This vintage wooden box is a confirmed 1930s-era cigar box, identified by the specific branding and historical insignias on the interior lid.
Key Historical Features
National Recovery Administration (NRA) Logo: The small eagle stamp on the right is the "Blue Eagle" logo of the National Recovery Administration, a New Deal agency established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.
Meaning: This logo signifies that the manufacturer complied with NRA "codes of fair competition," which regulated wages and working hours during the Great Depression.
Date Range: Because the NRA was only active between June 1933 and May 1935 (when it was ruled unconstitutional), any item bearing this logo can be precisely dated to that two-year window.
"DE LUXE" Branding: This term was frequently used by cigar brands of that era, such as Benson & Hedges or Wm. Bensev, to denote a premium product line.
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