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FWIW, I had the same concerns as you a couple years ago, only the item was an almost unused toaster oven.
It fit in an old gym bag, so I carried it on. Ridiculous, but it was that or risk the baggage boys tearing it open and not re-securing it. (This was at SEA, TSA baggage xray is behind the scenes).