Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for November 08, 2022

That would take the cigar

Cigar boxes were always cool. Kids like me stored our treasures in them.

Not a jack-in-the-box box.

Cigars came with paper rings around them that were fun for a kid to wear. The rings were cool shapes with interesting designs.

I still have a cigar box I keep oddments in. Made from balsa wood is my guess. I remember my parents taking me to the store when I was a kid for me to ask the clerk for a White Owl cigar box to keep school supplies in. There were, and I suppose still are, many brands and boxes available, but I liked the White Owl because of the bird on the front.

You could make a 3 string cigar box guitar

I wonder how long she had that box. She certainly didn’t give it to Jr. when it arrived.

Have it appraised on “Antiques Road Show”…

Wait till he sees what’s inside. Grampa’s Playboy collection from the 1950’s!