"George E. Cawthon" wrote in message
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Are you talking about white lead?

Nope, but I have a film can full of that, too, for use on the tailstock
dead-center on my lathe. This is finely-ground lead metal. It was once the
common filler for anti-seize compounds used at normal temperatures. I know a
couple of old mechanics who have squirelled away a tin or two of it, too.

Ed Huntress