H and H Coffee

Dedicated to the history of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. founded 1899 in San Antonio, Texas.

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By Edward C. Kvetko and Douglas Congdon-Martin · 2000 · Schiffer Publishing

Bibliographic detail

  • Title: Coffee Antiques
  • Authors: Edward C. Kvetko and Douglas Congdon-Martin
  • Year: 2000
  • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
  • ISBN: TBD — to be confirmed in-hand
  • Pagination: TBD — to be confirmed in-hand (Schiffer collectibles volumes typically ~200 pp with heavy photo content)
  • Format: Hardcover (typical Schiffer production; verify in-hand)

Physical description

Standard Schiffer Publishing collectibles-reference hardcover. Schiffer-style emphasis on clear photographs with concise captions across the full range of coffee paraphernalia.

Provenance

Physically in-hand prior to formal library accessioning; registered to the library 2026-05-24. Accessioned as HH-BOOK-2026-0004.

Why it matters

Kvetko & Congdon-Martin’s Coffee Antiques is the broadest general-purpose visual reference for coffee collectibles on the library shelf — Schiffer’s signature heavy-photographic format covers packaging, brewers, trade cards, and display pieces in a single volume. The book is the first visual-comparison stop when attributing a graphic layout, color scheme, or hardware detail on an H and H tin or jar.

For H and H research:

  1. Quick visual attribution — when an unattributed coffee-related object surfaces (tin, trade card, display piece), Kvetko & Congdon-Martin’s catalog is the fastest place to spot a brand, era, or maker match.
  2. Graphic-convention comparison — color schemes, typography, mascot conventions across the American coffee-collectible universe. H and H’s Master Chef mascot, the Texas Girl, the H and H Blend tin layout — all read against this broader landscape.
  3. Trade-card and display-piece coverage — areas where H and H surface evidence is thin in the collection; Kvetko & Congdon-Martin provide the comparandum for understanding what H and H may have produced in those formats.
  4. Schiffer-style cross-reference — links to the broader Schiffer Publishing catalog of coffee-related collectibles volumes (additional Schiffer titles listed on the purchase list as P2 candidates).

Pairs in the library with A Collector’s Guide to Key-Wind Coffee Tins (Stahl, 1991) (tin-specific), Antique Coffee Grinders (White, 2001), and Early American Coffee Mills (White, 1993) as the collector reference shelf.

Notable contents

  • Packaging: tins, jars, cartons, paper labels.
  • Brewers: percolators, drip pots, vacuum brewers, espresso machines.
  • Trade cards and paper advertising.
  • Display pieces: in-store advertising fixtures.
  • Schiffer’s heavy-photo-light-caption format.

Open questions

  • Are any H and H tins or paper pieces pictured? Direct page-look needed.
  • Texas regional brands — does the survey include any Texas / Mexican-border / SA-area brands beyond H and H?
  • What is the cross-reference pattern to other Schiffer coffee volumes?

Related: A Collector’s Guide to Key-Wind Coffee Tins (Stahl, 1991) · Antique Coffee Grinders (White, 2001) · Early American Coffee Mills (White, 1993) · Library — Purchase List · Library