The inlaid box was discovered at a charity shop in Blairmore by Gerry Burke of Strachur.
The mysterious transatlantic return journey of a simple wooden presentation box that heralded a new life in America has got local history buffs baffled.
Nearly 150 years after John Shaw left his native Arran with the box in his luggage, it ended up back in Scotland, being found at Blairmore on Loch Long.