crystalvac

Four jars in seven weeks: a Crystalvac condition series

July 21, 2026 6 minute read

One-pound H and H Blend jars at every stage of survival — total label loss, no label at all, a reassembled composite, and near-pristine. Their bases date the...

H and H Coffee Three-Pound Square Glass Jar — Regular Grind, Red Lid, Paper Label

May 25, 2026 1 minute read

A three-pound Crystalvac square jar with the original red painted metal lid and a paper label retaining the full H and H typography — the first labeled three...

Vacuum-packed can Southwest ad crop — The News, 3 Nov 1937

May 20, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Packing department interior crop — San Antonio Light, 21 Nov 1937

May 20, 2026 1 minute read

Roster of Hoffmann-Hayman Company Products — full-page view, The News, 10 Mar 1934

May 20, 2026 1 minute read

Popular Trio of H. & H. Products pillar art — branding crop, The News, 26 May 1934

May 20, 2026 1 minute read

Crystalvac and H AND H BLEND Coffee trademark drawings — Official Gazette, 29 Nov 1932

May 20, 2026 less than 1 minute read

H and H Coffee wordmark — branding crop, The News, 22 Oct 1932

May 20, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Crystalvac 3-pound jars introductory bundle — branding crop, Express-News, 19 Dec 1932

May 20, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Crystal container keeps coffee fresher — ad crop, San Antonio Light, 3 Jun 1932

April 29, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Southwest finest plant open house — product vignettes crop, Express-News, 21 Dec 1932

April 29, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Southwest finest plant open house — hero crop, Express-News, 21 Dec 1932

April 29, 2026 1 minute read

H and H Blend Three-Pound Crystalvac Jar

October 4, 2019 less than 1 minute read

H and H Aqua Crystalvac Jar

August 17, 2019 1 minute read

Second Three Rivers 601-1 Crystalvac Jar (No Lid)

April 24, 2019 less than 1 minute read

Second Three-Pound Owens-Illinois Crystalvac (Clear)

September 4, 2018 less than 1 minute read

Crystalvac Jars — Waffle Glass vs. Smooth (Looking for the “Older Brother”)

June 28, 2018 less than 1 minute read

Crystalvac Jar with Butter-Churn Attachment

April 21, 2018 less than 1 minute read

One-Pound Crystalvac Jar, Three Rivers Mold 601-7

September 19, 2017 less than 1 minute read

Three-Pound Crystalvac Jar with Wire Handle and Original Red Lid

September 12, 2017 less than 1 minute read

Crystalvac Jar Lid — We Roast It / Others Praise It (Embossed Metal)

April 30, 2017 less than 1 minute read

Three Rivers Glass Show, April 28-29 2017

April 29, 2017 4 minute read

Clear Crystalvac Quart Jar, Mold 601-1

February 28, 2017 less than 1 minute read

One Pound Three Rivers Crystalvac Jar

February 26, 2017 less than 1 minute read

GW Mitchell — Hoffmann-Hayman Delaware factory flashback (blog PDF, 2017)

January 30, 2017 4 minute read

Small Crystalvac Coffee Jar

February 25, 2016 less than 1 minute read

Small Amber Crystalvac Coffee Jar

February 17, 2016 1 minute read

Large Crystalvac Coffee Jar

January 17, 2016 1 minute read

One Pound Three Rivers Crystalvac Jar

November 1, 2015 less than 1 minute read

Crystalvac Jars from Comfort Texas

October 25, 2015 less than 1 minute read

Small Square Crystalvac Jar with Handle

August 2, 2015 less than 1 minute read

Large Crystalvac Jar with Wooden Handle

July 11, 2015 less than 1 minute read

One Pound Crystalvac Jar

May 28, 2015 less than 1 minute read

Large H and H Crystalvac jar, Georgetown, Texas

February 1, 2015 less than 1 minute read

St. Mary’s Bulletin, February 1936 — H and H Crystalvac ad

December 15, 2014 less than 1 minute read

Small H and H Crystalvac with wire-and-wood holder

August 13, 2014 1 minute read

Third Crystalvac jar — clear, bail, base 5

July 8, 2014 less than 1 minute read

Three Tins and a Crystalvac jar, Comfort

June 29, 2014 1 minute read

A Crystalvac Jar from H and H Coffee

June 15, 2014 less than 1 minute read

A Visit to Three Rivers

June 14, 2014 1 minute read

Glass Bottles from Three Rivers

June 11, 2014 2 minute read

Giant iced tea glasses — H & H tea premium (San Antonio Light, 12 Jul 1958)

July 12, 1958 2 minute read

Supplying trade with H & H coffee — San Antonio Light, 21 Nov 1937

November 21, 1937 less than 1 minute read

H and H Coffee Company first to adopt vacuum-packed can in Southwest Texas — The News, 3 Nov 1937

November 3, 1937 2 minute read

Increased demand necessitates H&H improvements — San Antonio Express-News, 20 May 1935

May 20, 1935 1 minute read

Sam Houston Coffee Now Offered in Crystalvac Jars — The News, 9 March 1935

March 9, 1935 1 minute read

Hey Fellers! Do You Want a Big Box Kite Free? — The News, 23 February 1935

February 23, 1935 2 minute read

Popular trio of H. & H. products — Sam Houston, H and H Crystalvac, Texas Girl — The News, 26 May 1934

May 26, 1934 2 minute read

Solo-Serve grocery endorses H and H Crystalvac Coffee — San Antonio Light, 2 May 1934

May 2, 1934 1 minute read

Christmas package of half-dozen H and H products — The News, 16 Dec 1933

December 16, 1933 2 minute read

“DO YOU KNOW? Special Fine Grind H and H Coffee” — Hoffmann-Hayman product-line ad, The News, 2 June 1933

June 2, 1933 1 minute read

H and H Crystalvac SPECIAL OFFER — 3-lb. Handy Glass Jar premium bundle, San Antonio Light, 23 December 1932

December 23, 1932 1 minute read

The Southwest’s finest plant to roast the coffee you praise — Express-News, 21 Dec 1932

December 21, 1932 4 minute read

H and H Crystalvac now in 3-pound jars — Express-News, 19 Dec 1932

December 19, 1932 2 minute read

Crystalvac and H AND H BLEND Coffee trademarks — Official Gazette, 29 November 1932

November 29, 1932 1 minute read

New home of H and H coffee rapidly nearing completion — The News, 22 Oct 1932

October 22, 1932 1 minute read

H and H Coffee — vacuum packed in reusable Crystal jar (The News, 22 Oct 1932)

October 22, 1932 less than 1 minute read

H and H Coffee to have new home — The News, 6 Aug 1932

August 6, 1932 1 minute read

Hoffmann-Hayman plant modern throughout — San Antonio Light, 24 Jul 1932

July 24, 1932 6 minute read

Days fresher — H and H Crystalvac — The News, 9 Jul 1932

July 9, 1932 1 minute read

H and H Coffee Is Now Vacuum Packed — San Antonio Express-News, 6 June 1932

June 6, 1932 2 minute read

H and H Crystalvac — San Antonio Light, 3 Jun 1932

June 3, 1932 1 minute read

Hoffmann-Hayman trademark applications: empty glass jars and coffee — List of Applicants, 1932

January 1, 1932 1 minute read