H and H Cocoa

H and H Cocoa was part of the same non-coffee grocery extension as H and H Tea, H and H Spices, and H and H Extracts—lines the firm advertised alongside its roasted coffees from the late 1800s into the 1970s (see the Welcome post and About page). Like spices and tea, cocoa let Hoffmann-Hayman use dryers, grinders, and packaging already in the plant; a note on that shared factory logic appears in the H and H allspice tin collection post.

No H and H Cocoa tin, box, label, or advertisement has been photographed for this archive yet, so the line is documented here mainly as a placeholder for research and acquisitions. If you have packaging or period ads, they would close a gap called out on the site Wanted list.

Products

Specific sizes and trade dress for H and H Cocoa are not yet listed from primary packaging in the collection. Typical San Antonio roaster-house cocoa of the era might appear as tins, cartons, or paper bags with the Hoffmann-Hayman or H and H name; any clear photos or scans would help build this section.

Packaging

No collection photographs yet. When examples are added, place files under assets/images/gallery/ and embed them here following the pattern used on H and H Spices.

Wanted

  1. Any retail H and H / Hoffmann-Hayman cocoa package (tin, box, bag) in photographable condition
  2. Paper labels or carton flats naming H and H Cocoa
  3. Newspaper or magazine advertisements, price cards, or photographs of store displays
  4. Factory or sales literature that lists cocoa alongside coffee, tea, and spices