c1898 Antique Advertising Pocket Humidor with 20 Waxed Paper & Wood Sleeves

Description

The item up for sale is an antique cigar advertising pocket humidor made circa 1898 - 1905.
It is a folding paper cover / wrapper which contains 20 individual sleeves connected by perforated paper.
Each sleeve would have held a single cigar.  The sleeves are made of a waxed paper covering two wooden slats.  The front side of each sleeve has lightening bolts and reads : "
A
Wireless
Message.  Smoke Tannhauser."
The small print on the back side of each sleeve reads : "
Wax Lined Moisture Proof Saves Cigars Racine Paper Goods Co. Racine, Wis.
Patented
Feby. 1, 1898."
The front of the wrapper reads : "
A
Wireless
Message.  Smoke Tannhauser.  Smith, Kline & French Co. Philadelphia."
The wrapper measures
5 X
3 1/2
inches when closed.  The sleeves
measure
13 1/2 inches long when unrolled.
The  front cover has a repaired vertical tear through the length of the left side; the wraps have bends in the corners, small spots on the back side & age toning;  the sleeves are age toned and a few have very small tears on the ends;  and the sleeves have separated along one perforated line into two sections: a section of five sleeves still attached to the wrapper and a section of 15 sleeves
detached
from the rest.
Please see all of the photos & scans included with description for condition and feel free to ask any questions.
Shipping Costs:
Buyer to pay .95 postage and handling in US. - International shipping at cost - shipping calculated by location.
Thank you for looking!