H and H Coffee

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

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Head: Trade week visitors; G. P. Menger portrait; sales tonnage; Express-News, 27 Jul 1924, page 85

The San Antonio Express-News of 27 July 1924 (page 85) prints a feature inviting Trade Week visitors to the Hoffmann-Hayman plant, with a portrait of G. P. Menger and copy on annual pounds sold (from 1910 forward) and the firm’s family of brands—H and H lines, Sam Houston, Broncho (spelled “Bronco” in places on the page), and allied tea, cocoa, spices, and extracts. A halftone of Menger and the long brand list are the main visual and typographic interest.

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Headline: TRADE WEEK VISITORS INVITED TO VISIT HOFFMAN-HAYMAN PLANT

Portrait cutline: G. P. MENGER, President Hoffman-Hayman Coffee Co. (punctuation and hyphenation as on page)

(Feature carries G. P. and “Gus” Menger, pounds from 1910 through 1923, Trade Week Aug. 4–13, and a survey of company brands; verify exact spellings of trade names in the fourth and fifth column inches against the PDF or viewer.)

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