H and H Spices

To use dryers, grinders, and packaging already in the coffee plant, Hoffmann-Hayman developed H and H Brand Spices—the same “grocery annex” strategy described on H and H Tea, H and H Cocoa, and H and H Extracts (see also the Welcome overview). Early fills were sold in small upright tins and cardboard-and-metal composite cans in standard 1 oz, 1½ oz, and 4 oz sizes.

Across the range, labels often read “Packed for Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co., San Antonio, Texas”—the same wording the collection keeps circling on whether spices were ground in-house or co-packed under H and H livery. The long black pepper donation post walks through lid standardization, overwrap scraps, and a mistaken “ANCHO” reading that pointed toward Anchor spices from another roaster.

Products

Flavors

1. Allspice
2. Black pepper
3. White pepper
4. Chili powder
5. Cinnamon
6. Cumin
7. Dutch Lunch Mustard (1933)
8. Ginger
9. Nutmeg
10. Paprika

Packaging

Representative pieces from the gallery; many have deeper photo sets in the posts linked under Collection posts below.

1. 1 oz cinnamon

1. 1½ oz ginger (cardboard body, metal ends)

1. 1½ oz nutmeg (Euless acquisition)

1. 4 oz black pepper (Torrington donation)

1. 1½ oz allspice

1. 1 oz cumin (McAllen, 2025)

Collection posts

• H and H Spices — allspice tin — first 1½ oz allspice in the set.
• Nutmeg and cinnamon (Euless) — paired 2015 pickups.
• Nutmeg tin, 1½ oz (San Antonio, 2018) — full metal upright; “packed for” wording.
• Black pepper, 4 oz — donation story, overwrap, Anchor comparison.
• Ginger tin — cardboard-sided 1½ oz ginger.
• Cumin, 1 oz — latest small tin in the livery.
• Cinnamon tin — early 1 oz example in the same brand family.

Reference photography

Dealer and reference-only spice specimens are indexed in Reference (vs. tins photographed under Packaging).

Newspaper & period branding

Black pepper tin from the 26 Aug 1923 San Antonio Light spices, extracts & cocoa spread (transcription).

• Black pepper crop · Newspaper ads · Branding in Newspapers

Related lines

• H and H Tea · H and H Cocoa · H and H Extracts — parallel Hoffmann-Hayman grocery lines.

Wanted

Still called out on Wanted (sizes and variants not yet pictured or not yet in-hand):

1. H and H Spices, paprika
2. H and H Spices, white pepper
3. H and H chili powder
4. H and H Brand Dutch Lunch Mustard (1933)
5. 1 oz tins — allspice and cinnamon (extra label, lid, or regional variants beyond examples already on the blog)
6. 1½ oz tins — further ginger or nutmeg examples with different labels, lids, or overwraps

Clear photographs of missing flavors help even when tins are not for sale—see contact.