Any guesses on this thing? About 18" tall, total. Fairly frail in construction, patented in Feb something 1901 with some fairly indistinguishable letters cast into the handwheel with an adjustable arrowhead. I can't even imagine what it could be used for.
Update from an anonymous reader- Mystery tool looks similar to the shoe stretcher on this site! https://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/tools/september-2016-mystery-tool-answers-zm0z17novzhur/
A wire-twisting tool for sure, could be used for tying up feedbags, haybales, split fence
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I can't picture how it would be used to twist wires?
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