master chef

Research Update: June 19 – July 14, 2026

July 14, 2026 5 minute read

A current-production Master Chef can entered the collection as the physical terminus of the trademark chain, the June 19 Draves session rewrote a branch of t...

Master Chef Is Still on the Shelf — and Continental’s Fingerprints Are on the Can

June 16, 2026 4 minute read

A $9.89 supermarket coffee can turns out to carry the far end of the H&H Master Chef line: a wordmark registered by the company that bought Hoffmann-Haym...

A Two-Pound Master Chef Pair Bracketing Two Label Generations

May 23, 2026 3 minute read

Two-tin lot of 2 LBS NET Master Chef keywind cans — and a small surprise once tin #2 was photographed: the lot brackets two consecutive Master Chef label gen...

S. P. Stevens and the H and H Master Chef sign — visual comparison

May 7, 2026 2 minute read

Family lore says Stanford P. Stevens painted H and H Coffee billboards before founding Stevens Outdoor Advertising. Two signed oils — a 1954 cowboy and a 195...

Master Chef roastery signage — crop, San Antonio Light, 27 September 1959

May 6, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Dean of Coffee Roasters — portrait crop, Express-News, 29 Mar 1962

April 29, 2026 less than 1 minute read

DEAN OF COFFEE ROASTERS — headline & copy crop, Express-News, 29 Mar 1962

April 29, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Master Chef tins & company line — crop, Express-News, 29 Mar 1962

April 29, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Master Chef — trade fair newspaper ad crop, Express and News, 4 Nov 1961

April 29, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Little Journeys plant feature — branding crop, San Antonio Light, 10 Dec 1922

April 29, 2026 less than 1 minute read

Al Rendón’s ‘Nuestra Cultura · 75 Años’ Press Pass at the Witte — A Master Chef Coffee Sign in the Backdrop

January 23, 2024 9 minute read

H and H Master Chef Two Pound Tin

January 6, 2023 1 minute read

H and H Master Chef One-Pound Keywind Tin

October 4, 2019 less than 1 minute read

Master Chef One-Pound Tin with 250 Trading Stamps Sticker

October 1, 2017 less than 1 minute read

H and H Master Chef — Manufacturers Association Booth

July 7, 2017 less than 1 minute read

Master Chef price cards — Houston, 1950s

June 15, 2017 less than 1 minute read

H and H Master Chef Handi-Handle Sample Cup

February 16, 2017 less than 1 minute read

Visiting Mi Tierra Café for the Holidays

December 18, 2016 2 minute read

Interesting H and H Master Chef Sighting

August 23, 2016 less than 1 minute read

Two Master Chef Pulverized One-Pound Keywind Tins

February 17, 2016 less than 1 minute read

H and H Master Chef One-Pound Tin — San Antonio (Etsy)

February 17, 2016 less than 1 minute read

H and H Master Chef Tin

November 29, 2015 less than 1 minute read

H and H Price Sign

August 16, 2015 less than 1 minute read

Mi Tierra Café & Master Chef

May 21, 2015 1 minute read

Master Chef Regular Grind one-pound tin

August 11, 2014 less than 1 minute read

Master Chef “We Serve” hand-painted sign

July 19, 2014 less than 1 minute read

Three Tins and a Crystalvac jar, Comfort

June 29, 2014 1 minute read

East-wing shed — Master Chef plywood and shipping-crate boards in the walls

May 28, 2014 1 minute read

Exploring the metal-roofed shed attached to the east wing of the plant in May 2014, we found interior partition walls built from salvaged sheet goods and cra...

