane-protected bags; claims sole vacuum packing roaster in San Antonio; jar redemption (3¢ / 10¢); plant Delaware Street and S. P. tracks.

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Popular Trio of H. & H. Products

Illustration (labels as shown): Sam Houston COFFEE (tin) · H-H COFFEE / H and H (glass jar) · TEXAS GIRL COFFEE (bag)

Banner: We roast them, others praise them.

Lower ribbon: H AND H FINE COFFEES

Offering a blend range of choice coffees designed to meet every requirement from the standpoint of price, packaging, grind and grade, the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company attach special significance to brands reproduced in the accompanying illustration here.

This trio of brands has won and held the confidence of discriminating connoisseurs of fine coffees throughout San Antonio and Texas, G. P. Menger, president of the Hoffmann-Hayman company, stated today—and the efforts we have expended to maintain the traditional quality have been and are being rewarded by daily acceptance.

For more than a quarter of a century the famous H and H blend has found favor in the Southwest. This peerless brand is perfectly [roasted] and vacuum-packed in Crystalvac [glass] […]

There is no fresher coffee than that which is packed in glass; for the instant coffee is ground air begins to affect it—even a brief exposure steals much of its goodness. With the Hoffmann-Hayman vacuum packing process, however, the coffee is packed immediately after grinding and the air has absolutely no chance to attack it.

The Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company is the only coffee roasting organization in San Antonio using the vacuum packing method.

[On Crystalvac jars:] In addition to the advantage of greater freshness the Crystalvac jar, when empty, makes ideal pantry containers […] The Hoffmann-Hayman Company will redeem all jars which are in good condition when delivered at the plant here at the rate of three cents cash for each one-pound jar and ten cents for each three-pound jar […]

Sam Houston [brand] […] full-bodied […] preferred […] rich blend […] convenient cans.

A more recent addition to the celebrated Hoffmann-Hayman line is Texas Girl […] superb blend […] economically packed in cellophane-protected bags […] popularity […] locally and throughout [the Southwest].

Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee [works at] Delaware street and the S. P. tracks […] modern […] fully-equipped [plant].

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