Vtg Cigar Box City of Tampa Seal Boite Nature Wood Hand Painted Floral Design

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Vtg Cigar Box City of Tampa Seal Boite Nature Wood Hand Painted Floral Design:
$15.00

VINTAGE OLD WOOD CIGAR BOX WITH HINGES BOITE NATURE

Handed Painted Floral Flower Pattern On Top and Sides

This is a cigar box that belonged to my Uncle. It is a Boite Nature wood box with original lock (NO KEY) and hinges - see pictures. My Uncle painted the top and sides with a floral vine pattern which covers the name of the cigars - see pictures. The box is made of real wood and has some really nice patterns. The box has locked corners (looks like dovetail) and a collar which is four wood inserts along the inside of the box - see pictures. My Uncle affixed some sort of covering to the top, bottom and sides - although the covering is missing from two of the sides - see pictures. The inside is clean and free of marks. The top and sides have scratching and marks - see pictures. The bottom has the Seal of the City of Tampa Fla and the Caution Notice printed on the bottom. The Caution Notice is for Factory No. 85, Coll. Dist. Fla 50 - see picture. There is a split in the wood on the bottom left corner - see picture. The cigar box measures:8 3/4 inches in length
2 5/8 inches in height
7 inches in depthMy Uncle used the box to store papers. It would make a lovely way to store jewelry, papers, etc.From the internet: Called “BN” or “full BN” by the box trade, the name is French for ‘natural packing.’ The term was originally applied only to boxes made entirely of cedar, based on the long-held belief in the natural affinity of cedar for fine Tobacco. BN’s were made of Cuban, Honduran or Philippine mahogany, all of which bear a resemblance to cedar, and with a quick spray of cedar scent were passed off as such. Nearly all contemporary BN boxes are made of redwood. The “true BN” does not use an inside paper label or liner and the wood is unfinished. A full Boite Nature (BN) box is entirely made of wood and has machine-cut interlocked corners. The trade calls them locked corners; boxes are said to have “lockwork.” When describing cigar boxes, it is a common error of beginners to describe lockwork as “dovetailing.” Locks are short, precise, machine-cut, and form highly regular corners. The bottom and corners of BN boxes are usually glued not nailed. A BN box has “full hardware,” two hinges and a clasp. Note that the hinges and clasp of a BN box do not overlap onto the top of the lid, but are entirely on the front and back of the box. A boite nature box gives added protection to the cigars inside by means of a collar, four wooden inserts along the inside edges of the box which help to form an air seal when the box is closed. Sticklers for detail should note that a true BN box has no advertising labels affixed to the outside of the box. Old time industry purists object even when labels are used inside a BN box, since tradition dictates that only the brand name and a few other words POB in an oval should appear on a BN box. The words “Boite Nature” are frequently found POB on one end of the box.Shipping Information

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