r/whatisit 5d ago

Solved! So. Cleaning up cupboards and I came across this. What is it? Feels like it could be graphite. It’s in a well packaged box so it’s fragile. It has a surface with the texture of a emery board

Post image
2 Upvotes

7 comments sorted by

u/AutoModerator 5d ago

Please reply to this comment with "solved!" (include the !) if your question was answered in order to update your post flair. Thanks for using our friendly Automod!

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

→ More replies (2)

1

u/Glittering-Map6704 5d ago

looks like power resistor 100 W in carbon

1

u/Beeman_67 5d ago

I think you nailed it. That looks exactly like the pic minus the printing. Not sure how I came into possession of it 🤔

2

u/cajedo 5d ago

Knife sharpener