WELL..........WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS AMAZING ITEM!!!
WELL I CAN START BY SAYING THIS IS A MUST FOR ALL CIGAR AND TOBACCIANA COLLECTORS. WHAT A STAND OUT TALKING PIECE!!!
THIS WAS GIVEN TO ONE OF THE PORTUGUESE DISTRIBUTORS AS A THANK YOU WHEN HE RETIRED FROM THE BUSINESS MANY YEARS AGO.
I HAVE SOLD MANY CIGAR BOXES AND HUMIDORS OVER THE YEARS, BUT THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST AND MOST UNIQUE. I HAVE NEVER EVEN SEEN ANOTHER AND UNTIL I ACQUIRED THIS, I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN KNOWN IT EXISTS.
IT HAS OBVIOUSLY NEVER BEEN USED BUT SHOWS BEAUTIFUL PATINA FROM YEARS OF HAVING IT ON DISPLAY. IT STILL HAS THE RED PLASTIC SLOT PROTECTORS IN IT.
IT HAS A CONCERTINA EFFECT, EXPANDING FEATURE, WHICH I HAVE NEVER HAD BEFORE. IT'S A LITTLE STIFF FROM NOT BEING USED, BUT I GUESS WITH USAGE AND TIME IT WILL BECOME EASIER TO OPEN AND CLOSE.
IT'S MADE OF WOOD, BUT WHAT WOOD I DO NOT KNOW.
ERA - CIRCA 1970's
BRAND - SUERDIECK, BAHIA, BRAZIL
THE BOX MEASURES 27cm x 26.7cm x10.3cm WHEN CLOSED
CONDITION - IN EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION.
PLEASE LOOK CAREFULLY AT MY IMAGES AS THESE FORM PART OF MY DESCRIPTION
VALUE - I HAVE NO IDEA AS THIS COULD WELL BE A ONE-OFF. IT'S WORTH WHAT SOMEONE'S PREPARED TO PAY FOR IT. I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO TRY AND FIND ANOTHER.
POSTAGE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL AS THE BOX ALONE WEIGHS OVER 2kg.
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