Stevens Outdoor Advertising confirmed — S. P. Stevens and his 1911 Thomas Flyer, Mar 1974

March 7, 1974 3 minute read

Handy-Andy “Coffee 59¢” oval ad — Master Chef bundled with Folger’s, Maryland Club, Maxwell House (and Handy-Andy Premium), San Antonio Express-News, 25 March 1968

March 25, 1968 1 minute read

Handy-Andy Stores Master Chef Coffee coupon — 1-Lb. 39¢ with coupon, 69¢ without, San Antonio Light, 12 February 1968

February 12, 1968 1 minute read

Master Chef Tea Bags 48-count, 35¢ — H. L. Green grocery ad, San Antonio Express-News, 18 January 1968

January 18, 1968 1 minute read

“COFFEE 59¢” — Master Chef in the parity cluster, San Antonio Light, 15 June 1967

June 15, 1967 less than 1 minute read

“Master Chef Expanding” — new color-keyed cans + 601 Delaware plant modernization under Continental-era president Jack Moore (San Antonio Express, 30 Dec 1966)

December 30, 1966 3 minute read

“Master Chef Color Provides Key” — Jordan Sawyer & Jack Moore color-keyed cans launch, San Antonio Light, 22 December 1966

December 22, 1966 2 minute read

Master Chef Coffee “Free! Flavor / for coffee Lovers only” color-keyed cans launch ad, San Antonio Express-News, 11 December 1966

December 11, 1966 1 minute read

H.E.B. COFFEE price listing — Master Chef at 75¢/lb alongside Maryland Club, Maxwell House, Folgers — San Antonio Light, 16 September 1965

September 16, 1965 1 minute read

“Business Profiles” — Jim’s Coffee Shop wins Coffee Brewing Institute Golden Cup award, serves Master Chef, San Antonio Light, 1 September 1963

September 1, 1963 1 minute read

Master Chef Coffee at 65¢/lb — grocer price listing, San Antonio Express-News, 19 March 1963

March 19, 1963 1 minute read

‘We Redeem Certificates From Master Chef Coffee — 50 Texas Gold Bonus Stamps’ — SA Light, 28 June 1962

June 28, 1962 1 minute read

‘We Redeem Master Chef Coffee Gift Certificates for S&H Green Stamps’ badge — SA Express-News, 28 June 1962

June 28, 1962 1 minute read

Master Chef Coffee “GENERATION TO GENERATION” — Gus P. and Albert G. Menger portrait ad, San Antonio Express-News, 19 April 1962

April 19, 1962 2 minute read

Dean of Coffee Roasters — Master Chef ad, Express-News, 29 March 1962

March 29, 1962 less than 1 minute read

Master Chef Coffee grocery prices (1-lb 63¢, 2-lb $1.25) — SA Express-News, 31 January 1962

January 31, 1962 less than 1 minute read

San Antonio Trade Fair — H and H Master Chef, Express and News, 4 Nov 1961

November 4, 1961 less than 1 minute read

Albert G. Menger with H & H Master Chef ‘Bonus Coffee’ display for the San Antonio Trade Fair — Express-News, 25 October 1961

October 25, 1961 1 minute read

Master Chef Coffee Plans ‘Appreciation Certificate’ — Victoria Advocate, 31 August 1961

August 31, 1961 3 minute read

Master Chef Coffee ‘FREE! 250 Trading Stamps of Your Choice’ — El Nuevo Heraldo, 31 August 1961

August 31, 1961 1 minute read

“CUSTOMER BONUS ADDED” — Master Chef appreciation-certificate launch, San Antonio Express-News, 29 August 1961

August 29, 1961 1 minute read

H and H Master Chef Coffee advertising record — Broggi Advertising Agency, August 1961

August 1, 1961 less than 1 minute read

H and H / Master Chef / Texas Girl Burpee Flower Seeds offer — San Antonio Light, 5 May 1960

May 5, 1960 3 minute read

‘Top Coffee Plant in S.A.’ — Hoffmann-Hayman profile (San Antonio Light, 27 Sep 1959)

September 27, 1959 2 minute read

Assortment of Flower Seeds Offered by Local Company — San Antonio Express-News, 2 March 1958

March 2, 1958 1 minute read