Supplying trade with H & H coffee — San Antonio Light, 21 Nov 1937
A short Light photo feature for 21 November 1937 (page 98) shows the packing department and ties a recent machinery investment to vacuum-packed one- and three-pound cans and the glass line (H & H Crystalvac). A companion text item, Plant output is increased, is a separate post; both draw on Newspapers.com 1261817993 with different crops.
Transcription (news item)
SUPPLYING TRADE WITH H & H COFFEE
Pictured above is a section of packing department of the Hoffmann-Hayman plant, where a large number of persons are employed. Another large investment has recently been made in machinery for vacuum packing in one and three-pound cans. The firm was the pioneer in the Southwest in vacuum packing glass jars, it’s ‘H & H Crystalvac’ enjoying a wide distribution throughout the state.
Transcription normalizes only obvious punctuation; “it’s” and quote marks are as in the source clip.
Source
- “Supplying Trade with H & H Coffee” (illustrated item), San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), 21 Nov 1937, p. 98.
- Newspapers.com: newspapers.com/image/1261817993/ (accessed 27 Apr 2026).
- PDF (archived from
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