How much does the box add to a cigar's cost?

(CigarCyclopedia) Cigars come in every kind of container you can think of. Boxes made of cardboard, of wood, in metal tins, in elegant chests, in inexpensive bundles . . . but what is the cost of this choice?
Lew Rothman of J-R Cigars is not only the nation's leading cigar retailer, but is obsessed with packaging. So we asked him: how much do boxes cost? Continued

Photo: Girl painting strips with glue to assemble cigar boxes by Frances Benjamin Johnston, circa 1910.