https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaker_communities

Scroll down here for the locations of the Shaker communities. They were located all over the North Eastern U.S. !! Kentucky too which I did not know,,I learned something today !!

Oh !! Sorry,, I didn`t see that !! But I guessed correctly !! LOL !!

i did actually… my reply on p2 answered that ! 5.5 x 4 🙂

http://www.shakerworkshops.com/catalog/browse/shaker-oval-boxes/

Here is another one for you !! What this was used for is anyones guess !! I guess flint of some sort is a possibility !! Could have been a store box where they were sold.!! You didn`t give the size but I am guessing its one of the smaller boxes !! Some were used for button boxes !! Now days they are just decorative !!

oooh… i will go have a look.