Cigar box with pedestal lid

A cigar box having the shape of a rectangular prism and comprising:

• a base having a horizontal bottom panel, a vertical rear panel, a vertical front panel, and two vertical side panels, with the top of each side panel having a horizontal, inwardly facing channel running along its length so that the two channels oppose each other;
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• a removable lid having a horizontal top panel and a vertical front panel rigidly connected to the top panel, which top panel is dimensioned so that its side edges fit slideably into the channels of the base;
• the cigar box being configurable back and forth to a first, closed position in which the box contains and protects he cigars during storage, transport, and handling, and to a second, open position in which the box displays the exposed cigars and invites and facilitates their removal by the consumer;
• whereby, in the first position the top panel covers the top of the box, with the top panel's side edges in the slots and its front panel against the front panel of the base, so as to fully enclose cigars in the box;
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• whereby, in the second position the lid is removed from the channels and placed under the base, with the bottom panel of the base resting on the top panel of the lid and the front panel of the lid disposed under the rear panel of the base, thereby elevating the rear of the base, and inclining the box so that gravity causes the cigars to roll toward the front panel of the base.