H and H Crystalvac — San Antonio Light, 3 Jun 1932
The San Antonio Light of 3 June 1932 (page 28) introduces H and H Crystalvac: a reusable glass jar of vacuum-packed H and H Blend that is meant to keep coffee palatable after the seal is broken, with copy pledging the usual half-, one-, and three-pound hermetic tins as well. Hoffmann-Hayman signs the ad as importers and roasters since 1899 with the house line “We roast It, others praise It.” A second PDF page in the export is only the Newspapers.com copyright (included below for completeness).
Transcription (headlines and key display lines)
- H—H LEADS AGAIN WITH A SCIENTIFIC CRYSTAL CONTAINER THAT KEEPS COFFEE FRESHER
- It’s New! H AND H Crystalvac — RE-USABLE CRYSTAL JAR — VACUUM PACKED COFFEE
- The New H and H Crystal Vacuum Container Brings Your Coffee to You FRESH and Then KEEPS IT FRESH AFTER YOU OPEN IT!
- It’s Days Fresher And it Stays Fresher
- You Get Maximum Goodness in Crystalvac.
- Certainly — (boxed note: H and H will continue in half, one, and three-pound sealed tins as well.)
- Every Pound of H and H Coffee Is Guaranteed Fresh! (with process copy on vacuum packing)
- LOOK for this new Crystalvac PACKAGE AT YOUR GROCERS. — NOW AT ALL GROCERS
- HOFFMANN-HAYMAN COFFEE COMPANY, Coffee Importers and Roasters Since 1899.
- We roast It, others praise It.
Source
- Newspapers.com — San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), 3 Jun 1932, p. 28. Accessed 27 Apr 2026.
- Download PDF (2-page export; page 2 is copyright only).
