H and H Coffee

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

H. W. Taylor Company

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named in 26 August 1923 San Antonio Light copy for H and H Orange Pekoe and iced tea — the “Iced tea for summer” display closes by associating the H&H line with the “same excellence” of H. W. Taylor Co., Philadelphia, implying a supplier or quality-reference relationship for the tea line.

Open questions

  • Was Taylor a direct tea supplier to H&H, or a quality benchmark referenced in copy?
  • H. W. Taylor’s corporate history — early 20th-century Philadelphia tea trade
  • Other H&H tea-line references to Taylor in later years (1930s tea ads, 1940s Flav-O-Tainer-era copy)

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