Menger Peaberry Coffee
Menger Peaberry Coffee is a Hoffmann-Hayman brand from the same Menger–Hoffmann family story as Menger Hotel Coffee—but the two names marketed different products and must be read carefully on tins and paper. In coffee trade usage, “peaberry” also describes a round single bean that forms alone inside the cherry; here it is chiefly a San Antonio house mark sold beside H and H Blend, Sam Houston, Broncho, and the rest of the roster on the Welcome post and About page.
The clearest printed evidence on this site so far is ephemera, not a Peaberry tin: a Hoffmann-Hayman postcard that pictures Blend, Sam Houston, Menger Peaberry, and Broncho in one layout (see Sam Houston Coffee label toward the end of that post, and the same figure on Broncho Coffee). Retail Menger Peaberry tins are still called out on Wanted.
Products
From collector priorities and period branding—not yet from a labeled tin in this gallery:
- Menger Peaberry Coffee — one-pound tin (explicitly listed on Wanted); other sizes may exist but are not yet documented here.
Packaging
No Menger Peaberry tin, bag, or label scan has been filed under assets/images/gallery/ with a discoverable “peaberry” filename. When an example arrives, photograph it and embed it here using Sam Houston Coffee or Broncho Coffee as layout models.
Advertising & ephemera
The postcard below is the same asset used on the Sam Houston and Broncho brand pages: it is company advertising art, not proof of a specific tin shape, but it does show how “Menger Peaberry Coffee” was lettered with the other house brands.
Mid-1930s newspaper spreads on the site often group Blend, Sam Houston, and Texas Girl; Peaberry may appear in other clippings not yet indexed—worth watching as the Newspaper ads gallery grows.
Reference photography
Retail Menger Peaberry tins are still absent from Our Collection; ephemera above and the 1923 crop below document lettering and layout.
Newspaper & period branding
Menger Peaberry Coffee pack art from the 26 Aug 1923 San Antonio Light products display (full page).
Family & company context
For officers, portraits, and factory-era narrative tied to the Menger side of the business, reuse the same anchor posts as Menger Hotel Coffee:
Related lines
- Menger Hotel Coffee — second Menger-named coffee; different wording on packaging.
- Sam Houston Coffee · Broncho Coffee — other brands on the postcard.
Wanted
- Menger Peaberry Coffee one-pound tin (any grind or lid variant)
- Larger or smaller retail units if they exist under the same trade name
- Menus, hotel lists, or ads that spell out Menger Peaberry service outside generic “H and H” copy
Contributed photographs only still advance the museum—see contact.