Mark:
One of the first things you have to ascertain is what brand of
cigarettes they smoke, what size (cigarettes come in regular,
king, 100’s, 120’s, etc.) It is simply a matter of creating a
long or wide, almost flat, box with hinges and a push-in type
clasp to open. There is usually a Y-shaped spring-type
assembly inside so that the cigarettes do not roll around. You
may find examples in a cigar or pipe shop. Some of the older
ones are quite beautiful - some were enamelled, encrusted with
stones, and some even had built-in cigarette lighters. You may
want to see if the Ronson Lighter Company has a web sight and if
they still make lighters. They may have examples you can look
at. I didn’t think anyone used them anymore and that they went
the way of the telescoping cigarette holders. Good luck.
Iris in Baltimore