The shoe stretcher comment got me looking down that path, sure enough, that's what it is. Also had another very odd stretcher that came with this one. I see Papaw promoted the Pageant of steam show here in NY, (thank you by the way), This shoe stretcher and many other odd things like it will be in our little spot that week. Along with tons of old wrenches of all types. If you are in NY, stop by and see a great show. There is a guy that displays Maytag ringer washers from every year they made them, hit and miss engines all over the place, a few of the rarest large steam engines. And then there is the flea market, while I have noticed a decline in the quality and quantity of old items in the past few years, there are still quite a few of us that realize the majority of people that go to these shows do not want dollar store items people are trying to resell.
Thanks for the help Id'ing this odd thing. Knew somebody here would figure something out with it.