‘Largest Coffee Plant in Southwest Texas’ — Hoffmann-Hayman ad, 28 Nov 1926

Large display with plant photograph, rail-car lettering, and brand list — documents the Delaware Street expansion narrative and multi-brand roster (H AND H BLEND, SAM HOUSTON, BRONCHO, BORDER, MENGER PEABERRY, TEXCO, etc.).
Transcription
The Largest Coffee Plant in Southwest Texas Doubles Its Capacity
Central photograph: industrial complex with rail car lettered CARLOAD COFFEE ROASTING MACHINERY FOR H AND H COFFEE CO. San Antonio Texas.
Body excerpts:
ALREADY the largest Coffee Plant in Southwest Texas, increased demand for H and H Blend and other popular quality brands of coffee forces us to again double our capacity.
San Antonio and Southwest Texas have grown amazingly. More and more housewives are using and praising H and H Blend Coffee. We must roast more of it. We must keep pace.
We wish to thank the Housewives, and Grocers of San Antonio and Texas for making necessary this addition to our present large and modern plant.
Signature block:
Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. — San Antonio, Texas
Roasters and Blenders of the Following High Grade Coffees: H AND H BLEND, SAM HOUSTON, BRONCHO, BORDER, MENGER PEABERRY, TEXCO — And Various Other Brands Coffees, Teas and Spices
Source
- San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Texas), Sunday 28 November 1926, p. 4, display advertisement (“The Largest Coffee Plant…”).
- Digital clip: Newspapers.com image 1259953034 (accessed 3 May 2026).
- Archived PDF: /assets/pdfs/1926-11-28-san-antonio-light-largest-coffee-plant.pdf.
- Gallery: Newspaper Clippings (
HH-CLIP-1926-0004).