Packed in tin to keep the flavor in — New Orleans Can Co. — San Antonio Light, 26 Aug 1923
The San Antonio Light of 26 August 1923 (page 61) carries a cooperative ad from the New Orleans Can Company promoting lithographed tin for Hoffmann-Hayman coffee, tea, and spices under the headline “Packed in Tin to Keep the Original Flavor In,” with can art shown in the block. The same Newspapers.com page view (image id 1258680691) is also the source for our Paul Rochs staff clip—a different PDF crop from the same broadsheet page.
Transcription
Headline (as set)
Packed in Tin to Keep the Original Flavor In
Cans Supplied by the New Orleans Can Co.—Keeps Hoffmann-Hayman Products Fresh
Body (summary from visible ad)
- Customers favor Hoffmann-Hayman coffee, tea, and spices because tin packaging preserves original flavor and freshness after purchase.
- New Orleans Can Co.: described as an independent concern, early metal decorating south of the Ohio, offering lithographed tin cans, coffee buckets, lard pails, and metal signs.
DRESS UP YOUR PRODUCTS IN ATTRACTIVE PACKAGES
OUR WIDE EXPERIENCE ENABLES US TO SERVE YOU RIGHT
New Orleans Can Company — New Orleans, Louisiana — Multi-Color Metal Lithography; Manufacturing Metal Signs.
(Long display body not transcribed here; see PDF for full co-op text.)
Source
San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), 26 Aug 1923, p. 61. Newspapers.com page view https://www.newspapers.com/image/1258680691/ (image id 1258680691; shared with Paul Rochs – Coffee Salesman on this page). (Accessed 27 Apr 2026.)
