Hidden display case

A display case comprising:

• a front panel including a first portion and a second portion;
• a back panel parallel to the second portion of the front panel;
• first and second side panels connecting the front and back panels;
• the first portion of the front panel attached to the first side panel, and a first manufacturer's joint strip engaged between the first portion of the front panel and the first side panel;
• the second portion of the front panel defining a front lip extending between the first and second side panels;
• a bottom surface for the display case formed by flaps attached to a lower edge of each of the front, back, and first and second side panels at a respective horizontal fold line;
• and
• wherein the first portion of the front panel further defines a tear-away section separated from the second portion of the front panel along a separation line, and the second portion of the front panel further defines the front lip extending vertically between the separation line and the bottom surface.

A method of forming a display case from a one-piece blank comprising a first side panel, a front panel, a second side panel and a back panel connected in series at respective first, second and third vertical fold lines, the front panel including a tear-away section defining a first portion of the front panel separated from a second portion of the front panel by at least one separation line, the method comprising:

• applying a first manufacturer's joint strip to the first side panel;
• folding the first side panel about the first fold line to engage the first side panel on the tear-away section of the front panel;
• applying a second manufacturer's joint strip to the back panel;
• folding the back panel about the third fold line to engage the back panel on the first side panel;
• and
• pivoting the side panels to a position perpendicular to the back panel, wherein the tear-away section moves with the first side panel to separate from the second portion of the front panel along the at least one separation line and forms an erected case with a display window.