Evaluating Vintage Cigar Boxes

(Cigar History Museum) ... When coming upon a closed cigar box, the first thing I notice is how clean it is. I look for evidence of paint, grease or water damage ... scribbling ... Magic Marker. If any substantial amount ... the size of a playing card or more ... I’m unlikely to be interested. But I do continue.
Life is filled with surprises.
If the box is clean enough, as it gets picked up, I am answering the following questions: Continued